Crazy Tube Circuits Motherload vs Dunlop Custom Badass
The Crazy Tube Circuits Motherload and the Dunlop Custom Badass are both pedals sharing high gain, full, saturated. The Dunlop Custom Badass leans aggressive and transparent. Current prices: $233.65 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.53% — moderately similar
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Hard Rock
- Metal
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- high gain
- full
- saturated
- compressed
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$233.65via Reverb
$169.99via Reverb
The Crazy Tube Circuits Motherload is a high-gain distortion pedal from the Greek boutique manufacturer, providing heavy, full-frequency distortion with the premium component quality and refined circuit design of the CTC boutique approach. Delivers the thick, sustained saturation needed for heavy rock and metal applications in a boutique format that prioritizes harmonic richness and note definition within the high gain. Made in Greece by Crazy Tube Circuits.
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
- Rock
- Classic Rock
- aggressive
- transparent