DOLAMO Fuzz Demo and PCB

I take apart the Dolamo fuzz and demo it.

[@whatdoyoucare777]

I dig it. Sounds like a fuzz face with a tone knob, which is super cool. Gotta be nice to bump the tone on power gain settings.

[@googaboogaloo]

I looked up what this pedal is a clone of and it’s a clone of the Caline Puffer fuzz, which is a fuzz face with a tone control.

[@roghib666]

​@@googaboogaloobut the tone knob on caline puffer is not tone. It's a bias knob

[@inessalazarkopp4579]

The typology of 4 transistors and clipping diodes, Corresponds to a Big Muff.

[@inessalazarkopp4579]

​@@googaboogalooIt is not a clone, it is a rebranded caliente.

[@whatdoyoucare777]

@@inessalazarkopp4579 great... Still sound alike a fuzz face tho.. 4 diodes or 2... And yes I know a miff has 4 and face has 2

[@rompo420247]

I’ve been eyeing one of these. I like your demo. Nice and thorough. I think I’ll grab one.

[@googaboogaloo]

For $20 it’s really a decent pedal. I’m impressed. Also thank you and thanks for subscribing I really appreciate it.

[@rompo420247]

@@googaboogaloo you bet! Keep it up!

[@thefuneralparade]

Is it a Rams head?

[@googaboogaloo]

@@thefuneralparade I couldn’t tell you, I’d have to do more looking. These surface mount parts are really small and my eyes aren’t that good.

[@professorpedropontes4402]

D4mn, this thing sounds AWESOME!

[@googaboogaloo]

I was really impressed. The build quality is exactly what a $20 pedal would be though.

[@tubebobwil]

So buying one now!

[@user-fg3sk9tn3o]

Like it, just bought one :)

[@frankstone919]

I had to order one. 😬 Just to test stuff out with. Thanks for the tear down , always nice to see the innards.

[@googaboogaloo]

I like to see if I can mod pedals sometimes. These surface mount pedals make it impossible to modify if you can’t see close up.

[@es52]

Amazing review, no BS! Appreciated it. Subscribed ✅ Mine arrives next week. Seems like a good deal for a non-pro player.

[@googaboogaloo]

I hope you like it. For the price it’s a great fuzz.

[@ltcm5052]

Surprised it looked like a muff inside. I have one and it doesn’t sound like my EHX triangle muff, EHX op amp muff, or any of my other muff clones. I think my Dolamo actually sounds better than all those other ones. Anyway, cool demo/review!

[@bulletsforteeth5029]

Appreciate the review. It sounds like a fuzz face to me. Sub'd.

[@googaboogaloo]

Thank you!

[@poes_loverboy2116]

Trying to get one of these

[@renatolp8798]

googaboogaloo, mine arrived today. It sounds a little bit like the Behringer Super Fuzz in the "in between" position. I can almost her an octave up past the 12th fret.

[@googaboogaloo]

Awesome. I still can’t believe it’s a $20 pedla

[@lethalancaster8022]

So I got one and the pots were crap they honestly couldn’t be worse but that was an easy fix after 3 pots off Amazon… the pcb is amazing quality thank goodness because I ran 22awg from the pots I got the are breadboard pin out and came with wire with connectors so that gave me the idea to get a kit of different values and tapers of pots to see what happens

[@googaboogaloo]

Yeah these cheap pedals components are just awful. But for the price they are good enough if you want to start getting into pedals or just mess around with. That’s awesome you could replace the pots!

[@FBGOODIE]

Very nice nitty gritty demo great example to apply to a woman!: -)

[@dagoldigol]

Nice review,it's mettalica tones👍👍👍 planning to buy this soon,by the way bro it's work with T-Rex tonebug booster pedal?

[@googaboogaloo]

I’m not sure about the trex pedal. I’ve never played one. Thank you, but if you any Metallica tones for cheap check out the twinote boogie or the Mooer dual micro Cali. They are based off the amps Metallica uses

[@thefuneralparade]

You must not really know how to actually play guitar good and are a noob thinking this sound is Metallica ..lol.hell no...lol.thisis a fuzz...they don't use fuzz at all...dang...wow.wtf.

[@bumblebee8891]

Hello friend,from where you are getting DC supply to Dolamo? From 48V phantom power?

[@googaboogaloo]

No just a 9v power supply I made that has rechargeable 9v batteries in it.

[@trollcat_2245]

Sounds more like an OD

[@thiagoaguiar6742]

É baseado no big muff? Obrigado pela demonstração do pedal forte abraço aqui do 🇧🇷

[@googaboogaloo]

Thank you for watching! From what I can tell it is based on the big muff.

[@thiagoaguiar6742]

@@googaboogaloo Thank You!

[@ChanceStearns]

Hi Joey it’s me chance and I’m your friend ❤

[@googaboogaloo]

HI Chance, it’s me Joey and we are friends ♥️

[@davidgrizzle8271]

kmise has the best budget fuzz...imo

[@googaboogaloo]

The horse fuzz is the exact same fuzz also. I do really like that one too. It depends on the sound. The Dolamo is a fuzz face and I’m not 100% sure what the kmise/horse is based on.

[@Jjosh1358]

Four transistors and clipping diodes but it sounds like a poorly biased fuzz face with a low pass filter.. Either way I love it and I just ordered one. If you have a steady hand and a good eye you can mod surface-mount stuff. I was a little bit intimidated by it first and I'm still getting the hang of it but I have actually modified surface mount pedals before.

[@googaboogaloo]

I found out it is a caline puffer fuss which is a modded fuzzface. I have tried to do smd stuff and my eyes aren’t good enough.

