Mastermind PBC/10

The nuts that hold the I/O jacks came loose upon arrival. RJM did confirm that this was a rare QC fault. I did manage to manually re-tighten the nuts; however, only time will tell if that did enough to solve the issue. Yes, I know I do still have the warranty; however, considering the fact that I am in Canada and not in the US, I pray to god that I won't have to rely on the warranty, as shipping costs will definitely be a pain to deal with.

Now, having said that, the MIDI works as advertised. The IA buttons, the presets, etc. all work very well to provide me a switcher system that doesn't completely bust the bank. Also, I'm happy to report that the switches are bolted down tight at the very least.

However, the fact that the I/O jack nuts came loose during transit is something that I have to seriously acknowledge as a QC issue that RJM needs to address ASAP, as customers shouldn't have to worry about the bolts and nuts coming loose midway through a show, and/or during transit from one place to another. Customers shouldn't have to manually tighten the bolts down just to get the I/O jacks to sit tight on the board.

Although, I will say, the redeeming factor here is that the nuts that hold the I/O jacks don't affect the performance of the switcher itself. There were no further issues that I had to deal with, unlike the previous MIDI controller I used to have from another company that treated their customers poorly.

Overall, 4 stars for now. If the nuts do the job and hold themselves together after 6 months, I'll consider amending the review to 5 stars. However, if the nuts don't do the job well even after I manually fix it? Well then, I better pray that the RMA process with RJM is streamlined to the point where I won't have to worry about shipping fees too much.

Well once again Mr. Thorn was reviewing looper/ switchers and in this case the Mastermind. I had been looking for some time as I have always had a lot of pedals. The Mastermind seemed to fit the bill perfectly. I know he uses another manufacturer's however he also really liked this one... and so did I.
I downloaded the manual, read it several times and watched every video I could find. Satisfied I pulled the trigger and ordered it.
last night I used it flawlessly for the first time and was very satisfied. It did everything I needed it to do and more and sounds great to boot. It is obviously very powerful and I plan to dig in further however it didn't take long to get my head around it. Today I used the editor software and named the presets and chose LED colors etc to make it even more accessible.
I am very satisfied so far. I can't speak yet to it's durability, however, I have no doubt it will hold up to the riggers of the road. I have been there done that and seen RJM's gear for a long time now. Although it has only been a few weeks I am loving it. Thanks for a great product and a decent price to boot.
To shamelessly name drop I was speaking with Brad Paisly's guitar player and we looked at his board and he had the same number of pedals as myself.
I told him I was sending him my pic of my board once the PBC was installed and give him a review.
Needless to say it will be favorable. Thanks!
John Drew (JD)

I am blown away by how good the unit sounds, and the ability to completely customize the buttons to match your individual workflow is a game changer for me. Loving my new pedalboard!

Just starting to enjoy the Mastermind PBC. Compared to the Boss ES 8, the Mastermind is well worth the extra money. The ease of use and options available on the Mastermind PBC make the ES-8 look like an overpriced toy.