All user reviews for the MXR MC402 Boost/Overdrive

Boost pedal and drive by MXR CAE
1 channel boost with 1 db setting
Channel 1 drive with 1 tone, 1 1 output gain
True bypass
9v power supply or battery

UTILIZATION

Mesa Mark V Mark I channel mode crunch pushed all, especially not Mark II or VI mode (High Gain) there is the cat, it blows and it is inaudible

SOUND QUALITY

I think the boost is the same as the MC401 was a type boost boost fat very neutral by pushing one arrives at a slightly fuzzy enough drive, I use mainly on middle drive gain or low gain there I admit that it does wonders for the lead out of the mix, from 13h was something interesting, it thickened very sound and there is no staining or other
the drive is a drive-type fuzzy there is absolutely no logic in TS9, again this is to enlarge a rhythm or lead mode by coupling to a middle drive gain, we get a view DS1 a RAT, we arrive at a rather nice distortion, there to lead more pronounced I found the perfect, it's still less than the vintage DS1 or RAT, but the result is quite satisfactory, knowing that I'm on a Mark V and have a sound like that it is rather surprising to see inatendue

OVERALL OPINION

For my part I am overwhelmed by this pedal, it has me cleanliness but I intend to kept because for Lead or thicken rhythm I think it does great especially with a middle drive gain, or TS9 SD1 sounded a bit feeble on the Mark V and added more breath so the combination was just average ... but this is good this is more than perfect ... I do more than to find one. ..

Boost analog overdrive in a rugged brushed metal shell. Side boost, a simple gain and overdrive side, there is a gain, tone and volume, and of course two activation switches. a 9v power supply, a jack in, jack out and roll youth!

UTILIZATION

It is essentially to find the right level for the boost and drive without ears and fart without losing sound. After it's pretty intuitive, nothing to lose. After a tone for the boost was not a luxury.

SOUND QUALITY

This is where it goes bad ... The boost is pretty clear but still saturates quickly, which we do not want to necessarily with this kind of effect. As for overdrive, distortion is a typical heavy metal ... So it was not what we were promised. Researcher a nice bluesy saturation, go home, there's nothing to see! And if you push too much distortion (more than half), we got all the sound was no more dynamic.

A typed object therefore we like it or not.

OVERALL OPINION

I used it a year or two (my memory fails), I tested many boosts and many overdrives, so I know whereof I speak, and the quality / price ratio is high.

So I do not advise to see what kind of effects. However fans of Iron Maiden and others may find something that suits them. We find the quality of manufacturing dunlop / mxr / custom audio electronics, but the sound is too closed in style.

Two independent effects can be used simultaneously: a real boost and a distortion.
Made in an indestructible box with components handpicked by Custom Audio Electronic for MRX.

UTILIZATION

Simple configuration: level control for boost (0dB to +20 dB) and three settings (output, tone and gain) for distortion.
Clear manual.

SOUND QUALITY

I said at the very beginning, it is a real distortion, not overdrive. Indeed, the headroom is more than comfortable but especially the sound has nothing to do with OD: a real distortion with a modern and fairly bright sound. We are so far authorized by overdrive sounds. Note that even when the gain is at maximum, the effect turns a slight fuzzy trend.
The output level is consistent, effective and progressive gain tone: here is a pedal (for the distortion part) well-designed, versatile and measurable at will.
The boost is in all respects, the MXR / Custom Audio reference MC401. This is a real boost, rather transparent, which leads, depending on the setting, a lot of punch.
The two effects, one suspects, goes very well.

OVERALL OPINION

I absolutely love the distortion and boost. But again, in the case of distortion, it is a distinctive and modern sound.
This pedal blends exceptionally well with the Disto III of the same brand. I often use this combination by placing the MC402 first before the Disto III. This allows for an infinite sustain while tempering the aggressive side of the MC402, indeed, the Disto III looks like it rather a traditional overdrive with a vintage sound carried to the lower midrange and bass (with tone 12h). Suddenly, the two pedals to blend the best of both worlds and the resulting sounds are both hot and defined and, somehow, overlap two layers meet each, the basic timbre of each of her. It's pretty amazing and it has to be experienced to understand what I was trying to say there. This gives a very complex and rich sound, a sound that I love.
But in itself, this MXR / Custom Audio proves excellent. It is extremely quiet and even with the gain in depth and the boost engaged, it requires absolutely no noise gate. She responds, again, particularly in volume control of the guitar, even with LP and gain background, it is still possible to get a real clean sound by turning down the volume on the guitar. So handy! With a Strat, the sound obtained by lowering the volume is, to my taste, too dull and loses a lot in acute, but it is usual with the Stratocaster whose email is inferior to the Les Paul.
Finally, I recommend this pedal once it is by no means a warning overdrive yet.

