Just bought a DOD Carcosa - wow!

Loobs · December 2020

That might be the best 77 euros I've ever spent. The range of tones in it are incredible and almost every setting sounds good! Is it too good to be true? I don't think I've ever had a better fuzz!

Fuengi · December 2020

Always fancied one of these but never tried one. Also really like the look of the Boneshaker, missed one on Reverb last month because it tried to get £5 off. Idiot.

mixolyd · December 2020

I don’t like the cheap feeling of the Carcosa. The enclosure is very light, the knobs turn too freely for my liking, just ends up feeling very cheaply built - more so than many of the £20 AliExpress pedals.

joetele · December 2020

Used to love mine, and it's one of my big regrets. It can do nice overdrive and distortion, and nasty spitty fuzz, and even muff style tones

meltedbuzzbox · December 2020

Initially I loved the carcosa and I was staggered at what it could do. Everything from light drive to angry fuzz.
I couldn't ever settle on a fixed sound. It was too flexible for me. A good pedal, especially when they were easily had for 40 quid

TTBZ · December 2020

mixolyd said:

I don’t like the cheap feeling of the Carcosa. The enclosure is very light, the knobs turn too freely for my liking, just ends up feeling very cheaply built - more so than many of the £20 AliExpress pedals.

I thought this as well, it was too easy to move the knobs or knock them when pressing the switch. It did sound good but was another one of those fuzzes which drops you out the mix when engaged, or at least it did with my setup (into a crunchy Laney GH50L at the time). I also wanted it to be higher gain without having to use too much of the after control as it went too splatty/gated. Overall a very good stoner rock pedal though and I loved the graphics. I'd try one again now I have a different amp, would just need to tape the controls down.

I've heard the MXR Variac Fuzz does a similar sort of thing but a bit less compressed/more "raw" and crunchy so might not drop out so much.

Loobs · December 2020

Haven't used it in the mix yet but will record with it today hopefully. But it'll probably primarily be used for recording and just playing at home. Never liked fuzz that much in a band context.

MagicPigDetective · December 2020

Into a Boss Katana, sounds great at every setting. But ino my new Orange Rocker, it’s not sounding the same or as good. Needs more work to find settings that work with it, or maybe the amp just doesn’t take it well?

meltedbuzzbox · December 2020

MagicPigDetective said:

Into a Boss Katana, sounds great at every setting. But ino my new Orange Rocker, it’s not sounding the same or as good. Needs more work to find settings that work with it, or maybe the amp just doesn’t take it well?

Must be a ropey amp if it makes a boss katana sound good

MagicPigDetective · December 2020

meltedbuzzbox said:

MagicPigDetective said:

Into a Boss Katana, sounds great at every setting. But ino my new Orange Rocker, it’s not sounding the same or as good. Needs more work to find settings that work with it, or maybe the amp just doesn’t take it well?

Must be a ropey amp if it makes a boss katana sound good

No don’t say that! It’s meant to be a big upgrade to my first valve amp. I’m liking it a lot, though pedals are not reacting the same to it as the Katana, will just have to learn which pedals the amp takes well.

distressed · August 2023

This thing is great. Overdrive settings:

https://imgur.com/SqWRc8O.mp4

roberty · August 2023

I have a lot of fuzz pedals (more than 30) and the Carosa is my favourite. It's the one I have on my board (DIY clone)

roberty · August 2023

Oh shit this thread is 3 years old lmao

It's still good :-)

roberty · August 2023

How are you getting on, @Loobs ?

guitargeek62 · August 2023

I’m loving mine, I bought one six months or so back and it’s just superb fun. There’s less gain overall than I expected, but more than enough still for most needs

borntohang · August 2023

Even in a old thread I'm still happy to shill for the old faithful Carc.

Great as a boost, drive, or fuzz on bass or guitar. Love the thing at that price point (or indeed any price point). Currently it's been used as a 'Neil' emulator with lowish gain but crunchy bias to add sag and nastiness to a high headroom amp.

Moe_Zambeek · August 2023

I could never get on with mine, always had to compromise on one thing or another to stop it sounding too dull or too sharp.

Tom K tweaked it and released
it as the Spiral Electric Demhe, if anyone wants a mild upgrade.

Loobs · August 2023

I sold it @roberty - can't really remember why. I think it was just way way too spiky and harsh. I used it on one recording. For that sort of thing, I have a Z Vex Fuzz Factory.

distressed · August 2023

It's great for me because it complements muff-alike fuzzes I have, it's not muffled and sits great in the mix. Also versatile and has tons of output.

Greatape · August 2023

Anyone tried Tom Cram's Demhe, which i think is an evolution of that design?

theatreanchor · August 2023

Loobs said:

I sold it @roberty - can't really remember why. I think it was just way way too spiky and harsh. I used it on one recording. For that sort of thing, I have a Z Vex Fuzz Factory.

This was my experience. Bright for a fuzz.

roberty · August 2023

theatreanchor said:

Loobs said:

I sold it @roberty - can't really remember why. I think it was just way way too spiky and harsh. I used it on one recording. For that sort of thing, I have a Z Vex Fuzz Factory.

This was my experience. Bright for a fuzz.

Wow okay. I can get just the right amount of fizz with the cut control. My amp is pretty dirty so maybe that helps

distressed · August 2023

Cut control certainly helps, and I run it through SHO (always on at the end of a chain) and Bassman 135 through Marshall 4x12 cab. I can pick my own preferred amount of harshness with ease. Also, guitar tone control helps for sure.

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