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Heavy Drive

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The Carl Martin Heavy Drive is a 9V-battery-powered pedal designed to emulate the sound of a high gain tube amp used by heavy rock musicians. It offers loads of gain, but responds to the guitarist's touch without altering the basic tone of the guitar

Distortion Effects Comparison

Name Brand Sound Usability Reliability Total
AW7 Auto Wah with Distortion Ibanez 10 (1 ratings) 9 (1 ratings) 9 (1 ratings) 9 (1 ratings)
FX69 Grunge DOD 10 (1 ratings) 9 (1 ratings) 10 (1 ratings) 10 (1 ratings)
GT500 Fulltone 10 (1 ratings) 10 (1 ratings) 10 (1 ratings) 10 (1 ratings)
XXL Tech21 10 (1 ratings) 10 (1 ratings) 10 (1 ratings) 10 (1 ratings)
FX86 Death Metal Distortion DOD 9.77 (13 ratings) 9.92 (13 ratings) 9.85 (13 ratings) 9.85 (13 ratings)
BB Preamp Xotic 9.6 (5 ratings) 9 (5 ratings) 9 (5 ratings) 9.8 (5 ratings)
Rat Mod Keeley 9.6 (5 ratings) 9.17 (6 ratings) 10 (6 ratings) 9.67 (6 ratings)
69's pedal Fulltone 9.57 (7 ratings) 9 (8 ratings) 9.75 (8 ratings) 9.62 (8 ratings)
Alberta TRex 9.5 (2 ratings) 9.5 (2 ratings) 9.5 (2 ratings) 9.5 (2 ratings)
Dr. Swamp TRex 9.5 (2 ratings) 4 (1 ratings) 9.5 (2 ratings) 8 (1 ratings)
Plextortion IndyGuitarist 9.5 (2 ratings) 9 (1 ratings) 8 (1 ratings) 9.5 (2 ratings)
SD-9 AnalogMan 9.5 (2 ratings) 8.5 (2 ratings) 9.5 (2 ratings) 9.5 (2 ratings)
ML-2 Metal Core Boss 9.39 (18 ratings) 9.76 (17 ratings) 9.76 (17 ratings) 9.88 (17 ratings)
Heavy Drive CarlMartin 9.33 (3 ratings) 8.25 (4 ratings) 9.67 (3 ratings) 9.33 (3 ratings)
MT-2 Mod Keeley 9.33 (6 ratings) 9 (7 ratings) 10 (7 ratings) 9.71 (7 ratings)
Rock Drive CarlMartin 9.33 (3 ratings) 9 (3 ratings) 8.5 (2 ratings) 9.33 (3 ratings)
Crushzone CarlMartin 9.25 (4 ratings) 10 (4 ratings) 9 (4 ratings) 10 (4 ratings)
ROD881RealOverdriveDistortion Maxon 9.2 (5 ratings) 9.4 (5 ratings) 8.6 (5 ratings) 9.33 (3 ratings)
Bass Blow Torch MXR 9 (1 ratings) 8 (1 ratings) 8 (1 ratings) 8 (1 ratings)
Bloody Mary TRex 9 (2 ratings) 9 (2 ratings) 8.5 (2 ratings) 9 (2 ratings)
ClassicBoosterDistortion TCElectronics 9 (1 ratings) 9 (1 ratings) 9 (1 ratings) 9 (1 ratings)
D-1 Fab Danelectro 9 (5 ratings) 9.33 (6 ratings) 8.6 (5 ratings) 9.6 (5 ratings)
DF-7 Digitech 9 (1 ratings) 10 (1 ratings) 8 (1 ratings) 9 (1 ratings)
Dime Distortion MXR 9 (2 ratings) 9 (2 ratings) 9.5 (2 ratings) 9.5 (2 ratings)
Distortion VintageFX 9 (1 ratings) 8 (1 ratings) 8 (1 ratings) 9 (1 ratings)
DS-830 Distortion Master Maxon 9 (5 ratings) 9.2 (5 ratings) 9.5 (4 ratings) 8.4 (5 ratings)
