All user reviews for the MXR M116 Fullbore Metal

the effect available? : Depending on the game each
edition? you turn the knobs you test and you feel t ADVISED!
lamp? oO
technology? I would say a former

UTILIZATION

a turn of the knob there is nothing easier!

SOUND QUALITY

efficiency? frankly departing J stays in the background has the "scoop" but actually ca serve me not for my style of music (progressive metal)

I update with lots of stuff:

musciman JP50, Ibanez jpm p3, ibanez jem 7v and other rg 3120 .....

j hooks not scoop too aggressive for my game ....

OVERALL OPINION

How long have you use it?
about 1 year

What thing do you like most and least?
the scoop

Have you tried many other models before buying it?
mt2, ds2, Tubeman 2 and other distortion Ina ....

How would you rate the quality / price?
departing a little tank because I wanted THE big sound via the scoop "on" but not impossible to have (too death / black), in the end I am delivered and I have "exploded" the medium (yes I am 10) to have a nice bump and a cozy well with my vai sound. it is clear, precise cutting on a mesa recto say (hey I'm plugged into the clean of a peavey Rockmaster preamp with mxr distortion and go out on guitar rigg with a pair of speakers jbl lsr 2300 monitoring it helps ^^ ) day I frankly all I want and I love this potato straighter and net it gives me the 2 mt seems bland next to, opposite the al Rondat LNA allows me to put me in a register more rock " satrianesque "qand I want to do" simple "

With experience, you do again this choice? ...

Yes twice that a meme, although the noise gate serve me anything (I have a decimator upstream) I find it frankly more interesting than its sister the mt2 that it actually remains bland and "muscle" next to. my config allowed to think that I will play on a true mesa head if I unveiled my not "secret", a very nice surprise when trying to do simple and effective, is more than a test with JP50 to see the grain and rendering with crunch lab and LiquiFire.


great stuff if you have what it takes upstream!

then it is a distortion; this there is a noise gate and included a boost.
this is pure analog and hard.

editable: What????

classic pedal jack in, out and power supply

UTILIZATION

So as they all say it does not like extremes. No knob thoroughly this is the only thing to know her. Otherwise there is a demonic distortion playing around with.

A manual or ca? But as soon as it is really useful for this type of pedal.

SOUND QUALITY

Effective, responsive and realistic enough? GRAVE!!!!!!

So I use it with my lag Arkane (micro DiMarzio Super Distortion)

And watch Vantage (upgrade with a seymour duncan distortion Mayem kit)

Hard to find things that I do not like it. After the knobs to the background sound becomes very runny thus avoided.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had a month and I just do without. MXR is good.

Yes eyes closed I would do the same choice.

Type Metal distortion pedal (no kidding)

Small, light, with a scoop (which boost here and compresses the sound advantageously) and a noise gate
It is analog and short, it has 6 knobs: Volume, Frequency, Gain, Low, Medium, High

What I was looking, comprehensive, compact and simple.

UTILIZATION

The manual ... But what manual?

If we know what are the knobs and if we know that we must open the pedal to adjust the noisegate (not practice) bah now ... Ya just plug in!

But takes a little practice to find exactly THE sound.

The noisegate're really breaks sweets set, but when it's done you come back more. Activation as well as the boost can not be foot ... Being a guy with fingers princess I can push it ... But some of my friends with their socks not successful ... End brief c is very small!

I take off points for that but it is not so disturbing that ...

SOUND QUALITY

So there nano 1 cm rotation not change a lot of things ... The pedal has a tendency to sound synthetic active if not boost the mids and if you put at noon. Acute bleeding, contrast ... But no panic! A little fiddling we get to a balanced palm mutes its huge ... And that is my foot. The sound may be warm while keeping the edge and dynamism

All distos from punk to death are in this tiny box, the settings are infinite, the pedal a huge gain ... So be sure you like the radical distos!

I use it with a Peavey Bandit 112 and an Ibanez RGA32 ... And wow ... It's broke! I tried the dark matter, the metal muff, the mt2 ... And the MXR outperforms all. Because you can find a specific sound, balanced while all other synthetic sound (especially mt2, which is heavier).

