DOD FX96 Echo FX

well I got it used in VERY VERY GOOD condition, but without a manual. I got a bit confused screwin around with the knobs and I think I've just about figured it out. If anyone has a manual they can scan and send to me, that would be great!

when the tape control is up even medium it is a bit distorted on the low end (when the settings are set a certain way) but really the tape control eliminates some of the buzz noises from the pickups.

well no problems yet-works fine. Don't know too much about DOD, but I don't smash my pedals round either.

not yet

Very good for what I paid for it on EBay. It was pretty straightforward as far as controls went and sounds nice too.

The unit itself was stupendious!!!
There are some knobs and theyre easy to use
Then you stomp on the pedal!!
So easy!!!
(Pretty good considering ive never used this!)

Well..Im using a 90 watt amp!
(But this works really well considering i dont have one!)

I CAN DEPEND ON THIS!
(I dont have one though)

The Tech. support was CRAP!!!!
I called them once and it was like 2 in the morning...and NOBODY answered!!!!
I was very enraged by this!!!
(Part of this problem was due to my phone never exsisting!)

Ive been playing for 2 years...
I have seen many pedals come and go through out the years...
This pedal REALLY sucks....

The 4 knobs on this pedal are pretty straight forward. I'd recommend reading the user manual, as it gives good tips on getting started with the unit. Make sure the user manual is correct to the unit--some complained about receiving the wrong manual.

As with most effects, this unit gives feedback when kicked into gear. There are numerous tricks to defeat this, however. The unit gives a good delay if you play more of a rythem style. I wouldn't recommend the unit if you play mostly leads, as the sound is a bit thin at times, and a bit punchy at others. I'd say it's hard to really locate the exact sound on this unit. I use the pedal with a Fender Princeton Chorus amp and a Fender Toronado guitar. I play a lot of Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Various other Prog. Rock. The sound is good, just better with rythem guitar.

These pedals are built. Some criticise the plastic stomp section--personally, I treat my peadals kind--there is no need to stomp excessivly hard on these boxes. DOD pedals are PERFECT live. The battery holder (located towards rear of unit) keeps it in, comparred to Boss pedals with the battery under the stomp-section. I've used DOD pedals for 5 years on the road, and NEVER had any trouble.

While I've never had any trouble with DOD units, I've e-mailed them questions. They've yet to respond. I wouldn't hold my breath if I were you waiting for responce from DOD.

I've been playing guitar for over 15 years. DOD has been my choice for most of that time. I was shocked to see so many critical of DOD. In my humble opinion DOD and Boss are very much the same thing. DOD comes at a much better price, and, yes, Boss pedals are nice as well, but you may pay dearly for something you may not have needed. I've worked with enough professionals to see the DOD is used just as much as Boss. I would totally recommend DOD effects to anyone (playing style pending); however, I must state it is important for all guitarists to rely more on their playing, rather than on an effect box.

Since DOD likes to label their pedals with stupid catch names for features (check out the death metal pedal) it is a bit tricky at first. There was a manual that had some actaully useful settings and ideas.

I use it with an old Ampeg tube head and cab, and a Fender Cyclone. It is noisy, but the cool analog delay feedback sounds really good because the pedal has a very muddy sound. The effect is anything but weak. It is very similar to a tape delay in sound, therefore, like I said, it is muddier than most delay pedals. The delay is short, but compared to other Analog Delays (Memory Man, Boss, Ibanez AD-9) it is long. DOD actually makes good delays. Doesn't have a crisp sound at all, very round warm tone; distorts very easily.

Dependable, its one of the new, extremely solid DOD pedals. I'd gig it wihtout a backup. It is cool to use live for gentle feedback sounds.

I play in a rock band, and it sounds pretty cool in some applications but I never bring it anymore. If it were stolen, I just wouldn't get another delay, outboard delay in the studio is much better.

As easy as any delay pedal. It takes a while to fine tune it to where you know how it will respond but that's the case with any delay pedal.

This pedal has yet to sound great. I've gotten it to sound passable but that's as good as it gets. It sounds horrible through the effects loop on my Carvin MTS-3212 combo. Instead of guitar echo it just gives off a "thump, thump thump" kind of return. Run through the front, once again, it sounds passable. The level knob is hard to set to the extent that it either gives too much slap back or not enough. I haven't had any problem with noise. I bought it because it emulates the old echoplex boxes of old. EVH always swore by his echoplex so I thought that was a great endorsement of the sound. I don't think it's possible to get the EVH sound with this thing though. I wanted a warm analog type echo but this is really muddy even for analog.

