Alternatives to the JHS Ross Distortion

MXR Prime Distortion

Shared character: bright, distortion, aggressive playing

MXR M69P Prime Distortion

Shared character: bright, distortion, aggressive playing

ProCo RAT 2

“that used a circuit topology closely related to the ProCo RAT and the MXR Distortion+ family.”

RHC Rat Turbo Rat Distortion

Shared character: metal, hard rock, distortion

Donner Dark Mouse

Shared character: bright, distortion, aggressive playing

Wampler Phenom Distortion

Shared character: high gain settings, hard rock, bright

JAM Pedals Rattler mk.2 Distortion

Shared character: high gain settings, alternative, distortion

Catalinbread CB-Distortion

Shared character: high gain settings, punch, metal

NuX Lacerate

Shared character: metal, hard rock, distortion

Suhr Riot

Shared character: high gain settings, metal, hard rock

T-Rex Totenschlager

Shared character: metal, distortion, aggressive playing

Fulltone OCD Obsessive Compulsive Drive

Shared character: distortion

Friedman BE-OD

Shared character: high gain settings, metal, hard rock

ProCo Sterling Vermin

Shared character: distortion, aggressive playing

Rarebird effects Hatchet Overdrive

Shared character: hard rock, aggressive playing

Wylde Audio MXR WA44 Overdrive

Shared character: metal, hard rock, aggressive playing

EarthQuaker Devices Special Cranker

Shared character: punch, punchy, bright

Tone City Plexi 2025

Shared character: punch, bright, distortion

Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive

Shared character: high gain settings, metal, subtle

Tech 21 Marty Friedman

Shared character: metal, distortion, aggressive playing

JAM Pedals Rattler V2

Shared character: high gain settings, hard rock, bright

Crowther Hot Cake

Shared character: high gain settings, punch, subtle

Black Country Customs Monolith

Shared character: high gain settings, metal, hard rock

Friedman IR-J Jake E. Lee Preamp

Shared character: high gain settings, punch, hard rock