Boss HM-2W Heavy Metal Waza vs Univox Super-Fuzz
The Boss HM-2W Heavy Metal Waza and the Univox Super-Fuzz are both pedals sharing bright. The Boss HM-2W Heavy Metal Waza leans fuzzy and tight. The Univox Super-Fuzz leans sustaining and full. Current prices: $149.99 vs $599.
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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.34% — 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.- bright
Boss HM-2W Heavy Metal Waza
Boss · pedal
Univox Super-Fuzz
Univox · pedal
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$149.99via Reverb
$599via 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 Univox Super-Fuzz is a vintage fuzz pedal made from 1968 into the late 1970s, prized for a thick, raw, octave-laced fuzz unlike any other. Its full-wave rectifier circuit adds an upper octave and a hint of lower octave, producing heavy compression and a mild ring-modulator edge, while a two-position tone switch scoops the mids for a fat, almost bassy voice or a brighter cutting setting. It delivers a saturated, buzzsaw sustain heard on classic recordings, and is closely associated with Pete Townshend and The Who as well as early heavy rock. Best suited to aggressive rhythm and singing lead lines in rock and proto-metal.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Death Metal
- Hardcore
- Rock
- Hard Rock
- fuzzy
- tight
- sustaining
- full
- saturated