Danelectro DJ-16 Bacon and Eggs Mini Guitar Amplifier and Distortion Pedal

Plug into the Bacon and Eggs and use it as a mini amp, or use it as a distortion stomp pedal. Something this practical is almost never this cheap.

Overall User Ratings (based on 83 ratings)
  • Overall:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Sound:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Features:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Ease of Use:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Quality:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Value:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Manufacturer Support:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • The Wow Factor:
    5 out of 5 stars
Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Submitted December 22, 2009 by a customer from yahoo.com

"Over-Easy, Bluesy and Indispensable."

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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This is one of my favorite ever purchases as a guitar accessory. I have played music for 30 years and have recorded with several bands professionally. This is a cool tool for practice or an intimate, small jam.
Sound
The Danelectro Bacon n' Eggs makes exactly the sound I wanted but didn't completely expect becuase the low price led me to believe it might be substandard. But it is NOT substandard in any manner whatsoever. It sounds AMAZING. Low-cut overdriven blues. It's as raw, raunchy and pure a driven low-cut/hi-pass blues sound as I had hoped. I was looking for a small, intimate practice amp through which I could play slide blues on a Telecaster without bothering others in the house. Bullseye. Surprisingly, this seemingly little speaker can make quite a loud sound.
Features
Simplicity in design. Quarter-inch input and output. Small speaker with a pedal-button. That's it. Adjust tone and volume on your guitar. Thumb screw on the bottom plate for battery replacement. Unit comes with a Danelectro 9v battery which lasted 6 hours. The case is heavy sturdy plastic with a metal bottom plate. A small but weighty and substantial feeling unit.
Ease of Use
Plug in your guitar and adjust your tone and volume on the guitar. Could not be easier or more convenient.
Quality
Heavy thick plastic case with metal late on bottom. Quality. I originally bought this as a headphone practice amp but l have discovered that this unit is not exactly cut out for that use; the on-board speaker is not completely silent when I plug a pair of stereo headphones or or a mono guitar cable into the quarter-inch(and only)output. That said, the volume is so substantially reduced that whatever sound is still coming from the speaker is negligible but still there nonetheless. I am blown away by the loud volume of this unit with my Telecaster's passive pickups.
Value
It's hard to believe that such a cool quality and characteristic unit like this Danelectro Bacon n' Eggs is as inexpensive as it is. But it is. This is a rare thing. Great quality for a small price.
Manufacturer Support
My experience with ZZounds was excellent. When I first received my Danelectro Bacon n' Eggs and discovered(as I explained previously)that the sound was not entirely defeated when a plug was inserted into the output jack, I returned it to ZZounds almost immediately. Their system of acquiring a return code and dispatching a UPS shipping label was immediate and efficient. I sent the unit back to ZZounds with the supplied packing slip and two days later had my new unit. It was easy as 1,2,3.
The Wow Factor
The sound this unit makes is utterly characteristic. Raw, old bluesman in a parking lot, on the curb, in New Orleans, on the Delta...in a portable unit.

Musical Background:

Producer

Musical Style:

Blues Americana
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Submitted April 18, 2007 by a customer from yahoo.com

"Sweet Little Amp!"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Very fun to play with even if you don't need an amp. Very powerful, would be perfect for a dorm room, very solidly built, and very unique sound. Can't go wrong for $20.
Sound
Really powerful for such a little amp. It has a slightly crunchy sound. Very unique.
Features
Not exactly distortion. It is kind of like an extra overdrive for your amps overdrive.
Ease of Use
very easy, just plug n play.
Quality
Smaller than I thought it would be (smaller than my hand). Good sound. Has a cool finish (kind of a vintage orangish-red). And has good weight to it, feels solid not cheap.
Value
Easily worth the money.

Musical Background:

hobbyist

Musical Style:

Anything
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Submitted September 9, 2007 by a customer from email.uc.edu

"Perfect beginner's amp"

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Sound
Nice and LOUD for its size. Minimum of feedback; very sensitive to mistakes, so good for those trying to improve their technique.
Ease of Use
Push the button, and you're set!
Quality
The amp itself is great----seems really sturdy and well-built. My one complaint is that the battery it came with died the second day I had it.
Value
Can't beat it for the price----a must have for a beginner or anyone on a budget.
The Wow Factor
Great vintage design----attractive to match its attractive sound.

Musical Background:

hobbyist

Musical Style:

rock
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Submitted June 18, 2006

Danelectro DJ16 Mini Amp Customer Review

Overall: 4 out of 5 stars
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Sound
The amp is powerful, but the distortion is pretty much just a volume booster. I haven't figured out what to do to make it distortion, but i'll try.
Features
Buton is kind of hard to push.

Musical Background:

Active musician

Musical Style:

rock, alternative, punk
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Submitted November 8, 2004

Danelectro DJ16 Mini Amp Customer Review

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Sound
great for when on the road, or in a college dorm.
Features
pocket size
Value
cna beat that $$$
The Wow Factor
a MUST HAVE
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