DOD has introduced the DRAG, an all-analog delay pedal built around a bucket brigade circuit and a set of performance controls meant to push repeats well past a standard slapback or wash. The pedal is available now worldwide through retailers and online, priced at $219.99.
At its core, the DRAG delivers up to 750 milliseconds of delay time, stretching to 1.5 seconds through its Rubbernecking function. Four standard controls, Time, Feedback, Level, and Filter, handle the basics of delay length, repeats, and tone shaping, while two dedicated performance controls, Drift and Friction, extend into more expressive territory. Drift adjusts the depth and speed of the pedal’s modulation, while Friction ties into the footswitch to unlock the DRAG’s time-warping features in real time.
Those features include Rubberneck, SlideStop, and Evade, engaged through the footswitch and Friction control together. SlideStop brings the delay signal to a full stop before ramping it back up, Evade introduces alternate motion behaviors such as HopStop and Slide-n-Go, and Rubbernecking layers octave-up and octave-down pitch shifting onto changes in delay time. A short press of the footswitch handles standard bypass, while holding it down activates Friction for hands-on control mid-performance. A middle-mounted button selects between True Bypass and buffered modes with delay tails, and a 3.5mm input supports an optional FS3X footswitch for tap tempo, oscillation hold, and modulation toggling.
Modulation runs through four waveforms, sine, reverse saw, square, and random, across light, medium, and heavy intensity ranges, with a Curve control shaping how that movement behaves. The pedal ships in an aluminum chassis with top-mounted jacks and a reversible StagePlate, a two-sided plate that flips between a textured skid pad for stability and a hook surface for pedalboard mounting. It runs on standard 9V DC power, measures 4.8 by 2.8 by 1.5 inches, and weighs 0.67 pounds.
That performance-first design is what separates the DRAG from most analog delays on the market. Where a lot of bucket brigade pedals stop at warm repeats and modest modulation, DOD built its footswitch and Friction control specifically for players who want to manipulate the delay signal while they play rather than dial in a setting and leave it alone. It rewards experimentation as much as it serves as a straightforward slapback or ambient wash.
The DOD DRAG Analog Delay is available now through retailers and online.
