MXR Randy Rhoads Distortion +

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[@brutalmorality5885]

It's the employees at the stores that do this shit. This is exactly why I stopped collecting HotWheels because the employees take everything and sell it on ebay.

[@tankdarla637]

I quit collecting Hot Wheels too because I have too many and they are everywhere in my house driving me nuts lol. I have a couple of places that will call me when new cases come out and I can cheat and get them first but I am over it, it is an addiction I litterally still have to avoid the hot wheels display in stores

[@hoboroadie4623]

I only keep 9 HotWheels on the wall. If I get another, something has to go. otoh, I have approximately thirty amps, and recently counted exactly twenty 4X12s, which could be mistaken for a collection if you didn't know any better.

[@Gma7788]

And the gutless retail association or unions won't take them to court for this crime. But I've seen thousands of businesses fail and die so, lots pay the price already.

[@Gma7788]

​@@tankdarla637 You tune your entertainment as you're living.

[@Gma7788]

Do you REALLY associate with exaggerated style of cars. If so, hotwheels is the brand for you. Most people DON'T associate with exaggeration in car styling. Hotwheels IS unsuitable for MOST people. I'm living the simple hotwheels dream. I DON'T live the complex hotwheels dream... There ARE levels of buying and using. I choose to NOT GO OVERBOARD with buying, using, displaying, boasting etc...

[@2bookoo4u]

No pedal in the world will make you sound like Randy Rhoads. His sound came from his soul, fingers, style, and immense talent. There will never be another.

[@ShreddingFinn]

I guarantee somewhere in my stomp is a drive that would be indistinguishable in a mix from this. I thought we learned our lesson after the Bad Monkey fiasco. How's this for irony while people are selling his pedal for who knows what at the height of his success Ozzy was paying him $300 a week lol

[@UseTheSupeRsonic]

This is one of many reasons I’m glad I got a Helix. There ain’t a pedal out there that the Helix can’t account for. Helix users are immune to shit like this.

[@jamesryder9158]

@@UseTheSupeRsonic Fractal user here, I hear ya

[@rocketpigrecords3719]

​@@UseTheSupeRsonic I see you are also a man of culture. For me, the M13 does it. Nothing wrong with the Legacy effects, as I'm sure you're aware. The "poor man's Bob Bradshaw" system has become essential to me. For me, the M13 is an embarrassment of riches as it is, and the "pedalboard" setup just does it for me. Live, I could see using Scenes (presets), but I love just being able to dial up the tone in my head without thinking of Joyo or Behringer or Amazon at all. I mean, cough, Line 6 stuff sucks! Don't buy it, it isn't like their effects are designed by Jorge Tripps and have always ruled.

[@UseTheSupeRsonic]

@@rocketpigrecords3719 hahah. For real, these kinds of devices definitely disrupt the system. I’m glad to be off that hamster wheel!

[@fortress66]

@@UseTheSupeRsonic Still prefer analog stuff!

[@sunnibird]

As a longtime player and Rhoads fan I place the blame squarely on Dunlop and no one else. They created this situation and it's utter bullshit. This pedal could've been a huge seller for them, but decide to screw the real fans and allow scalpers to profit once again. I'll be ditching the couple MXR pedals I have. Too many other great companies out there I can support to bother with this shit.

[@villageidiot9867]

Exactly. They could have easily sold 100K of these.

[@stevemc75]

@@villageidiot9867100K???? 🤣🤣🤣

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

@@villageidiot9867 correct

[@sytharnia1717]

no I think you can include the Rhoads family in the blame game

[@Gma7788]

​@stevemc75 Is that your entertainment contribution? You're better off building your brand of entertainment, over at your place of contribution.

[@rodbelding9523]

Yeah 1299 for an MXR pedal is insanity. The only thing worse than the seller asking that price is the person who actually paid it. That's the thing that's most mind boggling to me, that people are willingly paying those prices.

[@asnark7115]

You could paint mullets on them and sell them as "boutique".

[@Gma7788]

Look up the asking prices for EVH 35th Anniversary pedals. $1300 US for the flanger.

[@jamesryder9158]

you can just buy an mxr distortion, same one randy used, and its only 100 bucks at motor city

[@tankdarla637]

I have that and it works great, someone gave me mine so it was free

[@douglasdog1]

Yeah but this one is polk-a-dotted

[@MrTravlinman1973]

@@jamesryder9158I wanted one but after an insider that was friends with Randy told me it's the same as a factory yellow one put in a new box I changed my mind. I have the real deal germanium vintage op amp mint 1978 D+ so I don't need A re boxed polka dot one anyway.

