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Saturated gear for Alternative Rock

What Alternative Rock artists actually play that sounds saturated, ranked by how many of them use it

Also called saturation, thick saturation

Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi

Electro-Harmonix

$74.89via Reverb

used by Jack White, Billy Corgan, Kurt Cobain +1 more

EVH 5150 III

Evh

used by Wes Borland, John 5, Mark Tremonti

Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer

Ibanez

used by Mike McCready, Mark Tremonti, John Frusciante

Diezel VH4 4-Channel 100-Watt

Diezel

$4499.99via Reverb

used by Adam Jones, Wes Borland

Boss DS-2 Turbo Distortion

Boss

$89.28via Reverb

used by Kurt Cobain, John Frusciante

Marshall Plexi 1959SLP

amplifier

used by Peter Green

ProCo RAT 2

Proco

$86via Reverb

used by Jeff Beck

Univox Super-Fuzz

Univox

$599via Reverb

used by J Mascis

Fender Hot Rod Series Blues Junior 15W 1x12 Tube Guitar

amplifier

$789.99via Reverb

used by John Mayer

Boss DS-1 Distortion

Boss

$62.99via Reverb

used by Kurt Cobain

Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi with Tone Wicker

pedal

$124.55via Reverb

used by Jack White

Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer

Ibanez

$349via Reverb

used by John Mayer

JHS Kirkland Custom Boost

pedal

used by John Mayer

Marshall JMP Major 200W

Marshall

used by John Frusciante

Strymon El Capistan dTape Echo

pedal

used by Jeff Beck

Zvex Woolly Mammoth

pedal

$257.99via Reverb

used by Jack White

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