
DigiTech DBM Bad Monkey Overdrive Guitar Effects Pedal
By
Luc The Tinkerer, in Guitar Effects
Overall Rating
Sound Quality
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It's an overdrive and it does its job very well. Some may argue it colors the sound and isn't "transparent"...but that's the way I like it: it adds a nice, warm envelope (for lack of a better term) to the sound, be it humbuckers or single coils. It gives the sound body and thickness. My "sweet spot setting" has bass and treble at 1 o'clock, level at 2 o'clock and gain around 8 o'clock.
It warms up the cleans with a light touch and overdrives nicely when I increase my picking attack. To my ears, very nice, and so inexpensive!
Reliability/Durability
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It's metal and feels very durable.
General Comments
Awesome bang for the buck factor. It smooths out a harsh, "ice-pick" sound quite nicely and simulates that "clean but on the verge of breakup" sound quite nicely. I own three overdrive pedals, Boss Turbo Overdrive, Danelectro Cool Cat Transparent Overdrive and the Bad Monkey.
I like them all, but the Bad Monkey is my pet favorite, no pun intended!