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  4. /Noisy

Noisy gear for Hard Rock

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

Also called hissy, hums, high noise floor

Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer

Ibanez

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

Boss DD-3 Digital Delay

Boss

$134.65via Reverb

used by Buckethead, Michael Schenker, Adrian Smith +1 more

ProCo RAT 2

Proco

$86.93via Reverb

used by David Gilmour, James Hetfield, Nuno Bettencourt

Univox Uni-Vibe

Univox

used by Jimi Hendrix, David Gilmour

Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus

Roland

$1399via Reverb

used by Slash, Joe Satriani

Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere MKII The Analog Leslie Simulator

pedal

used by Alex Lifeson

Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal

Boss

$100via Reverb

used by David Gilmour

Boss CS-2 Compression Sustainer

Boss

$98via Reverb

used by David Gilmour

Boss GE-7 Equalizer

Boss

$121.09via Reverb

used by Billy Gibbons

Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor

Boss

$94.46via Reverb

used by Yngwie Malmsteen

Free the Tone Future Factory FY-1

Free The Tone

$395.57via Reverb

used by David Gilmour

MXR M109 Six Band EQ

MXR

used by Jerry Cantrell

Source Audio Soundblox Multiwave Distortion

pedal

$101via Reverb

used by Phil Collen

T-Rex Reptile Delay

T Rex

$249.06via Reverb

used by Vinnie Moore

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