This pedal is the sharp metal distos Swiss Army knife.

OVERALL OPINION

I for one and a half years.
Above I could find a sound I was looking and I found nowhere else despite tested models mentioned above.

A 90 € go for it ... She really is. I have no regrets, everything I asked her she did (except cappuccino but ... I have tried).

If you try it do not stop at the first impression is that of coldness when we begin to understand we rediscovered! So for your test, try and explore long, I highly recommend to lovers of big sound!

Analog distortion with noise gate and treble booster built. Classic jack connector

UTILIZATION

Pretty simple to use, even if there's a three equal bands (bass mid treble), a gain knob, one volume, two small buttons to the gate or treble booster

SOUND QUALITY

I use a gibson lp trad (classic 57 then). Basically, I am more connected Rock seventies (high gain but with bump in the mids). I also use it with a standard epi lp

I only have my periods and I scratch the metal riff, and I wanted a sound that allows me to get into that field there.

It was made for that and it feels. Big riff and Palm mutes are completely enjoyable with this stuff. Are solo, I kiffe not but I think it's personal

She sends so that ca gain becomes hard to differentiate guitars, but somehow that is what asked. Despite equal, it's still generally a sound V. Logic you tell me.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had three months. I think I would do this choice. Verily it serves to make the metal, but it does royally good. If you are looking for versatile, go your way.

I had a DS1 before I sold for this distortion, then a premium mxr classic rock.

Both coexist well on my pedal board, I activate one or the other depending on the mood of the moment! I think I'll keep longtemp

Its fabulous for metal
for rock-ish
No breath with integrated noise gate very well set factory
Setting 3 mid bands with high and low frequency + boost, volume, gain,
transparent bypass
Supply (jack on the side, but not conventional practice because it is not likely to tear or by repeating concert, so a +) or 9V battery that lasts long
Wholesale her hot solo as rhythmic
Solid

UTILIZATION

Simple and intuitive
no need for manual
one branch, we play and made his settings will

SOUND QUALITY

Wholesale her hot solo as rhythmic
With a transistor amp or lamps (clear sound on the amp) or simulation hp for recording
excellent! blast Fabulous!

OVERALL OPINION

Disappointed by Electro Harmonix, Balckstar, Rocktron and I found the Boss distortion dream!

Graves, parametric mids, treble, volume and gain
Works with a 9V battery or power supply

UTILIZATION

Very simple

SOUND QUALITY

Stuck!
The best pedal in the world
except the Bogner Uberschall but more than double in neuro!
J had the Blacckstar ht metal (yuck, and sizzling sounds confusing, light manufacturing and low-end), the screaming mt2, the palmer (good), the Digitech 'drooling and sizzling sounds like blackstar).
The +: the integrated noise gate! accurate and awesome. Avoids buying a isp decimator 150 euros, and when you play metal, the noise gate is essential!

OVERALL OPINION

I use it everywhere and home concerts.
Big sound, specific score
Great!

I think everything has been said

UTILIZATION

I find it pretty simple configuration, despite all available knobs, I quickly found my sound.
The manual, I have not looked.

SOUND QUALITY

While this pedal is not going to be used for the fan of Blues, rock or other, it is dedicated to a single style but this style she mastered. Yes and amateur metal this pedal is perfect, a real war machine, my neighbors hate me but I love it. Not too loud treble and bass to fart my HP. The sound is very clean and precise and progressive noise gate prevents small humm when you do not play.
It is connected to a Godin Redline and Little Clean FX handles ringing all.

OVERALL OPINION

It's been 4 months since I buggers this, I do not play metal in my group but 2-3 song is perfect. Then when I want to calm down a little, the sound of the MXR puts me in my place. In short, if you find a pedal metal sound darker if you want the versatility to go your way.
In my case I do it again this choice without hesitation.

