DOD Gunslinger MOSFET Distortion

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Andy from ProGuitarShop.com demos the brand new DOD Gunslinger MOSFET Distortion, an incredibly versatile pedal that blends tube-like drive and harmonic complexity with a touch-sensitive nature and uncommonly flexible gain and tone capabilities. This dynamic diversity is thanks in large part to a wide-ranging gain circuit that can accomodate any need for rich, defined saturation​, plentiful output, and industry standard 9 or 18 volt operation, which offers plenty of headroom for any guitar or bass application. The Gunslinger possesses powerful tone-sculpting powers, accessible via two simple tone controls; the Low knob, which can boost or cut bass frequencies, and the High knob, which similarly boosts or cuts high end. These controls are great for enhancing thickness and clarity, or bringing out sweet, singing midrange when both tone knobs are rolled back. Other notable features of the new DOD Gunslinger MOSFET Distortion include a crisp, blue LED status indicator, a classic looking brushed metal housing, and rugged true bypass switching that keeps your original tone unaffected.

[@scottyeager539]

FYI, 18 volts has been known to kill these pedals. Designer Tom Cram has since stated that 12 volts is a better maximum to ensure no damage is done.

[@cowboyfromhell333]

so if i use 18v on this the pedal will go to heaven?

[@bigbennybenster]

Couldn't help but bust out a huge smile as soon as I heard Sludge Factory. Sooooo satisfying tone wise.

[@alcoyot]

This pedal is like an 80s band on the sunset strip, that wants to have a throwback 70s themed sound.

[@MSMWorkshop]

Own one. Killer Distortion. Really impressive.

[@kevinjamiesonbelou]

"Powerful tone sculpting powers" Quote of the day

[@JoeAsbridge]

Kevin Jamieson I caught that too

[@ricstormwolf]

I've seen two of these videos so far and what blows me away is that he doesn't use a pick. Still gets a great sound.

[@Isaiah-667]

For him, tone is truly in the fingers

[@gregoryscott3858]

Whoa, sneaky La Villa Strangiato, nice!

[@Potatoast]

Andy's diggin' that riff. And that distortion

[@Bluescobra]

"HIT THE LIGHTS"!

[@jttanner89]

This pedal is sofa king awesome. AND only I paid $33 for it! Just wow.

[@alanrobobestia5227]

Where did you get It?

[@antlerup]

Ok, the Alice in Chains riff just sold me on this pedal!

[@pedrotuliogomesfurtado9063]

me either

[@MICKEYISLOWD]

Gosh that clean sound was so warm.

[@elephantricity]

Funny how Andy pretends to hold a pick, just to fool us all.

[@rb264ag]

Alex Padilla actually it has its uses, by shaping your finger like that, you have a solid picking thumbfinger combo. try it out!

[@emelromo2008]

Alex Padilla I used to play like that years ago, but I felt like it sound weak but seeing Andy makes me feel to get back to it.

[@fr0gz0r]

+rb264ag Yeah, I play like that allll of the time.

[@orchidmalevolence9726]

That's how I play for 8 years man. Laat year I started to learn playing with a pick. Can't put it down ever since.

[@Quipstiley]

I tried this years ago but I’m nowhere near Andy’s talent so I stopped. After seeing Andy do it, I’ve gone back to it and love it. I get the dynamics of fingerpicking or the attack of a pick with my index fingernail on the downstroke and thumbnail on the upstroke.

[@elee6157]

Never get tired of andy videos

[@suhijo]

3:50 Sludge factory riff !!

[@jmas9828]

Yes!

[@travisf202]

Knew that sounded familiar.

[@Huhwutok]

suhijo FUCK YEA HAIL A.I.C

[@FreshOutOfFeelings]

SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY. I NEED THIS.

[@FlavioCastro81]

4:08 You insulted me in my house, you`re forgiven this time!

[@dewycatt2112]

Just bought this at store less than hour ago. Have not even played it yet. I bought it because of the name.... Gunslinger!

[@Ston247]

Very good pedal ! Almost as good as my Nobles ODR-S. Very low background noise and cheap too.

[@eddie81540]

Brutal Andy como siempre!!!!

[@SalvvOrtiz]

I got mine today from amazon sweet deal only $29 brand new.

[@pdg887]

Am I alone in thinking that a distortion pedal, especially a medium to high gain one like this, should be demoed into a clean amp and not a broken up one? For all us Fender Twin players out there...

