Open Box Electro-Harmonix KEY9 Electric Piano Machine Guitar Pedal Level 1

Some settings are not heard even with 0 dry sound and 100 key sound. The CTRL knobs are difficult to memorize and may require a manual. Notes played simultaneously do cause odd glitches in sound.

I bought this unit used from GC, I have the B9 and like it so I thought why not try the Key9. At first I thought, "OH C**P", this thing doesn't sound good at all, think I made a mistake. It took some time but I learned how some of the settings work best and found a few worth using. No it isn't as good as I'd like, I was hoping for a better piano sound which it doesn't do, Grand Piano or Honkey Tonk. I did dial in a good electric keyboards on (3&5 ) and a the organ (8) is okay and I got a pretty good sound out of the vibes (7) which I can get a decent Stones "Under My Thumb" sound if you know what I mean. Don't over use the CTRL2 knob, I keep it close to zero. I'd say it's not worth the asking price EH wants but is worth having as a pedal if you want some special effects, find a used one if you can.

This pedal works well for my needs. I use it mostly for rhythm stuff. It takes good technique to make it sound piano like. I only find 2 of the settings usable but again, it works for me.

So I got the Synth9 first. Pretty cool, so I got the C9. Love it. So I'm thinking the Key9 will be just as cool. I was very disappointed. Out of 9 options I only found 2-3 usable. The mallets and steel drums were usable. But I was more interested in the Keyboard type sounds and I just didn't hear it. Like it was muffled or something or it sounded more like a guitar with a chorus.( Where is my Riders On The Storm?) Maybe I got a bad one because I like the other two in series. Either way its going back. Just not for me.

I got this as a birthday gift for my husband and I couldn't help but give it to him early. He absolutely loves it and would recommend it to anyone who loves these kinds of pedals.

Not very impressed with this pedal. I spent about 4 weeks with it before returning. You really need to tweak your guitar settings and I even ran straight into a HiZ input to avoid the amp affecting the sound effects at all. Only setting 3 and 8 seem to work very well. Each sound really requires you to tweak the two settings, so for live use not very easy. Just not happy with it as I couldn't get very realistic piano sounds out of it. The organ is actually one of the best sounds and not even what this pedal is made for. I would not recommend this pedal to anyone expecting to have it sound great right out of the box. Takes a lot of work to get it to sound good.