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player opinions

Name: Francois
Band: -----
Model Year: -----
Price Paid: $69
Performance
This pedal is very easy to use. Features are described in the other reviews so I won’t go into it. It’s very sturdy and seems very well built. The ads say that this pedal reproduces vintage overdrive and it’s not entirely true. With my small class A combo, I get good overdrive and even a good modern (mid-scooped) crunch. But with a clean amp like my 70’s Fenders, it doesn’t deliver.
Performance Rating: 8
Sound Quality
Like I said, it doesn’t work with clean amps very well. It sound too ratty and treebly like a transistor type distortion. I think it’s just the combination though. Still, I’m disapointed because I got it to use with the super clean Fenders and it only works well with with my class A combo that already has a nice overdrive by itself. So maybe I don’t like distortion pedals and prefer the sound of tubes. Sound wise, I think it’s versatile though. I give it a three because it seems to do fuzz better than a tube overdrive imitation.
Sound Quality Rating: 6
Construction
Solid as a rock. Metal box. Can’t complain.
Construction Rating: 10

Name: Foz Hughes
Band: -----
Model Year: -----
Price Paid: £39
Performance
The Daddy-O does exactly what it says on the box — it reproduces valve-sounding overdrives. This is probably the best pedal I’ve ever owned — and one of the cheapest! The only bad comment I have about it is that the pots are a little close together for my fat little fingers. Still gets a 10 tho’.
Performance Rating: 10
Sound Quality
The sound is absolutely beautiful — believe it or not this is not an over statement! The valve-like overdrives start smooth and go right through to crunchy, the three channel EQ allows you to play with the sounds hugely and within minutes of plugging it in I was extremely close to the overdrive sound I’ve been looking for all my life! It can sound a little trebley, but the EQ sorts that out fine. This is NOT a pedal for Metal players, but superbly suited for Blues, Country etc.
Sound Quality Rating: 10
Construction
Excellent build quality with a metal case about 2-3mm thick! Unfortunately the pots are mounted in a plastic section, so if you were stamping a little too hard you could do a bit of damage, thus the rating of 8.
Construction Rating: 8

Name: Ben
Band: The Jericohst
Model Year: -----
Price Paid: $50
Performance
Well, it’s easier than your average drunken sorority girl. Five knobs, volume, bass, mid, treble, and gain. It took me like a day to find my sound(s). Nothing really complicated here.
Performance Rating: 10
Sound Quality
Sound quality is very good — warm tube-like overdrive at lower gain levels. If you turn up the gain it becomes less warm and more crunchy. Very nice sounds, just watch the treble. I can get good Tom Petty, Police, and Radiohead sounds out of this thing. Also very good for blues playing.
Sound Quality Rating: 8
Construction
It is one thick chunk of metal. Unless you get one that’s like a factory defect, expect this puppy to last, Daddy-O.
Construction Rating: 10