Danelectro D-2 Overdrive

It is easy to use, just know tthat the knobs are backwards so don't blow your amp.

Ugh. It does an ok job replicating a breaking up tube amp, but the quality is sad. Maybe you will like it, but I don't.

Its plastic. I don't beat the crap out of my pedals, so it is fine with me.

Never dealt with Danelectro.

I would not gig with this because of the sound quality. (and because I have a jekyll and hyde which totaly kicks this pedals tush) I just wish I could sell it, but it wouldn't be worth it because it was only $15. BUy it if you are interested, but I dout you will like it.

Very easy to use. On/off switch, level, tone and overdrive level.

Eh...sounds like it costs...$14. I'll admit that is sounds as good or better than some pedals twice its cost so I have to factor that into the rating. Has a very pronounced mid range hump and a sterile sound to it. I plugged it in for a few hours and just lost interest. In all fairness, I am a pedal / amp snob, owning a Vox Big Ben tube OD, a Butler tube pedal, and a Fuchs OD Supreme amp. The level controls are a bit abrupt (sp?), going from minimal to extreme a little too quickly. For $14 though, its fine to fart around in the bedroom.

Don't know, didn't have it for that long.

Dont know, didn't need to use them for the time I had the pedal.

Not bad in its price range, I've heard a lot worse for higher prices so keep that in mind. I've been playing for over 22 years and owned lots and lots of effects and amps. Give it a try, if you like it, great...you only spent $15 brand new!!!

3 knobs.....

i'd read about these, and went to gc on the way to work, picked one up. how do i say this?
FOR 15 BUCKS THIS THING IS THE S***.

these seem a little more durable than the first series of small pedals. switches look a little better. cool bright blue led if that's your thing.

haven't had to deal with them. i have a number of their products, past and present.

well worth the 15 bucks. i would have bought the fab dist. and the fab metal if they had it. now, there's an echo, chorus , and flange. i'm on 'em. seriously, this is a good pedal , especially given the price. better than an sd 1 for 1/3 the price.

Very easy

Not noisy at all. Running it through a Genz Benz El'Diablo C60 combo. This is a very smooth good sounding overdrive. I run it eith the gain flat out into the clean channel with the gain also flat out.

Even though it is plastic I think it is tough enough. The switch feels good and solid

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Best deal out there for an overdrive pedal that sits next to my fulltone OCD. Overdrive pedals are all a little different and to just have one is a little limiting. Been playing 40 years, have a few cd's out, been in a couple of magazines. I would'nt just buy one again. I'd buy two!

well this is your standard OD layout Volume, Tone, and Dirt. all you need. i will admit it is kinda tough to get THE sound. depending on what your going for it might not but after a god solid afternoon of amp and pedal tweaking together to get BOTH dialed in so the overall sound is good then you'll be ready for your world tour.

if you ever listen to lenny kravitz, this is what it sounds like. poofy and fat. Great pedal, heres why. this opedal cost me 20 bucks ($15 for pedal $5 for shipping)keep that in mind. i play through a 4x10 hot rod deville and a bunch of different strats. i was going for a david gilmour/band of gypsys guitar sound. a bit unruley with alot of soul. this pedal does just that but sounds a bit weak at low volumes. i can deffinately tell theres a difference when i turn the OD off and the Devilles Dirty channel on, you can tell ones all tube and ones all pedal. but at HIGH volumes. this pedal sounds just COOL. remember 20 bucks. its FAT sounding and it cleans up great. it loses no high end and when you back off the guitars volume a hint of SRV is there. i have it set like this. VOL-pretty low to match the clean on my deville. TONE-dimed, this setting offers the most blues and midrange for a nice thick sound. OD-dimed, i use the all out soud for leads and use my volume knob to clean it up however much i need, very effective.

overall this is the best 20 bucks i ever spent. its got that unique dirt that i have been wanting but havent had the cash for. its a bit grainy and noisy but when your playing on it you'll forget about all that crap. its not the holy grail of pedals, but it is the best kept secret in OD pedals today.

the casing is like a hard plastic or plastic metal combo. i have stept on it and tripped over it and thoguht i had broken it so many times. but she keeps on screamin. not half bad.

never delt with em and dont think i will for awhile.

this pedal is THE obvious choice for a beginner or a player on a budget. it gets a sound all its own. but it in a good way. remember 20 bucks! and also remember in the end its your ear that will make the decision not a review on a website. it sounds cool for me and im not broke after buying it and thats exactly what i was looking for. all in all though. with the tone and the price it CANNOT be beatin Hands down. those 30-40 dollar boss pedals are the bitches of my FAB overdrive.

