All user reviews for the DOD YJM308

The DOD 308 Yngwie Malmsteen pedal was created for Yngwie based on a couple of his vintage DOD 250 overdrive pedals. While this is not an exact copy of the original circuit used in the DOD 250 it has proven to be a close copy and a very good overdrive. The pedal is simple in nature; it provides addition drive and gain to overdrive the front end of a tube amplifier. It is not to be confused with a distortion pedal. There are two 1/4 inch jacks for input and output and a 9 volt adapter jack available for an external power supply (sold separately). It is an analog circuit based on a 4558 op amp, the same as in the tube screamer; however it only uses half of the circuit to emulate the older 741 chip. It is a floor pedal with two controls, one for overall level and one to add gain.

UTILIZATION

This pedal should be used near the front of your signal chain and in conjunction with a tube based preamp. It is very simple to connect and use. By manipulating the overall level and gain you will be able to achieve an overdriven sound with minimal noise. The manual is basic in nature but the pedal is so straight forward that it serves its purpose.

SOUND QUALITY

This pedal is best used with a guitar but can be used with a bass as well. The pedal does not have a true bypass switch but the circuit that is used will only minutely color your original sound. By manipulating the gain control the overdrive characteristic will go from warm to harsh as you dial from minimum to maximum. The overdrive colors the sound slightly and is not a clean source of gain. The only real poor feature of this pedal is the lack of a LED to determine if it is engaged or not. When the settings are pushed the difference is noticeable but at lower settings may be harder to discern in a loud situation.

OVERALL OPINION

The best part of this pedal is that it does its simple job effectively without being encumbered with too many knobs and circuits. It is based on the old DOD 250 overdrive but uses some more modern circuitry due to either availability or price. The tone is reminiscent of a TS-9 with a more open nature, probably because they use the same 4558 op amp; only the DOD utilizes half the circuit. The pedal is built like a tank and will survive many years of use. I have used and own many other overdrive devices but sometimes there is beauty in the simplicity of a simple design and this pedal reflects that. If I had to I would replace it.

This is the black 2 knob Preamp Overdrive pedal by DOD. It was built for Yngwie J Malmsteen similar to the old DOD pedals that are not made anymore.

I bought this guy through AMS American Musical Supply as an impulse buy. It was $30, I think it still is, and is worth checking out.

I like that the pedal is cheap and durable. It is a simple 2 knob design: Gain and Level. The pedal can get as loud or as quiet as you need and break up the signal to your liking.

I don't like that there is no LED light to tell me if the pedal is on or not. I get that it is a cheap pedal, but what does a light cost?

Durable. Metal case and jacks. The knobs feel solid. I could step on this pedal a million times and not feel like it was going to break.

Great cheap overdrive pedal. My only complaint is the lack of LED. Other than that it is well worth $30.

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Volume and level of distortion ...
difficult to make simple

UTILIZATION

See features, same thing.

SOUND QUALITY

Given that this pedal has a sound very transparent, it will only boost the sound of the guitar.
If you have a good scratch Sonera well or ca ...

OVERALL OPINION

Given that I use this pedal with a strato malmsteen signature and an old body double jcm 800 marshall, I can easily ASEZ to get the same sound malmsteen (relatively speaking of course, I pretend not to have the fingers of a master !).
so it's a pedal has reserved for those who have the same stuff that otherwise malmsteen ca remains a boost, nice enough to deumerant

2 knobs, volume and gain.
Analog.

UTILIZATION

The edition sounds simple 2 knobs ....

SOUND QUALITY

I tried with several guitars, but especially with the telecaster guitars and microphones that simple eca going well.

OVERALL OPINION

It's silly, everyone associates the pedals but rducteur Malmsteen: This is a boost pedals but also adds mdiums and good prsence and changes the atttaque.

Rsultat? Trs Hendrixien sound, which does not suprend when you know malmstee,.
So instead of plugging it in a big amp for a gro gain, use of a vintage amp to have a wonderful crunch, rich and subtle.

A great pedals, I like tellemen I just want to CRER a composite record just the lice r mattres in value!

A switch on / off, gain a level. Solid metal casing, knobs accurate and progressive construction without fault. Alim battery + AC adapter.

A black mark on my own, is the taking of power supply jack is in the format 6.35. And the access to the battery is difficult, since it is necessary to disassemble the bottom of the pedal (4 Phillips screws) to change it. Come on, let's pinailleur, an LED would have been welcome to signal the start of the pedal.

on the other hand, excellent Q / P as it was, was a time, less than 40 euros in a famous Teutonic online mag.

UTILIZATION

Very simple, it's a boost / overdrive light.

SOUND QUALITY

The race of the knobs is very progressive and their interaction provides a range of very subtle boost to a clear and / or a saturated sound.

