Poison Noises Dirt Nap Distortion V3

The Dirt Nap Distortion V3 is a distortion pedal from Poison Noises, part of a newly released lineup of new versions from the maker¹. Pedal of the Day, which showcased the pedal, describes it as "Pushing your amp to get that 70s crunch you know and love, the Dirt Nap brings rich, thundering lows and crisp, creamy highs"¹.

What sets the Dirt Nap V3 apart from a basic distortion box is its layered clipping and tone controls. The Dig switch chooses from three separate clipping configurations when toggled up and down, the Rot switch selects different diodes, the new Decompose switch gets the dark chug, and the Snore knob is a sweepable low pass filter. That is a lot of voicing flexibility in one pedal¹.

The controls

Pedal of the Day's review walks through the Dirt Nap V3's control set, and most of it lives on switches and one unusual knob¹.

Control	What it does
Snore knob	A sweepable low pass filter; "bury your tone" by rolling high frequencies off¹
Dig switch	Chooses from three separate clipping configurations as you toggle it up and down¹
Rot switch	Selects different diodes for the clipping stage¹
Decompose switch	Gets the dark chug; new on the V3¹

The Snore knob is the one to understand first, because a sweepable low pass filter is a more powerful tone control than a standard treble roll-off. It lets you take the pedal from bright and present to dark and muted, which pairs naturally with the Decompose switch's darker voice. Between Snore and Decompose you have two independent ways to darken the sound, and between Dig and Rot you have two independent ways to change how the signal clips¹.

The two-switch clipping approach mirrors what Poison Noises does across its lineup. On the Knuckle Sandwich Overdrive V3, the Left Hook toggle provides three clipping modes while the Right Hook toggle gives three diode selections, and Pedal of the Day found that with those added clipping and diode configurations the pedal is "more versatile than ever"². The Crook Overdrive V3 takes a similar approach with The Goods switch, which provides two separate diode selections with more headroom than the original³. The Dirt Nap V3's Dig and Rot switches follow the same pattern: one switch picks the clipping configuration, the other picks the diodes.

What changed in V3

The V3 is one of the newly released versions in Poison Noises' updated lineup¹. Pedal of the Day showcased the Dirt Nap V3 as part of that rollout, describing it as a newly released pedal from the maker¹.

The change the review singles out on the Dirt Nap V3 is the Decompose switch, described as getting "the dark chug you're looking for" and flagged as new on the V3¹. The Rot diode switch and the Dig clipping switch carry over as the pedal's core clipping architecture¹.

For context on how the maker handles version updates elsewhere in the lineup:

The Crook Overdrive V3 added the Lay Low knob for extra bass response and gave The Goods diode switch more headroom than the original³.
The Gluttonous Fuzz V3's Flavor toggle lets you choose between three diode modes⁴.
The Glut Cheeks Fuzz V3 added a Strength control that pulls back the input signal's intensity, similar to rolling back your guitar's volume, and a Mode switch choosing between a two or three transistor configuration⁵.

How it compares and who it suits

Pedal of the Day's overall read on the Dirt Nap V3 is a classic-crunch pedal rather than a modern high-gain machine: "Pushing your amp to get that 70s crunch you know and love, the Dirt Nap brings rich, thundering lows and crisp, creamy highs"¹. For players comparing it against dedicated metal distortions, that voicing matters: the pedal is voiced around 70s amp crunch rather than a modern metal character.

Players shopping in the same category could also look at the Zander Circuitry Cranium V3 Murine Distortion, whose newer version settled for more conventional tone stack controls⁶, or Poison Noises' own The Narc Fuzz Distortion V2.

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Questions

What does the Decompose switch do on the Dirt Nap V3?

The Decompose switch is new on the V3 and gets what Pedal of the Day calls the dark chug. It is a voicing switch that shifts the pedal toward a darker, heavier character, which is the sort of sound players reach for when they want a tighter, low-end focused distortion rather than an open crunch.

What does the Snore knob do?

Snore is a sweepable low pass filter. Rolling it back progressively removes high frequencies, letting you bury your tone and dial the distortion from bright and cutting to dark and muted without touching your amp's EQ. It is the main tone-shaping control on the pedal.

What diodes can the Dirt Nap V3 use?

The Rot switch selects different diodes for the clipping stage. Pedal of the Day describes it as a diode selection control rather than naming specific diode types, so the exact diodes fitted are not published. Switching diodes changes the clipping character, from tighter silicon-style response to smoother or looser feels.

How is the Dirt Nap V3 different from the V2?

The V3 arrived in August 2022 as part of Poison Noises releasing new versions of its entire pedal lineup. The change Pedal of the Day highlights on the Dirt Nap V3 is the new Decompose switch for dark chug. The V3 otherwise keeps the Rot diode switch and the Dig clipping switch that define the pedal's flexible clipping setup.

Is the Dirt Nap V3 good for metal?

Pedal of the Day describes the Dirt Nap as pushing your amp for 70s crunch with rich, thundering lows and crisp, creamy highs, which points more toward classic heavy rock than modern high-gain metal. The Decompose switch's dark chug and the Snore filter's ability to cut highs could work for heavier styles, but the pedal is not voiced as a dedicated metal distortion.

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