Best distortion pedals for Heavy Metal
What Heavy Metal artists actually use, ranked by documented rig usage
MXR M104 Distortion+
MXR
used in Heavy Metal rigs
Boss DS-1 Distortion
Boss
$62.99via Reverb
used in Heavy Metal rigs
Abasi Pathos Distortion
Abasi
$189.99via Reverb
used in Heavy Metal rigs
Source Audio Soundblox Multiwave Distortion
pedal
$101via Reverb
used in Heavy Metal rigs
ProCo RAT 2
Proco
$86via Reverb
used in Heavy Metal rigs
MXR Distortion+
MXR
$129.97via Reverb
used in Heavy Metal rigs
Horizon Devices Apex Preamp
Horizon Devices
$179via Reverb
used in Heavy Metal rigs