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MXR M116 Fullbore Metal Distortion Pedal

Distortion Guitar Pedal with 3-band EQ, Sweepable Midrange, Adjustable/Switchable Noise Gate, Scoop Switch, and True Bypass
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Get Massive Metal Tones with This Compact MXR Stompbox

Plug into the MXR Fullbore Metal high-gain distortion pedal and experience the full force of what your guitar can do for you! Equipped with all the tools you need for mammoth high-gain riffs and solos, the Fullbore Metal includes a 3-band EQ with sweepable midrange, a very effective switchable noise gate you can tailor to your taste, and a Scoop switch that boosts lows and highs for big metal tone. All this functionality is packed into a very compact and tough chassis, making the Fullbore Metal pedal a great fit for your pedalboard.

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MXR Fullbore Metal Distortion Guitar Pedal Features at a Glance:
  • Super-high-gain distortion
  • 3-band EQ with sweepable mid frequencies
  • Tight, fast, switchable noise gate for syncopated metal riffage
  • Internal gate threshold control lets you set the noise gate's sensitivity
  • Small footprint
  • Scoop switch boosts the highs and lows
  • True bypass with LED
  • All-analog circuit path
The MXR Fullbore Metal distortion pedal turns your guitar into a massive-sounding metal tone machine!

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Tech Specs

  • Pedal Type: Distortion
  • Analog/Digital: Analog
  • Inputs: 1 x 1/4"
  • Outputs: 1 x 1/4"
  • Bypass Switching: True Hardwire
  • EQ: 3-band EQ with Midrange Control
  • Power Source: 9V DC power supply (sold separately)
  • Batteries: 1 x 9V
  • Power Usage: 18mA
  • Height: 2.12" (including knobs)
  • Width: 2.62" (including jacks)
  • Depth: 4.37"
  • Weight: 0.54 lbs.
  • Manufacturer Part Number: M116

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Fullbore Metal.

If metal is your game, than this quite simply is your pedal.
by Jeff Komp from Northern Indiana on
Music background: Metal guitar apprentice.

MXR M116 Fullbore Metal Distortion

This pedal sounds awesome, l was surprised by how clean it sounds - having so much overdrive. It's a great sounding and easy to use heavy metal pedal!
by Richard Kruzell from Wesley Chapel, FL. on
Music background: Pro singer, songwriter and guitarist

Metallica And Justice For All

1 - this pedal = Metallica And Justice For All's tone.
i love tools that make it easy to get right where i wanted to be, quickly; added bonus when it's low cost.

2 - This pedal is also excellent for a lot of what i call Nordic metal, and for Industrial.

3 - never use its "scoop" pushbutton, as many have reviewed it's too extreme of a scoop.
and with mids at noon it's still slightly scooped -- put mids at 2 o'clock, now it's as at noon, adjust from there.

4 - try this with gain at zero, this is an extremely good tone for intros, bridges, outtros, and that the eq and timbre will still match your tone when you dial the gain back up.

I have told mxr they need to revamp this great pedal:
- remove the scoop button
- set mids 2 so that noon is noon, not 2 o'clock is noon.
- ...and then paint it, semigloss/flat black? aged copper or brass? gothic font? give it a new name?
by Corey Rodgers from Georgetown, KY on

MXR Master piece.

Always been a fan of MXR, but this pedal is the Best of the best. MXR really made it possible to accommodate guitar crunch and Bass Balls. Thank you MXR. This was the pedal I had been looking for, for a very Long time. Cheers to MXR and always SweetWater.
by Bob B. from New York on
Music background: Anything that grooves.

The Subjective Review

...And this is the thing about reviews. You have to find the one that answers your question. I wanted a very deep, dynamic heavy metal tone and have tried many pedals (thanks for your patience, Cameryn). I found that using the HK red box in my PA system simply enables cab sim without all the trinkets which actually messes up the tone. When I add this pedal, there is clean metal. I can do whatever I want to its tone with impunity. The other pedals and cab sims seem to have fought each other to a zero-sum game. Just ask Cameryn, I'm a thorough researcher. More importantly, I hope this helps as I don't write reviews often for the aforementioned reason, but felt like you need to know this little factoid.
by Myles from Austin, TX on
See also: Distortion/Overdrive, MXR, MXR Distortion, Overdrive, Boost & Fuzz Pedals
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