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  4. /Creamy breakup

Creamy breakup gear for Heavy Metal

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

Also called creamy, edge of breakup, breaking up, amp breakup, natural breakup, crunch

ENGL Marty Friedman Inferno E766

Engl

$2300via Reverb

used by Marty Friedman

Friedman BE-OD Deluxe

Friedman

$229.49via Reverb

used by Tosin Abasi

Furman PQ-4 Parametric EQ

Furman

used by Dimebag Darrell

Hiwatt Custom 50 SA212

Hiwatt

$2677.50via Reverb

used by Mick Mars

Ibanez TS808HW Hand-Wired Tube Screamer

Ibanez

$262.61via Reverb

used by Jerry Cantrell

Ibanez TS9DX Turbo Tube Screamer

Ibanez

used by Uli Jon Roth

Knight Audio Technologies Kat-STB

pedal

used by Brian May

Laney Klipp

Laney

used by Tony Iommi

MXR Timmy Overdrive

MXR

$145.80via Reverb

used by Jerry Cantrell

Marshall 1959T Super Tremolo

Marshall

used by Slash

Marshall 2061X Handwired 20W Amp Head

Marshall

used by Paul Gilbert

Marshall 2203KK Kerry King JCM800

Marshall

used by Kerry King

Marshall JCM800 2203ZW

amplifier

$4988.70via Reverb

used by Zakk Wylde

Marshall JVM Series JVM205H

Marshall

used by Synyster Gates

Marshall Vintage Modern 50W Combo

Marshall

used by Paul Gilbert

Music Man 212-HD 130 Vintage (1970s)

Music Man

used by Kim Thayil

Rivera Bonehead

Rivera

used by Mick Mars

Vox AC30 Rose Morris 80s

amplifier

used by Brian May

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