Snarling Dogs Tweed E. Dog

I have the OLDER VERSION (stainless case/no tone bypass)Very Simple to use and self explanatory. Volume and Overdrive knobs with a Snarl/Bite (boost) switch. DUAL led indicators and a QUALITY switch that will take the abuse and keep on kicking.

If you like the OLD fender tones, but can't afford an old tweed or brown amp, BUY THIS PEDAL. In a blind test it will probably beat out the old amps because it's QUIETER than they are. I got mine in a batch of used effects I bought to get a Dano "SWAMI." Tried it out with my rack rig and thought "eh,another one." It went in the trade goods pile and sat there for a while. Then I got this old solid state MESIA amp (boogie copy by zoom) that was kind of lacking but looks really cool. It had a nice sweet, clean, tone and was quiet, but seemed short on the expected 60W volume and had NO breakup at all, even with Vol & Master Dimed. I tried several other FX with it and got harsh and empty tones... Plugged the DOG unit in with out really thinking about it and... !!!!! ... Suddenly I've got an old Princeton in my living room! Crank the Distortion Knob on the pedal and !!! it sounds as NASTY as a Class A 6l6 can get! Like the old THUNDERER Supro Jimmy Page played on Whole Lotta Love! Back it down and it just keeps getting sweeter and smoother (this has turned into my favorite rig for Stones tunes!). Twitch the slider to BITE and it's Ted Nugent Time! I don't think you want one of these for your high gain tube amp or your modeling/DSP amp. As others have noted, it's more a preamp that works best on it's own in front of the cleanest power section you can give it. A FANTASTIC alternative to BIG $$$ Vintage amps that you REALLY don't want to be hauling around to gigs anyway.

Hasn't had a problem yet, seemd solidly built to me. Snarling Dog stuff was ORIGINALLY made in the USA and my experience with them was very positive. Production got shifted offshore and I think that's where/when the reliability problems began. I have one of their early USA Wah-Wahs and it has been in constant use for years without a glitch.

Never used it.

I've been playing over 40 years and have more equipment than I want to think about. Every once in a while something special turns up and this is one of those items. Poco - Prince, Rolling Stones - Rory Gallagher, the full range of Classic Fender Tone is all in this one little box! I'm looking forward to plugging the rig into a Graphic EQ for recording... I suspect there are some interesting alternative style tones in there.

instructions are brief but clear you get a pretty good sound straight away

very inspiring vintage sounds .....the distortion has a tipping point bit like a fuzzface so you
have to be careful....i play it through a fender blues Jnr which is pretty clean and this makes things go nice and crunchy to very fuzzy....you gotta roll back on the guitar volume for those nice warm tones ...also very noise free.... i've only had this pedal a few days ...i took a chance buying it on e-bay after using the reviews here...... and i'd say what others have said is accurate....i enjoy using this pedal a lot.......

it dosen't fell that solid .....but solid enough i'd say

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it's a very good pedal for blues classsic rock etc .....it maintains the character of your guitar
i've used it with my strat..... les paul and tele and they all sound like they should.................. you can find the tone you want very quickly and can get on with playing instead of fiddling all the time......... i'd highly recommend the Tweed E Dog.

Fairly easy to find good usable tones and bite and bypass make for verations without changing gain distorsion knobs.

Well this thing does what the nes Boss 65 twin said it could but doesn't. Namley it can impart a fenderish tone on any I used with marshall and Vox ) amp. I love it becuse it can add the same warmth that you get with a slight rolloff of a fuzz face. I adds tone improves tone not reduces tone. I use before my vintage TS9 wich can be added for more gain. It is a tone simulation pedal but it can do a nice bit for boost a little amp like grit as well. Turning the distorsion past 7 adds a little too much noise. The only draw back.

I just bought and the jacks are plastic but it will not leave my pedal board. If they crap out i will rebuild with better ones.

No longer make this puppy. Too Bad

I stumbled apon this after using a t-rex mudhoney that was better for hard distorsion and cleaner but added some nasal tones even when off. THis adds good tone and that is more important!!!! I have vintage strats,marshall, vox . Play rock/soul/blues.

You can plug it in and play right away. The manual is short but completely clear on the pedal's design and intended use. I rarely read such short manuals but this one tells you very directly what the company had in mind, which might help someone get more out of the product. It has a few nice extras for an overdrive pedal, which are pointed out. Mine is a newer one and I had no problems getting it going.

