Danelectro DJ-21 Black Coffee Metal Distortion

If you're not able to use it, then you are fuckin' stupid. 3 knobs(level-bass-mid), 1 switch. However it's sometimes hard to get a good sond out of it, you just have to turn the knobs until it sounds good

I'm using a Cort X-2 guitar (humbucker pickups) and a crappy Laney HCM15R amp. But it doesn't matter what amp you'r using, it sounds great for punk. I would give it a 10 if the thing wasn't VERY noisy.

It's plastic, so don't jump on it. But it looks solid and i never had any problem. You should also buy an ac adaptor, cuz it sounds crap when the battery is gone.

Never dealt with them.

This is a perfect match for punk, and of course for metal, it's in the name. Howerver, it's not realy good on stage, becuz of the noise. But its a perfect pedal for home player. If you'r not rich enough to buy a boss metal zone, buy it, it's cheap.

Its very easy to use,3 knobs..easy to figure out.Very adjustable.Being my first distortion pedal...first pedal ever!im very pleased with it.

I use a Ibanez RG and a couple of samick guitars through a peavy Rage 158 and an old fender vibro champ.It's very easy to get a good cruch,or that ultimate heavy metal sound.

I've had it for almost two months and not one problem,only problem is,dont leavy the battery in or it'll be drained in less than an hour without it even being on(i dont know if thats how it is with every pedal but it got annoying having to replace them,and its also annoying having to take it apart to get the battery out when your finished.If you get this or any pedal,get the AC adapter!

Never delt with them so i cant say.

Ive been playing for close to 10 years(and i dont know why i havent bought a pedal till now)and i play mainly older metallica,alot of ac/dc(and while it wont give you anywhere near an ac/dc sound,its a very fun pedal to use to throw a twist on songs with.
If it were stolen i would find the person who stole it,kick there ass and get it back,if i couldnt get it back i would buy a new one.The main things i love about it is,it can give you more all out crazy distortion than any amp ive ever tried,and it has a very good sound for as cheap as it was.Most pedals cost from $60-100+!and since i had spent most of it on a guitar and other crap,i wasnt about to drop 80 bucks on a ibanez(which was the only other distortion pedal my local shop had).Its a 10/10 for a mess around-to-small gig pedal.Im not a super serious giger thats why i only have equipment that fits my needs as something to pass the time at home,since i only play for myself and a few others.This is a good pedal overall.And i would recomend it to anyone.

This pedal kicks ass. 3 knobs: level-bass-treble. Easy to shape sounds.

This thing is awsome for metal. It doesn't have a mid-control, but they sure set the mids in the right spot for me. No distortion knob, so when you step on it-it's always at tear your face off level. I'm using a les paul copy and it really rocks. I know some of the mini's suck, but this is a good one. If you need gain control for overdrive sounds stay away from this pedal. Even backing off the volume on my guitar low it still sounded pretty heavy. I'm giving it a 10 because I finally found my pedal foe metal. Pantera/old metallica/up your ass metal sounds.

It's a mini, so dont beat the shit out of it and it should last. I'm giving it a 7 because of the housing, but if the plastic were metal I'm sure the price would go up.

I've dealt with them twice, and been satisfied very quickly both times with thier service. If it does break- ship it to evets (dano manufacturer) and in a couple weeks they'll hook ya up with a new one.

For metal and hardcore music this really is the shit. I usually dont brag on distortion pedals much- but damn........ish gooood

These pedals are too small... It's sometimes hard to find the pedal on stage (its black, blends into the floor very nicely!) and the knobs are too small to play with between sets.

While using a 56-U2 Danelectro guitar through a VOX AC30, I was extreemly impressed with the quality of this pedal! Especially for its price and size. I will probably never buy another distortion after getting my hands on this. No other distortion pedal has done what this one has done for me and my band. I even convinced a Boss pedal loyalist to go out and pick one up for himself! He no longer uses his GT-6!

The AC jack dosn't suck up my adaptor as well as my other pedals. It constantly comes undone during sessions. Some super glue fixed it though (super glued a daisy chain into it.) I keep a battery in it just in case though. I wish it was a little bit bigger though...

never had to deal with them.

Being a ska, surf, and punk rock guitarist, I still think this is the best distortion I have ever used. I have four other distortion/overdrives sitting on the shelf now ever since I bought this pedal. (Ibanez Super Metal, Boss Metal Zone, Boss Blues Driver, and Boss Hyper Fuzz).

I still can't get over the fatness of the sound and the fun factor has just shot though the roof!

3 Nobs.. trble base and level.. Keep level full and treble 75% and bass 100%
thats what i like at least.. or everything on full

Awsome.. One of the best dist for metal i have ever heard..
Only draw back is the feed back.. But u can fix that by putting the volume on ur guitar on like 2 or 3
u still get all the crunch jus less fb
I use a peavey studio pro 112 and she wrks like a charm on full volume
"It sounds like gods wraith in satans voice"

Batteries Die fast so i have haerd.. I am probly gonna buy an adapter

Never had to deal with them

This pedal is awsome sounding, very affordable durable and there is a way around the feed back.. I recomend any metal player to buy one.. Dont waste ur time and money ona zoom 505 II i have one and they suck for gigs..

It's plain and simple with 3 nobs. It's got treble, bass, and level. Doesn't have a middle nob because it's a metal distortion pedal, and there usually isn't any middle settings. Only thing that's a problem here is the battery replacement. You have to unscrew the bottom of it to replace it's not like the dod's or the boss's battery slots that are placed on the sides for convienience. I recommend the adaptor.

