DigiTech Death Metal Distortion

Level control, 3 band eq (low, mid, high), and to quote the DigiTech manual, "we have turned the gain up to "11" and ripped the knob off!"

I am using a Peavey g-ninety guitar with a Fender FM 100H head and 4 X 12" Cabinet. I have a Digitech RP 100 floor processor going through the effects loop on the amp.

This pedal is the rare case that I would trade up gain control for the simple fact it sounds great and the eq section is effective and makes this pedal surprisingly flexible. As the pedal is named "Death Metal," it is very high gain and best for metal sounds. For other distorted sounds, I just use the amp distortion.

You may want a noise gate with this pedal as it is gain insanity and could lead to noise, feedback and other high gain drawbacks.

The reason for the 8 rating is the fact of the missing gain knob. Its full throttle all the time.

This pedal is still new but it seems solid and should be fine.

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Gain control would be nice but this is a great sounding pedal for what it is made to do.

Easy to use. Easy to set-up. Easy to tweak amp settings to gain extra oompfhh.

Good sound although a little on the fuzzy side. Not much chance to tweak sound apart from scooping out midrange but thats what this pedal is for.

UN-KILLABLE!!!!!!!!! I have thrown everything at this pedal and although i dont play in a band, i have lots of alcoholic friends and our jam sessions are wild.

Never used it, didnt know Digitech had a support centre!

I'm a metal man,(Metallica, Pantera etc) so this is the bomb. It makes the boss MK2 look like a kids toy. The boss gives you more abiltiy to tweak sounds but this pedal is sheer balls out metal! I run it through a Marshall 50 watt with the FDD feature, scoop out midrange on the pedal and crank low & high, same for the amp but with the mid a little higher than half-way and a Ibanez auto wah pedal attached to round it off and you have pretty much any metal sound from the 80's to today. I use a cheap guitar (Casino Gibson Replica) as a jamming tool and it kicks ass! BUY THIS PEDAL NOW!

This pedal is very easy to use like all other distortion pedals. The manual is very detailed - a great help for beginners, especially to those who don't know anything about basic EQ'ing. Of course, the more experienced players can do well without it.

My setup is: Schecter Hellraiser C-7 > Boss NS-2 > EMU audio interface > Vintage Amp Room White Amp (it's the best software amp sim, IMHO). Plugged on the send-return loop of the Boss NS-2 are: Maxon OD-9 > Digitech Death Metal > Blackstar HT-DISTX Tube Distortion. At first, I thought that this setup would sound muddy, but after trying it, all my doubts went away! The Death Metal pedal gave my tone that extra heaviness, dirt and harshness that it needs. The Blackstar and the OD-9 were a little bit too warm for death metal on their own. Fortunately, I got the Death Metal pedal to fix that. I am very satisfied with what this pedal did to my sound.

The bad thing about this pedal is that it's not very transparent. But it doesn't bother me too much because I never bypass it anyway! Another disadvantage is that it's a little noisy. It would be insane to chain this pedal with a high gain preamp and an overdrive without using any noise gate. A noise gate is a must if you want to unleash the full potential of this pedal.

Overall, it sounds great on my setup but to each his own. I don't think this pedal would sound very convincing as a stand-alone distortion but mixed right with an overdrive and a high gain preamp, it can work wonders...or rather it can sound like the most unholy vile extreme metal sound you could ever imagine!

Solid DigiTech design! No problem here!

Never dealt with them yet.

I play extreme metal - the type of music where the Death Metal pedal really shines. A perfect match indeed! It wouldn't be called "Death Metal" for nothing, duh?!

I've been playing for 13 years but I've been on hiatus for 4 years. I never really tried that much distortion pedal but I had a few multi-effects in the past. The Death Metal pedal slays all digital distortion, period! However, it can never compete head-to-head as a stand alone pedal to other high end distortion pedals like the Seymour Duncan Twin Tube Mayhem and the Blackstar HT-DISTX. But, IMO, it's difficult to get the sound you like on a single distortion box anyway.

