Anybody got, or played with, a Boss RE-20?

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http://www.bossus.com/gear/productdetai ... arentId=96

There is some non Demarco stuff on the website.
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ugh that demo was pish, one clean sound then lots of high gain nonsense.
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Really nice use of the "twist" feature in this vid:

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Hi, supernoob here.

I bought this pedal last year and it very quickly became my favorite. I use it on synths, drums, vocals -- everything. I had always wanted a real RE-201, but they're expensive and I prefer something that works all the time versus juicing capstans and cleaning heads.

There are some decent demos on YouTube (none from Mike or Hurb though :(), just don't bother with the guitarworld demo. SPOILER: It fuckin' sucks.

Although not a clip that showcases a guitar, I think this one gives a pretty great sample of how nice the repeats are.

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A few years ago I had an EHX Deluxe Memory Man that I returned with a quickness because it didn't live up to the amount of money I spent on it.

As mentioned earlier, Radiohead use this live now. If it does anything for you, it was mentioned in their guitar tech's bloggy thing back in December of '07; search for the string 'Wednesday19th' for the post.

The twist feature is kind of cool the first few times, but it's pretty useless and sounds pretty canned. It's fairly easy to get the thing to self-oscillate, and manipulating the controls yourself is all the more satisfying. This is a pedal I like to keep on top of my amp for easier access to twisty-knobs.