JHS Ross Distortion vs NuX Lacerate
The JHS Ross Distortion and the NuX Lacerate are both pedals sharing bright. The JHS Ross Distortion leans tight. The NuX Lacerate leans aggressive and saturated.
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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.36% — 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.- bright
JHS Ross Distortion
JHS Pedals · pedal
NuX Lacerate
Nux · pedal
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$129.86via Reverb
The JHS Ross Distortion is a faithful recreation of the vintage Ross Distortion, a 1970s distortion pedal that used a circuit topology closely related to the ProCo RAT and the MXR Distortion+ family. The Ross Distortion was known for its aggressive, cutting distortion character with a specific op-amp voicing that produced a bright, punchy saturation suited to hard rock and early metal of the period. JHS recreates the Ross circuit with modern components while preserving the original circuit topology and tonal character.
The NUX Lacerate is a high-gain distortion pedal from NUX Effects delivering modern, aggressive distortion with cutting presence in a compact enclosure at an accessible price. The Lacerate provides heavy saturation suited for modern rock and metal applications.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Alternative Rock
- Rock
- tight
- aggressive
- saturated
- high gain