DOD FX-22 Vibrothang

sillyfabe · #1 08-17-2011, 11:24 PM

Anyone have any experience? Bought one from here to get rid of a tuner and fill the empty spot, looking to sim a Leslie and add some nice color to all my other effects (esp. a POG2 to add some cool warble to my "organ"). Anyone have any advice, yeah I serached and few not only little on here but the good ol internet as well, 2 bass demos (1 good review and 1 guy noddling around but not doing much). Regardless I'll post a proper review when I get it and spend some time with it.

http://www.dod.com/fxpedals/images/FX22lg.jpg

Here is what I know so far:
4 knobs

Its a tremolo/phaser with speed synced

Speed: from VERY slow to underwater...
Depth: from 7-11:30 its barely noticeable from 12:00 on its nice and at 5:00 ITS ON!
Doppler: seems to be the resonance of the phaser
Image: possibly the tone of the doppler?

FilterFunk · #2 08-18-2011, 03:54 PM

I only sold mine because I didn't have a need for it, but I love the sounds. With Doppler and Image at max, it really sounds like an auto wah in the sense that it goes "wah-wah-wah-wah" instead of sounding like a typical phaser. Roll the Doppler back to about 2:00 and it goes "woo-woo-woo-woo;" very ghostly! There are plenty of other vowelly tones, too. It's definitely more tremolo than vibrato, but you can get a little vibrato with Doppler at max and Image at min., which is also where you get the best Leslie sim, IMO. The straight trem effect is very smooth and rich. It does take away treble, but an EQ after it takes care of that. Even though I have no use for it, I still miss it. I think it will do what you want regarding a Leslie sim and adding to your "organ" tone.

RCCollins · #3 08-18-2011, 04:00 PM

It's a pretty darn cool little box, I miss mine...

K2000 · #4 08-18-2011, 10:38 PM

I like mine quite a bit, although it doesn't get used frequently. Very underrated pedal for the price.

Manual here, with explanations and sample settings:

ftp://ftp.dod.com/pub/PDFs/Manuals/F...FX22Manual.pdf

sillyfabe · #5 08-18-2011, 11:04 PM

Thanks for the manual that will help! Also I don't even have his pedal yet and I'm already impressed......