Danelectro DJ-6 Pepperoni Phaser

It has only one knob. Seems pretty simple to me!

I think this pedal sounds fantastic for what I need. I use it for reggae and funk mostly and it sounds just perfect through my '71 Twin Reverb. Also sounds great with overdrive or over the top distortion. I can almost get a Univibe sound with a good distortion in front of it.

Not the sturdiest pedal ever made for sure, but for the price of these things, you could own 3 or 4 for the price of a Phase 90 reissue. Mine hasn't given me any trouble, but I am very careful not to stomp it too death.

Never had to deal with them.

I would agree with some of the other reviewers that said it doesn't have a very deep phase sound like a Small Stone, but that's exactly why I like it. Works great for the funk, rock, reggae that I play. I love that it doesn't color the sound too much and let's the notes come through. Why did they quit making these? Probably figured it was too good a pedal for the price and the cheesy little case. I hope they make another version in a stronger case.

One knob, it doenst get an simpler than that.

i'm happy with the sound, but there are some bad things. i use it wiht my marshall mg100rcd. if you plug it direct it sounds good with distortion but adds a little buzz to the clean. if you plug it in the effects loop it sounds better for clean, but it adds a very noticeable buzz ON the distortion( if the speed is all the way down, you'll notice it very well ). but i only use it with one setting, tunr it al the way up, in the fx loop, clean guitar- it's a fast phase sometimes sounds gay in songs but i don't mind it the way i use it. i'll only use it in like one song of mine, don't know what yet.

this is the third review i've done for a mini pedal, but i'll still say don't smash it with your boots, as long as you don't then it will work fine.

haven't had to deal with them.

i play fast punk, heavier kinda hard core stuff too, and it sounds weird like coming out of nowhere for a song. i like it, it's all i need, i'm not gonna buy a boss super phaser.

Couldn't be easier: just one knob. I don't need more. The battery access could be easier, though.

It works fine for me: my signal chain is Gibson LP Studio or the Hawk to wah to Guyatone VT2 tremolo to this to Marshall Jackhammer to Laney LC 15 or George Dennis Mighty Mouse. I use just two positions of the knob - about 1 o'clock and full-on. The first setting is for that sticky 70's rock ballad type sound, and the latter is a 99% approximation to the sound that Mike McCready has in the second track (sorry, forgot the title) on the Mad Season's Above album. Below 12 o'clock, the effect is too subtle for me to care. I haven't noticed any noise that would bother me (and besides, the guitars on the Above are noisy so what). It's OK

I can depend on it after two months of regular use (2-3 times a week) without a backup. The fact that the case is made of plastic doesn't scare me.

The pedal was just what I was looking for - when I crank it, I get that wacky warble which is a sort of one-trick pony but nice if used twice in a set. The price is friendly and the price/performance ratio seems fair to me. Plus, the store I bought it at (Alexim in Prague, Czech Republic) has a special offer - when it's your birthday, they discount 10% off the price for the product you buy, which applied to me. My only gripe is that they ran out of the Milkshake Chorus and our country being so far from the US, I will have to wait for a new batch to arrive.

One knob, one button, but you have to take the entire bottom panel off to switch batteries.

My effects chain is: guitar->Danlectro 7-band EQ->Danlectro Phaser->Digitech XP/100 Whammy/Wah->Ibenez Digital Delay->amp
This pedal is very quirky, I can emulate some Pink Floyd-esque sounds, so long as the phaser is _after_ the EQ and before the delay. If I put the phaser anywhere else in the chain the effect is almost completely lost. The unit seems noisy too.. when I switch it on, I get soft white noise through my amp.

It's plastic, I'm very careful with it... some materials should just not be used to make effects pedal cases with ;)

Never dealt with them

I play experimental blues/rock/noise fusion stuff, I like to play Pink Floyd and Rush tunes for warmup, this pedal gives them a better sound. I've been playing guitar for 9 years, and this is the first phaser I've actually played through, so I can't really compare it..

Simple one-button job. Couldn't make it easier.
The sound nails the sound of Live's "I alone" guitarintro pretty close. Batterycover IS the metal baseplate so no ten points for this category.
I can't remember if there was a manual.. Not much use. For it would have to be a be pretty stupid oneliner-one like "rotate knob to change setting"

I collect Phasers (http://popmusic.acmecity.com/stadium/179/pedaaltjes.htm) and own several of the best phasers you can buy...but had the urge to write this revieuw. Quote "THIS IS A VERY GOOD FUNKY PHASER" unquote And I am not saying "for the price" (wich is a steal anyway). It JUST is very good point.

