Favorite DOD Pedals

What are your favorite DOD pedals? I understand that there are some "sleepers" that sound real good. And I seem to remember talk of a real good OD or Distortion pedal. I know it wasn't a "Supra Distortion" 'cause I had one. ;-)

the Supra Distortion was the first pedal I ever bought. I was in high school. sold my Super Nintendo to buy it. yeah, that's right...

of course i don't still have it. nor do i have the Rogue tele copy i bought the pedal to use with...

I like the Preamp/Overdrive 250. Through a good amp it really sings.

Gosh so many. I could easily gig a whole board of just DOD and for a while i did nearly that. High on my list are:

FX90, FX96 Delays
FX25 env follower
FX52 fuzz
FX60/65/68 Chorus

I have also gigged for years with a FX69 (grunge) on my board which i used as a special effect & to elicit feedback. It is a hideous thing. But I love it so. I need to score a back up as my switch i getting hinky. I only like the original issue flat switch version. The rev B or whatever of this pedal didn't have the same anti-mojo.

I love these things!

I have about a dozen or so, the Phasers and Phasors, all the fuzzies, some ODs and distortions and others. I guess I've started to collect them for some reason. If any one has a Buzzbox, Meatbox, Vibra thang, Gonkulator, Octoplus, Thrashmaster or Metalmaster that they need to offload, please give me a shout.

I like the outrageous distortion circuits and some of the names. I used the Grunge for a while, then tried the Punkifier but now i have the Death Metal (FX86) in it's place. I like that the blurb that comes with it gives me settings for Pungent Stench, Pig Destroyer etc :lol::razz::shock:

I'm trying to get the Buzzbox etc for the noise stuff we do and the Thrash and Metal for their flouro colours. I mean who calls a pedal 'The ThrashMaster' and then colours it flouro pink?

Awesome!

Some have really crap names and some are really crap pedals but i love 'em, Except for those dodgey stomp switches.

Here's a very handy link. (http://www.americaspedal.net/)

the pds series delays are killer
fx94 delay/looper is on my board right now, but like all things dod the switch is iffy.
the analog delay is cool...i think its the fx 90
i guess i really only care about the delays

I've owned these in the past,and all were excellent!
250 Overdrive/preamp
FX80B Compressor
201/401/401B phasors [great clones of the mxr phase 45/90]
440 envelope filter
FX-45 stereo reverb [not really a reverb,but a cool effect non the less!]
Performer 585 Analog delay [18v] low-fi oscilation at its very best!
Performer 545 A Wah filter [18v]

Sadly,only the FX80B remains.:cry:

The DOD Classic Fuzz has been my sparkly midnight pumpkin for over 20 years...from bees in a can , '60s biker flick fuzz to nice round "gimme Shelter" thump, I've really enjoyed this major sleeper on the fuzz circuit.

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What about the FX-50B?

+1 on Classic fuzz. From mellow to big muff, but with more mids and breath for me. Works with bass too.

well me it's the FX 80-B as good as many high $$$$$$$ comp. out there.the trick to compressor is to find the right adjusment...lol

I forgot, I also own the FX-50B and lime green FX25 filter too! I guess I'm a DOD fan.:grin:
The FX-50B is a very clear/transparent overdrive capable of RAT type gain levels when cranked,but its a little noisy then.XLNT low gain overdrive though! :smile: Even better after removing the diodes and adding a pair in the feedback loop!

I just modded my FX25 envelope filter to have a little slower decay,more like a mutron or Q tron.Stock it has a very abrupt decay,and can be tricky to find the sweet spot.After the mod the RANGE pot is much more useable,but its still a bit tricky live. The slower decay helps though! Its just changing one polarized electrolytic cap,C7 on the schematic,from 15uf to 22uf. What a classic envelope filter! :cool:

I like the Preamp/Overdrive 250.

I love the OD250 as well. It's one of the oldest, but it still rivals (or surpasses) much of what has come after it.

Also interesting that the OD250 is the foundation for so many other pedals, probably most notably the Voodoo Lab OD and OCD, since they both really serve to build some additional circuitry with the OD250 ends - the VLO adds another gain stage, and the OCD adds a tone control beyond that.

I think that DOD got it right with the name of theirs, even though it and the MXR Dist+ are basically the same thing. Neither is really a distortion pedal. But these are distinctions that are more important (or trend based) today.

