I found one of these at a pawnshop years ago. Paid 20 bucks. Sold it for a 100.00 bag of shrooms. Best deal ever. We played with it while tripping!! Wheeeeee!!!

@StompboxBreakdown

2 жыл бұрын

That’s a pretty good deal! Can’t beat that memory

@funhousebaby3104

Жыл бұрын

My guy 😂

@joeking433

Жыл бұрын

Smh.

@thebendu33

Жыл бұрын

Hahahaha. Great anecdote.

My band had a song circa 1994 where we used this pedal in a section as infinite sustain for the singer to sing over. It sounded a bit artificial, but was original at the time.

i impulsed bought this pedal back in the 90s...i love feedback and thought...my little practice amp wasnt giving me much if any feedback...but this pedal didnt give the feedback tones i wanted...so it just became a distortion pedal...i take care of my stuff and this pedal is in really good condition with the box and everything that came with it

Instant HUM in a box! I bought one and it sounded exactly like HUM to me! I will say I did a shootout against DS-1 and the DF-2 and they sound so different. The DS-1 is way more muddy. If you dime the volume and gain and set the tone at slightly past noon into a clean orange amplifier, you’ll have Matt’s guitar tone from HUM. Tim used an Ibanez powerlead you should do a pedal breakdown of that one too!

@StompboxBreakdown

Жыл бұрын

Man I love HUM. Gonna put on Inlet tonight.

Great demo! Fun, and it reminded me of a pedal I need to drag out and use again… thanks for posting.

I really want to hear this stacked with a DS-2

It sucked the volume right-out of my chain the first-time I plugged it in. Then, I ran it *before* my overdrive & had fun for about an hour or so. It’s a fun little box. Mine came from France! I was plug & play before the pandemic. I started buying pedals & now I’m hooked.

I had one of the original ones back in the late 70s-early 80s. I loved that pedal. And that part about letting it loose on low volume was spot on. I guess one reason I let mine go was overuse. You can only feedback so much in a set before you need something else to do.

I've been wanting to get this pedal for about 10 years...they would only show up at good prices when I budget wouldn't allow for it. Finally got one last week and I love it!

@StompboxBreakdown

2 жыл бұрын

I love a story with a happy ending. It’s definitely a unique pedal, and even without the feedback option, a pretty solid distortion. Enjoy it!!

@billygwalthney369

2 жыл бұрын

I bought mine back in 1984 and its laying in the closet lol

Great video.. is the distortion/chip same as DS1?????

I have one of the old "pre-lawsuit" versions. I'm trying to figure out if it's worth keeping or selling. I have a DS-2 and a Marshall Jackhammer, which I feel are both significantly better than the DF-2. I never really had a need for the feedback option, other than annoying my family when I was younger.

I've had one of these since the late 80s! You can get some really odd (and occasionally cool) noises if you double tap it. Press for the feedback then release and immediately press and hold again

THE HUM PEDAL. THE BAND.

This was my *favorite* pedal as a teenager. It's similar to a DS-1/DS-2, but with the extra feedback.

I love the idea of a pedal to help a low volume act loud. I have not used a distortion pedal since 2010s maybe

Thanx for This Demo

I found One Of these at St Vinnies Last week for 4 dollars , Thanks for the Rundown

@StompboxBreakdown

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, you got yourself a deal!!

@joeking433

Жыл бұрын

What is St Vinnies and why would he take such a loss?

This used with a Klon or Klon clone is a great gain stage combo. The DF-2's real secret is when it's used as a heavy overdrive vice heavy distortion/feedback - when set properly it will sound similar to a Bluesbreaker type pedal with more heaviness/top boost option along the same vein has a Marshall Gov'ner pedal but different in a good way. I never really used the feedback feature or extreme gain settings - this pedal is amazeballs at mid gain settings which people never demo with this pedal. I actually liked this pedal so much I "upgraded" it for a Leyland Hum Along which is the circuit with a extended gain/tone controls, true bypass, and better headroom. When boosted with something like a Klon or tube screamer in front of it you can do things like bump the mids to give you some great lead tones.

It's the perfect pedal for playing a few Hendrix songs, like Foxy Lady, the very beginning note in the song, but without being too loud... Although saving a bit of volume on your guitar to get that Slam! At the beginning of the song...

I remember in my teenage years of playing this pedal was in all the Musicians Friend, Music Emporium type of catalogues. I never saw one in person but I learned this is what Kim Thayle from Soundgarden used in the intro to Loud Love which is the coolest thing he ever did. Then about 10 years ago they did a performance of the song and omitted the intro which really sucked

Bought one in 2017 when i was first really getting into playing my guitar and it has been my main distortion ever since. It broke last week and i was incredibly sad but superglue works wonders.