If there's anything I wish it had, it would be a gain knob. Other than that, I have no problem with the features.

Buy this pedal if you're looking for that extra bite to your death metal sound! But for Christ's sakes, get a noise gate or your ears will bleed from the unholy hums, buzzes and feedbacks this pedal can generate at very high levels! If you want to use it as a stand-alone pedal, just play with the level setting to avoid any noise but I doubt you will like it on its own. I think it's made to be mixed with the crunch or gain channel of a high gain tube amp.

This pedal is really easy too use , you can use the settings in the book with it or just mess around with it =D

its got a really good crunchy METAL sound =D and it can very alot of sounds and fun too use =D ,
just turn down the level or your'll get some feedback =[

i can depend on it all the time nothing has gone wrong with it ive had it for about a year and has been thrown around and only one scratch!

Amazing i guess...?

Ive had this pedal for about a year and ive used it virtually every time ive played my guitar's which is about 2-3hours everyday =D
i got a power adaptor so i dont have too change the batteries which i notice a slight increase of sound quality , and amazing for stuff like pantera, slayer, and other metal =D
so overall an amazing guitar pedal!

Plug and Play - like any pedal you just need to play around with the settings to dial in your tone. Manual....who really needs one?

My Rig: Epi LP Standard with Seymour Duncans (Screamin Demon in Bridge, and a jazz in the neck) --> Cry Baby --> Boss DS-2 --> Marshall JH-1 --> Digitech Deathmetal --> Ibanez LU-20 Tuner --> Hughes & Kettner Edition Blue 30DFX (Solid State) For those that said it sucks with a solid state amp - bullocks!! Mine sounds great. I have played on a Fender Delux Tube and it did sound a little better. This is called the Deathmetal for a reason - its not for Nirvana/Pumpkins/etc... its for Dimmu Borgir/Killswitch Engage/etc...

Gig, not a problem. Dont use with batteries, get a power adapter

never used

Overall this pedal will blister eardrums and make you bleed from the eyes. I don't reccommend scooping out the mids, but I have 2 other distortion pedals so I use each for a different tone.

This is the tone I have been trying to get from other pedals for a while now. I play a bit of death metal (Bloodbath, Morbid Angel, etc.) but could never get the right tone. Scoop the mids right out, boost low and high, crank the volume and it sounds like a big amp in a house a few doors down. Incredibly easy to get different tones out of it.
Reading another review on here caused me to write this one. "Geoff" states that you cannot use this pedal for gigging. No, he is wrong, you can. I have tried this pedal through several solid-state amps, and it doesn't cut it. I'm not sure what it is about this pedal, but I noticed a few others stated this as well. Powered by 120 watts of tube power it cuts through and annihilates your ears.

I use an 80's Kramer guitar and a Peavey Duel 212. The amp's overdrive is adequate only for classic rock. Other pedals I have are; EH Big Muff, Dunlop Crybaby, Ibanez Smashbox.
Big muff is perfect for stoner rock. This pedal is perfect for metal.
Through this guitar and amp I don't have a problem with feedback, resonance and presence settings really round out the sound, and i just leave the amp EQ set at 'normal' (everything at '5').
High frequencies get a little weird at times, but I don't think my pickups are helping in that regard.

Seems solid. Haven't had a problem yet. Also doesnt seem to really chew batteries like I kind of expected for a pedal like this.
I give a 10 because I can't take away points if nothing has gone wrong.

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For the money I paid, and for the music I play and the other gear I have to work with this pedal is great. It really drives my tube amp and sounds like the tone I had in my head for the last 7 years that I just couldn't find. I love the really crunchy tone you get when you cut the mid completely when you're playing alone. You don't need it loud to sound good.
10 overall and for value.

this pedal def has good distortion with in. it highly varies on your setup of the ease of getting a good sound out of it. there was a manual included with suggested settings.

