DigiTech Bad Monkey

Recent unit, stupidly easy, no need for the manual

******* brilliant pedal, better than the ts. You can do all that bluesy, classic breakup thing but I like to push an already seriously pushed od channel with the bd. Man, straight into a early metallica type grind with little to zero noise. Not that thats the only way I use it - I'm grinning pretty much every time I kick it. I've got the byoc version of the ts as well so I'm going to use both and have one on all the time. You really need at least one of these on your board and for 34 uk ??, blimey!

Heavier than a boss, don't think a backup will be needed.

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all flavours of rock, playing for years, own a ******* ton of gear. This thing is cheap as chips, would absolutely buy it again, nothing I hate about it. Seriously, at this price, forget all that boutique bollocks and buy this.

Could not be simpler! Knobs do exactly what they say and are very responsive. See other reviews for any technical details.

Amazing!!! I have long searched for an overdrive pedal that maintains the guitars essential character, is quiet, does not suck tone in bypass and has true analogue warmth and response (rather than that oh so nasty digital edge).

Bingo - the BD is a no-brainer! Easily the equal of the TubeScreamer and just as good as boutique pedals costing oodles more! In fact I was so impressed with these pedals that I bought the Screamin' Blues and Hot Head for their differing characters and levels of distortion (all brilliant btw)!

The controls are very interactive - as they should be - and the pedal rewards experimentation (although it is impossible to get a bad sound out of it).

And if you want the ultimate budget bang for your buck setup, just partner it with the incredible Blackstar HT-5 combo, and a Yamaha RGX A2 (for more hybrid sounds) or Peavey EXP Signature (for modern super hot LP sounds), and you have a match made in heaven!!! I can even share my magic setting if you ask really nicely LOL!

Built like a tank and lots of sensible features including the excellent direct out.

I rang DT UK to ask questions etc before purchase, and they could not have been more helpful. Also, I found the marketing material and DT website to be incredibly well laid out, and I love the sound samples on the site - great to be able to hear the pedals wet and dry!

Well you can tell I am a fan - incredible product and I am going to buy another as a backup in case they stop making these little primates in favour of the ever growing push towards digital gear!

Features? Four knobs, including bass and treble. Gain is pretty tame-just the way you would want it for goosing up the front end of your overdriven tube amp. volume adds drive and power. All controls do something you can hear. Silent switching is reliable. Goofy to open-but easy to work-battery compartment. Rubber bottom. Green paint, red LED.

This is what you want in front of ANY amp. You can keep it on all the time or just stomp on it for a very smooth overdrive. Add it to an overdriven amp and send it into harmonic distortion for solos. Responds very well to single coil or humbucker pickups. It's quiet as hell and there's nary a bad tone in it-period. Compared to my 200 dollar Radial Tonebone Classic....well, I actually prefer it because it's so easy to use. Admittedly the Tonebone is in another class but it is also touchy. This thing cleans up nicely with the volume control on your guitar.
The BM is soooo easy to use and get the perfect sound from. I use it with Fender tube amps, Roland Blues Cubes and Peavey solid state amps. It goes wherever I go. I don't leave home without it.
Buy two of these-they're too, too cheap. One of the best pedals ever made. For a boost or an overdrive-it's the kind, duuuuude!

Built tough. No worries!

Mr. Digitech came to my house and gave me a million dollars, just for buying this pedal. No, really!

If you play electric guitars, you need one of these. What more is there to say? Why pay 200-300 for something that isn't as good as this for under 50 bucks? No brainer...go get one.

Great sound straight out of the box. Set all to 12 o'clock and start from there.

All the guitar players are raving about this thing, but if you are a bass player don't feel left out!
I run a Thunderbird through a David Eden Traveller head into a Hartke 4.5XL and a EV 15" TL box. I have been using a Boss ODB-3 up until now for my overdrive sound. I have also tried out others including the Bass Big Muff PI.
The Bad Monkey leaves them all for dead. This is not the modded version either.I have had no trouble with low end loss, I can just dial it back in with low end control. The purists will say that this is just compensation and not the genuine low end from the bass. I run a good rig and really care about my sound and that doesn't bother me at all.
This is a real transparent overdrive not just a fizzy fuzz. It even allows for great controlled feedback that I just could not get with the others.
Bass players, this is for you!

