Tone Report Weekly Issue 93 | Page 29

DIGITECH EX-7 Expression Factory PERHAPS NO EFFECT in history has achieved such a post-flop cult status like the DigiTech XP300 Space Station. It’s warranted though, because the unit makes sounds that newer pedals still haven’t been able to recreate. The public has clamored for a reissue, and the prices reflect this. DigiTech has been mum about a reissue of the unit, but the company covertly equipped a newer pedal—the EX-7 Epression Factory—with a number of these hallowed patches, plus many others. One of the most egregious gripes about the Space Station (other than its outlandish price, though it’s getting better) is its horrific bypass tone. Thankfully, the bypass on the Expression Factory is just fine, and doesn’t obliterate one’s tone as the original does. So yes, this is essentially all the good bits of a real Space Station without the gripes of price or spatial consumption. These aren’t the cheapest pedals (around $130) but it’s half the size and less than half the price for the greatest hits version of the almighty Space Station. ToneReport.com 29