This is a very nice pedal footswitch with two buttons and 4 settings.
Incorporates a boost pedal (Blue LED very pretty) and overdrive (including the filthy red LED is the image of the effect).
It's easy to use two effects, overdrive with a classic setting (tone, volume and gain), which is to boost, well, one knob is perfectly sufficient elsewhere.
On paper it looks good anyway ...

UTILIZATION

Very easy to use, I do not have the manual but I do not need, only someone who really does not know what an effects pedal can be wrong in its use.

SOUND QUALITY

While there, BIG BIG black dot ==> What is this weird overdrive 80% of its food? At first the sound is good, a second later, it is to swallow before he could actually be heard! Clipping a monster to me frankly drunk! Some find this limiter is not disturbing for me I was frustrated at not being able to leave a note full well!
On the other hand the boost is simply excellent ... it must be enabled in order to continually landing slightly short of breath of overdrive. But then, my interest in this pedal and can use each alone, I have taken any overdrive pedal or ...
Shame ... shame!
The sound of boost saves slightly average.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had it for a day when I noticed this problem clipping, direct back to the seller who told me that this limiter is normal and that it was not a fault of the pedal as j ' believe dared hope.
A huge missed, especially a friend of mine has the boost (short) in the MXR is perfect in situations like this though!
Try it if you like Boost already sound dirty, but to go from clean to overdrive, go your way ... This pedal is unusable!
I put 0 for no boost anyway!

This pedal after what I understand, after the colaboration between mxr custom audio! (The guy too insightful ...)
So it's not numrique, preamp or the lamp has ...

UTILIZATION

It is easy to use hyper, two switches, four knobs:
A boost-
_a volume put out
One-tone
-Gain

SOUND QUALITY

I tried it on a fender Hotroad (therefore light) and I expect the use with my vox ac30cc2.
One word to say "awesome" the efficiency boost is a monster from -20 to +20 dB, as effective on clean, the crunch that big sound ...
And when you engage the overdrive, it's the Star Wars! ca from all over the place while remaining very precise!
Playing with the knob "gain" can be obtained from any crunch beauty ... it's fabulous!

OVERALL OPINION

I've just tried the day, I set out to test a multitude of pedals to my Vox AC30 and it turns out that this is the first and only test I have! I fell in love and I immediately ordered the papa noel! It sounds serious but leaving the grain of the amp .... if I tell you one thing, go test it is huge!
taste it, you'll love it ...
Congratulations and well done mxr custom audio
I have around 10! and besides, she has a mouth and when it is in the hands we feel that it's tough!

boost and drive over .... Analogue .... the top ....

UTILIZATION

so simple <img class="smiley" src="https://fr.audiofanzine.com/images/audiofanzine/interface/smileys/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="biggrin" /> .... the manual is useless, but just in case ... it is very well done ...

SOUND QUALITY

the sound is great .... immediately particularly with a low ... see tony levin set ....

OVERALL OPINION

<img class="smiley" src="https://fr.audiofanzine.com/images/audiofanzine/interface/smileys/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="biggrin" /> After a day of test situation .... groumf is the perfect sound

just about everything, carl martin, EBS, roland sip 301, electro harmonix "the bass boost ".....

I plan to purchase any other hardware ... mxr again the choice ... yes it is ...

you plug it work, big sound ....

the price is cheap mrx qualitée for this hardware but attetion
"2 distributors in France, one good and one bil gates"
in the latter is expensive, and dealers are formatted .... and tried: in stock ... and it must therefore be pro initiated ...
in the first is available, and cheaper .... and when one asks a question, we answer ...

a super bug

A further boost overdrive, nothing could be simpler. For the technical part, see Previous review ...

