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MXR M69 Prime Distortion
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«  Sound rock / hard rock 90 ' »

Published on 09/04/13 at 01:44
100% analog pedal, made with components sorted by mxr.
Brownish in color (some sees red!), White cream registration, all reminiscent of the vintage.
So for the rest: 3 potentiometers in mxr usual, quite large and serrated (I mean the cap knob), so quite convenient to move with the foot. The plus is that they are now phosphorescent, so on stage I guess it can be useful.
We therefore find the eternal level adjustment, tone and understood these three gain knobs.
Nothing to report at the input / output is classic, robust and true bypass. As usual with mxr. Remains the damn food, always inconveniently located for many of us.

UTILIZATION

Using this pedal could not be more simple.
It adjusts the volume of the pedal, the tone following what you want to hear and the same with distortion.
What's more?
It can combine with another of the same type pedal history coloring a little overdrive or distortion and the results, although random can be very surprising!
With the badass 78 'for example, it's great. At least if we do not abuse the gain.
Well beyond its conventional use, it will remember that it can also serve as a boost, including a crunch or lead channel.

SOUND QUALITY

Then plugged into my TubeMeister 18 with my Gibson lp equipped with a couple EMG 81/85, there is a typical hard rock of 80-95 years. ' So for those who want to metal, died. Mean by that sound to Guns n 'roses, scorpions, Led Zep ..
A rigor kill 'em all Metallica has provided you have mics high output level.
on the other hand with my Gretsch (a solid body equipped with two mini humbuckers) vintage rock sounds are affordable and very pleasing to the ear!
Incisors or velvety tones depending on the settings, as long as some attention, this pedal allows to many things!
From blues to hard rock retro, through rock and pop.
In addition, it responds very well to the type of guitar connected and volume changes that we will impose.

OVERALL OPINION

I finally step back on the pedal as I have for about 1 month.
However, it attracted me because of its ease of implementation, the wide variety of sounds and look very pretty!
Watch the official video mxr (he has two, one in active and one single), because for once they are representative and fairly accurate.
Be curious!
Bought € 40 used shortly after its release in Europe, the price / quality ratio is unmatched in my case. Originally intended for the U.S. market, mxr was still placed on the European market and happily!