MXR M 89 Bass Overdrive 5-stars Reviews

Rich juicy sound, very versatile, high quality, Another top pedal from MXR

I own various bass overdrives as everyone has its own character. I use it since months now, so I review it on a long time based experience.I love this MXR OD because of its reach and juicy sound. I sometimes use it just turned on and without any drive, I mean with the DRIVE knob set to zero, just to add the beautiful juice provided by its circuit. By the way with the DRIVE knob I can get all the amount of effect desired depending on many different needs, from soft to hard but always getting a great and harmonically reach OD sound. The TONE pot gives me the possibility to vary the sound on a quite large EQ range, giving to this pedal an appreciable versatility. With the CLEAN knob I can mix dry and wet signal as I need, very useful to preserve the original tonal attack of the bass and so always get the sound I like. And with the VOLUME knob I can adjust the overall level to both match the general level on my pedals chain and/or to boost it. I appreciate this OD as stand-alone pedal or in front of its MXR bro, the Bass Envelope Filter, to give to this second one the right amount of bite I like.

Very well manufactured pedal, great quality materials, from the chassis to the knobs. I would have preferred to have the power supply input on the upper side of the pedal instead of having it on the jack input side of the box, but this issue is maybe just personal. All in all this pedal is really a good value for money.

This thing is a Beast!

I fell in love with this pedal!

It's brilliant for adding that little bit of grit without losing low end, but you can also crank it and really make your bass squeal. It pairs really well with other pedals too.

The only thing that I would change would be the brightness of the LED (it can be a little blinding in a dark club!) but I've covered it with tape and that seems to have done the trick.