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# **metal guitar pedal**

**Skip it****36/100 **

a small market ($54K/yr) — metal guitar pedal doesn't clear our bar today.

**Market/yr**

**$54K**

**Growth (1y)**

**+127.5%**

**Products**

**11**

**Brands**

**7**

was 11 a year ago

**Sellers**

**42**

**Price range**

**$19.82–$159.55**

**Returns**

**3.8%**

**Rating**

**4.5★**

**Skip it**

Scored 36/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns

Market size

**3**

 ×0.30

Growth

**68**

 ×0.30

Competition

**16**

 ×0.20

Quality gap

**45**

 ×0.10

Returns

**70**

 ×0.10

## **Demand**

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +127.5% year over year.

2K1KHoliday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Jul '24Nov '24Mar '25Jul '25Nov '25Mar '26

## **Seasonality**

Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.

JFMAMJJASOND

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

## **Competition**

- BOSS65% - JOYO10% - AFOT9% - IOppWin6% - EX4% - Behringer3% - Other (1 brands)3%

The top 5 products capture 79% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack. 7 brands and 42 sellers compete here.

**Brands**

**7 **▼falling

was 11 a year ago

**Sellers**

**42**

**Top 5 brand share**

**94%**

#ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend

1
![Boss MT-2 Metal Zone Distortion Guitar Pedal](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41nkABvr4AL.jpg) [**Boss MT-2 Metal Zone Distortion Guitar Pedal**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002CZVA0)

BOSS$107.424.7★1,00543%▼falling

2
![BOSS MT-2W WAZA Craft Metal Zone Guitar Pedal (MT-2W) Black](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/318DlVN4PDL.jpg) [**BOSS MT-2W WAZA Craft Metal Zone Guitar Pedal (MT-2W) Black**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JVC3KM4)

BOSS$159.554.7★52115%▲rising

3
![AFOT Heavy Metal Distortion Guitar Pedal Realize the Sounds of Metal Rock and Punk Muff Top Boost Distortion Guitar Effect Pedal with 80s or 90s Metal Sounds and Earphone Useable Output Ture Bypass](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41pQqd2ucBL.jpg) [**AFOT Heavy Metal Distortion Guitar Pedal Realize the Sounds of Metal Rock and Punk Muff Top Boost Distortion Guitar Effect Pedal with 80s or 90s Metal Sounds and Earphone Useable Output Ture Bypass**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DG587WBC)

AFOT$35.534.2★1639%▲rising

4
![IOppWin HOLY WAR Heavy Metal Distortion Pedal - 3 Mode (Lo/Hi Boost) True Bypass Mini Metal Casing Guitar Effects Pedal](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41a05h0KvcL.jpg) [**IOppWin HOLY WAR Heavy Metal Distortion Pedal - 3 Mode (Lo/Hi Boost) True Bypass Mini Metal Casing Guitar Effects Pedal**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F65QC42B)

IOppWin$19.824.6★336%▲rising

5
![JOYO High Gain Distortion Guitar Pedal Analog Circuit with Full Range EQ for Classic Rock to Heavy Metal Tones True Bypass (JF-04)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51jU1WReMxL.jpg) [**JOYO High Gain Distortion Guitar Pedal Analog Circuit with Full Range EQ for Classic Rock to Heavy Metal Tones True Bypass (JF-04)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MU24EX0)

JOYO$35.394.4★6056%▼falling

6
![EX Inferno Death Metal Distortion Guitar Pedal High-Gain Electric Guitar Effects Mini Pedal with 3-Mode Boost Switch True Bypass](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/513RosAwnEL.jpg) [**EX Inferno Death Metal Distortion Guitar Pedal High-Gain Electric Guitar Effects Mini Pedal with 3-Mode Boost Switch True Bypass**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074PR7XD7)

EX$33.834.3★7754%—flat

7
![JOYO High-Gain Metal Distortion Guitar Pedal 3-Band EQ with Sweep Mid-Freq & Boost Control for Electric Guitar Bypass (Extreme Metal JF-17)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41oe1CfaH5L.jpg) [**JOYO High-Gain Metal Distortion Guitar Pedal 3-Band EQ with Sweep Mid-Freq & Boost Control for Electric Guitar Bypass (Extreme Metal JF-17)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085QK4ZV1)

JOYO$37.174.1★5764%▼falling

8
![BOSS DS-1 Distortion | Compact Distortion Pedal | The Benchmark in Guitar Distortion | Hard-edged Attack & Smooth Sustain | Wide Tone Range](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41aums4opNL.jpg) [**BOSS DS-1 Distortion | Compact Distortion Pedal | The Benchmark in Guitar Distortion | Hard-edged Attack & Smooth Sustain | Wide Tone Range**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002KYY14)

BOSS$62.364.6★4,3994%▼falling

9
![BOSS HM-2W Heavy Metal Guitar Effects Pedal | Legendary Chainsaw Tone of Swedish Death Metal | Waza Craft Edition | Standard HM-2 Mode and More Aggressive Custom Mode](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41t0O++bQ-L.jpg) [**BOSS HM-2W Heavy Metal Guitar Effects Pedal | Legendary Chainsaw Tone of Swedish Death Metal | Waza Craft Edition | Standard HM-2 Mode and More Aggressive Custom Mode**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B098DLPFSF)

BOSS$157.384.6★1953%▲rising

10

![Behringer ULTRA METAL UM300 Heavy Metal Distortion Instrument Effect Pedal Pink](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31dusw-XhFL.jpg) [**Behringer ULTRA METAL UM300 Heavy Metal Distortion Instrument Effect Pedal Pink**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000RW2DUQ)

Behringer$28.944.5★2,3433%▲rising

11

![Satone S811 Riffer High Gain Distortion Electric Guitar Effect Pedal - High Gain Distortion Effect Preset Acoustic Metal Pedal with True Bypass](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41WvkEUBTmL.jpg) [**Satone S811 Riffer High Gain Distortion Electric Guitar Effect Pedal - High Gain Distortion Effect Preset Acoustic Metal Pedal with True Bypass**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C8661F53)

SATONE$31.444.3★1213%—flat

## **Product shelf**

All 11 tracked products in this niche.

