GAIN MACHINE: MXR Super Badass Distortion vs Fullbore Metal - In Depth Comparison

[@craigharrison5406]

Don't be fooled by the reviews of the Fullbore pedal, it is a beast. The problem is it takes time to sit down and finesse the knobs to the correct combination. The frequency sweep knob is the real key to it all, one slight turn left or right can turn an amazing sound to crap and vice versa. I turn the Frequency sweep to around 4 and the high(treble) to almost zero. The problem with these review vids is the high is set to like 5 which is crazy as it sounds is way too much. I literally have my high set to around 1.

[@1HYB]

the fullbore sounds the same no matter where you turn any knobs. the super badass is definitely the winner to my ears.

[@CooperAATE]

I plug my Chapman ML2 (lefty, not that it matters, but hey) into a Fullbore, into my Orange CR120 and Laney IRT 212. My settings: vol 10 o'clock, freq 10 o'clock, gain 9 o'clock, bass 2 o'clock, mid 2-3 o'clock, high 10 o'clock. Cuts right through my band's mix without overwhelming the other guitarist (who uses POD HDPRO) or drowning the bass out.

[@TheJofrica]

The settings on the Full bore at around 12:54 was great

[@pigbearman7136]

Proud owner of the fullbore metal since 9 days. Its a fucking monster. One of the best distortion pedal i ever had. Btw with a MXR Eq you get pretty closeto the Dimbag sound. If you want.

[@javierdiazsantana]

Still you could cut a particular mid frequency on the mid sweep knob, it's what i did with those distortion pedals

[@megablasterboc7474]

Agreed! I have the Fullbore and it's highly under rated. It's capable of more than just chugging metal rhythm, it's great at lead solos as well! It's just a matter of dialing in the correct tone.

[@zacgibb172]

i feel like if you stack the fullboar metal with a metal zone and a didgitech deathmetal, you will get a really good metal tone

[@MusicBlissMalaysiaTV]

We see what you did there... =P

[@metalchug426]

zac gibb im stacking m75 with metalzone.m75 as overdrive.

[@albertplaysguitar]

LOL

[@beanman2206]

that boy will scream!! i actually own a digitech death metal and will be owning the fullbore metal soon so ill be combining those...

[@zacgibb172]

@@beanman2206 not actually how to get good metal tone

[@jamesdinger71]

Great video! And I agree completely. Both are great in their own aspect. The Fullbore Metal is more of a one trick pony and definitely will do the job where the Super Badass seems more dynamic. I have both and mostly use the Super Badass for an Overdrive. Love it a lot.

[@TomPark1986]

You can actually hear notes on the Super Badass.

[@Gma7788]

That's got nothing to do with it. You're supposed to have more knowledge than what you have. Cause you listen to male gossip and you copy that, you stay poorly educated.

[@TomPark1986]

@@Gma7788 poorly educated? If you want engineering go get a PhD. Otherwise keep your ill informed, comically idiotic comments to yourself lest you make yourself look like a fool like you are exemplifying here.

[@Gibsean]

The gain all the way down on the fullbore is still way too much

[@RN-jq1oh]

lol

[@MarcAndreLevesque]

ALL DA GAIN!!!!!! :) Super bad ass unless you want to be drowned in the mix and not be heard. The bassist will love you if you play a Fullbore, it's just a way too much gain mush with a useless mid scoop.

[@fredriksvard2603]

SLAAYEER

[@gameboygamer1181]

i found the same and it is way to glassy

[@nimitz1739]

It’s for metal! Its literally in the name😂

[@slipps_mwb9478]

Great review, thanks for the video. I didn’t realize the super badass was so much more versatile.

[@jeremychamplin1078]

Excellent comparison video. It is easy to see the pros and cons of each.

[@Incog2k6]

I laughed hard when he demoed both pedals with the Distortion knob all the way down, and the Fullbore still sounded as if it was cranked. Seriously, get the Super Badass if you want versatility, and get the Fullbore if you want to be KVLT.

[@dadiopimp]

Incog2k6 ive been using it for black metal actually and the only reason it works is because of how shitty it sounds

[@ransombaggins9301]

When they say "Fullbore" they're not kidding. There's pretty much one gain level on that thing and it's 11.

[@denniscnf]

Better video on youtube about this two pedals. Exactly what I was searching for: New Metal stuff with this two pedals. In my opinion, Super Bad Ass has a better definition, gain range and tone (not so scooped, but also with a very dinamic mid control). Thanks fo the video!!!