[@Gma7788]

Wrong. They've warned ⚠️ us they're building a whole set or series of pedals. Signature brands ALL contain electrical trickery.

[@Gma7788]

​@@tankdarla637 Not true. Every model is unique. The public can't tell the difference.

[@tommilitello198]

Buy a distortion + and paint it if you want one that bad

[@andrewrwhitfield]

Best intro to a rant video ever!!! 😂 Love your channel. All the best.

[@someonehadtosayit2566]

MXR or Dunlop should just make them a continued production instead of a limited edition just to stick it to the swine who decided to rip people off

[@reverendg5937]

It isn't a Limited Edition, It is a Special Edition. That's why there is no production number.

[@muleblues71]

They are numbered​@@reverendg5937

[@metalzonemt-2]

@@reverendg5937 If they're sold out, it's pretty much limited edition.

[@someonehadtosayit2566]

@@reverendg5937 well hopefully they produce a shit ton of them

[@reverendg5937]

@@someonehadtosayit2566 found out there is supposed to be 3200 total units. Don't know if they have all been built and shipped.

[@brianmorton4127]

I bought a Distortion + back in 1980. I still own it. Probably same vintage as the one RR played. You can buy a new standard D+ or a used one and they won't sound any different then this sig model.

[@Polarbarrywhite]

I still have my 82, though it hasn't worked for 30 odd years. Picked up a re-release a few years ago to compare circuits and fix the old one and, lo and behold, it sounds the same. No polka dots though, so there's that

[@rocketpigrecords3719]

1200 dollars worth of polka dots, what's that per dot?

[@notmyrealhandle]

I have a 77. Honestly, it's not a great pedal but it's RR

[@AvnerRosenstein-ULTRA-LXV]

The Distortion Plus that MXR has been selling since Dunlop took over does not sound the same. Trust me....I have the Modern version, a Vintage Version and the RR model. All three sound different from one another. If I'm gonna be honest...the current Distortion Plus literally sounds like a cheap imitation of the other two I mentioned. The modern version does not include the same components.

[@bobsebring2819]

Exactly right. I had one back in the early 80s and while it was ok, Boss had better pedals. If people want to sound like Randy then get a Kempler. Otherwise, your out of luck because Randy's real sound came out of his hands but also out of his speakers. He replaced his marshall speakers with Altec speakers which they don't make anymore. This distortion+ won't do it.

[@petecook5VIDCHANNEL1]

Here’s an idea: DON’T BUY IT! This pedal has been around for 50 years. And this version has very little to do with a guitarist who’s been dead for 45 years. Do you really need a polka dot version so bad you’re willing to drop a grand on it? There are a million better sounding options.

[@markgarner2725]

Hey, Dude... You're saying "Don't buy it." With only 3,200 units on the entire planet, damned few can or will be able to 'buy it.' I've A/B/C'd my MXR Series 2000 D+ (from 1983), my Dunlop-era D+, and the RR104. The RR104 has more gain than either previous iteration, and there's a bit of compression ala the JCM-800. And it looks more cool, too. I'm guessing that you're just upset because this item sold out before you could order one. I bought two; one for play, and one for pay. (I ran my comparisons through an EVH Iconic Series 5150 15w with an added 1×12 using a Gibson Les Paul Deluxe. This pedal can scream if you're using the right rig, which, of course, I'm using.

[@chris.eskimo]

I don't get it. Will this retain some 'value' on the collector's market, or something?

[@markgarner2725]

@@chris.eskimo It should, unless MXR produces more of them.

[@petecook5VIDCHANNEL1]

@@chris.eskimo I doubt it in the long term

[@fixedgear37]

@@markgarner2725Randy’s tone sucked anyway. Who cares

[@teriakamoto]

Stupid is stupid does. I got all the crap he used. 1970’s Distortion +. Zeus Preamps. Marshall JCM800. Gibson L.P. C. Big Woop. It don’t make you sound like RR. Love your down to earth attitude and philosophy.

[@d3adlym3rcy25]

How are Zeus Preamps never heard of them also didn’t randy use a 1959 Super Lead?

[@71N1S4]

​@@d3adlym3rcy25he used jcm800 and superleads, very similar amps anyway

[@d3adlym3rcy25]

@@71N1S4 well ig but what also isn’t mentioned is the Altec speakers like that is the least mentioned variable but a big variable still and getting looked over

[@MrTravlinman1973]

Big difference between a jcm800 and a super lead. And Randy never used a jcm800. Master vol vs non master volume. And Randy's super leads were cascade gain stage modded and he used altec speakers for a brighter more articulate tone.

