The Bacon N' Eggs Mini Amp Plus Distortion is a Danelectro mini pedal that combines a small amplifier with a distortion circuit. It has a built-in miniature speaker, which lets it make sound on its own without being plugged into an amp.1
In practice, that speaker is not the main draw. On the JHS Pedals show, Josh Scott described it as having "a built-in miniature speaker that is pretty much useless."1
How players use it
Where the Bacon N' Eggs earns its keep is as a drive pedal into a real amplifier. JHS described it as something you can "use this as a boost/overdrive" into another amp, which puts it in the same territory as other mini drive pedals in Danelectro's lineup, such as the DJ-16 Bacon & Eggs Mini Amp/Distortion and the DJ-2C T-Bone Distortion Mini.1
What reviewers said
The main criticism from the JHS episode is control. Josh Scott said:
"I think it would be a great boost pedal if I could control it. But it's uncontrollable1."
He was referring to the pedal's volume and its tendency to feed back, which he and Nick discussed as reasons the design needs knobs.1
For players comparing it with other Danelectro drive pedals, the wider range includes the D-1 Fab Distortion, the Grilled Cheese Distortion and the Fab Tone, all covered on the Distortion Pedals page.
Videos
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Sources (1)
- DO THEY NEED KNOBS?, JHS Pedals
