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DOD Death metal distortion pedal
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 4:37 pm
by 1-3-8
I might get one of these on tradme, anybody know what these are like,
apparently it completely obliterates the digitech and boss ones with raw power
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:40 pm
by Jenesis
My pedal can beat up your pedal.
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 1:03 pm
by Sicklehut
I can feel a pedal war coming on ...
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 7:46 pm
by 1-3-8
Jenesis wrote:My pedal can beat up your pedal.
ogmz! no,
my pedal can lift up a bus!
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 7:18 pm
by McKnightFX
They suck. One came into my posession yesterday.
..On that note, buy my one from trademe! These things rock!
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 7:23 pm
by Jenesis
Oh yeah, forgot to say that my pedal can lift up the whole world!
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 7:25 pm
by McKnightFX
Jenesis wrote:
Oh yeah, forgot to say that my pedal can lift up the whole world!
Is that all?
Pfft, wimp
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 7:29 pm
by Jenesis
McKnightFX wrote:Jenesis wrote:
Oh yeah, forgot to say that my pedal can lift up the whole world!
Is that all?
Pfft, wimp
Well I would have said that it can lift up the universe, but that is frankly quite unbelievable.
Even though it can.
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 9:09 pm
by machina
You guys both suck, my pedal can lift a song.
..................any takers? .........anyone? ........no?
Jeez, tough crowd.
I'm here 'til thursday, remember to tip your waitress.
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 9:39 am
by The Scarecrow
Forget the pedal. Just buy a better amp.
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 11:26 am
by thehenderson
But seriously. Do it.
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 12:57 am
by Ari
They do exactly what they say they do. They are great if you want a scary Death Metal tone while plaing low powerchords. They are not good for much else.
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 7:56 am
by joshbosh
Ari wrote:They are not good for much else.
wrong!
you can burn them
that is about the only thing they are good for, unless you enjoy the most shittest tone possible...
DOD vs Digitech
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:45 am
by IkeKrull
I believe Digitech bought DOD, so saying the DOD pedal 'completely obliterates' the equivalent Digitech item (Digitech Death Metal) is unlikely as they are the same pedal, electronically.
According to anecdotal evidence, the digitech version is less prone to physical breakage than the DOD as well.
As for Digitech/DOD vs. Boss, well.. i havent used a Metal Zone etc. enough to comment, but I would say that with any of these pedals - where they are essentially having a marketing-driven pissing match over who sounds 'heaviest' - the key is actually in exercising some restraint in how far you turn those knobs - getting a good tone out of a metal-oriented distortion pedal often means setting it quite conservatively - theres just so much gain, fizz and scoop on tap you can easily find yourself turning those knobs up 'a little more... a little more..' overdo it and just end up sounding bad, without realising it.
You might just find that a less 'extreme' pedal, such as a RAT or a DS-2 with its settings turned up give you a better sound than a 'modern' metal pedal, depending on your taste.
I like a bit of solid state distortion pushing a tube stage - I think it gives the sound a ripping element that isn't present using tube overdrive alone, so 'get a new amp' is often not a complete solution, especially if you dont have the cash to buy a Mesa Sextuple-Rectifier or whatever theyre up to these days.