I love many of the DOD designs from the 80's, but never did like 2 things:

1. The stomp mechanism

2. The 1/8" D.C. jack

http://resource.noiseguide.com/dod_585.jpg

The DOD Classic Fuzz has been my sparkly midnight pumpkin for over 20 years...from bees in a can , '60s biker flick fuzz to nice round "gimme Shelter" thump, I've really enjoyed this major sleeper on the fuzz circuit.

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I couldn't agree more. I have no doubt that there are some $150 fuzz pedals that do things this does not, and I would love to own them too.

But my Classic Fuzz is the ONLY piece of gear that I've used consistently since I bought it when I was 14 years old. It was my first pedal, and until fairly recently, it was my only pedal.

I turn every knob all the way up, and it gives me that smooth, thick sustain, with some dangerous grit on the side. Kinda like a spoonful of molasses with some crushed glass mixed in.

Since getting my OCD, I've discovered that the FX52 up all the way, into the OCD gives me the same qualities, plus the richer harmonic overtones.

Love this old 2 second Delay and looper! It's digital, but not gritty and harsh like the old boss DD's (sounds a lot like my Delta Labs Effectron Rack unit). Bill Frisell still uses these often in his live rig along with the LIne 6 Delay Modeler, since these allow you to manually tweak the loop speed/pitch with the rate knob, and you can then quickly do little overdubs to get some interesting things happening. Got this one for $5 on the street in Brooklyn, 'cause they couldn't confirm that it worked. It does! Just learned that it's supposed to use a 10v adapter, I've been using a 9v with good results...

http://resource.noiseguide.com/dod_585.jpg
That was my first delay! (many years ago). A friend gave it to me (he found it used in a shop) and I used it for slapback- I fried it somehow...It had a great warm sound

DOD 250 - $35 + $3.60 shipping - Linky (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/354219-REG/DOD_DOD250V_250_Overdrive_Preamp_Pedal.html)

http://img3.musiciansfriend.com/dbase/pics/products/7/1/1/238711.jpg

I've been interested in the 250 Reissue and I just stumbled on this deal. I ordered one.

I am trying to save up for a MHP 72 Degree box.......can we just stop talking about overdrives until my stupid POD and Boss FDR-1 sell on eBay?

:shock:

I love this place and I have no will power when I see a deal.

I will be placing an order Keith.

:cool:

If you ever want a very tweakable Univibe sort of pedal....the old Vibrothang is killer.

http://www.dod.com/fxpedals/images/FX22lg.jpg

I found one of these on eBay (cheap) and the trem/vibe settings are delightful.

Funky pedal. Lots of color.

http://img3.musiciansfriend.com/dbase/pics/products/7/1/1/238711.jpg

I've been interested in the 250 Reissue and I just stumbled on this deal. I ordered one.

I would jump on that as well. Almost funny - I put my (personal build) OD 250 (with slight tweaks) in an old DOD enclosure from the 80's, and painted it yellow, as well. Same style knobs and everything. :smile:

that reissue's not so hot.

that reissue's not so hot.

I'm looking forward to it.

It's not bad....(forward to about 1:00)

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Oh,heres my grey spec 250 clone,in an old ROSS distortion shell. :cool:
And my FET 210 preamp that I wish I never sold :cry:
And my solution to the FX series footswitches...........momentary carling switches! Boss barrel jacks too.

that reissue's not so hot.

So easily tweaked that it's almost stoopid.

Really easy ones:

- replace the input cap with something a little larger - stock is .01uF - try .022uF to about .039uF (.047uf is too big, IMO)

- replace one of the two clipping diodes with either a 1N34A or BAT41

- bump up the cap that kills the bass on the inverting input of the chip - just bump it a touch, from the stock .047uF to .056uF or .068uF

The above will make it just a bit fuller EQ wise, and a bit warmer OD wise

You can also increase the size of the cap that is parallel to the clipping diodes, as it sort of acts like a fixed tone control. A little goes a long way.

Lastly, you can rewire the drive/gain pot. Put a jumper where it's leads used to connect. Now remove the 1 meg resistor in the chip's feedback loop (there's only one). Put the pot's wires in the two slots where the resistor went.

...Granted, the OD 250 uses a reverse taper pot for gain, so if you do the above mod, you only have control from about 7:00 to 9:30! So a standard 500K audio (log) pot like is in the TS is perfect.

I usually just change the two caps and single diode that I mentioned first. Everything else is just icing on the cake.

Picked this up last week at the Pawn shop for $20, nice old school phaser

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k115/asc67/IMG_2318_2.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k115/asc67/IMG_2319_2.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k115/asc67/IMG_2320_2.jpg

So easily tweaked that it's almost stoopid.


