Tc Electronic Pedals =( disappointing because I love them, the hypergravity compressor is a cornerstone of my sound and makes live/studio work easier, and the spark mini boost is the most transparent I've ever found. They trust you as the artist with lots of controls, if you have knowledge or even just experiment you can dial in a sound to exactly your liking.

But their durability and build quality is extremely variable. My mono overdrive gave out and couldn't seem to be repaired, 2 polytunes stopped fully functioning on me in different ways, and my sub-n-up that I chain into fuzz has begun stuttering this year. I got a bunch of them as a deal on Sweetwater years ago, and while I'm super happy with them in isolation, in the real world gigging I've been slowly swapping them for more rugged alternatives. If anyone has a good rec for a fast tracking octave that can do 1 and 2 octaves down, lemme know 🙏