DOD Death Metal Distortion FX86B

The FX86 can produce intense noise tones. The controls are; "R.I.P." (master level); "Guts" (low EQ.); "Pain" (mid EQ.); and "Scream" (high EQ.). The tones range from low-end grinding mess to a hyper-noise screech.

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Submitted by kk from Annandale On Hudson, NY (104 points) on Sep 4, 2009
i guess i don't have to say much about this pedal, except it was FAR too long before it became a part of my setup.
Good Points: - fucking great tone - tons of bass, tons of treble - this pedal is gain city - cheap as hell
Bad Points: - can get muddy pretty easily
Price Paid: US$22.00
Purchased At: eBay
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Submitted by John from Baytown, TX (38 points) on Aug 19, 2009
I'm mostly comparing this pedal to the full Metal Muff with top boost. For both I used an amp set at the same volume level, same input, and both pedals with all knobs set at max. This pedal has on its side a good bit more shrill (even a healthy amount of natural shrill with an unplugged cable feeding into it). While the Metal Muff has a more roomy and hollow roar, this pedal features a true piercing high. The distortion is not so much a pure steady effect as it is a grating and noisy crunch fading into a nice whine. Compared to the actual housing and hardware of the Metal Muff, it unfortunately looses. The pedal is plastic and on the pedal I picked up used, it seems to not be very responsive or reliable. Knobs feel stubbornly slow preventing much in terms of quick sound blasts. The Metal Muff, however, has much looser knobs and remains superior for quick noise alteration. The metal housing of the DOD is great, featuring a full no slip base, unique yet unobtrusive design (on the red and black version) and a small footprint saving space on pedal boards. Overall, the DOD is the true noise pedal. The distortion while not really much more effective than the Metal Muff, features subtle background noises and much more straightforward shrill. The Metal Muff would probably be best reserved for when you need yet more highs (especially hollow ones) or throaty lows in quick bursts. If price is your only consideration, this pedal can usually be picked up for around - on eBay used so I would assume it's the more affordable of the two.
Good Points: -Twisting of level knobs gives great bursts of unique sound -Tough metal housing -While not truly more distortion, it produces amazingly rich background textures -Great price for the quality of noise produced
Bad Points: -Knobs have are tough to turn quickly -Plastic foot pedal -Only really available used so buy carefully
Price Paid: US$20.00
Purchased At: eBay
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Submitted by michael from Upland, CA (98 points) on Jul 23, 2008
everything has already been said. this pedal is perfect for blasted walls of harsh Noise with a capital N. don't think twice if you find one, just buy it. you'll love it, i guarantee it.
Good Points: + it's loud. like, loud. + superb EQ + array of possible super brutal distortion sounds
Bad Points: - kind of common in people's setups - not all other effects are as loud as this - avoid the Digitech reissue
Price Paid: US$35.00
Purchased At: eBay
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Submitted by Frenzied Destruction from Cold Spring, MN (136 points) on Apr 30, 2008
This is not your subtle mildly useful for noise boss distortion.This is a demon contained in a small box.Inflict nasaly ear ruining highs and low low lows.You can perform entire sets with just this pedal and a contact mic or a normel mic.
Good Points: Gritty. LOUD.(great for amping up quiet signals) Wonderful ''EEEE" potential. retardedly awesome knob names.
Bad Points: its LOUD, if this is at the end of your chain going into a computer or a P.A....BE CAREFUL!! this thing can ruin shit and clip like a motherfucker.Also, it will make you feel like a lame-o for owning the same pedal as everyone else,ever.Buy a behringer mixer and some analog delays and you could be generic noise artist #5435345563.
Price Paid: US$40.00
Purchased At: Ebay
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Submitted by apewrist from Kielce (306 points) on Oct 16, 2007
If you still have not bough it, just go and get it ok? It is a fucking must-have pedal.
Good Points: - Power! - Harshness! - Noise! - EQ! - Solid construction! - Power! - Harshness! - Noise! - EQ! and so on...
Bad Points: - It doesn't shoot lasers and crap
Price Paid: US$50.00
Purchased At: Allegro.pl
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Submitted by ryan from calgary (196 points) on Oct 13, 2007
it's all been said but i just wanted to add this. i have both this pedal and the Digitech version, I have to say I like the DOD distortion over the Digitech one. It seems a little more vile and abrasive than the Digitech. That and it looks cooler than the Digitech DM.
