Electro-Harmonix Flatiron Fuzz vs Electro-Harmonix Pocket Metal Muff
The Electro-Harmonix Flatiron Fuzz and the Electro-Harmonix Pocket Metal Muff are both pedals. The Electro-Harmonix Flatiron Fuzz leans sustaining and mid-forward. The Electro-Harmonix Pocket Metal Muff leans saturated. Current prices: $72.57 vs $121.66.
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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.44% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Alternative Rock
- Rock
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$72.57via Reverb
$121.66via Reverb
The Electro-Harmonix Flatiron Fuzz is a classic op amp powered fuzz and distortion based on the hard clipping op amp circuit famously associated with early ProCo Rat and op amp Big Muff style tones. It has three controls, Volume for output, Drive for sustain and distortion, and a Filter that acts as a movable low pass cutoff to shape brightness. At lower drive it stays fairly clean with a pleasing mild distortion, while higher settings deliver thick, meaty, aggressive fuzz distortion. Compact and straightforward, it suits rock, punk, alternative and garage players who want a versatile op amp fuzz distortion ranging from light grit to thick, cutting saturation with flexible tone shaping.
The Electro-Harmonix Pocket Metal Muff is a compact, portable high-gain metal distortion pedal from EHX, delivering the core Metal Muff distortion character in a pocket-sized enclosure. It provides the heavy saturation and three-band EQ of the Metal Muff line in a reduced physical format suited to players who need the Metal Muff character without the footprint of the full-size pedal. The Pocket Metal Muff delivers extreme saturation for metal and hard rock rhythm and lead playing, with all the essential gain and EQ controls in a convenient, travel-ready enclosure.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Punk
- Shoegaze
- Grunge
- Classic Rock
- Metal
- Hard Rock
- sustaining
- mid-forward
- gritty
- full
- saturated
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Busking
- Live