DOD
DOD has been building effects in Salt Lake City since 1974, and its catalogue is full of pedals that were affordable first and became cult objects later — the 250 overdrive, the Carcosa fuzz, the Rubberneck delay. Now part of the same group as DigiTech, it has kept releasing genuinely odd designs rather than safe reissues. Recent GuitarBomb coverage includes the Drag analog delay, the Badder Monkey overdrive and the wah-octave-fuzz collaboration with Morley.
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- Overdrive Preamp 250
- Gonkulator
- Rubberneck
- Carcosa
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DOD FAQ4 questions
What does DOD stand for?
The initials of its founder, David Oreste DiFrancesco, who started the American company in 1974. DOD is also the parent of the DigiTech brand — the two names have always belonged to the same manufacturer, with DOD covering the analogue stompboxes.
What is the DOD 250?
The Overdrive Preamp 250, a simple two-knob overdrive in a grey or yellow box, and one of the earliest mass-market drive pedals. It is a hard-edged, mid-forward drive rather than a smooth boost, which is why it still gets reissued and cloned.
Who owns DOD?
Cortek, the parent company of Cort Guitars. DOD went defunct in 2008 and was revived in 2013 under that ownership, which is why the current catalogue mixes reissues of the 1970s and 80s pedals with entirely new designs.
Are old DOD pedals worth collecting?
Some are. The grey-box 250 and a handful of oddities such as the Gonkulator command real money, while the bulk of DOD's 1980s and 90s output is cheap and plentiful. As always with vintage pedals, the price is set by scarcity and reputation rather than by build quality.