Danelectro DJ-8 Hash Browns Flanger

Painfully easy to use. 3 control knobs and an on-off button. A lobotomized cat could operate this pedal.

Here's where I have to disagree with the other glowing reviews. It's a terrific flanger and it does have an unexpectedly large amount of depth a tone for a $20 pedal......but it creates a TON of noise. Maybe it's partially owing to my cheap amp (10W Crate beginner amp) but as soon as I switch this pedal on, I can hear ambient swirling sounds even if I'm not playing anything. It's very noticeable.

Great sounding pedal, but very noisy.

Eh. It's not a Boss. The casing is plastic. As long as you don't super-stomp it, you should be fine.

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Overall, it's a great pedal, I mean you can get one on eBay for $20, and the sound quality is phenomenal for that price. I'd say it's an A+ live pedal but only a B- recording effect because it creates a lot of ambient noise. Overall, I'd buy it again if I had to.

Super easy - 3 knobs, no manual needed. Simple as they come.

Quite good for the money - nowhere near the amount of noise I expected from such a cheap pedal. I picked one up a few weeks ago after reading all the good reviews here and have to say I agree with all the positive comments.

Only had it a few weeks, so it's hard to say. I don't gig with duplicate pedals, I'm not that effects-dependent. If something goes bad - I'd kill the whole pedal board if necessary and run straight into my amp. The chassis is a burgundy plastic but it should hold up all right unless you repeatedly stomp it with an ill-intentioned combat boot. I haven't had any problem with it.

N/A - Never had to deal with Danoelectro.

After years of playing straight-up punk rock (proudly forsaking all pedals and playing a sticker-splattered strat copy with a single pickup and volume pot straight into a Marshall amp) I've started to experiment a bit. I currently play rock and roll - a little on the stoner-rock side but with plenty of blues influence. I use this pedal sparingly for a tripped out, liquid-y lead sound as I prefer to keep my rhythm playing un-effected. I now play an SG>Sabine Stage Tuner>Dano Hash Browns>Boss DS-1>Boss Trem/Pan pedal>Rockman Wah>Marshall JCM 900 2X12 Combo. For what I paid, I'd definitely replace this pedal. Like all effects: I think it should be used like a seasoning rather than a main dish,but I love this thing and the dinky size isn't so bad when you realize the room it saves you on the board - you get excellent sound and value for the money. If all the Dano minis are this good, I may end up with many more...

This pedal is really easy to use. 3 knobs and a footswitch.

I Love the sound of this pedal. I'm using a hybrid guitar and it sounds awesome on both the Acoustic and electric sides of my guitar. After hearing this flanger i no longer use a chorus pedal. This sound is just so much richer, lusher, sweeeeter and fuller.

I've never had any prob's with dano's.

I play Christian music. We cover Third day and All together separate. This pedal helps make several of their sounds. I use it with an ebow and delay to get the Third Day ebow effect. This is a definite buy and buy again pedal.

pretty easy to use, just turn the knobs and off you go. i use two flangers in my set up, one boss and this one. i use this one for shimmery chorus sounds only, and it does the job very well!!

i play : SG>big muff>boss flanger> hash brown>boss superphaser> dod octoplus> carlsbro 50 valve head. l play heavy stoner rock, mainly just using the muff, with the other pedals here and there. the hash brown sounds very similar to the boss flanger and provides the range of sounds you would expect. it's not noisy at all, and is quite subtle when used with the muff. it has a nice echo-y sound, and sounds great when used clean.ive used dod and guyatone flangers,and i would rate this one (along with the boss) as the best i've played.a quality piece of kit!

i have used this pedal without backup, and it's never let me down. the plastic casing is very solid, ive leapt on it and sure it's chipped and scored, but theres no cracks and it always sounds great. the knobs are probably not the toughest, but i havent encountered any problems.

never dealt with them

i'm a pedal junkie and ive owned quite a few of 'em, and i'd rate this pedal very highly. at such a low price it's easy to assume dano pedals suck, and some of them do, but this one is fantastic. it's very similar in range and sounds to the boss, and less than half the price. it's everything i look for in a flanger, with a good range of sounds. it doesnt mask your tone the wat some pedals do. it's very subtle too, and sounds great with a nice thick fuzz. i'd highly recommend it, it's cheap, reliable and very rockin.

Very easy to use, good range of soundsa aavaliable, jsut twirl the dials and hit it!

Sounds amazing: Ibanez SA160QM -> hash brown -> boss DS-1 -> Marshall G30RCD with overdrive on. this creates the trippiest sound ever!!!!! put the speed of the flange at 12 o'clock and you get the nicest at-the-drive-in sound, really twisted and layered....<drools>

made of plastic, but very sturdy looking, bit of a midget compared to the DS-1, but shoudl be fine

Very good, i play a lot of emo and this is an amazing piece of work...jsut need to work my dunlop cry baby in and i dont think i'l ever need a girlfriend again

Very simple controls, takes a few minutes to find the setting you want to use.

