V-Tone Acoustic ADI21 : Don't let the price fool you

This DI/modeling amp was designed for acoustic guitars with piezo (I believe). I am using it with my Blueridge guitar and with a more traditional magnetic pickup, Fishman Neo-D single coil.

I read many reviews and saw videos of people complaining about ADI21 not being good for the job because it distorts too much.

In my opinion that isn't the case. If you set the input gain levels of your mixer, interface or amp right, you won't be having distortion problems. If that is not enough, you can always flick the very useful PAD switch and lower the output gain of the pedal for 20db. So with a bit of knowledge and patience, this pedal can really work great and do the job that it was intended to do; make your amplified acoustic guitar sound richer with the feeling of using a mic and an amp.

The fact that you can choose a mid-range frequency and either cut it or boost it, makes it even more functional since you can not only shape your tone in more detail, but also eliminate possible feedback problems.

The housing is plastic, but it feels more solid than other Behringer pedals. When the pedal is bypassed, it acts as a simple DI.

And it's 21€!!!