[@gunslinger80sguitars]

Great video, I went with the fullbore. Crazy gain that can be dialed in if you take time with it

[@planetamundo9771]

Som horrível , só de abelha q timbre horrível

[@FretFriendGWaL]

2 years on from my original comment and after owning a Helix for 8 months, I built another pedalboard. I just bought an MXR Fullbore again and man, this pedal is amazing to my ears! I know it's too brutal for most but it just ticks all the boxes for me. Everything at 12 o'clock (a good starting point) and BOOM! I don't really use the mid-scoop button as it's too much IMO. I only want that 'all out metal' tone from this pedal and it is not on my board to do clean or subtle! Vastly underrated pedal IMO and is only bad to those who do not dial it in correctly. It can sound fizzy with the wrong amp / guitar but maybe I got lucky with my setup...

[@pablo9364]

Would they sound ok with a 5w tube Marshall amp?

[@FretFriendGWaL]

@@pablo9364 I do not see whny it would not be good on any clean channel...

[@pablo9364]

NG One Seven thanks

[@agustine.barillaro4867]

they are just made for different things, and both of them are great. I have a fullbore metal and once you learn how to eq it, it can be a really good solution

[@TheYagomestre]

Your set is making the Fullbore much more noisey than usual. The MXR M116 is a GREAT METAL pedal, but you have to learn how to tame the beast. Once you EQ it right it's pure chaosbreeder. If you don't like it, you probably don't like high gain distortions, and metal...

[@TheJofrica]

What’s your favorite EQ setting?

[@brodywankenobi66]

I had the full bore metal for a while. Really cool pedal but not versatile at all. I eventually ended up with the super badass and have been using that ever since

[@twostroketodd5981]

The recorded audio does not do this pedal justice. For modern metal it’s perfect. Even though the videos audio doesn’t do it justice, the pedal does have a lot of tonal adjustment. With a tube amp its perfect!

[@midtown3221]

Fullbore Metal knows _exactly_ what it's for and I love what it does. Super Badass is still _Super Badass._ After hearing them both, I want both XD

[@FretFriendGWaL]

You don't really get more distortion than you do on a Fullbore. I use mine with half gain and scooped mids. Sounds brutal through any solid-state amp. I sometimes use a Maxon OD808 as a clean boost in front for more sustain. The Fullbore is the only distortion pedal I have now...

[@MusicBlissMalaysiaTV]

Using the OD808 is a great idea....keeps the clarity of the distortion....

[@FretFriendGWaL]

Yes. It can get a little fizzy and muddy if using too much gain. The distortion is very clear and has much sustain with the 808 in front (0 gain on the 808).

[@johnschaul6055]

NG One Seven you re so right NG.The Fullbore is such an angry high gain pedal.i am using a ds1 or somtimes the berzerker as you said,gain on 0 and you get killer tones.

[@metallisac]

would this pedal work well with a clean amp? such as a fender

[@FretFriendGWaL]

The Fullbore is meant to be used with a clean amp. Yes, it will be amazing on a Fender (clean channel)...

[@alexandert696]

woah, you can torture prisoners with the fullbore buzzer

[@beanman2206]

fiiiiinally someone who has the righ guitar for the job!! hoping to get the fullbore metal very soon

[@ronaldocuenco9153]

your clean sound is very nice, 1st time I heard one every since I watch review here in youtube

[@ChopTop399]

Lol I like how your playing a nice clean rift and the full bore just like smacked it on the ass and complete metal toned it 😂😂

[@CooperAATE]

A metal pedal with metal tone

[@greatganger2606]

Damn, the fullbore pedal is hands down one of the heaviest pedals next to the Weehbo Morbid Drive

[@TheJofrica]

G L I figured out the algorithm. These things are analagous to hot sauces. You have mild and then a whole category of novelty burning spices

[@planetamundo9771]

Porcaria de som esse pedal fullbone

[@C_mao]

thanks for getting right to the point

[@The13Guevara]

The MXR Super Badass sounds great 🔥

[@cerclesvicieux]

Just the comparison I wanted to see. I agree that the Fullbore has more gain, very noticeably so, but I also agree that the Badass would be good stack where the Fullbore would probably overwelm another fx pedal. Also, sd in the comments, I think the Badass is certainly more versatile even though it has less gain. I suppose it's a matter of preference, and it's not that I think the Fullbore isn't any better or worse, but unless you wanted that insane ammount of gain all the time (even though I love it) you would be better off wiht the Badass. The other thing that speaks to me about the Badass are the simplest of controls, basically one does the same think on an amp to get distortion--you overdrive a channel and then dial in the volume, something I've done for years and I have never needed a distortion pedal. That said, I agree with comments on some of the other reviews that if you simply have a good amp and know how to tweak your channels, you have no need for a distortion pedal.

