Behringer HM300 vs Boss HM-2W Heavy Metal Waza
The Behringer HM300 and the Boss HM-2W Heavy Metal Waza are both pedals sharing mid-forward, transparent. The Behringer HM300 leans saturated. The Boss HM-2W Heavy Metal Waza leans fuzzy and tight. Current prices: $46 vs $149.99.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.49% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Death Metal
- Metal
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- mid-forward
- transparent
Behringer HM300
Behringer · pedal
Boss HM-2W Heavy Metal Waza
Boss · pedal
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$46via Reverb
$149.99via Reverb
The Behringer HM300 is a heavy metal distortion pedal modeled after the Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal circuit, famous for producing the extreme buzzsaw-like high-gain distortion associated with Swedish death metal. The HM-2 topology uses four distinct band controls covering high, low, and two mid frequencies, allowing extreme scooped mid voicings. Full saturation with all controls maximized produces the chainsaw wall of sound most closely associated with Swedish bands like Entombed and Dismember. At lower gain settings the HM300 provides 1980s-era metal rhythm tones. A budget alternative to the original Boss unit and boutique HM-2 clones.
The Boss HM-2W Heavy Metal Waza Craft is a faithful reissue of the original HM-2, the pedal that defined the chainsaw sound of Swedish death metal through Entombed and the early Sunlight Studios scene. With Level, Distortion, and a two-band Color EQ centered around a punchy low end and a high control near one kilohertz, its signature tone comes from cranking every knob for a buzzing, saturated, scooped chainsaw roar that still keeps attack. The Waza version adds a Custom mode with more gain, saturation, mids, and upper-mid bite alongside the standard mode, plus a lower noise floor, more output, and a premium buffer. Beloved for death metal, d-beat, and crust, it can also dial back to a waspy fuzz-like grind, making it the reference for the dark Swedish chainsaw voice.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Alternative Rock
- Blues
- Hard Rock
- Hardcore
- saturated
- fuzzy
- tight
- bright