If I remember rightly you like the old style stuff……so I’d look out for these for rock/metal etc.

….best thing to shape the tone of your distortions.

and maybe an LPB-2…

….for either boosting volume in places or driving the double muff in single mode.

and maybe throw in a classic small clone for some modulation.

….great for adding some colour and movement to solos here and there….sounds neat on cleaner parts too.

as for other brands, maybe an MXR phase 100 or a proco rat (if you think you need more distortion!)

never used the tube eq sorry….

I think F&EHX;has/had one though, so he’ll be able to tell you about that……

….it really depends… is it the pedal itself humming or is it just amplifying the hum your guitar is making??? if it’s the latter then it’s probably bad shielding/grounding on the guitar (or just noisey single coils) my BM is very quiet with humbuckers, it’s a little buzzy with single coils but nothing too bad especially if you stand in the right spot!!

https://www.ehx.com/forums/viewthread/449/#5812

how about a metal muff?

yeah i think the 2UBE EQ is sweet, i actualy use it mostly for a modern replacement for a EH wah pedal (since there is no current production of one, there are many vintage models) by using the expression pedal with it!