Yamaha Distortion DI-10MII
The Yamaha DI-10MII Distortion pedal is a compact, single-channel distortion unit designed for electric guitar. Its primary control, the Drive knob, adjusts the amount of gain applied to the input signal, ranging from a mild overdrive to a heavy, saturated distortion. The Tone control shapes the high-frequency content, allowing for brighter or darker output, while the Level knob sets the overall output volume, which can be used to boost or cut the signal relative to the bypassed level. The pedal features a true bypass switching system, ensuring that when disengaged, the guitar signal passes through unaffected without any tone degradation. It operates on a standard 9V DC power supply, with a negative-center barrel connector, and does not include a battery compartment, requiring an external adapter for use. The enclosure is a durable metal chassis with a single LED indicator to show when the effect is active. The DI-10MII is a straightforward, no-frills distortion pedal, offering a classic, aggressive distortion character suitable for rock and metal genres.
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User Reviews of the Yamaha Distortion DI-10MII
- Submitted by grizzlor from Springfield, PA (756 points) on Nov 6, 2008
- This Yamaha distortion isn't gonna be the best go-to noise dist. but, if you need another distortion with different character. I might go as far as to suggest this one. it has 3 controls out level, tone, and distortion. pretty basic run-of-the-mill controls. However the tone control is more like a Q-filter with a pretty wide range, than your average distortion. One of the bad points though is it'll suck your signal. There have also been times when i had the pedal unengaged and you could effect the sound by moving the knobs. that wasn't a huge problem for me. but it might be for you. I never tried this in a F. loop though. I guess i should have considering the heavy filter section on it. it's great with contact mic'd metal pieces, especially if you follow it with a metal type disortion (dod death metal, ehx metal muff, boss metal zone) it'll bring out the pain tones highs as well as the grumbly lows. It's housed in a rugged enclosure, with a heavy duty monster truck tread stomp pad, however like all mass produced effects, it;s just a little plastic switch inside. Not to mention it makes use of the batman forever font. All in all i keep it around for rainy days.
- Good Points: decent constuction, all metal enclosure. unique filtering section.
- Bad Points: sucks volume/tone, may also work when not engaged.
- Price Paid: US$35.00
- Purchased At: ebay
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