Dunlop Custom Badass vs MXR CSP039 Duke of Tone Overdrive
The Dunlop Custom Badass and the MXR CSP039 Duke of Tone Overdrive are both pedals sharing saturated, full. The Dunlop Custom Badass leans high gain and aggressive. The MXR CSP039 Duke of Tone Overdrive leans smooth and dynamic. Current prices: $169.99 vs $139.30.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.36% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Blues
- Rock
- Classic Rock
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- saturated
- full
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$169.99via Reverb
$139.30via Reverb
The Dunlop Custom Badass is a high-gain distortion pedal from the Jim Dunlop and MXR family, positioned as an aggressively saturated drive in the Badass product line. The Custom Badass delivers compressed, full-bodied distortion with a wide gain range suitable for hard rock and metal rhythm playing, with a character that prioritizes power and saturation over transparent articulation. It is designed for players who need a dependable, hard-working distortion at the heavy end of the gain spectrum, and it draws on MXR component standards and build quality associated with the broader Dunlop catalog.
The MXR Duke of Tone, sold as Dunlop CSP039, is an overdrive designed in collaboration with boutique builder Analog Man, bringing that maker's celebrated Prince of Tone and King of Tone voicing to an affordable, widely available pedal. It adds warmth, grit and a touch of compression while letting the natural tone and feel of high end gear shine through, offering multiple modes spanning clean boost, overdrive and a grittier gain. Smooth and dynamic, it is voiced for transparency with a musical midrange. It suits blues, rock and roots players who want an Analog Man style drive, an always on tone enhancer or a stacking pedal without the long waitlist of the boutique originals.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Hard Rock
- Metal
- Blues Rock
- high gain
- aggressive
- smooth
- dynamic
- harmonically rich
- mid-forward
- warm