Damage Control
Damage Control Inc. is now known as Strymon.
Damage Control first came to market with their vacuum tube effects pedals. We were immediately captured with their company vision.
Their effects pedals, while considered unwieldy (due to the fact that they consumed a lot of pedalboard space) are also very highly regarded due to their function and high-fidelity sound properties. There was a particular function that was incorporated into Damage Control pedals that we don't quite understand: "The Magic Eye". At the top and center of all Damage Control pedals is a color-changing "Magic Eye". While the Magic Eye is novel, we really consider it unnecessary. The Magic Eye doesn't in any way that we can see, assist a performer with his or her performance, nor does it modify the sound properties of the signal flowing through it.
While this is an imaginative addition to an effect pedal's appeal, there's not much in the way that we can see that this function assists the artist in helping extend his or her craft. We would have rather have seen the Damage Control company apply the thought effort and the monetary effort that was applied to the "Magic Eye" into better electronic signal paths, and better and less expensive manufacturing processes. When the company, Damage Control, USA, became "Strymon", they made this exact pivot, but (unfortunately, in our eyes), also changed their focus into digital effects, abandoning their efforts into tube effects.
Despite our criticisms, we think Damage Control pedals are excellent and people should always be on the lookout for opportunities to obtain and use these unique and great-sounding pedals.
We have endeavored to collect a few meaningful Damage Control pedals to make available for use by up-and-coming bands and artists.
