tones. Although I personally opted to use the unit to employ my overdrive just like stomping on a pedal, I certainly can appreciate Casio’ s innovative approach. Since it is not a traditional pedal, there may be a slight learning curve when using it. The overall set up was straight forward and the unit paired with its receiver nearly immediately. Casio reports ~ 20 ms of latency but for me, I honestly didn’ t experience any latency issues when using it. also found myself employing effects I normally wouldn’ t use just for fun. Since the Dimension Shifter also has a“ latching” function, I decided to use it to activate my third stage overdrive that is paired with a boost for those screaming lead and melody lines. I felt comfortable knowing that simply pulling down on my guitar’ s neck, my lead tone would activate, sending my signal slicing through the mix like a knife through hot butter. A blue meter on the unit’ s receiver confirmed we were fully loaded. To turn the
effect off, I simply pulled down on the neck and we drifted back into clean, ethereal, tonal bliss. When assigned to my worship curated reverbs, pulling down on the neck created some beautiful, washy swells to really cover and fill a lot of space.
After spending the last several weeks diving into this product, I am left with a few thoughts. This is such a creative way to utilize so many different effects, and for worship, our ambient
At $ 299, it is an investment, and players who prefer a grounded, foot-controlled approach may stick with tradition. But for guitarists who move, who lead and live in dynamic transitions, the Dimension Shifter offers a compelling and interesting alternative. It won’ t replace the expression pedal for everyone- but it proves there’ s still room to rethink how we shape sound on stage.
$ 299 www. Casio. com
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