DOD FX25-B Envelope Filter

Well, you have to play around with it alot to get the kind of sound you want. I use it with a Peavey Fury bass, and i set it to my liking in like 15 minutes. I found myself experimenting alot, but within a couple of days i got the hang of it. Made an interesting addition to my setup, with which i play alternative/punk stuff. Really I just wanted it to play around with, and this is a great pedal to do that with.

Sounds great with a bass, and i'm sure it would sound great with a guitar too. Probably better. Until the battery gets weak, then it sounds like diarrhea. But it doesn't sound that much like a regular wah, at least it didnt for me. While the battery was strong it gave great low-end response, through my Peavey TKO 115 amp. Also i hooked it up thru my DS-2, and it sounded incredible!

Well here's where it turns nasty. Bought this thing on the 4th of July, and by the end of the month the damn thing had died. I don't know what went wrong... it works OK when you first start it up but after one on-off cycle the little light slowly comes on by itself, but no effect. Press the bypass, the light gets brighter, and the effect is there but totally sucks.... _no_ low end, and the wah really weak. I later found that when I hooked it up to an AC adapter it didn't suck as bad, but still was weird. I would have returned it to DOD but i don't think i want another one of these turds collecting dust on my bookshelf.

Don't know. I returned the warranty card, but they never sent me any kind of acknowledgement. I'm sure theyre really nice people but just like everyone else, they only want your $$$. Not rated here.

Well it was really cool until it broke... sound was great, looked cool, but being as i'm used to Boss pedal quality this one smells. If it hadn't broke this review would be solid 10's. Buyer beware.

I'll qualify this and everything else by first stating that I am a bass player and bought it for that Bootsy-funk sound. When I tried it out in the store, I got that slap-funk sound I wanted right away and jumped at it! When I got it home & plugged in, I couldn't get anything out of it unless I beatthe hell out of the strings....at first.

When I realized that, in order to truly get the right sound with minimal effort, you have to turn your on-board volume all the way up (very key), all was well, VERY well!!!! As for the knobs, there are only three, so it takes about 2 minutes to figure out what each one does (key: when you think "envelope", think of "opening and closing it). If you want the truly funky sound on bass, turn the "sensitivity" and "range" knobs all the way up, turn the "blend" knob a couple of notches to the left of center (so that your bottom end doesn't completely fall out) and turn your on-board volume all the way up. From there, you can adjust as needed. Toss the manual away - I've just told you everything you need to know about how to set it.

LOVE the sound, once my brain figured out how to attain it!!!! If you play a lot of slap, this thing will add an entirely new dimension to your sound and you will be BEGGING your bandmates to let you solo more! No complaints at all.

I have two other DOD effects and they are great for the money. Never had a problem with their stuff and I play out quite a bit.

Never dealt with the company.

I'd give it a 10 for value and sound alone, but I have to take away a point for the time it took to figure out how to GET the sound. Maybe I should just subtract 10 points from my own IQ, eh?

The DOD Envelope Filter is a cool little box, but is kind of tricky to use. After jacking it in and playing around with it, you are left a little puzzled as what does what. I was able to get some cool sounds out of it though, and the nice autowah that rings after the note is cool. Not the easiest effect to use, but it gets better with time.

Cool sound for the cash. This pedal is pretty cheap and offers a very interesting effect. As others have said, there is a volume drop when the pedal is on, but you can easily get by that. Also, it has a tendency to chirp sometimes during fast strumming. Not terrible, actually it kind of adds an interesting texture, but it is one thing I have noticed while playing around with the pedal. Still, cool effect, and can add a sick envelope wah sound to your music.

Built well, seems quite sturdy. People like to bitch about DOD's plastic switches and battery cover, I have never had a problem with either. The pedal continues to work fine, even after agressive shows, and lots of stomping. I see no need to have a backup for a gig, but extra batteries are always something to carry... as like all DOD's it continues to drain power as long as the inputs are plugged in.

Never needed them.

I am quite happy with the pedal, it offers a unique effect for a very cheap price. It is a fun effect to add to a variety of music, from funky to punky riffs, this pedal can deliver a cool sound, especially when used with distortion. All and all, if you are looking for a cheap autowah, you should check out this nice little pedal.

