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  3. /Heavy Metal
  4. /Amp like

Amp like gear for Heavy Metal

What Heavy Metal artists actually play that sounds amp like, ranked by how many of them use it

Also called amp in a box, sounds like an amp, amp sounding, amp feel

Maxon OD808

Maxon

$134.09via Reverb

used by Devin Townsend, Mark Morton, Wes Borland

Marshall Bluesbreaker

Marshall

used by Zakk Wylde

Analog Man King of Tone

Analog Man

$720via Reverb

used by Vinnie Moore

Boss OD-1 Overdrive

Boss

$218via Reverb

used by Jake E. Lee

Kemper Profiler Head

Kemper

used by Paul Gilbert

TC Electronic MojoMojo Overdrive

TC Electronic

used by Paul Gilbert

Abasi Pathos Distortion

Abasi

$189.99via Reverb

used by Tosin Abasi

Boss OS-2 OverDrive/Distortion

Boss

$96.63via Reverb

used by Paul Gilbert

Friedman BE-OD Deluxe

Friedman

$229.49via Reverb

used by Tosin Abasi

Horizon Devices Apex Preamp

Horizon Devices

used by Misha Mansoor

Ibanez TS808HW Hand-Wired Tube Screamer

Ibanez

used by Jerry Cantrell

Way Huge Electronics Green Rhino MkII Overdrive

Way Huge

used by Paul Gilbert

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