BOSS MT-2 –Metal Zone Effects Pedal for Guitar and Bass. Legendary High-Gain Distortion Pedal with over 1 Million Sold. BOSS 5-Year Warranty.

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He rolled off the gain and maxed the volume to push the front of his amp. “There’s some pre-emphasis EQ that’s always present which adds clarity and harmonics even at low gain,” he says. However he now uses it differently. Ikegami believes that this flurry of YouTube content, not to mention the endless online chatter, has cemented the MT-2’s standing. Kurt Ballou is a man who knows a thing or two about metal tone, first from his band Converge, but also as the owner of God City Studios. He's a fan of flattening the MT-2’s EQ, turning down the gain and using the level control to smash a tube amp into saturation. From there, you can adjust the EQ on the Metal Zone to your taste, making it a very powerful dirty boost. The key magic was focusing and boosting midrange in the first gain stage to enhance the sweet spot for guitar sound. Then the MT-2 can provide singing sustain with any amp and [at any] volume.

At the Gates, whose seminal 1995 album Slaughter of the Soul featured extensive use of the Boss MT-2 Metal Zone (Image credit: Gary Wolstenholme/Redferns) Ultimate Metal Pedal Shootout! This is the ultimate metal pedal shootout, winner stays on edition!! Each round 2 pedals will go head to head but only the winner goes on to the next round, until we find out which contender is the ultimate heavy metal pedal! | https://tinyurl.com/2oj2m452 A distortion pedal can be a guitarist's most defining tool. Learn to pair it with other effects and expand your sonic approach. Read more… MT-2: A Heavy Metal History Lesson

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There are any number of ways that other guitarists have used the Metal Zone, but three of our favorite methods come from Biffy Clyro's Simon Neil, Converge's Kurt Ballou and YouTuber Ola Englund. The dual-stage gain circuit of the Boss Metal Zone relies on two serially arranged distortion circuits with elaborate filtering that promise distinctive distortion. Depending on the position of the gain control, the MT-2 from Boss delivers a dense overdrive or an aggressive high-gain distortion with endless sustain. The MT-2 has been such an important pedal that Boss has released a few variations of this timeless classic.

These figures will vary depending on the actual conditions of use. Accessories Leaflet ("USING THE UNIT SAFELY,""IMPORTANT NOTES," and "Information")The key magic was focusing and boosting midrange in the first gain stage to enhance the sweet spot for guitar sound Yoshi Ikegami, president of Boss For over 25 years, the MT-2 Metal Zone has been one of the most popular and influential compact pedals in the BOSS lineup, with overall sales that are second only to the venerable DS-1 Distortion. Made in Japan and infused with Waza Craft mojo, the MT-2W takes the iconic stomp to new levels of tonal range and versatility. Standard mode delivers an evolved version of the original mid-focused Metal Zone tone, while Custom mode introduces a fresh, wide-ranging voice that’s perfectly suited for today’s diverse high-gain styles. While pedal modding may sound daunting to a novice, pedals wouldn’t be what they are without it. Many manufacturers started off modifying classic pedals, some of which went on to become household names in the field. Launched in 2018, the Waza Craft Metal Zone adds an additional mode over the original with different EQ. S (Standard) mode is the same Metal Zone you love (or hate), while C (Custom) is a new mode aimed at modern metal.

Boss hasn’t left the development of the MT-2’s tone there, as every section of the pedal has been meticulously tuned to provide its tight and well-defined signature sound. Overdrive and distortion are unique sounds that can be confused. Gain an increased awareness of the differences between the two terms. Read more… What is the Waza Craft Pedal Line?You can of course buy Waza Craft versions of the BD-2 and MT-2 - which are both excellent also, while I still have something of a preference for their Keeley predecessors - which supposedly had significant influence on Boss’s own Waza engineering decisions. I also have the MT-2W, and fully intend to acquire a BD-2W at some stage for sake of completion - while I don’t really feel I need it right at this moment - as the Freak Fuzz Blues Driver is as close to welded into my pedal-chain as any pedal ever will be. The famously “mean and green” Tube Screamer possesses unique EQ characteristics; shelving flabby low-end and boosting mid-range to increase clarity. Because of these qualities, Tube Screamer pedals interact incredibly well with distorted high-gain guitar amplifiers and also help to produce extra saturation by adding a touch more gain. Most metal players will typically set a Tube Screamer’s ‘Drive’ knob low, and use the ‘Volume’ control to adjust the gain to taste — with ‘Tone’ acting like a presence control. Even then it’s far from transparent,” he explained to Boss. “There’s some pre-emphasis EQ that’s always present which adds clarity and harmonics even at low gain.” Under appreciated, misunderstood, whatever; 30 years on, the MT-2 Metal Zone remains in production and is an evergreen pedalboard choice. In 2018, Boss released a Waza Craft version of the Metal Zone, with an enhanced Standard mode joined by a Custom mode voiced for contemporary metal styles.

So in short: having an MT-2 on your pedalboard will give you a stronger signal, even if it’s switched off. Who’d have thought? 3: Modding the Metal Zone

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By the dawn of the ‘90s, the options for high-gain guitar amps were limited, especially for the grassroots players, and yet demand for more extreme guitar tones were needed to take the art form further was spiking. Those looking to follow in the footsteps of Carcass, Morbid Angel, Entombed, Napalm Death, Obituary et al needed something extra. Enter Boss… We have seen tons of videos, comments, discussion, [and] even memes. I feel this is a bit of evidence that shows the MT-2 is loved by a lot of players,” he says. “[Its] unique characteristics and features make the MT-2 a high-gain icon that has continued to capture the hearts of many guitarists for three decades.” Become Part of the Metal Zone Legend Find out more about how we make our recommendations and how we testeach of the products in our buyer's guides. Related buying guides One of the big secrets with using an MT-2 is using it as a booster pedal. If you plug the Metal Zone into the Effects Loop of your amplifier, lower the gain, increase the level and adjust the mids to taste, the MT-2 becomes one of the warmest boost pedals you’ll ever hear.