Pretty simple although I didn't like the knobs mounted on the horizontal - difficult to adjust and look at settings if you are playing. So for that, it gets dinged. Other than that, no big deal.

Peavey Reactor AX -> Ibanez PMD1 -> Dano D-2 / Fulltone FD2-CS -> Tubworks ProValve 60 -> 2x12 closed cab.

I swapped the FD2 and the D-2 in the chain to compare tone suckage, etc., and I compared the sound of the D-2 against the FD2 (I know, its not fair.) I was pleasantly surprised about how good it sounds for a $15 pedal. Its no FD-2 and wouldn't replace a TS-9 either, though. But I have no intention of returning it because it actually sounds good. I was really pleasantly surprised. The folks at Guitar Center got excited when I asked them about it - you know that look of "for $15 it probably should be crap, but it sounds really good - really."

It breaks up a lot harder than my FD2 so I wouldn't call it an overdrive - its more like distortion but not uncontrolled - its an even, predictable breakup. On the low strings it actually sounds a bit like fuzz but not out of control.

As far as tone suck goes, I really couldn't tell but I think it gets it a bit. I still could hear the character of my guitar and the amp but it does lose some of this on the low end.

My one gripe (which given the price is absurd) is that you can hear it switch if you are holding a note over during the switch. If you aren't playing, you don't hear it switch.

For $15 its a great sounding pedal so that is why sound is getting a 10

I'd give it a year or so before something breaks although the plastic does look sturdy. I would't gig without a back up though. I don't have experience with Dano equipment so I'll pass on giving this a number. Its built in china so it can't be great quality but it probably won't fall apart just sitting there either. Will probably last as long as anything you find in walmart, which is almost all china these days.

Don't know. for $15, don't care.

For $15 it is worth having in the collection and it gets a 10 because of how good it is for the price. I play the blues and I think its a little too hard for that, even though it is called an overdrive. I need to play with it some more to get it where I want it but it definitely has a home.

This little guy is pretty straightforward. Good boost to the sound, plus a bit of overdrive. No manual needed. Only problem is with knob placement. I can never remember which way to turn to get more or less.

I liked the sound. There's not much to it; it just takes your amp sound and dirties it up a bit, but that's what it's supposed to do. If you set the overdrive really low you can even use it as a volume boost pedal.

Pedal seems to be very quiet. I'm currently using it with my 2003 MIM Telecaster into a Peavey Special 130 combo amp. Works well for the styles I'm using it for, mainly oldies and classic rock.

It's pretty flimsy looking, but I figure as long as I don't jump on top of it, it should last for a few years anyway.

I always have a couple of cheap overdrive or distortion pedals in my gigbag (mostly Danelectro minis).

Never dealt with Danelectro.

I mostly play oldies and classic rock covers. My regular pedal is the Digitech RP50, but I got this as a spare or to use during outdoor gigs when I can't see the LED display on the RP50 in bright sunlight.

I have been playing since TV was black and white. I've got a lot of different guitars, pedals, and amps, mostly cheap, used stuff.

If this pedal were lost or stolen, I'd probably get another one since it's so darned cheap.

I got this because it was small and cheap and it does what it is supposed to do.

Pretty simple. 3 controls.
Like some other reviewers have said, it's worth messing around a bit to get the best sound.

Im using this with my 1996 Fender Anniversary Strat Plus with EMG pickups (DG20 Dave Gilmour series). GHS boomer 9's strings.
My amp is a Peavey classic 50 2*12.
My other effects are MXR Dynacomp, Big Muff, Boss GE-7, Electric Mistress, MXR Phase 90, Danelectro cool cat chorus, Boss DD3 delay, all routed via a Boss NS2. This sits between the Dynacomp and the Muff.
If you haven't already guessed, im very much into the Dave Gilmour sound (im a huge Pink Floyd fan). The reason i bought this was to use as a tube-overdrive sound for lightly distorted leads and crunchy rythms.
I haven't found it to be noisy (thought the NS2 would sort it out if it was).
The overdrive sound is quite characteristic, very round sounding, full and ripe.
The tone control doesn't give me enough treble unless i boost the drive too, as such it's quite bottom end sounding.
It is a good pedal, i do like the sound, though it's not as versatile as i hoped. I will keep it in my chain, though may add an OD2 or something to give me more options.
Overall the sound quality is good, not great, but workable.

