E5RSY
Doctor of Teleocity
I guess my main question boils down to: Are they the same?
Thanks for any input.
Scott
Thanks for any input.
Scott
Duke of Tone? Or, should I spring for the Prince???
- Thread starter E5RSY
- Start date
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links like Ebay, Amazon, and others.
Duke is made by MXR as a sort of collaboration or license agreement. Not sure of the actual arrangement. But Analogman has the hand in design and they even show it on their website. Just saying it’s not a clone.
SuperPA
TDPRI Member
They’re the same price new, so I guess it boils down to form factor and how bad you want it. Getting a prince is a gamble. He releases them at 1pm est on wednesdays, and if you’re late forget it. (Hint: create an account and have payment saved and it’s not too hard). Duke is in stock everywhere so you could have it anytime.
Had both they can sound the same. The mxr does not have the dip switches that the prince has. If I recall correctly it has the mini pot inside like the prince.
But you can get them to sound the same. I was able to do it because I had both at the same time.
If you're not familiar with the circuit I would just grab the mxr. Plus it's less of a hassle to get a new one.
Also if you're not familiar with the circuit it's not really like a blues breaker. I see a lot of posts saying its a blues breaker clone.
Regardless it's a pretty cool pedal. Btw Analogman designed it and mxr made it work as a mass produced pedal
But you can get them to sound the same. I was able to do it because I had both at the same time.
If you're not familiar with the circuit I would just grab the mxr. Plus it's less of a hassle to get a new one.
Also if you're not familiar with the circuit it's not really like a blues breaker. I see a lot of posts saying its a blues breaker clone.
Regardless it's a pretty cool pedal. Btw Analogman designed it and mxr made it work as a mass produced pedal
Last edited:
He also set a limit on the prince. He will only sell you two and your done.
ShaneyWaney
TDPRI Member
I’ve had all three and I’m currently rocking the Duke. It’s actually very solidly built and the footswitch on it is fantastic. They all sound the same, and what I noticed was the Duke has the internal trim pot set to around 50% from the factory, versus anything straight from Analogman has the presence trim pot at 0%.
The trim pot makes a huge difference to the overall tone, and I’d bet not many reviewers tried to dial it in between each pedal. Also, I like being able to get a replacement pedal that’s readily available as someone who gigs regularly, and that won’t be the case with anything but the MXR without overpaying or waiting. Hope that helps.
The trim pot makes a huge difference to the overall tone, and I’d bet not many reviewers tried to dial it in between each pedal. Also, I like being able to get a replacement pedal that’s readily available as someone who gigs regularly, and that won’t be the case with anything but the MXR without overpaying or waiting. Hope that helps.
E5RSY
Doctor of Teleocity
Additionally, as Mike (somewhat surprisingly) mentioned in the MXR launch video, all you have to do is buy two Dukes, use them together, and you got yourself a King of Tone. No wait and a lot cheaper.
And this is more puzzling, since Analogman mentioned, that stock sound IS presence all the way off. And only if you want that extra-presence for your rig, you can turn it up. I like extra spark, so mine is about 30% up now.
PoorNoodle
Tele-Meister
I bought a Duke and sold my King. Sounds the same, if you want it to, as others have said…
Get the Prince. You have the availability to switch Op Amps. I use TL072 Op Amps in both my POT and KOT. The FET front end of the TL072 is my favorite. LM4580 is Mos Fet whole different sound.
Similar threads
