Electro-Harmonix Micro Metal Muff TOP Boost vs Fender Hammertone Metal
The Electro-Harmonix Micro Metal Muff TOP Boost and the Fender Hammertone Metal are both pedals sharing high gain, bright, scooped. The Electro-Harmonix Micro Metal Muff TOP Boost leans transparent and full. The Fender Hammertone Metal leans tight and sustaining. Current prices: $68.70 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.37% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Metal
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- high gain
- bright
- scooped
- saturated
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$68.70via Reverb
$49.99via Reverb
The Electro-Harmonix Micro Metal Muff with Top Boost is a compact high-gain metal distortion pedal from EHX, building on the Metal Muff circuit with the addition of a Top Boost switch that adds a clean gain-boosted signal blend above the distorted output for enhanced upper-frequency clarity and presence. The Micro Metal Muff delivers extreme saturation suited to heavy metal and modern rock rhythm playing, with a three-band EQ and a Scoop switch for the standard modern metal scooped frequency curve. The Top Boost addition addresses the common issue of metal distortion losing clarity at high gain by adding a clean presence layer.
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
- Hard Rock
- transparent
- full
- tight
- sustaining
- aggressive