It is not usable with a battery. It sucks so much juice that the effect disappears shortly after you begin to use it. I power it with my Boss Daisy-Chain using a Boss NS-2 as the power source and that seems to work fine. The battery issue wasn't too big of a deal for me because I was planning on powering it with an AC adaptor anyway. But it's still pathetic. Beyond the battery problem it has not failed.

I e-mailed DOD about the battery problem the week after I got it and they never responded to my question. That was about 4 months ago.

I have never held DOD products in high regard. I've always thought they were image over content and this pedal has done little to change my evaluation of DOD and their products. I consider it to be just barely usable in the capacity that I bought it for. I can get some decent slap back out of it but compared to other analog delays it is not very versatile at all. I play 70's, 80's & 90's rock in a band that gigs once or twice a month. I've played seriously for about 7 years now but first learned guitar 25 years ago. I'm not an effects hound in fact I try to keep it as simple as possible but when I want to add an effect into the chain I expect it to behave the way the manufacturer has advertised it. The only reason I bought it was for the tape simulation feature which is something I'll grant it but the over all impression of this effect is boring even by analog standards. This really is not a pedal for anyone other than the novice practicing how to use effects. I would not buy it again if I lost it or it was stolen. There is nothing I love about it. Several things I don't mind about it and several things that make it a piece 'o' crap. It doesn't help me make music or inspire me to search for more sounds. It doesn't get in the way but it tries real hard.

This is an update of a previous post.

In a band setting at real volume levels this thing sucks. It is too noisy and it produces an annoying hum. I sold it. Basically, all DOD stuff is noisy and shoddy. I liked it at first by eventially had to dump it. In fairness to the unit, I probablt could have continued to use it if I would have used a noise gate. I didn't, and this thing was LOUD. In fact, I dumped all of my stomp boxes in favor of a T.C. Electronics G Force (List $ 1750). This little pedal can't even approach the kind of delays the G-Force can produce. But, in reality, it would take like 17 of these pedals to equal the price of the G-Force so....

No manual came with my unit which sucked.

Honestly, I could find no use for this pedal. It really couldn't get a nice Eric Johnson type delay sound. Rack stuff is where it is at for me. I do a lot of recording and can't deal with all of the noise stomp boxes produce. Save your money and buy a rack mounted multi-effects unit, you'll be happier.

It's very easy to use. It has 4 knobs "Dry/Tape", "Echo/Delay", "Slap/Regen", and "Tape Quality". Unlike some DOD pedals, there aren't any cutesy names to confuse you.

The sound it produces is very similar to an old tape echo unit, such as the Echoplex. It has a very warm analog sound. Since it is analog, the delay time is short as compared to digital units. However, it does not mess with your tone like some of the digital delays will.
It is very good at producing Rockabilly style slapback. It can also do echo sounds from the 70's. The tape quality setting allows you to emulate that worn out tape sound that you'll hear in some recordings from that period.
In some settings (mostly with very low tape quality), you can produce some really odd sounds (like a bouncy squeak) that may not have been intended by the designers. Also, if you change the echo setting while sound is coming through it actually sounds like you're moving the head on a tape player.

It seems to be sturdy, but since I don't gig beyond jam sessions and since I rarely change it's settings beyond slapback, I don't know what it's long term road reliability would be. I would guess it would hold up as well as other, current, DOD products (their quality seems to have improved recently).

The unit I got had a manual for a FX69 Grunge pedal! So did all of the others the store had. Must have been a Monday morning or Friday afternoon on the packaging line.
The DOD web site is quite poor. I suspect that they don't have anyone working on it regularly. I'll bet a poor, overworked, net admin has it piled on his already overworked shoulders or they have it outsourced to some cult/company. I've been waiting nearly 6 months for them to get the manuals online. Get into the 90's folks!

I primarily play blues, rockabilly, and classic rock, so this pedal really worked well for me.
I had tried out several digital delays (mostly from BOSS) and I had not been pleased with them. When I was trying out delay's, I also compared it against the Korg Dynamic Echo, which I liked better in some ways. However, the Korg unit cost $70 more and the extra features weren't worth the price. I also compared it against the Ibanez and Morley analog delays. Those units cost more ($30-$50 more) and didn't sound any better than the EchoFX.
If I had to replace it I would probably get another one, although I would have to consider it against the DanElectro DanEcho and the Korg pedal.
Overall, I've been very pleased with this pedal, which the exception of not having a manual. If you have one, please email me some sample settings from it. I give the pedal itself a "10", but I'm cutting my overall rating down to "7" because of the poor DOD web site.

