SNARLING DOGS VERY-TONE DOG Model #SDP-6
The Snarling Dogs, Very-Tone Dog is what they call a "varitone" pedal. By switching the Tone Selector, you choose from any 1 of the 10 sounds available:
Blues, Country, Jazz, 60's British, Semi-hollow body, Surf, Bite, Rockabilly, Twang and Wild Dog
All of these preset settings sound fine and give you many tonal options but where this pedal really shines is as a Pre-amp boost.
When using it this way, in the bypass mode, the variable tone settings are disabled and you are left with just the pre-amp.
Essentially the pre-amp has a notch filter. It sounds great with acoustic instruments as well. The Very-Tone Dog is an essential pedal to have in your collection.
This pedal will improve your sound in multiple ways that YOU choose. As a pre-amp or with the variable tone settings.
Here is a video with some different thoughts on this pedal as well as some examples of the variable sound settings.
This pedal will be a good one for most people even though it might fly under the radar; it is worth keeping an eye out for. In my setup it added a lot of clarity and definition to my sound, much like a sonic maximizer would.
As a Modeling pedal I would give it a modest review. 2 out of 5 stars.
As a Preamp/Boost it makes the cheapest/weakest pickups soar with intensity and definition. 5 out 5 stars.