MXR Fullbore Metal vs Fender Hammertone Metal
The MXR Fullbore Metal and the Fender Hammertone Metal are both pedals sharing scooped, high gain, saturated. The MXR Fullbore Metal leans crunchy. The Fender Hammertone Metal leans bright and tight. Current prices: $89.99 vs $49.99.
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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.- Metal
- Hard Rock
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- scooped
- high gain
- saturated
MXR Fullbore Metal
MXR · pedal
Fender Hammertone Metal
Fender · pedal
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$89.99via Reverb
$49.99via Reverb
The MXR Fullbore Metal is a high-gain metal distortion pedal from MXR by Jim Dunlop, model number M116. It delivers extreme saturation suited to modern metal and heavy rock styles, featuring a three-band EQ with a sweepable midrange frequency control and a Scoop switch that simultaneously boosts the low and high frequencies while scooping the midrange for the signature modern metal frequency curve. A built-in, switchable noise gate controls the high-gain noise floor between notes. Despite the metal-specific branding, the M116 has been found useful for high-gain hard rock, stoner rock, and heavily driven lead tones outside the strict metal context.
The Fender Hammertone Metal is an affordable, fully analog high-gain distortion pedal in Fender's nine-model Hammertone line, housed in a rugged grey aluminium enclosure with true bypass and top-mounted jacks. It targets modern metal rhythm and lead tones, delivering heavy saturation, long sustain, and a razor-sharp, sizzling top end. A powerful three-band EQ plus a Scoop control and internal midrange and high-cut trim pots let players move from deeply mid-scooped chug tones to gut-punch, mid-forward grind. The high band sharpens attack, snarl, and pick transients while the low band tightens and defines palm-muted chugs into the amp. Low noise and simple to dial in, it suits contemporary high-gain styles from metal to hard rock, and reviewers praise its surprising versatility and value for a budget pedal.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Rock
- Alternative Rock
- Stoner Rock
- crunchy
- bright
- tight
- sustaining
- aggressive