EVH Modern High Gain vs Wampler SLOstortion
The EVH Modern High Gain and the Wampler SLOstortion are both pedals sharing tight. Current prices: $269.99 vs $195.95.
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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.53% — moderately similar
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Rock
- Hard Rock
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- tight
EVH Modern High Gain
MXR · pedal
Wampler SLOstortion
Wampler · pedal
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$269.99via Reverb
$195.95via 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 Wampler SLOstortion is a premium Soldano SLO-100-inspired high-gain distortion pedal from Wampler Pedals, delivering tight, smooth, high-gain distortion character inspired by the legendary Soldano SLO-100 amplifier in Wampler's premium build quality.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Classic Rock
- Alternative Rock
- Metal