Danelectro DJ-10 Grilled Cheese Distortion

ITS VERY EASY TO USE.THERE IS A LEVEL OF VOLUME AND RESONAGE-THIS CREATES EITHER A TINNY DISTORTION OR BOLD AND GRUNGY. THE PEDAL BUTTON IS A BIT SMALL THOUGH.

THE SOUND QUALITY IS GREAT! FOR LEAD OR RYTHM ITS KOOL! I USE A STRAT INTO THIS, INTO A DOD FLANGER INTO A PEAVY BANDIT 112 AND IT IS GREAT! THERE IS A SLIGHT HUM THOUGH. YOU CAN GET THE SOUND OF KURT COBAIN THROUGH MY SET UP ON FULL RESONAGE.

IT SEEMS VERY STRONG FOR A PLASTIC PEDAL!!!I WOULD AND HAVE GIGGED WITH IT WITH NO BACKUP.

NOPE?

I PLAY GRUNGE-METAL AND IT WORKS FOR EVERYTHING.IF I LOST IT I WOULD PROBLY BUY ANOTHER. I LIKE THE RESONAGE CONTROL BUT THE SIZE OF THE BUTTON DOES LET IT DOWN...I COMPARED IT TO MANY OTHER PEDALS AND THIS CAME OUT TOP SO I BOUGHT IT! AND SO SHOULD YOU!

Two knobies - one for level (volume), one for resonance (tone - sort of like a moveable filter). Simple!

I owned this pedal for a week and a half before exchanging it and several other dano minis. It is a very cool, original, cheesy, novel sound that does exactly what dano claims it would do - hollow, tunnel-like, boxy 60s fuzz/distortion. If that's what you want, buy it - it's perfect! I like that sound, but I can get a similar sound with a big muff pi and a notched crybaby wah, so I exchanged for the big muff pi because the muff does that and so much more. Cool pedal though - very trashy and raw sounding. I ran my PRS Custom 22 and my cheap strat copy (which is very cool sounding) into the grilled cheese - to my Dr. Z Ghia. The cheese just takes over the sound completely, which is probably what it is intended. Sounded best with single coils - responsive to picking dynamics. I'll give it a "10" for sounding exactly like it should.

Cheap plastic. Don't drop it, stomp it, slam it, sneeze on it. No, sort of kidding here - it seemed okay. You could gig with it because if it went out on you it doesn't matter - it's not a sound you couldn't live without. Cheap...

Dunno.

Not really my deal, but cool, fun, and great for the money. Save your pennies and get a good fuzz (big muff, fuzz face, creamy dreamer, fulltone '69, etc.) and a wah pedal and you can do all this and much more.

Very easy. 2 knobs, level and resonance. Level controls the... umm level? And resonance controls the filter. No manual but you don't need one.

I'm using this with a Strat and a Marshall VS102R amp. Noisy? God yes. When its on its terribly noisy. But thats all part of its charm. Its not really noisy at all when its bypassed. The effect is never weak... its very aggressive. Its is pretty responsive to guitar volume, you can get a pretty cool semi-cruddy tone by lowering the volume on some cheap pickups.

I'd depend on it. The plastic case is actually pretty sturdy. I'd probably use it on a gig without backup.

Never dealt with 'em. Although it came with one of their vintage batteries.

I play in alot of different styles. I bought this pedal hoping it would give me that trashy fuzzed out tone, and it did. Splendidly. I'd really recommend this pedal if your looking for that sort of tone. You can't beat the price either.

The thing has two knowbs and the footswitch. cmon, who the hell needs a manual. just turn the knobs a little and youre where you want to be in no time at all. i dont know if it can use batteries, the one i played at the store had an ac adapter. if it did use batteries, i cant imagine it would eat them up as quickly as the bigger danos, but i dont know.

i tried it with a standard tele and a marshall combo amp (solid state i think). the sound is EXACTLY like what danelectro promotes it to be- hollow "tunnel like" 60's distortion, almost sounds like a fuzz but not quite ferocious enough. as pointed out in previous reviews, this pedal is very original. if you want something different, go out and get one (its also very inexpensive). i didnt purchase it myself, but i plan on it someday, although i think this little one might be more targeted towards teles and other single coil guitars, but i have not tried it on other guitars. The effect itself is very cool, the only problem i have wiht it is that i feel likke i needed a little bit more of the effect than the knobs would allow me. for this reason, i think it might be better as an addition to another dist/od box as opposed to standing alone.

This is probably how danelectro made these things so damned cheap! theyre not pieces of shit, but i wouldnt dare go nuts on one. the bigger dano pedals are, IMO, the toughest sons of bitches on the market today- tougher than boss. but these things are very small and lightweight, made oout of some high-test plactic.

overall is a very cool pedal and i think is more than worth its price. just be aware of the sacrifice in durability.

Very simple. It has two knobs. Level and Resonance. There was no manual, as if you needed one! Simple enough to understand. The resonance knob is the key to your sound.

I am using this with a Strat and a Crate amp. I use a Boss delay pedal, a Big Muff distortion, and a DOD EQ. My amps chorus sounds good with the Dano Grilled Cheese. You get a hollow or "tunnel" effect when the resonance is all the way up. All the way down will give you a rocked forward wah sound, very thin. I love the sound of this thing. It is definately "cheesy". The distortion is somewhat subtle. It is different from any distortion I have ever heard. Go buy it. For $39, you can't go wrong. There is very little noise if any that I noticed. Even when it is not on.

It is made of durable plastic. It isn't a tank like a Boss, but I imagine it could hold its own. Just don't jump up and down on it or drop it from a three story building and you'll be alright. I would most definately gig with it.

I play anything from blues to metal. This thing was not made for metal. It does have that "60's" sound. I could almost say you can get a Rage type sound out of it. But trying something different is supposed to help develop your tone, not someone elses. I have been playing guitar for 8 years. I own a few distorion pedals. This ties as my favorite with the Big Muff. Yet they sound totally different. If it got lost or stolen, I would go get two more. For $39, you can afford to buy two at a time. I am definatley going to check out the other pedals in the Dano mini series.

It's a simple pedal with two adjustment knobs: level and resonance. I can get the desired sound in a few seconds. A manual came with it, but I'm not sure if I'll ever open it.

I use this pedal with several different setups, but mostly with my acoustic/electric or strat on various practice amps. It can get a bit noisey, but no more than one would expect from a distortion pedal. It's a "60's Distortion" effect. Very true. It gives a very hollow mid-range-- and a "tunnel-like" sound, as Dano advertises. With resonance at a maximum, the sound is focused (tunnel sound). The tone sounds almost like that of a wah. Cool stuff-- very 60-ish. The distortion sounds very dry with no resonance.

The effect is fairly subtle by itself. I can hear it being a great compliment to a good overdrive pedal-- I might just have to go out and get one now. The only drawback is it's lack of strength-- it could use a bit of a boost.

Seems reliable. Its case has that 50s look that all Dano pedals have-- as cheesy as its name. Anyways, I think the outer cover is a hard plastic, but everything else is metal. It seems durable although it's significantly smaller than the higher level Danos.

Haven't had to deal w/ 'em.

I play a variety of styles, but usually use this pedal for my more classic rock-esque songs. It fits well. I don't know why they called it "Grilled Cheese", but it definately fits its label of "60s Distortion." I haven't heard another pedal that has the same effect, so its originality is a plus. I haven't listened to very many of the similar vintage distortion pedals, but I'd probably buy it again if it were lost or stolen. Like I said before, I wish it were a little less subtle, but otherwise it's a good pedal for the $$$.