The NuX Lacerate is a Nux overdrive pedal. Close alternatives include the RHC Rat Turbo Rat Distortion and the NuX HG-6 High Gain. It pairs well with the Revv Generator 100R MkIII 3-Channel Head and the Marshall Silver Jubilee 25/55 100W Amp Head.

NuX Lacerate

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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.

What stands out

  • “The NUX Lacerate is a from NUX Effects delivering modern, aggressive distortion with cutting presence in a compact enclosure at an accessible price”

    — from the listing

  • “The Lacerate provides heavy saturation suited for modern rock and metal applications”

    — from the listing

  • “Build quality is adequate for the NUX price tier”

    — from the community notes

  • “The Lacerate delivers modern high-gain distortion with cutting presence in NUX's compact format”

    — from the reviews

  • “Aggressive saturation suits metal and modern rock applications”

    — from the reviews

  • distortion
  • modern
  • aggressive
  • cutting
  • saturation
  • rock
  • presence
  • high gain

Genres the NuX Lacerate is commonly used in

  • Metal
  • Hard Rock
  • Rock
  • Metalcore
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Christian Rock
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Heavy Metal
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.

Amps that pair well with the NuX Lacerate

Revv Generator 100R MkIII 3-Channel Head

Revv

24% match
$2699via Reverb

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)

Run Revv Generator 100R MkIII 3-Channel Head after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth

Comes later in the signal chain

Marshall Silver Jubilee 25/55 100W Amp Head

amplifier

23% match

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)

Run Marshall Silver Jubilee 25/55 100W Amp Head after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm

Comes later in the signal chain

Orange Little Bass Thing

Orange

tonal match
$681.58via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

Where this leans bright, Orange Little Bass Thing answers back warm

Fender Dual Showman

amplifier

tonal match
$1606.62via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

Fender Dual Showman's warm balances out the bright tone

Hiwatt Park P18LH 'Little 45' Handwired18W

Hiwatt

tonal match
$4300via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

Hiwatt Park P18LH 'Little 45' Handwired18W leans warm right where the bright tone needs it

Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp

Orange

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp's warm balances out the bright tone

Orange Terror Bass

Orange

tonal match
$752.75via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

Run Orange Terror Bass after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm

Hartke LH500 Bass

Hartke

tonal match
$417.34via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

Hartke LH500 Bass's warm balances out the bright tone

Pedals that stack with the NuX Lacerate

Spaceman Explorer 6-Stage Phaser

Spaceman

19% match
$179via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Put Spaceman Explorer 6-Stage Phaser after NuX Lacerate in the signal chain, clear of NuX Lacerate's own gain stage

Comes later in the signal chain

Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio

Crazy Tube Circuits

19% match

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)

Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio's own tight character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff

Electro-Harmonix

17% match
$76.06via Reverb

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)

Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff's smooth balances out the bright tone

Comes later in the signal chain

Shin's Music Dumbloid

Shins Music

17% match
$469via Reverb

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (saturated → tight)

Shin's Music Dumbloid pushes a saturated tone toward tight

Suhr Discovery

Suhr

14% match
$581.02via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Keep Suhr Discovery after NuX Lacerate in the signal chain, clear of NuX Lacerate's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Walrus Audio ARP-87

Walrus Audio

13% match
$181.27via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Walrus Audio ARP-87's analog warmth voice goes after NuX Lacerate in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with NuX Lacerate's own aggressive character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

SolidGoldFX Commodore Breaker Overdrive

Solidgoldfx

tonal match
$152.15via Reverb

SolidGoldFX Commodore Breaker Overdrive's smooth balances out the bright tone

Dunlop Blue Hippo Optical Tremolo

Dunlop

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Dunlop Blue Hippo Optical Tremolo leans warm right where the bright tone needs it

Alternativessee all similar tone character →

RHC Rat Turbo Rat Distortion

Rhc Audio

70% similarity

Shared character: metal, hard rock, distortion

NuX HG-6 High Gain

Nux

69% similarity
$34via Reverb

Shared character: compact, metal, distortion

NuX Metal Core

Nux

67% similarity
$68.69via Reverb

Shared character: hard rock, compact, metal

Mooer Blade

Mooer

63% similarity
$39.58via Reverb

Shared character: metal, hard rock, distortion

Black Country Customs Monolith

Black Country Customs

60% similarity
$119via Reverb

Shared character: metal, presence, hard rock

SONICAKE Shark

Sonicake

59% similarity
$38.88via Reverb

Shared character: compact, hard rock, distortion

JHS Ross Distortion

JHS Pedals

56% similarity
$129.86via Reverb

Shared character: metal, hard rock, distortion

Mr. Black Thunderclaw Distortion

Mr Black

56% similarity
$199.95via Reverb

Shared character: presence, hard rock, distortion

Electro-Harmonix Hellmaster Distortion

Electro-Harmonix

53% similarity
$176.66via Reverb

Shared character: metal, hard rock, distortion

SONICAKE Black Hammer

Sonicake

53% similarity

Shared character: compact, metal, hard rock

Rarebird effects Hatchet Overdrive

Rarebird Effects

53% similarity

Shared character: presence, hard rock, gain

Revv Amplification G4-V2

Revv

53% similarity
$195.90via Reverb

Shared character: metal, presence, hard rock

See all alternatives to the NuX Lacerate (cheaper + boutique) →

Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the NuX Lacerate?+

The closest matches in character are the RHC Rat Turbo Rat Distortion, the NuX HG-6 High Gain, the NuX Metal Core.

What pairs well with the NuX Lacerate?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Revv Generator 100R MkIII 3-Channel Head, Marshall Silver Jubilee 25/55 100W Amp Head, Orange Little Bass Thing — Run Revv Generator 100R MkIII 3-Channel Head after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth.

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