this pedal sounds very good with a tube power amp. a solid state amp is not a good match with this pedal. my setup is usually a epiphone les paul standard though a dunlop crybaby, though a noise gate, though a boss chorus, and then the the digitech death metal to the power amp input on a peavey windsor with a 2x12 cabinet. the mids on this pedal should def not be scooped alot. it does sound like low quality and fuzzy distortion if you do this. basically this pedal has the potential to have a good quality distortion for cheap. on some settings it does sound somewhat like a mesa recifier but still has alot to go. it doesnt rival any high gain amps like a mesa or a krank but it has decent distortion for a low price. you can get a somewhat of a variety of sounds from it. i wish there was gain on this though. also the eq does change the sound alot.

would gig without a backup

never had problems

this is a good pedal for post punk, hardcore, basically anything with alot of distortion that doesnt sound perfect. it sounds good but not amazing. if you run this though a tube amp i would def recommend it. if you are running it though a modelling amp and solid state amp i would def not. recommend it. though a solid state it sounds horrible, and wouldnt be suitable in a band situation. if i lost it or stole i would prob buy a new amp made for higher gain. Alot of reviews judge this pedal too heavily. It is a cheap $50 pedal so really you cant expect this pedal to sound perfect. it def would sound like a mesa, soldano,vht or other high quality amps, so dont expect it do. for the price it does fine.

The Digitech Deathmetal initially appears to be quite a simple affair in terms of operation, this is however not the case. In many amps I have found it impossible to squeeze any kind of acceptable tone from any of the knobs, low, mid and treble.

And for what its worth noting the activation is a simple step pedal analagous to BOSS pedals.

On a US Fender Strat and Ibanez RG I have not yet been able to achieve a satisfactory sound. Adjusting the knobs will give you varying degrees of a hilariously plastic-fantastic sound. Determined to get at least one good sound out of it before I threw it hard at a homeless bum I tried it on numerous guitars on numerous amps. All attempts have failed. It sounds obviously processed and poorly at that. Words can't describe the horrific, muddy sounds I get from this pedal. Its impossible, just impossible.

On another note it will buzz, whatever you do, it buzz's, not hums, buzz's like a bee on crack.

My new MT-2 does not, but this is another story.

Can I depend on it is the question I am asked here. If I was to use it to fill a hole in place of a missing brick in a house I would most certainly depend on it.

I have never tried to contact anyone from Digitech.

What annoys me about this pedal isn't just because it felt as if Digitech thought that because it sounded horrible that might be vaguely associated with metal of any sort, its the price too. It costs somewhere in the region of ??45 to ??55 in the UK. This, quite frankly disgusts me. For a sound thats comparable to Behringer pedals which you can get for ??15 and thats fine, this is disgusting.

Don't waste your time on this abomination. For ??5 more you can buy a BOSS MT-2, a pedal vastly, vastly superior, so superior I'm not even going to begin to tell you.

Avoid.

It's really easy to get a good sound of it. There are four values: Level, Low, Mid and High. It doesn't take a long time to customize the sound. The only thing is that it doesn't have a Distortion/Gain button, so that you can turn it into acoustic or whatever you want, but that's why you should have an amp: set the amp to Gain:0 (acoustic) and you will be able to switch between distorted guitar and acoustic guitar only by a push on the pedal.
The manual shows you everything you need to know including how to change battery etc, there's also a booklet with information about other Digitech pedals.

Even though it's called "Death Metal", you can make it sound like any metal-band. I play alot of Metallica, Megadeth and even Slipknot and it works well for all of them, since it's easy to use.
I'm connecting it to a Fender Champion 110 amplifier and I play it with a Gibson Epiphone FlameKat or a Washburn X General Consensus.

I've owned it for half a year now and it works as well as when I bought it.

I've never dealt with them.

I play Heavy Metal and Thrash Metal (like Metallica and Megadeth), and it works great. Sounds REALLY heavy.
I've been playing for 2-3 years. My guitars are: Gibson Epiphone FlameKat, Washburn X General Consensus and a Fender Stratocaster Sunburst. My amplifier is a Fender Champion 110.
If it were stolen or lost I would buy it again.
There's nothing I don't like about it, it's got everything I need. It's got a really heavy sound as mentioned above, but you can easily change to another kind of sound and manage it however you want, but it's built for Metal.
It would be nice with some effects built-in, but that's not necessary.