[@DigiTechFX]

pdg887 On our soundcloud page the Gunslinger clips are through clean amps (Bassman, Twin, and Vox) soundcloud.com/digitechfx

[@HitmanJenkins1]

pdg887 True, but some people like to use distortion/overdrive/fuzz to shape the sound they've already got.

[@pdg887]

Nathan Howard Fair enough, I just wish they'd at least switched it up - had some of the samples done with a totally clean amp, some with a dirty amp

[@jupjuck]

pdg887 get a bandmaster!! earlier breakup than a bassman with the stock OT

[@DigiTechFX]

I love Bandmasters! I have a transitional one that is post-CBS but has the pre-CBS circuit. Love that thing, but it was at home when I recorded the clips...

[@BadPhantomz]

VALIENT THORR!!!!

[@incredifunk]

What about him?

[@sunchylde]

Nice Jam

[@downwithdixie]

AIC Nice!

[@perryrease2043]

downwithdixie What's the name of the AIC tune at 3:50? Thanks!

[@FlavioCastro81]

Perry Rease Sludge factory!!! \m/

[@perryrease2043]

Flávio Castro Thanks man!!

[@DrRepper]

Busting out Sludge Factory! Pedal sounds good, may invest

[@austinfailz]

What's the song Andy plays in the intro? Because that "dunnuh, dunnn, dunnuh, dunnn" part sounded familiar, and I'm pretty sure Metallica lifted that little part for Hit the Lights.

[@Kathayne636]

Sounds like a Rush riff.

[@ericblasse6335]

can you guys put the song titles in the description so we can compare it t the recordings. thanks

[@suhijo]

+Eric Blasse 3:50 Slude Factory by Alice in Chains

[@ElliotStent]

Sludge Factory! \m/

[@Thurston86]

Invisible Pick!

[@jonathanclarke2582]

VALIENT THORR YEAAAAAHHHHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA

[@crammojophilter]

Jonathan Clarke \m/

[@fullmetalfunk]

Hmm, this might be what I've been looking for.

[@galloway7448]

Playing on an over driven amp is this pedals intended use. Andy never dissapoints, Great playing!!! You fender guys stick to your ts or ocd!!!

[@johncmichelson2890]

I think I Found The Perfect Overdrive pedal For My Little Fender Champ x2. Should push the tube very well, And Great For Studio Work . the bass treble a feature too.Great Video And Nice Playing : ) jcm

[@massiveassault]

Pedal has microphonic noise issues, tried 3 and all 3 had this issue.

[@guitarheart94]

Massive Assault - Metal Band man that’s sad to hear. DOD was putting some *almost* great pedals out. The gain sounds in this pedal are great. They also had the rubberneck delay which sounds incredible, EXCEPT that on the delays there is a noticeable white noise that worsens with the tone and gain up. It seems like the team were really on to a few things so it’s sad to hear that they got shut down. They have a few pedals like the gunslinger and rubberneck that we’re almost great.

[@massiveassault]

@@guitarheart94 We love the sound of this pedal, but can't use it live. To much noise with the bassdrum bleeding into the guitar sound. Foam arround the pedal did block some noise but that not how i want to use a new product.

[@RDYC]

Mine does too and its one ic on the board. I still really like it and will try to use it. Anyone know of a similar mosfet distortion?

[@Slappaccino]

Man the only DOD pedal I've come to actually love is the Rubberneck. I appreciate the idea here, but the execution leaves a lot to be desired.

[@2beJT]

The compressor from this line does the same thing! I can hear my foot kick the pedal unlike any other pedals of mine. Weird they are making a bunch of microphonic junk.

[@skabetty97]

Saw this pedal for a low low price at my local shop Imma go get that shit cause of this vid

[@srxiii2261]

Even before hearing it i liked it because it looks like the now overly priced grey dod 250

[@perryrease2043]

Killer tune at 3:50 Andy!! What's the name of it?

[@davidjameschamberlain]

Perry Rease Sludge Factory by Alice in Chains

[@perryrease2043]

David Chamberlain Thanks a bunch!!

[@paulloughran3892]

Do you think you will ever do a demo of the Jetter Train Drive? Would love to see Andy have a good go on that!

[@linoeventual]

You seem to have like an early reflections reverb on your sound wich I love, is that post production or are you using an specific pedal for that sound?

