in praise of: the mxr distortion II

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whoa! this pedal is hella dank. on low levels it is nice and almost tubescreamery (almost), midway it's just great distortion, think maybe bernard sumner's tone, but then turn it all the way up and it's BREWTAL shoegaze shuddering fuzz. and then you can tweak the sound with the filter and resonance knobs to get multiple different tones. and it's all nice and warm. what a great pedal! due for a reissue je pense ...

― chinese dynasticist, Thursday, 22 June 2006 05:14 (nineteen years ago)

hella dank... man i hope no one ever describes my playing that way.

― ew (aWESome), Friday, 23 June 2006 05:30 (nineteen years ago)

why? you don't want to be good?

― hjfskdl, Friday, 23 June 2006 13:59 (nineteen years ago)

he doesn't want to smell like pot

― gbx (skowly), Friday, 23 June 2006 16:53 (nineteen years ago)

it's more figurative, nahmean

ANYWAYS let's not talk about this, let's talk about how the MXR distortion II is the best distortion pedal EVAH

― hfjdksl, Friday, 23 June 2006 17:46 (nineteen years ago)

http://effectsdatabase.com/images/gear/Boss_FZ2HyperFuzz_l.jpg

― Shoes say, yeah, no hands clap your good bra. (goodbra), Friday, 7 July 2006 03:30 (nineteen years ago)

http://web.tiscalinet.it/andatta/proco_rat.jpg

― AaronK (AaronK), Friday, 7 July 2006 19:58 (nineteen years ago)

I just sold my Rat. It was either uncontrollably feedback-y at the high settings, or at the low, not near full of enough of the chainsaw muzz-buzz for which I love my Hyper Fuzz.

― Shoes say, yeah, no hands clap your good bra. (goodbra), Saturday, 8 July 2006 01:24 (nineteen years ago)

there was something wrong with it then, because a normal one shouldnt be uncontrollable. that happens when the wiring isn't layed out well... the simplest reason for it anyway.

― AaronK (AaronK), Saturday, 8 July 2006 02:09 (nineteen years ago)

this thread is hilarious. i'm buying a rat

― bell labs (bell_labs), Monday, 10 July 2006 02:26 (nineteen years ago)

why are you people talking about distortion pedals that arent the mxr distortion II

― hjkfld, Monday, 10 July 2006 03:30 (nineteen years ago)

I have discovered a world of sound with a certain pedal.

And that pedal is....

THE FENDER BLENDER.

― xgurggleglgllg (xgurggleglgllg), Monday, 10 July 2006 10:07 (nineteen years ago)

Just thought I'd mention it.

Always wanted to try a Rat though...

― xgurggleglgllg (xgurggleglgllg), Monday, 10 July 2006 10:08 (nineteen years ago)

there was something wrong with it then, because a normal one shouldnt be uncontrollable. that happens when the wiring isn't layed out well... the simplest reason for it anyway.

Not likely. Some distortion pedals simply don't know how to perform in certain acoustic settings. The Rat is one of 'em. (Well, that or maybe I just let the battery stay weak too often.)

In any case, the Hyper-Fuzz gives the tone I'm after at ANY volume. It's about 1000x more distorted than the Rat. More waveform clipping than allowed by US law. It's got that drill-press FUZZ that sounds so glorious on solos and horrible on any chord not composed from tonic, 5th, and 3rd. Perfect for kicking in on leads. If you want classic 1960s fuzz, then I haven't found anything that does it like the Hyper-Fuzz. (For more chord-friendly distortion, I stick with the germanium-powered Fulltone 69 or the "drive" button on my Bassman.)

― Shoes say, yeah, no hands clap your good bra. (goodbra), Monday, 10 July 2006 13:33 (nineteen years ago)

HOLY SHIT THE FENDER BLENDER IS A WORLD FULL OF AWESOME. XGURRGLEESCCTTDDF OTM.

― John Justen, Bataan death march of dimes. (johnjusten), Monday, 10 July 2006 15:37 (nineteen years ago)

Sorry. I got a little excited there.

― John Justen, Bataan death march of dimes. (johnjusten), Monday, 10 July 2006 15:51 (nineteen years ago)

i dont know about that. US law allows for plenty of clipping.

― AaronK (AaronK), Monday, 10 July 2006 20:41 (nineteen years ago)

JOHNNYBOY!!YOU ARE SO OTM ABOUT ME BEING OTM!!!!

This excitement for the blender is much deserved,so no apology needed.
Maybe Shoes would like it. Definitely NOT chord friendly!

― xgurggleglgllg (xgurggleglgllg), Monday, 10 July 2006 23:40 (nineteen years ago)

fuzz and distortion are two different things. comparing the hyperfuzz to the rat is kinda apples and oranges, no?

― martin m. (mushrush), Tuesday, 11 July 2006 21:31 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah, this thread has been totallie hijax0red, martin m. A goddamned cryin' shame, too.

― Shoes say, yeah, no hands clap your good bra. (goodbra), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 01:33 (nineteen years ago)

i feel like its more like comparing granny smiths to galas, or lemons to limes

― jklzx, Wednesday, 12 July 2006 06:24 (nineteen years ago)

five years pass...

whoa! this pedal is hella dank.

― chinese dynasticist, Thursday, June 22, 2006 1:14 AM

― shit_ebooks (am0n), Monday, 4 June 2012 16:27 (thirteen years ago)

hella hella dank- but would you gig with it?

― natlawdp, Tuesday, 5 June 2012 14:52 (thirteen years ago)

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