[@melvinsfan78]

What are you running it through please? Sweet tone by the way. I've been trying to get mine to sound like that but I have a shit amp.

[@googaboogaloo]

I’m running it through a clean crate gfx 212. The other amps I usually use are what people would call shitty amps haha. I use a peavey red stripe bandit and a peavey vt 212.

[@hecttu]

​@@googaboogaloowhat about the guitar? It has humbuckers or singles?

[@googaboogaloo]

@@hecttusingles. It’s an sx tele with a gfs overwound 60s bridge pickup.

[@hecttu]

@@googaboogaloo great, thanks for the quick answer, i'm going to buy mine right now!

[@jasonsullivan4584]

Hey pal, you should try building your own via kit builds, build the fuzz factory

[@googaboogaloo]

I’m starting to get into kits. I’ve built about 10 or so so far. I don’t know if I’d like the fuzz factory. I just finished a univox superfuzz and I’m just waiting on the paint to cure.

[@jasonsullivan4584]

@@googaboogaloo awesome, I perfboarded a univox superfuzz,man ill never do that shit again haa

[@julian4672]

Do you still have it ans will still reccoment it? Planning to stack this with my behringer super fuzz, do you think it will work? Thanks men.

[@googaboogaloo]

I do still have it. I’ve never tried to stack it with my superfuzz. It couldn’t hurt to try. Let me know if it sounds good.

[@julian4672]

@@googaboogaloo got my dolamo fuzz, doomy goodness when stacked after the super fuzz.

[@googaboogaloo]

@@julian4672 nice! I’ll have to try it out

[@LegendBaller2]

how many Milli Amps does it need?

[@googaboogaloo]

30Ma

[@zhong12]

How did you charge the effector? I bought it but it's not working so I can't use it╥﹏╥...

[@googaboogaloo]

Do you have a power unit that is the right polarity and voltage? It should be a 9v positive sleeve negative center.

[@user-yi4kf4sw9i]

​@@googaboogalooI don't know anything about electronics, can you suggest one to buy 😅

[@googaboogaloo]

@@user-yi4kf4sw9i what sound are you looking for

[@user-yi4kf4sw9i]

@@googaboogaloo I got the same dolamo fuzz pedal, but I don't know how can I power it, I mean I know I need a 9v cable.. I've tried going on a store and said it's hard to find the one and said the shop owner needs time to get me one... Can't I just know which one is the right one so I can buy it online

[@googaboogaloo]

@@user-yi4kf4sw9i do you want it to run off of wall power or battery? Battery: planet waves pw-9vpc-02 (There are other battery adapters, they have a yellow tip, i don’t have these and i do not know if they fit in the power jack.) Wall: type in pedalboard power supply and if you want a cheaper one that still is pretty good, go with a mosky brand or a Joyo. That one should power a whole pedalboard so if/when you want more pedals you can power more than just one.

[@willjulian5106]

Good for led zep 🫡

[@user-yi4kf4sw9i]

Can we use a 9v battery in this?

[@googaboogaloo]

No these doesnt have a battery clip on the inside.

[@jaomora]

There are some transist germany in thatcircuity ?

[@googaboogaloo]

No it’s all silicon

[@jaomora]

@@googaboogaloo thank you

[@ivaranderson2556]

@@jaomora Hey, if you're still looking for an inexpensive fuzz pedal sporting legitimate germanium transistors, the "Tomsline G Fuzz" and the "Rowin G Fuzz" (same pedal, different names) have 2n404s. I've broken one down and can verify!

[@poes_loverboy2116]

Sounds like ride the lightning album by Metallica

[@Jjosh1358]

You say country-and-western fuzz ironically but this pedal would be fantastic for the lead guitar on Mow Your Grass By Buck Owens

[@googaboogaloo]

It’s actually a really dumb reference to Ernest scared stupid haha

[@tubebobwil]

This is very fuzz face in tone not at all muffy, odd that it's showing muff circuits

[@googaboogaloo]

Dolamo is the even cheaper Caline. You’re right. It’s a caline puffer fuzz which is a fuzzface clone. Looking at the pcb it’s hard for me to tell. My eyes aren’t that good. .

[@schaffelaer1902]

The guy from 60 cycle hum didn't like it at all.... But then... That guy cannot play any guitar at all.... 😂

[@googaboogaloo]

I like Ryan’s playing, he always busts out some cool 60s instrumentals or surf thing. Hes the reason I bought this pedal. I thought it sounded good haha.

[@schaffelaer1902]

Well, I think your playing is far better and I will order this one. Was seeking a nice, gritty muff type fuzz that did not have that synth sound playing leads. This seems to fit the bill!

[@googaboogaloo]

@@schaffelaer1902 thank you! Haha it does get really bright.

[@googaboogaloo]

@John Dough his name is mr.hum and his crap gear for loser emotional support group has changed my life.

[@schaffelaer1902]

I have this fuzz now for some time and has knocked off all the other fuzzes from the board. It's great.

[@jasonsullivan4584]

You can mod those cheap pedals

[@googaboogaloo]

The parts are so tiny I honestly can’t. My eyes are not that good. If it’s through hole I totally would but these smd ones I’ll just leave alone.

[@jasonsullivan4584]

@@googaboogaloo oooooh these days its surface mount... forget how old i am haaa.. breadboard, pcb population and wiring is simple with old school semi conductors

[@googaboogaloo]

@@jasonsullivan4584 I think the joyos and caline pedals still use full size components.

[@jasonsullivan4584]

@@googaboogaloo you can always add a.starve control, wiper a 1k potentiometer in parallel to 9v positive

[@willjulian5106]

Dirty