Very easy simple theres a volume level, Den Eq - Low, mid, high

Excellent Heavy sound, Using it with a peavey Valve king 212 atm. I use the settings on low about 10 oclock, mid on 3 oclock, and high on full

Yes, My brother handed it down to me when I started playing I loved the sound.. He had it for about 10 years maybe.. And he would use it for gigs and practices.. often 4 gigs in a month and 2 pracs a week. the only thing is abit of the paint has come off.. but wat do you expect.. and my brother isn't a tidy person

its a beauity.. Buy it

The Death Metal pedal is about as simple to use as distortion pedals get. It has 4 knobs - level, plus three bands of EQ. Just put your foot on it, and fiddle with the EQ until you get the sound you want. The manual is pretty basic, but then again, there's not much explaining to do.

Given that this pedal is called "Death metal", you're probably buying this if you're looking for an extreme metal sound. As such, it's pretty easy to get this kind of effect. Just scoop the mids and you'll instantly have a really heavy-sounding tone. The amp I've been using with it so far doesn't really do anything justice, because it's a crap amp (Peavey Audition). But this thing sounds great even through this amp, which is a good sign.
If you want to personalise the tone a bit more, then you're probably going to have to use this pedal along with some additional effects or EQ, or through a good amp. The pedal does what it says on the tin, but not much else. So, it's a bit of a one-trick pony. But that's what I was looking for when I bought it, so who cares? If you want something more versatile then try another product, but I personally haven't found anything that can produce as heavy a tone as this pedal can. So it gets the thumbs up from me.

It's heavy and it's metal, funnily enough. It seems very durable in terms of construction. I don't gig, I just play for fun and I record music, but I'm sure it would stand up to many years of gigging, and I can't see it causing many problems for my own personal use.

I've never had to contact DigiTech.

I play black and death metal, I have a Jackson RX10D with EMG 81/85 pickups, and this is the best single effect pedal I've come across for getting the tone I need. It beats the Boss Metal Zone by some way in terms of its sheer heaviness. I think it would benefit from a little bit of additional control in the EQ department, but if you want extreme distortion, this pedal is well worth the money.

Very easy to use. 1 volume pot and three equaliser pots (low, mid and high obviously).

I love the sound i get from this pedal. The distortion sounds very rich and heavy but keeps the definition of the notes. I play very heavy metal (see one of the boxes below for influences) My gigging setup is - Epiphone Explorer with a EMG 85 in the bridge position, Boss GT8 (with the digitech in the Boss's effects loop) and a Laney TF320. I get no hiss or hum with this setup and the overall sound is the best ive heard. When i play through my practise amp (Marchall valvestate 80V) with just this pedal in the loop it sounds awsome there too. I absolutely love it.

Ive had the pedal for about a year now and had no problems at all. It has only been used for practising and band practice as our singer left but seems sturdy enough.

Not had to deal with Digitech so cant give opinion

I play very heavy metal in the way of Graveworm, Chimera, In Flames,Slipknot and this suits me to a T. If it were lost or stolen I would certainly get another as it is one of the cheaper distortion pedals out there and great value for money.

Sorry for my bad english. Well, very easy to use, but not such easy to get good sound...

It have only one position which sounds very good to me. Only one!!! Definitely try it at store before buy. It is very very hard distortion. It includes speaker simulator output which is useless IMHO. Very strange shitty sound without lows and highs.

Build like a tank, very good!!!

