A while back Danelectro starting selling pedals for under $20 each. I sprung for a distortion and and overdrive pedal that were $15 each. They are cheap plastic, and the parts on the inside are so tiny that…I don’t know. They’re just tiny. The thing is – these pedals sound very good! Remarkably good considering the price. If you see them, snag one or two. I’ve gigged with them a couple of times. I don’t like them as much as my Fulldrive or GT-2, but for $15 each…
The Bee Baa was my first effects purchase. Bought used in 1975 or 76, the Bee Baa is one of the few pedals I regret selling. It transformed my 12-watt solid state 1×12 into a multi-channel, fire-breathing monster…well, sort of. It had a host of knobs and three footswitches. It covered the boost/distortion effects from a great clean boost to more fuzz than I could ever care to use. Inbetween it handled a great range of overdrive and distortion sounds and really did a nice job for me. I stopped using the pedal after buying a multi-channel amp, and eventually sold it to a friend. It’s been a long time since I’ve heard a Bee Baa, but as far as I can tell it probably was real close to some of the “boutique” pedals that are out there now.