MXR Distortion+

MXR Distortion+ is little yellow box and responsible for those great distortion sounds heard on so many classic recordings. Set the Distortion control low and crank the Output knob to drive the front end of your amp for cool blues tones, or max out the Distortion knob for classic early ’80s hard rock tone. There still isn’t any distortion unit on the market that sounds like the Distortion+.

The Distortion+ is on the lower gain side and approaches the character of hard-clipping overdrive. It is crunchier and less compressed than many other distortions, but still able to capture that heavy sound.

MXR Distortion+ demo video