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Published on 11/30/02 at 15:00I bought this because I needed a new switching pedal between my distortion and clean channels. I thought that I should spend a little more and have a different type of distortion along with my power amp distortion. I went to a local guitar shop and tried out a few different pedals and found that the DOD Grunge Distortion pedal was the one for me. I paid £49 (English pounds).
The main reason I bought this pre-amp was because it suited the type of music I enjoy playing which is post grunge such as Green Day, Nirvana and the earlier work of Blink 182. It has nice variations between low and high frequencies.
It has 4 knobs on it: 'Loud' - this allows different ratios between the clean volume level on your amp; 'Low' - this lets you select how much bass frequency to be amplified; 'High' - the treble and 'Grunge' - this chooses the amount of distortion there is.
There is a lot of distortion available for the type of music I like but is limited if you don't enjoy post grunge. It works best for Green Day and Nirvana, but, I like it for New Found Glory, Alkaline Trio and Blink 182.
Also, Kurt Cobain used it when he played with Nirvana and I think that is pretty cool.
BUY IT!!!
The only thing I dislike about this is the amount of battery power needed. It means that you have to bend down with your aching back and unplug the input jack to not wear out the very expensive 9V battery.
I suggest you do what I am going to do - buy an 9V adapter for it as it has a socket for such accessories.
The knobs are nice and tight so they don't turn unwillingly. The colour is pretty original and it is made very sturdy allowing you to slam your foot down nice and hard.
There is also a rubber mat on the bottom that stops slippage on the floor.
Overall it's all very well made.
This unit is only good if you like the sound it provides. It then gets a 5 star rating.
If post grunge isn't for you then nor is the DOD Grunge Distortion pedal. It then gets a 1 star rating.
If you do buy it then ask about an adapter for power this will save a lot of cash on batteries believe me it would be worth it.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
The main reason I bought this pre-amp was because it suited the type of music I enjoy playing which is post grunge such as Green Day, Nirvana and the earlier work of Blink 182. It has nice variations between low and high frequencies.
It has 4 knobs on it: 'Loud' - this allows different ratios between the clean volume level on your amp; 'Low' - this lets you select how much bass frequency to be amplified; 'High' - the treble and 'Grunge' - this chooses the amount of distortion there is.
There is a lot of distortion available for the type of music I like but is limited if you don't enjoy post grunge. It works best for Green Day and Nirvana, but, I like it for New Found Glory, Alkaline Trio and Blink 182.
Also, Kurt Cobain used it when he played with Nirvana and I think that is pretty cool.
BUY IT!!!
The only thing I dislike about this is the amount of battery power needed. It means that you have to bend down with your aching back and unplug the input jack to not wear out the very expensive 9V battery.
I suggest you do what I am going to do - buy an 9V adapter for it as it has a socket for such accessories.
The knobs are nice and tight so they don't turn unwillingly. The colour is pretty original and it is made very sturdy allowing you to slam your foot down nice and hard.
There is also a rubber mat on the bottom that stops slippage on the floor.
Overall it's all very well made.
This unit is only good if you like the sound it provides. It then gets a 5 star rating.
If post grunge isn't for you then nor is the DOD Grunge Distortion pedal. It then gets a 1 star rating.
If you do buy it then ask about an adapter for power this will save a lot of cash on batteries believe me it would be worth it.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com