Rowin

The LEF-605 Heavy Metal shows the approach: a distortion pedal less than 3 inches in length and 1.5 inches wide, small enough that placement on a pedalboard is never a problem². That footprint is the brand's calling card, and it is what makes the range attractive to players building a first board on a budget.

What Rowin is known for

Rowin is known for budget guitar effects pedals¹. Within that, two things stand out in the maker's own descriptions of the range:

• Small size. The LEF-605 Heavy Metal is less than 3 inches long and 1.5 inches wide, and the maker points directly at pedalboard placement as the reason².
• Low prices. The LN-332 Looper is described by RockBoard's PedalPedia as "an extremely compact and jaw droppingly affordable looping pedal"¹.

The range covers the main effect families. On the gain side there are overdrives such as the LN-321 Blues Overdrive⁶ and distortions such as the Raving Distortion⁵ and LEF-605 Heavy Metal⁶⁵⁷, plus the LN-302 HUNK⁷. For time effects there is the ECHO, a delay effect device⁴. And for recording and practice there are loopers: the LN-332 Looper¹ and the Twin Looper³.

Power and pedalboard use

Rowin pedals use the power arrangement most pedalboards are already set up for. The Twin Looper runs on 9V DC with a center negative plug³, the same standard arrangement as the rest of a typical mini pedalboard power supply.

For a first pedalboard, the practical picture is this: small footprints mean more pedals fit in less space², and the 9V DC center negative standard means one power supply can serve the board³.

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