Top sellersNewestTrending

[![Boss MT-2 Metal Zone Distortion Guitar Pedal](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41nkABvr4AL.jpg)**Boss MT-2 Metal Zone Distortion Guitar Pedal** BOSS**$107.42**4.7★1,005 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002CZVA0) [![BOSS MT-2W WAZA Craft Metal Zone Guitar Pedal (MT-2W) Black](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/318DlVN4PDL.jpg)**BOSS MT-2W WAZA Craft Metal Zone Guitar Pedal (MT-2W) Black** BOSS**$159.55**4.7★521 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JVC3KM4) [![AFOT Heavy Metal Distortion Guitar Pedal Realize the Sounds of Metal Rock and Punk Muff Top Boost Distortion Guitar Effect Pedal with 80s or 90s Metal Sounds and Earphone Useable Output Ture Bypass](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41pQqd2ucBL.jpg)**AFOT Heavy Metal Distortion Guitar Pedal Realize the Sounds of Metal Rock and Punk Muff Top Boost Distortion Guitar Effect Pedal with 80s or 90s Metal Sounds and Earphone Useable Output Ture Bypass** AFOT**$35.53**4.2★163 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DG587WBC) [![IOppWin HOLY WAR Heavy Metal Distortion Pedal - 3 Mode (Lo/Hi Boost) True Bypass Mini Metal Casing Guitar Effects Pedal](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41a05h0KvcL.jpg)**IOppWin HOLY WAR Heavy Metal Distortion Pedal - 3 Mode (Lo/Hi Boost) True Bypass Mini Metal Casing Guitar Effects Pedal** IOppWin**$19.82**4.6★33 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F65QC42B) [![JOYO High Gain Distortion Guitar Pedal Analog Circuit with Full Range EQ for Classic Rock to Heavy Metal Tones True Bypass (JF-04)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51jU1WReMxL.jpg)**JOYO High Gain Distortion Guitar Pedal Analog Circuit with Full Range EQ for Classic Rock to Heavy Metal Tones True Bypass (JF-04)** JOYO**$35.39**4.4★605 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MU24EX0) [![EX Inferno Death Metal Distortion Guitar Pedal High-Gain Electric Guitar Effects Mini Pedal with 3-Mode Boost Switch True Bypass](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/513RosAwnEL.jpg)**EX Inferno Death Metal Distortion Guitar Pedal High-Gain Electric Guitar Effects Mini Pedal with 3-Mode Boost Switch True Bypass** EX**$33.83**4.3★775 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074PR7XD7) [![JOYO High-Gain Metal Distortion Guitar Pedal 3-Band EQ with Sweep Mid-Freq & Boost Control for Electric Guitar Bypass (Extreme Metal JF-17)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41oe1CfaH5L.jpg)**JOYO High-Gain Metal Distortion Guitar Pedal 3-Band EQ with Sweep Mid-Freq & Boost Control for Electric Guitar Bypass (Extreme Metal JF-17)** JOYO**$37.17**4.1★576 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085QK4ZV1) [![BOSS DS-1 Distortion | Compact Distortion Pedal | The Benchmark in Guitar Distortion | Hard-edged Attack & Smooth Sustain | Wide Tone Range](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41aums4opNL.jpg)**BOSS DS-1 Distortion | Compact Distortion Pedal | The Benchmark in Guitar Distortion | Hard-edged Attack & Smooth Sustain | Wide Tone Range** BOSS**$62.36**4.6★4,399 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002KYY14)

## **Reviews**

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

### **What buyers love **

**Audio Quality**25%

*“Great sound”*

**Value For Money**18%

*“Worth the Money”*

**Quality-Overall**12%

*“Build quality is nice and solid, not tinny or flimsy at all”*

**Metal Quality**11%

*“Perfect for heavy metal”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%

*“works as expected”*

**Amplification**4%

*“This amp is incredible it can go so loud”*

**Design-Overall**3%

*“Very well built”*

**Noise Cancellation**3%

*“Great Distortion Pedal”*

**Durability**3%

*“i will be using this for many years to come”*

**Bass**2%

*“The EQ helps scoop out my mids so the fuzz pedal doesn't make everything muddy sounding”*

### **What buyers complain about **

**Noise Level**24%

*“First off the pedal is extremely noisy”*

**Audio Quality**12%

*“no sound”*

**Durability**8%

*“Broke in 2 months”*

**Defective Material/Parts**7%

*“Wont turn on :”*

**Functionality-Overall**6%

*“It would turn on but no sound”*

**Connectivity-Overall**5%

*“No Adaptor”*

**Metal Quality**5%

*“Heavy metal distortion”*

**Weight Heavy**5%

*“definitely heavy metal”*

**Battery Life**2%

*“It literally wont turn on I even bought 9v batteries thinking my power supply mightve been inadequate”*

**Value For Money**2%

*“Enjoyed it for about 2 days then realized it was overpriced”*

#### **Top return reasons**- Audio Quality28% - Functionality-Overall26% - Defective Material/Parts9% - Noise Level8% - Advertised Vs Actual Product5% - Amplification4% - Value For Money4% - Compatibility-Overall2% - Size-Overall2% - Connectivity-Overall2%