TC Electronic GRANDMAGUSDISTORTION Organic Tube-like Distortion with Tight Bottom End and Natural Sag, MultiColored

Grand Magus: This pedal is great! Almost exactly the tone I was looking for. I was a bit hesitant on purchasing it but after reading and watching the reviews I ordered it. I can get a good 90's grunge / pop punk sound with this pedal. Overall definitely more then what I expected. The only thing I could thing would be a con is the "tone" sweep. Fangs: This pedal adds a bite to the sound, as I'm sure by the name of the pedal that's what they were going for. The reviews I read were varied but it all came down to the amp you were putting it through so I figured I'd try it. Plugged it in and started tweaking. So far the "fat" setting is my favorite. The "raw" increases the mids and the "scoop" almost removes the mids. I can dial in thrash metal / hair metal / power metal / and even get into the modern metal territory with it. It has a lot of low end and gain on tap, perfect for solo practice or dial back the low end a bit and it will fit in with drums and bass. For reference my equipment is a BOSS Katana head through a Marshall 212AR vertical cabinet.

It has one sound. You can adjust gain and tone. Does not have that deep, silky metal sound. But ok.

I got mine mainly because it was in the price range I could afford and it's great. Better than most of the more expensive brands on the market. Great for pros and amateurs.

Bought the Grand Magus pedal after watching a few online reviews. Plugged it into both my Burgera Infinium V22 and Fender Hot Rod Deluxe and couldn't believe what I was hearing coming from a sub $60 pedal. With gain down to its lowest setting it works very nice as an overdrive. Between 11 and 3 O'clock it gives a great classic rock to 80s metal sound and above that you're in metal territory. I am actually enjoying this more than my $200 EVH 5150 pedal.

This is a Rat style circuit. The Grand Magus has a great sound. I use it both as a drive and a distortion.

Pros: By itself it can pull off hard rock tones and early metal. Definitely a fun pedal. Sounds great paired with the TC Electronic Rusty Fuzz. With the Rusty Fuzz in front of this distortion its easy to get bit-crusher type fuzz sounds or that overloaded tube amp icky thump fuzz. Hookups are all in the back so you can put pedals right next to each other for a tidy look. Cons: All of the smorgasbord of pedals line are bigger than your typical boss sized pedal, so if pedalboard real estate is at a premium you might consider a DS-1 instead. Doesn't quite take you into ultra-high gain pinch harmonic territory without a boost in front of it. Overall: A great sounding affordable and well-constructed pedal good for hard rock and early metal distortion. The tone isn't as shapeable as more expensive pedals like the BE-OD (which costs 3x as much).

Buen sonido! Me sorprendió!

Sounds good. Falls in between a Rat and a Boss DS1 , more towards the DS1. Maybe just a teeny tiny bit "better" than a DS1.