three delay subdivisions,
and things get really
interesting when you tweak
the Rubberneck Rate and
Regen Adjust knobs. The
former determines whether
your runaway feedback
slows down or speeds up,
with a corresponding fall or
rise in pitch. The latter lets
you determine how much
of that oscillation you hear,
from barely audible to full
on chaos that is louder than
your dry signal. Holding
down the bypass switch
activates the Rubberneck
feature.
The controls are very
interactive; for example,
higher gain and tone
settings are more prone
to oscillation, whereas
dialing them back gives
you warmer, more subtle
sounds. My personal sweet
spot was with the Tone
around 1:00, the Gain just
below noon, and a slight,
slow modulation for a sound
that got pretty close to
my Deluxe Memory Man. I
dialed in the Regen Adjust
just below my dry signal
so my notes could sit on a
pleasant oscillating cloud.
It’s fun to mess with the
Rubberneck rate for wacky
spaceship sounds, but the
trailing madness is actually
very musical and I could see
it fitting into a lot of musical
contexts.
This pedal is freaking
awesome. I’m amazed at
how many useful features
are packed into it, and I’m
pleasantly surprised at how
easy it is to use. A lot of
times, pedals with a lot of
functionality can be head-
scratchers (at least for
awhile) but the Rubberneck
offers plug-and-play instant
gratification. The base delay
tones sound great, and the
full range of controls allow
you to tailor it
to your specific
tastes. Throw
in the radical
rubbernecking
feature,
subdivisions,
flawless tap
tempo, and
expression pedal
capability, and you
have what may
very well be the
ultimate analog
delay pedal—
and all this for a
very fair price. If
you’re even mildly curious
about this pedal, please try
it; I promise you won’t be
disappointed. Sometimes,
things live up to all the
hype. The DOD Rubberneck
is one of those things.
WHAT WE LIKE
Awesome analog delay
tones. Superb functionality.
Inspirational rubbernecking
feature. Easy to use.
CONCERNS
None.
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