MXR CSP039 Duke of Tone Overdrive vs Mesa Boogie Flux-Five
The MXR CSP039 Duke of Tone Overdrive and the Mesa Boogie Flux-Five are both pedals sharing dynamic. The MXR CSP039 Duke of Tone Overdrive leans saturated and mid-forward. The Mesa Boogie Flux-Five leans edge of breakup. Current prices: $144.61 vs $135.
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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.44% — somewhat different
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- dynamic
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$144.61via Reverb
$135via Reverb
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.
The Mesa Boogie Flux Five is a supercharged overdrive pedal featuring an integrated five-band graphic EQ with footswitchable HI/LO performance modes. The circuit is an enhanced version of the Flux Drive, delivering amp-style overdrive character that lets guitar tone shine through naturally. The five-band EQ provides ±12dB boost or cut at 80Hz, 240Hz, 750Hz, 2.2kHz, and 6.6kHz with auto-assignability to either mode via independent on/off switches. The LO Gain Mode delivers the original Flux Drive character; the HI Mode provides a higher-gain version of the same soulful sound. True bypass switching and footswitchable modes enable responsive tonal control during live performance.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Blues Rock
- Blues
- Classic Rock
- Rock
- alternative
- blues
- saturated
- mid-forward
- warm
- full
- transparent
- edge of breakup