[@shelbyavant5081]

Another person has already said this, but I will reiterate. Randy did not play a jcm 800, he used a 59 super lead. They even made replicas of it, look it up

[@hotrod8915]

All the mxr distortion + models are the same with only a few value changes to the capacitors and thats it. I can make the circuit board in a few hours. I made the zak wylde model a few yrs ago. Its a simple op amp circuit with about $1 worth of components. The pedal housing costs more than the circuit.

[@Hollywood14895]

I’m a guitar player of over 15 years and I’m 56! I’m a die hard Randy Rhoads fan and I bought two! Now about your statements about buying these and people jacking up the prices! What do you think all these guitar stores do they sell us guitar and merchandise that they sell with a mark up at least 35 to maybe 50 percent over retail prices! And the people who are complaining it’s not our fault you all didn’t pre ordered one!

[@benburnett8109]

Randy was an amazing musician. The Ozzy albums he played on sound amazing as a whole. That being said, I believe that blistered hog fat frying sounds better than RR's isolated tone. So anyone paying 799 for a pedal to "replicate" that tone is no smarter than a wet fence post on tuesday morning.

[@Secretary.of.Education]

I waited months and months for this pedal. I'm such a huge Randy fan, my daughter's middle name is Rhoads. I got busy with work and life and took my eye off this for a couple of weeks and missed the release date by one day. They were all sold out, and people are now selling them for 4 times the price on Ebay.

[@villageidiot9867]

Yeah, I missed it too. Just got busy and forgot about it. Realistically though, it's not that important and I'll do without.

[@DavidSmith-xz4zz]

Just buy a normal one and paint polka-dots on it. Problem solved.

[@bryanwilliams3665]

@@DavidSmith-xz4zz 'Spot On"

[@davidwooderson46]

Same thing here. I blinked my eye and they were 650 and up. 169 was reasonable. But much as I love Randy Rhoads. That is a rip off. Get a late 1970s mxr dist plus pedal and that what Randy used in 78-82

[@ObtainThePain]

Same here, I was planning on using it as a boost for my leads or an overdrive for a distortion. Then I found out it was limited edition, and then they sold out. Waited 2 years almost smh

[@michaelbarber590]

Randy's pedal didn't have polka dots, and the Distortion+ is just a DOD 250 with an extremely slight variation in circuitry.

[@metalfreak4791]

Wow!!! Motor City is badass!! I think I'm going to start ordering merchandise from Motor City and start supporting a business that actually cares about their customers who are true fans of music!! Thank you Motor City!!!! \m/

[@bbjazzmanjazzman7721]

This is EXACTLY why I got into self repair and pirate chip electronics building, repairing and experimenting.. basically building my own shit .back in the 70s we called it catfish brewing,then in the 80s ,we called it "Black box" craftery..i actually learned more from my Highschool electronics teacher than that fraternity type DeVry schooltronics.. now days, you just reuse circuit boards and put things in series or curcuit and Dr Franky your stuff.. saves you mega bucks and you learn something of value while you do it..find a good friend or relatives who are knowledgeable with small circuit board electronics and like a good challenge in electronic gadgetry, explain about what sounds you're trying to get out of the project for your electric guitar...good luck and happy findings..

[@lovecraftmusic8717]

No pedal is with more than 150$€. It's a pedal, not a space shuttle.

[@Mickocarbomb]

Soon as i heard Marty i was like wait what the hell, glad to see Waterford area people besides myself here on the site

[@toddcastle3926]

I completely agree and it Pisses Me Off!!!! RR was the most incredible guitar player ever and he would never have approved of this!

[@scottashe984]

I don't care who buys all the pedals and resells them. If they charge $1,000,000 for a Pokémon card and someone buys it that is between them. Find another pedal.. There are a thousand affordable options available right now.

[@moonelfcosmo]

Nobody is forcing the sale. Welcome to capitalism. Who cares, it’s a stupid pedal. I got one on order. I made the effort to order one early just like anybody else could. For someone who likes to call out Karens I sure hear a lot of whining.

[@LoganSanders1]

As a big randy rhoads fan this was a must have. I was fortunate enough to get one off sweetwater. I was surprised to see the resale value of it on reverb a few days after

[@ohplezz]

100000% agree. I've been wanting this pedal for ages but i found out that MXR put it on sale a day late. MXR really dropped the ball. They could have handled this much better.

