Jim Dunlop M133 MXR Micro Amp Pedal, White

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The pedal is packaged in the familiar, sturdy, one-space MXR enclosure with the familiar black knobs, heavy-duty footswitch, and cone-shaped input and output jacks. It boosts the hell out of my signal making for a great, simple, clean change in volume and when pushed hard it even creates a nice overdrive sound.

I’ve come across a guitar tool that can accomplish a whole bunch of jobs for a small amount of coin and I thought I should let you know about it.The kit itself is of superb quality and the instructions are just what you want - they tell you what to do without holding your hand. e., humbucker to single coils), or it can supply a permanent boost in a long effects chain where signal drop-off is a problem.

MXR/Dunlop initially marketed the Micro Amp as a mere volume boost, and it definitely does a great job as such. Overdrive your amp or boost your tone for lead and split for two guitars to compensate between different output levels. Hickies Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, registration number 717292 Address 153 Friar Street, Reading, RG1 1HE.

The Tweed Deluxe was clearly designed to match the frequency spectrum of Fender’s single coil pickups and it does so marvelously. That roll-off was there whether the pedal was switched in or out because it lived in the buffer amp and the pedal wasn’t a true bypass design. Use the Micro Amp as a permanent boost effect, or ramp up your signal when you're playing lead so your solos soar above the rest of the mix. It's hiding on the back of the board - that's one way to keep the PCB down to a 1590A-friendly size.

Power: Single 9-volt battery or Dunlop ECB-003 AC Adapter - Controls: Footswitch toggles amp on/bypass (red LED indicates on) Gain knob adjusts total output volume when the Micro Amp is engaged. It felt just like plugging in directly and there didn't appear to be any strange frequency effects, either, as I rolled back my guitar’s volume control.After testing the MXR Micro Amp with my pedalboard, I found that this pedal brings a little shine to the tone, so your sound will have a proper clarity. A secondary function, per the manufacturer, is to slam the front end of a tube amplifier with extra volume to create even more saturated gain sounds than an amp is capable of producing on its own. Adding a preset amount of gain with just a single control, the Micro Amp is a great way to boost your signal for lead work or adjust between two different guitars with unmatched output (i. The color is very much like the original except that a little pearlescence has been mixed in for fun. As with all MXR pedals, this simple unit is housed in a bullet-proof casing and features an excellent quality switch.

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As mentioned earlier, activating on the pedal as you play introduces a boost that is as subtle or extreme as you want it to be; as an added bonus, I can attest that I've never noticed any coloration to my guitar tone when using the M-133.