Danelectro DJ-6 Pepperoni Phaser

Very simple. One knob that changes the speed of modulation. A wet/dry option or a general amount of effect option would have been very nice but I don't mind.

I'm using this for my bass, it's great. No noticeable tone change. It does what it should and I wouldn't change it. Like I said wet/dry like on the fab models would have been nice but I'd say I'm happy with this.

Made of plastic. No problems though. For the price I'm certainly not complaining. I don't need a backup and I depend on it.

Fantastic. I can't imagine what I'd do without Danelectro. For 30 bucks I don't think I'd find anything better. I could probably get one made specifically for bass that costs 10 times the price and not be this happy. If it got lost I'd get another, no reason not to.

Its been said here that there is an adjustable trim pot in this unit.

Well, at least in mine, there isn't. I took mine apart last night and no trim pot. There are 2 PCB boards and I check both sides of each and nada. Here are a couple of photos (sorry not that clear it was late) - http://whiskeyzulu.com/hc/pep.htm.

My pedal simply says Peperoni Phaser w/ Speed under the single knob and above the LED - and Danelectro above the on/off.

As far as its sound, I think it does an adequate job, however, I really have nothing to compare it to. This is my first Phaser it was $20 - I picked it up cause my band plays Have a Cigar and it was an inexpensive and turns out to be a decent sounding peadal for my needs - I like it best b/t 10-11.

well it has a dial for speed and the on/off switch! complex or what!


the switch is abit lame but so long as you have fairly accurate feet you'l be all good!

I use a Sg Special/Ibanez RG321MH(fixed bridge) => artec bigdot tuner -> Boss OC-2 -> crybaby -> dod FX-25b filter envelope -> dan phaser goes here -> marshall edward (the) compressor -> boss ds-2 -> digitech digi delay => Mashall MG100DFX

i generally have it either set to about 10 oclock which has quite a nice steady phase sound although not that pronounced, still sound good with a mixture of effects though. or at full tilt which i love for some fast almost bizare tremolo phase!

i don't generally try to sound like other guitarist which this pedla help me do when at full tilt. Also with it at 10 oclock the compressor boosting the lows abit and some sly distortion on the ds-2 makes such a crunchy tone i don't need a neck pickup it feels like some days.

sure its not gonna be an mxr phase 90 but for ??20 when I got it I cannot argue at all!

i've had it now about 3-4 years n never had any probs. cant afford a backup really and its never let me down!

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i play stuff from jazz/blues/metal/funk to almost dnb style stuff in my band (www.myspace.com/arjfe) and it gives me a nice addition to my tone when called upon. like I said its not phase 90 but your not gonna see an mxr pedal this price!!

It's one knob controlling the rate, that's about it, not too hard.

I use this pedal with a single cut Les-Paul style guitar with humbucking pickups, and along with multiple other pedals, it runs into either a SS Princeton 65 or an old Traynor YBA2B tube amp.

For what I use phaser for, this pedal is perfect. I hate cheesy thick,70s phased sounds that kill dynamics and sensitivity. This thing is much more subtle, akin to a Phase 45 or a Tonefactor Nebula. It definitely gives you a swirly, watery sound, but in a subtle, sweet way without being either weak or overbearing. I have considered upgrading, until I realize that this thing gives me the subtle, swimming tones I already want.

This is probably not the best typical phaser for everyone, but it sure works well for me.

A friend gave this pedal to me since she had bought a couple years prior and never used it. I got it used and it is still working great for me, without a problem at all. Holds up quite well for a little plastic pedal.

Never had to deal with it.

For me, this pedal is almost exactly what I need in a phaser, and serves my purpose quite well. I would recommend it to anyone who wants a more subtle phase effect without spending a ton for a Nebula or Phase 100 or vintage Phase 45.

Good stuff.