[@bonejester]

Controversial opinion. If some one is willing to buy the pedal for $1299, then that is the value of the pedal for that person. If they can afford it, they don't think they got ripped off. "Worth" is subjective. Most of the rancour that I have seen stems from the limited run, i.e. people are angry they didn't get one, despite the release date being announced well in advance. Like, if you knew it was on 8/20 and had the Sweetwater app, you could have got one. How do I know? I have one. Bought off Sweetwater at about 8:00AM on release day. Wasn't hard.

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

The pedal I got was bought from Motor City Guitars! The guy sent me the receipt! He said that he was able to buy a few pedals and sell them for a few dollars more!. So your store sold this guy several of these pedals! I got it for $ 400, which to me isn't bad for a limited-edition pedal! I had this pedal on order for several months, and they had been given a few pedals and that was it! I called Dunlop and they said it was a limited run and they had no plans on making any more! So yes .this is a dick move, and I would never have paid 1200, or even 600, but this is just like ticket scalpers, and they have never gone away! Randy was my guitar teacher for 2 years and also my neighbor, so I did want to see if they did a good job, it's sounds good but it doesn't sound anything like Randy's pedal! Maybe after it was modded when it was put in his custom pedalboard! Anyway, your little store did a dick move and I agree with you, but, to me, 400 was not that much! And not buying them to make a point is not a good move if you really want one. But buying one for ridiculous prices like anything over 600 I wouldn't do, but some people will! It is no different than a ticket scalper! There is always someone out there to take advantage of an idiot move by Dunlop/MXR or anyone that makes people have to do these stupid things!

[@joelhall8438]

First I love gear, I have had tons of guitars, amps, pedals, worked for a vintage dealer for a while and was fortunate to play all the premium vintage stuff. That being said there is not one piece of gear ever created that is worth over paying for. If you want to sound more like your favorite artist, study the player not the gear. Buying gear is fun but it’s not a short cut to putting in the time practicing. Rhoads tone is bright, middy Marshall. Get some gear together that can do that and the rest is up to you. You will get a lot farther studying Rhoads technique than his gear. Now if you want this pedal, sweet, I get it. But you can afford to wait. And in the mean time practice Randy Rhoads the player

[@jessemuscato]

Exactly unfortunately musicians are really dumb at falling for media marketing garbage. Let's face it. Randy's guitar tone was terrible. So many people buy so much crap and overpay for it only to be disappointed and learn that they're just not that good of a guitar player. Don't realize that to get that sound you're looking for you. You have to have thousands of dollars worth of studio crap and studio magic to make it sound how it sounds.

[@hoboroadie4623]

Well... that's just like, your opinion... I got some stuff that was embarrassingly expensive, but the point was not to get a bargain, but to exchange mere money for something that was more important. I think that I gave up thinking of copying anybody's sound about 1979, but that is another megilla. (My Diaz does not make me sound a bit like Bob Dylan, but it might motivate me to learn at least ONE of his tunes. I reckon that I can adapt one to the Doom & Western tone that is my sound...)

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

They absolutely should have limited it to one order per person

[@theodoreligkanaris2878]

Or 2 max if ur getting ur friend one as I was, coz he a computer illiterate . But I would've give it to him cost price none of this playing God with the shit! Fucking wrong

[@MrJeffwards]

I know it’s subjective but many including myself don’t even think Randy Rhoads’ tone was all that great.

[@fireonhigh100]

agreed , monster player of course!!

[@sheldonwright8770]

Every note was magic but his tone mmm yeah i agree.. especially on dairy i dont think even RR liked the tone on that Lp..

[@scottashe984]

​@@sheldonwright8770I don't think that is the case. I'm a long time fan and I've never heard that. Diary was rushed. Mostly the solos. But not the tone.

[@infinidominion]

He was kinda still in relatively prehistoric times for advanced guitar tech. Never even hear about Altec Lansing these days either.... possibly for reasons 😂

[@rolandolimon2260]

It’s not about it being great , it was about it being unique and fitting to whole band and in the mix even the aesthetic… it’s THE Randy tone

[@markkinney5030]

Wow that's crazy! I just got me a new pedal TC E;ectronic the prophet digital delay from sweet water i like this its easy to use and for the money it didn't break the bank! And the best part it sounds good.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

the problem is it is a limited edition with a stated number. A lot of manufacturers say something is limited edition but they do not commit to a number so they can capriciously decide when they limit it, which devalues the value. Jim Dunlop I think limited to 3200.

