Review - MXR Pedals - 8 Drives & Distortion Boxes

[@Theospeak1]

Love the descriptions at the start of each one to say what type of players' tones the pedals tend to produce. Invaluable, wish every pedal reviewer would do that.

[@kleberkshima]

Theospeak1 thanx

[@veryhappy2681]

Thank you ! This is one of the best demonstration of distortion pedal’s I’ve ever seen. Thank you for helping me make up my mind.. the super bad is the most versatile!!

[@kleberkshima]

Thanx ! Please subscribe. I have more pedal reviews in my channel! Yes, the Super Badass is my favorite and is more versatile. Follow the video of Super Badass: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppu8i3prgdSaldk

[@nicknickson3650]

Love the Shin Juku. It's so smoky sounding with the dark switch.

[@kleberkshima]

Thanx!

[@KRAZEEIZATION]

MXR make a bewildering array of OD/Dist units, I have a good few and I like the fact even the heavier ones roll back to a slight breakup unlike lots of other brands. They retain a classic sound. The SB Distortion is one hell of a pedal.

[@kleberkshima]

Yes! Thanx

[@guil_juliao]

GT OD for me. Warm and focused sounding pedal.

[@JohnDoe-pq8yw]

I agree and the knobs glow in the dark!!!! Everyone know glow in the dark knobs sound better!!!!

[@franklandry3590]

I have the Super Badass and the pinch harmonics you can get from that thing are insane!🤘

[@mohamedmaghraby]

Amazing review with no talk 👏😱😂

[@kleberkshima]

Mohamed Maghraby thanxs!

[@kimmolingonheimo]

just bought 3 FET Drivers in one week: my designated Jazz pedal with a strat: blueee velvet, thay even have a blue signal light, smooth sailing, SUCH a gem for a pedal: 120€ secondhand, perfect mint condition!

[@kleberkshima]

Awesome! Nice pedal

[@MBvolcom92]

I have the GT-od and use it in front of my distortion channel with 0 gain on the pedal. it sounds absolutely awesome!

[@kleberkshima]

Yeah!! 🙌

[@andredegiant3876]

The Prime Distortion ticks all right boxes for me, plus it looks cool. The Il Diavolo or Fet Driver would be my next choices

[@gabrielcoppitters1925]

I got the GT OD and the M69 PRIME DISTORTION Really good tone and grive

[@kleberkshima]

Yes!! Thanx!

[@alanpaz3324]

Para meu goso pessoal anda não fizeram um Pedal de Distorção Melhor que o Distortion III e de Overdrive que o GTOD. O il Diavolo me surpreendeu muito gostei! Achei bem oldschool e tem harmonicos pronunciados.! O Shin-juko me pareceu muito fuzy! Não gostei para meu som... O Distortion+ ou o Script Logo os dois tem volume extremamente baixos perto do resto. Prime distortion achei muito parecido com o DSIII e o 5150 achei muito bom! Excelente Review! Um dos primeiros que nao fica usando o Maldito Delay junto!

[@kleberkshima]

Alan Paz obrigado Alan! Realmente concordo com tudo que vc disse

[@SrPepe1977]

Maravilha, Kleber! Vídeo super útil e bem tocado que me fez escolher o Prime Distortion. Obrigado bicho!!!

[@kleberkshima]

Valeu

[@eddlabel]

Tenho imensa curiosidade no primeiro, não conhecia o segundo e já tive grande parte dos demais. Hoje estou com o 5150 como meu High Gain. Abraço!

[@kleberkshima]

Edgar Soares o il diavolo e shin-juku são da Custom Shop. O primeiro acho um dos melhores pedais que a MXR já lançou. Casa muito bem com o 5150 pois abrange um espectro tonal completamente diferente do 5150. Vale a pena. Recomendo a loja Diperez que tem pra vender o il diavolo a um preço muito abaixo do mercado. Abraço

[@YngtchieMusic]

I love the Super Badass so much that after selling my first one to finance the Helix LT, I just had to get another one and use it in addition to the Helix. I just love the way it responds, I use it whenever I need those super smooth, singing Yngwie-like tones (think Fire and Ice).

[@kleberkshima]

YngtchieMusic For me, The Super Badass is thr best overdrive pedal ever made!

[@YngtchieMusic]

@@kleberkshima Agreed, and yeah, it does respond more like a very powerful overdrive than a distortion pedal.

