SONICAKE Overdrive Guitar Effects Pedal Centaur Classic Overdrive Pedal 100% Analog Buffered Bypass-Trio Rider

.. .. So perspective.. I'm a pro musician. I'm blessed enough to be a full time musician and a signed guitarist in a big group in the USA🇺🇸, being from the UK🇬🇧 originally Since then. I upgraded my kit. I have a November burst Gibson les Paul and a 60s Jazzmaster, jcm800, strymon big sky, mxr pedals, Cali compressor, etc... I've got some beautiful and expensive kit. 🙏🏽🙌🏽Ptl THIS though......!!!! is proudly sat on my outrageously expensive pedal board...for £25....and I don't plan on letting it go any time soon lol. This is one of the best boosts I've ever used. I use my box of rock boost for Distortion solo boosts, and I'm running this as my seperate clean boost now. It's fantastic. And it does Distortion and clean both equally well. It also works well with an acoustic hooked up too!! I legit got an acoustic pick up on shein lmao slapped it on and it sounds awesome through my PA. Boost seems to brighten it's tone too and more clarity. I find it's quiet too, very little buzzing humming etc and if you do get any noise, a tiny bit of mxr smartgate will sort it. Or a well set up quality compressor like the Cali 76, and again, try use AC set ups from mains instead of running DC. DC sucks for your signal and noise I now run all AC PSU via my spaceship 60xl AC. Fab. Jazzmaster vintera 60s are "noisy" guitars apparently.... Not mine. It's all about set up. I have next to no sound even with dist on. It's definitely worth the money, easily, no matter your level. It's worth having it even as a back up, it's compact in size, fun and takes your standard power supply. It's great all round.

The built-in sounds included stuff I didn't need so I downloaded loads of the best recommended IRs online. Transferring them to the pedal was easy and now I can get anything from Fender cleans, to Marshall crunch and lead sounds. I also installed a variation of Laneys, 5150, and other amp sims to give me loads of options. For this price , it's a great pedal that does what it's supposed to. My only criticism, which is a tad unfair at this price, is that any pedal like this should have a digital read-out of the selected amp. I'd be happy to pay double to get this pedal with a display. The TC Electronic for example, tells you exactly which amp is selected. Unfortunately, I don't think that the £130 price tag is justified. If I had the money, I'd definitely get the JOYO amp loader. Like I said, the display criticisms is a bit harsh, but I'd definitely upgrade mine if they released one. I'm sure I'm not alone. If you're looking for a well priced pedal that just gets the job done without any bells and whistles , I'd thoroughly recommend this one.

Very good with humbuckers giving a nice meaty tone with medium gain. Not so good with my Telecaster for rhythm playing but gives a good full tone for leads and riffs. So overall very good for the price.

Amazing little pedal, i bought this to enhance a very quiet low B string on a very cheap 6 string bass, simply put it makes the bass sound like it has active pickups, so anyone in need of boosting without changing pickups then this is definitely a solid cheap alternative.

Interesting pedal with some usable sounds, only bought it for the intro to one song I play live. It’s a takes some dialling in and if placed on a pedal board for live use can easy be knocked out of the position you left it. £40 for 20 seconds of music 🤣 Probably the last pedal I buy before switching to full digital rig next year (2026) There are much better bit/wave crushers out there. But I wasn’t prepared to spend more for the mount of times I’m going to use it. So far I’ve had it two weeks, it’s been ‘on’ for about 30 minutes total and still works, it’s small and inexpensive, not sure what more you can ask from cheap products like these.

Not massively into my pedals, but this is perfect to help you cut through the mix, and also get the tone you want without bursting peoples ear drums. I use it with a Harley Benton 15 tube amp, and a Tonex one pedal (used as a blues overdrive), and there's any amount of sounds you can get with different combinations of the 3. Great value for money

This is my first effects pedal, and I love how compact it is. It is narrow, so on its own, it would perhaps tip over, but I anticipate it is intended to be one of a number on a board (the pedal comes with Velcro). I intend to use it with a synth more than with a guitar and probably on the stand, so I don't think I will have that issue, and actually prefer that it is not wider. I had assumed that it would come with a power supply, which it does not, so I have been unable to test it yet. one. Perhaps this is normal for such pedals - I don't know, but if so, although they state the power block must be 9V DC tip negative, the diameter of the jack does not seem to be mentioned at all. I've looked on Amazon and have ordered one that states it fits most pedals, so hopefully that will solve the issue, but for newbies like me, I wish the ad' had made it immediately clear that a power pack is not included and needs to be purchased separately I will update the review as and when I get a suitable power supply to test its sonic quality. That has now occurred - the first adapter I got that claimed it worked with most pedals was unfortunately the wrong polarity, so I am pleased the pedal survived that. I've tested it and it is fun. It certainly works, and I am learning its effects. th knobs are very, very small so you'd not want to be changing their settings on a live stage, but I didn't find them particularly problematic.

naam zegt het al. niks meer niks minder. prima dus. en de buffer on/off is een extra plus

Le doy 5 estrellas porque aunque no es un pedal perfecto, tiene un gran sonido en una pequeña presentación. Mete un poco de ruido pero por el precio creo que es inmejorable y menos ruidoso que otros pedales más costoso.

