After a four hour band rehearsal today using the new MXR it was by far a huge improvement and really gave me that 70's distortion I needed for songs by Santana, Steppenwolf, Doobie Brothers, and ZZTop. I found it very easy to dial in the right sound for each song. I like to get as close to the original sound as much as possible and this pedal helped me greatly.
Output - very nice and really makes a difference in the fatness of what is put out. I never went past 12 noon and had plenty of power.
Tone - big difference here from the DS-1 because the MXR goes from low heavy tone to high thin sound plus there is a wide range in that knob to choose from.
Distortion - the usual here but again much more variance in that knob from 8 o'clock to 5 o'clock position.
Foot Stomp Switch - I like that better than the Boss version
Crunch switch - just a sweet bonus if you don't need a ton of distortion use the crunch switch to just add some fat to the sound with a little more bass to it. I found that great for blues.
The MXR has that smooth distortion with better sustain that what I am used to . It really carried me through the classic rock songs using distortion. I would highly recommend this pedal to anyone looking for that 70's classic sound. Kudo's to Bob at Back Stage Pass Music Center in Waco for recommending it and letting me demo it in the store this week. It sells for $80 which is the middle of the price ranges I have seen for similar pedals. It's my new favorite pedal for now.
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