the Marshall pedal.

this is what a distortion should sound like.
and at this price,Yes! i finally got it right.
its not meant as a metal pedal.
it makes my amp sound high end for sure and
the two separate tone controls,the only way to fly.
if this is your first distortion quest,BUY IT!.
other experienced guys,you owe it to yourself to try it!

Not Your Typical Distortion Pedal

The Dark Matter Distortion is not a typical fuzz type distortion pedal. It is more of a distortion tone pedal, meaning it gives you the same type of tone and distortion effect you would get in an overdriven tube amp. As such, it is responsive to how hard or how soft you play. In addition, it is more of a natural sound with variant intensity in the distortion itself.

The distortion is not oversaturated like some distortion pedal effects. This is more old school. TC Electronic keeps the quality high end and offers more traditional rock or blues like tonal options in this pedal. You won't get insane metal distortion out of this box. On the other hand, TC Electronic offers those who need more distortion the Rotweiller Distortion pedal, a high gain intense distortion sound compared to the Dark Matter.

I am pleased with Dark Matter Distortion as I am with all the TC Electronic stompboxesl. Highly recommended.

great tone

the name is a bit misleading (although i like it), the pedal has a great overdrive quality up to ripping distortion. Very open sounding, not compressed. As stated it does a killer job of acting like a real tube amp, play lite and it cleans up, dig in and it crunches. Same idea happens when you roll off the volume. This is a very musical pedal with a variety of tones (SRV to Rhodes), highly recommended.

Good starting point.

Sounds great as a sustaining boost or as a stand alone rythym distortion. Keeps your tone in tact and the low end is nice. With high gain settings on the pedal it is easy to overload your amp if you use high gain amps causing serious low end build-up on lower strings. Other complaints would be the treble control seems to have little effect on the sound whether is at 0 or 10. Also when you buy true bypass pedals you have to deal with the popping noise they make when turning them on and off. Great pedal but not mind blowing.

Dark Matter Review

I have several TC pedals and I have my favorites, the Dark Matter displays the great look and feel of a well made product, the average score is based on the thin sound it produces. The distortion sound is what I expected but the voice switch does not seem to offset the thin sound. When I put it behind the MojoMojo pedal it works out.