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Catalogue data

Maker	Boss
Type	distortion
Introduced	1983
Status	current
Catalogue no.	562

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Specimen 562

Boss HM-2

Boss HM-2 — photograph by Styroks — Styroks — Public domain — via Wikimedia CommonsReport this image

Note

The Swedish death metal sound (all knobs at 10 — the "chainsaw").

Related models — same maker — Boss

547Boss AW-3 Dynamic WahBoss
548Boss BD-2 Blues DriverBoss · 1995
549Boss BF-3 FlangerBoss
550Boss CE-1 Chorus EnsembleBoss · 1976
551Boss CE-2W Waza CraftBoss · 2015
552Boss CH-1 Super ChorusBoss · 1988
553Boss CS-3Boss · 1986
554Boss DD-3T / DD-8Boss · 1986

Same era — 1980s

014WarlockB.C. Rich · 1981
046So-Cal Style 1Charvel · 1980
086ExplorerEpiphone · 1980
089Flying VEpiphone · 1980
100HorizonESP · 1980
102M SeriesESP · 1980

Same body shape / configuration — distortion

556Boss DS-1Boss · 1978
563Boss MT-2 Metal ZoneBoss · 1991
608Friedman BE-ODFriedman · 2016
640MXR Distortion+ (Dunlop)MXR · 1973
642MXR EVH Modern High GainMXR · 2026
647MXR Super Badass DistortionMXR

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