Analog distortion pedal, not editable.
Noise gate integrated with internal knob setting.
Volume, Freq (frequency range mids), gain, 3-band EQ, Noise Gate, Scoop (death to boost treble and bass).
PSU or 9V Boss guy.
The pedal is very small, brushed aluminum, and you really feel like a small tank at his feet, visually, aurally and then ...
Settings very complete and effective.
I'm not 10, we will say that the adjustment knob noise gate could be on the top of the pedal, or the LED may be less violent, but it's the ass pounding of flies!

UTILIZATION

The configuration is simple to start all the knobs have much effect on the race.
The manual could perhaps extend the function of the Frequency knob, the operation is still a bit mysterious to me, but good as it sounds ...

SOUND QUALITY

BUTCHER THE TOTAL. This pedal sends a power ... I never rises beyond half the gain on an amp in its completely clear! It covers all styles of Metal Modern Sans Souci, however friends sounds 70's-80's little saturated this pedal is in my opinion too violent and not voicée for these styles of music. Pedal makes a lot of treble, so for me it is the treble knob between 0 and 1, that is otherwise honeycomb!
Overall you have to search a bit to find the LE, but once the interaction of these knobs is understood, we found it quiet and will the edge surgical and cold to Death (Group eh), fat and the serious Cannibal Corpse, through the 80's Hair Metal or dug his mids to Pantera or even a honeycomb lifeless to the Mayhem ...
I play with my Cort Aero 11 mounted with EMGX 60 and 81 on a combo Blackheart BH15-112.
I love his side very powerful, versatile, capable of spitting Death Metal with a Roland JC-120 ...
I do not like his side and sometimes acute honeycomb fuzzy if it is set incorrectly.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had 2-3 months and I do not regret my purchase, but I will try very HT-Metal Blackstar from home or from Ibanez Tube King story
It will not suit everyone, that's for sure, but she has personality, and balls of steel!

This is a distortion pedal with moults settings.
Gain, Volume, 3 band equalizer a + a frequency filter media and a noise gate.
Building the confidence and reliability, the knobs are sturdy and the box, although light, provides a solid feel free.
Possibility of a 9V adapter, I plugged personal stacked on the board of the seller. Unplugged the jack when not in use can expect a long screws for the battery.

I'm not a fan of 10, even if I lower the overall average, the eight that I put is a "true" 8.

UTILIZATION

The manual is very very basic ... same too. Editing sounds is quite naturally if one is accustomed. It should avoid extreme positions of knobs (bass style bottom, mid cut ...) if one wishes to have a sound similar to something.
The doses are very high gain even with the gain set very low.

SOUND QUALITY

I tested the pedal 2 config.
First on a Strat plugged into a standard Laboga The beast itself plugged into my house 1x12 Jensen. For the second config I plugged my Tele FMT HH with its Tone Zone in an acute in Sipder III 75W.

The sound quality is pretty binary: if you want to play heavy metal stain of the Slayer what's all good, if we look a versatile overdrive pedal for cruncher, this is not the equipment that will be directed.

Sounds all have the characteristic of being dug in the midrange, mushy and aggressive. They are very accurate cons and provide a lot of fun and rhythmic palm mute. After testing of a config we can notice that the dynamics of the lamps is a bit lost. The strat sounds like a racing metal guitar despite its single coils and the pedal does not respect the personality of the stuff on which it is connected.
On the Config 2, I pushed the vice by giving me a tone lower and there is the slap ... the rhythmic poudrent fly, adding a mid yields of lead sounds very acceptable but again dedicated to a single style. This pedal sounds only comes out of metal but it is well taf. The last test to do would be accompanied by drum and bass rhythm guitar. I suspect she does not throw in the mix but it is to be confirmed.

In short this is the sound of metal and attention, not heavy or power. Thrash sound, aggressive punk or death metal and black. In this register it overwrites the Spider III digital distortion and overdrive of The Beast seems to be sound "bluesy" ...

The rating reflects only the sounds of metal.

OVERALL OPINION

It's rare that I write a test as quickly acquiring equipment but this pedal really does not require a long apprenticeship to learn the essence.
I tried it in / / a Boss DS1 and a Metalcore. I was looking for the true metal sound and uncompromising in this register it has crushed the competition as the digital simulation of the spider.
It is dedicated to one style but it does its job. Very rhythmic and compelling offering a wide range of opportunities to refine the basic sound enough typed it is a good companion for those who like to shake his head while playing hard.

