User reviews: DOD FX69 Grunge

11/29/11

yoTrakkz's review "awesome"

This is a pretty awesome overdrive considering the price. There are the simple 1/4" input and ouputs as well as the input for a power supply. This is an analog overdrive pedal. This cannot be edited with a computer nor controlled by MIDI. It is not rackable, it is a foot pedal.

Utilization

The effects editing on this pedal is pretty straightforward. There are three knobs, level, drive, and tone. These knobs are pretty self explanatory. There is no need for a manual, though I didn't buy it with one so I can't say for sure.

Sound Quality

I like using this with a Strat or Tele. It doesn't really do a Les Paul much justice although it's still good with one. The amp of choice is my favorite, the Fender Twin, and it also works well when used in conjunction with the dirty channel on most Marshalls. With the Twin and Strat (or even the tele), it's almost an alternative to cranking the amp. While I would still do that anyway, I would kick in the pedal and get a great rock sound that has a ton of bite but not too much fuzz. Think SRV or some nasty garage rock and you're in the ballpark. With the Marshall, it sounds good with the clean tone, giving it some dirt that is usually not there. When used with the dirty channel it can be a good boost to whatever sound you are looking for, usually for me I kick up the high end and really get soaring lead tones that sound fantastic. It also is a true bypass pedal, which is great if you don't like messing with your tone.

Overall Opinion

I can't say many negative things about this pedal, it's cheap and it does the trick. It's certainly not my favorite overdrive, but I'd say it competes respectably with most of them, and at half the price I'd say it's a real winner. Anyone looking for a good overdrive for a relatively low price would do well to check this out.

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03/31/08

goodbyebluesky's review

Characteristics

The DOD Grunge pedal is a bit misnamed, it can maybe create a "grunge" sound for you if you play with it, but it is mostly a pedal for metal lovers.

Its a fairly typical distortion box, 1/4" input and output, red led, ac adapter input, in a sturdy metal casing with a cheap plastic stomp button and battery cover like all DOD boxes, when will they ever learn not to use plastic? It has 4 knobs; "loud", "low", "high", and "grunge" (which means 'gain' in DOD-land for this pedal anyway). Its pretty simple to use.

Utilization

I was a bit suprised at how much control the "low" and "high" knobs give you. You can't just max this thing out and rock out like some guitarists are tempted to do, but you will equally lose out by just leaving the EQ at 12 o'clock. You can add a ton of thick low end to your palm muting riffing with the "low" knob without it getting muddy as quickly as I would expect, and the 2 eq knobs seem a bit interactive. It adds a lot of versatility to this pedal.

Sound Quality

This pedal will probably elicit a 'love it or hate it' reaction from most guitarists. I do like the meaty crunch of it and the amount of gain possible, but it does start to sound a bit "synthetic" to my ears and never really sounds "warm". Its a very raw, grating distortion. It might be cool to play Pantera riffs, and detune to play newer metal, but..... I would never play prettier music like indie rock or even screamo with it. Its just to nasally and over the top. I go to this pedal when I want super aggressive distortion for metal type playing. I have the sense to reach for my Tube Screamer when I want creamy overdrive/distortion for lead/soling, and my Snarling Dogs Black Dog when I want a more classic sound.

I hate the sound of it with the gain turned down, its not very versatile in that regard either.

Overall Opinion

I've had mine for several years, just resurrected it from the dustbin to use it again. I like the amount of low end you can really pull out of this thing. It will add some calories to your sound, it makes me want to palmn mute for days. What I hate about it.... is that it is a bit harsh and seems a bit synthetic, not natural sounding like a tube amp cranked the heck up.

You can get them pretty cheap now. I would say they are worth trying out to see if you dig it, especially if you are into aggressive pedals to push your sound overthe top.

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08/12/04

MGR/Josh's review "DOD FX69B Grunge Distortion"

i paid $24.99 for this at musicians friend. I bought it because i liked the samples.

everything. this pedal is awesome. great for metal not sure on punk rock but ive heard rumors. alot of people say this pedal sucks. they are dumbasses.

nothing.

like all dods, awesome. its pretty heavy and like all metal except for the button.

if your thinkin about it buy. but if you want really heavy metal pedal get the death metal distortion.

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03/30/04

MGR/Philip Wind's review "DOD FX69B Grunge Distortion"

I bought this along time ago for $50 dollars at a guitar store i passed on a trip.

