This is the first pedal on my board and I never turn it off. I set it to give my sound a touch of overdrive so that even on soft songs I get a strong tone. I never turn it off, and when I use my other overdrive pedals the overdrives layer and I get some really great sounds. I really wish it came with an LED, but it's a very inexpensive pedal so it is a good value. I can't imagine doing with out this as my sound depends on it.

The DOD 250 has been at the front of my signal chain as a boost for about 3 years now. I keep the level maxed out and the gain between 10 and 11 o'clock. This gives me the perfect boost of muscle without being over the top. Transparent yet full. Plenty of sparkle but retains your low-end. Hands down the best $ I've ever spent on guitar equipment.

I really like it with my 73 Bassman but it recently started cutting out. I'm going to try to fix it later as the last reviewer has a similar problem. Otherwise I think it's good.

This is a great middle-of-the-road kind of overdrive. Thick but not too bass-ey. It's got a lot of clarity but it doesn't your ears. Suitable for any style of music. This is my main box for any live situation, practice, jam, studio...etc... I hate the word "Features" it should be "Versatility." That's why I rated it at 5.0. I gave it an "Average" score on quality because I own two and the first one started giving me trouble. After resoldering the ground it has been fine ever since. It's kinda like a Tube Screamer only it's got way more bite and presence. My favorite overdrive of all time. I hope Digitech/DOD doesn't discontinue this again, its a great overdrive. Suitable for any style of music. Highly recomend.

This is my 3rd OD pedal. I thought this would be better sounding than my Boss super overdrive, and smaller than my Visual Sounds ultimate overdrive. It is simply too harsh sounding. With no tone knob there is nothing I can do about it. It has a huge range of gain, but the volume changes too much when you alter the gain. The 3rd strike is that it has no LED light.