TC Electronic Dark Matter Distortion Effect Pedal, Black

Buy this from Bajaao, people. Wayy cheaper there. Sounds amazing, though.

Does what it advertises. Not for extreme heavy distrotion (like Death metal or Black metal). Has a very nice range of bluesy distrotion to hard rock, works best in that range. The gain pedal comes alive after 12 o clock. At 3 you get a hard rock distrotion. Very responsive to guitar volume knob. That's where the level knob comes in handy, or else its almost way too loud for bedroom play. This can also be used a nice boost. With low distrotion it didnt color my signal a lot.

Nice...

Received a faulty one

Delivered on time. Good product quality.

dream distortion you wont regret

Very versatile for a hybrid pedalboard. I use it along with a Cry baby and Zoom G5n( amp simulation, modulation and delay). Though not recommended for Metal players. I love the distinctive low end of this pedal 🤘

Es una buena distorción llena de graves y tono clásico, no es una distorción con súper ganancia, diría que se asemeja más a un overdrive, amenos que tengas pastillas con mucha salida podrás hacerlo sonar algo más heavy. El switch Voice agrega un poco de agudos, sin embargo con algunas configuraciones es difícil notar la diferencia al mover tal switch. La calidad del pedal en general es buenísima.

I bought this pedal to use in front of a Bugera g5 with a 1x12 celestion-V semi-open-back. Putting it through the clean channel, it was ok. It's got a decent middle of the road rock tone on its own and if you're putting it through a transparent tone to emulate an old plexi, it should do the job for relatively little $. But I didn't buy it for mid-road rock. I bought it for metal. When I gain stacked it with the overdrive channel of my g5, the whole setup came alive. It stacks easily and beautifully with the g5 preamp and gives me anything from a classic metal tone, to tight thrashy tones, to death metal liquid saturation. I'm not sure its the right pedal to play djent with, my Mojomojo might be better for that. It might do djent if I dial just the right gains and EQ in, but even if it doesn't do djent perfectly, its a great addition to my collection and I don't regret the purchase. This pedal also has some great options that give you alot of flexibility in tone sculpting. I find its just enough, combined with my amp tone stack, to give me plenty of flexibility, without getting frustrated at having too many options. My only complaint is that it doesn't sound nearly as good as my amps overdrive channel when compared on their own. But honestly, how can I really call that a downside that a $70 pedal doesn't sound as good as a $400 tube amp. Honestly, I'm in love with TC right now because whether you're on a budget, or just looking for something to spice up an old tube rig, they have some very solid, very versatile, great sounding stuff.

What I exactly need

Sounds great Good build quality and fairly cheap You get a lot for your money I use a power supply so can’t comment on battery life but definitely great pedal 👍

I can honestly say that this is one of the greatest pedals I own. Though there may have been a couple of moments where I wrestled with the sound, "there is a particular recording I did where I wasn't very pleased with the tone I got out that made me forget the pedal for a bit," I nevertheless came back to this dirt box and rediscovered what I loved about it in the first place. This pedal sounds more than descent at first glance or try, one will perceive a warm growling rock tone with all the knobs set to 12 and minimal effort "just play a couple of power chords". That is just the beginning though!! This black box of mayhem begins to really shine when you experiment with it: When you Mess with the pedal's knobs "The bass knob in particular", experiment with picking dynamics, use doublestops, alternate between staccato and legato phrasing etc... This pedal, for the price, is like an initial course into guitar tone, meant for those who are more serious about tone than playing a very specific genre. This pedal responds to your dynamics the same way that a tube screamer does but with a more marshall plexi bite, a sound more akin to tube like distortion. So this might not be the right pedal if you're into metal riffs where consistency in every note is required and compression keeps everything smooth. If you are very specific about the style of music you play and predictability is what you seek by all means buy a more expensive pedal that caters to that musical genre in particular. If however you want versatility and a bit of unpredictability in your playing without hurting your bank account, this pedal is perfect!!. TC electronic does describe this pedal as more for tone aficionados, so this a great pedal. My only concerns regarding the Dark Matter are that the pedal is not built as tough as say an MXR pedal or even a BOSS Pedal for the road's wear and tear. and that yeah single coil guitars beware !! this pedal can produce a very annoying hiss when using your strat or tele specially if you have wiring issues in your pedal board. Those things are minor however and they are sins that can be forgiven for a pedal that is so damn cheap. For a distortion that has been used by the likes of Vernon Reed and Andy Summers this little gadget is truly remarkable.