MXR M78 Custom Badass 78' Distortion

This pedal features a hot-rodded classic circuit that roars with huge amp stack tones and old school distortion with a Crunch switch to boost harmonic content.

• A hot-rodded classic circuit
• Roars with huge amp stack tones and old school distortion
• Delivers souring leads and rich, saturated rhythms
• CRUNCH button boosts the dynamic range and harmonic content of distortion
• This pedal can be powered by a 9-volt battery, a Dunlop ECB003 9-volt adapter, or the DC Brick™, Iso-Brick™, and Mini Iso-Brick™ power supplies (not included).

The Long Story

The MXR Custom Badass '78 Distortion is a factory-modded pedal that roars with huge amp stack tones and old school tube amp-like distortion.

We took a classic distortion circuit and hot-rodded it to the next level for over-the-top soaring leads and rich, saturated rhythms. With only three knobs, dialing in Badass tone is a cinch. The CRUNCH button allows you to choose between two different modes of diode and LED clipping, boosting the harmonic content of the distortion.

The '78 Distortion's wide open amp-like sound sounds great whether it's in front of a clean amp, a slightly dirty amp, or a full on overdriven amp. Under the hood, this high performance machine features top notch circuitry and hardware meant for a lifetime of use.

Controls

Specs

• Input Impedance 1 MΩ
• Output Impedance 6 kΩ
• Nominal Input Level -22 dBV
• Max Output Level
• Crunch Off -5 dBV
• Crunch On -2 dBV
• Noise Floor* -84 dBV
• Distortion Range 27 dB at 500 Hz
• Max System Gain 43 dB
• Tone Control
• Tilt EQ ± 4 dB at 100 Hz
• ± 5 dB at 2 kHz
• Bypass True Hardwire
• Current Draw
• LEDs Off 2.5 mA
• LEDs On 6 mA
• Power Supply 9 volts DC