This was my first effect pedal and great for lead bass. i use this for hight end and a digitech bass driver for low end distortion i dont regret buying it

nto much the battery life for it is good comparied to my digitechs

tank I\'ve dropped it alot and the only thing wriong with it are a few paint nicks

if you liek playing metal and want a sound no one will expect use this when I adition for a band i get odd looks then they hear my sound and im usually in.

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12/15/03

MGR/Gabriel Lepe's review "DOD FX69B Grunge Distortion"

Musician's Friend... Paid $50 overall.

Look, Some People say it\'s wide in variety, some say it\'s not, but let me tell you... It\'s Exotic. It depends really on the things you want to Apply. I use it as the loudest Distortion Amongst my wide collection of Distortion pedals (DS-1, Big Muff, Digitech, etc.). If you think you can play REALLY LOUD, this is the One...

On the Other hand, if you need a distortion pedal that can fit in any ambience of music, WAAAAY Wrong. It would be a huge, HUGE mistake to play with this baby, it just doesn\'t fit. Get a DS-1 or Buy a Guitar Processor

Rough as a Rhino. DOD pedals are made to last.

Well, I don\'t have much more to Say. Think about your music... If you think \"loud and WARM\", get this one, or else, go find something else.

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09/18/03

MGR/Sean's review "DOD FX69B Grunge Distortion"

Bought this distortion box at Daddy's Junky Music in Western Massachusetts for close to $50 WITH the AC adapter.

This little treasure is amazing. Crank the volume and the fuzz, and watch the windows shatter. Tone the volume and the fuzz down a bit and get more mellow melodic sounds. Take all the fuzz off, and get a overdriven blues tone.

Haven't found anything I dislike about this distortion pedal, except that when I first purchased it, I had to toy with all the controls (volume, low, high, fuzz) to get my personal best tone.

Rock solid, hasn't broken yet. Get's abuse and still stands tall. BUY THE AC ADAPTER TO AVOID THE BATTERY PROBLEM!!! $20 EXTRA BUCKS!!!

Buy it now, and never look back!

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06/03/03

MGR/B.C. Rich player's review "DOD FX69B Grunge Distortion"

Paid 35 dollars of ebay.I wanted it for that grunge sound

I was impressed because this thing got a wide range of sounds.Its not really just a grunge pedal its an anything pedal. I think its great

Really not alot.It doesnt go through batterys like my boss Metal pedal. Most people review the FX69 but mine says FX69B.

Great construction,Even better sound, Perfect quality

Buy it Its really good

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01/29/03

MGR/Anonymous's review "DOD FX69B Grunge Distortion"

Got it used at guitar center for 25 bucks. Got it cause my friends teacher used it. You can get this new for like 40-50 dollars.

The electricity design. The box it came in. The manual that suggests the kinds of sounds. The sound is dirty, extra-extra distorted, screaming, vomitous, nasea-ating, muddy, grungy, and most of all......... LOUD!!! Normally when i used my amp distortion, it would be on three before it got loud.... on this all it takes it volume 2 on the clean channel and its loud!

With so much hiss, it doesn't sound very good when recording it. Maybe a noise gate might put some of the hiss away. I'm just afraid it might screw up the sound too much.

Heavy! For it's size, it's pretty heavy, which is good. Made of metal or very strong plastic. The button could have been a little easier to push on.....

If you need a really heavy distortion, get it. I also use the boss ds-1(GREAT pedal) a lot, but for heavier tones, I ALWAYS use the DOD Grunge

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11/30/02

MGR/Jon Heath's review "Danelectro FX69B Grunge Distortion"

I 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.

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08/02/02

MGR/Yuri Ascheze Nobbzuk's review "DOD FX69B Grunge Distortion"

I pulled it out of my ass. nah i bought it at the rockshop but it sounds like i pulled it from my ass. in christhcurch nz. 100nz bucks

the part where it runs out of batteries

oh god where do i begin, okay first of all the tone is made of ass fluids, it is so fuzzy and noisey, you can't play without sounding like a fatman eating a pie, you can't be able to tell which chord your playing cos all yo can hear is sssssccccchhhhhhhh!

okay it is kind of okay contruction but the plastic button is a bit gay, it broke so i had to patch it up with duct tape, piece of ascheze and nobbzuk, it blows ass.

it sucks major donkey dick. i wouldn't buy another one. it gives me nightmares, i still think about the time i traded my ts808 for it. what a cock i was, but i got it back after i blackmailed the dude about his cocaine stash.

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