Description
Bassists know the struggle: crank a normal overdrive and you either lose your low end or your top-end clarity turns to mud. The MXR M181 Bass Blowtorch solves that by parking its dirt squarely in the midrange, so your fundamental low thump and your string sizzle stay intact while the mids get lit on fire and punch straight through a busy band mix.
Dial the gain from a warm, tube-ish growl all the way to full-on high-gain snarl, then shape it with the active 3-band EQ and 3-position mid shift to find exactly where that midrange bite sits in your sound. The Blend knob is the real secret weapon here — it lets you stack your distorted signal against your clean direct tone in whatever ratio keeps your low-end foundation solid, so you’re never sacrificing thump for grit.
Running on 18 volts internally gives this pedal extra headroom, so it stays clear and quiet even when you’re pushing it hard at stage volume. And when you kick the effect off, true hardwire bypass means your dry signal passes through untouched — no signal degradation, no tone loss, just your bass as it should sound.
- Mid-centered overdrive/distortion built specifically for bass
- Active 3-band EQ with 3-position mid shift for precise tone shaping
- Blend control balances distorted and clean signal to taste
- 18-volt internal operation for added headroom and low noise
- True hardwire bypass preserves your clean tone when off
This is a used MXR M181 Blowtorch (M-181), sold as-is and tested working. A proven workhorse for bassists who need grit without giving up the bottom end.
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