Description
The MXR Super Badass Distortion is built for players who want distortion that reshapes itself around their rig, not the other way around. Its gain range runs from 15 dB up to a massive 76 dB at 1 kHz, so it covers everything from a slight push at the front of your chain to a wall of thick, saturated crunch when you need it. This isn’t a one-trick fuzz box — it’s a workhorse distortion that adapts to blues-rock rasp, hard rock chug, or heavier saturated tones depending on where you set the gain.
- Wide-ranging distortion gain: 15 dB to 76 dB (1 kHz)
- Fully sweepable 3-band EQ for shaping your tone
- BASS: ±11 dB at 150 Hz
- MID: ±12 dB at 500 Hz
- TREBLE: ±10 dB at 10 kHz
- True hardwire bypass for a transparent signal path when off
- Input impedance: 390 kΩ at 500 Hz
- Output impedance: 3.4 kΩ
- Nominal output level: -8 dBV
- Signal-to-noise: 93 dBV
- Runs on 9V DC, drawing 10 mA
What separates the Super Badass from simpler distortion boxes is that 3-band EQ. Rather than a single tone knob, you get real control over bass, mid, and treble independently — carve out mids for a cutting lead tone, scoop them for rhythm chug, or push bass and treble together for a fuller, more aggressive voice. On the board, it works equally well as your main distortion voice or stacked with an overdrive ahead of it for extra push into the front end. The true hardwire bypass means your clean signal stays untouched when the pedal is off, keeping your tone chain honest.
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