The housing is a cheapo plastic job with an even cheaper knob to top it of. That's the price you pay. So buy one as a backup. (have I already told you they are really cheap?)

For the player who wants to travel with a replacement for their rare phase-90 or Small stone this is a nice pedal. funky Rhodespiano/guitar will flashback to the seventies with this thing. O.K. the real old ones DO sound different but I want to claim that they don't sound better! And I own them all!

Turn the knob, goes slower phasing to litle faster, to real fast, which is cheap. Sounds good on clean guitar, best with tinny distortion a la old DOD distortions (metal maniac, thrash master) , most distortions will basically cancel it out and you can't hear it.

Pair it with a tinny, trebly distortion and you're set. Rock on

theres is only one knob. how easy is that?

it has a good sound to it. the louder you play the better it seems to sound but it sound good at low volumes...not super low. it distorts the signal if you dont want that dont buy it. i got this pedal to play 70's ska, mainly songs like the ones from the clash's london calling. its not noisey and it doesn't degrade tone. it sounds good with distortion. i use it with a ibanez rg470 and a powerhouse strat into a few effects through a mesa/boogie rocket 44 amp.

its only $29!! if it breaks get a new one!
it is plastic but today it was stepped on HARD and it held up.
the big heavy metal baseplate stops it from being thrown around. that wont be a problem.

ive never contacted them though a phone but they always reply to e-mails, even suggestions.

i use this pedal for 70's ska and reggae. its good for that. ive been playing for 3 years. if it were stolen id probaly buy another. they could of put this pedal in a bigger metal box and sell it for 50 bucks even with the one knob. its that good. i wish it had more controls like depth. the settings it has built in is still good.

Just fiddle with the knobs. You can find a great sound easily within seconds.

"LOOOOVE HUUUUURRRTS!" Seriously, that was the first thing I played through it. Dead-on sound. Also does great Pink Floyd-esque ("Have a Cigar," "Shine on You Crazy Diamond") sounds. Nice subtle sound with knobs all the way down. Crazy-ass "Gonna-make-you-puke" warbles with knobs all the way up. And somewhere in there is pure bliss.
By the way, I play a Fender Mexi-Strat (with Texas Special Pickups) through a Fender Deluxe 112. I also put this through a Danelectro Pastrami Overdrive, and it sounded just golden. Really spacey stuff (which is what I play, really).

It's great. Sure, the housing is plastic, but unless you're a big thrash dude that takes the term "stomp-box" literally, no troubles. And besides, if you're a big thrash dude, you probably wouldn't buy a phaser pedal anyway. If you're cool with it and you're not JUMPING up and down on it, it'll be fine. I'd take it on a gig without backup (not too much need).

Haven't had to deal with them on this unit as of yet. I've dealt with them on other products in the past (not regarding their products, more like warranty questions), and they were fairly quick and helpful.

In six years of playing, I've played everything from classic rock to blues to jazz to country to spacey, Radiohead-esque modern rock (which is what I currently play). It's great if you wanna get spacey without breaking the bank. If it were lost or stolen, I'd totally replace it in a heartbeat. I like how you can get so many great swirly effects, and even if you use the totally maxi-phase setting, it still gives an otherwordly effect. If you put it through some distortion, you'll rock the cheetah's ass.

It has only one knob for ( speed ). It doesn't come with a manuel but you dont need one.

It works and sounds great with clean tones, but chord structures make it sound off kilter. It produces wacky and eery sounds with distorion but again chord structures sound horrible.

I think danelectro has made a good name for themselves and I think I can depend on this little critter for a while yet.

Because I dont gig I wouldn't get a backup.

One knob here. Actually if you can't figure it out, there's two knobs - the one on the pedal and you!

Cool sound. Unique phase. Different from Small stone - but not as good. As others have said, it doesn't have the depth of the small stone. It does go very, very, snail-like, slow if you want it to. Not earth shattering. Brought it back after a week and a half. It's quiet, and it phase shifts. Does what it's supposed to, but not as much character as small stone; it's much more suttle. Less dough though. If that's what you want, get that!

Cheap plastic.

Dunno.

It's a sorta neat subtle phase shift sound. 'Nuff said.