MXR M182 El Grande Bass Fuzz Review
- Overview
- Initial thoughts
- Video Overview
- Samples
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- Construction and cosmetic concerns
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Construction and cosmetic concerns:
The pedal is solid and very attractive. The “shake test” yielded only the slightest rattle which proved to be from the unattached batter cord. The board and all the jacks are well secured. The brushed aluminum enclosure is very rich looking and this compact pedal isn’t going to waste a ton of space on your board. I also noticed that the lines on the knobs are all “glow in the dark” which is one of those little useful cosmetic touches that I just love to see. Still just a standard 4 screw enclosure which makes adjustments of the internal settings or changing the battery a tad time consuming.
My “new” pedal had a couple of surprises for me when I opened it up. 1st off, the bass boost settings were not set to factory default that was specified in the manual, but rather cranked for maximum lowness. This was pretty unappealing to start off with as it turned everything into sonic mush when engaged.
The second thing was the apparent damage to the back of the circuit board (circled in picture) and the hand soldiered jumper cable attached in the area. I would be curious if anyone else has noticed similar things, if there was a problem with a batch of boards that they fixed by hand, or mine is just unique and fun.
Pretty much my experience with the pedal as well….however on the pedal i tried after taking the knobs off i doscoverd the pot shafts were plastic! Nice review and keep up the good work!
Comment by Snakeman1066 — September 14, 2008 @ 12:27 pm
mine came from the factory with the deep setting at +15/113Hz, which was even muddier!
nice review, i would say it’s good at what it does and that’s all. deep switch sweetens the tone alot IF it’s set properly
Comment by shinobi — September 14, 2008 @ 9:19 pm
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Comment by Raphael Hansen — November 12, 2008 @ 9:25 pm