Danelectro DJ-15 Chicken Salad Vibrato

this thing is too easy 2 use.just 2 knobs, intensity and speed. they do work well though.

the sound quality is much better than i expected before plugging in. you get that trippy "little-wing" effect. i am using a strat-copy with humbuckers going to a daddy-o o.d. pedal, then to the vibrato, then to an echo pedal. i have to say this thing sounds very good without any overdrive. if you are looking for a new sound, definatly check this out. im glad i plugged it in

like everyone said ...its hell on batteries. i was going to really stomp it after ten minutes, but figured i'd try an adapter. that was the problem. but it does sound good with adapter, just dont go gigging with batteries.

ive never had to return anything yet, but i hear that there pretty dependable

i play rock/metal..but this is the pedal when you want to clean it up and play somethin sweet. ive been playing for ten years and finally checked out a vibrato.. so glad i did. if it were lost i would buy another one right away. i love the moody sound you get, its instant inspiration for something trippy. i do wish batteries lasted longer. i highly recommend this pedal to anyone

Simple. In - out

Set both dials at 2 o'clock to get an awesome Robin Trower Warble. Low hiss and no "POP" when you kick in switch

OK, here's whats bad. I really does eat batteries. Sort of. It works only for about 15 minutes "cold" the the effect dissappears. If you plug in the next day, same thing. It does not drain the battery, but it fades out or something

1 year warranty , so mail in reg card. Dealer took back a bad compressor w/o any hassle. I think Dano knows these things are cheap, but I dont expect a problem.

Sound is awesome, but get an adapter to fix the battery problem.

Typical modulation pedal two-knob job: intensity and speed. Doesn't go VERY slow or VERY fast though.

This pedal really does do a superb uni-vibe effect.
I play a Fender Jap strat through a silverface Twin with various pedals in between (my drive sounds courtesy of the Visual Sound Jekyll & Hyde pedal, a a Voodoo Lab Bosstone fuzz and a very cheesy Companion fuzzbox) and I can get an excellent 'Izabella' (from Jimi at Woodstock) sound.
The only other uni-vibe units I can compare it with are the Rotovibe (which I am now selling as it is rubbish compared to this!) and the uni-vibe sound on the POD MM4 I played in a shop (way worse than this).
Others have noted a bass cut with pedal on - I have not.

It does truly eat batteries - a good battery will last 1-2 hours at the most; after this the efeect intensity just diminishes. Otherwise it's as sturdy as you'd expect a small plastic box to be.

Put it like this - the next cheapest uni-vibe pedal is the Voodoo Lab Microvibe which costs four times the price of this thing. On that basis this is the bargain of the century!
I believe that this pedal produces a very genuine uni-vibe sound - deep, swirly and certainly NOT just a phaser pedal in disguise. You are stupid if you do not try it!

Easy to get good sound. These things won't really work with batteries, so get an adaptor. 1st one I got was messed up, so I took it back to the place I got it. Pretty easy to get weird sounds with it once its going though. Kinda have to really micro-dial it in.

I'm using this, or have used it with a Fender Tele, Strat and an Epiphone with P-90's. My amp is a fender twin. Its not really noisy, but when this thing get's turned on, its like my bottom end just disappears, like no bass... There must be some kinda circuit in there that's acting like a filter cuz it just cuts the bass big time. If it were'nt for this 'bass-robbing' I would say the sound quality is pretty dang decent. But with the tone-robbing that it does, I can only give it a 5. Don't get me wrong though, the effect sound itself is pretty cool, it just strips the lower frequencies something awful...

I would depend on it to a point. I mean, forget about using batteries, those ain't going to work longer than 5 minutes. I would use it on a gig, however, I would'nt have to depend on the sound effect it makes. I wanted to use it on just a couple of songs, but since it robs so much tone, I found it impossible to use in that manner. Now I'll just use it as a novelty effect.

don't know....

Overall, if this thing didn't rob the bass frequencies I would say its a winner. However, I can't say that. Its a cool effect and I wish it wouldn't kill the bottom end, but it does and thats that. Kinda neat effect though, better than paying $300 for some real univibe...

I just can't use it the way it is. Maybe there is a way to modify it so it doesn't kill the tone?

Caveman simple

An acoustic sounds great with this pedal, but it does add some hiss and high end to the sound, even with an electric. Mine also pops when turned on and off. However, I think it is way cooler sounding than a tremelo, so I'll live with the drawbacks.

