Get Screaming Distortion at Your Feet with the MXR M116 Fullbore Metal Distortion Effects Pedal
Ultimate riff power is yours with the FullBore Metal Distortion pedal from MXR. This compact but powerful device is all you need to unleash the most devastating contemporary metal guitar tones ever heard. The Fullbore Metal Distortion turbo-charges your guitar signal with lethal amounts of ultra high gain. This is combined with a built-in Noise Gate to knock out the noise associated with extreme gain levels while also adding definition and tightness to syncopated metal riffs.
Features
- Super high gain distortion
- Three band EQ with sweepable mid frequencies
- Tight, fast, switchable noise gate for syncopated metal riffage
- Internal gate threshold control to set the noise gate’s sensitivity
- Small footprint
- Scoop switch- Boosts the highs and the lows
- True bypass with LED
- All analog circuit path
Specs
- Input Impedance: >450 kilohms
- Output Impedance: <10 kilohms
- Noise Floor: Gate OFF: -70 dBV, Gate ON: -85 dBV
- Frequency Response: Gate OPEN: 0 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, Gate CLOSED: -20 dB at 500 Hz, -25 dB at 20 kHz
- Tone Controls: Low: +/- 9 dB at 100 Hz, Mid: +/- 16 dB at 200 Hz to 5 kHz, High: +/- 12 dB shelf at 1.5 kHz
- Bypass: True Hardwire
- Current Draw: 18 mA
- Power Requirement: 9 volts DC
Manufacturer: MXR
Model: M116
SKU: I324708-N-0-WHXA
UPC: 710137042964
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