[@williamapolinar1018]

I started playing guitar in the late 60's . I used to play " big muffs , older distortion pedals, 70 ' s hit and we had all the mxr stuff. My friend had the " script" mxr distortion! It was great , old chips , heavy duty and built to last, can't remember the price but it was affordable. When I met randy Rhoades in the 80 's he said he used the same pedal. All this signature stuff is bs. Just companies and people trying to make money . Peace .

[@SSBigSound]

You are 100% correct on this video. I was 1st in line with Sweetwater for this exact pedal for the past year and a half at least. Couldnt wait to get it but would NEVER pay what people are paying ! I got a low number out of 3200 and i was very thankful and will not be selling it ! Will be installed on my pedal board and used ! Just how Randy would have wanted it....use it ! About time Randy got his own signature pedal....long over due !

[@bghammock]

Ya, imagine that. I unwrapped mine, put it on my board, plugged it in and played it. We're crazy, I know!

[@fortress66]

Can we know how it sound vs Current MXR distorsion ?? did you play a current version mxr or a vintage one?? we want to know!! ;)

[@watcherzero000]

A star like Randy Rhoads and they only make 3,600 pedals. There should have more than 3,600 cause there are more than 3,600 fans. Warhead Amps(Dimebag) are coming out soon and there is only gonna be 333 amps available and they are priced at $550 and they will be gone in no time. Resellers are one the lowest form of humans.

[@they_arent_human]

I bet they comr out with a black version of the warhead that's not limited. Colored versions the limited ones. The evh stealth 100 "limited edition" keeps being made. Giessing they only make a certain amount per year. Idk how else they got away with calling it limited.

[@TheBoss0Time131]

Somone did buy one for $1,299.99! Problem is though you need his Marshall 1959 amps and the Marshall 412's loaded with Altec speakers, good luck with the speaker one

[@CoffeeDrinker71]

I couldn't agree more! That situation was totally frustrating!

[@musicalcompanion5890]

I blame MXR , and the Rhoads just like i blame the Jimi Hendrix estate holders. Not only are the contributing to false scarcity with limited edition, they are leaving money one the table. Just sell the damn things until the threshold of order drops from stores. Everything is limited edtion now, cereal, shoes vidja games, iphones , toilet paper. its really stupid.

[@MGT_KS]

Dude, I agree with you 💯%! I've been excitedly waiting for 2 years and these dang pedals disappeared almost immediately, but are all over ebay for insane amounts of money. I had one on order at two different music stores, but all gone! Grrrr! 🙄

[@maxb7561]

That kind remember me the fortin 33 pedal crazy price when it was limited.

[@ValiRossi]

Just cut some tiny holes in the shrink wrap to demo the pedal. :) Oh BTW I had the D+ in the early 80s. It's just okay.

[@blues62751]

Well spoken. My feelings exactly, brother. 🎸👍

[@fadlyhans82]

Believe me, this will just be a standard model in 3-4 months time.

[@Ligma-Peavey]

It's the limited edition business model that starts all this kinda stuff man

[@w1zard0f0h]

The thing is these pedals don't sound like Randy Rhoads. You have to use them through a cranked Marshall or something similar. But it has to be cranked up until it feeds back (squeals) when you are not playing anything then you will get the Randy sound.

[@pcbullets8726]

I agree with you totally. Not to mention other than the polka dots, there is nothing special about what the pedal does. Huge RR fan but this is ridiculous.

[@michaelbujanda8785]

I used to own a regular MXR distortion + and it became my least favorite pedal after I used it for about a year!!! I ended up giving the pedal away to a co worker buddy who was just starting out on playing the electric guitar as a Christmas gift!!! I gave him the distortion + and electro harmonix clone pedal for Christmas!!! He really ejoyed them pedals with his dinky little Peavey amp and Epiphone SG !!! LOL 😊😊😊

[@chrisb3976]

I was a member of the action figure community and i'm glad I escaped that world because when you talk about those scalpers you see some weird shit going on lol.

[@PPPALVC]

I bought 5 of them, Imma flip them like they’re burgers 💰💰💰

[@Hollywood14895]

This guy apparently didn’t preordered one! Every body who’s a Randy fan knew they were going to sell quick!

[@michaelhorne1513]

100%

[@kennyjohnson336]

I find this description from MXR vague and unconvincing. "The engineers painstakingly spec'd Randy’s vintage Distortion+". There is no information that leads me to believe this isn't a regular D+ with a fancy paint job.