The effect is very transparent, it remains without coloring the sound of your basic guitar / amp, adding a bit of gain, hair coat and a level of acidity (admittedly it's been three hairs, good moo ... ), from a solo to a rhythmic sound eg. The headroom is light, the DOD has less gain than my Jacques blower tube for example (which itself is a clone of the tube screamer luxury for those who do not know).

For me the main quality required of a good amp with a good rock crunch, single channel or the marshall amp slew of vintage style 10-15w blooming these days.

A bit of breath, of course, without being annoying for me.

OVERALL OPINION

I have about two years, a very good effect, cheap, different from the usual TS (I have two Ibanez TS5, a blower tube Jacques, a marshall guvnor, plus all those I have already sold ... ).

Excellent boost, very musical, is forgotten in favor of your game

As for having the sound of YJM with, I'm sick, no more, no less than any other pedals, including wah !!!!!

Pedal "overdrive".

In reality this is simply a boost with a linear silicon diode clipping. You take an MXR micro amp and you add a clipping diode ultra basic dry and you have the distortion dod 250/mxr +.

So it really boosts, it saturates very ugly but it's good, no one asks no more.

A volume gain but a first power supply jack, so -2

UTILIZATION

Very simple, nothing to seek, can not be simpler: 10

SOUND QUALITY

- You are a guy who uses the clear sound of the amp: Go your way, THIS IS NOT AN OVERDRIVE IS A BOOSTER. You reap a sound loud, to wish the crappy hi-fi genre that saturates. It's not a tube screamer type pedal. This is clearly a boost pedal is with a volume gain very consistent with a saturation that will allow you to add a layer. So a clean, you're wasting your time and you spend this wonderful pedal for what it is.

- You have a dark tube amp, although dirty, which saturates to burn: You'll love!
By the volume turned up and by measuring the gain, the amplifier saturates, giving up a sound that will delight your dirty rather its lead over the 12th box.

So with regard to the booster, the sound is dry and precise, the sound will be boosted to control, for this reason that cleanbooster only give her a dirty bouheux and where treblebooster (or hightpass too) provides a sound controlled and precise.

This pedal is clearly in the field of bouheux but not much.
Added to boost the saturation does not have a precise rhythm, it is better to turn to boost the treble or Tubescreamer tight kind boss sd-1 (a extraordianaire pedal for heavy metal in booster! There have to see Zakk Wilde). Not taking the low, it does wonders in lead type neck pickup running well but sorely lacking in rhythmic precision.

If you have a simple microphone, an amplifier plexi/ac30 such a good game lead, this pedal is absolutely great. Do not listen to those who use pedals on a clean boost, they do not know how to use it.

I put 8 because it has a monstrous breath (worse boost by adding one of the amp). The dod250 gray or yellow is in the same style, a real engine!

OVERALL OPINION

I for 2 years.

Mine was completely changed:

- Changing the power supply plug by taking PSA / Boss 'classic'
- Led activation
- Change all the components for the ultra modern and clean utlra (NE5532 and metalfilm everywhere)
- Change the schema of dod250 gray now, but change not break the brick, the foot rest 95% the same! There is no inferiority complex having the YJM. It is in style, in the same wave as the gray and the change is absolutely insignificant.
Here, I have a plexi 1968-1969 'with a stratocaster and moultitude boost which dod 250/yjm and I'm thrilled. If you have a booster amp is a pedal that costs almost nothing and makes a great service!

compulsory for fans of Malmsteen, and for others it adds a boost to all your belongings I had a RP350 with the DoD supplement the sound were much more punchy than without, nothing have!

UTILIZATION

is not easy but not fo abused or have a good noise gate

SOUND QUALITY

for his malmsteen it does not all! you'll miss the fingers and a good amp settings or multi cons but it actually makes this a little more expensive yngwie!

OVERALL OPINION

I never part with it because it serves several occasions with my G9 or my marshall or even see a nomad with a microcube (which sounds rather flat between us) with the dod is day and night!

Awhile back, Yngwie Malmsteen teamed up with DOD to create his own signature boost pedal. The boost is modeled after his famous grey DOD250 but with some slightly different tweaks. It features the same level and gain knobs that you'll find on any other DOD250, so there's not much that's changed on the outside aside from the graphics and name. For those wondering, the name is after his favorite Ferrari - the Ferrari 308.

UTILIZATION

These things are built like tanks. Seriously, you can stomp on them all day without any issues. I love how small they are, too. This should have no problems finding a place on even the most cramped pedal board. The biggest thing I dislike about this pedal is the jack. It's not your standard Boss style barrel jack. DOD uses these headphone style jacks, so you'll probably need an adapter if you want to run it via a wall wart.