Good Points: Brutal distortion Cool paint job cheap no shortage of these around built like a tank feedback monster
Bad Points: none that i can see
Price Paid: US$30.00
Purchased At: Ebay
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Submitted by Emanuele from Italy (64 points) on Jun 17, 2006
This is an unique distortion pedal - the most fucking ROTTEN and nasty out of there. Heavy bass, painfull middle and scratchy high. Perfect for noise.
Good Points: -Grinding and rotten distortion -pure high gain power -cool look -very cheap -DOD yeah!
Bad Points:
Price Paid: US$40.00
Purchased At: ebay
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Submitted by amphibious from Boston, MA (30 points) on May 20, 2006
The name says it all, it's death metal distortion, plain and simple. It's built solid, like all DOD pedals.
Good Points: Solid construction. Loud. Sounds exactly how you'd expect it to. Easy to find. Cheap.
Bad Points: None, unless you expect more than just Death Metal Distortion.
Price Paid: US$30.00
Purchased At: Music Go Round
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Submitted by gland from United Kingdom (48 points) on Aug 25, 2005
damn this is nasty. Very noisy, very loud and capable of some very brutal sound. Just plugged a contact mic into this and it went crazy. The eq is pretty good and the effect of each setting can be well heard at all times. Also it looks cool.
Good Points: See review! fantastic pedal
Bad Points: none thus far other than the awkward position of the power point. But no big deal.
Price Paid: US$0.00
Purchased At: EBAY!!
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Submitted by December 23rd from Riceville, TN (6 points) on Mar 14, 2005
This is the pedal you want to beef up any noise or power electronic set.Pure 100% power distortion that crushes kids on bikes!
Good Points: The best thing about this pedal is the loudness it provides..this thing will destroy speakers and every ear that witnesses its power!
Bad Points: The only thing I don't like about this or anyother pedal is that it sucks the life out of 9v batteries really fast,I would advise you to get a wall wort unless you love shelling out cash for batteries!
Price Paid: US$25.00
Purchased At: Ebay
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Submitted by sclr from Portland, OR (220 points) on Mar 6, 2005
rough sounding pedal. 3 band control(low mid high) is really useful. the distortion is really harsh but is great for low rumbles and piercing highs. very noisy useful distortion.
Good Points: built well, distortion is very useable.
Bad Points: none really.
Price Paid: US$40.00
Purchased At: online auction
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Submitted by Ed from Malverne, NY (104 points) on Mar 2, 2005
This is definitely a vicious sucker. Even at minimal level, it's capable of spitting out nasty sounds, and turned way up it's just deafening. I'm a big fan of anything that gives me control over EQ, so I abuse this bigtime, and it's actually very responsive in that respect. The bass is particularly awesome, capable of getting a really rough rumbling going. And the mid-high EQ can get some real piercing feedback, especially when running a microphone into this thing.
Good Points: nice high level gain, excellent & versatile three-band EQ, variety of sounds, very harsh, fairly cheap.
Bad Points: none, really.
Price Paid: US$30.00
Purchased At: ebay
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Submitted by Marco from Brescia (138 points) on Nov 24, 2004
Wonderful distortion.Good EQ. But try the new Digitech one, which has two outputs!!!!
Good Points: Very powerful very noisy and great tweaking
Bad Points: Surpassed. Try the Digitech reissue.
Price Paid: US$40.00
Purchased At: Cavalli
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Submitted by sage from Santa Rosa, CA (6 points) on Jul 22, 2004
this can be a nice little beast. it has a pretty good range, especially when tweeking the mid in a feedback loop, though i prefer the eq of the boss mt2 ofr direct processing. unfortunately, after you've played with this thing a while it all begins to sound the same. one great thing about this is that it will really add some howl to a contact mic, which is primarily what i use it for.
Good Points: howling mics, great fun with the mid range
Bad Points: the pallet of sounds gets a little old
Price Paid: US$25.00
Purchased At: ebay
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Submitted by Jason from Chapel Hill, NC (44 points) on Jan 22, 2004
There's not much that hasn't been said about this pedal. A great distortion for noise. When you put it before an envelope filter you can "play" the filter with the death metal's volume control a lot more fluidly than with other distortions. It makes vocals sound like giants are making them, and the bass it generates is very nice. One thing, and people might disagree, but it's just not loud enough to use as the final distortion in a chain.
