The CTO-1 has a pretty solid construction. It has a metal casing, and also metal jacks. It felt sturdy when I played it, and the foot switch seemed very responsive.

It has control knobs for volume, treble/bass and gain. A nice feature of these knobs is that they are out of the way when playing, because they are located on the top of the pedal, as opposed to the front.

This pedal does a great job at delivering classic, warm over driven tones, without sacrificing any of the natural tones of your guitar and the adjustable gain level can be tweaked to provide a wide range of great overdrive sounds. This Danelectro is a great addition to your set up if you are playing through a tube amp, and are looking for a boost in your gain.

Overall, Danelectro has done a great job with their CTO-1 Transparent Overdrive pedal. It is an affordable pedal that produces professional tones.

Recommended for: Rock, Classic Rock and Blues.

Below are some videos that demonstrate exactly what the Danelectro CTO-1 can do: