Roebuck Distortion Pedal Review

Very impressed

Most versatile overdrive I've played. I use as a heavy OD with a slight mid push. However this could function as a light transparent OD if desired. The Roebuck sounds great right out of the box and EQ is very effective for tone shaping. I can't say that with all 3-band EQ's I've tried.

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She's The ONE!

I've been looking for a while now...tried all types of diode overdrives, all price levels, all brands. While I dearly love my Boss BD-2 Waza for its Kamakazie Krunch, I've been looking for something sweet, where I can go from clean (guitar volume on 6 or so...) to a mild overdriven, full bodied-but-clear, light overdrive (guitar volume on 9 or 10). Shouldn't be that hard, should… read more it? Ok, so every guitar is different, every humbucker, every amp, every player. So I finally found this Danelectro Roebuck, MOSFET overdrive and my search is over (until I change guitars, or amps, or whatever...). This thing works EXACTLY like I want an OD to work. EQ knobs at 12:00, Gain at 9:00, Volume at 12:00, toggle in the middle position. I leave it on all the time. It's sooooo sweet.... and when it hits the overdrive zone it doesn't get muddy like most of the other drives I've tried...it stays clean and clear with a bit of crunch. All my other overdrives get muddy, as if you've turned down the tone control on the guitar as you turn up the volume on the guitar. Not this Roebuck...it stays clear and crisp right into overdrive city. This Danelectro was born to CRUISE...top rolled down, windows down, your arm resting on the door rim, WayFarers on...wind blowing through your hair... Disclaimer: I ain't no rocker...don't do metal...I play a PRS SE 24 or Standard Santana with the selector on the NECK pickup most of the time. And, seriously, ALL overdrives and distortions sound the same to me when they are in the chainsaw zone. If YOU can hear the difference, great. I sure can't. Many thanks to Charles here at Sweetwater for helping me in my quest for the holy grail!

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Superb pedal. Very happy with it.

I use it as part of a multi-gain stage pedalboard that includes Greer Lightspeed, Nobles ODR, and Walrus Ages and a couple of clean boosts. This pedal is a real different sounding OD that very closely mimics the old highly sought after Mostortion pedal. Stands up well on its own without any additional stages as well. Highly recommended.

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Danelectro Roebuck Distortion Pedal

I am really liking this pedal for giving my clean Fender Tube Amps a little hair. I use it more as an overdrive than a distortion. The voicing is very nice, warm yet bright enough to keep my sound present while playing with the full band both live and for studio use. Very useful having separate Bass, Mid and Treble controls. When the Distortion is raised it will punch out a classic… read more blues grit and sustain well. It also cleans up nicely when rolling the volume down.

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