All user reviews for the MXR M151 DoubleShot Distortion

distortion pedal has two channels!

the two channels are nearly identical in terms of sound, one of the two has more gain than the other!

UTILIZATION

two-channel setting for each channel:

gain - treble - middle - low - output - focus.

both channels are used at the same time (not cumulative)

SOUND QUALITY

the setting (EQ) is very sensitive, very responsive and reacted between it (move a knob modifies the influence of other!)

focus button (available on each channel) radically changes the universe of sound (blues / rock to metal, for example)

the sound does not bleed!

possibly a small harmonic missing (some find difficult feedback without mounting the volume too)

OVERALL OPINION

this pedal and very good quality (construction & Sounds)

he who can not find the sound that suits him not managed to settle the just!

must spend a lot of time adjusting the EQ! it is very complex! but very very effilasse!

it may beings its quality as its default? you can make it sound like a crappy pedal if you did not understand and can do well with if you take the time!

I tried this pedal with a Les Paul classic micro 57 and micro american strat lace sensor in a JTM45 Marshall and a Fender Deluxe Reverb!

very very good value for money and sound variety guaranteed money!

Two channels dedicated to saturation.
equa, focus, gain, output says it all.
PSU included

UTILIZATION

Nothing complicated at this level, either that or spit it hard!

SOUND QUALITY

This pedal sound or not, according to the gear used
For me it is racked on a Fender Tele in seymour alnico pro, an Epiphone sg EMG81 and Eclipse ESP 81 and 60.
Level amp, I plugged into a Marshall or mode4 a Blackstar 50H or 50 Traynor. In any case it sounds, believe me.

OVERALL OPINION

In short I would say that such a machine possèder believing ringing his ibanez rg trash on a transistor amp quelquonque is a utopia!
As against a good shovel and a decent amp sounds. I read it & then various opinions that have pushed me to write this .... Yes it is a pedal metalheads! I would add that given the weight it does and the structure it has, it will survive WW3!

Distortion MXR (Dunlop), 18v power supply for vintage US ct.
Entrance, exit from a power supply
I put 10, because for me nothing more I serve, or can be output Stro ...

UTILIZATION

So it's simple, you plug it plays! a lot! Immediately there is a cool sound, but it took me several hours to find the sound of death that kills!

So, the first channel as I like to configure sound on Metallica Ride the Lightning or ... And Justice for All Although the two standards are sound DIFFERENT!

And the second channel I dtest several weeks took me to configure it! Now I sound when I drop the santana gain, and a round sound for solos when I up ...

I put 9 because when I struggled to find its ultimate I like ...

SOUND QUALITY

So I put 10! It's fabulous, a transforms any amp into a beast! Wonderful! For now I play on a transistor Kustom 100W ... I intend to switch to light the end of the year 2007 with Peavey JSX can be one, I think the distortion of the amp will do, but I will never sell the Double Shot!
I use it with an Ibanez SA between / mid-range (about 450), sounded pretty good, but I did test with EMG 81/60, and I was afraid of my life, for the first time I feel like the sound of Kirk Hammet's solo on Master of Puppets!

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for four months, I had a mt2 before, and again before ds2. To play Punk Rock, heavy metal or having a its own is that you (the Dime air a lot too). What I like most is the sound clean and tidy compartment of the Boss! But rglage of EQ is quite difficult to do, because if you put too much bass, treble go, vice versa, is a work of precision ...
200 New is not given when one is LYCEN ... But worth the trouble, for Boss s'crase to this beast ... Finally, do not compare a 106 with an Enzo ...

Only one thing to say, try all you can Distos MXR before buying!

Distortion pedal 2 channels, 2 independent EQ, a boost for each of mediums cannal
18 v power supply included

UTILIZATION

Attention to find a good sound can be time consuming, as the equalization is effective!
otherwise, of any good c

SOUND QUALITY

1-channel: dimmebag big sound, but not only
it can boost the mids, making the sound very sharp, or quite wrapped
can also contain a sound close to the distortion +, that is almost low
attention, for maximum performance, and especially for being quite metal, use microphones to high-output (seymour sh4 or tone zone: minimum required)
I use it with a guitar fitted with HS6 and another rise in sh4
mics of my industrial vigier are very skinny side
2-channel: Oulala
where to start ....
cannal monster !!!!!
the first time I connected, I thought my turn 30 in classic marshall !!!!! (Gain at 1 / 3)
pushing the gain was a very very nice fuzz ...
however, take time to fully paufiner the settings ...