Lastly, you can rewire the drive/gain pot. Put a jumper where it's leads used to connect. Now remove the 1 meg resistor in the chip's feedback loop (there's only one). Put the pot's wires in the two slots where the resistor went.

...Granted, the OD 250 uses a reverse taper pot for gain, so if you do the above mod, you only have control from about 7:00 to 9:30! So a standard 500K audio (log) pot like is in the TS is perfect..

Hey .011, will that work with an old MXR distortion + too? Does this make it more tubescreamer-ish?
By the way,your 250 is COOL!:cool:

I bought one of the DOD FX65 Stereo Chorus pedals for $30. It is stilll on my board. The worst thing about these pedals is the power adapter jack placement/ size. Mine did not have a battery cover so I made a metal plate to replace the battery access door and drilled a hole for a traditional 2.1 mm center (-) jack into the plate and used the battery leads to accept pedal power in a more traditional manner. It works great.

http://www.daddys.com/images/usedgear/DOD6680_1.jpg

I used to play rockabilly full time and tried a zillion different delays. For slapback the FX-90 and FX-96 are just about perfect.

Hey .011, will that work with an old MXR distortion + too? Does this make it more tubescreamer-ish?
By the way,your 250 is COOL!:cool:

Yeah - it all applies to the D+. The only marked difference (that I recall off the top of my head) are the clipping diodes. The D+ (at least the early ones) used a germanium type. I don't recall what their forward voltage is, but it's most likely lower than the standard silicon 1N419 types. So if your D+ has germaniums, you can probably get away with using a silicon in place of one.

The drive becomes more like a TS (or Rat, etc.) when you adjust the gain directly at the negative feedback loop itself. That is, the taper tends to be more usable, from little to no clipping, to full on clipping.

...The way it is in the OD 250/D+/DS-1, the transition isn't as evenly "spread" through the knob's rotation. This is why the reverse taper pot is needed. So in that way, the TS/Rat/etc. do have a more flexible way (IMO) of tapering the gain. The downside is that the HP filter is fixed in a TS, and is variable in the OD 250 - IOW, more bass is cut as the gain is increased. This is the exact same dynamic that is at play with the Zendrive's "voice" control, only it works on a much smaller scale. Basically, the ZD combines the gain altering methods of the OD 250 along with that of the TS/Rat, etc.

Thanks about my 250. Funny thing is, I wasn't even conscious about the yellow paint - it was just handy!

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The drive becomes more like a TS (or Rat, etc.) when you adjust the gain directly at the negative feedback loop itself. That is, the taper tends to be more usable, from little to no clipping, to full on clipping.QUOTE]

Ok,this is heading in the 'burnt fingers' direction,but I put a 500k Audio pot in place of the 1meg resistor in my DOD grey clone,a BAT41 germanium diode and changed the .01 cap to .033.All I can say is you 250 owners should try this one.Pretty much keeps all of the 250 tone but its a bit smoother and nukes the harsh,ice picky high end.Its a keeper and I'm gonna try it in my MXR Distortion + as soon as I get another 500kA pot.I like how adjusting the gain no longer removes bass as you turn it up or down,the eq seems more stable and useable. I like the .047 cap stock,as a .068 cap made the neck pickup kinda muddy.
Thanks Keith!:cool:

I have this, when a comp is needed, it can't be beat:

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii126/richey888/vintageDOD.jpg

All I can say is you 250 owners should try this one. Pretty much keeps all of the 250 tone but its a bit smoother

Yeah - give it a whirl w/one of those bargain finds that John is getting.

Or the GGG/BYOC kits.

Really simple (except for the pot mod, which isn't even rocket science), and just makes a good thing better, IMO.

Having the month of August off, I ordered new Weber speakers for my Vibro Champ and Bronco. I decided to break them in with none other than a DOD pedalboard. I have had serious appreciation for DOD equipment for some years.

Before the chain, I use a DOD 240 for splitting the signal. I run the clean into 1 and the pedal output into 2. I used to run a stereo setup, but during this speaker break-in process, I decided to check the potential of each amp individually. Having a certain amount of clean helps my sound, as I tend to create some drama with the pedals.

The introduction of the One Spot helped me use these old pedals with the mini jack power adapter.

The six, still, on the board:

280 Compressor, grey
FX-35 Octoplus
FX-25 envelope filter, not my fav filter by any stretch, but this will do
490 Phasor, the 201 is also awesome, particularly with drum machine high hats
FX-52 Classic Fuzz, replaced old yellow 250 for kicks
FX-90 Analog Delay

In order to perpetuate the speaker break-in I also ran a DFX91 Digital Delay/Sampler in order to get some loops going. I have weeded through a bunch of DOD pedals, but the ones above are what I have been leaning on the most.

