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  4. /Muddy

Muddy gear for Progressive Rock

What Progressive Rock artists actually play that sounds muddy, ranked by how many of them use it

Also called mushy, woolly, undefined, boxy, muddiness, mud

Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi

Electro-Harmonix

$75.05via Reverb

used by Jack White, Frank Zappa, John Frusciante

Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer

Ibanez

used by Marty Friedman, John Frusciante

MXR M169 Carbon Copy Analog Delay

MXR

$140via Reverb

used by John McLaughlin, Tosin Abasi

Deacy Amp

amplifier

used by Brian May

Fender H.O.T. Combo Amplifier

amplifier

used by John Frusciante

Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer

Ibanez

used by Alex Lifeson

Knight Audio Technologies Kat-STB

pedal

used by Brian May

Zvex Woolly Mammoth

pedal

used by Jack White

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