Sold my newly purchased Shallow Water recently since it was too noisy. I read some worrying complaints about the Julia and Julianna pedals that it can be quite noisy due to its analog circuitry. Even Walrus told me I might encounter this. So far, it's completely silent and has exactly the vibrato sounds I've been looking for. I even like chorus now, an effect I usually despise. Tap tempo is sweet and the foot switches feel sturdier than my Strymon and Empress pedals. Not sure what the lag knob does, but it sounds good on all settings. There's not a bad sound in this pedal.