MXR La Machine

As its name hints, Amptweaker’s FatMetal creates a thick, rich distortion with a warmer overall tone compared to the TightMetal pedal. It is a professional-quality tool packed with valuable features that exhibit an unmatched devotion to practicality and quality. It features Tight, Gain, Tone, and Volume controls. A trio of mini switches lets you select noise gate on/off, normal/thrash tone, and normal/black gain boost settings. FatMetal is among the few metal distortion pedals whose sound does not immediately vanish while performing with a full band.

The dual channel Blackstar LT Dual distortion pedal adds a different dimension to your rig. Its patent-applied-for clipping circuit provides the tube-like tone and response you need. Channel 1 delivers clean to crunchy overdrive while the Channel 2 carries on with crunch to screaming high-gain leads. The LT Dual’s control panel features Level and Gain controls for every channel and shared tone and ISF knobs. The ISF control allows you to change between British- and American-style raunch gradually.