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I play extreme genres and there is one setting which sound very good to me and this is only reason why I still have mine.

very easy only four knobs.. level low mid high


on/off


thats it...

my set-up is:

customized guitar (BCRich beast style) digitech deathmetal behringer eq700 and 20w hotcabs amp (only in the Philippines)

this stompbox is good!!! but it will be much better if you put an equalizer... its very loud!!! you can't max the volume.. level 3 is enough.. unless you have a big amp and a noise gate for feedback...

in this stompbox, you can get the sound of metallica, megadeth, lamb of god, unearth, cannibal corpse, carcass, pantera, slipknot,system of a down and other rock/thrash/progressive/death metal bands (too many to mention)... it depends how you tweak it and if you have an equalizer, it also depends how you cut or boost the sound...

i set it like this: level3 low8 mid4 high6 ....for the equalizer, depends on the sound i play..

solid!!! built to last..

ok for a gig but much better if you have an equalizer for backup to enhance the sound and make a combination for more fx..

i 'ave no pro blems n it =)

i play guitar for about 9years.. i play metallica a lot..sometimes lamb of god,cannibal corpse,megadeth,pantera etc... depends on my mood..

i also try to play emo and screamo =P but fogettaboutit...

i like the style, color and the lettering.. its really for metal music!!! lets ROTTTTT!!!!!

i can say that this stombox is really great!! ok for metal musics..



if this were stolen or lost,

i will KILL you.. if i die, you are forgiven

very easy..
only four knobs pedal on/off

i used this stompbox with my customize guitar (bcrich beast style) and 20w hotcabs amp (only in the Philippines).. i set the knobs like this: Level3 Low8 Mid4 High6.. i also have an equalizer behringer eq700 when i mix it with an eq, it adds more evil sound!! in this stompbox, you can get the sound of metallica,megadeth,testament,slipknot,cannibal corpse,pantera,unearth,lamb of god,system of a down,carcass and other death/heavy/thrash metal band (too many to mention)...the sound is great but much better if you mix an equalizer on it..

the sound is depends upon how you tweak the knobs and if you have an equalizer, it also depends how you cut or boost the sound...
my guitar,pick ups and amp is good but nothing special.. when i try this stompbox is gives a nice quality sound..

remember not to use this stompbox in a small amp you can't max the level its very loud.. unless you have a noise gate for feedback...

very reliable... pure metal.. good for a gig.. for back up? i think behringer eq700 can help to enhance more sounds...

I haven't had any trouble with it..

i play mostly metallica for about 9years and this pedal helps me to improve my metal musics.. now i play lamb of god, cannibal corpse and other deathmetal and thrash metal and some progressive rock like symphony-x,dream theater etc...this pedal really ROTTT!!!!..i also have a mxr distortion+ and a behringer eq700.. i like the lettering of this pedalbox its really good for metal musics!!

if this pedal lost, i will KILL you.. if i die, you are forgiven.. >)

Yeah I guess it's easy enough. Run it into a clean amp, set the level and EQ.

Well it certainly is a fun sound. Have you ever heard Cannibal Corpse's "Butchered at Birth"? It sounds a lot like that. A lot of people are stupid enough to make this their sound, and that's dumb. I see this pedal as a fun novelty; a toy... because sometimes it's fun to sound like this. But realistically, if you're playing gigs this tone is useless. Like another reviewer who is on the brink of realising this stated ("it sounds weird at higher volumes") the overbearing fizz and chug of this pedal will not suffice. As an actual part of your rig this item lacks the midrange, the body of your tone that you need. But it certainly is fun sometimes so I give it a seven.

Well you can definitely rely on it to do as it was intended. It's a tough, heavy hunk of hardware. But don't rely on it to make you sound like anything more than indecipherable fizz when there's a bassist and drummer behind you.

Eh I dunno.

It's a fun unit to whip out every once in a while and sound like total death. But as if I havn't said this enough, this will not cut it as a serious pedal. I really like the mixer out function... I've used it just as a sort of DI box to run guitars to the computer.

very easy to use. low @ 3 oclock mid on 12 oclock highs on 10 oclock. use volume only as unity between your clean and dirty.

use above settings with a clean tube amp ONLY ! solid state will make this sound bad. also use your amp volume to set loudness when pedal is off. then engage your pedeal bring up volume to ballance out with clean channal. note people turn these pedals up this creates noise and clouds funtion of what the pedal is intended for. use a good wax potted humbucker like dunkin sh4 (JB) in bridge with a good marshall 4x12. e vintage 30s.lastly with any distortionoverdrive pedal noise is always there get a boss NS2 and this will make it work much better. also use a delay after the NS2 so when its gated the delay will ring out clearer and more definded.

