A ridiculously clever gadget. Once you have spent a few minutes with the instructions, this awesome little gadget is rather intuitive-clearly designed by people who actually play instruments in live bands and know how important it is to produce an simple to use interface. That said, the effects processing on this thing has to be tried to be believed. REALLY happy with my purchase.

Disappointed in harmony activation.

Love the small footprint and ease of operation...only thing I don't like is the harmony activation. My other tc Helicon has a setting to temporarily turn harmony on and off simply by stepping on the button for "on" then lifting your foot off the button for " off "...

Essential for a single singer/guitarist

I bought the Perform-VG because of its simplicity of operation. It's very easy and intuitive to use, something that not all competing products offer. It does everything I need, Harmony, Reverb and Echo for the voice and Chorus, Reverb and Echo for the guitar. There are also Tone for the voice which offers various useful enhancements and Body Rez for the guitar which smoothes out some of that piezo pickup 'quack'. Also, all controls are easily tailored to your preference. There is an on-board guitar tuner but I found it wasn't as sensitive as my usual one so I don't use that. All in all, an easy to use and useful product.

Game changer

So simple to add basic vocal effects and mix with my guitar. Takes up only one channel on the mixer. I can switch echo on and off during a song, same with harmonies. Great compression and reverb and you can fine tune everything. Simple to use. I use no other vocal fx or instrument fx on the board. Acoustic guitar sounds natural with bodyrez and chorus gives a great full sound when I need it. Worth the money.

Great vocal processor

I love this vocal processor. I am a very average vocalist and it makes me sound pretty good. Also it is easy to use on the fly...

Great!

Great piece of equipment, you can even run a guitar & mic into headphones without using an amp! Makes practice being quiet a breeze, Would definitely buy again !

Nice sounds- power supply dissapointming.

This does exactly what it's supposed to. Easy to use.The only dissapointment was the power supply; instead of including TC Helicon's neat slide- in UK adaptor it only included the Euro version and a very clunky generic adaptor. Took the shine off my pleasure at getting the item.

Something different

This is my first time using a dedicated vocal processor, so take that into consideration when reading this review. Out of the box, the built-in clamps did not fit my fixed mic stand, but did fit my telescoping stands. Once attached to the telescoping arm, its at a pretty severe angle to the performer, but still usable. It's angled so that the crowd would never see the lights and buttons this way. Not a good or bad setup, but that's the only way it would mount to my stand. Also, once I got the mic, guitar, power and cables connected, nothing on the mic side would light up when pressed. Eventually, it did start working, tho, but I can't tell you why. Prior to the VG, I was using the built-in FX processor that my mixer/amp has. I would say that it can do similar Echo ... MoreThis is my first time using a dedicated vocal processor, so take that into consideration when reading this review. Out of the box, the built-in clamps did not fit my fixed mic stand, but did fit my telescoping stands. Once attached to the telescoping arm, its at a pretty severe angle to the performer, but still usable. It's angled so that the crowd would never see the lights and buttons this way. Not a good or bad setup, but that's the only way it would mount to my stand. Also, once I got the mic, guitar, power and cables connected, nothing on the mic side would light up when pressed. Eventually, it did start working, tho, but I can't tell you why. Prior to the VG, I was using the built-in FX processor that my mixer/amp has. I would say that it can do similar Echo and Reverb, but the VG can give more depth & range. The VG can dial it in much smoother in addition to having better usable range. I can pretty much just set it and forget it......can't say the same for the harmonizer. Some songs sound better with different harmonies (3rd/4th/octaves) or none at all. Once you find what sounds good to you, write down those settings!!! Keep it close by so that you can make adjustments in between songs for as little downtime as possible. I like how easy it is to set the mic level so that when you are singing, you can turn the dial to increase/decrease the harmonies or guitar or line input (mp3) on the fly. I don't feel that this thing is a gimmick, but I don't feel that it's pro-level, either. Something different to play with, for sure. My boys (both pretty good musicians) thought that it sounded good and improved the dynamics or quality of the song I was creating. For the record, my voice is more suited to the old Pop Standards (Crooners) compared to anything modern. I haven't used this in a real gig yet, but have done a number of karaoke sessions with it in my living room.

TC Helicon's Perform VG

I purchased this unit as a temporary replacement for the Voice Live which was damaged in a flood. I like the idea of having controls at arms reach as opposed to on the floor like the more expensive Voice Live. The voice sounds are what you would expect from TC Helicon. The dial lights are a very nice visual way to make choices and adjust effects. Quite a few options available for harmony. Great must have tool for the vocal performer accompanied by a guitar. Guitar effects are quite good but I imagine the result will be highly dependent on the type of pickup used on the guitar and on the guitar itself. In the studio, a mic for the guitar might be a good way to go although a clean signal (no effects) can be obtained directly from the guitar THRU output on the Perform ... MoreI purchased this unit as a temporary replacement for the Voice Live which was damaged in a flood. I like the idea of having controls at arms reach as opposed to on the floor like the more expensive Voice Live. The voice sounds are what you would expect from TC Helicon. The dial lights are a very nice visual way to make choices and adjust effects. Quite a few options available for harmony. Great must have tool for the vocal performer accompanied by a guitar. Guitar effects are quite good but I imagine the result will be highly dependent on the type of pickup used on the guitar and on the guitar itself. In the studio, a mic for the guitar might be a good way to go although a clean signal (no effects) can be obtained directly from the guitar THRU output on the Perform VG. The idea here is that the output can be used to bring just the guitar sound to an amplifier or PA where outboard effects can be applied. A control to dim the LED buttons would have been nice. The lights are quite bright. But this is everything essential at an affordable price. A very nice unit. Happy to own it.

good all around BUT

Great sound and the foot switch is a great idea (sold separately) BUT...The guitar coming out the same port as the voice makes it a no-go if you use a mixer and a sound guy. If you a single artist at a solo gig, its ok.