Danelectro Pedals

caeman · #1 04-30-2010, 08:13 AM

The Danelectro FAB pedals. They are cheap and targeted at guitars, but I have been experimenting with them with my bass and I must say, I like the sounds. I am using the Echo and Chorus pedals.

At $15 each, they have been worth the experiment.

bassman1185 · #2 04-30-2010, 08:50 AM

I have a Fab Chorus that I've used off and on for three years or so. It's a ridiculously good sounding chorus considering that it only costs $15. Someday I might just break down and try to re-house it in a more sturdy case with a better switch. The distortions and overdrives from the FAB line sound really good on guitar, too.

caeman · #3 04-30-2010, 09:02 AM

There is a fairly non-trivial fix for the Echo pedal to give it an adjustable delay. But with my soldering kills, I had better have a second one on hand if I dare try it.

I wish Dano would make a FAB Octave pedal now.

Remounting the internals in a metal box is a good idea. A big enough box, you could mount several in on box.

bassteban · #4 04-30-2010, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by caeman

Remounting the internals in a metal box is a good idea. A big enough box, you could mount several in on box.

Hmmm...

caeman · #5 04-30-2010, 09:07 AM

You could avoid some cable hum by directly routing wires on the OUT to IN from board to board.

Or just leave the ports accessible and still use the pedal cords to connect them in any order you wish.

Kromwarp · #6 04-30-2010, 09:20 AM

I had the Echo on my board for a while, didnt do it for me

MatticusMania · #7 04-30-2010, 09:39 AM

Ive thought about buying a Danelectro pedal before, maybe I'll pick up the chorus next time I have a couple extra bucks.

caeman · #8 04-30-2010, 09:47 AM

Has anyone here tried the Octave pedal with a bass?

krafty · #9 04-30-2010, 10:02 AM

Is there much difference between the Fab and Cool Cat pedals? My local guitar store has a bunch of the Cool Cats on their clearance table.

caeman · #10 04-30-2010, 10:10 AM

Just looking at their descriptions alone, the Cool Cat line are metal cases. And there is a Vibe and Trem pedal option not in the FAB line.

It didn't bother me that the FAB was plastic. I use my fingers to press the switch.

sikamikanico · #11 04-30-2010, 10:32 AM

the octaver is great! octave alone is quite naturally sounding (compared to Boss OC-2, which is synthy sounding), but when you mix in, the two pedals are very similar... for synthy stuff, get an OC-2, for mixed, the dano will do... I wonder how durable they are, maybe the OC-2 is a better investment?

I'm not really a chorus guy, but the old 18V cool cat is great, I hear the new Cool cat series is very good too (cool cat fuzz and chorus), i might get the fuzz... on the other hand, I'm considering the french toast octave fuzz, but I might not need it as I found a cheap EHX bass synth... will have to do a comparison when I get a chance, my friend has a load of danos

I also used to have the old fab tone distortion (brown one, if I recall correctly) and didn't really like it... maybe with some cleans blended in, but at that time, i didn't have a blender...

for home use, they must be heard to beat (price/performance-wise), better than behringers or multis... one might not want to tour with them, but on the other hand, having two of each is still rather cheap

Floridabwoy · #12 04-30-2010, 10:34 AM

I have the chicken salad vibrato... it is bad ass.

caeman · #13 04-30-2010, 11:41 AM

If I were an active gigger on the road, I think I would demand that everything be made of metal with switches that sounded like old IBM typewriters (the kind that never broke, ever, even when hit with a hammer).

The Octave -- not the Octave Distortion -- is next on my wish list.

Swimming Bird · #14 04-30-2010, 02:11 PM

I have the FAB Flange -- it's a very respectable flanger, especially at $15.

Crystalman85 · #15 04-30-2010, 04:57 PM

Danelectro makes awesome chorus pedals. I bought a danelectro fab chorus pedal and it sounds amazing for a 15 dollar chorus pedal. it gives my bass a smooth retro chorus sound. I definitely would recommend danelectro chorus pedals to those looking for a good affordable chorus pedal.

caeman · #16 04-30-2010, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Swimming Bird

I have the FAB Flange -- it's a very respectable flanger, especially at $15.

What kind of songs do you use the Flange for? For the songs I play (P&W, klezmer, bluegrass), it sounds too weird to be useful.

afroman · #17 05-01-2010, 09:59 AM

I wen from a Hardwire Chorus, to MXR Micro Chorus to a Danelectro Cool Cat chorus.

The Dan was $40 and sounds as good as the other, while having a very important Mix knob and a super versatile EQ knob.

I love it.

Kromwarp · #18 05-01-2010, 11:21 AM

The Chili Dog Octave is awsome, my guitarist uses one, and for free, it sounds great, even for the $30 it costs new, its a great octave. I thought about getting the Cool Cat Tremolo, but I'm probably picking up a DOD Vibrothang instead.

sanfordandsonny · #19 05-12-2010, 12:50 PM

I found this helpful with the cool cat series
http://supervelcroboy.files.wordpres...e-cool-cat.pdf
I can't find the links anymore for rehousing the fab series

Swimming Bird · #20 05-12-2010, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by caeman

What kind of songs do you use the Flange for? For the songs I play (P&W, klezmer, bluegrass), it sounds too weird to be useful.

P&W? I use some kind of modulation on almost everything I do. I'd use it in the same spot as a chorus or phaser, though I feel flangers can get way weirder. I bet a flanger would sound good in klezmer if you set it right.