MXR Distortion III

siav · 10-10-2009, 06:09 PM

Hi,

Anyone using this pedal?

MajorNut1967 · 10-10-2009, 11:01 PM

Hi Siav,

I haven't tired it yet personally, but I saw a video of it on Utube. It seems very similar to the Fulltone OCD in character, "I just ordered an OCD today" wish I would have seen your post earlier.

Dave666 · 10-18-2009, 12:33 PM

Hi,

I have a bunch of OD pedals.
I have an Boss SD-1; MXR ZW ; Ibanez Tubescreamer and an MXR Distortion III

When I tested the Distortion III, I was suprised it doen't have a lot of distortion...haha
But I use it as an OD pedal, Level at 8, Distortion at 2 and tone at 5....
in front of my JCM800 and it does the job real well for metal/heavy rock
I change my OD pedals from time to time that's been a while cause teh Distortion III sounds best for me.

kcwm · 10-31-2009, 05:43 PM

I have an OCD and I picked up that MXR pedal in hopes that it'd displace the OCD so I could sell it and fund more pedal purchases, but it was no contest at all. To my ears, the OCD adds to the signal where as the MXR just kind of added noise on top of the signal, if that makes sense.

LesBalls · 11-01-2009, 06:41 PM

The distortion III works great on non master volume amps. I used one for a while with a 1987x and a les paul and it was really balls to the wall and sounded great. But with master volume amps, it just tends to add noise. I agree with kcwm that the OCD is a better pedal...if anything for it's versatility.

j2112c · 11-02-2009, 06:48 AM

LesBalls... I know this is off topic, but I love the Hellraiser photo!http://www.marshallforum.com/images/...s/applause.gif

LesBalls · 11-02-2009, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by j2112c

LesBalls... I know this is off topic, but I love the Hellraiser photo!http://www.marshallforum.com/images/...s/applause.gif

Thanks bro!

siav · 11-03-2009, 09:20 AM

Well just recieved it, tried it yesterday at low volume and it sounds really good on cruch channel on my 6101 :P

siav · 11-05-2009, 04:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LesBalls

The distortion III works great on non master volume amps. I used one for a while with a 1987x and a les paul and it was really balls to the wall and sounded great. But with master volume amps, it just tends to add noise. I agree with kcwm that the OCD is a better pedal...if anything for it's versatility.

Haha funny nickname

I didnt tried this pedal with high volume but when setting the level above 8 on the pedal, it gets really noisy.
I use it on the crunch channel on a 6101 and sounds really great!

Valentine Smith · 11-12-2009, 11:35 AM

I found that it cuts some of your mid to bass frequencies/tone regardless of where you set the tone control on the pedal. Its noticable when you strum a chord slowly with and without the pedal switched on.

I didn't like it with the distortion less than 12 o'clock but above that to my ears it sounded nice with plenty of added sustain without fizz.

Having said all that I'm using it with a Vox ADT50 (using AC30 model) to add more balls to some solo lines. I haven't tried it with my SLX yet cos I lent that to the other guitarist to use for a few weeks.

10-10-2009, 06:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
siav Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Norway Posts: 86	MXR Distortion III Hi, Anyone using this pedal? __________________ Kramer 600ST Gibson Les Paul STD 2005 Martin D16 Custom Marshall 6101 30th Anniversary Marshall 2555SL JCM Slash Rocktron VooduVale

10-10-2009, 11:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
MajorNut1967 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Pacific Posts: 710	Re: MXR Distortion III Hi Siav, I haven't tired it yet personally, but I saw a video of it on Utube. It seems very similar to the Fulltone OCD in character, "I just ordered an OCD today" wish I would have seen your post earlier. __________________ MJN1967 aka BA (Bad Attitude) 1968 model 1987 50watt. A Baby Major (Half-Power) I built from the ground up. JTM 45 Clone combo Ground up build. JCM 800 Clone Ground up build. Custom Built Warmoth Strat 75' Fender Tele-Deluxe '70 style strat custom build w/Custom Shop 69's PU's

10-18-2009, 12:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
Dave666 Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 64	Re: MXR Distortion III Hi, I have a bunch of OD pedals. I have an Boss SD-1; MXR ZW ; Ibanez Tubescreamer and an MXR Distortion III When I tested the Distortion III, I was suprised it doen't have a lot of distortion...haha But I use it as an OD pedal, Level at 8, Distortion at 2 and tone at 5.... in front of my JCM800 and it does the job real well for metal/heavy rock I change my OD pedals from time to time that's been a while cause teh Distortion III sounds best for me. __________________ Dave JCM800 2210 JCM800 2204 MKII JCM900 1960 LEAD cab JCM800 LEAD-1982 cab 1960 AX cab Randall RH100 1988 Gibson Explorer 90 with steinberger whammy Gibson SG Special Faded Cherry Gibson Flying V Faded Cherry An old BC-Rich Mockingbird with one EMG85

10-31-2009, 05:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
kcwm Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 12	Re: MXR Distortion III I have an OCD and I picked up that MXR pedal in hopes that it'd displace the OCD so I could sell it and fund more pedal purchases, but it was no contest at all. To my ears, the OCD adds to the signal where as the MXR just kind of added noise on top of the signal, if that makes sense.

11-01-2009, 06:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
LesBalls Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: USA Posts: 63	Re: MXR Distortion III The distortion III works great on non master volume amps. I used one for a while with a 1987x and a les paul and it was really balls to the wall and sounded great. But with master volume amps, it just tends to add noise. I agree with kcwm that the OCD is a better pedal...if anything for it's versatility.

11-02-2009, 06:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
j2112c Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 17	Re: MXR Distortion III LesBalls... I know this is off topic, but I love the Hellraiser photo!http://www.marshallforum.com/images/...s/applause.gif

11-03-2009, 09:20 AM	#8 (permalink)
siav Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Norway Posts: 86	Re: MXR Distortion III Well just recieved it, tried it yesterday at low volume and it sounds really good on cruch channel on my 6101 :P __________________ Kramer 600ST Gibson Les Paul STD 2005 Martin D16 Custom Marshall 6101 30th Anniversary Marshall 2555SL JCM Slash Rocktron VooduVale

11-12-2009, 11:35 AM	#10 (permalink)
Valentine Smith Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Lisbon Posts: 11	Re: MXR Distortion III I found that it cuts some of your mid to bass frequencies/tone regardless of where you set the tone control on the pedal. Its noticable when you strum a chord slowly with and without the pedal switched on. I didn't like it with the distortion less than 12 o'clock but above that to my ears it sounded nice with plenty of added sustain without fizz. Having said all that I'm using it with a Vox ADT50 (using AC30 model) to add more balls to some solo lines. I haven't tried it with my SLX yet cos I lent that to the other guitarist to use for a few weeks.

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