tc electronic Dark Matter Distortion

Awesome pedal

Awesome pedal, robust, good metal Quality finished, knobs are also running smoothly. Excellent sound effects. Overall best experience.

really good

well for the price cannot complain

Great Budget Distortion Pedal

Prior to buying this I did a bit of research regarding this pedal and was honestly expecting it to be a pretty run of the mill budget distortion, but I must say I'm floored by how good this sounds. A really great range of sounds though it could use something a bit more on the high gain sound. On high gain it has a few minor feedback and cutting out issues but when your playing and in the swings of things its not too noticeable.

Overall I'd highly recommend this as a budget pedal for its durability and versatility, neat little thing all around!

Great Distortion for a good price

I used this as an *overdrive* as opposed to a distortion through my jazzmaster / ac30. Sounds amazing, great for the price. Cannot recommend enough

Muddy mess

I had this pedal for years now but it just doesn't work well for me. It's muddy, unfocused, the EQ never gives me a usable sound. Just like the MojoMojo it sounds the same on any amp. It floods/drowns any other items in your rig that otherwise would have contributed to your final sound.

TC Electronic makes some nice effect pedals and I've got quite a few of them, but this (and the MojoMojo) ain't one of the good ones.

The build quality of the pedal is outstanding though.

Really versatile

I play a lot of diferent styles with a couple of bands and also for myself at home and this is one of the most versatile distortions I have ever tried. Really recommended.

Great od/ distortion

I use this pedal as my main distortion pedal on a Fender Hotrod deluxe mkII with a Fender telecaster special from 2010. It sounds exactly like advertised. It's a good distortion. It's quite transparant so it makes your guitar still sound like your guitar!

The knobs are pretty straight forward: gain, volume, bass, treble and a toggle switch that kind of shifts the mid emphasis to a more modern sound. To be honest the down position will probably have troubles cutting true a bandmix

But there is plenty gain on tap in this pedal

It also likes to be booster by a tubescreamer the potentio meters from the bass and treble controls are center detent. This means you can cut and boost the bass of treble frequenties. This is quite handy if you have a super shrill or bassy amp. Of if it lacks bass or treble you can boost them. The build Quality is good. The Paint work is good. And the sound is good. Foto the price what more do you want?

Pros: cheap, good sounding distortion goes from overdrive to distortion to fuzz alike tones, you can cut pro boost bass and treble. Plenty of volume on tap, and pretty transparent.

Cons: to bad there is no mid control. Except for the Toggle switch., The distortion is not for everybody: it's quite hairy and probably doesn't deliver modern metal tones.

That said it's a pretty good investment and it's dirt cheap.

Nice distortion

As a replacement to my metal zone, uhm.... Great tone!

Pros: loved it, voice switch for vintage/modern sounds, a lot of control

Cons: the battery screw is tough.

Not really for my taste

Put it on my main pedalboard paired with Jet City 100HDM amp and Jet City 24S+ cab

The good and at the same time the bad thing (depend on how you like your pedals) is that there are many configuration options with the voice + 4 controls.

For me it is a bad thing as I have not found a tone that I like.

If you like it simple, I recommend looking at another pedal.

Not to end the review on a bad note: the voice switch is really great if you want to switch between modern or vintage distortion - it really works and the difference is noticeable.

Really versatile. Has somewhat of a Screamer vibe, but harder. Great for heavy rock styles and soloing.