Boss HM-3 Hyper Metal vs Universal Audio UAFX Anti 1992 High Gain Amp
The Boss HM-3 Hyper Metal and the Universal Audio UAFX Anti 1992 High Gain Amp are both pedals sharing aggressive, mid-forward, compressed. The Boss HM-3 Hyper Metal leans transparent and saturated. The Universal Audio UAFX Anti 1992 High Gain Amp leans high gain and bright. Current prices: $83 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.37% — 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.- aggressive
- mid-forward
- compressed
- tight
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$83via Reverb
$299via Reverb
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.
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.- Rock
- Grunge
- Black Metal
- transparent
- saturated
- harsh
- high gain
- bright
- 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