New and gigged with it already. Looks solid enough. Those tiny switches inside the Digitech pedals worry me to look at, but I have never had one fail me.

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Great pedal at a great price, not just for guitar players.
I play 70's rock & 70's punk with a few great growly driving basslines and the Bad MOnkey just brings them to life, combine with a good chorus and you are in ballsy bass heaven. Don't even consider a ODB-3 with this around.
Bass players, this is for you!

Easy to use.

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Made in USA my Butt!
It is Made in China.

I play mostly single coils.
Stratocaster, Telecaster, Guild Blues P-90 through either a 50 watt Marshall JCM 900 with Mullard EL-34's and 2X12 cab or a restored 1965 Epiphone Pacemaker amp.
I'm an old guy who has been playing forever and I use the Epiphone amp the most because of its light weight.
The amp has a Weber Alnico speaker and EL-84 type power tubes rated ar 12 watts max.
The only problem with the amp is that it only has a volume control and no tone control.
I also use a Weber Mini Mass attenuator on lower volume gigs.
Everyone comments on 'for the money'.
I don't care what it costs so long as it is reasonable.
This pedal has EQ cut and boost rather than a tone control.
Gives me all the tone I want from punch to screaming treble or any combination of both.
I have used an 808 tubescreamer since the 80's and it finally went out on me after many years of use.
I refuse to pay the price for an old 808 and the new reissues are overpriced for what they are.
This pedal is so close to the 808 sound that I can't tell the difference.
It is close enough to perfect to me.
I play everything but hiphop and metal but I do play a few songs in those genres.
I am now playing in a modern country band.
We also play classic rock and pop.
My Epi amp will break up a little when cranked and with the attenuator it gets beautiful harmonics only problem is that the attenuator cuts the volume in half at any setting.
This pedal boosts the front end of the amp and tone giving me more perceved volume.
As for overdrive it sounds like an 808 tubescreamer.
This will probably be my only and last distortion unit.
Through my Marshall it enhances the great Marshall sound.
I don't like complex, botique, fancy pedals with too many knobs on them.
I got to give it a 10.

It will probably outlast me.

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Not much more to say.
If you like tubescreamers and you want bass and treble cut/boost you can't go wrong with this one.
It is almost as ugly as an 808.
I fon't use many effects and only when necessary but tis one is always on.
Boost the treble and it gets super country twang.
Boost the bass and get punchy.
If you ar old school and like good control and a good sound you can't beat this one.
Find your setting and leave it alone.

It can't get much easier than this.
Four knobs who do exactly as what they were meant for.

If you use it for what it is made it is a superb pedal in sound. Ofcourse there are better pedals but you have to pay maybe 4 times the price of this one.
And the price, the name, the sound, ... It's just charming

Never failed

Never had to deal with them: because of reliability.
But very nice they give sound examples with almost every pedal.

I just planned on buying me a second and maybe even a third: second for driving the first just a bit over the edge and a third for spare because I can't miss it in my rigg.

Tough case, gain, volume, bass & treble. EZ battery swap. Rubber base. Easy to use. All settings work well.

I use it with all my amps-solid state and tube. Sounds tubey with the SS amps and gives the tube amps an extra "something" that everyone here has tried to describe in one way or another. Basically it's a tube screamer design so if you know what the TS9 is and what it does then you will LOVE this pedal. It is a refined TS9 / TS 808. I own an original TS 808 (ugliest pedal ever! LOL) and this beats it just because it has the bass AND treble controls, both of which really make a lot of difference. The gain is about the same as a TS 808, maybe a little more. It's juicy and transparent. I have the gain at noon, treble at noon, bass at 3 and the level at 11. It's the only boost overdrive that I use with the solid state amps. I use it with other overdrive pedals for the tube amps. I just set the dials and turn it on. It stays on all the time.

Totally silent with AC adapter or battery. Except for an increase in harmonics and a juiciness factor, the pedal is transparent so my guitar sound is not affected at all with the tone controls at noon. I add some bass to my settings, which adds the kind of vibe you would get from a Fulltone fat boost.

