The MXR Custom Badass ’78 Distortion is a factory-modded pedal that roars with huge amp stack tones and old school tube amp-like distortion. We took a classic distortion circuit and hot-rodded it to the next level for over-the-top soaring leads and rich, saturated rhythms. With only three knobs, dialing in Badass tone is a cinch. The CRUNCH button allows you to choose between two different modes of diode and LED clipping, boosting the harmonic content of the distortion.

The ’78 Distortion's wide open amp-like sound sounds great whether it's in front of a clean amp, a slightly dirty amp, or a full on overdriven amp. Under the hood, this high performance machine features top notch circuitry and hardware meant for a lifetime of use.

• • A hot-rodded classic circuit / factory-modded pedal
• • Roars with huge amp stack tones and old school distortion
• • Delivers soaring leads and rich, saturated rhythms
• • Tone, Output, Distortion, & Crunch button controls
• • Tone : Controls the color of distorted signal
• • Output : Controls the volume of the effect
• • Distortion : Controls the amount of distortion 
• • Crunch button : Increases dynamic range of distortion