BEARFOOT GUITAR EFFECTS DYNA RED DISTORTION

Honey-sweet tone

FOR: Ample distortion in a box. BearFoot FX blends pedal guru Bjorn Juhl’s inspired designs with DonnerBox’s craftsmanship for a range of pedals more accessible and affordable to the U.S. market. The Dyna Red succeeds where all too many distortion pedals have failed—creating amp-like distortion in a box. We were impressed with the depth, warmth and amp-like qualities of this pedal. At lower gain settings it delivered a tapestry of creamy tones intuitively responsive to touch and the volume control. Bringing the gain up on a drop-D tuning brought out some of the tastiest heavy tones we’ve heard from a distortion pedal. A lot of pedals promise amp-like distortion, but the Dyna Red actually delivers.

NOT FOR: Un-Bear-ably clean tones.

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–Doug Doppler