Dunlop MXR M94SE Super Badass Distortion vs RHC Rat Turbo Rat Distortion

The Dunlop MXR M94SE Super Badass Distortion and the RHC Rat Turbo Rat Distortion are both pedals sharing high gain, bright. The Dunlop MXR M94SE Super Badass Distortion leans crunchy and saturated. The RHC Rat Turbo Rat Distortion leans aggressive and tight.

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.

46% — somewhat different

Shared genres
citedGenres both listings are associated with.
  • Metal
Shared tone character
citedDerived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.
  • high gain
  • bright
Citation fame
citedCitation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.
0%
27%
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 RHC Turbo Rat is a Turbo Rat-style distortion pedal from RHC Audio, delivering the enhanced ProCo Turbo Rat circuit character with the LED clipping modification that produces a tighter, more aggressive, less compressed distortion compared to the standard Rat. The Turbo Rat variant is known for its cutting, aggressive high-gain character.

Genres
citedGenres this gear is documented as being used in.
  • Classic Rock
  • Alternative Rock
  • Hard Rock
Tonal lean
  • crunchy
  • saturated
  • aggressive
  • tight
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