Can you get a late eighties thrash sound with a Boss metal zone pedal?
[2008-11-29 10:07:15]

Q: I am considering buying a guitar pedal, just wondering which one would work best-I am looking for the sort of clean but still distorted sound that older thrash bands had and some new industrial metal bands kind of have.The Boss metal zone pedal is the

A: If you have a decent amp with heavy gain then get a Ibanez tube screamer! It tightens up the crunch and makes the bottom end really chug chug! Works well when trying to sustain feedback for those legato riffs! Put a little reverb on there and you can

Performing Arts »

Should I trade my Boss Metal Zone for a Korg AX1000G Multi Guitar Effects pedal board?
[2009-07-12 22:10:42]
all things work together for good.

I have no effects at all. All I have is a Boss Metal Zone. I usually use my amp's distortion but I do occasionally use the pedal. Is it a good deal?


Ask yourself what kind of music do you wish to play. When you figure that out, go to harmony central or ultimate gear and read the reviews about the equipment your are interested in. The comments may point you in the right direction. If I were in your

Modding the Boss MT-2 « Lone Phantom

I had a Boss MT-2 Metal Zone distortion pedal sitting around so I thought I might see if I can make the pedal a bit more organic, and full sounding. The Boss MT-2 Metal Zone distortion pedal is well known as a high gain, but very sterile sounding pedal. C42: 1uf MKT Capacitor D3: Red LED D4: 1n4001 diode This makes the sound more dynamic and full. 047uF MKT Capacitor C25: remove These three mods remove the harshness somewhat....

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Modding the Boss MT-2 – part 2 « Lone Phantom

I decided to revisit the previous mods I had done to my Boss MT-2 as I wasn’t completely happy with the sound as a distortion pedal. I was having a look over the other changes I had made, and when I looked at the PCB I realised that I had accidentally removed the capacitor fromC24, not C25. As in my earlier post about modifying the MT-2 I had tried one 1N4001 diode and one red LED, as well as two LEDs....

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Kurt's Grunge Items: Boss Metal Zone (mt2)

A 3-band EQ includes High/Low shelving knobs plus a midband parametric EQ. The Boss MT-2 Metal Zone Effects Pedal has separate Level and Distortion knobs to put just the right amount of edge on your signal.   With the MT-2 Metal Zone, you have have a very high gain distortion pedal that can give you great metal tones.

Performing Arts »

Is the Boss-MT2 metal zone good for thrash or heavy metal?
[2008-06-05 20:15:28]
Distort N' Delay

I just got a boss-ML2 (metal core) and it sounds great on solos and high pitched notes but power chords and palm mutes have very little gain even with the distortion and highs turned up. But I dont think the pedal was really designed for old...


Haha, I was gonna get that cuz i thought it had more gain than the metalzone, but you stopped me. But anyways, it might be your amp or pedal controls. but if not, my friend once brought his metalzone over to my house, and the gain was sick, but there

Rock and Pop »

What is the best setting for Boss Metal Zone (MT-2) pedal to make my solo in a band really stand out?
[2009-05-04 08:22:47]
METAL ZONE II

i want my solo's sound to "cut" through the damn loud band of mine... i guess i can do it with my metal zone, but how? any setting suggestion?


Play with the gain all the way up, experiment with your amp to see which distortion feature is loudest, and how hard you hit a string can make it WAY louder than you thought it could be.

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