[@SoundMuzak]

@@kleberkshima is the badass too noisey? I want to avoid having a noise gate pedal, that's why I was thinking more on getting the 5150 but if the Badass isn't too noisey that could be an option as well

[@rcfspa]

esse super badass é um dos pedais mais maravilhosos q ja toquei, tenho ele e um custom badass OD q não tiro do meu set por nd. Alias os pedais MXR são de um custo/beneficio exelente

[@kleberkshima]

Ricardo Ferreira obrigado pelo comentário!

[@Sinvist]

Very content with my "Super Badass". Also got the recommendable "Custom Badass Modified OD".

[@neriberto]

Muito boa a demonstração, tenho um prime distortion e deu pra sacar bem a diferença entre eles, vontade de pegar um gt-od pra completar aqui

[@kleberkshima]

N CP obrigado por ter assistido! Sem dúvida seria um belo complemento para o Prime! Recomendo a loja de um amigo que tem o GT-OD a pronta entrega a preço de Black Friday www.diperez-imports.com.br Abração!!!

[@neriberto]

Valeu a indicação! agora me permita a sugestão, um video só com pedais MXR, da base clean, crunch e solo, tipo overdrive, distortion, delay e reverb, ... +/- isso...

[@kleberkshima]

N CP com certeza farei sim! Valeu pela sugestão!

[@BadMofoMusicCritic]

Big fan of mxr and dunlop. Might need to grab that Il Diavolo

[@andreuos]

Excelente video comparativo! Vai ajudar muitos guitarristas!

[@kleberkshima]

Obrigado

[@lueyteledeluxe7457]

Entirely unexpectedly, i lurke da fet driver! Its dripping wet saturation, but its still good honest OD, not modelled distortion. Goal!! I might be grabbing one....

[@kleberkshima]

Luey Tele Deluxe thanx

[@mortachaiepstein3584]

I only just got into MXR pedals after buying an MXR Bass Compressor. I cannot believe how much money I wasted on three inferior compressors when I should have just forked over the $180 a long time ago. It brings up the valleys and chops down the peaks just like how I like it, without over compressing the signal. Then I purchased the MXR M80 Bass DI+, with three (3!) outs: a regular 1/4" out so one can use it as a preamp, a bypass out which sends out what it receives unaffected, and a balanced XLR out. It also has a mean sounding distortion with a blend knob, which I use to blend in a SVT sound. Then there is the "color" switch, a magical device, which to my ears sounds like it puts a second preamp circuit with a set mid-scooped EQ curve before the primary preamp EQ circuit, which just thickens the sound so much. Now I'm getting into the MXR Distortion + pedal, a two-knob wonder which sounds gritty but never overly so, perfect to blend with a dirty amp. Really now, where was I all this time? Why am I only JUST getting into MXR? Now, if only MXR would just put the in/out jacks and power supply jack on the top where they freaking should be, like they are on the EVH distortion pedal, we'd be in business!

[@akhmad444]

The shin juku pedal is awesome

[@kleberkshima]

Yeah!!!

[@joselomanta]

Badass distortion es increible ¡ muy versatil para tocar desde una onda tube screamer hasta la tralla metalera a tope

[@kleberkshima]

Gracias

[@marcosmartins7280]

Perfeito, direto ao ponto🎸🇧🇷

[@kleberkshima]

Marcos Martins valeu

[@senterpoint]

Great collection of pedals. I hear the same clipping on all of them. Just the way it's presented, i.e. other knobs it has. I preffer analog pedals to digital for live playing. Any of these are a good start to getting your own tone. Add some delay and you have a great sound. That said, I would note most of these are older pedals, I would look at newer stuff too. Great video, I liked it.

[@kleberkshima]

Dwight Fullmer thanx for watching!

[@OrkhanJulfa]

I don't know how you did it but all pedals in your video sound great! Can't decide which one to buy - Super Badass Distorion or 5150...

[@kleberkshima]

Orkhan Julfa super badass is better for classic rock tones, tube amps like and 5150 for modern tones and high gain tones

[@bobbillnolan7644]

You could nail the motley crue , tone with the super badass 👍

[@sedlaevh7212]

Fala ninja do set up, faça um vídeo sobre suas considerações a respeito de cada um.

[@kleberkshima]

Sedla Evh Meus preferidos são: - Humbuckers: Super Badass para drive estilo amp valvulado e 5150 para High Gain - Single Coil: iL Diavolo para timbres de boutique e GT-OD para um timbre a la SRV

[@thesuccessfulbarber]

78 badass distortion is really good too!

[@kleberkshima]

Very good!

