Danelectro DJ-8 Hash Browns Flanger

its simple turn it on plug it in and turn the nob.there is no reason to rate how easy it is.

I was extermly suprised when I heard it. i was about to leave and began to talk to the sales guy and he suggested i trie it. so i did and could not belive it. it sounded better than the ibanez and dod flangers i was playing with. i grabed it for 25 bucks. i run a digitech whammy a bossDD-5 and this hash browns flanger through the effects loop on my Marshall DSL50. i run a ibanezrg520 or a strat into a crybaby into the amp. it can get a great sound for the price!

i hear all the people talking about the plastic cover well just don't treat your equipment like crap. i would depend on it.

overall it is a cool little pedal. if any body can find a better deal a would like to know

3 knob setup. Very easy to figure out. A mix control would have been nice to vary the amount of effect vs. clean guitar sound. The button is a little small. I can't tell by pure foot feel whether or not I've turned the effect on/off.

I got this to have some fun. I generally just run a Gibson L6S through a Marshall distortion pedal into a Fender Super Reverb. I thought I'd use this pedal maybe once or twice in a two hour set but am finding it a lot more useful than that.
Crank all the knobs to 10 and it gives great, spacey-type sounds but you can also turn things down to just add a little texture to clean rhythm chords.

If I were the kind of player who actually STOMPED on the pedal, I'd be worried. But I think if you use some common sense it should hold up. I'm a little worried about the knobs breaking off. Because of that, I held on to the box it came in to keep it protected when I throw it in with the rest of my effects, cables, etc.

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My bass player put it best: The best $29 I ever spent on music equipment. It's a whole lot better than I had expected. I didn't try any other flangers because they were all at least twice as expensive.
Although I'm guessing the small, plastic box is one way that Dano kept the cost low, a larger more sturdy case would make me feel more comfortable with it. I've abused some BOSS pedals for 15 years now and they are no worse for wear other than some paint chips. This thing won't stand up to that. On the other hand, I've grown up a bit in the past 15 years and don't abuse my equipment any more!
Overall rating is higher than the individual ratings. It's that ol' "sum of the parts" thing.

This effects pedal has only 3 controls, so in one way it's not too difficult to use, but a little tweeking goes a long way, so you have to experiment somewhat.

I use a 1976 Electra Omega with a Danelectro Surf and Truf Compressor (another great pedal for the price!) also an EQ and sometimes my old Ibaned SD-9 Sonic Distortion then into a Marshall JCM 2000 DSL 50 Head and 1960A Cabinet. There is vertually no noise. I have played many flangers, much more expensive, and this one is very strong -- great sound. This effect is perfect for getting the sound I need for songs like "Cradle Will Rock" and "Unchaned" or "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love", you get the idea. Great for Van Halen fans.

So far, it has been completly reliable; however, I must say I'm a little nervous about it being housed in a plastic case. If your careful with it at gigs, it will probably be just fine.

Never delt with Danelectro.

Overall it's a great effect for the price, in fact, I prefer it over more expensive pedals because of the sound, not the price.

plug it... play it

epiphone s type to hash brown to ibanez distortion to vox amp. The effect sounds great alone, and even better with other effects. it mixes well.

i can depend on it so far, and i wouldn't worry about having a backup for it

i have no idea how the costumer support is

I play alternative, and rock n' such... its great for my style.

This product is fairly easy to set up. It may be hard to get a good sound out of it right away, but once you find one (or two or three) good settings out of it, you can put it to good use

I'm using an mid-80s Ibanez Roadstar II -> Hash Browns -> Roland BC-60
The effect is extremely quiet, doesn't produce any noise (except when used with a single coil, obviously).. The effect has a good mix, but a 'mix' knob would have helped a bit to vary the effect a little more (although the range of this puppy is pretty decent)

It doesn't seem too fragile, but I can't help but thinking that the plastic mold will break although it does feel quite sturdy.. For peace of mind, I would have preferred a metal box.. Stomping on this pedal probably won't break, just don't jump on to it
I would probably use it on a gig without a backup since it seems like it was built decently (and I don't consider it an essential part of my sound)

Haven't had to contact 'em.

I'm starting to experiment with new sounds, and this pedal makes those slow chorus pieces more interesting and varied. For the price, it's definitely something to consider, especially if you're in the market for something new.. I don't know how it compares with other flangers, but this one does a pretty good job

Three tiny knobs to find the sound you want. My kid sister could get a good sound out of it, you just turn knobs. I haven't read the manuel as I haven't bought it YET.

They must have been cyrogenicly frozen and think they're still in the seventies, this pedal gives kickass pro sound at a price that beginers, hobby and budget players can afford. I went in rather sceptical as I'd tried other plastic noise boxes (Ibanez) before, It floored me. Great jet swooshes at the more extreme depth and a nice flowing sound when depth is lowered.
I like my mod effects at thier lower limits but it can create some pretty spacey sounds if you bring it up. Really thickens the sound. I haven't tried the MXR but this has produced everything a flanger should, much better than boss and twenty times better than a noisetank and at half the price.

I don't usually have backup cos I'm not well funded but this may be the first pedal I do, just cos it's so damb cheap. My Dan Echo is in great shape but this is kind of PLASTIC so no jumping of the amp onto it.

