Ibanez SM Mini Super Metal Distortion vs RHC Audio Ydrat
The Ibanez SM Mini Super Metal Distortion and the RHC Audio Ydrat are both pedals. The RHC Audio Ydrat leans compressed and fuzzy. Current prices: $109.61 vs $159.95.
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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.30% — somewhat different
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$109.61via Reverb
$159.95via Reverb
The Ibanez Super Metal Mini is a compact mini-enclosure revival of the classic Ibanez SM9 Super Metal distortion pedal, one of the most celebrated vintage high-gain distortion designs from the 1980s. The SM9 Super Metal was known for its extreme gain and heavy metal voicing at a time when dedicated high-gain pedals were rare, and the Super Metal Mini reissues this circuit in a pedalboard-efficient mini format. Guitar World and vintage pedal enthusiasts have praised the SM9 character as a defining example of 1980s heavy metal distortion design.
The RHC Audio Ydrat is the ProCo You Dirty Rat (YDRAT), a Rat-family distortion pedal sitting between distortion and fuzz, with germanium clipping diodes giving it a warmer, more classic character than the standard silicon-diode Rat. It includes the legendary Rat Filter control and roughly 3dB more compression than the original Rat, adding extra sustain and tube-amp-like warmth. Its sound sits in classic 1960s garage-rock and early-punk territory, the most vintage-voiced of the Rat-family distortion pedals. It suits players wanting a warmer, germanium-flavored take on the classic Rat distortion circuit.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Metal
- Garage Rock
- Rock
- Punk
- compressed
- fuzzy
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Busking
- Live