OD/PRE-AMP- IBANEZ Pentatone Preamp & EQ ___NEW___ very, very good ...but?

IBANEZ| PENTATONE PRE-AMP & EQ 

$250.00 USD

Literally the first new pedal from anyone for 2023. It came out of nowhere.The company is not known for large gourmet like pedals. It is was approached as a 'design your own sound' from the ground up. The OD part can go from low gain to shred sounds. The EQ is a 5 band quasi graphic/parametric hybrid. You still get a basic treble & bass control. It also has a booster and a gate.The sounds in the lower gain stages are weak and harsh in highest stages. The overall voicing does not give you a classic Brit or American vibe. It is neutral to the point of being bland.

I think this was deliberate. I feel they were trying to make Swiss Army Knife OD, Boost tone shaping gadget I am surprised it doesn't have a compressor in it. If it did it would be the ultimate 'Tone Tool Box.

CONCLUSION

It does a lot but nothing I have not already done myself with each thing in it a separate pedal. If you already have an, EQ, 

or gate or booster etc. would you add what else it has in it or

dump what you have and get it. It is a damn big pedal too.

Personally I would have rather seen Ibanez to have done this 

as 3 or 4 different small pedals. 

They could have been designed to work alone but work flawlessly

teamed up together.

Yes you get a lot for your money. BUT...is it a lot of compromise too. 

Lastly if what you want is something dialed in like the video, a high gain Metal like OD ...than the same money buys you a Soldano SLO OD. Compact with a killer sound. OR? If you already use a half stack killer Metal tube amp this could be possibly used as a boost, tone shapper pedal to take it all the next level.