Excelente pedal por su precio

Ich habe den Sonicake Bitcrusher mit verschiedenen Setups getestet – darunter Drumcomputer (analog wie digital), analoge Synthesizer und auch ein modularer Signalpfad von meiner Eurorack-Drone-Maschine. Was dieses winzige Pedal leistet, ist in Relation zum Preis schlichtweg beeindruckend. Für rund 50 Euro (zum Kaufzeitpunkt) bekommt man ein vollwertiges digitales Bitcrusher-Pedal, das sich auf das Wesentliche konzentriert: Reduktion der Bitrate (5–16 Bit), Absenkung der Samplerate (750 Hz–44.100 Hz) und eine Dry/Wet-Mischung. Dazu kommen zwei alternative Modi („Telephone“ und „Gramophone“), die als einfache EQ-Voreinstellungen agieren, den Mittenbereich betonen und Höhen bzw. Tiefen absenken – ideal, wenn man sich schnell in eine LoFi-Ästhetik einklinken will, ohne an den Reglern zu schrauben. Klanglich liefert das Pedal genau das, was ich erwarte: Es degradiert das Signal – wenn man will nicht nur subtil, sondern deutlich bis brachial. Wer die klassischen Bitcrusher-Sounds aus frühen Software-Samplern oder Tracker-Zeiten kennt, wird sich sofort zuhause fühlen. Ob man perkussive Elemente damit anraut, Synth-Bässe digital bröseln lässt oder Drones mit harschen Artefakten anreichert – das Sonicake-Pedal macht seinen Job zuverlässig. Besonders gut gefällt mir, dass sich die Dry/Wet-Mischung trotz Mini-Poti präzise einstellen lässt – so bleibt das Signal auch bei starkem Bitcrushing musikalisch nutzbar. Verarbeitungstechnisch war ich überrascht: Das Metallgehäuse ist robust, die Potis laufen gedämpft, der Kippschalter wirkt solide verschraubt und auch das beiliegende Klettpad für Pedalboards ist keine Selbstverständlichkeit in dieser Preisklasse. Einzig der Fußtaster ist ein klassischer klickender Schalter – in meinem Studioeinsatz stört das nicht, auf einem Live-Board mag haptisches Feedback sogar gewünscht sein. Dennoch: ein leiser Soft-Taster wäre mir lieber gewesen. Im Vergleich zu Boutique-Bitcrushern wie dem Electro-Harmonix Mainframe, Red Panda Bitmap 2, Meris Ottobit Jr. oder gar Modulen wie dem Neuzeit Instruments Orbit im Eurorack-Bereich wird schnell klar, wo die Unterschiede liegen: Diese Geräte bieten nicht nur bitgenaue Reduktion, sondern auch komplexe Modulationsmöglichkeiten, interne Filter, Hüllkurven oder sogar Sequencer-Funktionen. Sie lassen sich über CV, MIDI oder Expression-Pedale steuern und bieten damit viel tiefere Eingriffsmöglichkeiten ins Sounddesign. Die Wandlerqualität ist bei diesen Geräten durchweg besser, was im Studio-Highend-Kontext auch wirklich zählt – insbesondere dann, wenn subtilere Bitreduktion als klanglicher Akzent genutzt wird und nicht als prägender bis brachialer Effekt. Dafür muss man aber auch tief in die Tasche greifen: Der Meris Ottobit Jr. liegt aktuell bei ca. 350 Euro, der Bitmap bei rund 380 Euro, der Mainframe etwa bei 250 Euro – und das Orbit-Modul sogar bei über 400 Euro (alle Preise Ende Mai 2025 recherchiert in deutschen Shops). Doch genau hier wird der Sonicake für mich so attraktiv: Er will gar nicht mit diesen Geräten konkurrieren. Er bietet keine Modulation, keine CV-Steuerung, keine speicherbaren Presets – und braucht das auch nicht. Denn wenn man gezielt LoFi-Charakter erzeugen will, sich im Low-Budget-Studio- oder Live-Kontext bewegt oder schlichtweg ein unkompliziertes Werkzeug sucht, das zuverlässig Dreck ins Signal bringt, dann macht dieses kleine Pedal genau das – und zwar erstaunlich gut. Vorteile + Extrem günstiger Preis + Solide Verarbeitung trotz Low-Budget + Gut dosierbare Bitcrusher-Effekte + Zwei EQ-Presets als Bonus + Dry/Wet-Regelung + Funktioniert auch mit Synths und Modulen + Klett-Pad für Pedalboard im Lieferumfang Nachteile - Bislang keine Wer einfach nur einen zuverlässigen Bitcrusher für knackige LoFi-Sounds sucht, wird hier glücklich. Wer hingegen komplexe Signalverarbeitung, Modulationen und Studioqualität erwartet, sollte zu einem der teureren Boutique-Modelle greifen – und dann eben den sechs- bis achtfachen Preis zahlen.

Perfect little ir loader. Couple it with a EQ pedal for total control over your sound . Perfect for hooking up you guitar preamp or pedalboard directly to FOH or PA