Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz vs Boss HM-3 Hyper Metal
The Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz and the Boss HM-3 Hyper Metal are both pedals sharing saturated, compressed, aggressive. The Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz leans full. The Boss HM-3 Hyper Metal leans harsh and tight. Current prices: $105 vs $83.
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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.40% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Metal
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- saturated
- compressed
- aggressive
- transparent
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$105via Reverb
$83via Reverb
The Black Arts Toneworks LSTR is a high-gain fuzz designed to deliver the signature Black Arts Toneworks extended low end along with more overall fuzz gain than the Pharaoh, tuned for aggressive rhythm and lead fuzz in stoner rock, doom, and sludge metal. The tone control system produces a characteristically scooped, wide-sounding voicing that distinguishes it from standard Big Muff-style tone stacks. An all-out rock machine built for heavy music.
The Boss HM-3 Hyper Metal is a high-gain distortion pedal voiced for extreme, aggressive metal tones beyond what Boss's other distortion pedals offer, with a tight, buzzy saturation and scooped-yet-present midrange built to cut through fast, heavily palm-muted riffing. Separate controls shape the low-end punch and overall tonal body alongside the gain and level, letting players dial in a harsher, more compressed high-gain voice than a standard overdrive or distortion pedal provides. It suits thrash, death metal, and other extreme metal styles built around maximum gain and aggressive attack rather than smoother, more amp-like saturation.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Stoner Rock
- Rock
- Death Metal
- full
- harsh
- tight