[@henriquecorreia9917]

Fantastic demo

[@kleberkshima]

Henrique Correia obrigado

[@mykroz]

Im definitely a distortion guy but that Fet Driver sounds sweet!

[@kleberkshima]

Yes! It’s very cool. Gilmour, Bonamassa & Eric Johnson tones

[@stevennemeth6256]

Great demo! The Il Torino is another great OD pedal, probably my favorite in front of my Fender Blues Jr. 15 watt, just has a nice "tubey" sound and reaction. I also have the Prime and Super Badass....all great tools to color your tone....might have to add the fet driver to my list now.

[@kleberkshima]

Thanx

[@aristidesvillegas7167]

Hi Steven I noticed you have the prime distortion and also the superbadass (me too). Have you noticed the different output level between both? I really love the Prime Dist. however having this at full output level it never reach the Superbadass at 10 am output level. If not, What do you recommend?

[@stevennemeth6256]

@@aristidesvillegas7167 Yes, there is quite a difference in output and gain on both pedals. If you are trying to use both you will likely just have to try and match the output levels as much as you can to minimize volume loss when you switch from one to the other. I suspect it may have to do with how the Prime was made and priced as almost a budget MXR pedal well below even the standard MXR Distortion+. The Superbadass is a superior pedal and sound to me...but the Prime absolutely nails ZZ Top gain with a crispy edgy tone. I rarely if ever use them together and swap Distortion pedals based on what I'm working on at the moment.

[@aristidesvillegas7167]

@@stevennemeth6256 thanks bud!

[@erichughes1166]

Fet Driver, Super Badass Distortion, and the EVH 5150 Driver . Run any of two of those side by side with the outputs on max the tone where ever you like, and the distortion or drive down, you got yourself a nice krunchy hard as fuck sound my friend

[@fredhgl]

Tenho um EVH 5150 Overdrive e gostaria q me recomendasse um pedal pra empurrar ele. Obrigado e parabéns pelo vídeo

[@kleberkshima]

Mxr Sugar Drive!

[@ANDRELOPESNAZA]

muito bom o review. Sou suspeito para falar , mas o gt od overdrive na minha opinião soa bem com qualquer coisa. Já inclusive o slash gravando em estúdio com esse pedal. É um overdrive na onda to "TS", que pra mim tem suas próprias características. Tenho um já faz bastante tempo. gosto de usar o gt od junto com o klon, ou com o bbpreamp

[@kleberkshima]

André Lopes sim o GT-OD era o drive principal do Gary Moore. Essa do Slash não sabia! Muito show essa info! Valeuu

[@ANDRELOPESNAZA]

eu vi em um video que o slash estava gravando o último disco dele com o myles kennedy. Ele estava usando uma gibson sg de 12 cordas.

[@DANTHETUBEMAN]

EVH sounds the most tube amp like to me

[@Kevin-d5f4r]

MXR does distortion pedals well

[@kleberkshima]

Yes!!! Thanx for watching

[@KRAZEEIZATION]

The MXR drives are pretty tasty!

[@kleberkshima]

Agree!!!!

[@pablomilano7320]

Great review! Would I be wrong If I say that the Súper Badass is a Hot rodded Marshall in a Box? What do you think?

[@kleberkshima]

Absolutely!!! It’s one of my favorites all time!

[@pablomilano7320]

@@kleberkshima Thank you brother!!!

[@Andremineirouai]

Muito bom, é difícil de dizer qual é um ou outro.

[@kleberkshima]

Todos sao realmente muito bons

[@kasper7983]

Which one would you recommend to boost a 5150 rhythm channel?

[@kleberkshima]

GT-OD

[@SoundMuzak]

Il diavolo sounds great! Didn't knew that existed

[@kleberkshima]

I love it! IL Diavolo is awesome pedal!

[@dr_guitar83]

Mestre, e sobre o MXR Custom Badass '78 Distortion?? Ele é melhor que o super badass distortion?

[@kleberkshima]

Eu prefiro o super badass

[@mattgilbert7347]

FET, Dist+, and Badass for me.

[@timmcdonald9877]

Very well done video sir!!

[@kleberkshima]

Tim McDonald Thank You!!! 🙏

[@0megalul309]

Which is the best for boosting amps? Thanks.

[@kleberkshima]

GT-OD

[@doc.grenggg5024]

Terbaik revew

[@arissp4950]

No bullshit pedals. Mxr is the best

[@kleberkshima]

Aris Sp agree!

