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  4. /Cuts through

Cuts through gear for Metal

What Metal artists actually play that sounds cuts through, ranked by how many of them use it

Also called cutting, cuts through the mix, presence, sits in the mix

Dunlop Cry Baby

Dunlop

$85via Reverb

used by Adrian Smith

Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster

Dallas

used by Tony Iommi

Abasi Pathos Distortion

Abasi

$189.99via Reverb

used by Tosin Abasi

Drawmer LX20 Compressor

Drawmer

used by Tony Iommi

Friedman BE-OD Deluxe

Friedman

$229.49via Reverb

used by Tosin Abasi

Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer

Ibanez

used by Adrian Smith

Krank Krankenstein

Krank

used by Dimebag Darrell

MXR M109 Six Band EQ

MXR

used by Dimebag Darrell

MXR M169 Carbon Copy Analog Delay

MXR

$140via Reverb

used by Tosin Abasi

MXR ZW-44 Berzerker Overdrive

MXR

used by Dimebag Darrell

Mesa/Boogie 2:90 Power Amp

Mesa Boogie

used by John Petrucci

Randall RG100ES

Randall

used by Dimebag Darrell

Randall Warhead

Randall

used by Dimebag Darrell

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