MXR Distortion +

[Nuclear Vampire]

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I had an MXR+ and loved it. I managed to get a very killer Piece Of Mind era sound through it, my Model 3 and - yer all gonna laugh now - my Gorilla GG-60 amp! I'm fucking serious, it was almost spot on! The Gorilla's are made by Pignose and it was just a cheap little practice amp but it had ballz!

[jgcable]

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I had an MXR+ and loved it. I managed to get a very killer Piece Of Mind era sound through it, my Model 3 and - yer all gonna laugh now - my Gorilla GG-60 amp! I'm fucking serious, it was almost spot on! The Gorilla's are made by Pignose and it was just a cheap little practice amp but it had ballz!

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[Nuclear Vampire]

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I was thinking that right after I submitted the post! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[DonP]

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I was thinking that right after I submitted the post! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

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My first amp was a GC-35. Put it this way, I was so green, I didn't know guitars had to be tuned (just string it up and go, right?) [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

I still have the GC-35, but it's guts have been ripped out and now it's a micro 2203 with a 3 watt power section. All tube, and much better.

[Rupe]

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The MXR Distortion + came out when there were a lot of solid state amps floating around - I thought they were great with my old Acoustic 134 solid state 4x10 amp. I think they sound like shit into a tube amp personally.

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I think the exact opposite is true. I own an older unit (post script, pre LED) that sounds decent through almost any tube amp that I've used it with, but I have yet to find a solid state amp that it matches up to well. It gets way too buzzy and harsh with ss amps. Overall, I'm not a huge fan of this pedal but I do keep one around for certain tonal colors.

That said, I too think Randy's tone was OK but not great. He used a script logo which sounds much different than the later Distortion +'s. They typically had a bit less gain than the newer units and better dynamic response, although were somewhat "thinner" sounding IMO.

[torquemada]

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I guess I`m between the Boss DS-1 Mod and the Ibanez Tube Screamer, a few years I had the Tube Screamer but I was looking for another sound. I think I can use the Tube Screamer in front of my Amp Distortion.

[Final Sacrifice]

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One of the few pieces of gear I've owned is the DM4 and I can not reccomend it. It sounded like crap no matter what, and I tweaked the hell out if it. It was very digital and buzzy sounding, and I went into it with no prejudices against line 6 or modelers. The response of it was like the guitar's volume was down and it wasn't getting enough signal, even when the volume was maxed. I thought it was pure crap.