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MXR M-181 Bass Blowtorch

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A revolutionary concept in bass overdrive.

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Rex Brown

This is a photo of the Pantera, Kill Devil Hill, and Down's bass player Rex Brown's pedal board. On the far top left of Rex Brown's pedal board is the MXR Blowtorch. Very distinct in appearance due to the silver body and orange caution stripes.
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Bootsy Collins

This interview states that Collins uses this pedal.
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Nathan East

According to East's artist page on the Dunlop website, he's using a Bass Blowtorch distortion.
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Doug Wimbish

Doug has a large amount of effects and bass gear both on the floor and in his rack. Here is some of the gear he's been seen using before.
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Phil Lesh

From the 2015 'Fare Thee Well' Tour.
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David Pajo

"And I saw a Bass Blowtorch there too for distortion" - Bryan Kehoe at 2:38 of this *DunlopTV* video.
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Mark Saunders

Another one of Mark's pedals is the MXR Blowtorch according to [this article](http://www.mixonline.com/news/tours/all-access-florence-and-machine/368254) from *Mix Online*.
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Robert Säll

The MXR M-181 is seen on Robert's pedal board from Work of Art's band page photo.
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Ashley Dzerigian

"This thing is always changing...here's the latest incarnation of my pedalboard. It's a well organized mess. #WayHugeSwollenPickle #MXRBlowtorch #IbanezClassicPhase #MarkBassSuperSynth #BossEqualizer"
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Description

A revolutionary concept in bass overdrive.

The M-181 MXR Bass Blowtorch bass overdrive pedal is made to deliver the hottest sounds this side of Hades--from a tube-like growl to full-blown distorted madness. Because the Bass Blowtorch's overdrive is focused in the midrange frequencies, you'll retain your low-end thunder and high-end sizzle while the overdriven mids cut through any mix. An active 3-band EQ with a mid shift switch provides precise signal balancing, while the Blend knob lets you balance the distortion with the direct signal for the exact tone you're after. 18-volt performance equals increased dynamic headroom, clarity, and low noise no matter the volume level, and true bypass circuitry means it's really off when you want it off, leaving your signal completely unaffected.

Specifications

From traditional tube-like growl to full-blown high-gain distortion
18V performance for increased dynamic headroom and clarity
Low-noise performance at loud volumes
Active 3-band EQ with 3-position mid shift for precise tone sculpting
Distortion and direct signal blending
Real-world tested by world-class touring bassists
Tough die-cast housing

3 MXR M-181 Bass Blowtorch Reviews

hedgehoghead

161

Great overdrive and distortion

The MXR blowtorch replace the EHX Big Muff Pi bass on my pedal board and what a hellish difference to my tone: the clean pre amp really keeps the low end, the mid shift is a nice touch and the blendable distortion with the clean is my favourite feature. all in all a must for any bassists board

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over 3 years ago
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peter123

cool but have you tried big muff deluxe

over 3 years ago

hedgehoghead

No, but ive kinda gone off the big muff, fuzz isn't really as much my thing as really clear low end mixed with surgical precision blade overdrive is now

over 3 years ago

pope

4923

Modern Bass Fuzz

Hard-hitting fuzz, with very complete controls (volume, bass, mid, treble, blend and gain), also including a "boost" switch and most interestingly a 3-well-chosen-positions Mid switch, allowing you to select the midrange frequency to be pushed. The pedal runs on 18 Volts, though if you run it on 9 Volts, it will sound surprisingly close to a ZVex Woolly Mammoth.

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over 5 years ago
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leobutterworth

614

great

BASS holy shit this is a cool pedal. well i need 40 words aah

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10 months ago
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