OVERDRIVE- DANELECTRO D1 FAB Distortion... 19 years still made & not a Clone?

DANELECTRO  D1 

FAB Distortion

$30.00 USD ?

Do to a lot of brilliant hindsight we all found many cheap Dano's when we used are ears instead of our eyes sound great. They were from the get go clones that were meant to be clones. Ideally not one bit worse or indeed better. The philosophy was it is not broke so don't fix it. This has proved to be both true on some pedals but to the point of a lawsuit on another.

A total cloning is not possible in this case, it is rumoured to start as a Maxon DS-830 Distortion Master but the treble and bass became a simple Tone control. According to Josh Scott it matches nothing. Is it an original? Is nothing sacred anymore?

The layout is Volume, Tone and Gain.

OTHER STUFF

The price even new can be as cheap as $25 or $30 or can be heading towards $60. I expect since Dano does not have them on their site they offer a license agreement to a distributor. Availability is inconsistent so it is probable that the licence keeps changing hands. The pedal has been around since 

2005 and just won't go away,😠...LOL.   

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CONCLUSION ___ 

Well the good news is it has a lot of character. It is more of 

a medium gain OD but with a raw sound. It has a nice tight 

aggressive sound great for rhythm playing. I expect it could 

be used stacked to add bite to another OD. A Fuzz stacked 

on it could be tightened up and have some bite added. 

 

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thefneprint

The owner of Danelectro is Steve Ridinger. He invented the Foxx Fuzz pedal. However he could not get his pedal company to fly he only could get small orders. He decided if he could buy the rights to a famous defunct gear company that he could sell enough to make a living. Danelectro was defunct and the company was non existent and so he bought the name cheap. He was right. His pedals sold out to stores in the hundreds. Big but, those same stores wanted the guitars. He new nothing about guitar building, lol. Yes as we all know he got that to fly. He recently designed the latest Dano pedal himself. 

The Nicholas 1966 Fuzz. 

Soooo did he design the D1 himself in 2015???? 

WTF is a Decibel ???

dB for for Dummies 

Summary? Over simplified for the real world? Every 6dB going up 

or turned down is a reasonably perceived noticeable loudness. 95dB is nice level per instrument to make out a band with Drums, Bass and a Guitar. Nobody drowns out the other player. The drummer does not have to pull back a normal wack on his drum. A guitarist gets enough level for a bit of acoustic feedback from his speaker to get some sustain on a note. Only the singer needs a mic. 

A drummer can still lift his cab without a helper.  

120dB? One dB more and everyone ends up with their ears ringing. 

95dB is a low tech number used in some communities to say just how loud a by-law officer will allow without a public execution  

of the entire band. Others (and I do not make this up) allow 

for the loudness of a vacuum cleaner when heard

outside your door.  

 

YOU NEED 

A sound level meter is a must have to win arguments, LOL. 

Most of all to buy amps. If the amp puts out 95 dB with it set how you like the tone then your drummer will not wipe you out. He is the guy with the broken volume knob attached to his arms. Keep in mind you can turn down a bit and it can be OK but if you are drowned out you have an expensive piece of junk. If however it is too loud when it hits is sweet spot everyone will make your life hell. 

If you drown out the rhythm section your audience will perceive the music as having no balz.  

Wattage on an amps specs means F. all. If has to say it is in RMS wattage to be in the ballpark. 30 watts gets you by most times. More than 50 watts can be too loud. 

The good news is a half decent meter does not need to be more than $20.00 USD. The one on the page is made by UNI-T a middle of the road brand name. I got mine on AliExpress for $15. Well made enough to kiss the floor on occasion and easy to use.

DAVE GILMOUR ____ NEW____ album ....The Pipers Call

THE PIPERS CALL 

                                                    

As one of the few of the great guitarists of the past it is always fascinating to hear something new.

This is certainly stylistically in keeping with Dave's love of a bit of the theatrical. Surprisingly it is a good solid tune not some cobbled together bits and pieces passed off as a song that is not even a shadow of their former work. In short not a pathetic last gasp from someone passed his best before date.

ROBBEN FORD ____ Pedals? Amps? Guitars? ____Today

 

 That Pedal Show-Today 

Robben Ford showed up on the show today and talked gear.

I figured many of you guys would love to hear from him 

first hand. He has all but retired his Dumble in favor of 

the Little Walter amps.

COMPRESSOR- ORIGIN EFFECTS Cali76___NEW___ replacement for the compact

ORIGIN EFFECTS Cali76  

FET Compressor 

$370.00 USD
ouch!

Has the best got better??? Just released. Except for the LED 

lights the only giveaway is the f.ing price!!! 😕 lol.

The layout is Dry, for your wet/dry mix, Out, a level, Ratio, 

amount of compression Attack, to delay the comp effect 

kicking in and Release, how long before the comp fades out. 

Actually this is a re-birth of the 10 year old giant size Cali 76 TX-L. They sell used for $1300 +. It was a dead serious studio comp. 

It is know re-designed to fit a small enclosure and kill off their Compact.

