ISP Technologies Decimator X Noise Reduction

I bought this ISP based on the reviews I had seen online. When I recieved it I was first impressed with the build quality, and weight of the pedal. It couldn't be more simple to use. Just plug in, and adjust to your liking.
I use this in my as the first thing my guitar signal meets(after the tuner). I find the single knob is alot more effective than other noise reduction pedals that have a lot more knobs and dials. For this, it seems the term "less is more" couldn't be more true. I have even used it as a kill switch, by turning the setting all the way to the right, and quickly turned it back to a noise suppressor by turning it back again.
I can say as well, in comparison to other big brand noise suppressors, this one does not suck tone, as most people fear with these type of pedals. It is one of the best noise suppressors I have tried and cannot recommend it enough.

I was looking for something to cancel out the noise when I bump the gain from my Friedman BE OD pedal and after some research I decided to go with the Decimator.

You will not be disappointed if you go with it. It is extremely simple to use and I turn the knob usually just above the 12 O'clock position to cancel the noise and my metal tone became really clear and when I lift my hands off the fretboard there is no static noise. It does everything I want it to.

It is used by one of my favourite bands Disturbed. Guitarist Dan Donegan has it as an irreplaceable part of his rig and if you are looking for a nice noise gate for a good metal sound, this is a top choice.

Build wise it looks solid, but the reflective metallic looks can make the text a bit difficult to read, not that you'll need to read much, but it's the only con I can think of.

When it comes to noise reduction I doubt it comes more effective or simple than this.

The Decimator II from ISP has the same form factor as the BOSS pedal range featuring a large hinged footswitch rather than the usual button type latching footswitch. Finished in silver it looks rather tasty and the rugged metal housing is bomb proof.

There?s only one control, a single threshold knob (-70db to +10db) which makes the pedal a doddle to use. I?ve been using it as part of a home studio to tame extraneous noise with some fairly high-gain rock and metal tones.

My rig features a number of valve-based preamps and the Decimator II is able to eliminate most of the unwanted hiss and hum from the signal. All you need to do is rotate the threshold knob until you have the desired amount of noise reduction and you?re done. Fantastic.

I highly recommend this unit to anyone looking for an effective noise reduction pedal for their board.

I play in a metal band so a lot of the music involves quick stops and starts with the riffing. It also involves playing at high volumes. Nothing is more annoying than playing a riff and having to do quick stops only to hear a loud feedback noise inbetween the stops. I bought this item hoping to eliminate that issue and it works beautifully.

It's very easy to use. You just turn the dial clockwise until the feedback disappears. It doesn't affect the tone of your amp either. I use it in rehearsal and live situations and now that I have it I never want to go back to not using one.

It has a nice visual look to it too and is really simple to use.

Don't be a slave to feedback. Free yourself with this awesome item.

Item arrived in good time and perfect condition.

This noise gate is amazing and dosen't effect tone at all...I use multiple pedals overdrive and distortion for gain and also EQ to push the clean channel in my amp....

I found the holy grail of pedals that's eliminating the unwanted fee-back when I stand near my amp and just hold my guitar without touching the strings.

The fit and finish on this pedals is beautiful...THe single knob works perfectly, very simple to adjust and finds the sweet spot for eliminating unwanted noise very quickly.

Unless your already exsperiancing unwanted gain noise from an idlle amp (high gain sounds) this pedal will only cure this issue.

When I use just an overdrive pedal this noise gate gets turned off. It isn't needed and will cut off your signal.

The instruction booklet inside shows a recommended way to use this pedal...It is advised to be used at the very end of a pedal train. I use my and plug it directly into the front of the amp. You can use it in the effects loop but it's pointless if your not running gain pedals through the loop.

Anything ran after this pedal on a signal path will be cut off so this is why this pedal is placed at the end of a pedal board and then into the amp.

Digital interface ie: POD's allow you to run a simulated noise gate in the middle but that's all simualted computer generated effects.
A real analog noise gate like this one is ran at the end of the path...

This pedal is a little pricey but worth it's weight once you get it and see how well they actually work. I would recommend this pedal to anyone whom loves to run a hot signal through their amp and has lots of feedback from gain.

Definatly best noise suppresor which i ever owned,better than boss by miiiiiles and all other shit they offer om marknade.
Build like tank,could handle III world word and survive it,just like rats and roaches.
Operating it is realy easy,just one knob which takes away hiss and all unwanted noise
Most important thing is that it does not sucks tone or cut long notes while soloing even with high noise suppresing.Builg like a tenk and i love it's silver colour.
Never ever had any problem on stage or prectice place with it.
Super cool feature u can link 2 of them together controling 2 amps.
Would buy it again in case it would be stolen elller lost!