Danelectro Fab Echo D-4

Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price: $19.00

Danelectro

Submitted by Andrew from Birmingham (48 points) on May 4, 2012
One of the first pedals in my set-up and it is still there. Not really a delay, more a slapback/echo/reverb thing. It adds a warm echo to your signal and is good for "thickening" your sound. I usually put it in the middle of my floop, where it is liable to make weird noises when combined with other pedals; a good thing or a bad thing depending on your tastes. I love this little thing and for the price you get it for it more than makes up for its' faults when compared to more expensive reverbs/delays.
Good Points: Nice, warm slapback echo

"Thickens" your sound

VERY cheap

Makes strange, random noises in a floop
Bad Points: Lacks versatility

Knobs are in a stupid place

No speed control

Can drain tone/volume
Price Paid: US$32.00
Purchased At: www.gak.co.uk
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Submitted by Cementimental from London (16 points) on Jun 24, 2007
Weird pedal in that it's an echo with no control of the delay speed! However, it looks like it's highly circuitbendable/modifiable... so far on mine i've added a couple of wires coming out the back to crocodile clip to a pot or an LDR, thus adding delay speed control. Sounds really nice and low-bitrate when pitched right down. LDR control is good, echo modulated with a strobe light is fun! Also if you totally cover the LDR it stops even acting as a delay and just makes weird bleeps. I also removed some resistors to make it be able to feed back when the amount of echo is turned right up.
Good Points: - nice shade of orange - sounds ok as a basic retro echo - superbly cheap basis for a circuitbent lo-fi delay unit!
Bad Points: - no echo speed control! They even taunt you with a blank space where it should go! - no variation in sound in its unmodified state
Price Paid: US$30.00
Purchased At:
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Submitted by Aphadaphaler from Portland, OR (158 points) on Apr 4, 2007
I gave one of these to my roommate for Christmas, it sounds surprisingly good on guitar . It lacked low end on my synth. good for short slap back sounds.
Good Points: cheap delay
Bad Points: short delay, no low end(hpf?)
Price Paid: US$13.00
Purchased At: centaur
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Submitted by mike from Bessemer, AL (6 points) on Aug 2, 2006
theres been quite a sound with this pedal this is my first review for a danelectro so i think this pedals are more valuable than they cost it works for me, i love it,sounds good
Good Points: its good not bad but good
Bad Points: no way jose theres some
Price Paid: US$15.00
Purchased At: guitar center
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Submitted by SPIKE from Houston, TX (116 points) on Mar 8, 2006
it's a short slapback echo. nothing more nothing less. only two knobs. one for echo repeats and a mix. simple small footprint that doesn't take up a lot of space on your noiz table. i am using it in a feedback loop mostly. you can always add more to your feedback loop chain. i have also used it on some prayer box chants and it was a nifty add to broaden the noiz design.
Good Points: small footprint. blue LED. solid construction even though it's all plastic. cheap as hell. powers just fine with a One Spot or similar power source.
Bad Points: no third knob. they should have used it for something. the space is there. why the hell not?
Price Paid: US$14.00
Purchased At: Guitar Center
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