 

CONCLUSION___

They needed to do something, because there 

are now choices from Wampler, UA, and know 

J. Rockett offering all the the different studio 

classics so we have choice. 

I confess I do 100% love this new/old Cali but

the new J.Rockett Airchild Sixty Six is equally 

good and $230.00 USD.

$230.00 USD

OD/PreAmp- FRIEDMAN IR-D PreAmp___NEW___ 2 channel Marshall Plexi plus

FRIEDMAN IR-D PreAmp

A real tube pre that can be used in the same ways one would use a modeller. 

You get two channels and a boost. The voicing is that of a hot rodded classic 

Marshall Super Lead Plexi PreAmp. The features are endless and and the layout 

needs explaining. If i write it out you will get lost. So I will let 

the videos do the talking.

CONCLUSION ___

It sounds as it should like a real tube amp because it indeed 

uses tubes. Yes not a model but the real thing. 

What's not to love!!!

$500.00 USD

thefineprint 

I am 77 and taking my Plexi to a gig is getting a bit much. I have been 

wrestling about getting a modeler? First I only need one killer amp not 

dozens. I hate giving up tubes!!! I want the sound, feel and response that 

ONLY tubes can provide. Ideally a Plexi. This pedal has zero competition 

in my mind. I could still use my cab. I would just need a power amp. 

I will have to give this a serious think.

MODELER- AMPLITUDE TONEX ONE___NEW TODAY___ $180.00 pedal ...$2300.00 sound

AMPLITUDE TONEX ONE

$180.00 USD

PREVIEW

This is a total surprise. Amplitude were a Pro software company before they made any pedals. It is why they have such high quality sounds. 

It has 20 presets of amps, cabs and effects. You can download all that the full size unit has and edit as well and you get free software to do it. Yes and it is capable with an interface to make your own models. In short it does all the 'Must Have' of what the full size model does and with the same quality of sound. Sounds that compare with Neural and Fractal? YES! This is a game changer!!! 

I will update ALL day as new videos and info comes out!!!

thefineprint

I expect this pedal is already sold out and even if you do 

a pre-order it may take months to arrive. 

FUZZ- SUMMER SCHOOL ELECTRONICS Class Reunion__NEW__ Muff & Tube Screamer

SUMMER SCHOOL 

ELECTRONICS 

The CLASS REUNION ||| 

$180.00 USD

Once I read thru the gobbly goop I was lucky enough to figure 

out we have a Green Russian Muff and a Tube Screamer. It is two of the companies pedals combined into one pedal. 

The layout has a Gain and Tone for each pedal. Volume is for both sides and Blend determines which side is loudest. Both sides have a silicon clipping diode and LED for overkill distortion.  

CONCLUSION___ 

A lot of noises good and bad. The ts side is a bit thin using the silicon diode. The LED predictable gives it a Metal vibe. The Muff sounds like a good basic Muff and with the LED you get a full blown Doom thing. I feel the blend is its secret sauce. It can make good better and the unuseable turned into the just right.

I have a Muff, the Boss ts best know as an SD-1 OD.  

I also have a great EQ and a Rat to throw into the mix. 

In short stacking separate pedals does much more. 

Big but ...on a smaller board this could be a good

choice to cover the Metal vibe of many genres. 

REVERB- MAD PROFESSOR Silver Spring Reverb... Robben Ford's fave

MAD PROFESSOR 

Silver Spring Reverb

$220.00 USD

This is now by Reverb chip generations a golden oldy. It came out in 2012. 

Old chips at best can have some character to the sound like a pedal with germanium transistors. They can however have some nasty analysing distortion. Robben Ford is a big fan. It is basically just one algorithm

needed and used to create a Fender/Accusonic type Spring Reverb. 

The layout is Reverb, that controls the dry wet mix, Tone and 

Time which is the length of the decay. 

CONCLUSION ___

Like all pedals that claim to clone a sound one 

either measures how close or simply only cares 

that it makes a pleasing substitution. I find it 

an exceptional substitution and I owned Fender 

amps, for a start I had 2 different Twin Reverbs 

over the years. 

FUZZ- CALINE CP-53 Fuzzy Face Voodoo Octave ... more the same than different???

CALINE CP-53 

FUZZY FACE ||VOODOO OCTAVE

$30.00 USD

Another good ol' Octave Fuzz. Don't ask. Some are a take on the original or take on an American copy or indeed the MIJ Boss that is still not on offer even though Boss did an accidental release of it and pulled it the next day. Rumors were it was the covid thing stopping production. Voodoo Labs had a Fuzz for about 20 years but it is a sub octave Fuzz. The Caline compares well with the Joyo Voodoo Octave  Since you asked the Joyo is $35.00 USD. Check out the Post on the Joyo. The layout is Volume, Tone, Gain and a switch that kicks in a mid scoop. In fact identical to the Joyo setup.

CONCLUSION ___ 

It sounds good but not better than others including the $30.00 USD, Boss Hyper Fuzz clone the Behringer Super Fuzz. All 3 are impressive and Pro sounding.