[@MrVaibot]

Remember when twinkies were being sold for ridiculous prices when hostess went out of business 😂😂😂

[@MrJackrockerman]

I hope somebody do the service for Randy's polka dot paintjob .. So we can send them our regular Distortion + .. When polka dot pedals flood.. That ridiculous price is going down.. Because consumers don't ever care anymore ..

[@phillippitts6294]

RR ‘s tone was in his hands.

[@chadtarrington6057]

I think I'll just buy a yellow one, strip it down, repaint it black with dots and let my imagination run wild!!... RIP Mr.Rhoads it hurts to think about where you would have taken us next.

[@13vansman]

Kathy Rhoads posted about the release date in early August. When the date came, I totally forgot about it until late in the evening, by then it was too late, the pedal was sold out everywhere. I wasn't about to spend double, triple, quadruple... for it. Kathy posted that they're trying to get Dunlop/MXR to release it (not keep it limited) so everyone that wants one, can get one.

[@lukehatcher98]

I don’t see how only making 3k pedals honors Randy’s legacy.

[@heavybrett-al4082]

😢 that sucks, I've been a Randy fan forever, but I'm not loaded with cash, hearing pricks flipping them straight away....breaks my heart

[@hayabusa1300100]

Not everyone is all alike I bought 3 myself there is such thing as Birthday’s , Christmas 🎄you can’t judge people because they buy more then one nonsense!!! And I’m am a huge Randy Rhoads fan I’m not selling them . All this ranting and is been going on for centuries and it’s not just this pedal let’s get for real it’s all gear and big name amp builders and pedal builders it’s the way it is you see what Covid did to the prices within 2-years Of gear . That goes with everything food , gas, our damn electric bill let’s bitch about that !!! Our economy is shot to hell we give billions of dollars away to everyone else and we have our own people sleeping in the damn street let’s bitch about that

[@HarryBall-fw7pv]

Motor City Guitar in Waterford? If so that's crazy. Yesterday I went on a road trip to check that place out. And was there all day. Amazing place! Most the staff awesome. Found a 4-12 stereo Ibanez speaker cab. Had to have it.

[@AlexanderShibilski]

Love that place!

[@freepadz6241]

Warerford city in Ireland?

[@AlexanderShibilski]

@@freepadz6241 metro Detroit area of Michigan

[@HarryBall-fw7pv]

@@freepadz6241 lol I wish. Michigan

[@gibsonfan159]

All the people saying "Just but a regular dist+" are missing the point entirely. It was a cool design and fans aren't wanting it for the tone, they want it as a collectible.

[@samiam3297]

Spot on. Missed out and thats that. Equal if not better stomps out there. A simple RAT and a good tube amp and that's pretty much it. Not gonna sell a guitar just to afford a limited edition. 🤘😔🎸

[@hyrulesurfer1]

I was lucky enough to get one of these for$169. I'm a huge RR fan and couldn't wait to demo it but now that it's going for $700 I don't want to open it. I kinda want to sell it but it's bullshit that mxr won't make more and I don't want to be that guy.

[@jezmez68]

Distortion + pedals are on sale for $75-80 on Reverb.

[@user-JamesRowe51502]

Motor City guitar is the best music store I've been to in My Life and Marty is a awesome dude for those that are wondering motor City guitar is in Waterford Michigan

[@metricdeep8856]

There is no sale without a buyer. The buyer determines the price.

[@jasonrogers7318]

Hell yeah man! Cheers 🎉

[@chadjones4236]

Hoping Mxr sees this and makes more I've been looking forward to getting it and I'm not paying over for it wtf was it limited in the first place😠

[@Gma7788]

Oh, thanks for saying something on this topic. I did learn something from this great video. These people don't want to work at their careers, so they really are just bacteria desperate for 50 cents worth. But that's the behaviour of some band wagon jumpers. They screwed the EVH 35th Anniversary pedals. $1300 US. I can get 2 EVH amplifiers for that asking price 😏 They stuffed the Jimi Hendrix birthday 🎂 pedal set too. The Gold dunlop WAH pedal. Kirk Hammett pedals and valve amplifiers. These scum walked into the retailers and stole those amplifier sections out of those Randall amplifiers and then the stores couldn't replace those limited sections and they had to make those amplifiers disappear. At that time in the 2000s, nobody realised Kirk was intending to ALWAYS limit supply for everything he sells. The public just assumes wrongly that products will get regular production runs but that's not what happens. Those 2005 Eddie Van Halen guitars flew out of the stores and I've never seen any of them after that. Within 1 or 2 months of the stores offering them for sale at retail prices they jumped $2000. How can you get pricing for retail, so wrong.