bulilt like a tank just dont beat it death because it has death in the name.

dont know dont care if it breaks buy a new one there cheap!!

this is not a messa boggie or marshall amp shred monster but a great heavy rock box. i use a les paul with custom lollar paf pickups. moster cables, peavy classic 50 all tube head with NOS tubes, a marshall top cab with vintage 30s on top and emmenace swamp things on bottom.Note swamp things are 150 watt All bottom end NO top at all! thats were the vintage 30s come in. this set up does sabbath zepp acdc drop D and much more.

Ok, I bought it back in 2005. This thing is heavy, but intended for durability and so it won't slide around when you go to try and stomp it. 4 knobs: level, low, mid, and high. 2 outputs for a mixer and amp. As said before, it lacks a gain knob, but I could care less cause I like the tone I get from this thing. And I'm somewhat of audiophile... so yeah.

Easy if you know how to tweak your sound and EQ's. Even if you don't, it doesn't take much to figure out what you want.

Ok my setup is:

Ibanez RG120 > Death Metal > Kustom Tube 12

I have used different amps and different guitars with this pedal, and I like sound it produces all around. It can make crappy amps or pickups sound a lot better, the reason why I got it. I like the fact that this has a 3-band EQ. I have my pedal usually set at: Low-all the way up, mid-either at 9 o' clock or one line past it, high-all the way up, and level at 9 o' clock. This thing sounds great, but the only problem I have with it is when you start playing loud. Your sound sounds weird, don't know how to explain it. Just takes some tweaking. If you just play in your room not too loudly as I do, it sounds great, but just takes time to adjust at higher volumes

Ok, I had a scare with this a little while ago. Either the AC adapter input stopped working, or it was the AC adapter itself, I have no clue. But other than that, it works with a battery. This pedal as tough as hell. I like the sturdy weight so it doesn't slide around when you go to stomp it on.

Bought it at Sam Ash, and I haven't had a complaint or anything

This is a great pedal if you have low end stuff. Even with EMG's, the sound is enhanced. I love the fact that it adds low end to your amp, but it might make your speaker sound like crap if your amp speakers suck. This pedal is great for metal, but I just wish it didn't get all weird when you get it at higher levels... >.<

Real easy to use -- LEVEL & a 3-BAND EQ: even a 5-year-old can use it IF he plays metal. Hasn't been upgraded yet, though...

Hmmmmm... Let's see: I like Yng Mal, Stevie Vai, C O B, Iced EARTH, Trivium & other METAL. Can be noisy if Level's all the way up, but I keep it on the "Low" -- still killer distortion; mostly the blue jackson with A E T C & squier strat thru crate XT10 @ times...

Reliable -- that's all I can say for now...

Bought it @ Guitar Center, where I shopped A LOT, & they were real helpful

DAMN! I have 2 jacksons -- black & blue, a squier strat & ibanez rg21 & crate XT10 Amp & tested ALL 4 6-strings thru this pedal. Have 1 word: WOW! Shut off GAIN on the Amp, & it sounds METAL (by the way the blue jackson has Active EMG TurboCharger) -- THAT's what I like about this thang... Haven't been playing for long (getting ready to do this), but trying to make a combo of "Yng Mal meets Iced EARTH" type of thang -- stink @ it
If it were lost, I'd go get the same pedal again -- NO DOUBT...

There are 4 knobs on this Pedal, how difficult could it be???

Ok, well I play in a Brutal Death Metal Band, (think Vital Remains), I used this pedal for about a week before smashing it with a sledgehammer.
This pedal is very deceptive. When i tryed it at the store I thought it sounded awsome, but as everyone knows you cant turn the volume up at the store. That where everything went wrong. I got back to the studio pluged it in and when i turned up the volume, this pedal just about blew my speakers. It loses EVERYTHING when it's turned up.