UTILIZATION

We can not be simpler. For what I play most often (blues rock), I need three sounds: A clean, crunch, crunch and a "boost for solos. Ms. not read the manual so it is simple ( Besides, I think not having). To clean, cut everything, without copmmentaires! APRs for the crunch, we can go from blues to more Lger much heavier (I n not use it, but good).
In short, it's clean, simple enough, so there is almost trivial in three minutes the sound you want. When I arrive rpt idem, three minutes to find the sound and voila, it plays! I put all the knobs of the amp in the middle, and I no longer play on the regulation of the focus MXR, a pleasure of simplicity

SOUND QUALITY

One branch point and we play to the line. It fully respects my game and the qualities of the tandem strat / Laney.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for two months. I tried lots of models, including Some of these were good, but lacked the "little more", ie the boost, which forced me to have a more complex pedal. Since I have I no longer use my multi effects, which will probably be selling in no time! What I like most, therefore, the total simplicity, excellent sound and respect for the instrument and is Zikos Behind. What I like least? Nothing!
The quality price ratio? It's expensive but totally justified by the quality and solidity of the unit.

I think I would do without hesitating that choice, and another guitar player who plays with me will probably crack in no time ... and also abandon the multi effect for 95% of what we play ...

I is not 10 everywhere because it's not quite the sound of a historical layers on a marshall head of era, but with my budget (and my level guitar) I for some years of happiness!

This is one of those Dunlop manufactured, Way Huge designed MXR Dual function either/and/or boost/overdrive pedal.
0-20dB boost control, level, tone, and gain control for the overdrive section. I/4 inch input and output jack, 9 volt dc power supply jack. And of course 9 volt battery compartment.


UTILIZATION

You can either use it as an up to 20dB clean boost, or an overdrive, or both together.
Manual is not needed, this is as simple as chaining a clean boost into an overdrive pedal.
Personally I likely would prefer it if you could assign whether it's boost before overdrive or overdrive before boost.

SOUND QUALITY

The clean boost side is great for sending stuff over the top, like in a high gain situation. My preference is to use it on a vintage amp that is cranked and starting to break up for a bit of extra "muscle".
The overdrive side reminds me of a smoother, less noisy version of MXR Distortion plus Script logo era. It reacts okay to single coils but used with humbuckers is where this pedal comes to life. Into a high gainer like a Soldano Avenger with low output humbucker the overdrive side alone will give you a very smooth liquid Allan Holdsworth type legato lead tone.
Using it together with the boost will tend to fuzz out the input of high gain amps, at least it does for my taste. But that isn't necessarily a bad thing, just look at what amazing gain tones have been gotten with Fuzz boxes. With single coils or guitars with low gain humbuckers into a clean amp it'll get the notes to pop and sing.

OVERALL OPINION

What I like is the overdrive with high gain amp, and the boost with clean amps. I would've loved to have the boost after the overdrive on clean amps. This way the boost could have been used as a solo boost instead of an additional gain increase.
If you're longing for a pedal that will make for super smooth compression however having the additional gain increase of boost before overdrive this will be a pedal you should check out.
I believe they also sell a version that is only half the pedal, which if you're using it into a high gain amp with humbuckers might be a better fit.

The pedal has therefore two completely independent parts: a (clean) boost and an overdrive.
We can use one or the other party alone or both together.
Supply DC 9 V (+ external).

UTILIZATION

The setup is very common for this type of pedal.
Boost for boost in dB and Gain, Tone & Volume for the overdrive.

SOUND QUALITY

To boost the party, there is nothing to say and it makes very good job.
However, for some overdrive, there is a big problem. With the tone and the gain in more than half the overdrive behaves just like a fuzz. That is, the sound is "chopped" and limited as a dirty fuzz. It is so far from warm overdrive and purring!
Some may like it but I definitely would not call it overdrive ...

OVERALL OPINION

I just tested it in stores but did not convince me at all.
I still tested other od the passage to see. There was the MC402 which was such a nasal sound ... Even the small MXR od was well in hand.

Clearly, the highlight of the pedal is the boost and in this case it is better to turn to mc401. Part overdrive not worth the trouble for me.

Basically I wanted a distortion pedal for a boost, why it worked well or very well, but the overdrive on a clean me cold.

It is special and I highly recommend you to try it before you buy!