It is plastic, but seems quite strong. I look after my gear so don't expect any problems to be caused by heavy use.
I have only had it a month.
Fingers crossed

No idea.

hmmmmmmmm
Not quite as good as I was led to believe by a number of magazines (Guitarist, Gear, Play etc....).
It's a decent overdrive pedal, nothing special.
My only problem is that it lacks a bit of bite and treble.
With the drive up it does sound very good, but I was hoping to use is with just a little drive to get some extra boost for crunchy rythms, it can do it, but you need to EQ it a bit to cut the mids and boost the treble. Pretty good though :)

Easy to use. The design is actually very cool, however the one catch is the knob settings are difficult to see. This isn't a huge problem though.

First of all, this is not a tubesceamer-type overdrive at all. It's got a lot drive in it, and does not "clean up" easily, if at all, depending on what guitar you're using.

The Bad News:
Not a lot of variation in the character. The tone knob doesn't offer much sweep. Overall, when on, the pedal imposes its sound on your tone. It's not in the 'transparent' class of overdrives.

The Good News:
What it does, it does very well. Though it doesn't clean up on low drive settings, dailing up the drive really makes the harmonics blossom. It has a really nice voicing and is very musical. With single coils you can get a nice chug-and-bite blues sound. With humbuckers it's a little too dark until you dail in more drive, where it 'opens up' to a nice ballsy but rounded distortion. Reminds me of Tom Petty-ish flavors. Not nasty, but dirty.

Lots of gain too. Very loud. Which is good.

Though plastic the design is such that it seems quite hard destroy. Seems like it could take a lot of abuse, more so than the "mini" line. The switch itself is the only questionable part, but it seems tough too.

Never had a danelectro product problem (knock on wood) so never contacted them.

I'm always looking for new pieces to try new sounds, and this FAB Overdrive did not disappoint at all. It's far better than it has any right to be for the pennies it cost. I took it head to head with my Sparkle Drive and it held its own, despite the fact that the FAB is far less versatile, it still gave me some nice tones. It has a sunny bite to its sound that was actually tough to replicate with the Sparkle Drive. Big points for a gutsy voicing and tone at such a low price. Recommended with single coil guitars, but can work with humbuckers. I really dig the design too.

I have so many overdrive and distortion pedals that I saw myself tossing it aside after a couple of days of play, but 2 weeks later I'm still firing it up every day. It's just funky and fun to play.

For value: 10 out of 10.

Muy simple.
Tiene los tres controles clasicos: volumen, tono y ganancia.
Eso si, los controles funcionan al reves que en la mayoria de pedales de Danelectro.

Conseguir un buen sonido de este chisme depende mas del ampli al que lo conectes que del propio pedal, ya que suena muy bien en cualquier combinacion de potes que utilices.
El manual es basico, pero que esperabas?

Yo le daria un 7 o un 8.
El sonido es MUY bueno, sobre todo para su precio. Y que conste que lo he usado con una copia de VOX AC30 !!

No es nada ruidoso, nada.
En todo caso, le sobran graves por un tubo, asi que me imagino que funcionara muy bien con una guitarra con pastillas single coil.
De todas formas, yo lo he probado con una Les Paul y sonaba muy bien, para mi gusto. Muchos armonicos !!

Puedes encarar un bolo con este pedal y un buen ampli, sin mas.
Depende de tus complejos, pero creo que es suficiente.
Eso si, el boton on/off funciona perfectamente, asi que no recomiendo darle grandes pisotones porque es de plastico y nunca se sabe...

No he tenido que llamar a la fabrica.

Es un pedal increible, sobre todo pensando en suprecio.
No merece la pena comprar otros de 40-60 euros teniendo este que, sin duda, los supera a casi todos.

Suena muy bien, sobre todo si lo combinas con el canal crunch de un ampli de valvulas.

Recuerda que esta hecho de plastico, asi que conviene tratarlo con cierto cuidado, aunque no es un huevo !!