Ok, my setup goes as this:: Jackson SL1 soloist, to crate blue voodoo, I also have a BBE sonic maximizer and a boss GE7 inthe effects loop.

I have found that with the setup i'm currently using, when i stand in front of my amp, my balls start shaking, when I turned this pedal on all I got was the sound of speakers farting and getting ready to blow. So after much deliberation, I decided it wasn't worth using the pedal. And like i said, It got the sledgehammer

I gave it a 4 cause cause it would be a good distortion at lower volumes, but thats not what death metal is.

It's very reliable, I have to beat the hell out of it before it broke.

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I've been playing close to 10 years. I have had my share of amps and distortion boxes and all that crap. Out of experience, using a distortion box is not the way, I use my amps distortion and BEEF it up(GE7 and Sonic Maximizer), But to be honest, when it come to musical equipment, you get what you pay for. That crate was the best deal i've ever seen, it sound almost exacly like a JCM2000, just not as much low end.

DO yourself a favor, go out and buy a GOOD amp instead of buying cheap distortion pedals to make a $%^&@! one sound good, it just doesn't work.

level, low, mid, and high. easy as hell. you can get a good sound as soon as you stomp on it. but may need a little bit of time to get a perfect sound for you. and can get a little tricky when turning your amp volume up high volumes but overall very easy to use.(dont need to use the manual)

the setup that i have for this monster is an esp ltd ex-400 guitar and a randall rg200g2 amp hooked up with mogami gold cables. basically if youve got good cables and equipment this thing dosnt produce much feedback.nothing that you cant deal with anyways. this thing sounds like slayer mainly like the song raining blood. the main concerns that i have with this pedal is that when you turn up the volume on the death metal it sorta affects your sound, so i just leave it at 9 oclock and it keeps a good sound except your clean sound may be louder than the death metal (i dont really give a shit). but... if you play with the death metals settings at high volumes on your amp youll probably notice a great difference in the sound. when this happened i spent my time looking for a better pedal. but i couldnt find one with such a pure sound like the death metal. so i tried tweaking it when at high volumes from my regular settings and noticed that when just turning the bass and high down a little bit did the trick. i would of given this a 10 but it gave me alot of trouble keeping the amazing sound.

hell yeah. this thing is amazing its so tough i could drop it from far up and it would be fine (i would be worried about the floor). while practicing i just use a 9v power adaptor cuz it eats your batteries. i still use batteries for gigging since it lasts long enough. why would i want a backup for it? its a tank!

havnt had a problem with it

i play speed metal like megadeth and slayer and it gives me a sound like them. if it were lost or stolen i would definately get another one. ive compared this to almost every other metal pedal and all of the are missing something that the death metal has. the only thing missing from the death metal is a gain knob. i probably wouldnt need it for my settings but i would definatly like it. theres just one thing that im happy about and at the same time pisses me off: its sooooo cheap to buy and yet it sounds sooooo good. i saved alot of money on it but i feel like i have crap cuz its so cheap. usually thats how it goes. but if your looking for a heavy sound like slayer and megadeth look past the cheap price and face the facts. this thing is amazing!

Square, tough, easy as hell. :)

I play mostly chaotic black metal ( band ) and allso melodic stuff ( to please and ease the mind ) Well frankly i have to say that this little monster does the trick surprisingly good. I've heard a few times that digitech have a leak in the hardware ( it wears out realy fast ) but for the 2 years i've been playing, it handled perfectly. Seting this pedal up is like making love to a woman: it takes a little experementation in the begining, but when u find that exact sound position, it will scream like crazy. ( sometimes it can get u feedback from the amp, but for our kind of music it's great HAHA )

I have to warn the potential buyers to invest in an AC adapter! Because this thing is made to EAT batteries!!! ( max 1.5hrs of plaing ) btw u don't need a ( digitech ) adapter, because the effect itself is simple, u can use any 9V adapter u can get your hands on ( AND u'll save about 10-12eur on it ;) ) But it is definatly reliable! I accidently rolled it off the stairs once, picked it up, plugged it in, and NO F*/-ING problem! ( a big 8 for the "AC power" issue )

Good! U can deffinatly tell that all the questions u ask them are being answered by proffecionals who know their stuff! and that 6 years warranty is realy promicing, yet i've never had tech problems with it.