SOUND QUALITY

The pedal itself is modeled after the DOD250, but it's not the exact same. This actually has a bit more treble than the regular ones. I find the extra treble to be a bit too harsh compared to the original DOD250, but it's not a bad pedal at all. A few tweaks can bring it right back into DOD250 spec. There's a little tone suckage, but it's very minimal. Those looking for an oldschool boost like Yngwie will be fairly pleased with the sound. I usually find myself wanting a tone knob on these pedals, though.

OVERALL OPINION

If you're looking for an oldschool boost, this can do the trick. It's nicely built and is pretty good for the price. However, I think there are better versions of this pedal out there that sound more musical. Then again, it's hard to argue the price they go for, especially used. If you're searching for your first boost, it's probably a toss up between this, the MXR Distortion III and the Bad Monkey.

(Originally written by barvador/translated from Audiofanzine FR)
Very simple overdrive with volume and gain controls (no tone control). Malmsteen ? This guitar doesn't sound like Malmsteen at all (although I must admit that I don't know everything he's made...). It's a new edition of an old and famous DOD pedal but the sound is more aggressive and with more highs.

Cons: mini-jack PSU input, no LED for the effects and no tone control. Many cons! But I got it secondhand at a small price. I find a tone control is very important for an overdrive pedal.

UTILIZATION

Nothing to say, both controls are interactive.

SOUND QUALITY

I play mainly blues rock. I read a lot of good reviews about this pedal (which isn't conceived for heavy metal) and I tested it with several setups.

With this pedal I use only one setting: gain at 12 o'clock (max.) and volume at 10-11 o'clock with a good Strat (preferably with rosewood fretboard) and a good tube amp (Classic 30 with Celestion speaker or Classic Lead 80).

More extreme settings give very aggressive results and a poor definition. My "soft" setting adds width and brilliance to a slightly crunched sound and provides it a dirty and garage character. This sound is good for soft blues rock and rebel pop.

With a Les Paul the result isn't that good because it's too muddy. The pedal gives average results with the clean channel of the Classic 30, it's much better with the lead channel. The pedal seems to be conceived to boost an overdriven channel.

This pedal is different from a warm and tight sounding TS9. It's a real booster (the name is "preamp overdrive").

I give it only a 7 because it's not very versatile and it doesn't provide a great precision.

OVERALL OPINION

Try out the pedal before buying it and think about what you need it for. I love overdrive pedals. I own several models and they all sound different. This pedal provides a nice sound character with certain settings but it can also prove too aggressive and that's the reason a tone control would come in really handy. It's a very special pedal like most signature products. It's all a mater of taste...

And it's very affordable.

This is a straightforward preamp overdrive. It can be used by itself as an overdrive pedal. (I don't like the sound that much when used in this way.) It can also be used as a gain/preamp booster, i.e. in front of a dirty amp or in front of a distortion/overdrive pedal. I believe it is digital. To my knowledge, it cannot be edited via computer. There is an input and output, as well as an input for 9v/dc power supply. This is a floor pedal, so it is not rackable.

UTILIZATION

Configuration is very simple, with just two knobs: level and gain. Getting the intended effects is really easy. Turn the gain all the way up, then adjust the level to your liking, and you're done with presets. I think I have the manual, but I don't think it was very useful. Luckily, you don't really need it.

SOUND QUALITY

As I said earlier, as an overdrive by itself, I am not so impressed by this pedal. However, when I put it after my noise suppressor and before any distortion pedals, it makes a wonderful, screaming preamp booster. I stomp on this baby primarily for solos, either with a distortion/overdrive pedal already engaged, or when the amp I'm using has it's drive/distortion pedal kicked in. It gives you days and days of endless sustain. I can also do fast,long solos without wasting all of my hard earned energy trying to press the strings so hard to get great tone and sustain. The only things I don't like about this pedal, I fixed by buying additional specialized pedals. It is very noisy, especially with the gain turned up. A noise suppressor fixes that. I also wish that it would boost volume when engaged, precisely because I use it for solos, but this unit does not give much of a volume boost when engaged. So I bought an equalizer that I can engage along side of it when it's time to solo.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had this pedal for about four and a half years. It is still an essential part of my rig, especially when my set calls for a solo or two, or three, or four. I love the sustain it creates. It would be nice if I didn't have to buy a noise suppressor and an equalizer to enhance its capabilities, but I already have. So no harm done, as I need these other two effects anyway. I was given this as a gift, so I didn't try anything else out, but I am very pleased with it. Not sure if there are better preamp boosters out there, and I don't really care to find out...that's how happy I am with it. I was given this as a gift, but if I had to buy one, I don't think the price would break the bank, especially considering the value it provides. This is the best pedal I could have gotten as a gift. Too bad this person doesn't give me gifts anymore, musical or otherwise.