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DigiTech Grunge Distortion Pedal

Dual Outputs.

Overall User Ratings

Overall:
           9 out of 10
Features:
           9 out of 10
Quality:
           9 out of 10
Value:
           9 out of 10
I Want It:
           9 out of 10
Sound:
           9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
           10 out of 10
Support:
           9 out of 10
 
 

"Who'd've thunk it."

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from comcast.net
Submitted: 8/23/2006
Style of Music: No style
Musical Experience: No experience
Location: Bloch Lake, USA

 

 
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Quality:
Been going strong for about fifteen years and counting.

Sound:
I've owned one of these since they first came out --- I assume the current pedal has the same guts as mine. Why would they mess with it when it sounds so outstanding. Don't believe me? Then read just about every DigiTech Grunge pedal review ever posted on every site on the world wide web. But I totally understand your misgivings --- it looks cheap and it does look quite ridiculious actually --- it has a stupid name and it's a DigiTech which is generally associated with super mass produced lower end stuff --- also it's fairly cheap in price. And everyone knows that you only get what you pay for --- right? Well --- every rule has it's exception and this is one. I have been using mine for nearly 15 years and I still use it. I use it for one reason. It does what it does VERY --- VERY --- V-E-R-Y well. I used it today. I use it everyday. I'm not trying to say it's perfect and that it's the best pedal of all time or something. It's not going to be all things to all people. (It's a cheap DigiTech pedal for crypssake)! It's just insanely good at what it does. Anyway, I've got a ton of pedals from seriously expensive "super" pedals to used, abused and discarded classics. yet I always find time for the ol' Grunge in my line up. Try it in your chain behind a tubescreamer or a decent overdrive and you will be in distortion heaven --- front row center.

Ease of Use:
Ummm... use the knobs to find a sound you like and then find the place in your chain that makes the Grunge sound good to your ears. Simple. I often use it behind my Big Muff to brighten the fuzz a touch. The Grunge pedal is not particularly heavy on the low end sounds so it ends up being great for adding definition.

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"This thing is BAD A55!"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
Submitted: 3/1/2008
Style of Music: Blues, Rock, Grunge of course, a little metal hear and there
Location: Pennslyvania

 

 
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Feature:
4 knobs that control the loudness, signal strenght, and the amount of heavy grunge sound you want

Quality:
if droped from a couple stories this thing could be deadly lol, its made rock hard metal, a rubber pad for the acutal foot part that give good feel and no slip,

Value:
this thing will LAST! i couldn't find a better deal when i checked out the grunge pedal

Desirability:
i dont know about sex appeal, but it definetly looks coool! its a light purple i think and has the word GRUNGE in the middle and is surrounded by little fake cracks that make it look cool

Sound:
it sounds fantastic!, you can get a very wide variety of distortion sounds from this amazing product, and it even makes your clean sounds good too!

Ease of Use:
easy as hell! just adjust the knobs to your favor

Support:
they had some trouble processing my order the day after i orderd it but it was my fault but they got it all sorted out and i had it the next day!

Overall:
probably the smartest buy ive ever made! saved me a good $300 from getting a new amp, for now lol BUY THIS PEDAL IF YOU WANT GREAT DISTORTION SOUNDS!!!

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"The best pedal for grunge fans everywhere. For fans of bands like Nirvana, Stone Temple Pilots, or even Pearl Jam"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
Submitted: 5/17/2008
Style of Music: Grunge, Hard Rock, Rock, Classic Rock, and occasionally Blues/Funk
Musical Experience: Active Musician
Location: Anonymous

 

 
Feature:
If this product was made to drop out of bombers, then it would be pretty lethal weapon! It's made out of hard metal with hard plastic on the bottom. Whenever it's dropped though it makes a nasty sound... Don't be fooled though, that sound means nothing it's pretty much indestructable.

Quality:
Made well, and the light purple with the cracks looks sick.

Value:
I would pay a million times more for this pedal! It's worth it.