[@RyanMcIntyre]

They nailed his Peavey tone

[@aristidesvillegas7167]

Hi nice video! Just wondering why my MXR Prime Distortion sounds lower in volumen vs my MXR Superbadass. Having the Prime Distortion at the max output it never sounds equivalent to the Superbadass at 9 or 10 am of output volume setting. Any recommendation?

[@ramonkariri]

Boa noite Kleber, já tenho o GT-OD há diversos anos. Em comparação il diavolo overdrive, poderia dizer que o il diavolo é um pedal com mais ganho e ao mesmo tempo mais versátil? Será se casaria legal com o Vox Ac30? Pensando em pegar pra substituir o GT-OD, toco em uma banda de blues e num cover do Pearl Jam, o que você me diria dessa troca? Muito obrigado e parabéns pelos vídeos.

[@kleberkshima]

Ramon Ferreira sim Ramon!!! Eh um GT-OD com mais ganho! Se vc curte o voicing do,GT-OD mas quer um pouco mais de ganho vá de iL Diavolo. O Midrange dele é fantastico

[@grouchozappa]

finally a decent review

[@kleberkshima]

Groucho Zappa thanx man

[@teacher5376]

Distortion 's are super man's!!!! Over driver , will be a cup of ?.....

[@tempu4099]

Would have liked to have heard these with some buckers.

[@rocksalem77]

Boa tarde Kleber! Eu quero colocar um pedal em meu pedalboard que fosse desde um peter frampton até um sabbath, acdc e megadeth, pra complementar meu soul food, que uso pra blues. Pelo review, fiquem entre o script logo e o super badass. Qual vc sugere? Obrigado

[@kleberkshima]

Alexandre Salem Super Badass sem dúvida

[@rocksalem77]

Kleber K. Shima e o 78 distortion?

[@kleberkshima]

Alexandre Salem também eh bom, mas nao tem tanto ganho e tanto poder de equalização como o Super Badass. De todos, os meus preferidos são o EVH5150 overdrive e o Super Badass

[@rocksalem77]

@@kleberkshima Valeu, muito obrigado pela opinião. Vi inumeros reviews mas é dificil de escolher sem testar. Acabei encontrando um super badass no ML e acabei comprando. Agora é só aprender a timbrar! Abraços

[@kleberkshima]

Alexandre Salem otima escolha! Qualquer divida eh so chamar

[@willsmith5523]

Distortion + classic overdrive

[@kleberkshima]

will smith agree

[@pedalbr6888]

Irmão esse super badass é tipo um Marshall JH-1 Jackhammer?

[@kleberkshima]

Bem melhor

[@HamRadioOps]

Comprei um Super Badass recentemente e estou impressionado com a versatilidade e definição de acordes abertos mesmo com ganho quase no máximo. Curti mais com humbucker do que com single coil.

[@HamRadioOps]

Agora uma coisa que notei é que o Super Badass é bem fechado, você tem que abrir bem o agudo para dar presença. E com médio acima de meio dia fica melhor também.

[@kleberkshima]

Eufrásio Mota ele é o pedal de dia torção mais bem avaliado da marca

[@germanofalcon7309]

The Custom Bad Ass Modified O.D. & The Super Bad Ass Distortion ! A deadly combo !👍😎

[@adamellison5696]

Yes. Thank you!

[@kleberkshima]

Adam Ellison thanx!

[@walmirbarbosa6854]

O Diavolo pode ser considerado um Marshall in a box?

[@kleberkshima]

Ele esta mais para Dumble

[@marcelvezzaro7357]

Kleber… demais seu canal. Parabéns. Qual seria o MXR mais próximo do som Jake E Lee? Abs

[@kleberkshima]

MXR 5150

[@rocksteady9115]

I've never heard a good overdrive pedal compared to an amp sound, all fuzz boxes

[@kleberkshima]

Thanx for our comment Rock steady!

[@robertross9074]

Great video-thanks! I've tried the Diavolo, shin-juku, GOT-OD, and the II torino. I'd say the shin is great for minor, more controlled boost and OD, blues and fusion type jazz, the Diavolo and the torino are similar in the same way Marshall, Soldano, and others are similar, yet each with a slightly different voicing. The GOT-OD is clearly the favorite as when you find one, it's often beat while the others can be found clean. GOT-OD is best for those who look for a more traditional OD sound, perhaps the closest in the lot to a TS. All four are great and though the difference can be subtle, one can hear it clearly. Torino and diavolo are best for distortion other than OD, metal and hardcore, yet can also work well for OD, though less controlled than the shin. The shin does not do distortion. GOT-OD again does distortion as a TS does it. More of an overdrive. Shin is the best for boost alone. Just one guy's opinion.