Very easy to use,one pot for more or less effect.

did not sound very good out of the box,but after reading an earlier post suggesting opening it up and adjusting the trim pot on the pcb,this baby now sounds AMAZING..

I have had this unit for over a year and use it twice a week on gigs and have it in my pedal board,very reliable so far i would use on a gig without a backup.

Never needed.,.

I play guitar in a Greek & English covers band and also do a lot of duo gigs and studio session work,I have been playing for the last 20 years and own many types of guitars and effects,but I like this phaser because of the very 70s sounds that it gives and after a little bit of tweaking inside you will be amazed.If it were lost or stolen I would buy another.

Weird mix of reviews for this thing. As with most dano pedals they have one sound. and if you like that sound - great, otherwise...

Anyway - ease of use. as everyone says - just one dial - slow to fast. play with it for a bit and see what suits you (if anything).

I have read furthur down that someone took it apart and found a trim pot inside for extra variation. maybe something to consider one day....

OK. this is the tricky bit.

first up:

no true bypass - but i cant hear any problems when it is switched off...

when on. i really like this. i have it set about 11 o'clock and it gives the nice swirly phase sound you would hope for. i only actually use it on 2 songs at the mo. one combined with an octave below (another dano mini) to give a really funky synth bass sound (with some almost auto-wah style stuff at the high end) and another time on its own with some arpegio chords for a bit of a trippy momment. so i certainly dont over-use it. it also gets occasional usage if things start going that way during a gig...!

as an 'accent' type effect it's one of my favorites... but not something you would not want to over do.

i use a fair few effects and swap them around a fair bit - but so far this has remained on my board since i started playing with my current band a couple of years back. we play mainly punky bluesy type stuff - but with anything we fancy thrown in.

also - i use one big power supply for all my pedals on the board and this causes no noise/buzz from this unit. maybe its some cheep supplys that are causing the problems for some people below.

you've seen then - they are small plasic things.

however, i have had 5 mini dano's and non let me down. 2 of them have been in constant use for 2 years and the other 3 have had some fair use.

i have gigged a couple of times a month and practiced a couple of times a week with this set-up without a single issue (infact the only pedals to have let me down are a boss EQ where the power input has broken and a marshall guv'nor where the switch died (though that was after 15 years or so of abuse))

so - has to be a 10

it does what it does well.

im sure its not for everone and certainly not for every occasion, but they are good fun little pedals and can certainly add something to your own style.

for the type of music we play (think 'the clash', 'the ramones', 'small faces', 'stones') i probably use too many effects but i try to do it sparingly and not get carried away with them. and, though i am a long way from great, i get many possitive comments on my sound from many other musicians (some of them who know what they are talking about!!). i have been playing & gigging about 15 years or so and have had a fair bit of equipment over the years. currently i play a strat or an SG into a yamaha 212 amp with about 10 different pedals.

i would certainly consider getting another if anything happened to it. only really got it becouse it was cheep second hand in one of those dano mini sets. i got the 'summer of love' set with the octave down (which i still use) and a fuz/octave thing i never really got to grips with and is currently being 'rested' from the set-up.

One Knob for speed not rocket science.........

OK my setup is a Fender Strat or a upgraded Epi SG with 57 humbuckers into a Behringer GMX212 amp sounding either fendr clean ampeg clean Roland JC clean or distorted Marshall.

THis pedal is supposed to sound like a Phase 90 but it isn't a great approximation. However the sound is Preferable to the modern Boss PS3 which my friend has. the sound is classic based and will get you a good sound for whatever you would use a phase90 for but just different.

I use it for univibe sounds on Machine Gun. when placed after all the distortion pedals in a chain but it gives a spacious ambient vibe that is very cool but subtle. Great for those gigs where you want to take the crowd somewhere otherworldly.

there isn't much noise with this unit compared to my boss pedals but when at the end of the chain it can make the hiss swirl around, Great for recording intro's to epics.

