While the pedal’s girth imparts a sense of heavy-duty ruggedness, the Dawg does seem overly large considering its relatively compact solid-state circuitry. The GK essentially has a gritty fuzz tone with exceptional flexibility afforded by the three-band EQ. It unloads a lot of sustain, and at higher gain settings, it begins to get unruly, adding chirpy harmonics and ringing overtones in an alluringly nutty fashion.