Works perfectly with all my other boost, overdrive and distortion pedals. Warms up digital pedals like BOSS GT 8, Zoom G7, etc. It > IS < the swiss army knife of OD pedals. I would feel naked without this.

Using it with Ibanez and Gibson guitars. Sounds good with singles and humbuckers. It's the ONE pedal I want on my desert Island.

Tough.

In 1971 I played my first gig. So I'm working toward 40 years as a guitar player. I still play weekly and gig about 20 times each year with a jazz-rock-blues combo. Always liked the TS factor so imagine my happy surprise when I added this "enhanced" version to my chain. It does wonders for any combination of guitar and amp. Just go get one.

Easy to get a good sound from this pedal.

Gibson (or other "clone") Les Paul into Screamin Blues pedal, into Bad Monkey, into (either) BC 30 Roland Blues Cube/Fender Blues Junior/Fender Blues Deluxe amp. This is the one pedal in my chain that stays on all the time. I use the Screamin Blues to goose it for piercing solos but the real beauty of this pedal-with all knobs at 12 o'clock-is the way it brings that slightly overdriven tube amp mojo to every rhythm and solo. Yes I agree with the many who look upon this as another TS 9 WITH THE ADDED TONE SECTION.
It works well with other pedals, too. I have used a Tonebone Classic, a Rocktron Nitro, a few wah-wahs and a BOSS ME-5 in the chain with the Bad Monkey. It always sounds good and it always brings that tube driven tone to each of my amps.
Dead quiet using either a battery or a regulated 9V 300 ma PS. (Try the Danelectro PS. One of the quietest around)
Nice smooth overdrive with a touch of harmonics and ever so slight compression. Can't beat it with a stick!

All the positive hype is true. If you already have a nice TS 9 or one of its variants, you won't need this, necessarily. But you could get one for the cheap 40-50 price and add it to your chain anyway, in which case you would not be disappointed. As a standalone tube tone pedal it is one of the best-and certainly one of the cheapest. While my Tonebone classic may produce better overall dynamics, clarity and harmonics...I would never miss it as much as the Bad Monkey. The Monkey is the "take me everywhere" pedal in my rig. It always shines with the overdriven tube tone that all of us want, no matter what style we play (except METAL, of course.) This makes it for blues, clean styles, rock, jazz and country. I am buying another one real soon.

When my Ibanez TS 10 (modded to TS 808) crapped out, I needed a replacement for a gig on the following night. Not good. I went to the music store and all they had was this, used. Took a chance for 30 bucks and took it home. That's how I came into possession of my bad monkey.

Nice range of boost volume and nice range of overdrive. No sucktone or noise at normal useage levels. Bass and treble boost and cut. Direct out for going to a board and amp out, too. No noise on/off switching.

I use this with with a laney LC 30. Pure fking heaven. That's all I got to say. Its my number one OD. Better than the TS 10 and more rugged. Sometimes I use the direct out into the Laney for a change of pace. Its a little smoother. Mostly using the amp out and setting it to sound just like the laney sounds dry. no problem.
Using a Epiphone G400 sg guitar with gibson burstbuckers going into the bad monkey then into the laney. Makes fat greasy butter on everything. I fouled me drawers when i opened up with this. Fkin great drive and sustain with almost 100 percent transparency. I love this thing. Too fkin good for 30 bucks.

compared to the ibanez TS10 this is a lot better built. It's almost 2 pounds of metal and the whole bottom is rubber. tough took me a while to figure out the battery thing.

This costs 40 new. its the biggest no braner in the world. your just stupid if you own a decent tube rig and you aint got one of these yet. WTF are you waiting for?????

Basic use as a Tube Screamer, but with 2 knobs for tone: Low and High. Couldn't be easier to use.

Of course there's a lot of better overdrive stompboxs, but for the price, this bad ass monkey is a must have.

Mine it's from the 2006 series. It's really built like a tank. Very solid and heavy. But I also had a 2008 series, and it doesn't even get near to the 2006: much more light (plastic?!?!), suck more tone (both are not true bypass, but on the 2008 series you can notice that pretty well), and the components soldering doesn't have the same quality.

Well, mine it's the 2006, so that's what I'm ratting, and once more, for a pedal of this price range, it deserves the higher ratting.

