does anyone use a MXR distortion pedal

brent · Post by **brent** » Sun Sep 01, 2002 5:39 pm

i have the ad30 twin channel, i was wondering how the mxr distortion sounds through orange, any preferences to the vintage or dunlop reissues?

thanks

customandrew · Post by **customandrew** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 11:17 pm

im wondering also...

sorry brent

irish_admiral · Post by **irish_admiral** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 11:57 pm

Hi Brent, welcome.

What sort of sound are you looking to get out of your AD30? It's usually happy with most decent tranparent overdrive pedals, although my personal view is that when you start getting to distortion and fuzz territory, it doesn't sound great as it's too coloured already as an amp.

No input on the MXR i'm afraid, but I can suggest quite a lot of others...

Post by **bclaire** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 12:47 am

Well, I'd tell you if I could remember where the hell my MXR pedal is. when my roommate moved out three years ago, I moved stuff around in the apartment and his old room is the music/ computer room...

... and I have absolutely NO idea where I put that stupid pedal. I probably won't find it until I move.

Billy

feider · Post by **feider** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 11:24 pm

I am wondering too.

Post by **bclaire** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 11:33 pm

Well, I found it a couple of months ago. Not even in my house- in my mother's basement!

I have the MXR Distortion II which is a four knob, AC powered pedal from 1981. It sounds OK... not great or anywhere near as good as more modern pedals, like the Xotic pedals. It has a knob for what adds whoomp, like Marshall cabinet whoomp.
Billy

rrrajo · Post by **rrrajo** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 11:40 pm

These were very good when I was growing up as we had little selection. I used one at half volume output to control a 100 watt Plexi.

Now, there are so many better pedals than those. Personally, I will not use any more Japanese Junk on the floor...Certainly not in conjunction with an Orange.

feider · Post by **feider** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 11:43 pm

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by bclaire
 Well, I found it a couple of months ago. Not even in my house- in my mother's basement!

I have the MXR Distortion II which is a four knob, AC powered pedal from 1981. It sounds OK... not great or anywhere near as good as more modern pedals, like the Xotic pedals. It has a knob for what adds whoomp, like Marshall cabinet whoomp.
Billy
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">I will have to check these xotic pedals out now. For some strange reason, I am wanting to get a sound sorta like ozzy, or motorhead. Dont ask me, I dont know why.

does anyone use a MXR distortion pedal

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