Dunlop MXR Super Badass Dynamic Overdrive, model M89 vs ThorpyFX Electric Lightning
The Dunlop MXR Super Badass Dynamic Overdrive, model M89 and the ThorpyFX Electric Lightning are both pedals sharing clean boost, transparent, dynamic. The ThorpyFX Electric Lightning leans warm.
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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.51% — moderately similar
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- clean boost
- transparent
- dynamic
- saturated
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$492.78via Reverb
The MXR Super Badass Dynamic Overdrive, model M89, is an overdrive pedal from MXR by Jim Dunlop that emphasizes touch-sensitive dynamic response and wide gain range from transparent clean boost to saturated overdrive. The M89 features a three-band active EQ alongside the standard Gain and Output controls, providing frequency-shaping capability that most compact overdrives lack. The Super Badass Dynamic OD positions itself as a versatile all-purpose overdrive for players who need a single pedal to cover clean boost through pushed saturation across different guitars and amplifier types in live and studio contexts.
The ThorpyFX Electric Lightning, a Chris Buck signature pedal, combines a valve-based overdrive circuit with a Marshall-style three-band EQ and a separate high-headroom clean boost, built to behave and respond like a real amp rather than a typical stompbox. It is highly dynamic, cleaning up naturally with guitar volume and touch, from a subtle clean boost through to full, fat saturation, while retaining clarity and articulation even at the top of the gain range rather than rounding off the attack. Its overdrive is voiced to cut and leap out of a mix rather than sit back, and the two footswitchable channels give amp-like flexibility from one compact pedal.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Classic Rock
- Alternative Rock
- Blues
- alternative
- rock
- blues
- warm