TC-Helicon VoiceLive 3 Extreme 1-star Reviews

Needs a rocket science degree to operate

This product has one of the most cumbersome interface to operate, unintuitive, sounds are horrible, overal a huge disappointment. I can understand it may work for some (setting a few scenes and thats it), - however - whoever designed it really did not consider the practicality of the unit whatsoever. Perhaps my expectations were too high, nevertheless I have returned the unit, as it is really not my cup of thee. I find the youtube reviews further misleading. I own other TC helicon products (so nothing against the company), but this one I find outdated and lacking the sound quality but mostly, it requires rocket scientist to operate.

Very poor quality

Great features and sound but that doesnt matter if it can only handle 20 h of usage, and lets not forget that at this price, you need to deliver. Arrived with some scratches on the top area, i didnt really mind and didnt wanna go through all the process of sending it back and taking ages to get it back. after a month of purchase, having used the VoiceLive 3 only a couple of hours in total the HIT button doesnt work at all. Not acceptable at this price.

Great features, faulty and unreliable construction

This unit does everything I need. While electric guitarists will almost certainly want a valve amp to get convincing tones, as a primarily acoustic player who uses live loops, the design of the interface and practical thinking are excellent. BUT...

I bought my first VL3X unit in 2015. It has since been back to Germany for warranty repair twice after the screen and switches froze mid-performance (I couldn't even stop the song I was playing - I had to mute the mixer and turn the pedal off at the plug). This same unit last week failed again with the same symptoms. I bought an identical backup unit here in Dubai last year for just this eventuality (and for while I was without my first pedal while it was being repaired). That backup was replaced after 4 months' use under warranty by the supplier here. So I'm on my third VoiceLive 3 in three years!

There's a clearly a massive factory fault that has not been resolved, and I know 4 pro musicians here in Dubai who have suffered the same experience with the VL3X. Why TC Helicon have not had the decency to recall the unit is beyond belief.

I love the features but this is in no way a reliable pedal for professional use. Actually, not even for amateurs.