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Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2025
The FLAMMA FF02 Drum Machine Guitar Pedal is an easy to use drum machine that offers 11 music genres and 121 drum grooves for which the beat/tempo can be controlled. One thing I like about the Flamma FF02 is that it can be operated standalone, or as a pedal that can be connected in the instrument signal chain without instrument loss. It also offers a stereo input/output feature that is a nice feature if you have a need for it.The overall design of the FLAMMA FF02 Drum Machine Guitar Pedal is good, and the LED screen that allows you to scroll through genres and grooves is a bit smaller than desired, but it is easily readable from a short distance. The build quality is a bit to be desired as the case is made out of plastic which seems durable enough, but I'm not a fan of plastic "stomp boxes" simply because I don't feel they are road worthy.I feel the FLAMMA FF02 Drum Machine Guitar Pedal is good enough to have as a "drummer in a box" for practicing, writing, and rehearsing it, but beyond that I don't feel it would qualify as being good enough for use in a one man band type setting depending upon the complexity of the music you might need it for. Yet, the price of the FLAMMA FF02 Drum Machine Guitar Pedal makes it a good value for the money at the listed price point, and I would recommend it as a useful studio tool for practice and writing. It's non-programmable so in many ways, it is more or less a glorified metronome in my opinion. Musicians of any caliber that need to have a beat or groove going while they practice may get a lot of use from the FLAMMA FF02 Drum Machine Guitar Pedal.Four Stars
BG
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2025
I've never used a drum machine pedal before so I can't compare this to others, but compared to other pedals (in general) I feel it is well made, easy to use, sturdy, and has great sound quality. I use this unit with a rechargeable multi-outlet power supply though you can use it with a dedicated adapter as well. Controls are easy to figure out and the on-screen information helps guide your selections. The drums sound realistic and the variety of rhythms is wide, and when not in use there's no hiss or interference. It's a great way to do some tempo training without always having to use a boring or synthetic-sounding metronome. In fact, I find the functionality easier to use than my Spark "smart" amp. At this price point it seems like it would be a good value compared to more expensive options.
Experienced metal musician
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2025
This is probably not the best drum pedal for solo-band acts. You cannot program together 4 different beats to be triggered in sequence so you can easily move from one part of a song to another. Any changes are going to require bending down and twiddling the two plastic knobs, so you may consider a setup where you have this mounted on a platform next to you so you can switch beats with your hands more easily.But for jamming at home, composition, practicing (rhythm or solo), this fits the bill pretty well. The beats sound good, have some good variety between genres, and you can change between a few time signature settings and adjust the tempo as suits you. Note that there aren't a lot of 6/8 or 3 / 4 options, or at least not nearly as many as the 4 / 4 options. There might be 4x or 5x as many 4/4 options.But there are more than a hundred beats to work with, and the box is pretty reliable and sounds good. I was able to figure out how to do most everything without consulting the manual (if you want to tap tempo you have to long-press the tap tempo button first).The housing is plastic, by the way, so this probably doesn't want to get kicked around a bunch. Mount it on a good pedalboard and you'll be fine as long as you don't drop a 4x10' cab on it!
Toadstool Recordings
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2025
This is a (relatively) simple kind of drum machine. It isn't really programmable, but you can select from quite a few prerecorded patterns (organized into genres), you can set the temp to a customized pace, and you can tap a "fill" button to add a fill. Those fills range from modest to "Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Keith Moon!" Those fills also have varying lengths, so it can take a bit of familiarization with a given pattern to know what you are going to get when you hit that button. You can use this with or without an instrument (guitar, keyboard) being fed into it, and it has both mono and stereo in's and out's. I put a wireless cable connector on its mono output and that worked just fine to input to an amp. For messing about at home while practicing your instrument or looking for inspiration when songwriting, this could be quite handy. Let me note that the output signal sounded clean to me with no noticeable hum or distortion or unwanted color. For busking on a street or using in a performance context, a couple of cautions to note. First, you must have access to AC power - there is no battery capability. I suppose you could have a 12 volt AC portable source that you run through an inverter to power this, but that seems like more than most people would want to mess with. And second, changing from one pattern to another (for a different song, say) will likely require picking the thing up, looking at the display, and working through the (fairly simple) menus to select that next song. Which could mess with the performance vibe some folks might value. All told, for the price and for the right application setting, this is a nice little device in a convenient pedal form factor.
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