[@ProGuitarShopDemos]

Any reverb you hear would be from the Deluxe Rev and a couple mics in the recording booth. Thanks!

[@linoeventual]

@@ProGuitarShopDemos Thanks for your reply, sounds fantastic always!

[@lenslemonbenzem6907]

i love it!

[@ViaticalTree]

Any chance of getting that intro tune backing track? That would be fun to jam on.

[@michaelcraig9449]

What is the big differences in this one the DOD 250, and the Bifet one?

[@2bcmusic]

The max input voltage is 12VDC - the pedal will shut down at 18VDC

[@allen107]

Plugged mine into 18v. Now it's a paper weight.

[@2bcmusic]

@@allen107 and that's why Digitech was dropped by Harman.

[@Damage_Kase_99]

Song at the beginning??!?

[@lostandwounded]

sounds like a hot blues driver to me

[@frankwhite2072]

Anybody ever come back to this vid just to listen to the intro?

[@saigonpharmacy6823]

definitely designed for a clean amp...

[@galloway7448]

Nice job. Andy always puts out great rfeviews and awesome playing. Gunslinger on an overdriven amp is its intended use. You fender guys stick to your ocd.

[@Leepdog08]

The first song sounds kinda like Hit the Lights by Metallica but is it something else?

[@darkopage]

Valient Thor - Man Behind The Curtain

[@scarmetalman]

On sale at Guitar Center and Musicians friend right now for 30 doallars.

[@rickmartin3073]

could someone please tell me the exact 18 volt power supply to use?! ,I don't want to fry my pedal! ,please and thank you in advance.

[@CuteKittyMeep]

It's nice to see DOD jumping on the bandwagon and lifting circuits from other makers. At least this one is probably a great deal more affordable than the Mad Professor Stone Grey distortion that it seems to be directly, um, sounding a lot like. Or is it just the ROG Ubescreamer in a pro-assembled box? Whatever, it sounds a-okay, just ranting about the vagaries of fx pedal marketing in the 21st century...

[@crammojophilter]

+BuzzCrumhunger Lifiting circuits from other makers? The Gunslinger is a DOD original circuit design, what you are hearing is that MOSFET distortions have a very distinct character.

[@no_name1107]

Any notice the riff for Hit the Lights by Metallica

[@TomTobin67]

Sounds like the first Metallica album kill em all.

[@coleemmersonhallman5329]

anyone tried this on bass?

[@SpencerJMusic]

Valient Thorr!?

[@pedrotierra2117]

Buen pedal, no es high gain, pero se luce.

[@angrytroll27]

Hmmm DOD website says 9v-12v...............

[@kylelikeskjvbible]

this vs Boneshaker? pros and cons? versatility?

[@Gonzo19D]

Karl Beerman this is more classic amp gain style distortion while a boneshaker has a more modern active style distortion. Hope that helps

[@mattgilbert7347]

Boneshaker has awesome parametric EQ. You don't even need to use the drive to get value for $. It's a bit like Analogman Metal Zone mod (don't laugh, that mod is *killer*)

[@Kathayne636]

Boneshaker has way more EQ.

[@UsTheMusicTVOfficial]

Nice jamming on some Alice In Chains, Sludge Factory ;)

[@adtube4186]

whats going on at 0:57 pullin an Elvis?

[@gaber7yo]

Really need to know what the intro song is, such killer riffs!

[@deathmaybeyoursantaclaus]

+Gabriel Daniel Valient Thor - Man Behind The Curtain

[@deathmaybeyoursantaclaus]

+sickleclowns Which sounds pretty similar to Metallica - Hit the Lights

[@Kathayne636]

@@deathmaybeyoursantaclaus I thought it was Hit the Lights at first

[@Kathayne636]

A ripoff of both Hit the Lights and La Villa Strangiato

[@alexreis3615]

Alice |,,| Good times #90s

[@elpupogriton]

The mighty Alice in Chains YEAH!!!

[@slickcross]

Alice In Chains \m/

[@voltist]

My Gunslinger was acting up - randomly shutting down or not even powering up, I opened it up to have a look, and to my surprise, not a single MOSFET appears to be in the circuit. Three opamps (bipolar) two diodes and a 2n3904 bipolar transistor. No MOSFETS.

[@cmartinrel]

Chains!!

[@caralie2109]

Video has 666 likes. I can't ruin it.

