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(More customer reviews)Danelectro products range from exceedingly cool (and cost effective), to laughably cheesy (useless at any price). For those smitten by the rock sounds and vibes of yesteryear (like myself), Dano has perfectly captured the retro/vintage/kitsch corner of the gadget market.
The BLT unquestionably falls into the 'exceedingly cool' category. It is definitely a one trick pony, but 29 bucks buys one fun trick. The BLT replicates to perfection the nearly omnipresent slap-back echo of the 50's used by Scotty Moore, Duane Eddy, et al. The BLT doesn't have much in the way of latitude (let's say it nicks surf and rockabilly and leave it at that), is not programmable (who cares), and is probably a little less than durable. I guess if one wants to crunch a pedal under an engineer boot, Boss might be the way to go. But Boss can't keep up w/ this little gem.
The BLT is very quiet. The bypass doesn't color the stock sound whatsoever. With the tiny mix nob at about 4:30, and the slapback nob at 11:00, I get a perfect "Rebel 'rouser" sound from neck position on my Tele. I play through a Silvertone 1484 head, and employ the freaky 'verb and excellent tremolo for the finishing touches. I don't need a 3K Gretch or Gib to get down to business. The sound has that certain distant tin can/transistor radio thing, and the slap-back is simply the bomb.
Unless a person is extremely interested in exploring the possibilties of Echoplex-type knock-offs, 30 bucks will buy all the Sun Studios stink they'll ever need.
Go, kat, go.
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