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Drunk Beaver's momentous Pedal Drop #40 Druzhkivka Grunge is a cool evolution of the DOD FX69 Grunge Distortion
By cool evolution we mean a DOD Grunge Distortion mixed with a DS-2 style gain stage instead of the Opamp, you get a tweaked EQ and a higher clipping threshold!
The Druzhkivka Grunge is Vitalii’s heavily modified homage to the infamous 90’s DOD FX69. He’s taken this classic high-gain distortion and radically evolved it for modern pedalboards, starting with a completely redesigned gain stage that utilizes a discrete op-amp architecture — similar to the beloved DS-2 — for a more dynamic and responsive feel.
To open up the distortion and breathe more life into the circuit, the clipping section has been doubled, utilizing a quad setup of NOS Soviet KD521 diodes instead of the standard pair. Then combined with a meticulously tweaked EQ section, this pedal delivers a highly usable, roaring 90’s tone.
To top it all off with style, the traditional rotary knobs have been replaced by four slider potentiometers - featuring built-in LEDs, giving you precise, highly visual control over your sound.
40 units will be available as soon as you see this post - they go for $175 / €175 / 649 PLN on the Drunk Beaver Rocks Webstore.
As usual, this is a rapid-prototyping project which has no time for demos - so for this occasions I have references for each of the circuits which inspired this particular design!
Note that further below you get the full list and picture of all 40 Pedal Drops to-date!
Video sound references for DOD Grunge and Boss DS-2
40 Pedal Drops in 4 years!
Favourites in BOLD
- 2022 PD #01 Kherson Drive (SoundJS SD-5 Super Overdrive / Boss SD-1) [Don't Have!]
- 2022 PD #02 Mykolaiv Grunge (Boss PW-2)
- 2022 PD #03 Zaporizhzhia Preamp (Vox Distortion / MXR Distortion+ / DOD250)
- 2022 PD #04 Donetsk Muff (Ibanez JD-01 Het Driver / Ram's Head)
- 2023 PD #05 Dnipro Jet Flanger (Ibanez FL-9 Jet Flanger)
- 2023 PD #06 Kropyvnytskyi OverDrive (Exar OD-02 OverDrive)
- 2023 PD #07 Luhansk Hammer (Ibanez Thrash Metal x Exar HM-03 Hammer)
- 2023 PD #08 Odesa Envelope Filter (MXR Enveloper Filter)
- 2023 PD #09 Kharkiv CMOStortion (Ibanez MT-10 Mostortion)
- 2023 PD #10 Sumy Treble Booster (Germanium RangeMaster)
- 2023 PD #11 Cherkasy Fuzz (Anta Fuzz-Wah)
- 2023 PD #12 Chernihiv Moon Metal (Marshall ShredMaster x Exar Moon Metal)
- 2023 PD #13 Simferopol Venta OD (Venta PE-12 Overdrive)
- 2023 PD #14 Kyiv Lead (Boss SD-2 Lead channel)
- 2023 PD #15 Zhytomyr Sunset (Sunn Beta Lead Preamp)
- 2023 PD #16 Poltava DOA Muff (Op-amp Big Muff)
- 2024 PD #17 Rivne Compressor (Dyna Comp x Ross Compressor)
- 2024 PD #18 Chernivtsi Trembita (Optical Tremolo)
- 2024 PD #19 Khelnytskyi OD (Boss OD-1 x Boss OD-3)
- 2024 PD #20 Ternopil Pentode Preamp (Voc AC15 Pentode Channel)
- 2024 PD #21 Lviv Liontaur (Klon Centaur) [Red & Yellow Editions]
- 2024 PD #22 Vinnytsia Echo Machine (Ibanez EM-5 Digital Delay)
- 2024 PD #23 Lutsk Deluxe Preamp (Fender 5E3 Deluxe)
- 2024 PD #24 Uzhhorod Xtortion (Boss XT-2)
- 2025 PD #25 Ivano-Frankivsk Fuzz (Boss FZ-3)
- 2025 PD #26 LA Metal (Ibanez LM7 LA Metal]
- 2025 PD #27 Volnovakha Super Fuzz (Univox Super-Fuzz)
- 2025 PD #28 Hostomel Tube Driver (TubeWorks Real Tube RT-901)
- 2025 PD #29 Bucha Square Wave (Univox Square Wave Fuzz)
- 2025 PD #30 Kherson Drive Retro [see PD #1] (SoundJS SD-5 Super Overdrive / Boss SD-1)
- 2025 PD #31 Kharkiv Supercharged CMOS (Mad Professor Stone Grey Distortion x Catalinbread Supercharged Overdrive)
- 2025 PD #32 Okhtyrka Honey Bee (BJFE Honey Bee)
- 2025 PD #33 Irpin Bee Baa (Roland AF-100 Bee Baa Fuzz)
- 2025 PD #34 Mariupol Jazz Preamp (Roland Jazz Chorus Preamp)
- 2026 PD #35 Mykolaiv Broadcast Attack (Magnetic Saturation Overdrive)
- 2026 PD #36 Chernihiv Sonic Distortion (Ibanez / Maxon SD9)
- 2026 PD #37 Bashtanka Muff (Big Muff 2)
- 2026 PD #38 Voznesensk Dino Drive (T-Rex / Dinosaural Tube Bender)
- 2026 PD #39 Huliaipole Anarchy Fuzz (Massively Evolved Germanium-infused Jordan Boss Tone)
- 2026 PD #40 Druzhkivka Grunge Distortion (DOD Grunge x Boss DS-2)
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