Menatone None More Black vs Wampler Dracarys
The Menatone None More Black and the Wampler Dracarys are both pedals sharing high gain, saturated, dynamic. The Menatone None More Black leans full. The Wampler Dracarys leans aggressive and tight. Current prices: $249 vs $199.
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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.47% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Metal
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- high gain
- saturated
- dynamic
Menatone None More Black
Menatone · pedal
Wampler Dracarys
Wampler · pedal
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$249via Reverb
$199via Reverb
The Menatone None More Black is an ultra-high-gain distortion pedal built as a purely discrete circuit with no clipping diodes and no op-amps, giving it an organic, amp-like character that spans 80s hot-rodded-amp tones through modern high-gain metal. Its unusual Suck and Pres controls give deep tonal reach: Suck takes the midrange from scooped-out and gone to thick, vocal, and fat, while Pres governs the top end from smooth to cutting. Gain ranges from vintage hot-rodded-800-style warmth to chaotic, all-out saturation. It suits doom, sludge, and heavy rock players wanting dark, powerful, boutique-quality high-gain distortion with real tonal shaping beyond a simple gain knob.
The Wampler Dracarys is a high-gain distortion pedal built for modern metal, delivering crushing, saturated gain while keeping notes clear and articulate rather than turning into a thick blanket of mush. It features a three-band active EQ and a gain-voicing switch with Open and Tight modes, where Open gives an aggressive tone with minimal compression and Tight gives a punchy, amp-like response with natural compression for precise metalcore and death metal rhythms. It works with a clean amp or preamp instead of fighting it, preserving the character of the guitar and the definition of individual notes even at extreme gain. Voiced for tight, modern high-gain rhythm and singing leads, it covers a wide range of metal tones and is praised for clarity and note separation under heavy saturation.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Metalcore
- Death Metal
- full
- aggressive
- tight
- transparent
- harsh
- bright