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[JMP/HBE]

1979 MXR Distortion + modified.

 

[ehdwuld]

What were the mods?

Looks nice and relic'd

 

[JMP/HBE]

What were the mods?

Looks nice and relic'd

DC jack install.
Resistor change to tighten up low end.
3 caps replaced.
On/off LED indicator install.
Replace bad pot.
True bypass on/off switch install.
Replace battery snap.

 

[jeremy]

looks like its got some mojo

 

[Mincer]

You played some Ozzy, right?

 

[hamerfan]

Looking at the remaning CTS pot it was made in 1979 or on

 

[Securb]

I approve

 

[JMP/HBE]

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[marcello252]

never got along well with dist+, but I've always played Fender on Fender amps for the last 25 years, must be the eq

 

[Securb]

never got along well with dist+, but I've always played Fender on Fender amps for the last 25 years, must be the eq

That was my recipe for years: a Silverface Fender and a D+. I also used a dimed boost as another gain stage, and there is a distinct difference in the tone, finger sensitivity, and compression when stacking it. The pedal is okay on its own but amazing when stacked with another gain stage.

 

[marcello252]

That was my recipe for years: a Silverface Fender and a D+.

Do you play with high gain? I play with moderate gain, the edge of breakup, when needed I add a fuzz or a distortion in chain to get out of the mix. In this context the Dist+ never suits me as a main stage, neither as a booster, it always lack something. Matter of taste I think.

 

[Securb]

I would say yes, we are fairly high gain. The rhythm guitar on this is an MXR D+ with an EP-type boost on it. The lead is a Wampler Dracarys. You can hear the separation during the lead, or if you pan the tracks, they are mixed fairly wide.

 

[JMP/HBE]

https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/the-good-stuff/celebrating-a-nasty-little-dirt-box

 

[JMP/HBE]

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