Good Points: A sick pedal
Bad Points: I hate having the word "metal" on my gear, and the cute names for volume controls met the sharpie quickly
Price Paid: US$50.00
Purchased At: music loft
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Submitted by Marcos from Valencia (38 points) on Jan 13, 2004
One of those classic resources to provide the needed amount of feedback in your chain. Nice EQ, although it initially disappointed me compared with the EQ section of another usual pedal: the Boss MT-2. Anyway, comparing prices, this is a more than reasonable purchase and fairly versatile if you learn how to use it and where to place it... Just be sure to avoid that characteristic common sound of it.
Good Points: Ideal for creating giantic walls of noise, heavily constructed and cheap.
Bad Points: Somewhat heavy in its weight and a muddy sound that may be not always that convinient; nothing serious, though.
Price Paid: US$50.00
Purchased At: Music123
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Submitted by Mike from Rochester, NY (310 points) on Dec 31, 2003
I recommend this pedal HIGHLY in a noise chain! The distortion is absolutely SICK and there is a lot to tweak in the eq dept. The PAIN knob (mids) is the best feature, next to the 'full-on/always on' distortion you get with this. If you are new to noise experimentation, THIS is the pedal to start off with!
Good Points: sturdy DOD construction, 3 band eq, distortion 'always on', readily available and pretty inexpensive
Bad Points: NOTHING!!
Price Paid: US$50.00
Purchased At: Daddy's Junky Music
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Submitted by nkondi from Portland, OR (610 points) on Sep 5, 2003
so i fonally broke down and joined the rest of the crowd...when i first tried this guy out i wasnt very impressed, and didnt see what it had over my american metal or metal maniacs...save for a decent amount of weirdness coming from it due to its excellent eq section...where this really shined through was when i moved it more to the front of the chain, i could dial in some nice harsh clanging that deffinately made it worth the bling i forked over for it...deffinately better than the boss metal zones...
Good Points: the eq section gives it all the range over any other dod metal specified pedal has a newer dod door so it wont get lost raspy loud interesting sounds when thrown in the middle of the chain...
Bad Points: none really...
Price Paid: US$40.00
Purchased At: ebay
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Submitted by dave from Redwood City, CA (74 points) on Aug 10, 2003
A distortion that can self oscillate or absolutely destroy your speakers if you place it near the end of a chain. I'm thinking of getting a second one to havce both. In combination with the Frostwave Sonic Alienator this can be damn near fatal. I use it with almost all the controls up all the way and sweep the pain (mid) back and forth for some great dynamic tones.
Good Points: It boosts the signal ten times louder than the original.
Bad Points:
Price Paid: US$40.00
Purchased At: ebay.com
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Submitted by K. from Sealy, TX (528 points) on Jul 28, 2003
Got to try this pedal out at a friend's apt. with just contact-mic'd sheet metal run through a small Berhinger mixer, and gotta say this thing roars... and squeals, and hisses, and just about does any other harsh noise distortion moves you could possibly imagine. It has three seperate tone controls for adjustment of low, mid, and high, which are the keys to the variety of sound available in this unit... that and the massive amount of pure distortion contained within. Looking to snag one for myself for further experimentation.
Good Points: More distortion contained within than you could possibly nees, individual tone controls for low, midrange, and high.
Bad Points: Some have labeled it the standard sound for every run-of-the-mill noise artist, but this should be taken as a challenge and not a limitation.
Price Paid: US$0.00
Purchased At: friend's apartment
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Submitted by Rick from Tulsa, OK (10 points) on Jul 12, 2003
For the price this is true an awsome pedal, sounds great, lots and lots of bottom end. if you like metal, this is the pedal!
Good Points: awsome sound, metal constuction and very easy to use.
Bad Points: none at all
Price Paid: US$49.00
Purchased At: musicians friend
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Submitted by ed from Houston, TX (10 points) on Dec 13, 2002
i use the death metal at the beginning of my effects chain and i go into a whammy, chorus, fuzz, envelope, flanger the death metal really brings out every detail of the other pedals, it is just loud and relentless.
Good Points: very loud, the bass is pretty powerful and the highs get the job done.
Bad Points: not really.
Price Paid: US$45.00
Purchased At: mars music
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Submitted by Torbjörn from Örebro (110 points) on Nov 2, 2002
I got this after reading the reviews below and I can only agree in the praise of this mighty pedal. In my opinion this is better than DOD Grunge and Boss MT-2 if you want to have distortion that really harshens your noise. I use this at the beginning of a noise chain with just a cord plugged in. By turning the knobs I get a great variety of sounds and frequensies to work with in the chain. This is essential and I consider getting one more of these babies.