[@csells458]

Good Luck sounding like Rhoads without a cab filled with Altec lansing 412 8h speakers

[@zoomzoom3950]

"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." - George Carlin Now apply that to the average guitar player. 😁

[@TONEWARSgearshow]

Haha so true

[@auntjenifer7774]

It's weird you are talking about this pedal as I was looking for one yesterday and can't find one.

[@TONEWARSgearshow]

@@auntjenifer7774 thanks for commenting. Yeah that's really unfortunate. I really wish this kind of stuff wouldn't happen. That's why I made this video, to raise awareness to this so people don't get suckered into doing business with these people in the future

[@adamjacksonmedia]

The stupid thing is... Randy never even saw this pedal, let alone use it. If I wanted Randy memorabilia, I would get the old yellow pedal Randy actually used.

[@cardo_theonly]

Couldn't agree more with you

[@erikolsen1333]

1:46 for and old school diode clipper ? Nasally harsh… the mxr D+ was harsh and practically unusable. If Randy had what we had today he would use that thing. Period. We know this from interviews with him he picked it because it was mean and nasty but he also hated it …. He really did it was like tamming a dragon.

[@davidpaul6656]

From what I've read about this pedal, Randy's original pedal wasn't modded in any way. It's a stock pedal 😂 But this signature one was "tweaked" by Phil Demmel (because he's a huge Randy fan). 🤣 Soo it's basically what Phil thinks it should sound like 🤪

[@Intheflesh79]

The dollar isn't worth a dollar anymore

[@derangedhermit2879]

Right, these gold & silver traders who are buying up gold at its high price, are speculating that the dollar is only worth like 3 cents!…😖

[@jb_50w78]

This kind of thing is true for pretty much anything in the economy now, not just for limited edition guitar pedals. Everything you talked about the consumers controlling the market and people artificially raising the price on things through hoarding makes me think of so many other things…. Reminds me a lot of the housing market right now….

[@tommj4365]

This is not a review of the pedal folks... wish I knew that before starting the video, lol.... (But yes I agree scalpers are bad, a worthy rant)

[@voxpathfinder15r]

I have three MXR distortion + pedals, one normal modern made unit. An original ‘78 block logo with Wampler mods that make it so it doesn’t thin out as you turn the gain up. And a reissue script logo, no power jack or led. I think I am all set. Oh yeah, also have a Chinese made pedal that toggles between Ross distortion, DOD 250 preamp, and distortion +. Not to mention like 4-5 original Ross distortion pedals. I think I am good, pretty sure this Randy Rhoads pedal doesn’t have anything I already don’t have.

[@immyownbestfriend9338]

making rant videos about stuff that doesn’t affect you whatsoever? tone wars is now karen wars.

[@Polentaccio]

I ordered one as a special order on August 21. Not even sure if my order went anywhere and I bet they will come back to me and say we don't have any available and were not able to put your order through. It's sad because I was a huge fan like everyone here and wanted one of these just as a collection piece but also to use in my home studio. Let's hope they see enough sales to do more runs. If they know it can sell, they will probably do more of them.

[@barano9729]

Back in 2020 I was offered $1800 for a mint Peavey 5150 script i bought for $649 back in the day. People are crazy.

[@hoboroadie4623]

Value judgment. I don't use that amp, but I have spent ten times that on some amps. Would sell one for double the price, but not the other. It is only money. btw the Doctors actually concur that I am not crazy, just retarded.

[@imantisocial3179]

youre complaining about a product that is literally designed to exhibit the inherent effect youre complaining about. ITS A LIMITED EDITION COLLECTABLE, its limited so that the supply is less than the market demands. Its for people to collect. in addition to the fact: its not like you cant experience a distortion+ circuit buy just buying a normal one. its the same argument as: I sure wish the collectors edition of this book I like wasn't so damn collectable!

[@imantisocial3179]

you know, the book written by that super famous author that basically everyone and their dog likes or has read.

[@sunnibird]

The problem is they never get to the people who are real fans. It's either scalpers or employees snagging them then unloading them. How they thought this was a good idea is beyond me.

[@keithclayton1271]

@imantisocial3179 have u been scalping pedals again?

[@imantisocial3179]

@keithclayton1271 nah, I don't want to deprive any "real" fans.

[@nickstalker3254]

I got mine from Marty. Paid retail. Got the last one in the store. Very fortunate. I did open it and it sounds like my vintage d+ was kind of bummed.