Since I was looking for a disto dedicated to metal but I'm satisfied I do not advise that in this framework.

Fullbore the metal is a metal distortion pedal type high-gain.

It has more knobs of basic 'level', 'freq', 'Win':
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three-band EQ "low", "mid" and "high"

a switch for noise-gate integrated

Scoop a switch to boost bass and treble while leaving active equalization

a switch bypass

a knob to adjust the sensitivity of the noise gate which is located inside the pedal

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The pedal is fully analog, and equipped with a "true bypass".
All the knobs are nice to use and responds pretty well to what they are supposed to do.

The pedal can be powered by a 9V battery or external power not supplied.

The pedal is in a brushed metal shell that seems to be robust despite relatively small weight and size are mini.

I put 8 to make the knob of the noise gate requires the opening of the pedal.

UTILIZATION

The configuration of the pedal is rather simple.
The manual, I did not even open or anything.
Editing is simple, it is just impossible to try to change up the different knob which are quite small.
Again an adjustment knob on noise-gate requires the opening of the pedal.
The engagement of the scoop and noise gate are made by small push buttons that you can only access the finger.

SOUND QUALITY

It is well Fullbore the job. Gain even at 0 is already very high. And I do rarely grows above the half.
The metal is well and good EQ can shape as we are willing.

I played with a Jackson DK2m with passive microwave, and LTC ec-401 with EMG.

Pedal to sound good fat, fairly well defined, both in rhythm than lead. The sustain is quite produce impressive. And the integrated noise gate allows for staccato riff pretty cool.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had two days. And yet I appreciate it.

I tested a lot of model-METAL MUFF (too rough), dime-distortion (more expensive for an equivalent result without noise gate), r1 and p1 of AMT (not quite metal, more like a overdrives ). I also have a Satchurator, but that is not enough rock and progressive metal). For the price / quality ratio, and the sound is one I found the best in this price area.

Whether I referas choice I must use it in conditions of repeated and in concert, so wait and see

Last brutal distortion pedal from MXR
As some distortion pedals in style, it is a little complicated ...
In addition to the basic EQ, it has a knob for frequency.
Also a built-in noise gate (a strong point of the pedal) that can adjust the help of an screwdriver unscrew the bottom plate. And a function (I remember his name) that serves as the outline. Both are activated via 2 mini switch with LED on the pedal.

Note that the pedal is incredibly lightweight, it weighs about half of the OV zack wilde

UTILIZATION

I bought this pedal OCCAZ, I needed to use it in repeat, on any amp, for my metal band.
I specify that only the tail of an amp missing distal thick

SOUND QUALITY

The pedal has a gain incredible distortion. See too. It is useless to exceed 12 ...
Like all pedals of this style, the combining of the EQ pedal knob freq + the extra you can get any type of grain distortion. Of course, it falls quickly in the field of synthetic, cold, inaudible, as very aggressive. After all depends on how you set the EQ of the amp. The sound palette is very broad
Warning treble bleed! For my part, they remain at 0

OVERALL OPINION

I needed a distortion pedal, I have this chopper. It is very much the case in my case, that is to say to use it only repeated, but not live.
I Jarte a Metalzone for this one and I am satisfied.
A big plus for his practical side of owning a noise gate, which avoids adding in a systematically.
And yes, non metalheads do not know what for a noise gate ..
Possessing a mesa recto on the other hand, I can tell you there's no picture, is not comparable.
Fullbore completely distorts the sound of your guitar, I plug a proof for telecaster and ESP above horizon, I see little difference.
In my opinion, it may do the trick for those unable / unwilling to invest in a high gain amp.
This is downright synthetic when you know amps like 6505, mesa recto, powerball etc. ..
I leave a note anyway, because for the price remains good, in this range of pedal

Having the MXR dime earlier, the Fullbore remains below this

Pedal Ultra-distortion analog without lamp dedicated to metal.

The pedal is very small (about the size of a mini box of sardines), but it rocks!

