DOD FX25-B Envelope Filter

This whole category basically depends on what you are looking for. You definately haveta messs around with it to get what you want, but the instructions include a description of what the knobs do, so its pretty self explanitory. The manual gives you three settings that have 3 totally diff. sounds to start you off, but otherwise, they give you a reccomended starting position and i just "tweaked" it from there. I have only had it for a few days, so i will comment again later if anythign else super important comes up, but so far i have got a few really great effects out of it that i have been wanting to add to my "repetoir". This pedal is upgraded from the FX-25 which was the same thing with a different color and no blend control. I havent heard the old one enough to comment, but i have heard that the sound quality has improved somewhat from the first, and from the last recollection i have of playing the original, the new "B" model has better sensitivity. (I really had to pound the sound out of my strings before i got anything coming from the box.) All in all, very simple and easy to use.

I dont have a great or huge setup, but i am running this through an old Peavey Basic 50 (50 watt amp.) Im plugged into a Peavey Milestone 4. This peddle is pretty clear, but again, tweaking is definately necessary to get the sound you want. Also, The signal is definately weaker when running thru this bad boy, so you unfortuntely would haveta tone it down after you got done usinhg the filter.(not a big deal thoguh.) Also, I would definately mess with all the variables in this "sound equation" to find your sound. I had to adjust the EQ on my amp, and my tone knob and then mess with the filter to get what i wanted, but id say this is pretty standard. If you keep the tone very low on your bass so it is more of a thumping low end sound as opposed to having it high so you can really hear the attack and get a nice crisp somewhat hollow tone, the box will only make that sound muddier. My favorite thing about this peddle is that after some tweaking of the filter, the amp, and the bass, I finally got a good crisp tone similar to that of Andy Miller (Bassist for the BIG WU).

I really couldnt say much in this area, because ive only had it for a few days, but I would like to clear up an issue that everyone seems to drag through the mud when it comes to DOD. Everyone says, It's a good solid box and all, but that plastic footswitch makes me kinda nervous. Chances are, they have never used one. They look flimsy obviously, cuz no one likes plastic, but they are extremely sturdy and dont haveta be pushed hard at all. Id say when pushed it moves down about a quarter inch topps. Its definately not breaking or "going anywhere".(But i do understand that we all take a safe haven in our medal pedals:)

I actually had to call the dealer where i got it about my old adaptor and if it was compatible, and he was very helpful, friendly and explained things well. (Didn't try to jerk me around at all.) But I fortunately havent had to deal directly with DOD.

I play alot of improv music and rock. (ie:Phish, Dead, Big Wu, Stanley Clarke, SCI, and the like...) I think this pedal is definately something that will benifit and diversify my current style and options. This box can accomodate many kinds of music, but is definately good for what i play and is also great for funk and slap. (It's nice on little solos too.)

If this were lost, i would definately invest in another one. (Maybe find a used one.)

The thing i love about this is the diversity of the single sound, and the value. At 50 bucks, you cant go wrong.

I have compared this to the EH:Bassballs, and the EH:Q-Tron (both are envelope filters.) And as far as value goes, you just cant beat 50 bucks. Im sure the Q-Tron has a few more options and i'd bet the sound quality is better, but for those of us who cant shell out 200+ dollars, this is more than ample. Plus, i am looking to get some other pedals in the near future and i can definately afford them now.

Definately a good pedal for your money, and i see it as cash well spent. (Plus my funk just got alot funkier!)

This pedal is very simple. It has 3 knobs and they are pretty much self-explanatory. It just takes some fiddling to get the sounds that you want, just like all pedals. The manual has 3 decent examples included with it.
The Range knob increases or decreases the depth of the effect, the Sensitivity knob acts sort of like a volume control. The higher the sensitivity, the louder the effect gets. And the Blend knob is sort of like a tone control. It is supposed to allow for bass players to keep the bass tone, but is useful for a guitar player as well.

I'm running an Ibanez H-S-H to a Boss acoustic simulator (sometimes) to the Envelope Filter to a Marshall VS65R. It sounds great when placed after the acoustic simulator, but very muddy if placed before it. It also sounds good with the clean channel on my amp, but not so hot with the overdrive channel.

It's built solidly, the actual box is made out of metal so I know it'll will hold up since I don't abuse it much. I don't understand why some people have a problem with the plastic switch, it's a sturdy plastic. I spent $60 on this, I'm not going to try and break it, so the plastic switch doesn't bother me.

Never dealt with them. The guys at George's Music were very helpful when I bought it.

I use this for playing worship music at church to add a little something to my sound instead of just a straight clean. As long as it is set correctly, it doesn't detract from the music. I would buy another one because it is very versatile once you get the hang of it and I just love the sound.

Quite Simple.
I read other reviews before posting this one and people are saying that there are only 2 knobs. hmmmmmmm. I must say that there are 3. Blend, Sensitivity and Range.
Good fun. one of the most far out pedals that i've ever used apart from my friends gt-3 but thats about it.
unfortunatley it made my Crybaby feel a little less useful.
The only problem that i've had with it was when I used it on my friends rig when I first picked it up. It was very touchy and fairly limited but his rig i very tiny. get on somthing PHat and it's got endless possibilties

I'm using a Wahburn G5-V ---->Crybaby Wah---->Ibanez soundtank 60's Fuzz---->FX25B Envelope Filter---->Arion Chorus Pedal---->Crappy Bedroom amp.
S far it's sounded great........on the right settings. A little bit of buzzing going through your rig ius great when using this box because you get a full sounding effect. It's great for the start of RATM's "Renegades of Funk". Very Handy indeed. Much greatness.