OVERALL OPINION

For those looking for the big metal, it is imperative to have microphones with high output level of palm mutes for which crunchent
Recently tested with EMG 81, I must say that this is something, anything a little synthetic and sharp
But it's still fine with the grain always very special
In all cases, the value for money is terrible
A very good pedal, but that will not suit all
MAJ bought, sold and bought ... ... € 110 knew thomann
for that price, it's worth the shot altogether, especially for the crunch channel

Distortion pedals of two multi-channel analog book with 18V power adapter.
To price the carrying case is not luxury. (210)
First channel Blues / Rock
2nd Channel Hard / Heavy

UTILIZATION

Pedals that can be controlled with the following poterds for two channels:

-Output: controls the volume out of the pedals

-Bass: controls the lower frequencies

Mid-: control the medium frequencies

-Treb: control the frequencies of acute

-Gain: Controls the saturation of Ensite

-Focus: adds deep bass to the first hollow channel and the medium for the 2nd channel.

SOUND QUALITY

I use it to make Black Mtal East, but it can make up Blues No Mtal through the Rock punchy.
Find you a clear sound with your amp a equlisation remaining tros not far from noon. Then my channel presets for 2nd Hard / Heavy

-Output 1 / 2

Bass between 1 / 4 and 1 / 2

Mid-1 / 2

TREB-in 3 / 4

Background-gain

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OVERALL OPINION

AWESOME that's all

I do it again this choice without eSite

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MXR pedals annalogique arglages spars with two distortions, power supplied 18v
An input and output jack.
I put 10 because I bought this to simplify my pdalle chaining effects pedals and 5 which had a pre-amp while the dispatcher loop between the amp and faade.
So mga site cable and everything.
The mxr just in the loop and a pre-amp boost Z-vex between the amp and guitar and adboite.

UTILIZATION

Nothing to add,
This one REALLY PDAL possde trs complte range of sounds.
The manual is superfluous.

SOUND QUALITY

I also put in play as 10 different groups with radically style opposs
(From free jazz to go through the pop-rock, punck-core, rock and old-school brutal death)
PDAL knows this has Integrates thanks SETTING THE trs sensitive knobs and radicals.
You just have to have a guitar fit for each major family style.
(It is clear that the nag it takes big microphone dbourre)
I like the pedals as it has a grain that is clean luis, TRS analog, is pushing a powerful without being hairy gain but with a big fat sustain
both are distos trs diffrent cohrentes but remain together.
So basically for two types of distortion:

EMG85 and 81 / for the big sounds with beautiful palm mute

Dimarzio X2N / plutt for relentless riffs and a beautiful and prcis sustain'White stipe, The Hives, Muse ....)

Dimarzio D Activator / impec to shred and modern mtal

P90 / a rgal for lovers of grain vantage

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 5 months

I like his simple and effective a ct versatility.

For 12 years practicing the guitar I board bcp distos essay and the cella is really within 5 Premire (according to my gots)

I would do this choice because the ratio quality price is excellent (109 euros on the net)
and I personally think it sounds serious (even on a transistor amps)
I put 9 because perfection does not exist, and finally everyone has their own opinion of the distortion that kills.

Ah if the thing that is c it is compact but suddenly the switches are super PRS knobs ADJUSTMENT
So turn on the switch end of pied.C is not too Gnant as knobs do not move alone and have a good rsistence. (not like the Visual Sound Jekyl N Hyde or they move out of fear)

Of distortion pedals Dual Channel rglages spars
18v power supply supplied
stainless steel case ... it's solid

UTILIZATION

Then the utilistation is very simple: you plug and triturated the knobs to get the sound DSIR. the manual is minimalist but the sound as a matter of got, I understand that it does not be tighter. mxr qq gives examples of common rglages.

I'll just say (like other opinions) that the knobs are sensitive and we can spend time to find the sound you.

SOUND QUALITY

It is an atomic bomb, period.

I play telecaster and Flying V and the rendering is spectacular.
sound, even saturated background, clean and do not s'altre after a few chords.

on the first channel, we can go from crunchy blues to heavy metal. I often play with a lightweight drive, to boost up the harmonics on my channel saturated. legalization is the most powerful and trs attention to the output level!

the second channel, it pushes the drive and you get a great fuzz ('re better to have an amp that follows). the humbuckers are rgalent.

