





The DigiTech DOD Chthonic Fuzz Pedal in Blue (pronounced
THAH-nik) creates fat, corpulent, fudgy, sludgy, fuzz tones designed to pair
perfectly with single-coil, P90, gold-foil, and DeArmond style pickups. It also
works great with PAF-style humbuckers, but this fuzz was designed with brighter
guitars and bright, clean amps in mind. Starting with a beloved single-knob
‘70’s fuzz circuit, DigiTech experimented with adding a subtle tone control
(Luster), and then a separate gain control (Fuzz). This yielded a simple yet
powerful fuzz with an earthy, dark flavor. Straight-up transistor clipping
using a pair of 2N2222 transistors allows guitar volume knob clean-up similar
to other classic fuzzes, but the Chthonic comes from a different dimension.
Think of it as a kind of classic fuzz from an alternate universe. The
Chthonic’s Kraken and Cthulhu graphics are courtesy of the same artist that did
the Carcosa Fuzz art. The Chthonic is a psychotic dizygotic dark companion to
the Carcosa Fuzz that takes its place in the pantheon of the underworld.
Placement of the DOD Chthonic Fuzz
The Cthonic Fuzz is designed to be first in the chain. This will allow it to
interact with the guitar pickups and volume control. Rolling off the guitar
volume just a tiny bit will yield the best results, and rolling it back to 7 or
8 will allow the Chthonic to clean up to a nice overdrive. Rolling the guitar
volume to 5 will yield sparkling clean tones. This sensitivity also makes the
Chthonic react to the capacitance of longer cables, so try to keep the cable to
the input to the Chthonic as short as possible. Also, avoid having any pedals
before the Chthonic as the buffer will affect the tone.
Setup of the DOD Chthonic Fuzz
Start with all the controls at 12:00, their midpoint. Then adjust to taste. If
the result is too extreme, then turn the Fuzz and Lustre controls down to a
lower setting. All settings will be heavily dependent on the output level of
your instrument, your amplifier, and your playing style.
Other Features
Fuzz control is used to control the intensity of the fuzz. Turn left for less
fuzz, and right for more. Output control is used to set the output level of the
pedal. Luster control allows the player to turn down high frequencies after the
main distortion stages of the pedal. Press the footswitch to turn the effect on
or off. The LED power indicator lights up when the pedal is on. Connect your
instrument or the output of another effect pedal to the input connector.
Connect the output connector to the input of your amplifier or your other
effects. The pedal has a darker fuzz designed for brighter guitars and amps.
Subtle tone control retains pick attack throughout the entire range. It offers
excellent clean-up with the guitar volume knob.
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