Du Hast AMTElectronics 9 (1 ratings) 8 (1 ratings) 8 (1 ratings) 8 (1 ratings)
Grunge Digitech 9 (2 ratings) 9 (2 ratings) 9.5 (2 ratings) 9 (2 ratings)
Hot Head Digitech 9 (2 ratings) 9.5 (2 ratings) 9.5 (2 ratings) 9 (2 ratings)
Hot Rod Digitech 9 (1 ratings) 8 (1 ratings) 10 (1 ratings) 8 (1 ratings)
Mudhoney TRex 9 (3 ratings) 9 (3 ratings) 8.33 (3 ratings) 9 (3 ratings)
ROD 880 Real Overdrive Maxon 9 (1 ratings) 8 (1 ratings) 9 (1 ratings) 9 (1 ratings)
SD-9 Sonic Distortion Maxon 9 (5 ratings) 8.8 (5 ratings) 10 (4 ratings) 9.4 (5 ratings)
SM7 Smash Box Distortion Ibanez 9 (2 ratings) 8.5 (2 ratings) 7 (2 ratings) 8.5 (2 ratings)
Turbo RAT RAT 9 (2 ratings) 9.5 (2 ratings) 9.5 (2 ratings) 9 (2 ratings)
Bulldog VOX 8.85 (13 ratings) 9.23 (13 ratings) 9 (14 ratings) 8.07 (14 ratings)
Distortion Pro Fulltone 8.78 (9 ratings) 7.89 (9 ratings) 9.5 (8 ratings) 8.9 (10 ratings)
BD-2 Fat Mod Keeley 8.75 (8 ratings) 8.78 (9 ratings) 9 (9 ratings) 9 (9 ratings)
FX66 Flashback Fuzz DOD 8.75 (4 ratings) 8.75 (4 ratings) 9.25 (4 ratings) 8.75 (4 ratings)
DS-2 Boss 8.5 (2 ratings) 9.33 (3 ratings) 9.67 (3 ratings) 8.5 (2 ratings)
HD-2 HARMONIC DISTORTION Guyatone 8.5 (4 ratings) 9.75 (4 ratings) 7.67 (3 ratings) 9 (4 ratings)
MD-2 Mega Distortion Boss 8.5 (4 ratings) 9.5 (4 ratings) 9 (4 ratings) 9.25 (4 ratings)
Soul-Bender Fulltone 8.43 (7 ratings) 9 (8 ratings) 9.43 (7 ratings) 9.43 (7 ratings)
DM4 Distortion Modeler Line6 8.33 (6 ratings) 8.17 (6 ratings) 8.5 (6 ratings) 8.5 (6 ratings)
DS1Distortion Boss 8.25 (4 ratings) 9 (4 ratings) 10 (4 ratings) 8.25 (4 ratings)
Metal Master Digitech 8.25 (4 ratings) 9.33 (3 ratings) 9 (3 ratings) 9 (3 ratings)
Astral Tube AMTElectronics 8 (2 ratings) 7.5 (2 ratings) 9 (2 ratings) 8.5 (2 ratings)
BD-2 Blues Driver Boss 8 (2 ratings) 9 (1 ratings) 10 (1 ratings) 8 (1 ratings)
Boss DS-1 Mod Keeley 8 (5 ratings) 8.17 (6 ratings) 8.2 (5 ratings) 8.5 (6 ratings)
Death Metal Digitech 8 (1 ratings) 8 (1 ratings) 10 (1 ratings) 9 (1 ratings)
Deucetone RAT RAT 8 (1 ratings) 10 (1 ratings) 9 (1 ratings) 9 (1 ratings)
Enveloope ToadWorks 8 (1 ratings) 9 (1 ratings) 9 (1 ratings) 8 (1 ratings)
JH-1 Jackhammer Marshall 8 (3 ratings) 9 (3 ratings) 9 (3 ratings) 9 (3 ratings)
Metalizer AMTElectronics 8 (1 ratings) 8 (1 ratings) 9 (1 ratings) 9 (1 ratings)
OS-2 Distortion Boss 8 (1 ratings) 8 (1 ratings) 9 (1 ratings) 8 (1 ratings)
You Dirty RAT RAT 8 (1 ratings) 10 (1 ratings) 9 (1 ratings) 9 (1 ratings)
Zenman Budda 8 (5 ratings) 9.4 (5 ratings) 10 (4 ratings) 8.6 (5 ratings)
