DOD Electronics
Encyclopedia
DOD Electronics or simply DOD is a Harman International
company specializing in making guitar
effects pedals, most of which are now discontinued. Additionally, the company has made active crossover gear.
DOD originally stood for David Oreste Di Francesco, who founded the company in 1974. He was the original engineer who later sold the company to Harman International. The engineer now runs a company called Rolls Corporation.
Many of the more popular DOD pedals are now available under the DigiTech name. DOD, after the appropriation, was given the retronym
"Division Of DigiTech". This includes the Grunge, Death Metal and Envelope Filter.
DOD created a cheaper range of effect pedals that was sometimes said to be designed for the more novice musician, although they are still used by a number of professionals. For example many DOD distortions are largely designed to be played in a bedroom at quiet volumes through a small amplifier and some musicians playing them at high volume with a band find the sounds to be uncontrollable.
Many of the pedals are very highly regarded by experimental and noise music
artists for their unique, extreme sounds and lo-fi settings which are sometimes not attainable on more expensive musical equipment. Some pedals, such as the Buzz Box or Gonkulator Modulator, have become collectors items and change hands on ebay for far more than they cost new. The most popular DOD pedal was probably the "Grunge" - an extremely heavy distortion pedal designed to emulate the sounds of Nirvana
and The Melvins
. DOD boasted that it was used by Kurt Cobain
. It was given to him as a joke and he was said to have hated the pedal to the point of throwing it into the crowd at one concert.
Harman International Industries
Harman International Industries is an American-based international audio and infotainment equipment company. The company designs, manufactures and markets audio and infotainment products for the car, the home, theatres and venues, as well as electronics for audio professionals...
company specializing in making guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
effects pedals, most of which are now discontinued. Additionally, the company has made active crossover gear.
DOD originally stood for David Oreste Di Francesco, who founded the company in 1974. He was the original engineer who later sold the company to Harman International. The engineer now runs a company called Rolls Corporation.
Many of the more popular DOD pedals are now available under the DigiTech name. DOD, after the appropriation, was given the retronym
Retronym
A retronym is a type of neologism that provides a new name for an object or concept to differentiate the original form or version of it from a more recent form or version. The original name is most often augmented with an adjective to account for later developments of the object or concept itself...
"Division Of DigiTech". This includes the Grunge, Death Metal and Envelope Filter.
DOD created a cheaper range of effect pedals that was sometimes said to be designed for the more novice musician, although they are still used by a number of professionals. For example many DOD distortions are largely designed to be played in a bedroom at quiet volumes through a small amplifier and some musicians playing them at high volume with a band find the sounds to be uncontrollable.
Many of the pedals are very highly regarded by experimental and noise music
Noise music
Noise music is a term used to describe varieties of avant-garde music and sound art that may use elements such as cacophony, dissonance, atonality, noise, indeterminacy, and repetition in their realization. Noise music can feature distortion, various types of acoustically or electronically...
artists for their unique, extreme sounds and lo-fi settings which are sometimes not attainable on more expensive musical equipment. Some pedals, such as the Buzz Box or Gonkulator Modulator, have become collectors items and change hands on ebay for far more than they cost new. The most popular DOD pedal was probably the "Grunge" - an extremely heavy distortion pedal designed to emulate the sounds of Nirvana
Nirvana (band)
Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987...
and The Melvins
The Melvins
The Melvins are an American band that formed in 1983. They usually perform as a trio, but in recent years have performed as a four piece with two drummers. Since 1984, singer and guitarist Buzz Osborne and drummer Dale Crover have been the band's constant members...
. DOD boasted that it was used by Kurt Cobain
Kurt Cobain
Kurt Donald Cobain was an American singer-songwriter, musician and artist, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the grunge band Nirvana...
. It was given to him as a joke and he was said to have hated the pedal to the point of throwing it into the crowd at one concert.
DOD Effects "FX" Pedals in order by name
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DOD "SR" Crossovers in order by item #
- SR823 Two-way stereo, three-way mono active crossover
- SR834 Three-way stereo, four-way mono active crossover
- SR835 Two-way stereo, three-way mono active crossover
External links
- AmericasPedal.net (comprehensive resource for DOD's FX-series of effects pedals)