I love this pedal because it retains my guitar's character better than most of the phasers i've tried. that is where this pedal is realy better than some in my opinion. 30 bucks for all that?? I'm Happy

I've had this for 2 years and have never had a problem with it. Battery lasts indefinitely on my unit. Although i got another one from ebay and that one ate batteries. my other dano's broke but then they were smashed by my amp so if you don't stomp on them to hard they'll be fine.

I've giged with it and it sounds great live.

Never Dealt with them because my warranty had expired.

I play a mix of Rock Blues Ska Regae Jazz and of course Funk and Fusion.
this matches my psychodelic blues sound well. it has a very univibesque sound .
I compared this with the phase 90 and boss PS3. I chose this because it fit my sound better than they did. If lost or stolen i would not hesitate to shell out another 30 bucks for another one. Great product and a great deal. I know this is not a "Great Phaser" in the sense that it nails the sound it is going for but it is the best phaser for my purposes that i have found. Period.

one knob - speed - thats all.

i'm wondering why there are so many ratings above 7 ????? maybe those people never heard a real phasing sound ????? i must admit this little thing gives a "reasonable" result at low phasing rates but it is far away from the sweet phasing of a small stone or a mxr. it's is pretty noisy when chained behind a ts or any distortion/overdrive. it colors the sound when bypassed(no true bypass). sth i could live with though. but not with the overall sound. settings above 3 o'clock are simply useless to me. weird. (i bet there are some guys out there who love esp. this setting - i do not)

it doesn't look very solid - plastic - plastic - plastic - didn't break by now. the pot looks weak and i wouldn't consider it for stage use. i give it a 5

never dealt with them. i use 2 other danos - the delay which is excellent and the daddy o which sounds like a marshall guvnor clone and does a good job. very reliable units (the big ones - solid metal)by now.

i have another dano mini fx - the tuna melt trem. it sounds great and i was curious about the other minis. i got the pepperoni on ebay and i was disappointed. the price was cheap - so is the sound. i learned my lesson..... i give it a 2

One knob, no brainer. Nice control for phasing...just enough for this little unit. Manul isn't really a manual; just a photo with recommended settings.

I have to say, even though I don't use phaser effects on a regular basis, this little unit was impressive. Great sound, even though it doesn't look like much. Not any noise that I could hear, and nice even "amplitutde" sound to it. Probably not as sophisticated as the original 70's units (like this one is supposedly imitating), but it does a bang up job....no question.

I have 2 other units (MilkShake and the BLT). They are holding up fine so far. Small, but seem to be durable.

Never dealt with them.

This unit came in a 4-pack that I bought. I kept the Chorus module (Milkshake), the BLT (SlapEcho) and then sold the others, including this one.

I played this with my Gretsch 3150 and it sounded fantastic. I have no way of comparing it since I did not keep it (never was used by me anyway). Would probably be a good idea to check it out in your music store and listen to others before buying it.

If you plan on needing and inexpensive unit, for guitar or otherwise, you can't go wrong for the price. Would suit small gigs or home playing just fine.

Very easy to use - set your preferred speed and you're off.

I have to say first that I have nothing to base this on other than the shabby phaser on my Zoom 505 (which is currently gathering dust!). It does effect your tone more than it perhaps should and it DOES have noticable gain. I use phase with distortion for solos like Smashing Pumpkins and Radiohead, so I find the additional gain welcome. I really like the sound this makes, and it's by no means subtle. I think the best way to describe the sound is it replicates the sound of the fret-tapping bits off 'Spirit of Radio' by Rush really well.

It's plastic, but solid. I've had it a few months and used it regularly without any faults. I use power supplies, so I can't comment on battery-life.

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It's a harsh effect and certainly doesn't sound good without distortion. When playing clean, it adds a little distortion of it's own when using my Les Paul, so I can't get that clean 'spinning-speaker' Incubus sound out of it. For psychedelic sounds on top of your distortion, I think it does a good job.