My picks so far:

Mini Chorus / 460. Not in the CE-2 range, its closer to a Small Clone although more subtle. Very leslie like on fast settings.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y219/92BlueSi/Chorus/460-Top.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y219/92BlueSi/Chorus/460-Board.jpg

FX80B Compressor. All I'll ever need.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y219/92BlueSi/FX80B/DSCF2320.jpg

I use a DOD FX20-B Stereo Phaser with great results. The regen knob ia huge plus in my book, and this pedal gets a massive tone, especially with my tube screamer.

My secret weapon personal favorite is a DOD FX10 Bi-Fet Preamp pedal, that is my clea boost. Works wonders with my Princeton Amp. It is beyond transparent and has a tone knob which comes in handy (tho I tend to keep in at 12:00). The best inexpensive clean boost I have ever known. Love it!

There are quite a few sweet DOD pedals that I still want to get. Great post and peaked some interest for sure.

I used the Grunge for a while...now i have the Death Metal (FX86) in it's place.

In the history of the TDPRI, you may be the first and only person to admit using the FX86.

And i have no shame in admitting as much :lol:

It runs on the line from my neck pickup (i have seperate bridge and neck outputs) into a huge old Roland bass combo.

I love it!

haha. nice. I have an FX69 on my board for years. Never leave home without it.

http://homepage.mac.com/kp8/.Pictures/randomstuff/stacked.jpg

I have a 201 phasor - used it for years through a bandit with a nylon string ovation (??!!??) - great holy swollen watermelons Batman!

If you ever want a very tweakable Univibe sort of pedal....the old Vibrothang is killer.

http://www.dod.com/fxpedals/images/FX22lg.jpg

I found one of these on eBay (cheap) and the trem/vibe settings are delightful.

Funky pedal. Lots of color.

Still can't believe that i sold mine a year or so ago....:shock:

[QUOTE=k tone;2766531]I bought one of the DOD FX65 Stereo Chorus pedals for $30. It is stilll on my board. The worst thing about these pedals is the power adapter jack placement/ size. Mine did not have a battery cover so I made a metal plate to replace the battery access door and drilled a hole for a traditional 2.1 mm center (-) jack into the plate and used the battery leads to accept pedal power in a more traditional manner. It works great.


My old DOD FX90 delay has the same adaptor jack, so I bought a OneSpot 3.5 mm converter for the jack. Works great.

I definitely miss both my FX33 Buzz Box and the DFX 94 Delay I foolishly parted with a while back...

Hurry, heres a mint DOD FX50B overdrive for $225.00 :shock:

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-DOD-OVERDRIVE-PLUS-FX50-B-GUITAR-EFFECT-PEDAL-FX50B_W0QQitemZ360309101013QQcategoryZ41416QQcmdZV iewItemQQ_trksidZp4712.m263QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DSIC% 26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BFICS%252BUFI%252BDDS IC%26otn%3D8%26pmod%3D120632920601%26po%3DLBI%26ps %3D63%26clkid%3D5000810196231228228

Like my
FX-52 Fuzz
FX-65 Chorus
FX25 Envelope Filter

I know this is a zombie thread but I do love my old DOD pedals, and I wanted to chime in on an old thread. I have boutique pedals, Boss, BBE, but I surely get amazing results from these pedals.

DOD FX57 Hard Rock Distortion (Has up to 40ms delay to thicken tone)
DOD FX64 Ice Box Chorus (Shimmering)
DOD FX55 Supra Distortion (Great at low or high volumes)

I like the Preamp/Overdrive 250. Through a good amp it really sings.

+1 - great pedal

My new board will have a FX-84 Milk Box compressor and a FX-17 Wah/Volume/CV.

I always liked the Juice Box Overdrive FX51. I have two of them!

I like the Preamp/Overdrive 250. Through a good amp it really sings.

This,

My 1st pedal i bought in the early 80's. Along with a Ross Phaser through my Acoustic 100 watt Bass amp with an eighteen inch speaker. I wasn't very good but I was Loud.

My new board will have a FX-84 Milk Box compressor and a FX-17 Wah/Volume/CV.

The Milk Box is excellent for the money. I only replaced mine because I wanted all Barber pedals on my board at the time.

