DOD started in 1973, producing pedals until they were bought out by Digitech’s parent company in 1990. At a similar place in the market to MXR, they were most commonly found in the US, using the marketing tagline of ‘America’s Pedal’. In their range was a set of staples like drive, chorus and delay that, while hampered by a somewhat dodgy footswitch, remain popular today.
While a number of the units were clones, copies or adaptations of other circuits, several highly original units were built in the 1990s, becoming cult favourites. Many of the 90s units were designed by Jason Lamb, earning the unofficial name of Lamb-series.
The current series of reissues covers units from both the early 70s and 80s series as well as the 90s boxes. These are all housed in lighter-weight aluminium enclosures with true bypass and now-standard 9V DC power jack. For the more ‘standard’ pedals, the attraction is partly their workhorse reputation and partly price. Some are quite different to competitors at a comparable price point, such as the Compressor 280.
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