Danelectro D-1 FAB Distortion Mystery Solved!

[Rockdog]

Kudos to this guy for cracking the code!

 

[wildschwein]

That’s cool. Thanks for sharing. I’ve owned that Dano a couple of times. It’s a good drive.

 

[blowtorch]

This pedal sounds so good it's just ridiculous.

it's easy to forget about that because of the wonky enclosure and backwards knob arrangement

really it's a sleeper and a very well-kept secret in the pedal world, IMO

 

[VintageSG]

I have one of those. £9.99 at the time. I don't use it much, but when I do, it sounds superb.
Crazy good sound, and very easy to interact with to control it via the guitar.
£9.99?, it wasn't worth -not- having it.
I bought the matching overdrive at the time too. Again, great sound, but yeah, those controls are an acquired taste.

 

[blowtorch]

I have one of those. £9.99 at the time. I don't use it much, but when I do, it sounds superb.
Crazy good sound, and very easy to interact with to control it via the guitar.
£9.99?, it wasn't worth -not- having it.
I bought the matching overdrive at the time too. Again, great sound, but yeah, those controls are an acquired taste.

Same here, I never use mine, yet every few years I find it at the bottom of the bin and I try it out and I wonder why the heck I leave it languishing
That knobs configuration sure does suck- that's a huge part of it, i am sure

 

[Rockdog]

Same here, I never use mine, yet every few years I find it at the bottom of the bin and I try it out and I wonder why the heck I leave it languishing
That knobs configuration sure does suck- that's a huge part of it, i am sure

Now and then I think about the feasibility of rehousing it in a metal enclosure with the knobs on the face. I'd be more inclined to try it if I knew my way around PCBs, or knew someone who did.