[@utubefishin]

Best Badass video on here

[@muntificator]

Gotta love that Ibanez...So damn nice...

[@Gma7788]

You didn't activate the famous sound throughout the entire video. The sound was supposed to be a vintage style sound. Unfortunately, you made the sounds of electrical faults. You didn't activate the famous sound from either pedal.

[@Samhaim1234]

The Key on Fullbore is killing the treble knob and then you give an decent tone

[@bultronlagore2095]

I play mainly Technical Death Metal, Jazz And Funk And one of the best cheap pedals I discovered that can hit all these genres well and only costs you around $30 bucks is the Danelectro Fab Tone. No joke. I’ve been playing guitar for 20+ years and if you are on a tight budget and need a good cheap pedal then check it out.

[@warren4838]

is the fullbore hard to manage?

[@javierdiazsantana]

Please play a superlong sustained C power chord with the Fullbore pedal on... Hearing the Drop C low note thru that pedal feels like seeing God The Fullbore sounds so heavy and has so much gain

[@Hambonebodi]

They are different, I like them both

[@Don-ui8oz]

I have SBA. Wish I had both. :D

[@pedalbr6888]

Does it look like the Marshall JH-1 Jackhammer?

[@cjfinnigan1]

would the Fullbore metal pedal sound good through a marshall DSL15C on the clean channel with half gain and scooped mids?

[@asmallfarmhomestead3657]

Christopher Finnigan probably not lol it doesn't sound very good by itsef....look up some KZbin tutorials about how to get good metal tone or even how not to get a metal tone to help you out...usually scooping mids is a dangerous game for tone

[@cjfinnigan1]

Dalton Heitmann alright man thanks for letting me know, what O' clock should I have my mids at on my amplifier and fullbore?

[@asmallfarmhomestead3657]

Christopher Finnigan honestly I can't say because I don't have that amp or even that pedal, but what you could try it just put bass and treble at noon and sweep the mids just to see the range and then find a spot that sounds good to you....from there you could tweak bass and treble individually....just keep in mind guitar is a mid range instrument

[@sonofromel]

Christopher Finnigan NEVER scoop the mids.

[@clinteastwood6875]

@@sonofromel Never ever ever?

[@robertciaschini7625]

I'd love to hear how that Orange Dark terror sounds without the pedals and then compare it to the pedals.

[@MusicBlissMalaysiaTV]

If you watched the video, you'll hear it....

[@boomslayer66]

The orange is a fantastic amp

[@jumpingman8160]

I own the Super Badass. It's a very good and versatile dirt box, but it doesn't go anywhere near the "more modern metal" they advertise. To accomplish that I use a Marshall BluesBraker 2 to juice it up [I find it a very good pair, given that the BB2 really opens up the sound and character of the SBA or even to the Seymour Duncan Tweak Fuzz I also have]. The EQ on the SBA is also quite good. I find the FB to be way to hairy and buzz saw nasty [which I personaly dislike on a dirt box]. It has a very strange EQ as well.

[@yaboi6074]

I have the Super badass distortion pedal with my Blackstar ID 30 TVP amp, but like you are saying I'm not getting anywhere near the modern metal sound. Do you reccomend me using the Marshall Bluesbraker 2 with my superbadass distortion to get that metal sound. (can you please make a very very quick video of you using those two pedals, I'd really appreciate it.)

[@jumpingman8160]

I Am Your Mother Hi Sadly I don't have any way of making a video [and I was asked quite a few times to do pedal demos]. I do recommend the BB2 by itself. It's a damn good and inexpensive overdrive + clean booster [you can chose either of the two functions]. Also built like an absolute tank. The character of the BB2 allows it to further drive any dirt box you may have to get that extra "something". I do, however, recommend a noise gate when using the BB2 with the SBA cause it can get a bit noisy. But the result is quite good. I'm very please with how the BB2 works with other dirt pedals [if you put the tone of the BB2 at around 1 to 3 o'clock it really "opens" whatever dirt pedal it feeds].

[@yaboi6074]

Thanks! I already have a noise gate so I probably will get the BB2

[@jumpingman8160]

I Am Your Mother then you are safe. Have a great time.

[@Eu_Sou_A_Novia_Countryball]

I have a MXR Superbadass and a tube amp handmade based on SLO Soldano. It sounds super great, impressive modern even if the MXR with 70-80% dist is pugged directly in the clean channel.

