Dunlop Custom Badass vs Mission Engineering NuAudio Nutube Velocity Overdrive/Distortion
The Dunlop Custom Badass and the Mission Engineering NuAudio Nutube Velocity Overdrive/Distortion are both pedals sharing compressed, full. The Dunlop Custom Badass leans high gain and saturated. The Mission Engineering NuAudio Nutube Velocity Overdrive/Distortion leans harmonically rich and transparent. Current prices: $169.99 vs $279.
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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.33% — somewhat different
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- compressed
- full
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$169.99via Reverb
$279via 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 Mission Engineering NuAudio Velocity is a dual-gain overdrive and distortion built around the Korg Nutube, a vacuum fluorescent display redesigned to work as a genuine audio amplifying valve. That gives real tube harmonic content, natural compression and touch sensitivity in a pedal drawing far less power, lasting longer and staying much smaller than a conventional valve design, running from a standard 9V DC supply. A Lo/Hi gain switch sets the range: Lo is a subtle overdrive for pushing an amp's front end slightly harder, while Hi introduces genuine tube crunch building to a full saturated lead tone as the drive control opens. Three further knobs give bass, middle and treble EQ for a wide voicing range, and higher gain settings retain excellent pick responsiveness rather than compressing into mush.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Blues
- Rock
- Classic Rock
- Hard Rock
- Metal
- alternative
- blues
- rock
- high gain
- saturated
- aggressive
- harmonically rich
- transparent
- warm
- crunchy