I use a dc brick, so no problem of buzz or noise.

edit of 18/12/09: to exploit even more sonic possibilities of the pedals, we can play with the volume knob on the guitar, especially a team of doubles, as the p dale saturates even with the gain in the kids. Keep in mind that this is a distortion high output not really made for a warm lightweight drive on a clear channel.

OVERALL OPINION

Purchase there is a little over a year. I do it again this choice without hsiter (but hey, it is no longer in the catalog)

most distortion pedals I have to test it before made it good, but not enough n'taient polyvantentes I got. I tried it and I cracked. if I were to give advice on distos mxr is good to try them before, as they may sound palettes diffrent trs trs and some may be types.

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UTILIZATION

Gnrale simple configuration: 2 channels each with a indpendants qualization.
To edit the sounds, you turn the knobs! But overall, should take it easy, the sensitivity of the beast is l.
I have not read the manual, but we can well do without trs I think.

SOUND QUALITY

We enter the heart of the matter: it is a double distortion. The first channel, likely vintage sounds pretty soft, I can not make out a proper distortion (that is my point of view) other love can be, not me. The second channel is more intrrssant dj. This is one I use almost constantly. At the appointment, greasy and good disto very heavy (live mtallica) but quite dirty, or nasal Niard basically, there's better I think.
The pedals sound diffrent dramatically depending on your guitar and your amp
-On a les paul studio and an LTD (EMG81) combined lamp without a stroke four: THE BOMB!
-With the same guitar on a peavey studio pro 112 qualisation coupled with a 10-band: p too bad, but not ca.

a try before you buy so

OVERALL OPINION

I have been using for over a year, and I'll sell it soon (notice to intrsss ^ ^) for a metal muff or a driver blues I do not know yet.
The report price is good quality, attention is a trs good pedals, but depending on your hardware, it will sound more or less clean, more or less our answer to your expectations.
I will not go that choice, because there is no doubt much better.

Two channels are arranged that I would describe as distortion and overdrive (better default). Namely a first channel dlivre trs heavy distortion axis in the lower medium. A second channel which is more my opinion ddi leads to increases in all kinds when in the medium see medium high. It is noted that the two channels possdent meaning a boost switch mediums (a well-functioning)
CORRECTION (thank you Tiolem) "These are cuts on the two channels (DSOL lecargo).
on channel heavy, medium and a widening of the canal blues / rock, a little low arduit. as the first channel, the diffrence is obvious (for the pantera sound), both in the second it remains subtle and more noticeable with single coils.. "

We deal a distortion analog WITHOUT lamp. Connections:
2 in / out jack 6.35, no bypass (excluding the switch on / off well sr)
A power between 18 volts
A model is not rack ..

UTILIZATION

The configuration is very simple: output volume / bass / medium / treble / gain on each channel
This is important because it will help to sculpt the sound to each channel. So everything can be done considering a large-channel-the-metal-distortion gain - background-Ouatchi oulala-channel lead and another for the lyrical flew Satch.
The edition itself sounds require a little research because all the buttons take a bit of practice to be tamed. Especially if you have other pedals in its string effects
In my case I do my legalization from the guitar and the pedals and let the knobs on my amp 12 hours.
I do not even remember having seen a manual.

SOUND QUALITY

The effects work well, but trs CAUTION After a few months of use is not a PDAL orientemtal-metal. In fact I think it's more of a crunch effect "adds to" know one big shuffled between punk and grunge Nirvanesque desert rock of Queens of the Stone Age. That said I do not use sound as clear. Adds a native of distortion amplifier gives a bouillabaisse own delight any black mtalleux (sorry guys). I play with single coil (stratum changes) and humbuckers (les paul Japanese).

OVERALL OPINION

I use this for several months and I t thrilled by the feeling of power and neat DGIG by the gear. I like the simplicity of use, La Rustica in a word the effectiveness of the double shot.
I tried a lot of effects (racks, pedals, plug ins "sic") before you buy.
The ratio quality price is reasonable I think we are dealing PDAL a "pro" that it can serve as scne the studio.
I am happy and I would do trs probably the same choice if given m'tait.

