EVH Modern High Gain vs TC Electronic Dual Wreck Preamp
The EVH Modern High Gain and the TC Electronic Dual Wreck Preamp are both pedals sharing scooped. The EVH Modern High Gain leans tight. The TC Electronic Dual Wreck Preamp leans high gain and full. Current prices: $269.99 vs $95.
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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.39% — somewhat different
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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
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$269.99via Reverb
$95via 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 TC Electronic Dual Wreck Preamp is a high-gain preamp pedal from TC Electronic's AmpWorx series, recreating the preamp character of the Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier amplifier with thick, scooped modern American high-gain tone in a compact pedal format.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Classic Rock
- Rock
- Alternative Rock
- Electronic
- tight
- high gain
- full