Never needed anything from support.

As I said before "this bad ass monkey is a must have"! For the price you can't find better. Sweet overdrive tube tone, easy to use, just like a Tube Screamer but more versatile, and very reliable (at least the 2006 version). If you can, get one.

Idiot proof

I have it on a board where it is the only non analogman pedal. It is not out of place at all. Says it all for me. I use it as a clean boot with low or no gain, bass and volume up, treble in the middle somewhere and it pushes the drive channel on my Fender Blues deluxe to give a lovely thick warm OD, but still with that Fender cutting edge. In line with the Analogman beano boost and it whilst my strat still sounds like a strat, the sound is thick and seriously powerful. I love the Monkey. Have not noticed any tone sucking of note when it's off.

Feels very solid. Can't imagine it failing.

This pedal would have been good at twice the price. At the price it is for sale at, if blues rock is your thing, you really have no excuse to give one a try. I doubt you'll be disappointed

Four knobs, not too complicated.

I run this right in front of my Dual Rectifier as a boost pedal. I usually use it with Strat or LP style guitars all with humbuckers.

Its not a noisy pedal and it doesn't suck tone. If you want to know what tone suck is try using a Crybaby wah.

On its own into a clean channel it can do a nice power tube breakup imitation quite well.

This thing really shines when you run it into a distortion channel. A dual rectifier on its own can sound a little dark and muddy, but with the monkey it tightens up the lows and ands a perfect amount of crunch.

Seems pretty solid.

If you're in the market for a tubescreamer type pedal this is it.

Very easy, tweak until tone is acquired. Since this little guy starts with decent tone, you can get there pretty quickly.

This is a poor man's tubescreamer, very close to the same thing. I own a number of tubescreamers and this one sounds a lot like the early '80's model with the TI chip. There is only one drawback that I have not seen listed here; there is a volume drop. I mean to say that, when you plug straight in to the amp and set the clean tone, then run through the Monkey, you will probably hear a need to touch-up your volume a tad, and this is referring to the "bypassed" sound. There is no noticeable drop when the drive is engaged. It's not like it's sucking tone, the sound is good, just ever-so-slightly lower. It may be only the one that I tested, but... I do wish that these "pedal-mod" guys would look into it. Some of their stuff is engineered with as much Love and has no one to Corp-ifornicate the product.

Popeye shot it with Kryptonite slugs, no effect. Pretty dang tough.

The folks at Digitech have always gone out of their way for customers that I've known, even now with their new stuff out.

I am a professional musician taking a few moments to help up-and-comers get some decent advice by which to spend their hard-earned bucks. I have lots of equipment, Marshall amps and nearly every brand of guitar, lots of effects, the whole deal. As for "style", I don't take country music contracts and classical gigs take too much Labor intensive "prep" to be practical, so I play a very wide variety for those who seek my services.

A tubescreamer with more tone control. Easy to use and dial a good sound.

fender strato with hot rails/squier california with GFS rails clone/gibson les paul studio straight to a rocktron wah before the bad monkey.
A tube amp, with its natural distortion is the best choice. Also, try it in front of a BBE sonic maximizer.
This little box really surprised meu. I had my share of tubescreamer and clones, even built mine, along with modified boss SD`s, but this little box covers it all with a more flexbile equalization.
I give it a relative 10, because it`s the best bang for the buck, tubesreamer and overdrive related.

never had any problems, but I own it for 1 month. seems rock solid.

no need to contact them.

A lot of value for the price, and it seems to be dropping fast. I threw away my tube screamers and ds clones and kept only the bad monkey. excellent for boosting dirty channels, but it has a good sound of its own.

Very easy to use and set up. Hard to get a bad sound.

I play predominantly through my Washburn Stage A20 which has Seymour Duncan Custom Custom pick up in the bridge and a Jazz in the neck. My amp is a Mesa Single Recto head through a Marshall 1960 quad.
I bought the Recto for the modern high gain tone so the Bad Monkey is used for crunch and lower distortion sounds through the clean channel. It allows me to get blues type tones as well as classic rock crunch. It produces very full and amp like sounds that sit nicely alongside the amps core tones.

I have had it over three years and it is very reliable. It has been used with different amps with good results.

