The DOD Boneshaker is a powerful dirty boost and overdrive pedal built for players who want far more control over their driven tone than a conventional three-knob stompbox can provide.

Designed in collaboration with Mark Wentz of Black Arts Toneworks, the Boneshaker combines gritty, dynamic gain with a highly flexible three-band parametric EQ. Each Low, Mid and High band includes its own selectable centre frequency as well as boost/cut control, allowing you to shape the pedal around your guitar, amplifier, tuning and playing style with remarkable precision.

It can be used to add grind and weight to a clean amplifier, push an already driven amp harder, tighten low tunings, emphasise specific mid frequencies or sculpt unusual overdrive textures for rock, doom, stoner, alternative and experimental guitar sounds.

Why Choose the DOD Boneshaker? Dirty Boost with Serious EQ Control

The Boneshaker is much more flexible than a conventional boost pedal.

Its drive section adds grit, saturation and harmonic weight, while the parametric EQ allows you to decide exactly where that energy sits in the frequency spectrum.

This makes it especially useful for:

• Heavy rhythm guitar

• Down-tuned instruments

• Doom

• Stoner rock

• Alternative

• Progressive music

• Baritone guitar

• Experimental sounds

• Recording

• Live performance

3-Band Parametric EQ

The standout feature of the Boneshaker is its independently adjustable Low, Mid and High bands.

Each band has two controls:

• Frequency selection

• Boost / cut

This gives you much more control than a normal Bass / Middle / Treble EQ.

Low

Choose which low-frequency area you want to affect, then boost or reduce it.

This is useful for:

• Tightening flubby low end

• Adding weight to thinner guitars

• Controlling down-tuned riffs

• Shaping baritone guitar

• Matching different amplifiers

Mid

Select the midrange frequency you want to emphasise or remove.

This is particularly powerful because midrange has a huge influence on whether a guitar sounds:

• Thick

• Scooped

• Forward

• Nasal

• Aggressive

• Smooth

You can use it to help solos cut through a band mix or reduce an unwanted honky frequency.

High

Choose the high-frequency region and then boost or cut it.

This allows you to:

• Add attack

• Increase presence

• Smooth a harsh amplifier

• Reduce fizz

• Add clarity to darker rigs

Designed by Black Arts Toneworks' Mark Wentz

The Boneshaker circuit was designed by Mark Wentz of Black Arts Toneworks, a builder particularly well known among doom, stoner and heavy guitar players.

That influence is reflected in the pedal’s gritty gain structure and its ability to work especially well with low tunings, powerful amplifiers and heavily driven guitar sounds.

Great for Down-Tuned Guitar

The Boneshaker is particularly useful for guitars tuned below standard pitch.

Heavy low-frequency content can sometimes become loose or muddy through conventional drive pedals.

The parametric Low section allows you to identify the problematic frequency area and either reduce it for tighter riffing or emphasise it when you want more weight.

It is a strong choice for:

• Drop D

• Drop C

• Drop B

• Baritone guitar

• Extended-range guitars

• Heavy rhythm playing

Excellent for Gain Stacking

The Boneshaker can be used as a standalone drive pedal, but it also works extremely well with other gain stages.

Try it before:

• High-gain amplifier channels

• Distortion pedals

• Fuzz

• Amp-model platforms

This allows you to use the EQ section to shape the signal before it reaches the next gain stage.

Alternatively, place it after another drive pedal and use its parametric EQ to reshape the finished tone.

Where Should the Boneshaker Go on a Pedalboard?

A useful starting point is:

Guitar → Boneshaker → Distortion / Fuzz → Modulation → Delay → Reverb → Amplifier

However, its extensive EQ makes the Boneshaker especially rewarding to move around the signal chain.

Try it:

• Before distortion to tighten or reshape the input

• After distortion as a post-drive EQ

• Into a breaking-up valve amplifier

• Before fuzz for unusual frequency-focused saturation

• As a dedicated EQ/gain stage for one particular guitar

Tone and Performance

The Boneshaker has a gritty, assertive character rather than behaving like a completely clean boost.

Expect:

• Dirty boost tones

• Gritty overdrive

• Thick rhythm sounds

• Powerful midrange shaping

• Tight low-frequency control

• Adjustable high-end attack

• Excellent response with low tunings

• Strong gain-stacking performance

• Highly customisable frequency response

It can move from relatively restrained grind to much heavier, more aggressive sounds depending on how the Drive and EQ sections are configured.

