Line6 MS3 Crunchtone ToneCore Overdrive Pedal

Full-Bodied Overdrive! Three Juicy Models: Blues, Pop and Crunch.

Overall User Ratings (based on 6 ratings)
  • Overall:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Sound:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Features:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Quality:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Value:
    5 out of 5 stars
Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Submitted January 9, 2006 by a customer from verizon.net

"Finally, a digital pedal worthy of purists!"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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I sat down, played through ti for a few minutes, took it home, plugged into my Les Paul/Vox/EV rig, and WOW! The only possible replacement is a Dr. Distorto or another Crunchtone.
Sound
It drops a little bit of the lows at the extremes, but then again, what distortion pedal doesn't? I absolutely adore the sound of this pedal. It's versatility is unmatched in the price bracket (under $200)
Features
This had no power supply. That's my only complaint. There are no useless settings on this box. The features and knobs are well tailored to meet a variety of guitarists' needs.
Quality
This thing is built like a tank, and weighs about as much.
Value
No equal in the price bracket. Not even the TS808 (I know someone was offended by that, try it out!). I used to be a analog pedal purist, and still am for delay and whatnot. Not so in my distortion department. This replaces a Tim and a Klon (yes, both of them).
Manufacturer Support
Never dealt with them.

Musical Background:

Active Semi-Pro Musician

Musical Style:

Alabama to Zeppelin
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Submitted June 22, 2005 by a customer from sbcglobal.net

"Crunchtone: A solid choice for any guitarist"

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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This product will be my effects pedal forever. If it breaks or gets stolen I'll simply buy a new one. Line 6 really did a great job with this one.
Sound
I love Line 6's Crunchtone. Under the crunch effect it was so dirty and raw for those big sustaning octave or power chord riffs. Also it is best suited for those rapid fire metal licks if you turn down the drive function. The crunchtone isn't just a distortion pedal, it's got an incredible blues effect in the same vain of Stevie Ray Vaughn's style. Again, those looking for a blues effect with less bite can turn down the drive for a more early-Clapton style blues effect that is as classic as the Cream guitarist himself. Those looking for something that is more of a clean effect can turn to the pop effect. This was my least favorite of the three effects but then again I have friends that use it alot for clean portions of their songs. The only real downside to this pedal is that when I'm going from clean to distortion, the sound gets so much louder that I seem to overbear the people I'm playing with. They should've made it match the same level as my clean. However this is but a small downside to an otherwise solid stompbox.
Features
This pedal has a lot of features. The gate is very impressive, allowing the user to control the amount of feed back for each of the 3 effects. One feature I wish it had was maybe a way to control the loudness so that you could come in slightly distorted right before a chorus and slowly make it louder, but I guess that's what a volume pedal is for.
Quality
It is very well made and worth every penny. very solid you don't have to be afraid to stomp on it.
Value
Worth every penny- it's 3 affects in one and they are all solid not like a multi-effects pedal where you get lots of substandard effects.
Manufacturer Support
I haven't really had any experiences with Line 6 but if their service is as good as their quality we'll be in good shape.
The Wow Factor
This pedal doesn't waste time on such shallow things as appearance, it doesn't matter to me how it looks, it's 100 percent about the sound. It is pink, however, maybe black or red would be cooler.

Musical Background:

Active Musician

Musical Style:

Modern Rock
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Submitted December 6, 2004

"Best Overdrive Peddle Ever!"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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tone! gain! great for blues, rock, even metal!
Sound
freakin TONE !! blows away any peddle for under 100 bucks.
Features
good tone controls..
Manufacturer Support
dunno
The Wow Factor
set your amp clean and let the line 6 work.
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