Hillel used an MXR Distortion+ as his primary distortion pedal during his early career. At the start of the The Uplift Mofo Party Plan tour, the pedal was reportedly fried after a beer was spilled on it, prompting a switch to a Boss OD-1. Although this story requires verification, if true, it would mean that Hillel recorded both Freaky Styley (1985) and The Uplift Mofo Party Plan (1987) using the MXR.
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