Who Is It For?

The DOD Boneshaker is particularly well suited to:

• Doom guitarists

• Stoner-rock players

• Alternative musicians

• Hard-rock players

• Progressive guitarists

• Baritone guitar users

• Down-tuned players

• Recording musicians

• Pedalboard builders

• Guitarists who want precise EQ control

• Players stacking multiple gain stages

• Musicians using different guitars through one amplifier

Technical Specifications

• Brand: DOD

• Model: Boneshaker

• Effect Type: Dirty Boost / Overdrive / EQ

• Circuit Designer: Mark Wentz – Black Arts Toneworks

• EQ Type: 3-Band Parametric

• EQ Bands: Low, Mid, High

• Frequency Controls: Independent Low, Mid and High Frequency Selection

• Boost/Cut Controls: Independent Low, Mid and High Level

• Gain Control: Drive

• Output Control: Level

• Bypass: True Bypass

• Input: 1 x 1/4" Instrument

• Output: 1 x 1/4" Instrument

• Format: Stompbox

• Suitable For: Electric Guitar / Baritone Guitar

Power Requirements

The DOD Boneshaker can be powered using a compatible pedal power supply.

What's Included?

• DOD Boneshaker Dirty Boost + EQ Guitar Effects Pedal

Why Buy This One?

The DOD Boneshaker stands apart because it combines dirty boost and overdrive with the kind of frequency control normally associated with a dedicated parametric EQ.

Instead of simply deciding whether you want “more bass” or “less treble”, you can choose which part of each frequency range you want to change and then decide whether to boost or cut it.

That makes it particularly useful for solving real-world rig problems:

• Tightening low tunings

• Helping leads cut through

• Controlling harsh amplifiers

• Adding weight to thin guitars

• Reshaping fuzz or distortion

• Matching several guitars to one amplifier

For heavy, alternative and experimental players, that level of control makes the Boneshaker much more than a conventional overdrive.

Fair Deal Music Verdict

The DOD Boneshaker is one of the more interesting drive pedals for players who care as much about EQ shaping as gain.

Best for: Doom, stoner, alternative, down-tuned and baritone guitar players.

Main benefit: The three-band parametric EQ gives dramatically more control than a conventional distortion or overdrive pedal.

Standout feature: Independent frequency selection and boost/cut for Low, Mid and High bands.

Why we recommend it: It can function as a dirty boost, tone shaper and gain-stacking tool all at once.

Players who want a simple plug-and-play overdrive may not need this much control. For musicians who want to precisely sculpt a heavy guitar sound, however, the Boneshaker is an exceptionally useful pedal.

Why Buy From Fair Deal Music?

Choosing Fair Deal Music means buying from a passionate team of musicians who genuinely understand the products we sell. Whether you're purchasing your first instrument, upgrading your current setup or searching for something special, we're here to help you make the right choice with friendly advice and expert support.

When you shop with Fair Deal Music, you can buy with confidence thanks to:

• Expert advice from knowledgeable musicians

• Carefully checked new, used, pre-owned and ex-display equipment

• Competitive prices on leading music brands

• Secure UK-wide delivery

• Flexible finance options available (subject to status)

• Friendly support before and after your purchase

• A trusted independent UK music retailer with decades of experience

Trade In. Trade Up. Save More.

Thinking about upgrading? Your next piece of gear could cost less than you think.

We're always happy to consider part exchanges and trade-ins on a wide range of musical instruments and equipment. Whether you're looking to upgrade your guitar, keyboard, amplifier, drum kit or studio gear, your existing equipment could help reduce the cost of your next purchase.

Simply get in touch with our team for a no-obligation valuation, and we'll be happy to discuss the options available.

It's an easy way to unlock the value of the gear you no longer use while making your next instrument even more affordable.

Reverb Search Keywords

DOD Boneshaker, DOD Boneshaker Dirty Boost, DOD Boneshaker EQ, Boneshaker Overdrive, Parametric EQ Guitar Pedal, Dirty Boost Pedal, Black Arts Toneworks DOD, Mark Wentz Pedal, Doom Guitar Pedal, Stoner Rock Pedal, Baritone Guitar Pedal, Down Tuned Guitar Pedal, 3 Band Parametric EQ Pedal, Guitar Boost EQ, Heavy Guitar Overdrive