The FANGS METAL DISTORTION is a metal distortion pedal from TC Electronic, the Danish effects maker. It is built to deliver high-gain distortion for metal playing, and the maker describes its character as "Distorsi Ultra-Kental, Gain Tinggi dengan Respons Sangat Ketat", which translates from the Indonesian product page as ultra-thick distortion, high gain with a very tight response1. In practice, that is the combination metal players look for: a thick, saturated distortion voice with a tight response that keeps fast palm-muted riffs from turning to mush.
What it does
The pedal's job is simple: it takes a clean or lightly driven guitar signal and turns it into a high-gain metal distortion voice. TC Electronic's own wording puts the emphasis on two things at once, thickness and tightness, meaning the gain is heavy but the low end is controlled rather than flabby1. That kind of voicing is aimed at rhythm playing in heavy styles, where a tight response to picking matters as much as raw gain.
Where it sits in TC Electronic's metal range
TC Electronic has built a distinct line of metal-oriented distortion pedals, and FANGS METAL DISTORTION is one of them. Players comparing it against the maker's other high-gain options can look at the TC Electronic EYEMASTER METAL DISTORTION, another dedicated metal distortion in the lineup, or the TC Electronic Fangs, which shares the FANGS name. For a broader view of what the category offers, see the site's guide to Distortion Pedals.
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Ola Englund
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Sources (1)
- FANGS METAL DISTORTION, TC Electronic