Hurry, heres a mint DOD FX50B overdrive for $225.00 :shock:

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-DOD-OVERDRIVE-PLUS-FX50-B-GUITAR-EFFECT-PEDAL-FX50B_W0QQitemZ360309101013QQcategoryZ41416QQcmdZV iewItemQQ_trksidZp4712.m263QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DSIC% 26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BFICS%252BUFI%252BDDS IC%26otn%3D8%26pmod%3D120632920601%26po%3DLBI%26ps %3D63%26clkid%3D5000810196231228228

It's still there, 2 years later :lol: I wonder why? :rolleyes:

I love the OD250 as well. It's one of the oldest, but it still rivals (or surpasses) much of what has come after it.

Also interesting that the OD250 is the foundation for so many other pedals, probably most notably the Voodoo Lab OD and OCD, since they both really serve to build some additional circuitry with the OD250 ends - the VLO adds another gain stage, and the OCD adds a tone control beyond that.

I think that DOD got it right with the name of theirs, even though it and the MXR Dist+ are basically the same thing. Neither is really a distortion pedal. But these are distinctions that are more important (or trend based) today.

I love many of the DOD designs from the 80's, but never did like 2 things:

1. The stomp mechanism

2. The 1/8" D.C. jack

Agreed on all of this. I hated DOD pedals in the 90's - my friends bought them while I went with the BOSS DS-1 (not that the DS-1 is all that great on small amps, either). But for all of the generic, mediocre crap they flooded into the market, they did make some good stuff. I've heard really good things about the Choruses and the Classic Fuzz. I would actually buy some of them on eBay to try out, except I don't trust the switch.

For those who don't know, DOD basically got absorbed into DigiTech a few years back. The build quality on the DigiTech pedals is more BOSS-like, though their effects get mixed reviews, too.

An interesting note about the DOD 250 Preamp, I had never heard of that pedal, but it was apparently huge in the 80's with metal shredders. And I have the DigiTech DF-7 Distortion Factory, which simulates 7 different pedals, and the DOD 250 is one of the ones they chose to copy.

FX65 Stereo Chorus

First pedal owned more than 20 years ago. Still works today and sounds great (though not regularly on my board). Some of the settings not recommended by the manufacturer back in the day now make for a nice warbly effect.

I agree with the guys who like the Overdrive/Preamp 250. My first distortion. Very warm and with nice gain. After I bought an amp that had good amp distortion, it became my boost pedal. Still wish I had it....

I agree with the guys who like the Overdrive/Preamp 250. My first distortion. Very warm and with nice gain. After I bought an amp that had good amp distortion, it became my boost pedal. Still wish I had it....


I have a FX50 (not a "B") and currently use it in the same way as a boost. Works great in front of a tube amp. It doesn't have the tone control, but I don't miss it. It has a nice warm tone.

Here's my answer to the OP:

http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/500/medium/IMG_1982_Large_.JPG

The big orange box is a Flanger 670 that I acquired in 1979 and have used ever since (it was converted to true bypass five or ten years ago). The greenish box on the right is an FX25B Envelope Filter, which is absolutely the sound I was looking for.

DOD made great stuff! It kills me that a good company that made high quality, reasonably priced products went out of business like they did. It's really hard to find such great values anymore. :cry:

I own a DOD FX-50 that sounds very similar to the 250 although the footswitch is plastic instead of the 250's metal one. Great unit, though there is an upper mid boost that is good with humbuckers but a separate EQ can help take some of the harshness out from single coils.

I had a DOD Juice Box once and it was a great overdrive. Overdrives is one area where I'm a little bit of a 'boutique/fancy brand' skeptic. Although it's long gone I bought the Bad Monkey in large part because it's the 'new version' of the old Juice Box. Love the Bad Monkey.

I like the Preamp/Overdrive 250. Through a good amp it really sings.

if you can find one anymore... they are on Ebay but the older ones, the better ones, are commanding some high prices. I dont believe its currently being made by DOD... I believe they changed it to the YngvieMalmsteen something or other, which isnt anywhere near as good. (I might be wrong about that)

The 250 was a good straight ahead clean boost. Particularly good at pushing a marshall style amp into monster territory. Turn it on and leave it on sort of thing.

My favorite DOD is the Milkbox Compressor. Sounds good (better than a lot in its price range), good quality build (mine is like a tank, done a trillion gigs with it, never even a scratchy pot, nothing) and it has great cow-fur graphics.

Zombie thread is back! Since my earlier post I picked up a VibroThang, which is a sorta Univibe/trem/vibrato box. It chops off a lot of high end but it sure makes a lot of cool sounds. I paid a whole $39.00 for it. Keeper!