Its a GRUNGE-OFF...DOD FX69 vs DOD FX69B vs DigiTech Grunge

[@pixieloco]

Got my first grunge around 94, and while everybody seemed to hate it I just fell in love with it. the consensus in those years was, "if it isn't a Boss it's shit".

[@thedeadxtras9927]

Very true Frank, unfortunately the Bossites and Boss snobs still exist, don’t get me wrong Boss are an excellent pedal range but many should branch out and use other brands as there are so many other great ranges of pedals out there, the pedal world can be your oyster if you let others in.

[@billyshears6622]

Maybe they just didn't figure out the right settings.

[@TSFAHTPS]

Yeah I remember the same …a lot of the “good guitarists” kinda looked down at DOD…they were fools!!

[@OtherJesus]

Funny, as a 90s kid, I went for other pedals like DOD and Electro Harmonix because I thought BOSS was “generic”. Not that they weren’t good, but they were everywhere.

[@mohamedtlass3842]

Funny, now I think Boss is overrated!

[@TrevorScanlan]

Good job guys. The 69 vs 69b was what I was looking for

[@DemocracyManifest]

Just the video i was after, MANY thanks for going to the very detailed lengths of comparing the pedals to clearly demonstrate the differences. I bought the FX69 in '96 when i was 15 and out of all of my vast collection of distortion/effects pedals it was hands down my fave for getting fat n chunky even metal riffs out...unfortunately i lost it over the years and they're somewhat hard to come by compared to the Digitech one, i'm thinking of grabbing another one for nostalgic fun. Cheers.

[@billyshears6622]

Great comparison I've been wondering about. Thanks! FX69 for collecting, FX69B for pedalboard.

[@marcofioravanti4176]

I consider the "Grunge" control more like being a compressor or sustainor: When you turn it up, you still get about the same amount of gain, but for a much longer time. Of course, also more noise is brought up, when the strings ring out.

[@mattpedro983]

In the late 1990's I thought I was pretty badass, horribly blasting out Sabbath songs with my SG through my Grunge pedal and little Crate amp. Lol!

[@samturner2716]

I have a question. I have two of the Digitech grunges, accidentally won two eBay actions. One of them weighs 334g and the other is 629g, pretty close to double the weight. Anyone know why? I'm assuming maybe different runs?

[@-jank-willson]

some of them are digital, some of them are analogue. That may be why

[@crammojophilter]

. @-jank-willson No, both the DOD and the DigiTech versions are analog. The difference in weight is that DOD chassis were made of zinc and the DigTech chassis were made of aluminum

[@samturner2716]

@@crammojophilter Both of mine are Digitech so I guess maybe one of them must be really early Digitech. Thanks for the insight.

[@denverrandy7143]

Thanks guys,happy to find the channel... Subscribed!!!👍🤘

[@TSFAHTPS]

Thank you very much!!

[@-davidolivares]

Still got my original G pedal with the box... “he had the boxxxxx...”

[@Robyn_iz_Here]

Ah Jhs pedals

[@jonnyperez510]

No.

[@dinyaacobmimpijatuh]

Damn. Lol 😂

[@-davidolivares]

@@John_Do567 Oh, spellcheck strikes again, I still have it.

[@liamburgess1150]

bought the digitech version about 5 years ago and never used it, finally bought a power supply so going to find and use it tomorrow thanks for giving me some motivation haha

[@robtoc]

Nice video, well done!!! I still have the original Grunge FX69 pedal in my arsenal and the origainal box and receipt from George's Music in Springfield, PA....I think it kicks ass!

[@TSFAHTPS]

He’s got the box!! 😜

[@robtoc]

@@TSFAHTPS Ha! JHS Pedals reference...nice!

[@denverrandy7143]

I believe I'm going to pick up the 69b sound and price

[@andrewrobinson7381]

With the original DOD Grunge FX69, what's the deal with the power? I mean, power cable, not the battery. I've got one of these coming my way and everything on my board is powered by a Voodoo Labs Mondo power supply. If i remember correctly, that power supply comes with a bunch of adaptors. I'd really rather NOT use a battery, or pair the FX69 with its own power supply. Does anyone happen to know the voltage and mah it requires?

[@carternoble7325]

Not sure of the current but it’s just regular 9v. The power plug is 1/8” so you’ll need an adapter, but a regular 9v supply will be fine

[@highgateclub6498]

Sounds great on a Fender Bass VI 👌🏼

[@TSFAHTPS]

Bass VI is on my wishlist....one day!!

[@ericfrate2124]

I woke up this morning kind of from a dream missing when I used to own this puddle. Still kind of wonder if I still own that puddle and if it's not somewhere? But I'm pretty sure I sold it for some dumb reason. I know I had the second version.

[@alexxander808]

The 3rd pedal is super awesome!!

[@jerryrichards8172]

Got my DOD fx69B in 02 along with the DOD fx64 ice box chorus both still on my bord. Never 1 problem but I'm also not a gigging quitarist.

