The Skrydstrup DST1 is a distortion pedal, described by Delicious Audio as "a three-knob, high-end level distortion pedal"1. It sits in the distortion family, alongside overdrive and fuzz, and is aimed at players looking for amp-like drive tones in a stompbox.
What it does
According to Delicious Audio's Paolo De Gregorio, the DST1 "delivers a range of tones from crancked plexi sounds to singing lead sounds with the dynamics of a tube amplifier"1. In practice that places it in the camp of drive pedals that respond to picking strength and guitar volume the way a pushed tube amp does, rather than compressing everything into a single flat texture.
The pedal's three knobs cover level, gain and tone, but the tone stage works differently from most. As the review puts it, "The TONE control is not a conventional tone control, but a hi-frequency attenuation control. When turned all the way to" the right, it is not active1. That means the knob only rolls off treble as you turn it left from maximum, leaving the full frequency range untouched at its top setting.
Build and where it comes from
The DST1 is made in Hannover, Germany. Delicious Audio describes it as "A spartan looking, sturdy and rather large device hailing from Hannover, Germany"1, so players used to compact pedals should expect a bigger footprint on the board.
What reviewers said
Delicious Audio's verdict on Skrydstrup pedals generally, and the DST1 with it, was positive on both counts that matter for a drive pedal1:
"With Skrydstrup pedals, the workmanship and the dynamic and powerful sound are convincing."
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Sources (1)
- Skrydstrup DST1 Distortion, Delicious Audio, 2020-09-21
