The TightMetal Pro distortion pedal can be used into a clean channel or as a preamp into an effects return or power amp. Unlike most distortion pedals with boost, the TightMetal Pro includes 2 Boost knobs, one before and one after the distortion so it’s easy to boost the gain and volume, for the perfect solo tone. There’s also a Midboost button that works with the output Boost knob, to help solos cut through the mix. Amptweaker also polled many customers who didn’t like the TightMetal, to find out what tone changes could be offered to reign in those other metal tones. The result is the Smooth Edge switch which cuts the high end sizzle for a warmer edge, and 2 Fat switches allow either the normal or Boosted tones to have a thicker attack with a bit more compression. There’s also a High Gain switch to select between Vintage sounding metal or heavier modern metal gain. The added three band EQ allows for much tonal variation, with its Thrash button for more traditional deeper scooped mids. The noise gate from the original TightMetal is also included, with the hard stopping Chomp setting to help keep the rhythm as tight as possible especially when doing very quick riffs with a lot of palm-muted stops. Internal adjustments allow for tweaking the gate.