Product: Den Tone 5e3
Price Paid: USD 79
Submitted
01/16/2008
at
06:03pm
by
W.P.
Ease of Use
:
10
the only way this pedal could be easier to use is if someone else did it for you... BUT... for all you DIYers out there, the control format consist of a nice sturdy footswitch and a single chickenhead knob controlling the level/output... only a complete idiot could get baffled using this pedal...
Sound Quality
:
10
awesome sounds... simple and brilliant... i've been playing with this pedal for about three days now and WOW!!! it overdrives my old plexi beautifully with a note-for-note clarity you just can't get with any old fuzz pedal or ts mod... singing sustain... it can get a REALLY NICE chunky crunch without over-saturating, too... i'd hold in the same stable with something like the Cusack screamer pedal... i play through Seymour Duncan '59s & Alnico IIs for most, but i've been way into what it can do with my newer, crappy sounding 60s mexi-fender reissue with those horrifically thin sounding noisy factory single coils... i was considering selling the damn thing, but after play it through this pedal i find i'm reinvested in that guitar again... it sounds fantastic is what i'm getting at, here!!!
Reliability
:
10
one of the first things i do when i get a new pedal is look at it's innards... the housing is tough as nails and the footswitch is high quality... this pedal is 100% point-to-point using excellent, high grade components and the trim pot is set up for easy access(although i think it's set perfect "out-of-the-box")and the transistor is housed in a transistor socket as opposed to being inconveniently "sewn in" to the rest of the line... so, "tweakers choice"... tough box and P2P construction = a dependable stompbox to me!!!
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
haven't needed it(knock-on-wood)... but, dennis seemed like a very nice and easy-to-deal-with fella during our brief correspondence...
Overall Rating
:
10
sounds better than pedals at twice the cost... like i stated before, the only pedal similar in awesomeness is the Cusack Screamer... and THAT pedal cost $150- new... so, buy this pedal and enjoy... also, i see other people stating the types of music they involve themselves in... i play in a more progressive kraut-rock/metal vein, i guess... a bit more on the prog-side with alot of hot gypsies thrown in for the experimental things...
