Dunlop MXR M94SE Super Badass Distortion vs Electro-Harmonix Pico Triboro Bridge

The Dunlop MXR M94SE Super Badass Distortion and the Electro-Harmonix Pico Triboro Bridge are both pedals sharing saturated, compressed. The Dunlop MXR M94SE Super Badass Distortion leans crunchy and high gain. The Electro-Harmonix Pico Triboro Bridge leans fuzzy and gritty.

Similarity
citedBlended 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.

41% somewhat different

Shared genres
citedGenres both listings are associated with.
  • Alternative Rock
Shared tone character
citedDerived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.
  • saturated
  • compressed
Citation fame
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Price

$98.74via Reverb

Description

The MXR M94SE Super Badass Distortion is a high-gain distortion pedal from MXR by Jim Dunlop, delivering wide-range distortion with a three-band active EQ and a broad gain spectrum covering everything from medium overdrive to extreme distortion. The Super Badass is designed to cover the widest possible range of drive styles in a single enclosure, suited to both classic rock and modern high-gain applications. Internal DIP switches allow clipping diode selection between different clipping characters including hard silicon clipping and softer asymmetric options, enabling circuit-level voicing customization.

The Electro-Harmonix Pico Triboro Bridge is a compact tri-mode drive pedal combining overdrive, distortion, and fuzz in a single pico-sized enclosure. A mode selector switch cycles through the three gain characters, each offering Drive and Volume controls. The overdrive mode provides warm, touch-sensitive saturation; the distortion mode delivers harder, more compressed clipping; and the fuzz mode produces a raw, buzzing gain texture with higher output. The small form factor and versatility make it practical as a utility gain pedal for travel rigs and players who need multiple gain personalities in minimal pedalboard space.

Genres
citedGenres this gear is documented as being used in.
  • Classic Rock
  • Metal
Tonal lean
  • crunchy
  • high gain
  • fuzzy
  • gritty

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