[@jesseellis9779]

i miss my DOD so bad

[@HumanBeanbag]

Please help me with the original pedal: what power supply did you use? Will a standard 9v pedal board type supply work or does it have to be the 10v?

[@TSFAHTPS]

I just use a normal 9V power supply…you just need to have the headphone jack style plug, but you can get converters for that! To me the whole 10V thing makes no difference at all…but that’s just me

[@HumanBeanbag]

@@TSFAHTPS thank you so much! I was afraid of blowing it up 😄

[@zombiemosher1139]

As with the Death Metal the DOD just sounds better. I've never owned an actual Grunge pedal but Digitech did have it their early 90s rack units the Legend II, Valve FX & flagship model the 2101 where you pair it with a 4 band parametric eq, sounds killer. Great video.

[@ScottTheNews]

I had an original one. I modified it. I called it the Storm. Great sounding pedal. Alas I gave it to my boss for his retirement. Yep I need another one.

[@ScottTheNews]

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[@drewg3087]

Forget the pedal that damn Larivee blue special is awesome!

[@greg6162]

Ok I’m going down memory lane trying to find my old gear because I started playing again… the year was 1996-97/ish and I was 16yrs old with a Fender squire strat and a Marshall amp I got for $300 used cables in all. I bought this Grunge pedal brand new at a local music shop for like $175-$190 except mine was silver like the one you showed on the far right pic, only my knobs were silver like on the purple one in the far right. The pedal looks identical to the purple DOD on the left except the color. If I can get one cheap $25-$50 I wanna get the exact one I used. Anyone know what model it was?

[@delivrance3961]

agree! killer sounds for killer demo! well done guys!

[@TSFAHTPS]

Thank you kind sir!!

[@nerd_one_ai2157]

loved that petal as a young alt rocker lol.

[@joemarshlljmp]

I love the silver look of the Digi! Mine just looks normal like the other two DODs. Put a OD-1 type od in front of it and it gets a range mastery type tone.

[@bobbyweaver7275]

Love my 69B!

[@algrundau9441]

Got the Digitech Grunge for $29 Canadian used...Great deal...Now I want to find this whole series. The name's and look alone are worth it....but they actually sound cool. Hunt those pawn shops!!...Josh from JHS does a whole series on this series. Interesting stuff..."Groundbreaking as you say."....Even Earth Shattering if you crank them...haha....Cheers!

[@-jank-willson]

meat box, punkifiyer, buzz box, gokulator modulator, etc...

[@shemmp9008]

Great in-depth video!

[@gustavoviveros8394]

Thanks, Buy it last week 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@TSFAHTPS]

Which one??

[@gustavoviveros8394]

@@TSFAHTPS the FX69B really love it, and buy it with box and warranty 😂

[@UsTheMusicTVOfficial]

These 3 are my "go to" pedals. Once you record them, and pan them (FX69/B), you can hear the difference pretty distinctly. They both have their own uniqueness; the FX69 is more raspy and punk, while the FX69 is "cleaner" sounding, with a huge bite. I feel like the Digitech version is a combo of the first two. And with the 2nd output, you can really do some sonic damage there.

[@carternoble7325]

Would you say the original is cleaner or the B version?

[@lovecraftmusic8717]

Wtf you mean?? "the fx 69 is... While the fx69 is... And then the fx69 is also..." What about the fx69? 😂

[@robcobi]

@@lovecraftmusic8717 My guess is they were referring to the FX69 in the first comment and the B in the second, lol.

[@sassycat]

Baritone only pedals confirmed. Standard tuned guitars need not apply.

[@IAmJKey]

I tune my standard necks to c sharp.standard. don't tell me how to doom, sir.

[@lessthanzero8522]

Great video! The original FX69 is my go to. Can we get a video of all 3 versions of the Death Metal pedal next? 😁

[@TSFAHTPS]

Thats coming!!

[@pvproject8718]

We cannot Hear the difference on the spot point of each pedal , you turned de knob bottoms up and down frenectilly

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

Sounds a hell of alot better than my two grunges 🤔 The DigiTech is a little messy, though. Are these in front of the amp or in the effects loop?

[@marcofioravanti4176]

Please mind the warmish, nearly jazzy clean tones, with bright "hi"´s absent, that are used here, shown around 3:40 and 9:50!

[@pixieloco]

always used my FX69 in the effects loop. some amps couldn't handle it in the front and sounded awful, like a can full of bees.

[@-jank-willson]

@@pixieloco if your amp has an effects loop, pretty much ALWAYS put any kind of heavy distortion/fuzz pedal in it.

[@hadleymanmusic]

The grunge shoulda be the metal pedal and the metal pedal should be the grunge. I think they got em mixed up on the paint line.