I don't usually give a "10" rating on sound, but this product is really pretty impressive. I like the intentions of the company and the design, because there are few other pedals that I know of that are much like it. It has a lot of tonal range and sounds rich and natural. I love the tone bypass idea and the added "Bite" and "Snarl" settings.

Great sounding and full of range. I'd call it perfect but I don't want to jinx it. This leaves a lot of other overdrives to gather dust, and I have over a dozen around here somewhere.

It has been pointed out that this is more than an overdrive pedal and handles pre-amp duties very well. This is very true. I won't repeat what others have said but I agree with the praises. It's also very compatible with different positions in different effect chains.

For sound, it does provide more distortion than I would have thought, and more than I need, but that just makes it that much more flexible in sounds.

So far no problems. I have a VeryTone that works great after years. And I've had a some quick and reassuring emails back and forth with the company, which lets me sleep fine.

They are available, nice and helpful. I didn't contact them about this but a couple of years ago I called them with questions about what appeared to be different versions of their pedals in the used market than the new ones. They were very helpful. FYI, they recommened the new ones which by this point are probably the only ones, but if I recall it was only because they had upgraded their stomp switches. If I remember the issue was not reliability though, but just that they had made an upgrade in bypass fidelity, which is really going the extra mile when you consider the pricing with their products. The designs were otherwise faithful throughout, I believe, but if you have a question then contact them yourself, I would bet you will find a fast answer to any concerns. I also believe they still support older products, but that could've changed over the years, so check it out if you need extra reassurance. Their gear itself is tough and heavy-duty so there's little reason to worry.

After my questions were answered I ended up buying a VeryTone that I've used and liked without any trouble or need to contact them. I would not have returned to give them my business again much later if I had anything less than a good experience. The VeryTone was a good buy and so far, so is this one.

I thought the VeryTone pedal was covering most all my needs, but I'm glad curiousity got the best of me and I bought this pedal as well. The 2 pedals used separately or together solve so many of my tone issues, which are now easily fixed, especially with recording. I may return for a 3rd, just because I've been a little blown away with the quality and range of usefulness. These are great pedals.

I play a lot of different styles of music so a versatile piece of kit goes a long way. Play with a good amp and you'll be happy.

Way too affordable to sound so good but it goes. I've been fighting off the urge to grab a really costly boutique and I'm glad I remembered and trusted my past good experiences and checked out this pedal. Great value and does so much.

couple switches, few knobs... the usual.

I think some people are missing the concept of this sort of pedal. This is not merely a distortion pedal. In fact, I would venture to say that it shouldn't even be used for distortion. It acts more as a tube preamp than anything else.

I generally play through tube PA amps always with effects in front. Because PAs are so clean, I need something to thicken up the sound just a little, even for clean settings. That's what this does. It sounds exactly like I'm playing through an old tweed.

Back to the preamp concept... If you are a pedal junkie (like me) you'll want to place this pedal before your other distortion/overdrives. People sometimes complain that pedals can never sound as good asa amp distortions. This thing pumps tube tone through the distortion pedals thereby producing incredible difference in sound. It will sound like the distortion was built into the amp.

The Snarl/Bite switch works just like a fat switch or a bright switch.

It takes a couple minutes for the tube to really warm up. I use to be skeptical about tube pedals, but they've never given me any problems.

I would definately recommend this to anyone that plays through amps with no drive channel.

Simple. 3 knobs + slide switch. Slide switch is equivalent to switching from 'normal' to 'brite' channel on a Fender amp. Gives more "bite" as it states.

It is a simulation of what an older, smaller lower wattage Fender amp (4-15 watts) would sound like, at medium to high volume, such as tweed and brownface. These amps were (and still are) used live and in the recording studio as a great "overdrive distortion" amp due to their ability to break up at fairly low volume--wide open these amps give a ZZ Top 'Tush' or 'La Grange' type sound. It does a great job in doing this especially for a pedal! The breakup is fantastic and the pedal is very versatile. I have not found a 'bad setting'. This is a great pedal in the respect that a Strat still sounds like a "Strat" (the nuance and character of the single coils still shines through (much like a Fulltone pedal) when the Tweed E. Dog ovedrive is engaged). This is a fantastic achievement for an overdrive.