[@Stutter-Step]

something in the middle would be nice... the super sounds muffed and the full sounds like a can of bees... i would choose full because i think i could get a good tone from it tho

[@thriller_musician9099]

Nice Demo. Could you tell me how is the Super Badass in comparision to MXR 193 GT OD. I 'm not able to decide between these 2 pedals .

[@wayne2150]

Love the Super Badass Distortion!

[@TavernMasterAndy]

To me that fullbore is too much from the start. Super bad ass with a decent rig will be 🤝

[@vinnyavalanche]

That fullbore is nasty sick. Good thing a saw this vid almost went with the super badass thats not so super

[@xctwowheeles1976]

For my style it's the Super Badass! If it's for metal, I don't see the point of comparing its 2 totally different pedals

[@JosephCee]

2 intirely different pedals indeed. As soon as he turned on the Fullbore with the gain all the way down it was clear.

[@_Kermit_]

What tuning do you use in the video?

[@MusicBlissMalaysiaTV]

Drop C - CGCFAD

[@Tabraqz]

can you do a review on ehx metal muff please?

[@Jesperadoo]

Your guitar is amazing dude!

[@highgaindeity]

No justice done as the orange head has only 1 tone knob. I believe distortion pedals work better with at least a 3 band EQ. Mine works great on a clean channel amp with 3 band eq

[@ryaneddo6177]

Super Badass all the way.

[@ayrtonromero4553]

Súper badass!!! Tiene más cuerpo.

[@Lewisl4d2]

Fullbore sounds perfect for playing any Deftones stuff

[@calebdominguez8907]

@4:45

[@anishlamgade]

Whats you setting in the amp

[@Marsel58]

I just bought SBD and have fullbore...... Fullbore is more agressive and have more options of sound. SBD is to ''nice''

[@jetblack7044]

Super Badass is better in my opinion...

[@MaxPower-js1sk]

The Super Badass sounds like an OD, which it isn’t.

[@paulslack4303]

I had a full bore my God that thing sucked worse than a metal zone wasps in a jar horrible, the badass sounds like a Marshall decent pedal

[@KRAZEEIZATION]

The Full Bore is awful but the SBD is fantastic.

[@funnyshaunno]

Good stuff!

[@victorjbarker]

Full bore has all the gain. But wai't there's more! Oh yeah, each pedal has a clean up switch that you can step on 😂

[@rodrodman1200]

Nah. Fullbore too thin. Check out the empress heavy. Pass on the chug Olaf pedal As it also lacks a low end spectrum.

[@matthewJ142]

That's one badass South Asian Guitar Player!

[@billtice5057]

Super Badass is such a flexible pedal...

[@cristguit]

no solo in video ,

[@ivansiii4453]

1:46

[@ivansiii4453]

2:53

[@bearwhocares9539]

The custom badass od sounds more metal than the super badass lmao

[@dylangruenloh9395]

The Super Badass just sounds Super muffled

[@albertplaysguitar]

I don't think I like either... (I own the super bad ass btw...). Too fizzy, stale... Maybe I should get a metal zone.😒

[@boazspradlin1702]

I run my super BA into a hot marshall plexi, sounds vary warm and natural, but its kinda stale into a clean amp

[@dreyn7780]

Can't mix brands anymore now days buddy! Metal guitarists MUST BUY the products used by their hero's its game over for the general purpose products. They're dead in the water in 2017. Nobody has the money to buy outside of what Metallica uses, for example. So give up! The 1980's are OVER!

[@vitellonealvapore877]

fullBOOOORING

[@igorigor8985]

digitech metal master!!!!!

[@MrBreezlyBruin]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@GoldenGateNum9]

*Tantra Metal*

[@abrahamvillordo5677]

Both sounds like 💩💩 but if i have to dicede, super badass win

[@SamuraiBud]

Fullbore is crap

[@dafxtone]

Super badass is just for gays compared to the fullbore !

[@gameboygamer1181]

fullbore metal worst pedal i have ever tried way too glassy and you just cant get rid of it,,,built to be thrown in the bin

[@MrBreezlyBruin]

Sounds like it's a bit too complex for your dialing in skills.

[@gameboygamer1181]

mxr are crap dont buy them ....buy boss

[@rooster2045]

Gotta be a joke

[@shrimpboutique3584]

The Master Randy Rhoads used MXR for his distortion. Distortion +

[@MrBreezlyBruin]

Boss blows dead bears.