Behringer UM300 Heavy Metal Distortion vs Joyo British metal

The Behringer UM300 Heavy Metal Distortion and the Joyo British metal are both pedals sharing high gain, mid-forward, aggressive. The Joyo British metal leans saturated and tight.

Similarity
citedBlended 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.

53% — moderately similar

Shared genres
citedGenres both listings are associated with.
  • Hard Rock
  • Metal
Shared tone character
citedDerived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.
  • high gain
  • mid-forward
  • aggressive
  • bright
Citation fame
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Price

$28.90via Reverb

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Description

The Behringer UM300 is a high-gain distortion pedal based on the Boss MT-2 Metal Zone circuit, one of the most widely used high-gain guitar pedals in rock and metal history. The MT-2 topology uses a parametric-style dual-band EQ section that provides extreme tonal shaping, from aggressive mid scoop to pronounced mid presence. The Ultra Metal voicing reaches into extreme metal distortion territory with long, compressed sustain. Suited for metal rhythm guitar, hard rock, and heavy alternative styles. The UM300 reproduces the MT-2 circuit character at reduced cost, sharing the high-gain versatility that made the Metal Zone a studio staple across multiple decades.

The Joyo British Metal is a distortion pedal from Joyo Audio designed to deliver the tight, aggressive British-inspired high-gain distortion character associated with classic British heavy metal amps, at an accessible price point. The circuit provides powerful saturation with controllable gain, bass, treble, and mid controls for voicing the British metal tone across metal, hard rock, and heavy rhythm applications. Joyo is a Chinese effects manufacturer known for producing effective, affordable pedals at accessible price points.

Genres
citedGenres this gear is documented as being used in.
  • Alternative Rock
  • Rock
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Tonal lean
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  • saturated
  • tight

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