GEAR SPOTLIGHT
NUX
CERBERUS
REVIEW BY S.P. BURKE
STREET PRICE $299.00
The Cerberus effects
unit from Nux sure lives
up to the stated goal of
condensing pedalboard
space, with a full 16 effects
in this unit alone. At first I
was happy to be trying a
new analog multi-effects
unit, what with the market
flooded as it is with so
many digital products. The
road, however, was not as
straight-forward as I had
hoped.
The Cerberus itself has
plenty of features within
its foot-long black chassis.
The four effects (drive,
distortion, mod, and delay)
all have their own knobs
and switches, with switches
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allowing settings of effects
running parallel or in series.
There were also dual inputs
and outputs between the
drive and distortion, as
well as the mod and delay,
allowing those who are
interested to run additional
effects or signal paths
between either of the two
pairs. There’s also a tuner,
tap tempo, an expression
pedal input, a kill/dry
switch, and a huge bank of
presets included for new
players. New sounds are
also available via download
thanks to the USB port on
the back.
Right off the bat I came
across a huge problem:
Nux Cerberus
no power supply. A $300
multi-effects unit heavy
enough with which to
bludgeon someone and
Nux couldn’t be bothered
with a complimentary $10
DC adaptor? What’s more,
not just any DC adaptor
will do since the required
current is rather high at
500 milliamps. Luckily since
I do this for a living I had
the required adaptor lying
around, but neither I nor an
ordinary consumer should
have to deal with such an
inconvenience after making
such a purchase. While I
have plenty pros and cons
with the Cerberus, not
including a power supply is
just inexcusable in my book.