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Usually ships in 2-3 business days | | | | | | In the middle ranges of the Output and Distortion controls, you'll find soft-clipped distortion tones that sound truly retro-authentic, especially when they're mixed with a splash of reverb. Pushing Distortion up higher produces classic fuzz tones that are finding their way onto an increasing number of albums. A welcome, enjoyable alternative to LA saturation and British crunch. Power: Single 9 volt battery or Dunlop ECB-003 AC adapter - Controls: Footswitch toggles effect on/bypass (red LED indicates on) Output knob sets total output gain Distortion knob adjusts ratio of clean signal with distortion | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 5.8 inches | | Product Width: | 4.4 inches | | Product Height: | 2.7 inches | | Product Weight: | 1.1 pounds | | Package Length: | 5.8 inches | | Package Width: | 4.4 inches | | Package Height: | 2.6 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.45 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 8 reviews |
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| | Features | Truly retro-authentic tonesHigh distortion level produces classic fuzz tonesAlternative to LA saturation and British crunchOutput knob sets total output gainDistortion knob adjusts ratio of clean signal with distortion
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| | Customer Reviews | Average Customer Review: ( 8 customer reviews )
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7 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 A blast from the past Dec 26, 2009
By Glen Kepic
"IBZRRSR"
I just bought a Dunlop version of this distortion pedal today and I think its great. I had one back in the early '80s (ran it through a Peavey Mace, gains maxed on both channels, always used for leads...yeah,I miss the Mace) and I get the fat tones with singing sustain I remember, though now I'm using a Fender CT w/ a semi clean preset.
I was recently looking at a Guitar Player magazine from a few years ago that had a History Of Effects column and the MXR Distortion + was featured as part of this article. They stated it was more of an overdrive. I agree. Those guitarists looking for "metal" type distortion might be dissapointed.
The manual and press will state things like "Warm overdrive with the distortion lowered to...". I never worried about that. Back in the day both the output and distortion levels were always maxed and now I turn the output level to about 3/4 to match the level of my original signal.
edit--- While listening to the Saints - Vikings game yesterday, I was plugged in and played around with the controls on this stompbox and found them to be more useful than I thought.
With the Output control at 2:00 and the Distortion control at 1:00 the tone was indeed very warm and full, nice for some Trower tunes using Whitey, my funky strat copy.
Increasing the level of the Distortion control even a little would change the overall character of the tone very nicely.
The status LED is a welcome addition because I remember leaving my old one on accidentally (or thinking I turned it off) and the end of a song would be accompanied by screaming feedback.
Anyway, I'm really happy with this purchase and it happily shares space on my pedalboard w/ a Bad Monkey, Marshall BB2 and a Boss DS-1.
year later edit:
I probably should have mentioned earlier this pedal was Randy Rhoads fave for distorted tones. I recall a GP interview where he said "I use it alot". RIP, RR.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Very Nice Jul 15, 2011
By pamcdermitt
The other guitarist in my band has the vintage version of this pedal. His tone is simply amazing through an old, cheap hybrid crate, and a vintage Ibanez guitar. I have been trying to replicate his tone with a variety of tube amps (Fender Blues Jr. and Hot Rod DeVille, Peavey Classic 50 and 30) with no luck. On a whim, I scored this pedal on Amazon for a good price and Whammo! There was the tone I had been searching for! I go clean on any of the aforementioned amps, output on the MXR at 2 o'clock, distortion at 3 and keep it on all night!
I have been playing guitar and working in bands since 1985, and I believe this pedal has found a permanent spot on my small pedal board. This is a pretty versatile pedal too. You can get slight breakup all the way up to thick gain. Metal guitarists should stay away from this one. I think it could make a nice volume booster for lead work too making it even more useful. Easy to use, seems durable (my guitarist's dist+ is over 20 years old!). All in all, a great buy.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Ultimate, classic sound! Mar 17, 2010
By J. Queen
I also had one of these back in the '80s, and after 25 years as a bass player, I'm back to playing guitar. Driving my Tele through this pedal gives me that organic, vintage sound that I fell in love with a lifetime ago.
 Bit harsh but pretty good Jan 19, 2011
By H. Lennon
I bought this for my friend and he really likes it but said that it's not quite true to the 1970's version. It's build quite sturdy and as the picture implies, is really quite simple to use.
Love it for mild, tube-like distortion Mar 26, 2010
By aspiring saint
"TATITTLE"
For artists who appreciate clean sound overall. This gives great tone for classic rock, not for the over the top heavy metal head though. Used by Jerry Garcia and other classic era guitarists.
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