Danelectro Review: Black Coffee Metal Distortion

History:

Purchase: I had always used amp distortion, but to hook to my friends PA I needed a distortion pedal. With a very limited cash flow (you can't get job at 14)I decided on the Dan Electro Black Coffee Metal Distortion Pedal after trying it out at a local music store. It was cheap,I think 40 bucks without a power source (+20 for a power source)

What I Like About This Danelectro Black Coffee Metal Distortion: I like this unit cause its good and its cheap. It has better distortion than most multi effect pedals I have tried. Licks are audible and the sound never gets muddy.The palm mutes ar crunchy and I think they sound great.The actual pedal has three knobs for treble, bass, and level, but no gain. This pedal is perfect for what I play in my opinion (Godsmack and Metallica).

What I Do NOT Like About The Danelectro Black Coffee Metal Distortion: It picks up radio signals when you guitar volume is down and the pedal is on, but you can just turn it off. And it eats batteries pretty fast, and I never tried the power source adapter thingy. The sound gets kinda buzzy using single coil pickups. And the thing sounds like a really bad fuzz box when the batteries are low so always keep fresh one around. Also if your looking for thud (like Slipknot or Mudvayne) it lets you down. And people laugh at me cause it looks shrimpy and cheap compared to my friends Me30. But it matchess its distortion no problem.

Danelectro Black Coffee Metal Distortion Quality Rating: It Plastic so don't jump on it. It hasn't broken and there are no defects on it. It's kinda small , but thats good for portability. Bottom is rubber and metal so it is sturdy and it won't slip around. its black with a surprisingly tough plastic shell. I have dropped it and it still fine.

Review Summary: Bottom line buy this Pedal for affordable metal distortion with crunchiness. Buy this if you can't afford the metal zone. This thing is awesome or its price. Infact I recently got a Digitech rp300 and I'm gonna return it because the distortion isn't as good as the Black Coffee.

Rating of this Danelectro product: 4

This Danelectro Black Coffee Metal Distortion Guitar Effects Review Submitted By: Joe

Review Date: 2001-07-06