Carl Martin PlexiTone vs Dunlop Custom Badass
The Carl Martin PlexiTone and the Dunlop Custom Badass are both pedals sharing high gain, saturated. The Carl Martin PlexiTone leans crunchy and transparent. The Dunlop Custom Badass leans aggressive and full. Current prices: $130.77 vs $169.99.
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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.50% — moderately similar
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Rock
- Hard Rock
- Classic Rock
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- high gain
- saturated
Carl Martin PlexiTone
Carl Martin · pedal
Dunlop Custom Badass
Dunlop · pedal
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$130.77via Reverb
$169.99via Reverb
The Carl Martin PlexiTone is a flagship Marshall Plexi amplifier emulation pedal from the Danish manufacturer, featuring three independent channels: Crunch, High Gain, and a clean Boost providing up to 20dB of headroom. Designed to replicate the tonal character of pushed vintage Marshall Plexi amplifiers, the PlexiTone covers classic British rock breakup through high-gain lead distortion in a single floor unit. An independent boost channel adds versatile level enhancement. Made in Denmark.
The Dunlop Custom Badass is a high-gain distortion pedal from the Jim Dunlop and MXR family, positioned as an aggressively saturated drive in the Badass product line. The Custom Badass delivers compressed, full-bodied distortion with a wide gain range suitable for hard rock and metal rhythm playing, with a character that prioritizes power and saturation over transparent articulation. It is designed for players who need a dependable, hard-working distortion at the heavy end of the gain spectrum, and it draws on MXR component standards and build quality associated with the broader Dunlop catalog.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Blues
- Metal
- crunchy
- transparent
- harmonically rich
- aggressive
- full