I play a Jackson kelly with Duncan Designed pickups through a Marshall AVT 100 amp. If you like the type of distortion that sounds really well palm muted than this pedal should suit your taste. It's that type of cheesy metal distortion that has a ridiculous amount of treble and sounds pretty good with powerchords. WIth the right settings on my amp i can get a Godsmack tone or early Metallica tone out of it. It also sounds pretty good for that Deftones Stephen Carpenter tone as it sounds nice and glassy. Only problem with this pedal is it makes my amp's speaker crack somethimes and i don't know whether or not that's the pedal overdriving the amp or the amp being a piece of dog poop and not being able to handle the pedal.

This is one of Danelectro's Mini pedals and is very small. Unlike the Boss and DOD pedals, this pedal unfortunately is not built like it could survive a nuclear blast. It has a plastic housing with dinky plastic nobs and a metal bottom lined with rubber to prevent it from slipping around on the floor. Unless you weigh 300lbs or above and like jumping several feet in the air and landing on your pedals with both feet planted on the button this pedal should survive many years of abuse. I personally take care of all my equipment and yes I HAVE GIGGED WITH THIS PEDAL. I feel that it's a very reliable pedal as most Danelectro pedals are.

Never had to.

I play lots of Deftones with the band i'm in but I do also like to play lots of Metallica and Godsmack on my one free time. I've been playing for 3 years and i do feel that i know enough about guitar gear to leave you with a well rounded opinion. If you have a solid state amp and want some crazy metal distortion, this is your pedal. If you have a tube amp i don't recommend this pedal because it will make your amp sound pretty bad as the tubes won't be able to handle this. I do love this little pedal and i think it's great for it's value. I've played other pedals like the DOD deathmetal distortion and the BOSS MetalZone 2 distortion pedal. The DOD is the only pedal that gives the Black Coffee some competition. The MetalZone just sucked, and for the price i payed compared to the BOSS, the Black Coffee has a much better value. If this pedal were lost or stolen i would miss it dearly, however i would probably buy something like a line 6 distortion modeler just because i've always wanted one. This pedal is great metal distortion and adds loads of sustain to your guitar. Just log on to Ebay and it's very rare that you'll find someone auctioning off their Black Coffee, however every other distortion pedal is usually a BOSS...now what does that tell you.

Pretty standard, 3 controls - level, bass, treble. i personally think that it sounds great, yeah the bass is not as thick as i'd like itm but for $40 what can you expect?.

Iam running a strat, and an epi les paul (which is totally killer) through a pedalboard, which has my ibanes digital delay, black coffee, dod stereo cchorus and my morley bad horsie. (not nessicarily in that praticular order). and into a randall warhead combo. one thing i hate is if you are running a battery, and you leave the guitar in the input, the battery drains like woah. so i got a power supple for it before i made my pedalboard. the power supply was noisy, ( a simple 1000 uF capacitor in parallel with the power supply cures this) but that wasnt the pedal's fault. if you dial it in properly and play with the amp and shit, you could get almost any metal distortion sound.

pretty reliable, except. i would always use a power supply or bring extra batteries. i would and have gigged it with absolutley no problems

never had to deal with them.

i play almost anything, from stevie ray vaighan to slayer.- whatever im in the mood for. the pedal is sick for metal, but i think it is pretty shitty when it comes to blues, and any regular rock. i have been playing for almost 8 years now and i ownThis is my first danelectro pedal, and also my first metal pedal, i also own an origional dod 250 preamp overdrive. a boss distortion, and the ones i mentioned eariler, and i was not disappointed at all in the preformance of this pedal

This pedal is top notch on ease of use. there's only three knobs, basll, level and treble. Even a beginer could fiddle with it and find a good sound.

I play a B.C. Rich worlock through a peavy 112 bandit/ 112 cabinet. The pedal sounds pretty damn good but its lacking a lot of bass. even with the bass settting as high as it could be on my amp and the pedal it was real hollow sounding, but you can frig around with it and come up with a really good sound. theres a little buzz too but nothing that would bother me.

This is where the problem arises.....this pedal is a battery guzzling whore!!!!! if i were you , i would by a 9v adapter to go with it, it will save you lots of time and money. The pedal itself is made of plastic with a metal base but its still really durable. i've beaten the shit out of mine and it still works perfectly..minus scratches.

i never had to deal with them, but danelectro seems to be a reliable bunch.

my band plays metal (metallica, megadeth, slayer, pantera...etc.) and this pedal is a pretty good choice if your hunting for this type of sound. if this pedal was busted or stolen i probobly buy another but i might look into a boss metal zone pedal first.


P.s.-if anyone knows where i can get a cheap left handed jackson guitar please email me !!!!!

3 nobs, easy! Well. No. Its hard to get a good sound out of this pedal. Sometimes I have to mess for ages to find the sound that I need! Although, it's pretty self explanatory.

I use a Epi Les Paul Standard Flake thru an Original Cry Baby, thru my Black Coffee out of a Peavy Bandit 112. When this pedal is good, its fu*king ace! But its hard to get a good sound all the time and sometimes the bass is a bit thin. There is a constant hum, that pisses me off and it is always feeding back. If these were sorted out, it would rock so so much! On the good side, if you dampen with your fret hand and hammer the bitch with your strumming hand you get a a noise that sounds like you are sawing through steel!!! + When the battery is full its as heavy as they come.

I beat the shit out of it jumping on it in true rockstar fashion and its not got any damage apart from a few scratches....... but as long as its in one piece is what matters.

> Hard to get a good sound.
> At its best, this pedal is AWESOME!
> Buy a mains adapter. It eats batterys!
> Its v.cheap... #35! You can't go wrong!

This pedal is good for begginers with small amps but anything bigger its just inferior. I personally have 120 watts running through 2 12's which is plenty big for what i do but pretty much anything above 25 watts this pedal will loose its kick. Perfect for begginers, horrible for real playing.