Dealt with Digitech regarding a problem with a cheap multi effects unit , RP50 which I had a problem with just outside warranty and they did not seem to care at all. Don???t really rate them form that experience but I have had no issues with this pedal.

Our band plays covers ranging from old rock to the latest pop songs. We tend to add a bit of grunt to most songs and this pedal helps when I want to play with a bit less overdrive than I get from the amp itself. It covers in all the gaps nicely. I did have a MI Audio Crunch Box and Tube Zone when I was using a crappy old Marshall AVT50 head to supply some decent distortion and overdrive but I have since sold them now I have the Mesa. The only overdrive I kept was the Bad Monkey which says something. I am interested in trying an OCD as I was very impressed with some samples I heard of that.

4-knobs and very easy to use.

I'm using this with a highly modified Fender MIM strat (SCN pickups, Seymour Duncan hotrail in the bridge), playing into a Fender Blues Deluxe amp. My effects chain in the following order: standard Dunlop CryBaby wah, Russian Big Muff PI, Boss DS-1, Digitech Bad Monkey, MXR 10 band EQ, Danelectro Cool Cat Vibe, Digitech Digidelay digital delay pedal. The overdrive on my amp was a little muddy and I also wanted to the option of boosting my Big Muff and DS-1. The pedal sounds great on its own. The ability to adjust the highs and lows separately is a HUGE plus. The pedal thickens up my DS-1, but shines even more with the Big Muff...it allows the Muff to be boosted and really smoothed out (when I choose) - very good for getting those Gilmour-esk tones.

My buddy lent me his analogman modded Boss SD-1 and I A/B'd it with the Bad Monkey. The Boss overdrive made it sound like I through a blanket over my amp. This was not the case with the BM. On every setting and with every pedal configuration I ran it through, the BM ended up being heads-and-shoulders better than the modded SD-1, and it cost far less $$$. It really lets my tone shine through.

I also like that I can turn down the gain and use it as a boost for my clean signal...completely backed off, it adds no grit to the signal, which is something most OD pedals can't claim.

The pedal is a solid, heavy piece of metal. The footswitch can wobble a little bit more than a Boss's, but that's more in the difference in design...not a big deal. Be sure to go online and extend the warranty to 6 years (one year longer than Boss's :-) I would have no qualms in gigging without a backup.

I had a few questions regarding an RP350, which I consequently ended up selling about a year ago. Digitech was very good about getting back to me about it. A++

This pedal, as a boost, works for just about everything. On it's own, it's good for any signal that you'd want to be thickened up or add some dirt to. It's not a distortion pedal, but it works GREAT with other distortion pedals. My friends own a lot of very expensive pedals, and it has given me the opportunity to do some good A/B's. Compared to every other OD I've tried, this one takes the cake...and all for $39.99!

Digitech is discontinuing this pedal (at least I know guitar center and musiciansfriend aren't selling it anymore), so you should scoop this one up while you can...or at least they start going for 100 bucks on ebay.

Highly recommended!!!

Easy enough. The knobs are clearly labeled.

I use mine with my Deville 2x12 and it's a vast improvement over my coveted Boss OD1. While The OD1 sounds great, now matter how much I wanted to deny it, it can't hold a candle to this. It just has way more sound possibilities with the Hi and Low EQ.

Sturdy construction, hard metal. Switch feels solid.

Haven't need them yet.

Awesome for any kind of music with a bit of grind or just to use for some boost.

Well...it is pretty easy to get a good sound out of, as long as you are playing fairly loud. To my ears, unless the amp is loud, the Bad Monkey just makes it sound mushy.

Basically, this is a really good Tubescreamer type pedal, for about half the cost of a new one. I really love that it has controls for treble AND bass, instead of the universal tone control. When I bought it, I had never considered owning another Digitech pedal. They just didn't seem like my thing. I generally enjoy boutique and vintage stuff, but this really caught my ear. I use it as a volume/grit booster, exactly as I would a tubescreamer. My set-up is: guitar (GPC Weaselrite, Reverend Volcano, Custom built Tele)--tuner, wah (currently a modified Crybaby), Zinky Master Blaster (clean boost), Bad Monkey, Ibanez AD 99 analog delay---Revenge 18 watt combo amp.

