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Badder Monkey
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Badder Monkey
The Origin
Featuring widely acclaimed original “Bad Monkey” circuit
The Evolution
Patent-pending 360-degree rotating Barrel Control selects Behaved, Bad, Badder Circuits. Blend any 2 of the 3 to get hundreds of different mixture combinations. Or combine all 3 in Troop Mode!
Reversible StagePlate™
The Badder Monkey’s reversible StagePlate™ lets you quickly switch between a grippy skid pad and a hook surface for pedalboard mounting, giving you maximum stability and convenience.
Product Highlights
A SIP OF INSPIRATION
What started as a group of DOD employees brewing homemade beer under the playful name “Bad Monkey Brewery” eventually inspired the original Bad Monkey pedal—and now its modern successor, the Badder Monkey.
BARREL (BLEND) CONTROL
This patent-pending 360 Degree control lets you choose between the Behaved, Bad, and Badder circuits. Or dial in a combo of 2 circuits to find your perfect tone.
STAGEPLATE™
The patent-pending 2-sided StagePlate™ ships with the rubber skid-pad side exposed for stable grip, and can be flipped to the hook side (Velcro©) for pedalboard mounting by removing and reinstalling the four screws—giving you reliable flexibility in any setup.
BANANAS (GAIN) CONTROL
Sets the overdrive gain level, adding progressively more distortion and harmonic complexity until your sound quite literally goes “bananas.”
CURIOSITY (LEVEL) CONTROL
Controls the overall output level of the pedal, giving your tone the presence it needs—just like a curious monkey that can’t help stepping forward.
MOOD (EQ) CONTROL
GRUNT (Low EQ) controls the level of the low-frequency equalizer band while SCREECH (Mid/High EQ) controls the level of the mid/high-frequency equalizer band.
BLEND MODE TOGGLE SWITCH
- UP: The Bad overdrive circuit is in phase with the Behaved and Badder circuits when mixed by the BARREL control.
- CENTER: Combines all three circuits (Behaved, Bad, and Badder) into one blended parallel distortion. NOTE: BARREL control will have no adjustment control when in TROOP mode.
- DOWN: The Bad overdrive circuit is out of phase with the Behaved and Badder circuits when mixed by the BARREL control. This out-of-phase mode induces phase cancellation of various frequencies, resulting in additional tonal variety in the blended overdrive sounds.
FOOTSWITCH & LED INDICATOR
This True Bypass footswitch turns the overdrive on or off. LED is lit when pedal is active. Color Indicates Toggle position: Up (Blue), Center (Green), Down (Teal).
THE BADDER MONKEY COLLECTION
More than just a pedal—it comes with essential collectible accessories, including stickers, guitar picks, the Bad Monkey Brewery beer bottle label, owner's manual, and a plastic Barrel of Monkeys keychain. Rock out with the ultimate swag pack.
Badder Monkey Specs
SKU: DOD-BADDERMONKEY
DESCRIPTION Though the re-release of a Bad Monkey has been loudly demanded by fans across the world, and fans would have been sufficiently satisfied by a simple reissue, the Badder Monkey™ is far more than that. The world has never seen an overdrive like the Badder Monkey™!
It not only includes a faithful reproduction of the original circuit and sound but far exceeds its predecessor in features and versatility. From its three completely independent Behaved™, Bad™, and Badder™ overdrive circuits giving you three pedals in one, to its unique parallel blending enabled by the patent-pending Barrel Control™, further enhanced by optional out-of-phase combinations, to the all-three-in-parallel Troop™ mode, the Badder Monkey™ represents unheard-of variability in an affordable compact overdrive pedal!
Specifications
| General Specification | |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 4.68” (11.8cm) x 2.63” (6.9cm) x 2.25” (5.7cm) (L x W x H) / Jack Width = 2.92” (7.4cm) |
| Weight | 0.62 lbs. (0.28 kg) |
| Input | ¼” Instrument Phone Jack |
| Input Impedance | >500kΩ |
| Output | ¼” Instrument Phone Jack |
| Output Impedance | <1kΩ |
| Chassis | Aluminum |
| Power Input | 2.1mm DC Barrel Jack, center (tip) negative |
| Power Supply | PS0913DC Power Supply, Other well-regulated 9V center (tip) negative supply, +18 V tolerant, 9V alkaline “baddery” |
| Consumption | <25mA typical |
| Product Information | |
|---|---|
| SKU | DOD-BADDERMONKEY |
| SKU UPC | 8 10147 52012 1 |
| Packaged Dimensions | 4.88” (12.4cm) x 3.38” (8.6cm) x 2.55” (6.5cm) (L x W x H) |
| Packaged Weight | 0.94 lbs. (0.43 kg) |
| Warranty | 1 year |
| Designed In | Salt Lake City, UT, USA & Seoul, South Korea |
OWNER'S MANUAL