- High Gain British Distortion at its best
- 3 external and one internal control
- Gain – from the lightest breakup to insane high gain scream
- Tone – custom taper control which adjusts the high end cut of the pedal.
- Volume – updated taper for a more gradual and controlled volume sweep.
$129.95
Mi Audio Crunch Box Distortion
Tags: Audio, crunch, distortion
September 1st, 2010 at 6:55 am
I’ve had this pedal for nearly 4 years and I love it today as much as I did the first day it arrived. First off, I play through a Fender Hotrod Deville 212 plugged into a 4×12 cab with celestion vintage 30 speakers. I mostly play a Gibson SG special with stock pickups. The crunch box through this rig turns my Fender amp into a screaming Marshall Plexi or JCM 800 depending on where I set the gain. The gain is very useable at all settings. If you want a very plexi-like, raw crunch, keep the gain below 12 o’clock. 12 o’clock and up and the gain will get a little less crunchy and a little more fuzzy, but then again, a real Marshall amp is the same way. Tonally this pedal is NOT transparent. It adds some chunky bass and mids to give you that classic marshall sound. There is an internal presence knob that you have to unscrew the back off to get at; honestly, it’s fine where it’s at, but I’ve adjusted mine a few times and it would’ve been nice to have a knob on the outside to facilitate the process. The volume knob pretty aggressive, and it will raise your volume in a hurry. The construction is very sturdy, the switch is solid, I’ve used this pedal A LOT and never had a problem. I can’t comment on how long battery life is, mine has always been plugged into an adapter.
I could not be more satisfied with this pedal. It does what many other pedals, including the marshall-line pedals (which I own) claim to do, but ultimately fail to pull off, which is to make my non-marshall amp scream with the best of Jim’s creations.
Rating: 5 / 5