What is it? Ibanez SS10 Session-Man Distortion/Chorus from Power series. Made in japan between 1986-89. Mid 80’s was a perfect time to try out stupid things like to combine distortion with other type of effects in small pedal enclosures. DOD did it, Boss did it and of course, Ibanez did it. The idea of mixing…
Tag: Distortion
Morley DDB Diamond Distortion
What is it? Morley DDB Diamond Distortion from so called “Jewel box” series. Made in US between 1995-98. My passion for pedals and effects is something that i don’t quite understand myself. This series is perfect example. I seem to like stuff that may not be worth it. Morley is best known for their wahs…
Boss MD-2 Mega Distortion
What is it? Boss MD-2 Mega Distortion, made in Taiwan in february 2009. Got the unit in very good condition for a fair price – without a box and papers, but still nice. Actually i got this on the same day as the Morley Crystal Chorus. So, of course, i hooked them both up for…
Ibanez CD5 Cyberdrive
What is it? Ibanez CD5 Cyberdrive, fixed wah distortion from later Soundtank series. Made in taiwan late 90’s. Ok. I’ve said this before. There’s one sub-genre of distortions that just isn’t for me. This being the fixed wah distortion. And here’s the Ibanez’ take on one with modern, dull traces and nothing earth shattering. Well….
Morley JDB Just Distortion
Welcoming the new year 2014. And I’m starting this year with a real oddity. What is it? Morley JBD Just Distortion. Real oddity. Made in china in the 90’s. Ok. So the Morley engineer thought that it is a perfectly sound idea to create a pedal with no controls at all. The trust and belief…
Boss MT-2 Metal Zone
What is it? Boss MT-2 Metal Zone Distortion. Made in Taiwan in january 1999. While the design seems to be quite a standard for metal players, it doesn’t move me that much. The eq section with half parametric mids is well designed and definitely the best part of this pedal. The schematic shows that the…
Monkee Music Satan Distortion
What is it? Monkee Music Satan Distortion, made in japan in 1989. Ok. It has super cool font saying “Satan” on it. It is made of plastic and it is apparently japanese 1:1 clone of Rocktek DIR-1 Distortion. When i say it’s made of plastic, i do mean that. Even that the outer shell is…
DOD FX69 Grunge
What is it? DOD FX69 Grunge, made in USA around 1995. Board revision is “B”, but the box is per 1993 version. The DOD engineers were probaly after the sound of Kurt Cobain’s Boss DS-1/DS-2 and the Mudhoney fuzzes that were taken over the top. Or then it was just a plan to make a…
Ibanez SP5 Slam Punk
What is it? Ibanez SP5 Slam Punk distortion from later Soundtank series. Made in taiwan, mid to late 90’s. One of the soundtanks that i had a pleasure of being in contact with before acquiring one. I did a rehousing job with true bypass for a friend and played with the circuit before letting it…
Ibanez MF5 Modern Fusion
What is it? Ibanez MF5 Modern Fusion distortion from Soundtank series. Housed in metal enclosure and made in Taiwan in 1989. Already had the plastic one, but saw this for sale with a reasonable price tag. The switch is in perfect working condition and i believe this hasn’t been opened up before, not even once….