This pedal is rely well for metal ( overall ) I play for 4 and a half years now and i'm glad to have that kind of pedal by my side. If it would get stolen, i would beat the sh**t out of the one who did it!

Well, if you want to make agressive music, or melodic stuff, this would probably be a good choice.

your are a frigging idiot to not know how to use this
3 band eq
level

I have been playing for 2 1/2 years, i play alot of slayer and children of bodom,and it sound alot like slayer
I am playing on a 1958 epiphone gothic explorer with kerry king pickups
and it works great, no hum at all.
I am using an epiphone practice amp

Hell, i can depend on it, and i would sure play a gig without a backup

no suppourt needed yet

I play mainly thrash and death metal, Like slayer, and children of bodom
I have been playing for 2 1/2 years, I got ths last summer when I got out of playing powerchord, and got into faster stuff, I saved my babysitting money the whole summer for it, and it was worth it.
Fuckin buy this shit, you wont regret it

Four knobs in a metal case with a thing to step on. Doesn't get much easier.

Starcaster by Fender > Death Metal Pedal > Fender SP-10

I may not have the best guitar or amp (I just started playing recently),
but I definetly think I got one of the best pedals. I think it's pretty noisy when the high and mid are up to high, but who said noisy was bad? I think any effect you put it on sounds great. I play mostly metal, so my knobs are setup like this: (Titanium Serenade) Level-3 Low-9 Mid-5 High-9. With these settings, it sounds like System of a Down. ^_^

Definetly reliable. Doesn't get much sturdier than metal. I would use it on a gig without a backup. Only problem is how it eats up 9 volt batteries pretty quickly, but I got the Boss AC adpater to solve that problem.

I haven't had any trouble with it to need customer support.

I think metal guitarists should try it out. I think it offers great sound and durablity, especially considering the price of it. This delivers the System of a Down sound I am looking for, but my friend has one too. He plays SoaD, Disturbed, Drowning Pool and KoRn. I know it is capable of much more, though.

To people at DigiTech, bravo. You have created and manufactored what I think to be one of the best guitar pedals ever.

Sounds mighty VICIOUS!!!! Plugged my Jackson into this -- Holy Cats, it BLEW ME AWAY by the sound! I'm no Shredder, but it can be a SHREDDER'S HEAVEN, dude! Iced Earth, Children of Bodom, some of Russian death/thrash metal (where I hail from)and even Yng Mal stuff can be done with this... Level=Gain + 3 Band EQ -- even a baby can do it

MY RIG: 2 Jacksons and a Squier Strat & a 10-Watt crate Amp -- a small 1 with no fancy effects. Crate has Gain to 100%, and the BLUE jackson has an Active EMG TurboCharger; other tools -- 0 Gain Boost or TurboCharger. Like Stevie Vai, Yng Mal, Headbanger's Ball squads and Russian metal as well: Graveside and them...

Dependable, NO DOUBT, but have no Band to gig with -- not that good. Tryin to compose some, but no good at that...

Yo, if it EVER breaks... not sure who repairs these, but this lad is a great AxMan. Ever heard of Rob Pane? He can do ANY metal on ANY Ax! Jeez -- that's Nice...

I'm tryin to do metal, but can't compose at all. Haven't been doin it for long, but OVERALL it's off the Chain! Definitely would buy the same again IF it EVER gets stolen. Favorite Feature -- VICIOUS Sound and that Level=Gain on it... A Black jackson, a squier fender strat and a crate Amp + add a blue jackson -- that's MY Rig!
Not a lot to hate, but A LOT to Dig -- Shredder's paradise. Chose cuz the other 6-strings don't have a TurboCharger Gain Boost; yet it IS a PERFECT match, though I'm a Rookie in composing and making my own stuff. Don't get in the way -- man, it's... I'm Speechless! Any starters in metal out there -- E Mail me