MXR Distortion
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The MXR Distortion ("Distortion Plus") is a distortion pedal originally designed in the 1970s by MXR Innovations.
The pedal uses a single op-amp and a pair of germanium diodes to ground (parallel-push) for clipping in a very simple configuration with only Output and Distortion controls, no tone control; the pedal uses no discrete transistors. Turning up the Distortion control increases the amount of distortion and at the same time boosts the treble in the signal.[1]
The pedal's crunchy heavy metal sound was featured by Randy Rhoads in his work with Ozzy Osbourne.[2] Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead used this pedal exclusively for distortion in the late 1970s.[2] Bob Mould of Hüsker Dü also used the Distortion .[3] Dave Murray of Iron Maiden has used Distortion since the early 1980s.[4] Steve Wynn (musician) used it on the first couple Dream Syndicate albums. Thom Yorke of Radiohead has included the Distortion for many of his signature distortion sounds. Rowland S. Howard (The Birthday Party/These Immortal Souls/Crime & the City Solution/Solo albums) also used this pedal across his career. Guitarist Slash has talked about using the Distortion in his early guitar days to help define his tone.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "ElectroSmash - MXR Distortion Circuit Analysis". www.electrosmash.com. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ^ a b Gill, Chris. "Out of the Box: Guitar World Celebrates the Time-Honored History of MXR Effect Pedals". Guitar World. Future plc. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
- ^ Cochran, Kevin. "Gear Blog: Bob Mould". Austin City Limits. KLRU-TV, Austin PBS. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
- ^ Bosso, Joe. "Iron Maiden: Out of Thin Air". Premier Guitar. Premier Guitar Magazine. p. 2. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
- ^ Marc Maron (20 September 2018). "Episode 952: Slash". WTF With Marc Maron (Podcast). Retrieved 19 July 2022.
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