[salmo]

I accidentally wandered into a test trying to find something out:

> Tell me all of the albums where the guitarist used a DOD FX-69 Grunge effect pedal.

> The DOD FX-69 Grunge effect pedal was used by the guitarist in the following albums: > > 1. "Nevermind" by Nirvana (1991) > 2. "In Utero" by Nirvana (1993) > 3. "Bleach" by Nirvana (1989) > 4. "Superunknown" by Soundgarden (1994) > 5. "Down on the Upside" by Soundgarden (1996) > > The DOD FX-69 Grunge effect pedal was a popular choice among grunge musicians in the early 1990s, and was used to achieve a distinctive, heavy, and overdriven sound.

They've all failed almost identically. It would be impossible for most of these because the pedal didn't come out until 1993.

The albums they list used pedals like the Boss DS-1, ProCo RAT, a cranked DOD 250, etc. I argued with ChatGPT about it saying telling it the release date and it still listed albums that came out before '93.

Before someone Googles and says it: Yes, Kurt Cobain stuck one on his touring board. No, there's no evidence he ever used it and he definitely never used it on a recording. Most think he just thought it was funny... and it did end up driving sales.

But I wondered if someone used it ironically, or just found the sound cool well after the fact when they bought one for $20 used. I still haven't found an artist using one on a recording. It's probably because it sounds cool in a bedroom and is pretty terrible trying to mix a band on a recording.