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DOD 1st series

DOD first series production has seen many variations in colors and lettering. It is hard to find any logic in this changes but here we find the blue, grey brown/red and yellow themes each with its own graphic variant.

Chorus is not my thing but this DOD 460 Mini-chorus from the company's first series came with the VOX distortion. It doesn't sound too bad: more Bauhaus than Marillion which in my book is a good thing.

It goes nicely with my DOD 280 Compressor and shares the same heavier-than-you-think diecast enclosure. This little grey box can compress your tone to oblivion if you are not careful. With sensible settings, it is quite enjoyable with a strong sonic stamp, a slowish attack and a slightly chaotic sustain that's quite fun.

The DOD 201 Phasor is another subtle effect pedal. It is based on the MXR Phase 45 and being only a 2-stage phaser, its modulation is fairly shallow. Nonetheless, it works well on clean tones when a hint of chewiness is needed.

The Enveloppe Filter at its side is good but not as crazy as my EH Doctor Q. The effect is always polite, never insane. Good but unfortunately not as good as the hype would make you believe.

Last but not least, the YJM308 is not from the first series but it employs the same casing and is a reproduction of the 250, which itself is a copy of the MXR Distortion +. Small variations in component types and values can explain the tone differences between these three models but they all work well as overdrive unit as DOD so rightly states it (and unlike MXR appears to believe).