MXR M294 Sugar Drive Overdrive Pedal

Name: MXR M294 Sugar Drive Overdrive Pedal
Brand: MXR
Rating: 4.5 (39 reviews)

Boost/Overdrive Pedal for Electric Guitar, with Selectable True Bypass/Buffered Switching

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If you like your guitar tone already, then you're going to love it with the MXR M294 Sugar Drive overdrive pedal. You'll enjoy more focused lows and mids, with a top end that's simply sweet. Use it as a clean boost, or turn up the gain for smooth, harmonically rich overdrive. The Sugar Drive offers switchable buffered/true bypass modes, allowing you to choose whichever is best for your pedalboard layout. And its generous headroom allows the dynamics of your playing to really come through. Before you spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars on a rare boutique drive pedal, guitarists at Sweetwater definitely recommend checking out the MXR M294 Sugar Drive.

MXR M294 Sugar Drive Overdrive Pedal Features:

Boost/overdrive pedal for electric guitar
Based on a rare and famous pedal known for focused lows/mids, smooth highs, and high headroom
High headroom for dynamic response and wide-open sound
Toggle switch for buffered/true bypass operation
Blends dry signal with overdrive signal for amp-like breakup and response
Powered via 9-volt power supply (sold separately)

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Tech Specs

Pedal Type: Overdrive, Boost
Analog/Digital: Analog
EQ: Tone Control
Inputs: 1 x 1/4" (instrument)
Outputs: 1 x 1/4"
True Bypass: Yes (buffered selectable)
Power Source: 9V DC power supply required (sold separately)
Power Usage: 18.5mA
Height: 1.2"
Width: 1.5"
Depth: 3.63"
Manufacturer Part Number: M294

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Did a shootout with this, a Tumnus, a TS Mini, and a few other drives.

If you're in a 3-piece classic rock band, the Tumnus nails the Klon sound. Very spongey, gritty.

The Sugar Drive, however, has a crisp "sparkle" to the top end that the Tumnus doesn't have. Like someone else said, it's like a Nobels ODR-1 on steroids.

If you play in a band with pads, backing tracks, or thick keyboards (or another guitarist) the Sugar Drive cuts through a mix where a Tumnus won't.

Killer pedal.

I purchased the Sugar Drive to give a nice clean boost to my new Mesa Fillmore 25. I wanted to add the fatness of a boost without taking away from the natural beauty of the Fillmore's tone. The Sugar not only does this wonderfully, but has enough gain available to add just a little something gritty and sweet, (sugar!) to the tone. I absolutely love this thing!

This is it. Out of all the Klones I've tried this is the one. The high end is super clear yet warm, the drive itself is organic and super sensitive to the touch and the clean boost side of it is the best. It's always on. Who needs to turn it off when it makes everything better? I'm not certain of how the buffet works or even what it does but who cares if the pedal is always on. I want to make a board just comprised of sugar drives. Best part of sweet water? Candy and great customer service. Pls send a bag of bit of honey and laffy taffy pls.

I'm loving this pedal! Im just a home hobbyist-guitar-enthusiast who has no need to worry about fitting into "the mix", and would rather have a nice big tone with bottom end. Im always looking for just a bit of drive, maybe occasionally a bit more, and the ability to move back and forth just by pick dynamic. With my Blues Jr tweed a notch below the edge of breakup, i run from guitar to a clean boost to the Sugar Drive. Clean, Cleanish with a touch volume boost, warm lush sugary grit. Perfect 3 options for me. I love the tone restoring buffer. And if you like to get really dirty this pedal has a lot of gain to reach. Cut the bass and you can do the "fit into the mix" thing too.