The MXR M151 Double Shot Distortion is a dual channel distortion pedal. It has two distinct sounding channels and five parameters on each channel. It also has a focus button (compression?) on both channels. I believe it is an analog pedal and it has a 1/4 inch input and output. It is not rackable as it is a stomp box.

UTILIZATION

The configuration/set up of the pedal is pretty simple to follow and it is easy to manipulate. Both of the channels have the same five parameters - output, gain and 3 equalization parameters - bass, mid, and treble. Each channel has a 'focus' button on each. I'm not sure exactly what this button is made for, but to me it sounds like it adds a bit of compression to the sound. I never needed to look at the manual so I can't say if it is useful or not. The pedal is pretty easy to figure out how to use.

SOUND QUALITY

Overall, I'm not really into the sound that this pedal produces. The distortion comes off a bit too tinny and gritty for my taste. I have only used this pedal with guitar - a Gibson SG and a '76 Fender Twin Reverb Amp. While I like the top channel the better than the bottom, neither sound full or powerful enough for the sound I am going for. I bought it because it seems like it would be a versatile distortion pedal, but to me most of the sounds I get from this pedal aren't great sounding and are almost unusable.

OVERALL OPINION

I had the MXR Double Shot Distortion for two years before I sold it. While it is easy to use, and seems versatile on paper, the sound quality isn't spectacular by any means. I have since switched to using a Nady TD-1 Tube Distortion pedal and a Boss DS-1 distortion pedal to get the two different types of distortion tones that vary from a heavier distortion, to a more tube driven distortion, which is what I was hoping to get from this pedal. Maybe my expectations where too high because of the price and that I have liked MXR pedals in the past, but either way I was unable to get the sounds I wanted from this pedal. All in all I wouldn't recommend this pedal, but I would go out and try it to see if it fits with the type of sound you are going for.

(Originally written by Dlz/translated from Audiofanzine FR)

Two fully independent channels with their own bass and treble controls plus a mid filter (which is rare enough to deserve a mention on its own, especially given the importance of the mid frequency range in the guitar's overall tone).
Two Focus switches allow interesting sound modulations (especially on the high-gain channel).
Only weak points:
1. The electric power can only be supplied from a external PSU (no battery operation) and this is not always convenient for mobile guitarists.
2. The Focus switches are too small and can hardly be operated with your feet.

UTILIZATION

On/off switch and channel-select switch. It's simple and effective.

But it gets complicated when it comes to setting sounds with the knobs because they all seem to interact, like on the Fuzz Factory for those of you who know it. Something that can be really confusing when you are getting to know the unit is that when when you increase the lows you also increase the highs.
This flaw is not too obvious in the high-gain/metal channel but flagrant on the vintage channel.
So you'll need a certain time to get the sound you're looking for and I recommend you to write down your settings on a sheet of paper, otherwise you'll spend a lot of time trying to replicate that huge sound you got out of the beast once.

SOUND QUALITY

I agree with the other reviews posted on this site regarding the sound quality of the pedal. It's a mid/high end product. Taking this into consideration the price is more than justified.
In the beginning I found the high-gain/metal channel much better than the vintage channel but now, with an accurate setting of the second channel knobs and the pre-boost, I can really get the best out of this awfully interesting channel.

To give you an idea about the sound, I would say the high-gain channel evokes Metallica (without the Mesa character). It's really good for thrash metal but can be disappointing for death fans (gain and low-end are a bit too weak for this music style).
The second channel made me think immediately about Black Sabbath. It clearly has a vintage character (dirty and with less attack) and produces a huge low-end, perhaps a bit too big.
Maybe some will criticize the slightly twangy highs of the pedal (there is indeed no comparison to the ultra nasal sound of the MT-2) and not everybody will like the typical MXR sound. Although the twangy character is much more present in the vintage channel.

OVERALL OPINION

I've been using this pedal for one and a half years.
Both channels complement each other which is very interesting. You can simply switch from a fat vintage rock sound to a sharp and blunt modern sound. This possibility to toggle between the 70's and the 90's is a lot of fun.
I also purchased a Jeckyil & hyde pedal (V2). For me there is no comparison: the Double-shot sounds definitely better (only the overdrive channel of the J&H is interesting, the second channel has no character at all).
If this pedal ever gets lost or stolen, I'm pretty sure I'll buy it again. I don't know of any comparable product in terms of quality within this price range (although I must say that I haven't tested the Silver Dragon).