18 months later, I'm still using it regularly without a backup. The jacks are fine, pots are fine, and the switch is fine. If it goes out during a gig, that's ok. I can plug straight into my amp and get a great tone, after all, if you aren't happy with your straight in tone, you probably won't be happy with a bunch of pedals running into your amp.

I have never dealt with them. I'd rather not-

I play in a punk band, but I also 'moonlight' in a rockabilly band, and sometimes play country. I can adapt the Bad Monkey in my setup quickly, and it blends in. I've been playing more than 20 years, and have owned a ton of gear. Right now, I am at a place where I am very happy with my gear. I don't have all of the expensive stuff that I once had, and that is good. If the Bad Monkey were stolen, I would definitely get another one. I've also been looking at the Ibanez Tubescreamer TS9DX and the Maxon 820, but I'm happy with the Bad Monkey for now-

Thickest overdrive i'd ever use! good stand along overdrive for both rythm and lead. I love the slightly compressed tube OD sound. Makes my tunes cut right through the Band. Contourable color mix makes this one unique where most OD usually have single tone control knob.SMOOTH

metal casing very though, but the footswitch is flimsy

best overdrive I had used so far

Super easy to use
I love the Bass and Treble Knobs as opposed to a Tone knob like on lots of other similar gear.

Control Lay out is:
Gain Bass Treble Level

I really believe this pedal is destined for greatness. Who knows, in 20 years everyone may be on E-Bay giving $100.00 for them...he he he
Well maybe not, but it is a cool little unit.

I've tried it hooked up several different ways, and on the advice of a friend I put it in the chain after another distortion/boost unit and it really adds great "feel" to my digital environ.

It gives some nice "spank" and really has a great response to picking nuances.

I keep the gain fairly low...somewhere in the 9 to 10 O'clock area and use my Ibanez PT5 (another great unit!) to boost the monkey into more grit.
I use a Digitech GNX3000 for Amp/Cab Modeling and effects. I don't use a conventional amp at all anymore. With the GNX on the job just a power amp and 1-12 Cab.

But this is how I run it
Guitar(Mexi-Made Strat all stock S/S/S)into my Morley Wah, into the Ibanez PT5, into the Bad Monkey, into the Digitech GNX3000, into a Nady Power Amp into my home-mede 1-12 cab loaded with an Eminance* Texas Heat Spkr.

The Ibanez unit is a 5 pedal multi fx get up that I have set for varying stages of volume and distortion to pust the Monkey with.

It just seems to sound better this way. And it no doubt adds the "feel" that was missing in the GNX.

With my settings and particular set-up there is no noise at all.

Very well made.
Should last a lifetime
I boutgh mine new, about a year and half ago and no problems at all.

I see that digitech has wised up and started charging more for this pedal.
They where like 30 bucks at first.( if i recall rightly)
It is still well worth the price and I would have to but another if this one crapped out!

never used

Great pedal. Everyone needs at least one of these on their board.

Very easy to use. Comes with a small booklet from Digitech w/ pics that show a few different settings for various sounds for quick reference. But it's no problem to dial in some different tones. It's a simple device so the manual is pretty simple - there's not much to say. Works well with just about any solid state w/ an effects loop and sounds great through tubes.

I've used it through an Epiphone Valve Jr. half stack and a Carvin SX-200. Played a few Les Pauls and a Taylor T5 through it. It adds a little hiss to the amp, but it's pretty negligible. The effects sound really nice. I've really enjoyed playing it through the clean channel just to get some strong contrast between using it and bypassing it. Using it w/ the T5 is a blast because the guitar already has so many different sounds - this just adds a new dimension. I haven't tried to emulate any particular artist's sound, but it's just a nice overdrive amp sound. You can really make your guitar and amp scream.

Yeah, you can depend on it. I've used it in a few gigs w/out a backup and haven't been dissapointed. You really have to be quick about adjusting your guitar's volume when you kick the thing on, though. Turning the gain up on the pedal is no joke, and using it w/ the Carvin SX-200 is an art, because that amp is already so LOUD!

