Danelectro DJ-1 Pastrami Mini Overdrive

easy to use, just two knobs, volume and drive.

I played it on a tele and a Laney head, and it sounded too wicked to be a straight overdrive, it had a fair amount of gain, and could best be described as a distortion that has some of the warmth of an O.D., and the bite of a fuzz, but still you couldn't really call it a fuzz.... at least not with the single coil tele pickups.I'll give it a nine, why not? it sounded coolto me. mind you, I played it in the stoe for like 2 minutes.

I heard the plastic jacks break easily...... ugh.

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yeah, so I just wanted to say that it didnt sound like an all out fuzz like you all are saying, just a harsh, but cool distortion.

If this thing is not easy to use to you, you would have to be a complete dumbass. 2 knobs: level and drive.

Setup:(don't laugh at me for this) Squier strat with seymor duncan and fender pickups into a fender princeton 112 plus using any one of my 4 pedals. I also have a cheap epiphone strat copy which is what I have been using on this pedal since my squier is getting a new bridge and pickups. This sounds in no way shape or form like and overdrive, it sounds like a fuzz. For a fuzz it is good. You should only use it alone not wit any other distortions because it turns to crap. I really boosts the volume so be sure before turning this pedal on to turn the volume on your amp down. Sounds good.

It's made out of plastic so I wouldn't treat it as if it were a boss. It does seem to be fairly solid though. I however hav to gig without a backup because I cant afford a backup for any of my pedals right now.

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Really great pedal for the money. Does not match quality with a fuzz face but might with a DOD or possibly a boss.

Only a big dumb,dumb,dumb,dumb,fatty,fat,fat,dumb couldn't figure this out...2 knobs...

Setup: Fender Strat or B.C. Rich Warlock + Pastrami + Marshall JCM900
No Noise...Lacks a really bassy tone(ie: Big Muff,Creamy Dreamer)but makes up for it in sheer old school rock overdrive/fuzz sound

Seems very reliable and sturdy...Danelectro has never let me down before...made of plactic though...but c'mon its $20...I never gig w/out a backup pedal but I would trust this on its own(provided I didn't stomp the hell out of it)

I was really blown away...this would be the best $20 you could spend on an effect!!!

it very simple to use but at times i wish it was more complex.
i think this pedal might be better if u have an equalizer to go with it.

im actually using this pedal through bass. a yamaha rbx 360 into a peavey minx 110. i think the quality isnt amazing but its at the level of sounding cool.... its not solid.. but is still a very cool, rough sound.

i think i can depend on it. it seems well built.

ive dealt with danelectro products before and theyre extremely good wit them.

i think thsi is a great pedal it would be nice to have some sortoff equalizer but than it would come at its price. its worth it for 32 dollars but u might want to look into a boss bass overdrive first.

It's got two knobs fergodz sakes.

Totally trashy fuzz, laden with gobs of odd harmonics. It makes my humbucker-equipped strat clone sound like a hollow body or something, just incredibly trashy. When I purchased it I expected a mellow overdrive thang, like a tube screamer. Instead of a pleasant, well mannered midget, I got an angry, speed addicted dwarf. With the overdrive knob turned down, it gets a little mellower, but not really mellow enough to use as a booster for your amp's overdrive channel. With the overdrive knob almost all the way down it gets that 70's 'not-overdriven-enough' sound, like bruce springsteen or crap like that. I HATE THAT SOUND. Oh well. I guess it's better than the fab tone's distortion control that doesn't clean up at all. Humbuckers really drive this thing alot better than single coils. It sounds quite strange with single coils, at least with my pacifica 112 and peavey rage 158. STOP LAUGHING. I have a better guitar, but it's in the shop being upgraded at this time, as I'm a tone freak in training, and I have a MUCH nicer amp, but it's in the basement. I don't like the basement. It's cold. Well, better say some more relevant stuff so they'll post this. It's unpleasantly harmonically sparse with the overdrive turned down, and pleasantly (or unpleasantly, depending on your mood) harmonically rich and intense. AND I MEAN INTENSE. Maybe that's because I've never had a fuzz pedal before. A nice alternative to, well, better sounding overdrives, when you just want something different.

Seems good.

I dunno.

It was an impulse buy, as I had just come into posession of a large sum of cash. I didn't try it in the store, I just saw the box and said 'gimme'. If it were lost or stolen, I would be happy that at least it got a home. My last two stomp boxes were respectively; raped (and murdered), and abducted and sold into slavery. Actually, if I lost it, I would buy another, or not. Doesn't really matter. i don't play live yet. I find it's name to be a misnomer, as it is clear to anyone within a 50 foot radius of the pedal that it is a fuzz, NOT an overdrive. But, it's neat anyway. Maybe I'm looking at it through rose colored glasses because I'm subconciously trying to justify my purchasing of it, but oh well. It was cheap. If I start hating it, I'll give it to me ol' buddy, Bob.

well folks, theres two knobs on this little thingy. if u cant figure it out, well, your riding the short buss. level and overdirve i think they are.its not to hard to get a good sound with only two knobs to werk with. i was impressed by this little mini stomp box and how much tone came out of it.it says overdirve, but it gives you a fuzz, very good for HENDRIX!!!

well, i use aa ibanez rg7420 and it sounded fine to me. i only played out of a little amp so far, i just bought it.its got awlful sound quality just like a good fuzz should. give you that crunch that makes you CRINGE! funny how itsays overdirve on the thingy. perfect for hendrix and other stuff using fuzz. NOT AN OVERDRIVE!!!!!!!!!!

i dont know, since i just got it, and i would depend on it. its about 4 inches long and 2 wide, and it s mad of plastic. its sturdy though, and im nice to pedals.there is a nice rubber non-slip bottom, which makes use even easier. i dont gig alot, just playing with my buds, and i dont think i need a back up although it wouldnt drain my wallet,becasue this thingy only cousts 20 bux. WHAT A DEAL!

never delat with em, prably wont have to

hey its a tiny 20 buck thingy, i got what i paid for, and prably a lot more.i definitly recoomend it, but for you tone freks and analog is the best of the rest.for 20$ buy it, youll like it. its worth the little money u pay