Dark Star : Great for dark and melancholic pieces

The pedal works best on slower, more ambient pieces and adds a dark flavour to melodies. I bought the pedal mainly for the bit crusher mode for Alt-rocky riffs and the other modes for clean melodic stuff. My biggest problem with the pedal is that the sounds aren't clean and it can be tricky to get the right settings. But when you do find the right settings, it can give a somber melody a sense of impending doom or create absolute chaos. You can also hook it up to an expression pedal and have a chord ringing out in the background, which can help when improvising. The Dark Star takes time to get used to and when you do, the wide array of sounds can add a texture to your playing that can't be achieved otherwise.