MXR CL1 Classic Overdrive Guitar Effects Pedal

I went into Guitar Center and tried out the TS-9, OD-3 and four other brands. When the rep. said try this pedal (m-66 MXR Classic Overdrive)It sounded exactly the same as all the expensive pedals only with a creamier sound added to It's large amount of different tones. The good news was it must of been on sale. I have two solid state amps and this pedal makes them sound like a high dollar tube amp. Try this pedal before you lay down a 100.00+, I highly recommend this pedal to all musicians PERIOD.

We go thru stages, lots of effects none at all or just a few. Back in the day It was a phase 45, distortion plus and a 10 band eq. I have a few teak pedals but connect with the MXR stuff. Handmade or mass produced its all art! GC has a big tall case of pedals, Willie give me a boost(I'm short) so I can see the top row. It's a real deal and it's MXR.

Just bought one today after trying one through a Squier Strat and Fender Hot Rod Deluxe (sounded great thru that setup). Took it home, tried it through my Fender 70's RI Strat and Fender Blues Deville (sounded even better through that setup). Enough said; saw it near an original Ibanez TS808 TubeScreamer (which was about 10x as much) and it sounded just as good, if not better.

I just picked up the white anniversary version of the MXR Classic Overdrive at my local guitar center. Let me just start by saying I have owned a variety popular/boutique/expensive od pedals. I am blown away by the mxr classic. The gain truly sounds like it goes from 0 to 10 for real, not 3 to 8, like some other od pedals. The bass is tightened but not cut, the clean channel boost is warm and bluesy...a true cranked amp sound. In front of a gain channel you get very clear distortion enhancement for chugging and soloing, your original tone beautifully intact but tighter and meaner. This is the only od pedal you will ever need and it is also one of the cheapest. What are you waiting for?!

I recently found myself in the market for a solid overdrive pedal and boy did I find it. I am mainly a bassist so I don't have a need for many pedals but i decided an overdrive would be good since i can use it for both bass and guitar. I had been considering an OCD by fulltone but being I would be using the peal sparingly I had little desire to spend the 130 or so dollars the OCD cost. And to my surprise GC was selling these again except the new ones are made in a white casing. So I went to my local GC and was able to A,B this and the ocd. The on thing I will say is that the OCD has a more compressed tone that sounds a lot like the overdrive on a Marshall stack and can be driven almost to a moderate distortion tone. The MXR is a little more organic and gritty sounding(Blues like) but can also be smoothed out as well. In the store I decided the tone of the OCD was somewhat more pleasing to my ear but considering the mild to moderate use this pedal was going to get I decided to opt for the MXR. Anyway I got it home and pluged in to my set up and it sounds very nice and without the ocd to compare it to I don't miss it. My recommendation is if your a pro gigging on a constant basis than go for something more like the full tone but if your looking for a simple overdrive for light use this is your pedal.

I was looking for a new sound when I came across an MXR Classic overdirve online ,quite possibly saved my amp from the chopping block-better than a blues driver,vintage Maxon od9,Marshall guv',or 808-(none of which are priced as low,even used)the only thing better is full volume,but a 60 watt fender tube amp at full volume can cost you gigs-this is the creamiest overdrive I have heard besides a low wattage tube amp cranked wide open.It has a switch inside you can flip to cut the drive in half,and also cut the low frequency response,but sounds better"fat" .If yer lookin' for a cheap toy to give you that greasy,fat,sustain-y sound without the grit,give it a shot,That said,I have a Maxon od0 and a blues driver for sale if anybody's interested....