So far i've had no problems but i'm a little scared about the plastic footswitch part. Thats the first thing that i'd get the dod people to do to all of their pedals.
Infact, that would be the only thing that i'd have them cange. maybe get them to put the adapter plugin on the backside where the battery door is. it's a bit annoying on the side.

Apart from that, good, heavy duty, Great stuff

Never talked to them

well, it's great. I'm your average new age alternative rock player but this thing made me learn some 70's funk stuff. it'a s lot of fun. but i wouldn't trade it in for my crybaby wah.

Pick it out from a second hand dealer or off a friend and funk yaself away. it's pretty sick.

it's so easy i think even you could get it working

sounds good

i've had it whole day and it still works.what more do you want?

pass

pretty gosh darn good

The only reason i didn't give it a 10 is because if you don't put the sensitiviy on all the way, you have to pluck really hard for the sound to come filtered. I know this one is the revision of the old Envelope Filter which used to only have 2 knobs.

It has a great funk sound that makes your playing sound faster. I'm using a Crate bx15 amp and a Fender by Squire P Bass. It's easy to find a great sound but you can't be creative and find your own sound.

I havn't had it for very long but for the time that I have had it, it's been very dependable. I havn't taken it on any gigs just yet but I would use it without a backup.

I havn't used c/s for it...yet

I play hard rock, punk, and funk and it work great for funk and sometimes hard rock(only on high notes because it sounds like a cry baby wah). I've been playing for about a year now and I also own a Musicman 5-string stingray. If I lost it or it was stolen I would probably buyt it again because it's not that expensive. I don't hate anything about it and I love the sound quality. I would recommend it to any bassist or guitarist.

3 knobs, just plug in and play. What more can u ask? You'll need 2 fiddle around with it a bit to get the sound you want.

I use a Fender Mex Strat>Boss CE-5 chorus>DoD Fx-25B envelope>Boss>DS-1 Distortion>Boss BF-2 Flanger>Crate Gx-15 amp. (Not all neccisarilly in that order.) Sound quality is ok. As my 1st Wah type pedal I can't complain too much.I like blending the Envelope Filter w/ either my DS-1 or the overdrive on my amp. For quieter stuff I use my Boss flanger, chorus, and envelope with the sensitivity all the way up. Gives a fairly nice blend.

It's built fairly solid I think. I don't like the battery cover @ all though. I prefer the rubber stomp pad of the Boss pedals as opposed to Dod's plastic ones. (It's harder to turn it on & off.)

I mainly play punk, metal, or softer acoustic sorta stuff. It suits most of that pretty well. I used it for Chapel @ school(which is all clean guitar w/ maybe a little Chorus) during an instumental part of the song and the kids loved it. Hey, for my first wah I can't complain. (Yeah i know it's not a true wah put it gives that sound.)I'd like to buy a Crybaby eventually but I'm still gonna keep the Envelope Filter. Overall it's a fairly good pedal and for the money I wouldn't suggest against it. C-ya!

3 knobs - too easy. I wouldn't crank them all to max but that is generally the idea. How you set the knobs depends on the technique and I little on the tone coming out of the bass.
There is a manual but do get too excited about it!

This will depend a lot on your playing technique. I use it for bass and since I play quite heavily the sounds I get I found where very funky. BUT I have had friends say they didn't like the sound of it but the play like a girl.
Just straight out of my active bass into the pedal and then to the amp.

Worked good for a while but now it tends to clip real easily and the high frequency transients just kill the ears. It isn't the battery or the bass. I have a friend with the same problem.
DOD are usually quite good but I must of got caught out.

3 knobs........blend......attack....and depth....i keep everything cranked cuz it sounds fuckin cool and wet.....easy to use

i use this with a bunch of effects....sounds extremely cool with delay and volume swells.....very watery and random sounding.....putit in front of your amp cuz in the effects loop it doesn't react as quickly......very nice pedal....no noise.....funky.......

yeah....it's reliable....i would gig without back up.....

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i play the hip-hop/metal crossover thing with my band dysrhythm......very useful for funk shit......my bassist is dying to get one......we plugged it in to his setup......KICKASS......the best envelope filter we've played......we call it "the girl" cuz it's wet, man!!!!! if it was stolen i'd buy it again cz the fuckin q-tron is too expensive......awesome pedal though....highly recommended.......

Very easy is not the word, I will say easy, but envelope, auto filters are never very easy to use. Depends of your pickups, attack, etc.
But to gaet a usable sound it won't take a minute

Very good, I worked with the AF 9 too, but this one this it also !!!
It's diifferent from a Mutron, but the price also, so ...........you decide !

It's new , so I don't have an opinion for this moment.
It's a normal sturdy DOD box, my others lasted for years without problems

No experience

I think I did a good buy.
I've worked with Mutron III's, Ibanez AF9 and E-H Q-tron.
They are all different, but the old ones are too expensive now.
I tink this DOD new version which also works very well on bass is my best new buy since times. It's also much better than the version without the "B", easier to work with.
Stop looking for those so called vintage envelope filters and pay more than $200,- and try this one.

this pedal at first in a pain to get a good sound, comparing it to electro-harmonix, boss and other pedals which often produce a good sounds when plugged in left me wondering if this little pedal had a chance.

once you have finally found out how to use it's features (trust me look at the booklet that comes with it to get you to the holy grail of tone) this pedals starts to shine, another problem i had was putting it in the wrong order of my pedal board but once this was worked out this pedals sound quality was great stuff, the pedal cannot produce many sounds, well none really at all, but what it does do is fair

in my experience DOD's are "nearly" as tough as a BOSS, enough said

never dealt with them

i play a really weird abstract sort of music and this filter fits my style totally, i wish it had more sound scaping as an effect but what it can do it does with perfection.
my only tip is to give it a good try before you buy, but remember it is you who makes an effect good.