MXR Distortion+
One of the first commercially available distortion pedals. Simple two-knob design (Output and Distortion) delivering a gritty, mid-focused drive. Randy Rhoads used it as his primary distortion pedal to push his Marshalls into aggressive overdrive territory.
Modeler equivalents
- helix
- Minotaur
- quad_cortex
- Distortion+
- fractal
- Plus Distortion
- kemper
- Plus DS
- katana
- DST+ (Booster)
Recipes using this gear
Field notes on the MXR Distortion+
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