@TheRash12

Жыл бұрын

how does a pedal break

How does it work when you hold it down and switch notes? Specifically, will this make my guitar sound like Robert Fripp on Bowie's "Heroes"?

@StompboxBreakdown

Жыл бұрын

It won’t change notes once it’s held down, even if you change notes on the guitar. For the Heroes thing, look into an eBow or Sound Stone

Seems it would ride the new popularity of the Sustainiac pickup.

Hello, excuse my English. I'm from Mexico and I've had this pedal for 20 years. I just searched the internet and it's really weird. I still have the Japanese version. It is true that the distortion is not very convincing and the feedback falls short these days, especially because it does not fade progressively. Still, it's a great collector's item and works just as well as it did 20 years ago.

@StompboxBreakdown

2 жыл бұрын

Your English looks great to me, and thanks for watching! I agree, not the best sounding effect, but still fun, and good if you want feedback without a lot of noise.

Playing chords with the feedback effect on makes the guitar sound like it's out of tune?

Is it possible to use this for the sustain only, not the distortion?

@crimson_sun7274

5 ай бұрын

You should be looking for the BOSS Feedbacker Booster. It's a clean boost with the same feedback function as here.

I want a feedbacker of some type but the cost of these things is just so..... exorbitant? For my needs at least. Only feedbacker i ever played with was a Line 6 Dr Distorto (back when they were in shops) and had a ton of fun with it. I think the unchallenged king is the Digitech Freqout

@StompboxBreakdown

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, those really are shooting up in price. I checked back and I snagged mine for $75 last April. Not sure what the best option is today, Freqout looks nice but I think the DF-2’s distortion is actually pretty good by itself.

@moe45673

2 жыл бұрын

@@StompboxBreakdown 1) What are shooting up, the DF-2s? 2) One thing that put me off the newer Boss feedbacker was the fact that (AFAIK) it won't work if you're playing, say, through headphones. The Freqout will. 3) The DF-2's distortion? Or feedbacker? I don't need another distortion! :)

@StompboxBreakdown

2 жыл бұрын

@@moe45673 The feedbacker works no matter what you're playing through, headphones, direct recording, 5 watt amp... that noise is generated entirely in the pedal. And yeah, the DF-2 is a distortion pedal with a feedback bonus, it sounds kind of like the DS-2 Turbo Distortion to me. I think the increase in price is because things are getting increasingly digital, and it's unlikely they'll ever make something like this again

I have an FB-2, now I want the DF-2. I feel like the DF-2 would be more practical for me.

I'm wondering if it the feedbacker works with gain at zero, or at least with another distortion but with gain at zero

@StompboxBreakdown

2 жыл бұрын

Good question. I’ll try to run an experiment on this soon

@clickpond7825

Ай бұрын

I know it works with distortion at zero

@shoseinen

Ай бұрын

@@clickpond7825 Thank you!

got one of these id say 87-89 not sure, it was my first distortion pedal. .15 years ago i tried giving it away with a roland cube i sold. I'm glad the guy wasnt interested .

wow this is a weird genius idea

@valle4483

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely. Just bought the pedal today at a vintage guitar store :)

@StompboxBreakdown

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the Feedback Club!

@valle4483

2 жыл бұрын

@@StompboxBreakdown Hell yeah!

In regards to using the pedal when playing chords, Boz Boorer shows a pretty neat trick here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/foaf17d7ld3Qhrw.html

sigh....another review that ignores the distortion. The feedbacker is mildly useful, but the distortion is unique. I've wanted to know what this is based on or if it's an original distortion circuit for years. I've had one of these since '88. There's something different about the distortion. There's almost a Muff element to it, but it chugs where a Muff can't. It's not a DS-1...it's it's own thing. I have a dozen great dirt pedals from the last 30 years, and this is STILL my favorite.

@StompboxBreakdown

4 ай бұрын

Yeah, that’s one of my older videos. Wish I had done it a lot differently. Maybe I’ll redo it soon.

Why is yours named backwards lol its DF..distortion and feedbacker not feedbacker and distortion lol

@StompboxBreakdown

2 жыл бұрын

You can blame Dimarzio for that

Sounds a bit poo to me

"who needs that"?? Smoke more grass, mate. You'll see.

More talk,less Guitar lol

@StompboxBreakdown

Жыл бұрын

Your wish is my command

St 2:34, to my ear, you're getting close to that elusive Spirit In the Sky tone. Maybe I'm just delusional or hopeful, but there you have it.