any love for the mxr distortion +?

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Re: any love for the mxr distortion +?

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I haven’t tried a vintage one, but really like this. Has toggle for germ / silicon ...



HorseyBoy wrote: Fri Jun 15, 2018 1:05 am I know Tym at Tym Guitars makes/has made a bunch of Distortion + variations, including three different Bob Mould signature pedals (The St Paul, Beauty and Ruin, Sky Patch) and two different Ed Kuepper/Saints boxes! Then there's a bunch of different "Tymexar" boxes.
Plenty of blog pots from him but maybe start here: https://tymguitars.com.au/blogs/blog/th ... distortion
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My favorite is MXR M169 simply because of the bass range.
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Isn't the M169 a delay? :hmm:
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I had a script logo for decades and sold it because I didn’t use it . I don’t miss it .
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chankgeez wrote: Sat Jul 14, 2018 12:34 am Isn't the M169 a delay? :hmm:
yeah that’s the carbon copy delay... i think we got spammed by MXR! the “here’s the video to learn more” part is kinda a giveaway... :banger:
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:hihi: Apparently, I wasn't really payin' attention. :tu:
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And why bass pedals? That wasn't even the discussion.
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Is the MXR Bass Distortion based on a souped-up/modded Distortion+ circuit?
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Is the DOD 250 the same as the MXR Dist?
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stella_blues wrote: Sun Jul 15, 2018 12:50 pm Is the DOD 250 the same as the MXR Dist?
yep... pretty much the only dif is silicon diodes in the dod, germanium diodes in the mxr. which makes the dod louder...
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