The effects are, for the most part, clean and clear. Rather shitty with distortion.

Very dependable but is constantly battery hungry. Bring a spare battery if playing a gig and you should be fine.

I play for a band that likes the "Radiohead" kind of vibe and this just sounds great when used right. It is hard to set the knobs perfectly because they are sensitive, but if you know your stuff this is a perfect effect to use live.

To get a good sound out of it takes oh, 5 minutes, as anyone could work this thing, it only has 3 nobs!
There wasn't a manual though:(

Sound quality is great I have a:
Squire Stratocaster/DeArmond M-55> Rouge DST-5>DJ-8>Rouge Amp.
With this set-up I can run through dirty or clean channels on the amp, and on both channels the flanger worked great, it works very wonderfull with the DST- which is a distortion.
You can get a great sound, when I was trying it out at the store I got a very Jimi Hendrix (as is Bold as Love) sound, and at home (because I only have a solid-state amp) I can get mostly weird sounds, and sounds that are very nice for rythem guitar, somehow the flange can sound good with punk, as it gives the guitar another dimenshion.

It is made out of plastic, but the plastic seems to be very hard, and just as long as you don't jump on it, it should work awhile, not sure about battery length, but if you change the battery before every gig, you should be alright.
Since this is my only flang pedal, I would have to gig without a backup.

no dealings with them, I have heard good things about them though.

I play punk and rock. For both this works great, allthough if you play primarily say hardcore punk (minor threat) or early rock (chuck berry) this wouldn't be all that usefull.
Try it out and see if you like it. It is fun to mess around with.

Very easy to use. Just 3 controls: Speed, Rate, Depth.
If you fiddle wit the controls you can get pretty much any sound you want from it.
Not hard to use.

The sound from this thing is amazing. I thought an FX pedal the size of a tennis ball would be a total peice of junk, but i was very wrong.
I've tried alot of flangerz (some where like #70 ones), and this was the best i tried. Theres no point going for expensive ones just because they are expensive, this one is as good as any expensive one.
My rig at the mo is:

Fleetwood strat copy/Epiphone LP >
Marshall JH-1 Jackhammer >
DANO FLANGER >
Boss DD3 Delay >
Digitech whammy >
Proel wah >
Marshall LM 6100 amp

I play darkwave jungle nu-metal (bit like Pitchshifter/KoRn) which envolves alot of weird sounds and FX so this pedal fits in perfectly. If you run it wit distortion, you get the sound from the begining of 'Blind' (KoRn), or if you turn all the controls all the way up you get the sound from the verse of 'Freak on a leash' (also KoRn).
Endless possibilities :)

I've had mine for about 6 months now, and my mate who i bought it off had it about 4 months and it hasn't broken yet, even though its made of plastic.
Not quite as sturdy as a marshall or boss pedal, but still pretty solid.

Never dealt wit Danelectro and i doubt i will ever need to.

I give this a 10 because of the variety of sounds you can get, the great tone, the size and the incredible value.
If your into weird music, get one of these as they will be perfect in your rig :))

Has 3 Knobs any one can figure it out if I can

I just started to play guitar a year a go and this is my first pedal and it sounds good

Plastic I dont know i have had it for 4 months and hasnt broke yet

none

It is a good flange for how much it is

Real simple 3 knobs, I wasn't real familiar with setting flanger levels and figured this out in les than a minute

No switch noise (which is what I love a bout all Dano pedals) Play it through Gibson Les Pauls (Studio, Jr. and Special) into an Ampeg Reverborocket, there is no cheap pedal buzz which surprised me considering what this cost. Sounds best when played clean or with a little over drive, gets a little lost when using distortion.

I've got other Dano pedals (Daddy O and Fab Tone) and have never had a problem with them. This one is constructed quite a bit cheaper and though I haven't had any problems yet it wouldn't surprise me if the switch or one of the knobs doesn't go in the future. I really wish they would have made one in their vintage series line, with the metal housing, i would have easily paid another 50 to 60 bucks more for that.

They have always gotten back to me quickly whenever I've had questions. This is my third Dano pedal and I've never had a problem with one so I'm guessing their support staff may have a lot of free time on their hands.

For the price this may be one of the best pedals out there, it in no way is going to make you want to toss your better flanger pedals costing 8 to 10 times more but I wouldn't spend the extra bucks on a Boss over this, I found this one easier to use and the sound quality is acceptional. I play alternapoppunk and only need flange for a handful of songs so this really fits the bill. I've been playing guitar for about 20 years and in bands for about 7 years. I've spent a decent amount of money on good equipment over the years so $25.00 on this pedal was a no brainer. These mini pedals haven't been around too long so there is no way of determining how long one of these baby's will last. Unless there is some serious structural or sound deterioration over the long haul I would definately recommend it for someone who doesn't need flange all the time.