I play alternative, folk, metal, blues & jazz, this will send my alt sound to the moon. I can't wait to scrap up the measly $60, I know in the US you get $20 Rolls pedals or somthin' but this is real useable sound at a price cheaper then any other pedals that come into my music store. If your looking at a soundtank smash it with a hammer this pedal's cheaper and kicks alot cleaner, The Boss although more sturdy it's more expensive and way to subtle. Thank you Danelectro for bringing generation X the privilages of the flower children, I LOVE YOU

I have never used any pedal besides a wah before this and the Corned Beef Reverb (reviewed as well) I got in the same purchase. It took probably an hours worth to figure out how to go to thick slow sweeping flange (a la Rage) to icy and chorusy type effects (a la TooL) and everything in between.

My setup is quite meager - Fernandes LE-2 -> Dunlop Crybaby ->Hash Browns Flanger -> Corned Beef Reverb -> Crate GX-15

The actually quality is near flawless when it comes to suiting my style. One minor quarrel I have with it - when distortion is added it isn't as noticeable. Other than that it is a God-send. No noise whatsoever - it actually reduces noise from my amp, it seems.

It also sounds great with both of the other pedals on. I get a beautiful, mellow A Perfect Circle sound with it and my Corned Beef. Along with the wah I get a cool sound.

Only had it a day. When I first saw it in a magazine I thought they were novelty things. But when I saw it and used it, it seems like it can take minor beating. The circuit inside is in place very tightly, so I wouldn't worry too much about the inside and the casing is tough enough. I play Rage though, so I'll have to control my energies. ;)

haven't messed with em yet

As far as sound goes, this thing is great. It IS a little small, but it's not too small and looks like it could hold its own against me.

This little thing was so cute, I had to try it. It was a simple impulse-buying thing. When I got home, I almost forgot about it. Then I plugged it in. Wow, what a sound this thing gets. Three little knobs and a footswitch. That's it. Turn this, turn that. It is that easy.

My basic setup is a Les Paul (also a Strat and a Tele) to a Marshall Guv'nor to a CryBaby (sometimes) to a DanEcho, and then to a Marshall VS265R in the clean channel. I never use my pedals and effects in the loop feature. I stuck the Hash Brown (flanger) right before the echo. My echo is always last in the chain.

The flange effects on this thing are really respectable. In fact, odd as it may sound (since this thing is so tiny and inexpensive), it may be the best sounding stomp box flanger I have ever heard. I mean, what it does, it does well; what it doesn't do, it doesn't do. All that I know is that I was cranking this morning using the flange here and there, and it sounded extraordinary.

The flange effects on this thing are really respectible

For the money, you can get a few of these and keep them as spares. But, as long as you don't really stomp on the unit (it's only plastic), I can't see any liability. I have only had this for one day, and so far it has been up to the task...

I am a lifetime player, and I'm not a kid. I have had all kinds of flangers (and everything else) over the years. It's an effect that is best used sparingly. I play blues-to-metal, but always just a bit over the top. I probably will not use this unit all that much, but when I need such an effect, I will use the Hash Browns, because it is so simple.

Flangers aren't like echo units: you can't just keep them on all the time without sounding obnoxious. Therefore, as you really don't want too many things in the chain anyway, I probably will not use it at all unless I have a specific reason to (or unless I want to sound like an incoming jet -- mondo cool).

I buy effects like Mrs. Marcos buys shoes. And I rarely use them. Most of the time, they are either too complex to use in a pressure situation, or I just get tired of the specific effect. In fact, I like it real simple. As few things as possible between the guitar and the amp. I see these guys with tons of rack-mounted effects and a dozen floor units, and I wonder what in Hell they think they are accomplishing with all of that canned noise. They don't make you play better, and they rarely make you sound all that better. Van Halen's gadgets sound great because Van Halen sounds great. Etc.

Nevertheless, I can recommend this unit.

You'd have to have been dropped on your head as a baby to not know how to use this thing.

wow, though I never got to try this thing out before getting it (it was a B-Day present), it sounds incredible. I've heard a few flangers before but this one sounds the most atmospheric and real. No digital computer $h!t here, this thing can be set to go from heavy swirling to a low chorus. I have it set up with speed at 11 o'clock, regen at 12 o'clock, and width at full 5. This gives me a heavy-light chorus flanger sound, truly awesome!

well, I just got it... it's not built like a tank like danelectro's original pedals (which are also awesome), however, I think if it's treated right (as in not jumping on it like a sumo wrestler and letting your dog play with it), it should last a good amount of years.

never said anything or asked anything of them yet.

I have nothing more to say eccept, this pedal can rock if yet up properly and with other pedals to enhance it's sound (such as a EQ pedal, phaser, echo, and maybe a volume pedal or wah wah)

three knobs, no problem.

I hate the usual hyperbolic reviews, but i have to say this is the best sounding flanger i've used. i happen to like a warm, full and opaque sound (mxr for instance) and the controls on this one allow some really trippy sounds. i recorded with it the first night i had it and was stunned by the results. use a 70's strat into a '52 tweed.

a little plastic thing. i wouldn't stomp on it. but at $29 buy a backup.

somebody at danelectro is using their heads and ears very well. this is an amazing effect at an amazing price.