So far so good. I guess some people have nagged about reliability issues, but build quality appears above average.

I've only owned a used Tweed E. Dog for about a week. I don't imagine having to call support, if it is still available...

"10". Put into perspective, this is a great overdrive pedal, specifically for the early small-Fender-amp overdrive tone. It is victorious! Do not buy this (or bother to give a lame review on this pedal) if you think this will let you play Yngvie or Munky and Head or whatever their names are sound. It is strictly a good overdrive pedal with a classic Fender type sound. Recommended, especially for the Strat/Tele player. (P.S...Sounds great thru a fairly clean tube amp).

Very easy, play around between the overdrive and distortion channel. It's a bit like having two pedals in one. Wide range of tone. Manual is for many of their pedals. Simple.

Various guitars with all sorts of combinations through the pedal to Blues Junior (see Fender Discussion Page profile under DD Bluz). Sounded good with all my guitars. Tone bypass is a big bonus. Does rock and blues very well, clean to crunch. Not noisy at all.

I replaced the chincy little screw on the battery cover. Other than that it's metal and looks ok. Not super tough like Ibanez, more (exactly?) like older Korg.

Charlie Stringer was a great guy, he's now passed on. The company has been sold and has promised to make quality more of a priority. I have had no contact with the company other than their website.

I'm a geezer rocker, played for over 30 years. I've read all of the reviews here. I've owned the Danelectro Daddy O, Ibanez TS9, Boss DS1 and so on. Seriously folks, I cannot understand the low ratings...this pedal sounds great. All guitars sound good using it.

The unit did come with an instruction booklet. However, it seems to be geared to someone with an IQ of about 25. As it turns out no instructions would be needed. The controls are very self-explanitory and very responsive in my opinion. I found many usefull sounds in the first two min's of pluging it in. It's also quite consistant which is a big plus if recording with it. I'll give it a 9 in this category (no knobs would be 10).

To begin with, I've always steered away from Snarling Dogs pedals because: one, I heard a lot of reliability complaints; and two, I didn't like the name (sounded like a hook for adolescent guitar mayhem want-a-bes). Well, long story short, I got such a good price, and, I was intrigued by the "tweed" name so I got it (I have an old Fender amp that I love the sound, however, It's not really suitable for playing out with). Well after getting it hooked up and taking it for a spin I found myself very pleasantly impressed with the thing. I normally have a very sensitive ear. I can here the difference between two cords. And, I generally hate Amp. emulators and such for their sterile digital sound. Well let me tell you, this pedal nails the old tweed amp. sound (at least with my set-up) like nothing I've ever heard before. It sounds exactly like an old 50's viberolux or even more like an old Gibson brownie I used to have many years ago. The "break-up" is PERFECT! I don't know how he does it. The difference between the snarl and bite settingd is like hitting the 2nd channel switch. It just couldn't be more realistic. Please excuse me, I'm giddy over the tone. It's inspired me to go way back with the tunes. This isn't a radical effect like the name snarling dogs might imply so if that's what your after, this isn't it. This is, however, exactly what it claims to be. You can't get plexi tones out of an old tweed anyhow. The sound emulation is there. Another plus is that with the pedal ingaged I experience no noise whatsoever. And it has a true bypas switch for off. My set-up: I'm using two amps, a Fender twin and a Laney GH50L. I blend the two with a Rocktech mixer that also includes a compressor and "Hush" system. I play a 59 Les Paul RI, a Fender Strat w/ Dimarzio stacked HBs, a original 62 Tele, and a Japan Tele with a 57 HB in the neck position. I can Nail Dick Dale tones, Beach boys, Doors, Ventures, and the like with this thing and it really doesn't take much tweeking. It will color the Fender amp and/or nicely work with/drive the Laney. I've got tremendous versitility with it. As far as sound quality and usefullness with my equipment, I have to give this cat. a 10.

This is where I start to be concerned. Number one, like I mentioned before, the reputation of these pedals is not the best. Number two, I think the box is flimsy (like EH). Number three, the jacks are plastic inside. It really doesnt give the impression of a solidly built unit (like a Rat). I plan on gigging with this, however, I am going to buy one or two extras. I may even build my own enclousure for it with good jacks IN THE BACK (I wish all manufactures would get together on this). I've only had it a week so I can't attest to it's longevity. Due to the enclosure I'll give this cat. a 5.

