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moosers
Published on 07/26/09 at 22:02
The T-Rex Engineering Mudhoney is a simple distortion pedal that is designed for electric guitar. It has a 1/4 inch input and output and is powered by the power supply that comes with it, which I believe is 9 volt. It is an analog pedal and isn't rack mountable as it is a foot pedal.
UTILIZATION
The T-Rex Engineering Mudhoney is quite a simple pedal to follow and even those without any experience with pedals should be able to figure out how to use this. The pedal has parameters for gain, level, and tone and also has a boost button. Using the pedal isn't hard at all since these parameters are found on most distortion pedals. I haven't seen the manual so I can't speak to how helpful it would be, but it is easy to use and one isn't needed.
SOUND QUALITY
I usually use the T-Rex Engineering Mudhoney with a Fender Strat and a '76 Fender Twin Reverb for recording and within this set up I'm able to get some pretty awesome sounds. The distortion tones are really clean and thick sounding and is perfect for old school rock music and punk. It is best for rhythm sounds, but it is also fine for lead guitar parts. Even though there aren't all that many different sounds that you could get with this pedal, the ones that you can get are really cool. I've been using the T-Rex Engineering Mudhoney for about six months and so far I have no complaints.
OVERALL OPINION
Even though this isn't my favorite distortion pedal made by T-Rex, the T-Rex Engineering Mudhoney is still a great pedal in its own right. While I do like the Dr. Swamp and Moeller a little bit better than this pedal because of versatility, the sounds that you can get with this pedal are really good sounding - they just aren't all that versatile. Like most T-Rex pedals, this pedal isn't all that cheap but it is built well and will last for a while if it is treated properly. All in all, the T-Rex Engineering Mudhoney is a fine distortion pedal that should definitely be considered an option for those looking for a distortion pedal.
UTILIZATION
The T-Rex Engineering Mudhoney is quite a simple pedal to follow and even those without any experience with pedals should be able to figure out how to use this. The pedal has parameters for gain, level, and tone and also has a boost button. Using the pedal isn't hard at all since these parameters are found on most distortion pedals. I haven't seen the manual so I can't speak to how helpful it would be, but it is easy to use and one isn't needed.
SOUND QUALITY
I usually use the T-Rex Engineering Mudhoney with a Fender Strat and a '76 Fender Twin Reverb for recording and within this set up I'm able to get some pretty awesome sounds. The distortion tones are really clean and thick sounding and is perfect for old school rock music and punk. It is best for rhythm sounds, but it is also fine for lead guitar parts. Even though there aren't all that many different sounds that you could get with this pedal, the ones that you can get are really cool. I've been using the T-Rex Engineering Mudhoney for about six months and so far I have no complaints.
OVERALL OPINION
Even though this isn't my favorite distortion pedal made by T-Rex, the T-Rex Engineering Mudhoney is still a great pedal in its own right. While I do like the Dr. Swamp and Moeller a little bit better than this pedal because of versatility, the sounds that you can get with this pedal are really good sounding - they just aren't all that versatile. Like most T-Rex pedals, this pedal isn't all that cheap but it is built well and will last for a while if it is treated properly. All in all, the T-Rex Engineering Mudhoney is a fine distortion pedal that should definitely be considered an option for those looking for a distortion pedal.