Desirability:
I wanted this pedal soooo bad, it is hhhott. Without it, my guitar would sound like crap.

Sound:
This pedal sounds awesome. It actually is the newer model of the pedal kurt cobain used. If you love Nirvana like me you need this pedal! The grunge knob on the pedal adds distortion and fuzz. Even with grunge turned all the way down you get heavy sounds, but no fuzz. So if you're worried about the fuzz, just turn down the grunge and you can play stuff like AC/DC and Def Leppard! Oh ya, and for all you metal heads, this pedal ain't for you. It's GRUNGE not METAL. If you do like metal, get a Boss Metal Zone or Digitech Death Metal.

Ease of Use:
How hard can it be to use the thing? Sure the manual comes with pre sets, but I just turn it up to insane and start playing. You can get the exact sounds of songs like: Smells Like Teen Spirit and even Heart Shaped Box and Lithium. If only I could get my hands on a jagstang, it would sound soooooo awesome.

Support:
Never dealt with support, i'll never have to either... This pedal is a beast!

Overall:
I will never replace it, it is the BEST ever. I love everything about it!

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"Dude... just buy it"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
Submitted: 7/26/2006

 

 
Feature:
Power source pays for it self in a week

Quality:
ive had it for a year and it works like it just came out of the box

Value:
Its worth more wayyyy more so you should buy it befor digi tech realizes this and jacks up the price

Desirability:
its a sexy purple with like a cracked look

Sound:
if your going to get a pedal get this one. So versitile you can get the sound of the "death metal" pedal goes from ligh somwhat over drive to absoulutly insane. awesome pedal buy you wont regret it

Ease of Use:
if you cant use this pedal you migh be a bit slow its very simple

Overall:
couldent be happier

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"just buy the damn pedal its awesome!"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          9 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          1 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from hotmail.com
Submitted: 12/27/2007
Style of Music: anything from blues to heavy metal i have a very open musical taste and i even enjoy lisening to classical music at times
Musical Experience: ive been playing guitar for about a year
Location: swindon UK

 

 
Feature:
it has 4 knobs: loud-increases your guitar signal, dont turn this up too much it will make your amp very loud even if it is set to a low volume! high-basicaly your treble low-basicaly your bass grunge-turn this up for a more fuzzy sounding distortion overall the features are great but to make this pedal perfect it should of had a mids dial but i was still very impressed

Quality:
its made of solid metal, it weighs 3 times more than any boss pedal so it wont slide about on stage. it doubles as weight lift for crying out loud!

Value:
as i live in england the pedal cost a hell of a lot more than what it sells for in the US and as i also live in swindon in the UK it was priced at £40 which is about $80. either way the pedal is amasing and id gladly pay £100 for it!

Desirability:
its a very sexy looking pedal, it has cracks all around and is very trendy looking it would deafinetly catch anyones eye on the shelf!

Sound:
the sound quality is amazing, nice distortion very crunchy and EQ allows you to choose various sounds from heavy and smooth to ballsy and crunchy. its great for metal infact it should be renamed metal instead of grunge really. i managed to get a sweet metallica sound through my epiphone les paul standard and i was very pleased

Ease of Use:
the pedal came with booklet with 4 presets, they were all pretty good but if you want to personalise and perfect your sound, depeneding on how picky you are expect to spend between 10-15 minutes working out the whole pedal and how it works and how sensitive all the knobs are

Support:
ive never dealed with digitech but they give a 6 year warranty so ill give them benefit of the doubt and give them a 10

Overall:
this pedal diserves an award! its an amasing distortion pedal for value and id recomend it to anyone who wants a heavy distortion. its a must have if your in a metal band and its got better tone range than any boss pedal ive seen and it costs half!

