Magus Pro High Gain Distortion Pedal Review

Best bang-for-buck RAT style pedal

I'm a huge fan of RAT style pedals, and this one sounds absolutely on point but with a much lower noise floor and only minimal popping from the switch when you engage the pedal - it has way less popping and hum than any other Rat style pedal I've tried, with the exception of the 'Hard' setting on the Strymon Sunset. That said, the noise floor is lower on the Magus Pro so it's an… read more absolute winner in my book.Also, the three modes give it a ton of versatility, and it sounds pretty decent at lower gain settings too (though not as good as the Jam Pedals Rattler, which has magical low gain tones and - overall - probably sounds fractionally better if you were to back-to-back them). And though the Rattler's noise floor is even lower than the Magus Pro, the switch pop is significantly louder and it's 3x the price.Lastly, the Magus Pro is very small, and built like a tank. At $, it's an absolute steal, and it's making me wonder what other awesomeness TC Electronic is kicking out at this price point. Can't recommend it highly enough.

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Completely worth the money... Wow!

I have a Wampler Ratsbane... "Boutique." Yes. Why the heck would I buy the Magus Pro??? To be fair, I've just begun getting into the rat sound. I loved the model off my Digitech RP360 so I knew I needed to buy this circuit for real! I figured I'd go with the Ratsbane because it's so highly regarded. But that was like going into advanced calculus when I really needed to take algebra.… read more I could've gotten the proco rat, but a 3 mode TC version of the rat for the same price was too tempting. Long story short, after comparing it with the Wampler pedal for a good hour, I realized the price of the TC is a ridiculous bargain. When you pay for the boutique pedal, you're paying for an obscene amount of additional gain and an the option to morph the entire circuit on top of having 3 modes. TC Magus Pro was really easy to use right off the bat with 3 very distinct sounds. And the range on the knobs is very user friendly. This pedal actually helped me to figure out how to dial in my Ratsbane. Best buy of this year, for sure!

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Hits the ball out the park!

Well. You've done it once again! Amazing pedal t that has an amazing range of tones. Doesn't get muddy when you turn the gain all the way up and sounds great an in overdrive as well. It stacks well with the pedals and is super quiet.. The turbo mode is absolutely amazing. Great job. Hand down beats all others. Beats the major "boutique " rattus norvegicus" versions.

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Magic New Awesome Metal Pedal

I vowed to buy a new metal pedal this year. Wanted good value to sound ratio, and man I got it. The Magus is new inspiration to write more drop tuned madness...it is magic for the price.

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Versatile pedal, great sound, small footprint

This has been a great addition to my rig. Very versatile tone stack and pedal retains great dynamics at most of the gain range. Lucas Norton was fantastic in keeping me up to date while the pandemic related shipping delays were ongoing and got my order out to me earlier than expected. Thank you Lucas and Sweetwater!

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