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  3. /Hard Rock
  4. /Mid forward

Mid forward gear for Hard Rock

What Hard Rock artists actually play that sounds mid forward, ranked by how many of them use it

Also called mid hump, midrange bump, pushed mids, mid heavy

Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive

Boss

$59via Reverb

used by Eddie Van Halen, Zakk Wylde, Kirk Hammett +3 more

Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer

Ibanez

used by Mark Tremonti, James Hetfield, Marty Friedman +3 more

Dunlop Cry Baby

Dunlop

$85via Reverb

used by Yngwie Malmsteen, Mick Mars, Adrian Smith +2 more

Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer

Ibanez

$349via Reverb

used by Yngwie Malmsteen, Slash, Adrian Smith +1 more

ProCo RAT 2

Proco

$86via Reverb

used by David Gilmour, James Hetfield, Nuno Bettencourt

ENGL Special Edition E670

Engl

used by Vinnie Moore, K.K. Downing, Glenn Tipton

Ibanez Tube Screamer

Ibanez

used by Carlos Santana

Marshall Guv'nor

Marshall

$106via Reverb

used by Gary Moore

Ibanez TS10 Tube Screamer Classic

pedal

$351.03via Reverb

used by Gary Moore

Marshall YJM100 Head

Marshall

$2867via Reverb

used by Yngwie Malmsteen

Fulltone Ultimate Octave

Fulltone

$170via Reverb

used by Joe Satriani

Ibanez TS808HW Hand-Wired Tube Screamer

Ibanez

$299.99via Reverb

used by Jerry Cantrell

Ibanez TS9DX Turbo Tube Screamer

Ibanez

used by Uli Jon Roth

MXR Timmy Overdrive

MXR

$140.21via Reverb

used by Jerry Cantrell

Marshall YJM100 Cabinet

Marshall

used by Yngwie Malmsteen

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