This pedal is fairly easy to use, but the problem is finding out what each knob means. the manual has some neat settings, but does a lackluster job telling you what the knobs actually do. Also, the knobs are very sensitive, so when I found my favorite setting, I used a marker to make marks so I know where to turn the knobs before playing.

I use a fender jazz bass through a nemesis 200w combo amp. The first thing you will notice about this pedal when you step on it is the fact that the volume drops at least 15 to 20%, however, there is no noise. The overall effect sounds neat, and you can even set it to an auto-wah setting. using different settings on my bass (pickup-knobs), I can get various funked out sounds.

When I used an AC adapter to power this thing, it added an weird hum, and made the red LED light shine so bright that when I had the unit off, the light still shined, only slightly dim. I prefer to use a battery, thus, I have neither problem. looks fairly durable, despite the fact that I've had it for a year, and the paint is already chipping off.

Although this pedal has several flaws, it is an overall good envelope filter. In comparison to the Q-Tron, this pedal is much cheaper, and will give you some of the sounds, but not all. If you like to get funky, this pedal can help you by adding a wild sound to your bass signal. Always remember with effects, though: never over-play it on-stage.

I have it like about for 3 days, and the only way to get a cool sound of it, is to crank everyting up,or to set the sensivity at the half, for playing chords.
I didn't get the range knob, which is explained, but i don't really understand how to use it!

My guitar is a mex. nashville tele(beautiful guitar!) a transistor marshall preamp(for hard distortion) and a mesa boogie something(50 w). I don't know the name, and i'm to lazy to look it up. It's an old amp build 10 years ago!
It steals a lot of sound if you crank the blend up, but with distortion it sounds like the final solo on paranoid android. AND FOR THAT I LOVE THE THING! IF YOU WANT TO PLAY THAT THING, GET A MUTATOR RACK OR THIS THING. PRETTY AMAZING THE SAME HE USES!

I don't understand why to have a backup of an effect pedal on a gig

Cool thing if you get in use with it.

easy to get a good sound out of. hard to get a lot of good sounds out of it. its a bit harder than other three knobers (still not saying much) as it can be hard to find a balance between balance and sensitivity, then trying to get a good sound out of the range knobby.

first i'll explain my setup, as it it rather odd. i have a hollowbody guitar through a boss ds-1 into a roland bolt 60 amp. my amp lines out into a small crate bass amp. i have the filter between my line out and bass amp, all knobs cranked. i then set the balance between the two amps so i can hear a bit of the "whaa-rrr" sound after i mute the note. in effect, i get a slight glimpse of the filter fully cranked instead of it taking over my sound.i've heard some famous guys use this (flea, guy from coal chamber) but i don't hear it in their songs, but then again i don't really listen to them.
this pedal sounds good with all knobs cranked but thats about it. sometimes when i'm using the pedal conventionally, i'll set the range back so that it just gives my solos a bit more of a vocal effect than a full wah. theres also a slightly annoying volume drop.

mine often gets a loud buzz that takes over the sound of my amp, but a good kicking of the input jack usually fixes that. other than that and the battery compartment, its great. i can't believe people would bitch about the switch being plastic. if they hate it so much, they can rip the damn thing of and just kick the shit out of the metal part underneath. this thing fell off the roof of my car when i accidently left it there and we hit the breaks really hard. a few scrapes but no damage to the innards.

i (try to) play a bit of everything and this is really good for some and bad for others. good for funk but i wouldn't use it in a jug band. its good for rock but only in moderation. anything noisy (sonic youth, my bloody valentine, shellac, boredoms, etc.; what i primarily play) wouldn't benifit from this pedal much, cause it kills feeback, but most people would probably appreciate that. overall, the bad things about this pedal probably don't warrant paying $250 extra for some vintage reissue thing.

