Morley MOD-DDB Deluxe Distortion - Pedal of the Day

Morley MOD-DDB Deluxe Distortion

Posted By Pedal of the Day on Saturday, October 26, 2024 in Morley, Overdrive / Distortion | 0 comments




Morley MOD-DDB Deluxe Distortion 1

Old, vintage, not really talked about effects pedals are usually some of the coolest, and today we’ve got one for you all that I had NEVER heard anyone talk about. A fellow drummer friend of mine had it laying around at his studio, and I took it home, plugged it in and was WOWED. This Morley MOD-DDB Deluxe Distortion looks like it has been through the ringer and back, and both the sound it produces and the beat-up aesthetic make this one killer distortion pedal…

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Morley MOD-DDB Deluxe Distortion 2

The MOD-DDB Deluxe Distortion was a short-lived collaboration between Morley and Tel-Ray Electronics in the early 1980’s. It uses a TL074 opamp based circuit and runs on two 9 volt batteries or an optional AC adapter. The tone sweep is huge on this pedal which would lend itself to also being used as a bass distortion. This vintage, classic distortion pedal sounds great, featuring lots of saturation and bite without sacrificing any clarity or brilliance.

Morley MOD-DDB Deluxe Distortion 3

The simple Distortion, Tone and Output controls make it easy and quick to dial in a great distortion sound, depending on what setup you’re using. There’s not a ton of info out there about this pedal from Morley, so I hope this is a bit of a diamond-in-the-rough situation for a lot of you out there, and if you can find one, I highly recommend picking it up. Our full demo video is over on our YouTube channel as always, hope you dig this throwback distortion as much as I did!!

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Morley MOD-DDB Deluxe Distortion 4

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