[@mortachaiepstein3584]

I have owned one for about two years now. It is the best-sounding distortion pedal I have ever heard, I love it to bits with how tubelike it is, but it isn't without problems, and why sadly, it isn't on my board anymore. I will probably never sell it, but I can't use it live as well as other pedals. Here are four problems I've noticed, one which can destroy the pedal. 1.) When I opened it up, I didn't see a single clipping diode. Perhaps I missed one because of how tiny the surface-mount parts are, but the way I think the pedal makes its distortion by is boosting a bunch of FETs in a row, like a fuzz, to get tubelike gain. These work by boosting the internal gain to ridiculous amounts, the FETs clip, voila! Distortion. What this also does is make microphonics like a motherfucker, and this is the biggest problem with this pedal. I can't blend it with my amp distortion like my trusty DS-1 (I stand by the statement that if you dislike a DS-1, you haven't used it correctly) because the very second I stop playing, it squeals, feeds back and the sound guy wants to punch me. Same for gain stacking with my ODR-Mini, which sounds fantastic if not for those insane squeals. It gets to the point I can't use it live that well, only recording... but for recording, I prefer to use my amp, increasing preamp and power amp gain, and using a mild overdrive, booster or EQ pedal to boost it further for solos/chunky chorus parts. The very thing it is most useful for I don't use it that much for. 2.) 18V power? Modern ones say keep it to 12V. I have powered mine on 18V since I got it, but apparently, other people have plugged their Gunslinger into their 18V jack and promptly fried the circuit. Proceed with caution and keep it to 12V. Perhaps I got an earlier model that can take 18V, you may not be as lucky. 3.) Because it shares more in common with a fuzz than a regular clipped distortion pedal, lowering the gain lowers the volume and also lowers the overall "fatness" of the tone. Keeping the gain low makes your signal super thin, so it's impossible to use it as a dirty boost pedal, like many people use a TS-9 or an ODR-1, unless you want your Les Paul to sound like a Strat. Conversely, cranking the gain to get a QOTSA fuzzstortion increases the bass a ton, so much so that one has to adjust the lows to compensate. 4.) It is a DOD pedal, so the footswitch blows. I had to replace the footswitch with a quality unit from Mammoth about six months after getting it. I am handy with a soldering iron, but to a kid who doesn't know about electronics, it would be a fatal breakage. That said, it is still the best-sounding distortion pedal I have ever heard, and I still recommend it to anybody who has a one-channel amp and wants real tubelike distortion. There are so many good sounds in there, like a good QOTSA fuzzstortion when the gain is cranked and the bass and treble knobs are turned down to boost the mids. The Gunslinger is a fantastic pedal with some big flaws.

[@JeanMarceaux]

Honestly speaking, using DOD's own Carcosa fuzz may be better for fuzztortion, because that circuit is containing legit black magick. I've never heard a fuzz circuit do a convincing mildly dirty boost and velcro fuzz

[@michaelcraig9449]

what is the difference between this one and the DOD 250? Where are these DOD pedals made? What does Mosfet mean, and what does it do?

[@michaelcraig9449]

Well does anyone know more about this stuff? Thanks.

[@javiceres]

+Michael Craig FET stands for Field Effect Transistor, wich are often referred as having a tube like break up and dynamics. MOSFET is a type of FET. Don't know much more...

[@xenod1066]

Metal Oxide Field Effect Transistor.

[@bigmaz4002]

Stoner/doom?

[@massiveassault]

Our DOD gunslingers have microphonic issues.

[@HectorVazquez-lm4hw]

Where's this pedals made

[@AdirondackOfficial]

Alice in chains ♥️♥️

[@louisdegrois8740]

killaaaaa

[@BlueberryStinkFinger62]

Used 18 volts for 8 months and it killed the pedal

[@thos1618]

Is this the same as the DOD FX100?

[@crammojophilter]

+ollhashedfetish No.

[@arnyarny77]

as much distortion as line six uber metal?

[@travisf202]

Pretty dirty but more of a classic vibe going than a modern sound. Just not voiced for that kind of tone.

[@Ston247]

Nope.

[@Kerosenetrewthe]

Andy rocks. the pedal, meh. Something about it doesn't sound inspiring.

[@mattgilbert7347]

A Keeley SPMge with a treble booster up front. That's what this wishes it could be. Pass.

[@mattgilbert7347]

@@lincolnbuck Sure. Prices are relative to location.

[@fangettes]

Who else is in the pit

[@goodbassfishin]

fingernail tone