Oliver Ackermann

Oliver Ackermann consistently features the rare early Death By Audio Armageddon pedal on his pedalboard, as seen in multiple photos. It appears to serve as the fuzz section of a DBA Apocalypse, feeding into a filter circuit where the resonance is fixed, allowing control over frequency and the transition between high and low pass. This setup is a staple in his gear, according to images from Myspacecdn.

As pictured on Olivers pedal board circa 2015. Appears to be the prototype for the Death By Audio Ghost Delay pedal.

"The first pedal I modified successfully was an Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress. I changed the range of the speed and how it interacted with the positive and negative forms of the slope, and also created forced feedback within itself to oscillate and create noises. What really gave me a lot of knowledge was starting the effects pedal company. I used to take custom orders for anything, and that forced me to figure out how to build some projects that I’d agreed to do."

In that video Oliver showed his personal pedal board and and Death By Audio Rooms is in it.

His board features two of these that have been repainted black. You can tell they are the same from LED placement, knob function and the unique enclousure style. One of which appears to have the effect level potentiometer removed.

Along with the Armageddon this is the only pedal that seems to make it into every generation of his pedal board. Despite his penchant for string removal he does truly value staying in tune.

In this interview with Gear Anxiety, Olivers talks about his modified Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb

Used on the 2022 live tour, picture taken in Prague, March.

Used on the 2022 live tour, picture taken in Prague, March.

used in this classic "Death By Audio Fuzz War" fuzz pedal demo video

seen in this photo of Ackermann's pedalboard from a IG story he shared a couple of years ago.

as you can see in the photo this is a cry baby wah pedal

In a video by EarthQuakerDevices titled "A tour through the Death By Audio factory," Oliver Ackermann is seen using the Boss TU-3S Chromatic Tuner at the 32:20 mark.