EVH Modern High Gain vs Fortin Amplification Meshuggah Signature
The EVH Modern High Gain and the Fortin Amplification Meshuggah Signature are both pedals sharing tight. The Fortin Amplification Meshuggah Signature leans high gain and aggressive. Current prices: $269.99 vs $349.
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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.53% — moderately similar
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Metal
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- tight
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$269.99via Reverb
$349via Reverb
The MXR EVH Modern High Gain is a signature distortion pedal developed in collaboration with Eddie Van Halen, designed to capture the high-gain amp character of the Van Halen 5150 amplifier in a compact stompbox format. The pedal was developed with Van Halen beginning in 2015 and delivers the scooped, tight, high-gain distortion associated with the 5150 amplifier, which became one of the most influential high-gain amp designs in rock and metal history. The EVH Modern High Gain covers modern high-gain hard rock and metal distortion territory with the frequency response and gain character associated with Eddie Van Halen stage tone.
The Fortin Amplification Meshuggah is a gain boost and saturation switch pedal created in collaboration with Swedish progressive metal band Meshuggah, designed to deliver the precise, brutally tight high-gain tone associated with the Meshuggah sound. The Meshuggah boost provides the tight, defined gain enhancement needed for the band seven and eight-string drop-tuned rhythm playing that defines their sound, with a saturation switch that adds an additional layer of high-gain density when engaged. It is one of the most influential metal-focused boutique pedals from Fortin Amplification.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Classic Rock
- Rock
- Alternative Rock
- Hard Rock
- Djent
- high gain
- aggressive