3 portards on top:
- Output (output gain), as is the high gain it is best not to put it back because the volume is too loud
- Freq: the frequency of distortion. I used it not too early but in hindsight I realized that putting the gain at 10:00 and at 2:00 it was pretty trashy oriented sound, while with the freq at 4:00 and at 9:00 we gain find a more 80's metal
- Gain: the gain. we can push it very far and playing with different settings all have some type of metal distortion.

3 portards on the bottom: low to mid high equalizer. It should be noted that even qd-pedal spits a lot of treble.

2 mini switch: noise gate (which can settle with the screw inside the pedal, but you have to open the pedal), and the scoop that boosts bass and treble
I personally always leave the 2 switched, because without the noise gate pedal tends to blow and to get a little noisy. As the noise gate is set high it cuts the sustain, so I dropped the noise gate, opening the pedal to the left approximately 1 / 4. Without the scoop I found the sound of the pedal not terrible

UTILIZATION

Setup is very simple, but you still would seek a bit to find a palette of different sounds. Once that is branch-qd the very same big sound, with distortion and a very sharp sound very bad when you push the gain beyond 10:00.

The manual is very brief, it serves qd-even a little to explain how it works, since it is a little + button on a regular distortion.

SOUND QUALITY

Very big sound, metal pedal really typed in my opinion, it will be difficult to use on another level music. When I connected I'm afraid, it's really aggressive and hope the sound does not bleed.

I use it with an Ibanez Prestige 3120 (DiMarzio PAF Pro + Tonezone so large output level) and a Marshall Lead 100 Mosfet. It's been really bad. We leave the big trash or cutting riffs, nothing wrong. on the other hand I think buying a programmable equalizer because even with a very low level of acute pedal, I am forced to go low and greatly lower the treble of the amp, otherwise it too. A test on another amp to see if it's the same.

I put 9 for the treble, but it's really to quibble because it is not far from 10.

OVERALL OPINION

Purchased 3 months ago. I tried Satchurator that seemed less aggressive, I also MXR double shot which is not bad but not for the metal. With Fullbore is nirvana for fans of metal, I buy it back without a problem because without having tested many other metal pedals seems to me that one really well done with excellent sound. I could not believe it when I connected, I thought I never find that sound without investing several hundred dollars in some gear, but finally with this pedal there is not need much + if you want sth that must fit inside.

The MXR M-116 Fullbore Metal is a distortion pedal designed for use with electric guitar. The pedal is made up of analog parts, with standard 1/4" connections and 9 volt power requirements. The pedal is built extremely well and sturdy, and isn't rackable as it is stomp box.

UTILIZATION

While the MXR M-116 Fullbore Metal definitely has more parameters to work with than your average distortion or overdrive pedal, this is still a very simple pedal to use. The pedal has parameters for volume, gain, low, mid, and high, as well as one to set the frequency for the mid gain. In addition, it also has buttons for gate and 'scoop' which will cut out the mid frequencies. I didn't find that using the pedal was hard at all, so I don't believe that you need a manual to use it.

SOUND QUALITY

Like the name hints, the MXR M-116 Fullbore Metal is definitely a high gain distortion pedal, offering up a lot of thickness and a ton of gain. While I will say that you can use it beyond just the genre of metal, it will definitely work best within this confine. I've used the pedal with a Fender Telecaster and a '76 Fender Twin Reverb, which has no built in distortion or overdrive. I get a pretty good idea of what this pedal sounds like within this configuration, and the main thing that I want to get across is that this pedal really gives you a thick distortion sound, with endless amounts of gain!

OVERALL OPINION

MXR wouldn't be the company that I would think of if I was going to buy a 'metal' oriented distortion pedal, but they have definitely done a nice job here with the M-116. While I don't play too much hard rock or metal, this is certainly suitable for other genres in situations where you would want some heavy, high gain distortion. MXR is a company that I trust to make high quality pedals, and this one is certainly reasonably priced at around $100 USD. I wouldn't necessarily recommend this to everyone, but if you're looking for a super high gain distortion pedal, definitely at least give this one a try.