The lower ranges of the sensitivity and range controls (below 12 o'clock) are pretty much useless. The range control is pretty linear, but the sensitivity control seems to have a bunch of sweet spots, and a bunch of flat spots. For instance, full on seems to be a weird flat spot that sort of stretches the effect out so it's not very distinctive, whereas backing off just a couple of minutes off from there makes the effect quack like a rubber duck...from hell. (Could be a bad pot, that seems to be a problem with DOD, and the effect seemed to pick up a lot after I sprayed the pots out.)

The blend control, on the other hand, seems to like the area before 12 o'clock much better. Turn it down too far and you end up with no guitar, only effect. It seems to be a cut control for the dry signal rather than an actual mix control, since the effect seems just as strong at full down as at full up.

I'm generally running a Cort strat copy > FX25B > Danelectro T-bone distortion set to 9 o'clock > Danelectro Corned Beef reverb set to 12 and 12 > Danelectro Nifty Seventy. When I first got it home I ran a Peewee Les Paul straight through it into the Nify Seventy, and that sounded pretty cool too, and a Galanti bass, which sounded good on the high tones, but not very distinguished on the low ones.

It has no noise that I can distinguish, though the end of the effect warbles a bit. It's not always predictable if a particular note is going to hit or not when the sensitivity is turned down, though that may simply be a matter of developing my touch.

It sounds great going into all the distortion boxes I've tried so far.

I play a sort of punk'n'blues thingy. It's pretty wack for that, makes me jerk up the rhythm and palm mute a lot.

I would definitely get another, in fact I'm thinking about getting one for the bedroom so I don't have to carry it around. Right now it's my favorite effect.

I wish I could reverse the sensitivity, though, so I could get clean chords interspersed with wacky single notes. Instead, it's just the opposite. With the sensitivity low, single notes come out clean, but two and three note clusters wack out.

Very easy to use, you will have a setting you like in no time! Just three simple, easy to use knobs: Blend, Sensitivity, and Range.

This is an amasing pedal. You can get very quick "quacking" type sounds with the sensitivity set about 12'oclock and long slow sweeps with the sesitivity set around 5 o'clock. This is the best sounding DOD pedal I have ever heard. I am not a fan of DOD pedals, i would prefer a boss, but this is a keeper. If you are thinking about getting a boss atuo wah, try the envelope filter too. In my opinion, this one sounds better. And one more quck note, never set this pedal up after you distortion, it will sound very bad, always put before. Guitar--->Envelope Filter---->Distortion.

DOD pedals are built good, exept for the plastic battery cover on the back.

Never had to deal w/ DOD but i have dealt with Digitech. My whammy broke and i sent it in to the factory and had it back in 3 weeks and in perfect shape.

My favortie envelope filter. The only one that I would say is better, is the Electro-Harmonix Q-Tron.

3 simple knobs (blend, sensitivity, range). it is very easy to get a nice sound out of. The manual covers the pedal pretty well

I use a ibanez gsr200 through a carvin pb-200-15 and it sounds awesome! i absolutely love the sound this pedal creates on my bass. if you are a bass player and want to play some funk that you dont have to manually control, this is perfect for you. I think the best sound for it is when i slap or pop the strings since the intensity of the wah is increased. my favorite settings for it are with the range and sensitivity cranked and the blend at a little above 9-o' clock. this setting preserves most of the bass signal while adding the envelope effect. The sensitivity control is basically useless (at least in my opinion) since you need it cranked to get a wah on all your notes.

i would use it without a backup. i cant believe how all these people whine about the plastic pedal. the plastic part is actually pretty damn nice since it is simply like a pressure plate unlike the boss pedals that pivot on two screws. i cant see how the pedal would break. Also the battery compartment is easily accessed instead of being placed under the pedal like boss products.

i havent dealt with them.

I play all kinds of shit from heavy metal to funk and this pedal is perfect. Whenever i feel like i need some extra character in my sound, i just turn this baby on. i have been playing for almost a year and a half now and i am about to invest in a nice ESP F-205.

Simple to use. Sample settings in the manual are pretty close to what you want.

I compared it side by side to the Q-Tron, but the Q wasn't worth the extra $150.

Still works.

Haven't dealt with them yet.

If you need a good envelope filter but can't find a Mu-Tron or MXR used, and the Q-Tron is too expensive for your wallet, this pedal will suit you fine.