DigiTech Metal Master vs Dunlop Custom Badass

The DigiTech Metal Master and the Dunlop Custom Badass are both pedals sharing high gain, aggressive, saturated. The DigiTech Metal Master leans tight and mid-forward. The Dunlop Custom Badass leans full. Current prices: $39.99 vs $169.99.

Similarity
citedBlended 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

Shared genres
citedGenres both listings are associated with.
  • Metal
  • Hard Rock
Shared tone character
citedDerived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.
  • high gain
  • aggressive
  • saturated
  • compressed
Citation fame
citedCitation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.
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Price

$39.99via Reverb

$169.99via Reverb

Description

The DigiTech Metal Master is a dedicated heavy metal distortion pedal from DigiTech providing high-gain, thick metal distortion with a powerful 3-band EQ for frequency shaping the metal tone. Covers hard rock through extreme metal gain territory with the tight, aggressive distortion character needed for metal rhythm playing and high-gain lead work. One of DigiTech's dedicated metal-focused pedal designs. Made by DigiTech.

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.

Genres
citedGenres this gear is documented as being used in.
  • Alternative Rock
  • Blues
  • Rock
  • Classic Rock
Tonal lean
  • tight
  • mid-forward
  • bright
  • full
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