Best distortion pedals for Hard Rock
What Hard Rock artists actually use, ranked by documented rig usage
ProCo RAT 2
Proco
$88via Reverb
used in Hard Rock rigs
Boss DS-1 Distortion
Boss
$49.99via Reverb
used in Hard Rock rigs
MXR M104 Distortion+
MXR
used in Hard Rock rigs
MXR Distortion+
MXR
$169.99via Reverb
used in Hard Rock rigs
Bixonic Expandora
Bixonic
used in Hard Rock rigs
Source Audio Soundblox Multiwave Distortion
pedal
used in Hard Rock rigs
Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal
Boss
$99.99via Reverb
used in Hard Rock rigs
Ibanez Jemini
Ibanez
used in Hard Rock rigs
Vox Joe Satriani Satchurator
Vox
$50via Reverb
used in Hard Rock rigs