With the MI Audio Crunch Box Distortion guitar effect pedal, you can masterfully craft your gain structure for the perfect distorted effect. The stomp box effect enables you to effortlessly control your sound with presets starting at a subtle, light crackle and reaching an abrasive, jagged peak. Crafted with an all-metal chassis enclosure, the MI Audio Crunch Box distortion pedal is durable and built to last in a practice room or through life on the road. This effect pedal works for any amp or instrument combination and for any musical genre ranging from blues to rock to heavy metal.The MI Effects distortion pedal was designed to capture the sounds of an overdriven Marshall tube preamp and then take that crunch a step further. The controls are simple yet versatile, allowing you to affect volume, gain, and tone. The circuits utilize multiple clipping techniques to clip the signal three times. The pedal has an especially noticeable presence in the mid-range, an obvious emulation of British vintage amps. With the gain in a lower setting, the produced tone is reminiscent of punchy, growly classic rock rhythm tones while more gain brings out more overdrive and a screaming lead quality. The tone controls can help produce a warmer bottom tone or richer, more vibrant highs. The internal presence control lets you shape your sound even further by rolling off more lows or adding more high frequencies depending on whether you are playing guitar or bass. The Crunch Box is very precise and touchy, so just slight variations in picking or strumming patterns can produce significantly different results. However, the unit tracking is very tight and retains the overall character of the pickup, even when playing with single coils.The MI Audio Crunch Box guitar effects pedal has two standard quarter-inch instrument jacks for input and output to an amp. This device will work well with a variety of instruments, amps, and other pedals. It can be powered with either a 9V battery or a 9V DC power supply. To replace the battery, unscrew the backplate, unsnap the battery, and replace it with a new product. It is small and light, making it easy to carry with you or fit on any pedalboard. Most players prefer to have distortion, overdrive, or other gain-control pedals like this one closer to their instrument in the signal chain while modulation pedals come later.The MI Audio Crunch Box is one of many excellent accessories for guitars available to musicians. It can be used for guitar or bass, and it makes any kind of amp sound mean and dirty. You can use this gear during virtually any kind of music, like a slight Blues saturation or wailing metal feedback sounds. This type of effects pedal is suitable for just about any pedalboard, and the Crunch Box is tweakable for any musical scenario. Other accessories to consider with this unit include short quarter-inch patch cables, a power supply adapter, and, of course, your own imagination.