Good Points: Great looking. Great distortion. Can do great sweeps. Great period.
Bad Points: The name is a bit silly...
Price Paid: US$30.00
Purchased At: Ebay
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Submitted by spit + smudge from Savannah, GA (214 points) on Sep 15, 2002
I swear this pedal is just nasty, can easy distort any sound in a great way. Great for vocals(if you want that buried sound) to contact'd metal, glass, etc. Has a great hot signal to boot.
Good Points: Loud, harsh, loads of feedback capability. If you don't have one, i suggest getting one. You won't be disappointed.
Bad Points: nothing!
Price Paid: US$25.00
Purchased At: ebay
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Submitted by D/A A/D from Halifax (410 points) on Sep 10, 2002
Great as a sound source... Good pedal to put at the end of your distortion chain.... Has an awsome (and extreame) 3 band eq entitled GUTS, PAIN, and SCREAM... Posable one of the best mass-manufactured distortions for noise...
Good Points: One Word DIRTY!...
Bad Points: None...
Price Paid: US$40.00
Purchased At: Digital World
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Submitted by Gus from San Francisco, CA (282 points) on Apr 2, 2002
One of my favorite pedals to use as a sound source. With the "Guts" knob set below 12 o'clock, and the "Scream" knob maxed this thing creates wonderful chirping feedback mess. It creates a massive ammount of feedback all by itself whenever it's engaged. The quality of the distortion is a little run of the mill, but the gain and the feedback make it all worth it. All this, and you can get htem for next to nothing. A must have...
Good Points: Great sound source all by itself. Cheap. Common. Loud as hell.
Bad Points: Distortion is a bit typical.
Price Paid: US$29.00
Purchased At: Guitar Center
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Submitted by gr-eh? from Detroit, MI (398 points) on Mar 5, 2002
noisy, fuzzy, gritty, mean and abusive distortion with a nice paint job. more scream and grit than any other distortion i've used, save perhaps a noiseswash. as far as DOD distortion goes, this is the best overall, though i use my grunge a little more often htan this for adding some meat to the sound. moderation is key with this thing.. don't go turnin' it to 11 just because you can - unless of course that's the effect you want.
Good Points: nice red & black paint job, even better distortion that can really crunch. it cranks.
Bad Points: it can utterly destroy all semblance of the source sound, if you consider that a bad thing.
Price Paid: US$40.00
Purchased At:
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Submitted by Brady from Moorhead, MN (6 points) on Feb 22, 2002
This pedal works really well for creating noise either with sound running through it or running into itself. I've used mine a few times now and I have had no complaints.
Good Points: great analog sound (has flaws which works great for noise), the distortion is extremely heavy, easy to handle and use
Bad Points: NONE
Price Paid: US$25.00
Purchased At: Pawn Shop
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Submitted by matt from Billings, MT (126 points) on Jan 24, 2002
one of the best distortion pedals on the market. harsh as you get. its one of the most important pieces in my set-up. you can get anything from subtle distortion to full-on insanity. with names like guts, pain, and scream, you can't go wrong with this one. must have
Good Points: big knobs to twist. sturdy casing, battery life is long if you don't keep cable plugged in too long.
Bad Points: so far none
Price Paid: US$60.00
Purchased At: guitar center in tigard, or
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Submitted by al3x from Bethesda, MD (8 points) on Jan 1, 2002
This thing couldn't be cooler. I know folks don't like DOD pedals 'cause they sound like ass, but with noise that's the whole point :-P Using little more than a cheap mic, this black-n-red beauty, and a tiny mixer you can create earsplitting noise. If you have only one aux send, hook it up to this!!
Good Points: Sturdy despite plastic body. Nice knobs, pretty sensitive, and noisy like nobody's business..
Bad Points: None, as long as noise is your goal (it's too dirty for anything else, but who cares??!).
Price Paid: US$35.00
Purchased At: 8th Street Music (online)
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Submitted by bullethead from Staten Island, NY (6 points) on Jun 26, 2001
I got this thing and it's really great, it opened me up to producing noise. I just basically put any sound into this thing and it blasts sonic chaos.
Good Points: great controls
Bad Points: nothing
Price Paid: US$50.00
Purchased At:
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