Maxon DS830 Distortion Master vs Maxon DS Distortion Reissue
The Maxon DS830 Distortion Master and the Maxon DS Distortion Reissue are both pedals. The Maxon DS830 Distortion Master leans aggressive and saturated. Current prices: $216.51 vs $216.51.
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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.58% — moderately similar
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$216.51via Reverb
$216.51via Reverb
The Maxon DS830 Distortion Master is a distortion pedal from Maxon delivering powerful, harmonically rich distortion with the Japanese manufacturing precision and circuit quality that characterizes Maxon's design approach. The Distortion Master provides substantial gain and aggressive saturation suited to rock and metal playing within Maxon's reliable production standard.
The Maxon DS Distortion Reissue is a reissue of Maxon's vintage DS-series distortion circuit, making a classic Japanese distortion design available to contemporary players with Maxon's Japanese manufacturing precision. The DS circuit represents Maxon's original distortion design from the vintage era of Japanese effects development.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Metal
- Rock
- metal
- rock
- alternative
- aggressive
- saturated