BeatBuddy Drum Machine Pedal

The BeatBuddy is the first fully-featured, foot-controlled drum machine for guitarists. Unlike conventional drum machines, the BeatBuddy is housed in a compact, effect pedal-style housing, and is made specifically for guitar players and other instrumentalists, allowing full control of beats, fills, transitions, accent hits, and tap tempo, all with your feet. It comes with a pre-loaded SD card with 200 songs in numerous different styles, and 10 different real drum kits to play them, with even more content available online. Overall beat volume, drum set type, and tempo can be adjusted with dedicated knobs, while the triggering of beats, fills, transitions, and tap tempo all happens with the main footswitch. It features stereo ins and outs and MIDI sync, for easy integration into any rig, and further control can be added with BeatBuddy's two-button external footswitch. The BeatBuddy also has a headphone out and dedicated phones volume knob for controlling both the volume of the beat and any instrument plugged into its input, making it an incredible tool for late-night solo jamming, songwriting, and recording.

[paulnicolosi]

I bought one of the first models. This thing has paid for itself thousands of times over.. no kidding.
It kicks ass and stays steady as a rock. Crappy drummers beware, your gigging days are numbered...

[JWyaMovieTime]

I just got mine in the mail yesterday. Pre ordered. Plugged it in to two powered monitors and jammed for hours without reading the manual. This pedal is the simply drum machine I've been searching for for years. Well worth every penny.

[LesPaul-MorePaul]

Another cool thing about the beat buddy is it doesn't drink too much and bust up the place.

[HouseofChains]

I have this and I've run it thru my amps in the chain and it sounds fine. I've also tested it thru a separate combo amp alone and yes it does sound better. The point is if you only have one amp don't be afraid to use this thing it sounds great.

[markyncole]

I find isolated drum tracks, drum beats and drum loops on Youtube and blast them through my stereo and PA amp and jam, works just as good and it's free.

[hammondsphoto]

I currently use an Alesis SR16 with a duo. What I dig about that is that is that sounds like a 90s drum machine - it's like we're not trying to 'fake' a drummer. The Beat Buddy sounds more like those 'realistic drummer' plugins for your DAW, which is cool but then part of me thinks if you're using a drum machine you might as well have it sound a bit electronic.

[KarstenJohansson]

This is exactly what I need for practice. So much more spontaneous than a pre-recorded backing track offers.  Maybe Santa will be kind and put one of these in my stocking this year!

[b.p.]

What a brilliant little machine. I'm a drummer and the drums on this sound really good and acoustic!

[ThunderDashHub]

This is a dream come true. A great pedal that sounds completely real!

[Changtent]

Great demo Paul thanks!  I've got the Beat Buddy and luv it; long time needed for guitar players.  I wondered for years why the 'big guys' (Boss, Alesis, etc.) didn't build this.  Finally somebody that understands what we've needed, has built it.

[Robinallenyukon]

Andy did we see a smile on your face ? It looked like you were having too much fun with this one ! 

[quasarulas]

That was the most realistic drum fill i've ever heard!!

[RandomGuitarist]

This used with a looper pedal would make the ultimate busker pack!

[bloodySunday]

It looks fantastic and very well-thought of, but I imagine many guitarists and/or bass layers will buy it and play it through their amp without expecting it to sound poor, which is exactly what will happen since bass & guitar amps have an EQ range that's tailored to the instruments and very different from say a PA, active monitors, hi-fi or any other stereo full-range amp & speaker set. Its webpage should come with a warning that optimum results will ONLY come through a full range amp & speaker set and not through a guitar/bass amp. 

[barryjohnson]

I got mine in the mail a couple of days a go! I have really been having fun with. Recommended.

[Driftuner]

wow..this has to be one of the coolest ideas of all times..absolutely brilliant..its one of those products that makes me think "howcome we never thought of this before?!"

[lupang]

Man I remember the day I first saw the ads for these circling on youtube last 2012 i think, they've come a long way. And yeah, I still really really want one.

[ThrashRoC]

Your Pedal Reviews are just the Best out there ..
If this beat Buddy would have a Loop function i would buy it .

[icecreamforcrowhurst]

Taking the Waaay Back Machine to the old Pro Guitar Shop vids. Time flies (no pun intended).

[salzulli]

With this, I can officially play 99% of rock songs by myself (with bass pedals)!