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Published on 05/31/06 at 15:28
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- What are the effects or types of effects available?
- What technology is used?
Overdrive transistor.
UTILIZATION
- The general configuration is it simple?
Could not be more simple. Overdrive inspired by the classics. 2 settings for the determination of gain and volume and tone to shape the curve of the spectrum.
Of course, a switch can (dis) engage the effect to the foot.
Like most products MXR, this pedal comes with rubber caps to be placed on the knobs so that we can turn them with our feet ... gadget which I have never understood his long life .. .
- Publishing of sound effects or is it easy?
The interaction between the settings is not significant, it was basically a sound that is optimum when the settings are around the 2 / 3 of their respective races. Above or below the 2 / 3, one tends to find its excessive or poor.
- The manual is clear and sufficient?
Next to the simplicity of the effect, yes. Although I think the recommended setting (vol & gain: 6, Ton: 4 in amplifier whose gain is 10) is not realistic and support this pedal faults which I will explain below.
SOUND QUALITY
- Effects are they effective, responsive and realistic enough?
What characterizes this pedal is a rough but still accurate grain and especially transparency significant respects your guitar and amp. It can be used as extra overdrive preferably a tube amp with character, but is devoted especially to already saturated Booster amplifier to add gain, encouraging spurts of harmonics, hang feedback and harden the game lead. .. in short, all that good little Hardos paraphernalia.
- Which instruments do you use?
Currently with a Gibson Les Paul STD kittée in a Soldano HR50 EMG +. I have also been used in a Plexi and JCM800 Marshalls upstream of the MXR turborat boosted with Brio.
- Which ones you prefer, you hate?
I much prefer the way "boost" (vol & gain :6-tone: 3) as recommended in the manual but especially not with the gain of the amplifier 10!!
Because if I go to gain this afternoon, the background noise of tumbling like tsunami, the side to see a horrible Feedback "TIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII" unmanageable even with the best will in the world. This is particularly what was happening on my 800 leadserie (cased in 6550) should be closer to the amp lambda was used to design this pedal, and yet this kind of adjustment was quite impossible. But never mind, just to dose its gain sparingly and it poses a BON BON crunch to overdrive ... but look for the "hi-gain" by accumulating too many gains, it is frankly not too much trouble despite what is said
OVERALL OPINION
- How long have you use it?
Just under two years.
- What is so special that you like most and least?
Likes: The look, sound, even if there is only one, ease of use.
I do not like: The price that I find excessive the recommended settings that cast on paper but unrealistic in practice, the breath and sensitivity to ambient buzz. Also note that the switch to fail after two months of use, it is certainly not usual in MXR but it still made me moan to the point that I must report it.
- Have you tried many other models before buying it?
I've always been more "distortion" that "overdrive" but I have yet owned a Boss SD-1 and an Ibanez TS-9 and it is certain that most attracted me MXR his two counterparts.
- How would you rate the quality / price?
Honestly, dear .... very expensive ... too expensive!
Finally, however, it should be noted that I saw the price of this pedal could vary between 90 and 140 euros, still huge difference from one store (cyber or otherwise) to another.
But it seems more logical to pay 90 euros instead of 120 or more against the fact that it is a pedal with a very simple circuit consisting of components with respect means. The look and the signature must be the main reason for this imbalance in the quality / price ratio that few musicians will appreciate, I think.
- With experience, you do again this choice?
In hindsight, it would seem altogether more logical to extend the note to purchase a product similar to or Fulltone maxon certainly more expensive but quality that we feel more clearly, too. The Wylde is a little too close to the SD-1 ... at a price greater deterrent ...
- What technology is used?
Overdrive transistor.
UTILIZATION
- The general configuration is it simple?
Could not be more simple. Overdrive inspired by the classics. 2 settings for the determination of gain and volume and tone to shape the curve of the spectrum.
Of course, a switch can (dis) engage the effect to the foot.
Like most products MXR, this pedal comes with rubber caps to be placed on the knobs so that we can turn them with our feet ... gadget which I have never understood his long life .. .
- Publishing of sound effects or is it easy?
The interaction between the settings is not significant, it was basically a sound that is optimum when the settings are around the 2 / 3 of their respective races. Above or below the 2 / 3, one tends to find its excessive or poor.
- The manual is clear and sufficient?
Next to the simplicity of the effect, yes. Although I think the recommended setting (vol & gain: 6, Ton: 4 in amplifier whose gain is 10) is not realistic and support this pedal faults which I will explain below.
SOUND QUALITY
- Effects are they effective, responsive and realistic enough?
What characterizes this pedal is a rough but still accurate grain and especially transparency significant respects your guitar and amp. It can be used as extra overdrive preferably a tube amp with character, but is devoted especially to already saturated Booster amplifier to add gain, encouraging spurts of harmonics, hang feedback and harden the game lead. .. in short, all that good little Hardos paraphernalia.
- Which instruments do you use?
Currently with a Gibson Les Paul STD kittée in a Soldano HR50 EMG +. I have also been used in a Plexi and JCM800 Marshalls upstream of the MXR turborat boosted with Brio.
- Which ones you prefer, you hate?
I much prefer the way "boost" (vol & gain :6-tone: 3) as recommended in the manual but especially not with the gain of the amplifier 10!!
Because if I go to gain this afternoon, the background noise of tumbling like tsunami, the side to see a horrible Feedback "TIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII" unmanageable even with the best will in the world. This is particularly what was happening on my 800 leadserie (cased in 6550) should be closer to the amp lambda was used to design this pedal, and yet this kind of adjustment was quite impossible. But never mind, just to dose its gain sparingly and it poses a BON BON crunch to overdrive ... but look for the "hi-gain" by accumulating too many gains, it is frankly not too much trouble despite what is said
OVERALL OPINION
- How long have you use it?
Just under two years.
- What is so special that you like most and least?
Likes: The look, sound, even if there is only one, ease of use.
I do not like: The price that I find excessive the recommended settings that cast on paper but unrealistic in practice, the breath and sensitivity to ambient buzz. Also note that the switch to fail after two months of use, it is certainly not usual in MXR but it still made me moan to the point that I must report it.
- Have you tried many other models before buying it?
I've always been more "distortion" that "overdrive" but I have yet owned a Boss SD-1 and an Ibanez TS-9 and it is certain that most attracted me MXR his two counterparts.
- How would you rate the quality / price?
Honestly, dear .... very expensive ... too expensive!
Finally, however, it should be noted that I saw the price of this pedal could vary between 90 and 140 euros, still huge difference from one store (cyber or otherwise) to another.
But it seems more logical to pay 90 euros instead of 120 or more against the fact that it is a pedal with a very simple circuit consisting of components with respect means. The look and the signature must be the main reason for this imbalance in the quality / price ratio that few musicians will appreciate, I think.
- With experience, you do again this choice?
In hindsight, it would seem altogether more logical to extend the note to purchase a product similar to or Fulltone maxon certainly more expensive but quality that we feel more clearly, too. The Wylde is a little too close to the SD-1 ... at a price greater deterrent ...