Boss HM-2W Heavy Metal Waza vs Universal Audio UAFX Anti 1992 High Gain Amp
The Boss HM-2W Heavy Metal Waza and the Universal Audio UAFX Anti 1992 High Gain Amp are both pedals sharing mid-forward, tight, bright. The Boss HM-2W Heavy Metal Waza leans fuzzy. The Universal Audio UAFX Anti 1992 High Gain Amp leans aggressive and compressed. Current prices: $149.99 vs $299.
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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.33% — 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
- tight
- bright
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$149.99via Reverb
$299via Reverb
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.
The Universal Audio UAFX ANTI 1992 is a DSP amp-in-a-pedal emulation of the original block-letter Peavey 5150, the 120-watt tube amp that shaped three decades of thrash, death metal, grunge and black metal rhythm tone. Built on UAFX dual-engine processing, it reproduces the 5150's tight, saturated, aggressive high gain with a hard percussive attack, a compressed midrange and a firm low end that stays defined under fast palm-muted riffing. Rhythm, Crunch and Lead channel settings cover cleaner and crunchier voices as well as the amp's searing lead sustain, with Pre Gain, Resonance, Presence, Output and a three-band EQ shaping body and top-end bite. Onboard overdrives, a noise gate for silent gated chugging, and UK V30, CA V30 and White 75 cabinet emulations make it a complete high-gain rig, and it adds MIDI control with four onboard presets.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Hardcore
- Rock
- Grunge
- Black Metal
- fuzzy
- aggressive
- compressed
- high gain
- sustaining
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Live
- Silent Recording
- Silent Stage