DOD Gonkulator Ring Modulator vs Universal Audio UAFX Anti 1992 High Gain Amp
The DOD Gonkulator Ring Modulator and the Universal Audio UAFX Anti 1992 High Gain Amp are both pedals sharing aggressive. The DOD Gonkulator Ring Modulator leans modulated. The Universal Audio UAFX Anti 1992 High Gain Amp leans tight and mid-forward. Current prices: $123.72 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.32% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Grunge
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- aggressive
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$123.72via Reverb
$299via Reverb
The DOD Gonkulator Ring Modulator reimagines one of the most eccentric pedals from the company's 1990s catalog, originally created by combining their FX69 Grunge distortion circuit with a ring modulator to produce clangy, robotic, metallic tones well outside conventional guitar effects territory. The modern reissue keeps that unhinged character while fixing the original's biggest limitation: the carrier frequency, which was fixed and only adjustable via an internal trimpot never meant for player access, now sits on the outside of the pedal as a dedicated Ring control, letting players sweep from subtly skewed modulation into fully atonal chaos. Independent Gain, Distortion, and Output controls alongside the Frequency and Ring parameters, true bypass switching, and a vintage-style aluminum chassis round out a pedal built as two distinct effects, a Gonk aggressive distortion and a ring modulator, fused into one unpredictable unit.
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.- Experimental
- Noise Rock
- Rock
- Black Metal
- Metal
- Death Metal
- modulated
- tight
- mid-forward
- compressed
- 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