Alternatives to the Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal
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Cheaper alternatives
Boss DS-1 Distortion
Boss
53% similarityShared character: metal, extreme settings, noise
Behringer HM300
Behringer
49% similarityShared character: noise, thickness, gain
Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive
Boss
94% similaritysimilar tone character
DigiTech Metal Master
Digitech
93% similaritysimilar tone character
TC Electronic MojoMojo Overdrive
TC Electronic
93% similaritysimilar tone character
Boutique & premium upgrades
Friedman BE-OD Deluxe
Friedman
57% similarityShared character: noise, mix, thickness
Wampler Dracarys
Wampler
56% similarityShared character: metal, noise, distortion
Revv Northern Mauler
Revv
52% similarityShared character: metal, mix, distortion
Shin's Music Dumbloid B
Shins Music
51% similaritySimilar role and voicing
A/DA MP-1
A Da
50% similarityShared character: noise, metal, mix
Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra 10 Red
Catalinbread
49% similaritySimilar voicing: bright, harmonically rich
Laney Supergrace Billy Corgan Preamp
Laney
48% similaritySimilar role and voicing
Universal Audio Uafx Anti 1992 High Gain Amp
Universal Audio
48% similarityShared character: aggressive playing, studio
Maxon OD808
Maxon
48% similarityShared character: metal, distortion
Way Huge Pork Loin
Way Huge
48% similarityShared character: need, mix, thickness
Mad Professor Mad-Rbo
Mad Professor
48% similarityShared character: extreme settings, gain, distortion
Abasi Pathos Distortion
Abasi
48% similarityShared character: distortion, full
Closest-sounding alternatives
Boss DS-2 Turbo Distortion
Boss
58% similarityShared character: noise, durable construction, mix
Catalinbread Sabbra Traditional Ink
Catalinbread
57% similarityShared character: noise, gain
Friedman Box of Doom Distortion
Friedman
56% similarityShared character: distortion
MXR M104 Distortion+
MXR
53% similarityShared character: metal, durable construction, gain
MXL MXR Randy Rhoads Concorde Distortion
Mxl
51% similarityShared character: metal, distortion
ProCo RAT 2
Proco
51% similarityShared character: warm tones, noise, thickness
ThorpyFX The Bunker
ThorpyFX
51% similarityShared character: wide tonal range, distortion
Dean Markley Overlord
Dean Markley
50% similarityShared character: noise, gain, full
EarthQuaker Devices Life Pedal
EarthQuaker Devices
50% similarityShared character: metal, gain, distortion
MXR Fullbore Metal
MXR
49% similarityShared character: noise, metal, gain
Tone City Golden Plexi V3 Mini Distortion
Tone City
48% similarityShared character: distortion
Mad Professor 1 Overdrive
Mad Professor
47% similarityShared character: gain, distortion, studio