
Danelectro DJ-5 Tuna Melt Tremolo Pedal
Emulate your favorite 50s artists with this vintage tremelo pedal. It's designed to realistically simulate the trem of a 1950s tube amp.
Overall User Ratings (based on 26 ratings)
Submitted February 2, 2010 by a customer from yahoo.com
"Instant Fogerty"
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This Tuna Melt pedal helps to make a signature sound a little easier to come by for a low price. It's part of a set that work together well.
Sound
Played with a slightly overdriven telecaster, I immediately thought of CCR when I first heard this pedal, like Midnight Special or Born on the Bayou. Warm and swampy right out of the box. Reacts well to my 4 position set up. Swampy (in the most desirable sense) with the neck pickup and heavenly glistening on the bridge pickup.
Features
Danelectro provides their own 9V battery. Looks great works great. Interestingly, the product photo shows 3 knobs but the unit I received has a little toggle switch in the middle instead of a third knob (switches between smooth and hard tremelo waves). I prefer the toggle switch.
Ease of Use
It's impossible to NOT get your desired effect within 5 seconds. Speed knob, depth knob and a little toggle switch (not another knob in the middle like the photo but a toggle switch)that switches easily between smooth waves and hard waves. Way easy to use.
Quality
Heavy plastic yellow case with a metal bottom plate. I don't think this will break if I dropped it. I've been using the Danelectro Bacon 'n' Eggs for a few months now and it stands up to daily play very well. This Tuna Melt unit is constructed the same way. I would vote 10 on this unit if the knobs weren't plastic and cheap feeling, though chrome-covered.
Value
I'm amazed at the sound quality of these Danelectro pedals for the price and this Tuna Melt is no different - I feel like I made a very wise choice in terms of what you're getting for the money. An excellent value. Solid build and great sound.
Manufacturer Support
The first Danelectro pedal I bought I sent back because of a flaw and I received another unit back the next day. But it was Zzounds customer service not Danelectro's. Nevertheless, I haven't had any trouble with the replacement Bacon 'n' Eggs or this Tuna Melt unit.
The Wow Factor
This is the yellow pedal in Danelectro's colorful set. Cool or campy depending on your point of view. I like Batman, Elvis, cheeseburgers and these Danelectro pedals.
Musical Background:
Hobbyist
Musical Style:
Blues Americana
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Submitted June 27, 2006 by a customer from hotmail.com
Danelectro DJ5 Tuna Melt Customer Review
Sound
sounds GREAT. i use two with my electric piano and one before my old two knob voodoo lab tremolo. just fantastic little units.
Features
if came with a brand new danelectro battery (nice, they are). the best feature is the switch to go from triangle/square wave instantly.
The Wow Factor
they look like rad '50s style effects and they fit in the palm of your hand.
Musical Background:
active musician
Musical Style:
alternative/country/irish/mississippi hill country blues/jazz/ old rock
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Submitted October 28, 2004 by platypusrec
"I am cool"
Boss is better and more durable.
Sound
I think it is a really joyful peddle with warm echos and funny sounds ahahaah
Features
needs more options hard and soft thats kinda week by OK
Quality
wow
Value
i bet the boss is better and more durable but I got it for 10 bucks so thats cool
Manufacturer Support
good and wow
Musical Background:
active musician and studio stuff
Musical Style:
rock and other stuff
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Submitted January 9, 2005 by a customer from blackdahlia.zzn.com
"Useful, but not essential"
I bought it because I needed a tremelo. I still need a tremelo, but this pedal doesn't do that. I did gain a nifty little box that can create some interesting sounds though.
Sound
It's an interesting pedal. I use it on the fastest setting to create a sort of B3 type sound on my guitar.
Virtually useless as a "regular" tremelo, as even the slowest setting is too fast
Quality
Plastic case probably wouldn't take a lot of beating on the road. Mine stays in the studio so that's not a problem.
The Wow Factor
Glad I own it, but wouldn't go out of my way to replace it if it broke
Musical Background:
Hobbyist
Musical Style:
Metal mostly, with occasional soundtrack work on the side
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