[@thestuffmikedoes2309]

Marty is one of the best dudes.

[@PrimalScream91]

Coast Sonic (who i believe is a Dunlop/MXR DEALER) was selling theirs out of the gate for $550. It's a damn shame when the dealers are taking part in this. I have zero respect for a scalper, and what CS did is arguably worse because being a dealer they were going to make a profit before that markup.

[@dynamandan467]

It's like the old saying goes - "who's more foolish, the fool or the fool that follows"? Karma doe's come back to people in time...

[@Gma7788]

Oh YEAH! THIS CONCEPT OF talking 👄 about people behind their back and 'making them famous'. The WW1 generation WAS WELL AWARE OF this natural human behaviour. So is religion. But YOUR generation missed out of this type of assistance. You didn't just miss it in childhood, no, you guys missed it throughout your entire life. This IS why 99% of YOU end up in jail when they decide to have a go at you. The old saying is true; You ARE what you do. You spend your time doing it, the end result IS only jail or the grave. Even the guys who WEREN'T back stabbing people, went to the grave or jail. This happened BECAUSE they didn't choose their time wisely. There's only 2% who don't go to jail. 1% is the fully insane and the other, IS not the copy cats or gossips. Only 1% of the 98% have a chance to leap across to the 1% who walk from all courtrooms. The internet HAS NOW TAUGHT YOU and it's only taught you just now cause I've realised a person has to speak cause the people up the top of the ladder 🪜 of success ARE too stupid to see their own influence on everyone below them.

[@irmasil3]

This is always a customers' fault. You buy into the hype of magical pedals, magical components and the "they don't make it like they used to" and basically feed the existence of the people who will take advantage of you. "Rarity" is just a word. EVERYTHING is replicable today. If you want a Klon and they cost +++£ instead of buying just a clone of a Kwon (which obviously SOUNDS THE SAME) they you jack up the prices. If you buy an original 59' Les Paul for +++£ and you think its magical...well you created that price yourself. There are many guitars same or better than a 59' for a reasonable price. I would never buy something that is not within a reasonable price....I agree with every word you said here.

[@sickb2200]

This has been going on forever and not just with gear. Something that pisses me off even more is the concert ticket racketeers.

[@stellowmusic9169]

The people at fault are the manufacturers. People have been buying & selling limited edition items since the beginning of money. They could easily make more but they don’t. From 59 les Paul’s to the Randy pedal. If there’s limited supply & huge demand it’ll happen. I sold my pedal for $625 😜. Wish I bought more.

[@eddiejr540]

I kinda agree with what you’re saying…however, I have no problem with the retailer selling, I have no problem with the “scalper” reselling at insane prices…my problem lies with the a-hole who pays the outrageous scalper prices…like they say, “if there wasn’t a market”…vote with your dollar👍

[@eddiejr540]

It’s like having to pay 10 bucks for a bottle of water when you’re out somewhere…that burns my ass😡

[@dangolguitartech]

I got one… Didn’t even know the release date but was lucky enough to see something about it the morning they were released. Call Sweetwater… All gone. Called AMS… No problem. $179 plus tax and it was at my house in two days. I have been a huge Randy Rhoads fan for over 40 years and I feel kind of bad that I bought the pedal because I don’t think I’ll ever even open it. his playing was absolutely groundbreaking and technically phenomenal, but his tone really wasn’t good… Diary got better and his live tone was pretty good, but it was sorely lacking in a lot of aspects. It’s just gonna sort of be like a voodoo trinket or something sitting there and urging me to play better. But whatever… People are gonna do whatever they’re gonna do. And you can’t be mad about that.

[@Sylvain44]

There's still plenty of stores in Europe where it's available for pre-order (like Thomann), it's gonna be available mid september here.

[@kmetal83]

Well Marty just rocks.

[@ludedude5228]

Soon to be released . The Cory Feldman limited edition overdrive pedal $5000 😅

[@jetsixsix]

In another hobby/interest I'm in, there is a shop that gets a lot of limited production (not limited to number, but rather by what wasn't used to fill contracts) that has strict rules on those things: One or two per household, per year. Ordering more, using another account, or any other way they catch people in violation, all of the orders are canceled and you're barred from using their site any longer. I don't know how effective they are all around, but it's one of the only places where when I get the 'back in stock' email, there's a good chance there are still some left by the time I get to the site. It doesn't stop scalpers from raiding other sites' inventories, but it makes for more loyal customers to this one.

[@phillipb9328]

Jokes on me. I never thought someone would buy something new for $179, that you can get $50 used.