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"WoW STINKIN AWESOME FOR PRICE"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          8 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
Submitted: 11/12/2008

 

 
Feature:
It's o.k. but the volume is touchy

Quality:
It's I drop it a lot and its always working

Value:
great for any distortion

Desirability:
it's sweet looking it's a more silvery purple

Sound:
pretty good overall sound

Overall:
I love it

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"Grunge!!!"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from yahoo.com
Submitted: 9/9/2005
Style of Music: Metal, Thrash, Grind, everything metal... Jazz, Fusion...
Musical Experience: Guitarist, all around...
Location: Thailand

 

 
Feature:
Way enough for a pedal...what do you want more... A Level, a Bass, a Treble and a Dist level... And also I love the way you can change the battery... Buy one and you'll know why its really good... (Hint: you can change the battery in couple of secs...)

Quality:
Seriously, I have to give this pedal 10...

Value:
Its not pricey at all...

Desirability:
I want it, yeah, and i got it...

Sound:
Now...Holy Hell this pedal kick big ... Honestly, Boss's pedals cant even reach this much! The sound is clear, heavy, and the sustain is just too long to mention. You can have all of those analog metal sounds from this one (not like this digital stuff)...whether if the grunge level is at its lowest...so dont have to mention when it is set on to the highest...

Overall:
I've been playing guitars for 7 years, and have used so many pedals... This one blew all the others away... i play mostly metal, also jazz and fusion... You would love it, if you want something analog and doesnt have those fuzzy sounds like others...

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"This pedal is one amazing pedal!"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from yahoo.com
Submitted: 6/1/2009
Style of Music: power metal
Musical Experience: hobbyist
Location: Cadillac MI USA

 

 
Feature:
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the loud knob!!!

Quality:
just like all Digitech products, built like a tank.

Desirability:
I think the paint job on it is pretty cool

Sound:
I say 9 because I'm more metal than alternative or grunge and I am just really picky about tonal qualities. And since I like metal more I replaced it with the Death Metal but if you like alternative and grunge this is definately the pedal for you. I trust you would rate it 10

Ease of Use:
Pretty damn easy!

Overall:
Overall it is pretty coooooooool!

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"RRRrrreeeow!"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Submitted: 6/28/2005
Location: FL

 

 
Feature:
Would not add a thing.

Quality:
Yes it's built like a tank.

Value:
$10 off, I couldn't pass it up.

Desirability:
n/a (since I already own it). But if it were lost/stolen, I would purchase a new one.

Sound:
I love it, to each his/her own I guess. If people are grumbling about fuzz, then they maybe should have never purchased a grunge pedal in the first place. Remember that metal and grunge are two different styles. While your at it, compare it to the blues pedal too, jeez! It sounds great through my Peavey JSX head. BTW, there is a knob to control the grunge.

Support:
n/a

Overall:
I own pretty much the whole DigiTech collection (i.e. Death Metal, Hot Head, Bad Monkey, etc.). I am very happy w/my colletion, as I do own countless other brands as well. The grunge in one of my favorites, and when combined w/a Boss GE-7 (or other eq pedal), the possibilities seem endless. I recommend it!

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"Nice and crunchy!"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          8 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from hotmail.com
Submitted: 6/29/2005
Style of Music: Metal
Musical Experience: In a band and recording engineer
Location: New Holstein, WI, US

 

 
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Feature:
It didn't come with an adapter. However a battery was included along with some instructions.

Quality:
It's hard as .... well ... the metal it's made of. The finish is nice, and I doubt this thing will break anytime soon.

Value:
I say it's a good deal. If I had tried this out before buying, I might have sprung for the Digitech Death Metal pedal, but I'm just fine with this one.

Desirability:
Ummm .... sex appeal? Not exactly. It is pretty though.

Sound:
The sound of this pedal can go from a soft distortion to a good metal sound. Of course I use the metal sound. Just scoop the mids on your amp and you're ready to go.

Support:
I haven't need any support because it's so easy to use.

Overall:
This pedal is a good, cheap, and nice sounding pedal. It's built like a tank, and it gives me a nice distortion.

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