Danelectro DJ-21 Black Coffee Metal Distortion

quick set up. 3 knobs, crank & rock. little knobs,but it dials in well.

my guitar student brought this thing over. i hooked it to a fender super 60 & strat combo.big balls of fun instantly.great over the top sounds.i want one now .

dont know, would mount it or tape it down so not to lose it under foot.

i play with some volume & feedback. this is a right priced gadget, kind of a one trick pony , but please dont change the sound.

The ease of use is ludicrously simple; it has three knobs, one for level of the pedal's output (not the distortion itself, only its output level), and one each for high and low EQ.

For having such an apparently limited control panel, though, it does have a pretty wide range of sounds available since the EQ section is very active and makes a real difference. With the controls straight up at 12 o'clock for EQ, it sounds just like you'd expect out of a high-gain metal distortion.

The sound quality is very good; for a high-gain pedal, it has virtually no noise in my chain. Used with both a Fender Deluxe 112 and a Sunn Solos IIA combo, the pedal delivers as advertised with both my Strat and LP copy.

Toy with the EQ range, and you'll be impressed; it goes from straight metal to hollow fuzz if you tweak it right, and interacts well with my many, many other effects.

In terms of sound quality, for what it does, it's a very, very good unit. I haven't heard much better, regardless of price range, but keep in mind that it is a high-gain unit. You won't be getting blues out of it.

I haven't had it long enough to comment (about two weeks), but the complaints about 'will it break' because of size seem unfounded. The plastic casing is very sturdy (better in fact than my Boss FV-60 volume pedal that has lived for years now), and unless you are a total cretin with your gear it'll last for quite a while.

The only potential weak spot on it are the knobs, but based on having owned a Fab Tone for a couple years (and it didn't sound as good as this for what I wanted), and noting the similiarities in knobs, I think it's just paranoia.

I don't see the point; I doubt I'll kill it during its warranty span.

For high-gain distortion, it's one of the better pedals out there at any price, if you can get over what your fellow guitarists will think of you using a dreaded plastic pedal. I don't use it much, but for emphasis or instant gain, it works very well.

For overall rating, I have to give it a 10, since for the $29.99 I paid for it (I ordered a Chicken salad vibrato and this came inside the box!), the unit is an incredible value in distortion.

A little pedal. Little pedal means few knobs. Few knobs means my drummer can play with it and get a good sound.

This little black demon is truely a metal distortion. NOt a pedal for the faint of heart. Like with any hardcore distortion you hvae to watch what you use it with and how you use it. Etc etc. All the basics. Myself, I would still buy the Fab Tone because it has many more tonal possibilities. BUt the BC is great for the price.

The thing about these little pedals is I "fear" they will break. They haven't yet, but the fear is there because it's just so little. BUt it has been strong as hell so far.

Danelectro is a great company for customer support. Period.

This pedal makes a great addition to any effects setup. It sounds great but it's cheap enough that it won't leave you hungry for a week or two. If you can't get a Fab Tone and still want some hardcore distortion, this one is for you.

Three nobs Level "volume" Bass, and Treble so its very easy to use.

I freaking love the sound that comes out of this little pedal. It's truely Metallica distortion REALLY and if you dont believe me go and try it out then you will buy one. I own the Fab Tone tube distorion from Danelectro which is $30-$40 more expensive and I would rather play with the black coffee distortion. I also use the Fish and Chips equalizer by Danelectro also and i get great sound. Right now I'am pushin it through a 15 watt DOD grunge distortion and I love the sound out of that piece of crap so think of what it would do to your Marshall or Crate whatever it is it'll be scary.

I have not had it but a Month but it is still going stronger just like when I first opened it up. I would defenitly use it live.

Don't know have not dealt with them.

I play metal like Metallica and this is the sound I was waiting for. I would really whoop ass if it was stolen. I want to buy a thousand of these little things just to be safe but you need mula to do that. The only downside of this pedal is the size of the button to stomp it's pretty small.