Waohh its sounds great, traditional distortion. My boss md2 sounded sometimes to me to much.
Andy from proguitar shop has a great video with this pedal but sorry no link.
Search MXR distortion + on you tube.
Thoughts?
Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 2:32 pm
by johnnyseven
Which version is it that you like so much?
Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 2:51 pm
by weeping_moon
johnnyseven wrote:Which version is it that you like so much?
the yellow one. the humbuckers in most of my guitars are so hot that the mxr is just fine.
Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 2:56 pm
by johnnyseven
There have been many versions of the Distortion+ over the years, with differences in the sound between them. Are you talking about the current issue?
I had a reissue script version that sounded really good, the only issue was that the amount of volume available was pretty limited.
Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 3:16 pm
by weeping_moon
johnnyseven wrote:There have been many versions of the Distortion+ over the years, with differences in the sound between them. Are you talking about the current issue?
I had a reissue script version that sounded really good, the only issue was that the amount of volume available was pretty limited.
no volume issue on this one.
Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 4:20 pm
by theshadowofseattle
I never realized how much easier avatars and signatures make it to read a thread before.
Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 6:01 pm
by dezb1
theshadowofseattle wrote:I never realized how much easier avatars and signatures make it to read a thread before.
word!
Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 6:22 pm
by 71Smallbox
Kurt Cobain never used an MXR Distortion+. I don't think he'll have the opportunity to try one though.
Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 6:22 pm
by Doog
weeping_moon wrote:
johnnyseven wrote:There have been many versions of the Distortion+ over the years, with differences in the sound between them. Are you talking about the current issue?
I had a reissue script version that sounded really good, the only issue was that the amount of volume available was pretty limited.
no volume issue on this one.
Depends on how hot and/or high your pickups are, if the pedal's output can keep up with it.
Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 6:35 pm
by Doog
71Smallbox wrote:Kurt Cobain never used an MXR Distortion+. I don't think he'll have the opportunity to try one though.
Apparently he did:
Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 6:42 pm
by Noirie.
Yep, overseas on the Mudhoney/Tad tour.
Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 7:12 pm
by NickD
It's a great pedal, I've got a battered to fuck original script one that I bought used in the early 90s and have been using since.
Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 8:44 pm
by 71Smallbox
Doog wrote:
71Smallbox wrote:Kurt Cobain never used an MXR Distortion+. I don't think he'll have the opportunity to try one though.
Apparently he did:
That's probably why Weeping Moon has one then.
Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 9:38 pm
by Noirie.
I used to have a Grumbly Wolf which is based on a 70's one but has more output.
Would like an Mxr version at some point after hearing Rowland S Howard used one. To me it sounds like hes using one here:
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Posted: Wed May 28, 2014 4:13 am
by weeping_moon
71Smallbox wrote:
Doog wrote:
71Smallbox wrote:Kurt Cobain never used an MXR Distortion+. I don't think he'll have the opportunity to try one though.
Apparently he did:
That's probably why Weeping Moon has one then.
Fu.k you!
I didnt have a clue. I bought it because i like the ozzy sound on blizzard.
Randy.
Posted: Wed May 28, 2014 4:16 am
by weeping_moon
Doog wrote:
weeping_moon wrote:
johnnyseven wrote:There have been many versions of the Distortion+ over the years, with differences in the sound between them. Are you talking about the current issue?
I had a reissue script version that sounded really good, the only issue was that the amount of volume available was pretty limited.
no volume issue on this one.
Depends on how hot and/or high your pickups are, if the pedal's output can keep up with it.
Well no probs with mine
Posted: Wed May 28, 2014 11:25 am
by johnnyseven
The issue I had with mine is that the volume control doesn't only affect volume, but the tone as well. The sweet spot was with the volume at around a half to 3/4 of the way up, but compared to other drive pedals I had on my board this made the MXR too quiet. So despite sounding really good it just didn't work for me in my set up. I guess if you're only using a Distortion+ and nothing else it wouldn't be an issue though. They may have sorted this in the current re-issue though, if that is the one Weeping Moon is using.
Posted: Wed May 28, 2014 11:54 am
by Doog
johnnyseven wrote:The issue I had with mine is that the volume control doesn't only affect volume, but the tone as well
Sounds more like an interaction with the front-end of your amp than something the pedal is doing? Otherwise, that's some weirdass output volume control.
Posted: Wed May 28, 2014 11:59 am
by johnnyseven
I thought that it was an idiosyncrasy of the pedal, I seem to remember PGS Andy referring to it in his video demo.
Posted: Wed May 28, 2014 3:18 pm
by Mike
because of it's placement it's also acting as part of a filter network so yes it has a tonal effect. (POOR DESIGN LOL)
