Danelectro DJ13 French Toast Octave Distortion Pedal 

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Am I missing something? I tried everything I could think of to get a decent tone out of this pedal and it just sounded like fluctuating mush. I was very disappointed. Too bad, it's a really cool looking unit and it's built like a tank.

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this pedal may be a bit too refined for fuzz nuts. it's a distortion. it beats out the fuzz face reissue for sure and beats out anything boss is putting out. does not stand up in sound to my dwarfcraft devices, copilotfx, and noisemaker effects fuzzes.
oddly enough, this pedal reminds me of my boss hyper fuzz, a sound somewhere between the mode 1 and mode 2 on certain settings. it's more distortion than fuzz with a smooth breakup, no gate or splattery bit sounds here. i bought this when it first came out 'cause i needed a cheap octave up for covering blitz's "someone's gonna die" on guitar. but now that I play bass only, this pedal will still give me cheap nice grit with single coils and a pick with the eq set at 12 o'clock, octave turned off and distortion set at 0.
keep the knob protector on it and it will last. i broke a knob off on my dano reverse delay accidently, wish that it had a foot guard on it!

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So as my title stated, this pedal is pretty evil... it will not play nice with your amp. The fuzz is pretty harsh and out of control, and with the octave thrown in - you have a weird weird sound. If you're like me though, you dig weird sounds and you can definitely have alot of fun with this pedal. It's quite dynamic in response, meaning if you just start strumming it's going to sound like radio static... i'm still in the process of getting the feel for it, not sure if I'll ever use this in any of my band's songs, but overall, a really fun pedal. If you're into weird sounds, give this "French Toast" a try.
You have your effect level knob, distortion knob (which even at the lowest setting gives you a hint of crunch), the octave switch (on or off) and your EQ knob which honestly, doesn't have the greatest range (either a ton of low end or a harsh trebly sound). I did play with the EQ for some time to find a "sweet spot" that worked nicely. One big big negative - no LED light to indicate whether the pedal is on or off. However, it's pretty easy to tell...
Despite how neat they are, they are built rather poorly. I had to take off the back plate and re-tighten it as it was wobbly right out of the box. Despite the build quality, they do hold up nicely - I never understood the complaints about the plastic casing. How hard are people stomping on pedals? I've never hit my Neo Clone like I was trying to kill an ant! The plastic guard is also nice, might be a turn-off if you have big fingers as the knobs are tiny.
Got it on Black Friday so probably ended up paying less than $29 for it. Won't find something this unique for that price anywhere else.

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This pedal can give you some great tones for a great price, but dialing in a sound that won't cut your volume in half while still sounding good is tough. It took me two years to accept the fact that this pedal needs some kind of boost in front of it to get enough drive to even hear the upper octave. The lower octave setting is great how it is but the upper octave is too thin. I recommend an overdrive in front of this pedal to get a little more midrange, or else your les paul will sound like a rickenbacker and your strat will sound like strangling a cat.

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This pedal is great for 70s hard rock. I am a fan of octave fuzz and wish they made it for bass. It does resemble a Foxx like it says on the discription,so if you like it I would buy it. The tone control is Big Muffish.(you could go from bassy to really raspy) If this was a bass pedal I would buy it in a second

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The tiny knobs can be a pain. The tone knob goes from murky to way too tinny. I can't imagine this being anyone's main distortion/fuzz sound ..... Does it sound like I'm leading into a neagtive review? Well, I'm not. While this isn't exactly a one trick pony, it is limited pedal - On the other hand it does what it was designed to do quite well: That biting octave fuzz sound!So, be careful - If you understand what this pedal is supposed to do you may have found a gem.

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First off, most of the reviews I've read about this pedal seem to be complaints mainly about the things an octave fuzz does. It's certainly not for everyone and isn't usable in a lot of situations, but if an octave fuzz is what you want, this can't be beat for the price. I've used a 70's Univox Superfuzz (an incredible fuzz w/ a subtle octave up) for the past year and a half and the french toast is more intense in the octave department - which is consistent with the tone machine that it's based on. I won't say that it's a better pedal than a vintage superfuzz (and won't replace it), but for the money and for an octave fuzz, I don't see a reason to pass it up. Even not considering the money, this is a great fuzz. The fuzz and eq range are better than most fuzz pedals I've tried out that cost more. Nothing about this is subtle, so if you're looking for a fuzz that will interact with your touch and volume control, then this isn't going to cut it. Also, you probably should rehouse it if you want to take it out on the road, but it's more than worth the trouble.

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From what I've read, this is basically the Foxx Tone Machine circuit. Great fuzztone for the money. Octave is a bonus. There is a second of silence followed by some noise if you stop playing. Just stomp the switch off before it happens. Wait, don't stomp on it, the other downside is it's plastic. But, it's easily replaceable for the price.

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I broke the octave switch within two weeks of owning this, but for the money, it's a great pedal. Sounds great, and you can really get some interesting sounds out of it. If you break it like I did, then you can easily replace it.

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I bought this pedal thinking I was going to be impressed. I was horribly wrong. This thing isn't worth the money at all. It does hold up I'll give it that but other than that its just ugh. With the octave switch on it'll muddy up humbuckers like no ones business and it even does a number on my strat.