I didn't get a manual with it but it was still easy to figure out. I really didn't like it that much at the music store so it takes a little time to get used to it. I read the comment below that said there was some nice settings in the manual...

I keep it very simple these days- my rig is: Jackson (USA) guitars w/Marshall JCM2000 full stack.. I use only a Boss Chorus, Morley Bad Horsie and the FX-96.. I think the FX-96 sounds terrific for a $90 analog delay.. it is the closest thing to an Echoplex and without all the hassles.. I really like this delay.. I have previously owned a DigitTech PDS 1002 (really sucked) and a Alesis rack mounted reverb/delay.. this sounds better than any of the above.. Digital stuff just plain sucks..

It is really new.. I have had it less than 1 week.. However, it has a 3 year (Parts and Labor) warranty, that tells me it is well made. I am not rich or anything but could probably afford to fork out another $90 bucks as a back-up.. However, let me make a point.. a delay isn't like a tube amp or guitar.. if it breaks, i would make it through the gig without it.. it isn't 100% essential.. i don't need a backup delay

Never delt with 'em.. Never really liked DOD either.. I always thought they were like a second-rate BOSS. However, as negative as my attitude was I ended up selling myself on it.. Everyone I have talked to about the FX-96 loves the thing.. Some use it instead of an Echoplex

I play instrumental/hard rock.. I was looking for a warm and fuzzy (ala Eric Johson's Echoplex) delay.. This thing is close.. I have been playing for over 20 years (I am 28) and am very anti-effects. My rule: get a good guitar and a good amp, then do very little to hinder the natural tone.. I compared this unit to the Ibanez Analog delay and this was better.. A also tried a rack mointed Alesis Midi-Verb 4 which was nice but 4X as expensive

Sounded pretty decent for a little slap-back echo. Nice for Rockabilly tunes. The manual is pretty basic, but there's not much to the unit. Only difference compared to other delay pedals is the tape quality control. That's very useful for controlling the subtlety of the effect when you want a slap-back echo that is barely noticeable.

Sounded good for that subtle effect. I don't like it too noticeable. I'm currently using a Sovtek Mig-50 with a Marshall Bluesbreaker pedal. I've only used the FX-96 at one gig so far. Everyone seemed to like it. I didn't notice any extra noise. So far so good.

Being that I've just bought it, I can't really elaborate on it's reliability. I can tell you that I've owned three DOD delay pedals over the years. One digital, and two analog. They ALL died within two years. I wouldn't have bought this one had I not gotten such a good deal on it. I'm giving DOD just one more chance.

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It's pretty limited as to what it can do. It won't do a long, slow, spacey echo. It's slowest delay time is still fairly quick. As I said above, it seems real good for a Rockabilly slap-back effect. Sounds best set for only one repeat. I've heard better, but this is not bad for the price

Pretty easy to use, same contols as any other delay. But, the new Tape delay nob is a great new addition! The manual has some good sample settings.

GREAT DELAY! Very cool how it emulates tape delays! The extra tape quality nob can shift the delayed signal from chrisp to muddy, just like changing the tape on an old delay, with a lot less hassle! The echo is great, smooth analog is way better than my old BOSS PS-3 and its digital sound.

It's DOD, they even made the battery latch better! I definetly would use this without a backup.

Never had to deal with them.

I traded in my lame BOSS PS-3 for this delay, and I have to admit that it was a good deal! That BOSS pedal new is over $200 (I got it used for $100) and I only got $67 Blue Book for it! Just goes to show you how much it SUCKS! I hate digital stuff now, music isn't meant to be super clean all the time. I tried this against the Ibanez Analog delay, Morley Analog delay, and Electro-Harmonix Memory man, and this was the best deal. The Memory Man was coll, but too much $, and this pedal had a slightly longer delay time than the other 2. NOTE: ANALOG DELAYS ARE NOT MEANT TO BE LONG, ABOUT A SECOND OR 2 IS ALL YOU GET (but really, how long of a dealy do you need?) The salesman knew me, so he gave me a break on the price because of the low book value. Overall, a great analog delay.