Electro Harmonix Nano Metal Muff Distortion

Purchased as an alternative to Metal zone. Could do with being louder as a straight comparison and preferred the Boss Tone. Hated the gate as it either didn’t chop the hiss (noisier than the boss), or chopped far far too much to the point of unusability.

Thought it could be an alternative into a zombie 2, but didn’t have the opportunity with it going dead. Lights up, but zero sound. Turn it off and signal chain returns. Expected better in honesty, and five days on zero communication still from Thomann.

I liked the Big Muff wicker, and the Muff Russian (2nd hand), but underwhelmed by the performance, unimpressed by the build quality and customer care (at the moment)…

Good pedal form metal.
Tried it over with different amps, the best sound is when it's plugged in power amp section. So it's good to have an amp with effects loop while using this pedal.
Since I tried the power amp option I don't use it in front of the amp anymore.
Pedal has wide range of tonal options from grunge sounding distortions to 80's and newer metal sounds. In EQ section even the smallest rotation of nobs changes the tone significantly to hear it.
Noise gate is nice feature but I find it the best working around when nob set before noon.
Battery lasts quite long up to 40-50 hours of playing.