[@marcellarenusup3796]

Kurt didn't use it just put it in pedalboard and only using Sansamp pedal year 1993-1994

[@adamdarmstaedter1256]

I have one of the second late 90s versions. I really never use it. I also have a DOD Flashback Fuzz from the same era. I have read that they are both basically the same circuit with some minor tweaks.

[@chrisadkins6744]

Man, I remember playing that noisy thing through my Crate solid state and Epiphone Les Paul Sp II lol

[@robertmenzies3032]

Unbelievable how much 3 out of the 4 dials change the sound but the grunge dial does totally nothing it’s just on full power 🤣 great heavy metal sound proper chugger sound.

[@TSFAHTPS]

Haha...yeah the first three are super touchy...the last one is pretty much always on full!!

[@hirvy]

Pinch grungemonics! Sounds great.

[@TSFAHTPS]

My favourite of all the Grungemonics!!

[@U-rok]

I had the original FX69 in the late 90's. Really wish I kept it.

[@jpm9628]

Keeley should do a mod

[@philipcrump5597]

Digitech grunge sounds killer, what a 7 string downtuned like Korn is deeply heavy with the grunge.

[@dektrimusic]

Just bought the Digitech version… still waiting for it and you have a hell of an idea… can’t wait to test on my 7 strings

[@joe-dp3ng]

Since you asked what I think I say you turned the gain up way to high. Every knob on a grunge pedal is powerful and I never go beyond 9 o clock on the gain or 10 o clock on the volume. You should use a good tube amp on clean and I play Gibson Les Paul. Then you must tweak the high between 11 and 1 o clock to hit the sweet spot. Bass or low about 2 o clock. I get 80s metal like Judas priest and the scorpions down so good it's scary.

[@fruitiusmaximus925]

The original DOD Grunge is DEFINITELY a metal pedal, not a grunge pedal. That was my senior year of high school, and all us metal bands used that pedal, and the grunge bands would always get up on stage and complain about this "damn Pantera-sounding wasp pedal" that was tarnishing the grunge image by using the name. The grunge guys HATED being associated with the sound of that pedal.

[@Ottophil]

Are you from central pa?

[@fruitiusmaximus925]

@@Ottophil nope, AZ.

[@denverrandy7143]

Awesome

[@spookdoggtv6917]

i have the original one DOD FX69 had it since i was 16 im in my late 30's now, still have the box and all the cards and "parental advisory explicit noise" stickers but theres only one sticker left because i put the rest on all of my guitars over the years each new guitar got the same sticker, saving the last one for my sons first guitar when hes older, oh and i also recorded a guitar cover of a silverchair song "freak" its using the FX69 grunge pedal paired with a schaffer replica pedal so it gives it a really agressive tone also using a gibson SG standard into a 50 wat marshall valve amp if anyone wants to hear what that sounds like heres the video but it sounds best listening with headphones cheers kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5u0eJKEdrenbJY

[@Paul_Lenard_Ewing]

I bought a mint DigiTech one. It sits on beside me on my desk waiting to be Reverbed. I was hoping for something to solo with on tune I use germanium monsters that sound great in the tune but can not handle a serious shred at 180 bpm doing triplets LOL Idensity They are right!!! I got an old one in excellent nic for $40.00 USD Just kill the bass and boost the lower mids. BINGO A very Fuzz like OD but great for a solo! Another good sound is to put the gain barely on and push up the level to compensate.

[@Paul_Lenard_Ewing]

Half my post vaporized??? All the middle bit? I was talking about the maligned Boss Metal Zone that amateurs 'scoop' and end up with a bee hive with bass. lol But set up with the bass knocked off and all low mids it is killer!

[@heathandkirsty]

maybe start off playing some sort of " Grunge " riff ...... they may sound what they are meant to sound like in the enviromnment

[@widisobarna8437]

grunge... 👷

[@reynanteledesmadeasis7182]

Eydayo pamanggawan yu..

[@hanisitsobarna4897]

crystal....

[@Dooodrhino]

Nope, gotta dime the grunge

[@pslick66]

These guys prob'ly call M&M's "Eem un eems"

[@TSFAHTPS]

🤷🏻‍♂️

[@franklee3800]

Lhs guy, you are not good with the knobs. No more touching for you. Too drastic a turns and it achieves nothing.

[@lundsweden]

How come this pedal does'nt instantly make me sound like Nirvana, Soundgarden? This Grunge pedal sucks!

[@Enrageddinosaur]

Because there is more to the sound than just this pedal

[@mrblister8359]

Ha Ha they all sound terrible they are that bad that behringer have not cloned them and never will.

[@astorgaluthier]

Not at all. Is pedal to use with low tunings. I had a 7 seven string tuned to A, and the Grunge Mark I, was the only distortion pedal I could use.

[@michaelreyes9997]

How you gonna do a comparison of three grunge pedals while going straight to metal on the guitar? It’s the same with every review 🥱 I mean your not even remotely playing grunge stylistically in case you haven’t noticed But the second guy started off good then went straight to Dave Mustain … oh yeah 😑 so grunge