[@kleberkshima]

Thanx Robert!!!

[@0megalul309]

Which do you like for amp boosting?

[@robertross9074]

@@0megalul309 TC Spark, actually.

[@cerclesvicieux]

Love MXR, but I"m not always hearing the difference in their drive pedals. The EVH, maybe, but it sounds a little muddy to me, as if there is a hint of reverb on the drive. I personally use the Bad Ass Distortion. I think it's the most versatile, and it's exactly how I would overdrive an amp--a simple voume with gain and bass, treble and mid-range tone controls. Overdrive the gain and dail in the voilume. Simple. Good video though.

[@SrPepe1977]

Try a bit harder. There are clear, even if subtle, differences.

[@SamuraiBud]

im using prime its good one

[@Julius_Seizure]

Nice work! Which one was your favorite?

[@kleberkshima]

Red Apple Radio 5150, Suoer Badass, GT-OD & iL Diavolo

[@mratkins7458]

@@kleberkshima between gt od n lil Diavolo for od what do u recommend?

[@kleberkshima]

Mr Atkins Il Diavolo! It have more midrange and a little more gain than GT-OD. It’s perfect with Strat!

[@stevewoolley4224]

My favourite is the il Torino.

[@ruydcastro2495]

Prime distortion

[@Gerardo.GarciaGarcia]

Muy buen video, gracias!

[@kleberkshima]

Gerardo Garcia Garcia gracias

[@rollipollirock]

I’ll Diavolo sounded more like early VH than the 5150...

[@kleberkshima]

rolando e. limon agree!

[@shannonbruce5560]

EVH by far the best

[@giornogiovanna836]

il diavolo wins everytime. I'd like to own that Super Badass though:)

[@kleberkshima]

Dylan Sneathern me too! Thanx for watching

[@oficinadomarcheto]

Shinjuku é gordo e não é aspero nem nasal. O prime não faz jus ao Ci tlc2262 que é o segredo dos sansamp nele não melhorou o som seco e nasal

[@kleberkshima]

Qual você gostou?

[@oficinadomarcheto]

Shin Juku e fet drive, principalmente o Shin que vem com ganho na medida certa, o problema é que é muito mais caro que o GTod e não deveria já que as peças são as mesmas

[@GoldenGateNum9]

*Metal heads to the door on the right, Rockers to the door on the left.*

[@kleberkshima]

Steel Fury thanx

[@DanielMartinez-nr9mo]

Bet u are using a super strat with a neck single coil; now I need to know if im right lmao

[@kleberkshima]

Daniel martinez moreno i used a 1974 Fender Stratocaster with Seymour Duncan’s Vintage Rails in the bridge position. Thanx for watching!

[@thepetsquirrel8792]

man the fet driver...

[@paulcowart3174]

Awesome

[@WillVRam]

Cables?

[@kleberkshima]

Santo Angelo DCI and Santo Angelo Fusion (Black)

[@Yaneck77]

Where is Fullbore Metal??

[@kleberkshima]

Krzysiek I do ‘t have!

[@alienvolt7741]

1:50 that

[@nicks4802]

7:49 *BEHOLD* watch, as the noise gate on the 5150 drive does ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. A noise gate is supposed to SILENCE your signal.... Call me a freak, but but the noise gates in my rig do the job. They Don't only work on my pedals, the amp is quite too. Nothing but white noise. No fizz whatsoever. Either you've got a crappy cable in your rig or that thing doesn't work as it honestly should. There are $70 noisegates out there that will do the job 10x better. With the cash saved you could get an EQ pedal to throw in front of your current distortion pedal you'd have at home and at that point you don't need this hunk of poppycock. The price is no longer justifiable

[@kleberkshima]

Nick S agree! Thanx for watching

[@edgelivier772]

super badass ... evh

[@kleberkshima]

Concordo!

[@teacher5376]

Overdrive vs distortion 's. All of us , known.

[@jameskavanagh4300]

Only one I liked was GTOD

[@kleberkshima]

It’s my favorite too

[@erichughes1166]

Robbin Williams knuckles

[@dreyn7780]

Sonic gossip. There was no review.

[@ravishanker6794]

The last pedal sounds so fucking punishing!!

[@NY-bw2go]

Diavolo more flexible

[@kleberkshima]

7879 78NY Agree!

[@mratkins7458]

Get kinda noisey

[@curtisprice9806]

Playing on a clean signal does nothing for me....want to hear it on an overdriven tube signal.

[@rrrrdavid1]

They all sound the same.