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zepp_rules
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zepp_rules
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04/10/2002 11:56 pm
i have the opotunity to buy a vintage mxr distorion+ pedal. i know they're great pedals, but i was just wondering about their reliability and longevity. i would appreciate any responses
To improve technique and of course trying to keep all as clean as possible. I know my own limits and speed limits and so on I never play anything I'm not capable of. That wouldn't make any sense. After three years of playing I tried to play everything as fast as possible and that sounded, I would say, like shit, and I didn't realize that if I'd play bit slower things than I was capable of playing then everything would sound much better.

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cdjbmb
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cdjbmb
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04/11/2002 1:36 am
I have had an mxr distorion+ pedal for over a year now and still works great. I dont use it that much and i dont travel in a band, but all of the Dunlop pedals i have come across are built to last. It has alot of sound variations from Black Sabbath to some Joan Jett. I definately reccomend you check one out.
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Slasha
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Slasha
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04/11/2002 2:04 am
yeah i think randy rhoads used to play one in his days

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pstring
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pstring
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04/11/2002 4:30 am
I bought a MXR Distortion +, in 79 or 80, had it about 5 years, still have a MXR Dyna-Comp of the same vintage that works great, MXR was top quality stuff, I never had a single problem, but as with all vintage gear, alot depends on how the previous owners treated it, so buyer beware..
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Cyborg
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Cyborg
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04/11/2002 11:26 pm
Yea, i'd take the opportunity and buy it, i have had one for 6 months and it still works perfect. has some very nice tones, yea, randy rhoads did have one, thats how he used to get that nice crunchy warm overdrive sound. These things are great quality too. Built like a tank! very sturdy none of that cheap plastic rogue or ibanez stuff, this is the best.
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