Best effect unit with no clout?

[Aceman]

I was looking at buying one of these but apparently JHS did a video of them in 2020 and the price has gone up a little

Was hanging with the Frank Falbo. He has one of the larger next gen plastic box versions. Says it is the same circuit. Those are usually cheaper. That said - it was worth $100 or so as dirt boxes go IMO.

[Coma]

What is your favorite distortion pedal that has no clout, no mojo, and no cult following? I for one really like the DN-2 Dynadrive. It's like a more even sounding DS-1 that expands your dynamic range on terms of controlling how much distortion you get, but it also conpresses your signal volumewise. So you can clean up your signal with the volume on your guitar without disappearing behind the other instruments. I think people didn't like them because they were digital.

I don't use distortion pedals, if I can't get the tone I want out of the amp alone then I sell it. That being said, the one pedal that made me almost change my tune was actually my bud's DN2, that thing sounds freaking amazing.