MT-2 Metal Zone Boss 7.9 (10 ratings) 8.56 (9 ratings) 8.89 (9 ratings) 8.22 (9 ratings)
OD3OverDriveDistortion Boss 7.83 (6 ratings) 9.4 (5 ratings) 9.6 (5 ratings) 8 (6 ratings)
box of rock Zvex 7.8 (5 ratings) 8 (4 ratings) 7 (3 ratings) 7.6 (5 ratings)
Distortion Ross 7.67 (3 ratings) 9.5 (2 ratings) 6 (3 ratings) 9.5 (2 ratings)
Fuzz Face Dunlop 7.6 (5 ratings) 9.17 (6 ratings) 8.6 (5 ratings) 7.5 (6 ratings)
DJ-21 Black Coffee Metal Distortion Danelectro 7.57 (7 ratings) 9.25 (8 ratings) 7.71 (7 ratings) 8.25 (8 ratings)
Distortion 3 MXR 7.5 (4 ratings) 8.33 (3 ratings) 9 (3 ratings) 9 (3 ratings)
OD-20 Drive Zone Boss 7.5 (2 ratings) 10 (1 ratings) 10 (1 ratings) 9 (1 ratings)
Double Drive 3X Tech21 7.33 (3 ratings) 9.33 (3 ratings) 10 (3 ratings) 9 (3 ratings)
DJ-10 Grilled Cheese Danelectro 7.2 (5 ratings) 9.33 (6 ratings) 7.5 (6 ratings) 7.67 (6 ratings)
BassJuice TRex 7 (1 ratings) - 10 (1 ratings) 7 (1 ratings)
MM-X METAL MONSTER Guyatone 7 (3 ratings) 7 (3 ratings) 7 (3 ratings) 7 (3 ratings)
Teaser Stallion Catalinbread 7 (1 ratings) 9 (1 ratings) 9 (1 ratings) 8 (1 ratings)
Crusher BBE 6.33 (3 ratings) 9 (3 ratings) 10.5 (2 ratings) 8.5 (2 ratings)
Tone Driver Digitech 5.5 (2 ratings) 5 (2 ratings) 5.5 (2 ratings) 5.5 (2 ratings)
Boss DS-1 Keeley 5 (4 ratings) 6.25 (4 ratings) 5.75 (4 ratings) 5.75 (4 ratings)
Rampage Rocktron 5 (1 ratings) 5 (1 ratings) 6 (1 ratings) 6 (1 ratings)
Overdrive Preamp 250 DOD 4.5 (2 ratings) 4 (1 ratings) 4 (2 ratings) 7 (1 ratings)
FX55 Supra Distortion DOD 3.5 (2 ratings) 5.5 (2 ratings) 5 (2 ratings) 4.5 (2 ratings)
DS7 Distortion Ibanez 1 (1 ratings) - - -
Fatal Tube AMTElectronics 1 (1 ratings) - - -
Slap Bass AMTElectronics 1 (1 ratings) 1 (1 ratings) 1 (1 ratings) 1 (1 ratings)
California Sound AMTElectronics - - - -
D&S Distortion & Sustainer Maxon - - - -
D&S II Distortion & Sustainer Maxon - - - -
Dist+ MXR - - - -
Double Drive Tech21 - - - -
Dr. Distorto Line6 - - - -
Extreme III AMTElectronics - - - -
Mr. Ed ToadWorks - - - -
Phatman Budda - - - -
Pinnacle 2 Distortion IndyGuitarist - - - -
RAT 2 RAT - - - -
Screamin' Blues Digitech - - - -
The Massacre FXDoctor - - - -
Tube Hall AMTElectronics - - - -
Tube Magnum AMTElectronics - - - -
Tube Platinum AMTElectronics - - - -
Tweed Sound AMTElectronics - - - -
VFX-Distortion2 VintageFX - - - -
Vintage Bass Distortion TCElectronics - - - -
Vintage Distortion TCElectronics - - - -
Vintage Dual Distortion TCElectronics - - - -
XXL Guitar Tech21 - - - -
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