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  3. /Heavy Metal
  4. /Dark voiced

Dark voiced gear for Heavy Metal

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

Also called dark, rolled off highs, smooth top end

MXR M169 Carbon Copy Analog Delay

MXR

$140via Reverb

used by Mark Morton, Tosin Abasi, Vinnie Moore +2 more

Dunlop Cry Baby

Dunlop

$85via Reverb

used by Yngwie Malmsteen, Mick Mars, Adrian Smith +1 more

Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer

Boss

$97.28via Reverb

used by Adrian Smith, Paul Gilbert, Synyster Gates

Maxon OD808

Maxon

$134.09via Reverb

used by Devin Townsend, Mark Morton, Wes Borland

MXR Phase 90

MXR

$89.99via Reverb

used by Paul Gilbert, Marty Friedman

Boss CH-1 Super Chorus

Boss

$105.58via Reverb

used by Uli Jon Roth, Zakk Wylde

Marshall JMP 1959 Super Lead 100-Watt

Marshall

used by Adrian Smith, Randy Rhoads

TC Electronic PolyTune

TC Electronic

used by Brian May, Mark Morton

ProCo RAT 2

Proco

$86.93via Reverb

used by James Hetfield

MXR Analog Delay

MXR

used by Randy Rhoads

TC Electronic MojoMojo Overdrive

TC Electronic

used by Paul Gilbert

Abasi Pathos Distortion

Abasi

$189.99via Reverb

used by Tosin Abasi

Dunlop 535Q Wah

Dunlop

used by Adam Jones

Dunlop Jerry Cantrell Firefly Cry Baby Wah

Dunlop

$199.99via Reverb

used by Jerry Cantrell

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