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I'd never pay full price for a dba, but some are still gems...well, the fuzzgun is a gem.

the fuzzgun destroys the fuzz factory. I Love it, and that filter on it is so good...it is definitely one of my top two or three fuzzes.
soundwave breakdown was a bit limited and was very particular about chain placement, but it could achieve some incredible sounds.
robot had a great octave effect, but everything else on it was fairly unextraordinary. the arp on it was fun, but not very useful and way too noisy.

id like to try an octave clang

My Fuzz gun ain't goin no wherezzzz

tuffteef wrote:id like to try an octave clang

i want an octave clang so badly.

i think i've watched every octave clang demo that exists. I LOVE IT. I'VE HAD DREAMS ABOUT IT. sweetest metallic tonez ever.

Teej212 wrote:after seeing whats inside these pedals i can not like them. its a disgrace that they charge 300+ dollars for a sound that you can get for a third of the price and with much better build quality.

Word to this.

Ehhhhhhhhhh.

I haven't watched a LOT of videos on these pedals, but nothing impresses me. I'm no cork sniffa, but, for example, the Fuzz War reminds me a LOT of the Boss DF-2 Super Distortion & Feedbacker I used to have... just with more noise. There is one video in which a gentleman goes Fuzz War into black Big Muff... that actually sounds pretty sweet.

But I guess I'd just chalk it up more to "not my thing" than "not very good". The sounds just aren't all that unique or distinctive to me... there are a ton of way cheaper boutique pedals that have much more interesting and inspiring sounds.

Plus I think the names of the pedals are GGGAAAAAAAYYYY. Like, as I can imagine actually happened, two stoners sat around and said:

"Hey, wouldn't it be way awesome if we named a pedal *whatever DBA pedal*?"

"Yyyyyyyeeeeeeaaaaahhhhhhh."


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I have a Harmonic Transformer and Soundwave Breakdown. I like them both but I'm glad I didn't pay anywhere near retail for them.

Mudfuzz wrote:I had the bass Interstellar Overdriver for a while and on passive basses I thought it rocked! The Fuzz War is a pedal I keep meaning to get but never do... something else always comes up

For $150, it's a more reasonably priced DBA pedal and man does it have some thickkk fuzz. I really haven't been able to coax a wide range of tones out of mine, but when you find the sweet spot you just can't stop playing

If i can find a way to get some recording equipment to fit in my tiny dorm room, I plan on recording a short song I wrote using it and maybe my Internet OD as well

Teej212 wrote:after seeing whats inside these pedals i can not like them. its a disgrace that they charge 300+ dollars for a sound that you can get for a third of the price and with much better build quality.

Yeah I expected a bit more when I opened up my Fuzz War, but it sounds great and wasn't as expensive as other pedals in their lineup so I guess I can't complain.

I really want the one knob Interstellar Overdrive...someone posted one in bst a couple weeks ago for cheap and I hesitated whoever nabbed it should send it my way

i really like dba pedals...i would never pay list, always used. but hey..if they can get that much for them...so be it. i dig the octave clang, robot v1 and evil filter. they sound good with dirty amps too.... i like that.

Jero wrote:I really want the one knob Interstellar Overdrive...someone posted one in bst a couple weeks ago for cheap and I hesitated whoever nabbed it should send it my way

Haha! That was the one I traded to and bought back from fever606.

If you like the robot, look for the Catalinbread Heliotrope.
Not exactly the same type but a bit similar and very good price and more pedalboard friendly.

sylnau wrote:If you like the robot, look for the Catalinbread Heliotrope.
Not exactly the same type but a bit similar and very good price and more pedalboard friendly.

Been watching a few videos of it and it sounds killer, especially nice at half of the price and a smaller footprint!

thanks again elwood for the soundmaster, and i also just bought another sound saw