I wouldn't depend on any Dano mini effect pedal at all. Mine stopped working a day after I bought it. It stopped running on battery power and would only work on adapter. Then it made some crazy loud popping sounds. So I unplugged it, swore at it, shoved it back in my bag, and sent it back. Friends of mine have had mini effects malfunction on stage. Either the effect doesn't come on, the thing won't run on batteries, or the thing won't turn off.

I got a new pedal, no questions asked. I'll give Dano their due on that-they replace their defects. But it is annoying to have to be without my toy for a month.

I guess I'd buy another one if this one was destroyed, because who else makes vibrato pedals? If Boss still made a vibrato I'd buy the Boss rather than the Dano. I love the sound of the Chicken Salad, but it's too unreliable; that's my opinion of all the Dano mini effects.

This product is so cool! The only reason I give a 9 instead of a 10 is there is no manual. (At least my box didn't have one.) But theres only two knobs- who needs a manual? This pedal is so simple and so musical!

I give a ten on sound quality using my analog boss pedal as a reference standard. I've been using my Ibanez Talman with two soapbox humbuckers into my practice amp- (Traynor bloc 50G) This pedal is quiet and is extremely musical. This is one of the only effects that has over 90 percent usability. I'm used to having effects that have about 35-40 percent practicality and the rest sounding like low budget space movie special effects. It makes a great little level boost by turning the level & intensity knobs to 9-10 o'clock. I chugged on some power chords with the controls turned to 3 oclock and this box was still musical. Picking chords or strumming at 9-10 o'clock gives you kind of a dreamy pink floyd feel. I loved the noise pop possibilities from cranking my amps reverb and giving a slight overdrive. Bottom line- if you can play at all, you can create musical tones with this. I only played with battery power for ten minutes, I heard it sucks them dry. I promptly plugged into a radio shack adaptor. It's not noisy even with a battery, but it's a tad quieter plugged in the wall, and that is whisper quiet. Sound quality is equal to my Boss PH2 phaser pedal.

It's plastic-but fairly heavy duty. I'll use it at a gig, but if your depending on it, buy an extra. They're cheap, why not?

Haven't yet.

If you want a little atmosphere to warm up your sound or are into noise/dream pop- It's a must have! I've played ten years now and this is one of the coolest pedals I came across- and much quieter than some pedals I've come across- especially dod and arion. This is the most musical pedal you'll find for this price, and definitely the quietest. I'd replace it immediately if something happened to it.

easy and settings all sound good, choose your flavor

sweet round pulsing sounds, before or after distortion, your choice. I was looking for something I thought I could get from a phaser and it wasn't happening then I bought this on the strength of these reviews and was immediately caught up in this marvelous "clean distortion"

no problems yet, never had any yet with the danos. I use an adaptor

Honestly I really don't care for any of the dano distortions(my opinion) but many of the clean units are excellent even if you don't consider how little you're spending. This is probably my fav for character. But the trem is really good, also the french toast both of which will be sitting on my pedal board with big bro danecho and assorted other brand distortions.

This does sound tres cool when given an adequate power source. Distortion in front does push the sound out even more. I swear that there is a volume boost when you kick on the pedal.

Thanks to those who told of its battery consumption issues. I went and tried this pedal with a Dano Zero Hum adapter ($10) and all was well as I played much longer than I did with the Dano battery.
Still, a lower mark for the battery gobbling. My Boss Bass Synthesizer lasts longer with an alkaline 9v.

It's a nice, inexpensive pedal that can now function properly with an adapter. You can't beat what it does for the price they sell it at.

Here's the scoop...this thing EAT bateries...Mine lasted, out of the box, about fifteen minutes...I changed the battery and it worked fine...the light stays on when the battery is not charged enough to make a sound. I hope this helps. I though at first it might have been a problem with the peadl.

2 knobs strength and speed

For 30 dollars this is a MIRACLE. It sounds like a univibe. Your
mom or girl friend at least could probably not tell the difference.
IT SUCKS A BATTERY DOWN IN 20 MINUTES. So feed it batteries or get
an adapter.

The other two respondents took it back which is a shame. Because
it only works with a STRONG fresh battery. So get an adapter

who can say without experience

I play a variety of rock and will use for Hendrix and Trower.
You will like it if you can't afford like a Fulltone Deja Vibe
which I sure as hell can't.