Description
The DOD Badder Monkey is a compact overdrive that packs three distinct drive circuits into one pedal, and lets you blend them together. It brings back the original Bad Monkey circuit that fans have been asking about for years, then adds two new voices around it: a lower-gain Behaved circuit and a higher-gain Badder circuit. Run any one on its own, or mix them to dial in a drive sound that is genuinely your own.
The blending is handled by the Barrel control, a 360-degree rotary knob that selects a circuit or crossfades between two of them. That gives you hundreds of possible combinations, from light, touch-sensitive breakup to thick, saturated crunch, all from a single stompbox. A three-position Blend Mode switch takes it further. In the up position the circuits blend in phase. In the down position the Bad circuit is flipped out of phase, which causes phase cancellation at various frequencies and gives you extra tonal variety. In the center position, Troop mode runs all three circuits in parallel at once (the Barrel control is bypassed in this mode).
The controls keep the DOD sense of humor while staying easy to use. Bananas sets the gain, Curiosity sets the output level, and the Mood EQ gives you Grunt for low frequencies and Screech for mids and highs. A tri-color LED shows which blend mode you're in: blue for up, green for center, and teal for down.
Key Features
- Three independent overdrive circuits in one pedal: Behaved (lower gain), Bad (the original Bad Monkey), and Badder (higher gain)
- Barrel control for selecting a single circuit or blending any two in parallel
- Troop mode blends all three circuits at once
- Phase invert option on the Bad circuit for additional blended tones
- Bananas (gain) control, with a triple-gang pot that adjusts all three circuits together
- Curiosity (output level) control
- Mood EQ with Grunt (low) and Screech (mid/high) cut and boost
- Tri-color LED indicates blend mode
- True bypass footswitch
- Reversible StagePlate base: a grippy rubber skid pad on one side and a hook-and-loop surface on the other for pedalboard mounting (switch sides by removing and reinstalling four screws)
- Compact aluminum chassis
- Runs on a 9V DC center-negative supply or an optional 9V battery
- Includes collectible extras such as stickers, guitar picks, and a Barrel of Monkeys keychain
Specs
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Dimensions: 4.68" L x 2.63" W x 2.25" H (11.8 x 6.9 x 5.7 cm)
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Weight: 0.62 lbs (0.28 kg)
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Input / Output: 1/4" instrument jacks
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Input impedance: greater than 500k ohms
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Output impedance: less than 1k ohm
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Power: 2.1mm DC barrel jack, center (tip) negative, 9V (tolerates up to 18V)
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Current draw: under 25mA typical
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Warranty: 1 year
If you like the idea of several overdrive pedals but don't have the board space, the Badder Monkey is worth a close look. Orders from Tone Wolf ship fully insured from our Brooklyn, NYC facility, usually within one business day. Questions about the Badder Monkey or how it fits with the rest of your pedalboard? Get in touch and we'll be happy to help.
