Danelectro 3699 Fuzz Pedal, DTF1

This fuzz pedal is a bit of a wild animal. It seems to perform at its best as a standalone pedal, and on its own power supply. Update: I can verify the Snark 9V power supply that Danelectro recommends works great with this pedal, and keeps it sounding consistent. The 3699 doesn’t like compression & eq ahead of it - a little eq afterward is fine. It almost seems to have compression built into the circuit - or that could just be an effect of the circuit components. It’s extremely quiet - when I play power chords and do a palm mute it goes so quiet it sounds like it’s gated. The 3699 not only has options galore in terms of sound shaping, but it’s also affected dramatically by the volume level of your guitar, going from shrieky and spitty to smooth & full as you dial it down. The octave switch is really interesting because the higher octave is barely noticeable but as you hold a note it not only sustains for days, but as the note dies out the higher octave note starts to ring through clear as a bell. Update: Bass guitar sounds incredible through this pedal. I tested a 51 Tele bass with a Seymour Duncan Antiquity pickup and the high octave is loud and clear and very musical when playing in the upper string positions. It’s a great-looking pedal. Someone mentioned the relic look being something that devalues it - I disagree. I like the old-stock auto parts esthetic of it. I think it’s a really cool pedal. I like it.

When I plugged my 1959 Les Paul Reissue into this pedal and ran it through my dual amp setup of Vox AC30 and Supro Black Magick the sound was pure 1970s heavy rock. Thick and chunky growling humbucker action with sustain for days. The octave setting is a bit bright and thrashy so you'll need to dial down the treble when using that setting. Otherwise, no complaints - great pedal to add to the collection.

Good old school style fuzz pedal. The fuzz is great, very fuzzy. The mid boost switch and octave are great on top of the regular fuzz. To my ear it’s a great older style fuzz, not so doomy, but that’s not what I wanted so I’m happy

I have a Warm Foxy Tone Box that I love, and wanted something a little smaller and more gig friendly. The 3699 sounds pretty much the same as the Foxy, and the added mid boost and octave foot-switch make it more useful. The main issue I have is that it does not take a battery. This circuitry uses very little current, and a battery will last for weeks of normal use. I only use a fuzzface and an octave fuzz on stage, so don't use a pedal board or power supply. I was hoping I could use this pedal with a battery, but didn't read the fine print that it was DC power supply only. The build quality is excellent, as you would expect from a $200 pedal. Not really into the "distressed" look, which includes some small gouges into the metal, as well as scratched and sanded paint. Never understood having to pay more to make something look used, but it is what it is.

This is the best octave fuzz i have, The tone filter really makes it versatile in fitting in the mix. Don’t expect this thing to clean up when you back off the guitar volume but instead it splutters.

Están buscando un fuzz con volumen y por cosas de la vida encontré este, me llama mucho la atención su interruptor de octave (vas a crear solos increíbles) es un sonido grueso, oscuro, imponente o bueno así lo tengo ajustado yo. Con este pedal no pasarás desapercibido. Una re invención del clásico 3699.

With fuzz pedals, they never sound like the reviews on YouTube but this one sounds really good. You can get some nice tones from it and it actually has a fuzz sound rather than an overdriven distortion pedal like many others do. The shipping was fast and the seller is great.

Fantastic sound - very versatile. Octave fuzz is just amazing. Only downside? No battery can be used.

Seller was great. Communication on point. Great product as well.

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