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Danelectro DJ-5 Tuna Melt Tremolo

Tremolo pedal from Danelectro belonging to the DJ series

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Published on 11/21/08 at 13:38
Value For Money : Excellent
Tremolo pedal small size and low price, with a plastic Bitonio activation riquiqui quite like the whole series of brand

2 knobs to adjust the speed and intensity of the effect, a switch soft / hard to assay the effect size

Simple and minimalist, even if the case plastoc a little toy. to see if it fits in the length

UTILIZATION

Like I said earlier, fairly simple to use given the limited number of knob, after which the knobs are sensitive enough, take a little time to refine its many settings, but once this is done, it's top.

on the other hand, no fan of the mini switch to engage the effect, not very sensitive / reactive, and since it is minus, a doubt still remains about the engagement / disengagement of the effect, in short, it involves get it right, not necessarily practical in the heat of the moment

more convenient, the small plastic cover to protect the knobs of any possible misalignment in the engagement, given the size of the pedal, I'd say it's even necessary, especially when a major turning out

about food and the problem of loss of volume raised by others, I found this: no problems with signal loss with a power supply of sufficient intensity, for against, one day I reversed my two power supplies (for different intensities do not feed the same number of pedals) in my pedalboard, and, indeed through, there were loss of the activation volume but because the power supply was not strong enough to as power pedals, including the tuna melt at the end of string placed upstream of the preamp (I use a power supply for the effects in the loop, and another for those upstream of the preamp, delivering more intensity, because more power effects).

Finally, if you have any volume loss with this pedal, it's not she who is involved, but a faulty or inadequate power supply (battery or transformer HS not issuing enough intensity, especially in a pedalboard)

SOUND QUALITY

Indeed effective and very good sound quality, especially given the price: on one hand, it is better to make concessions on the "form", the envelope of the pedal instead of the sound is excellent, with tremolos to the most discrete of the chopped depending on the speed and sharp, with a beautiful vintage color.

obviously, this is not a pedal to place anywhere, forget the effects loop, anyway, a tremolo that begins upstream of the preamp in the end chain of preference.

short, I love and I tend to put more in my compositions, and used in the right place in my chain of pedals, it gives me any satisfaction!

OVERALL OPINION

Used for about a year, I had bought more out of curiosity for the effect itself that I knew not well, than anything else. and about 40 euros, I was not disappointed, the investment was well worth the effort, especially since I use more and more that this is now part of my pedalboard and I should have difficult to remove.

short, given the price, to buy the closed eyes for all those wishing to explore these effects. attention, proven risk of addiction!

after, we can surely find better level reliability, durability, design, and even his, but not at that price ....