MXR Custom Badass '78

Jakek5150

Jakek5150

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I've read on forums people if the "'78" is in reference to EVH. Whether it is or isn't it sounds good from the clip, IMO.

http://www.guitarcenter.com/MXR-M78...rtion-Guitar-Effects-Pedal-H71886-i1820237.gc



And for $80, it seems like a good deal.
 
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literally just got them at the shop today

it's not gona replace my Box of Rock or anything but it's a solid distortion pedal -- think a DS-1 that actually sounds cool.
 
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^ the fact that you still shop at GC when you know where Wendell and I work makes my friggin head spin
 
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Sounds like a slightly smoothed out Distortion +. Should make a nice goose for a NMV amp.
 
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JeffB said:
Sounds like a slightly smoothed out Distortion +. Should make a nice goose for a NMV amp.
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yep, just checked wikipedia, "The Boss DS-1 is a distortion pedal for guitar, manufactured by the Roland Corporation under the brand name Boss since 1978"
 
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sounds like a goosed up MXR Distortion + .. I used one for years .. not a bad pedal at all

I wish more demo clips wouldn't sound like I just walked into GC and there's that guy playing the same wanky licks ..
 
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Well, maybe I don't need a '78 then, since I already have a modded DS-1. I think maybe my main attraction it to its looks, anyway. It's a cool-looking stompbox.

Still, I'd like to A/B it against my Recto DS-1 just to see.

As long as MXR is re-packaging booteek mods of classic pedals into new, affordable, mass-produced (if not terribly original nor creative) designs, I wish to hell they'd give us an '84 smallbox Rat in a normal MXR enclosure. I'd buy one in a second, since I've had a DIY one on the shelf for a frikkin' year and still haven't gotten around to finishing it.
 
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Rich_S said:
As long as MXR is re-packaging booteek mods of classic pedals into new, affordable, mass-produced (if not terribly original nor creative) designs, I wish to hell they'd give us an '84 smallbox Rat in a normal MXR enclosure. I'd buy one in a second, since I've had a DIY one on the shelf for a frikkin' year and still haven't gotten around to finishing it.
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Have you looked at these: http://www.generalguitargadgets.com...=flypage-ask.tpl&product_id=159&category_id=7

Or these: http://buildyourownclone.com/mouse.html
 
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The MXR Distortion + and Boss DS-1 Distortion are NOT the same thing. It seems a few folks aren't distinquishing between the two in this thread.
 
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Cool, it should be dry enough now:1:

1978 had a lot of guitar stuff going on, hard to tell what they were referring to. But, it definitely sounds better than a stock DS-1 from the clip (not that I'm saying it has any relation to one), may need to check one out.
 
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devastone said:
Cool, it should be dry enough now:1:

1978 had a lot of guitar stuff going on, hard to tell what they were referring to. But, it definitely sounds better than a stock DS-1 from the clip (not that I'm saying it has any relation to one), may need to check one out.
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The pedal building community has back engineered and say its a modded DS-1. The crunch button replaces the silicon diodes with LEDs for gain which I love. The best dirt pedals to my ear all use LED for distortion
 
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I bought one a while back and it sounded great when used with my Peavey Classic 30. Traded that amp for the Traynor YCV40, which I like much more than the Peavey, but the Custom Badass '78 didn't jive with the amp. Too thin sounding. Traded it in on mic.
 
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