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Thin low end gear for Heavy Metal

What Heavy Metal artists actually play that sounds thin low end, ranked by how many of them use it

Also called thin, anemic, no low end, lacks low end

Boss DD-3 Digital Delay

Boss

$134.42via Reverb

used by John 5, Adam Jones, Buckethead +3 more

Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer

Ibanez

used by James Hetfield, Marty Friedman, Kirk Hammett

Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster

Dallas

used by Tony Iommi, Glenn Tipton

MXR Phase 90

MXR

$89.99via Reverb

used by Paul Gilbert, Marty Friedman

Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier

Mesa Boogie

$1250via Reverb

used by Buckethead, Wes Borland

Boss DS-1 Distortion

Boss

$62.99via Reverb

used by Gary Moore, George Lynch

MXR M109 Six Band EQ

MXR

used by Dimebag Darrell, Jerry Cantrell

Marshall Silver Jubilee 25/55 100W Amp Head

amplifier

used by Slash

Boss OS-2 OverDrive/Distortion

Boss

$96.46via Reverb

used by Paul Gilbert

Catalinbread Karma Suture

Catalinbread

$179.99via Reverb

used by Paul Gilbert

Ibanez TS9DX Turbo Tube Screamer

Ibanez

used by Uli Jon Roth

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