Danelectro Tuna Melt DJ-5
The Danelectro Tuna Melt DJ-5 is a excellent sounding tremolo pedal that has has the ability to produce hard (choppy, square wave) and soft (smooth, sine wave) trem sounds. You can also control the speed and depth of the effected sound. Compact and versatile! Operates with either a standard 9-volt DC barrel type negative center power adapter or a standard 9-volt battery.
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User Reviews of the Danelectro Tuna Melt DJ-5
- Submitted by red rumble from Livonia, MI (118 points) on Jul 6, 2009
- My only complaint is that the the maximum length between pulses is about a second. I like even longer pauses in a tremelo, but beyond that minor gripe, this pedal is serious business. Really there's nothing more to say, do you want a tremelo? If yes, this one will work great.
- Good Points: cheap small
- Bad Points: i wish the tremelo was even more extreme at either end of the speed spectrum, with even longer pauses and even quicker choppy buzzes, but that's it. Sure, the soft mode is kind of useless too.
- Price Paid: US$0.00
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- Submitted by Jon from Huntsville, AL (496 points) on Feb 1, 2008
- A good budget tremolo with dual waveforms. I only just noticed the TM pictures is apparently a newer version with a rotary knob instead of a flip switch for the hard/soft modes... The one I have has the flip switch and was made in 1999.
- Good Points: Adds a lot of character and dynamics to a mic or feedback loop set up if you don't have a tremolo already. It's reasonably priced. Everyone seems to despise the minis, but I'm really fond of them for the size and value of most of them. They last forever if you don't abuse them (This old one I just got is working fine...) The older minis really do seem tougher! (Knobs are ever-so-slightly larger and they are not nearly as "jiggly" as with the newer minis!)
- Bad Points: The tremolo can almost disappear when the rate is turned to full. In "hard" mode, the "depth" knob has little to no noticeable effect. I wish the "hard" mode were even harder... It manages to fulfill my requirements nonetheless... I don't really use the "soft" mode much at all.
- Price Paid: US$26.00
- Purchased At: eBay
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- Submitted by Bear from Hoegaarden (62 points) on Aug 27, 2007
- I actually think the size is cool, as it lets me put more on my board. I use it at the end of my chain, to literally chop up the noise. By slowing it down gradually, I get a cool sound. I agree the soft setting is not of much use.
- Good Points: Sound! Price! Small!
- Bad Points: Knobs are too small, housing is sort of dodgy.
- Price Paid: US$35.00
- Purchased At: Thomann
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- Submitted by Matthew from Vancouver, WA (16 points) on Aug 22, 2006
- Like everyone else, the main attraction for me was the price. Surprisingly this thing isn't a piece of crap. You can get awsome buzzing effects when you set the speed rate to high. Sounds nice with high freq signals. You can toggle between hard and soft sounds (square and triagle waveforms?)
- Good Points: Cheap and does the job
- Bad Points: Plastic construction. No subtle waveform controls
- Price Paid: US$20.00
- Purchased At: Trade up music
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- Submitted by Michael from christchurch (60 points) on Jun 4, 2006
- Unfortunately for me, mine wasn't exactly cheap, I think i got ripped off a bit for this one...that said, it is a pretty good tremelo.My cousin who plays in a Death Metal band borrowed this from me and told me that he thinks it is the best Tremelo he has ever used...I guess thats a positive recommendation (though i never heard of a death metal band using tremelo!)!
- Good Points: Sounds nice.Mine has a "Hard/Soft" switch instead of a knob.
- Bad Points: Very small, as others have pointed out.
- Price Paid: US$50.00
- Purchased At: Music Store
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- Submitted by Doug from Austin, TX (40 points) on Oct 31, 2003
- This is a great pedal for the price. I have a wurlitzer student model so there is no tremelo, this is a really cheap way to get that same sound. The wurly sound is soft mode and the rhodes sound is hard. Also, you have more flexiblity with the pedal as you can adjust speed. The wurly only let you adjust depth
- Good Points: Nice temelo. Can be used to create pulses and rhythms also, can soften up a sound and make it more swurling. CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP!
- Bad Points: Not the best construction. Tiny knobs. Really small.
- Price Paid: US$25.00
- Purchased At: harmony central
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- Submitted by nkondi from Portland, OR (610 points) on Jun 11, 2003
- very interesting rhythm patterns come out of this. very square wave like before...the soft is more of a light stutter that can be drownd if not in the right place, but effective as much as the hard. though the hard setting is deffinately where its at. also liked to have seen this in a bigger boxe, with more control...course cant complain at the price you find these at...
- Good Points: cool sounds, worth every penny...
- Bad Points: save for the crappy mini case...
- Price Paid: US$20.00
- Purchased At: ebay
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- Submitted by Rob from London (362 points) on Mar 22, 2002
- Good harsh square wave setting for computer noises. Sounds great, probably the best cheap Tremolo around. I would have liked to see a Knob for Hard/Soft because as someone said the soft is'nbt that useful. Well worth getting to rehouse in a better box. The size is annoying, you can't turn it on and off easily. And it breaks very easily. I broke my first one with my HAND turning it off and the replacement broke after a week.
- Good Points: GREAT sound for the price.
- Bad Points: VERY unreliable and annoying size and shape. Put the guts in a better box and make your own homemade tremalo.
- Price Paid: US$40.00
- Purchased At: Shop
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- Submitted by Gus from San Francisco, CA (282 points) on Mar 11, 2002
- Don't even bother with setting the knob in the "soft" position for noise. The "hard" setting is where it's at for noise. It can be set to a fairly fast speed, which adds a cut up quality to whatever is run through it. It also interacts well with other modulation type effects. Put it in front of a phasor, and then adust each pedals' rate knob at the same time. Makes for some nice intermodulated weirdness. It reacts well with some distortions as well (particularly square wave fuzz pedals).
- Good Points: Cheap. Doesn't take up a lot of room. Reacts well with modulation / distortion pedals.
- Bad Points: "Soft" setting is of limited use. The rate can't be set slow enough some times.
- Price Paid: US$29.00
- Purchased At: Guitar Center
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