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i've been playing a little over 15 years. I play Classic-Rock, Folk, and a little grunge-type stuff. The pedal is a nice tool to have around. It's not incredibly essential, but it's a lot of fun. I like the simplicity of it. There' very little involved. Dial in the settings w/ the analog dials, kick it on and you're going. I chose this one because I was already in the market for an overdrive pedal, liked the Tube Screamer but didn't like the price tag. For $50 it's a good buy, and you can find them used for around $30. Add it to your pedal assortment and have fun. I got mine preowned, but never opened for $25.

very easy to use, I just followed the example on the brochure and at their website and I found its' sweetest spot

The most contourable creamy tube overdrive at very affordable price. It has a characteristic of the tubescreamer but not identically comparable. The best point of this pedal is that, even at the max gain, the roundness of tone is not compromised, you can still shape it smoothly.

sturdy!

This thing is pretty easy to use and produces great sounds.

I use a line 6 spider 3 30 and a fender strat. The pedal lets your guitar's tone sound through better than most pedals. The pedal is very quiet. This pedal isnt a distortion pedal.It gives your tone more of an edge. Sometimes hard to get a good higher end tone out of but very easy to get a good warm one. Good reinactment of the tubescreamer and it serves its purpose well.

I can depend on this thing any day of the week. Its built like a beast and the battery lasts a good while too. I would gig it without a back up.

No need to yet and i hope its stays that way.

I play lots of blues music so this pedal is a great addition to my collection. I have been playing about 3 or 4 years. I also own a dunlop crybaby (another great pedal). If it were stolen then id track down the theif then hit him in the face with it.(which may kill him because of its massive build.) I like the fact that it gets a good blues tone and gives a good overdriven tube amp reinactment. The only thing i dont like is the high end tone problem. Not as easy to get one.This pedal all in all is a great addition to anyones pedalboard who wants a good blues tone.

This thing is brain dead to use, really easy to use, a manual isn't even needed

Using this to get more push out of a peavey valveking halfstack with a Gibson LP smartwood. It is *amazing* as a booster, this pushes it to "ridiculous" amounts of gain, I'd say it's a match made in heaven.

It's not noisy at all and is very transparent.

Built like a tank. It's very solid and I would gig without a backup

I play rock/metal and for the newer metal stuff, this pedal is a must now, it's really amazing what it does to a tube amp. I've been playing for 13 years and this is a great standalone or as a booster. If it were stolen I'd have to buy a new one ASAP. Best feature is the low and high EQ's, no tube screamer sucking my lows away.

You can not go wrong with this pedal for the price.

Very simple pedal, but has a lot of flexibility. The tone controls are a really welcome addition, especially the "low" control. The cab simulator output is actually very functional. It was a wise decision to add a separate jack for this function. It works well for silent practicing when plugged directly into the board. Not sure that it would cut it for recording, but definitely adds to the value of the pedal.

I play a strat style guitar with Dimarzio Virtual Vintage p'ups into a Roland Cube 60 (set to the black panel model.) I've tried it with other amps as well and have gotten consistently good results. The Monkey is very quiet until you get to the most extreme settings. The real reason for this pedal is to give a warm boost to the sound, so trying to get extreme distortion settings isn't what this pedal is about. Not worried about copying someone else's sound. Just looking for a full, warm tone that will clean up well. The Bad Monkey certainly does that, and more. It will also serve as a versatile clean boost if you reduce the gain. Very cool.

Seems to be really solid. I gig regularly and don't think twice about reliability. I've had nothing but good experiences with Digitech equipment. In fact, I think of the Monkey as the "back up plan" if anything else fails.

I've owned a lot of Digitech pieces over the years. I am still using a GSP-21, a DSP 256, and an MEQ 215 that are all nearly 20 years old. I've actually had to replace the memory back-up batteries and they still work as new. The techs were very helpful when I called with questions regarding the more complex pieces. Excellent service department.

I play a wide variety of music. I play professionally in a sequenced duo, and also play with a band at my church. At one point, I made my living playing full time. I've been playing for 35 years and have owned a ton of gear. The Bad Monkey is really a versatile piece of equipment. As a pro, I always looked for reliability and flexibility. The Bad Monkey really covers a lot of ground. IT IS NOT meant to be a heavy distortion pedal. It is really at the gentle end of overdrives, but it does it really well.