Never delt with myself. Again the reputation of the former company was very poor. However, it is now under now new ownership/management and so we can only hope things will improve.

I've been playing for around 33 years and been in bands that cover everything from classic rock, alternative, blues, surf and even some country. I currently am focusing on blues with some classic rock and alternative mixed in. This pedal has been a God send. It's given some old blues (like Lonnie Brooks) a more authenic sound. It's been inspirational in new avenues. It works real well with the Seatle grunge sound. It will definitly be a factor in my music making in a good way. It's transparent and responsive to my playing while adding that great (to die for) tone. I do wish it was a lot more sturdy. I would gladly pay extra to have this thing built like say a Rat. I would like to have more confidence that it won't quit on me during a gig (or anytime for that matter). I think that this will be a keeper as long as I can count on it. I am now looking forward to try some other Snarling Dogs pedals. I don't like the eye LEDs only because they are too bright. On a dark stage (in between songs) they can kill your night vision.

Has 3 nice chicken head knobs, vol, dist, and tone also has sliding
switch between growl and bite ( I think bite is louder with more bass
) also a tone bypass switch on the side ( when bypassed it produces a boomier tone with less edge.

I'm 46 and into 70's hard rock and I like it. Good for led zep
zz top foghat deep purple etc. Gives a great clean boost which
will push amp distortion further. Or with a clean channel will give
a vintage type fender overdrive such as an old bassman head. Has
true hardwire bypass. I like it, but then kiddies, remember I am an
old fart that has owned 15 guitars, 9 tube heads, 5 4-12 bottoms,
8 wa wa's. 22 other dist pedals 5 digital processors, 35 other pedals 5 solid state heads so what the hell do I know?!

seems well designed. I've never had trouble with anything until
it gets really old so I don't worry about this

I never seem to have trouble and have so many other toys that I don't care

From the mus. friend at only $23 so suggest if you like classic old tone and are into effects you will probably like it. If you plug it in and think you'll sound like whatever you imagine then you're a fool.

I don't think its very easy to get a good sound out of this unit. Thats not to say that I don't like it, I definitely do. I mostly use it for a clean, slightly overdriven sound, and it works very well for this. I like the fact that it has the snarl and bite settings as they are very different sounding and both have many usable tones. Unfortunately, I need like five more of these things because of all the different tones I would like to have at a moment's notice. There's not much a manual to speak of, just a few words from the company and some trouble-shooting stuff.

The chain is as follows: Cortley LP copy->Tweed E. Dog->BLT Slap Echo->Fender SF Princeton Reverb. The pedal can get a bit noisy but I don't mind stuff like that, it is worth mentioning for those of you that do. I really like the Velvet Underground tones I can get from this unit. It also really helps me capture the Modest Mouse tones I was trying to get before with a Korg AX100G. The Korg sounded good, but this really picks up on the kind of string definition that I really wanted. One thing I've noticed about it is that it can really produce alot of bass that is not in your EQ already. I would like to get a graphic equalizer pedal to use with this as I think it would help a great deal. Here's the thing everyone should understand about the Tweed E. Dog: it sounds great as a light (very light) overdrive pedal in front of a tube amp. This is where the unit shines. Do NOT try to get hard distortion sounds out of this unit. It doesn't sound good. The tone gets real muddy and has a kind of transistor-esque sound. I also suggest sticking to the "Bite" setting and keeping the tone bypass switch to the left. I'm not sure how that bypass switch works but all it did to me was add TONS of unwanted bass when it was switched to the right (which I assume is on).

It seems bullet proof but I'm not about to test that. I take good care of my pedals and don't toss them out windows so they all work fine. Yes I'd gig without a backup.

I've been playing for about eight years and have owned and tested out lots of different overdrive pedals. There are many that have a much wider range of usable tones but this one nails a couple that I really wanted so I like it alot. I really wish the distortion didn't sound like sheet metal (sorta like a more tame Rapeman kind of sound) but then again, thats not what I bought it for. I wanted a good light overdrive and for that, it certainly delivers. These pedals are so cheap right now that you'd be hard pressed to find something better in this price range. Its right down there with the Danelectro mini-effects pedals and certainly sounds better than any of those overdrives. If it was stolen I probably would just continue my search for that perfect tone and possibly try out the Black Dog, also by Snarling Dogs.