Boss MT-2 Metal Zone

gahh, took me about 15-20 minutes to get good sounds.
the manual...well i didnt bother reading it.

its pretty noisy yeah.but only when youpumpup the volume a bit.
the effects are strong and have a metallic, cool tone to it.i donno, try not to play blues or rock or something.getting a goodrock tone out of this is near impossible.now playing some metal is really easy.and its great for solos.
most of the settings i use are fantastic.
i dont have any complaint with the sound of the thing, except its noisy at high volume.

haha.

never tried.

i play metal, like megadeth???slayer and sometimes death metal like cannibal corpse.i also play power metal, or melodeath.for all these genres, this pedal brings out a great sound.
but for my blues music, or hard rock/rock n roll stuff, its a bit too...cold.
if it got stolen or lost, i would buy this again.
buy the adaptor btw, its a pain to keep buying batteries.

4 knobs and each one opens a whole new can of worms... spectacular

i just picked this up i dont usually use any thing other than amp distortion but my 84 jcm 800 is a pain in the ars to make quick changes on stage.... i don't... do not... i havent since highschool... played anything that is metal appart from maybe some of my solos, and i love the sound it is perfect when you keep the distortion under 5 or middle or noon or whatever. fact of the matter is this is versatility at its finest.

i hear it is great havent had it long enough to break it though :P

this is great for me and im not a metal head by any means i am excited to use it on upcoming gigs tours and even in the studio! for an idea of the type of music im using this in go to; bernadetteconnors.com and cheack out some tracks its not metal...

Kind of bizarre that the mid controls are built around the main knobs, but easy enough to use.

I tried running it with a Yamaha semi-hollowbody and a Fender Super Champ (tube and solid state hybrid). With all the settings set to noon, the distortion is colossal - too huge for anything but serious metal. It sounds like an overdriven Marshall stack, which, I think is the idea. Other than lightening quick licks or slow chugging, however, all nuances are lost with this pedal. The sustain also lacks. I was immediately disappointed the first time I plugged it in after getting it. The distortion sounds very fake when any levels are lowered below noon. Good mids, but difficult to adjust and keep subtlety. This pedal has two sounds: Heavy Metal and Tin Can.

Definitely dependable. As are all Boss pedals.

The Metal Zone pedal is really only suited for heavy metal players. Anything other than riff rock sounds terrible on it. It's not subtle enough for classic rock because it goes from zero to 11 instantly. If it were stolen or lost, I would definitely try a different Boss pedal like the overdrive or turbo distortion.

In my case manual is f***** useless (as usual) so it takes hell of a lot of time to get your sound and then even if you change settings on your amp or change the amp it all means nothing and you have to keep fiddling... again.

I've got Jackson Ke3 and marshall 1960 300W half stack, and once I set up mt2 the sound is so amazing that I forget about the misery of setting it up. It is quite noisy but noisegate makes it quiet.

I actually am one of those who think that boss effects are tanks, this thing took 4 years of heavy playing very well and i think it will outlive me

Seriously, have they even got one?

For thrash and death metal- perfect, it may take a lot of fiddling, but the sound is very rewarding.

I'm giving the easy of use an 8 due to the fact that you have to unscrew a thumb screw to get to the battery. I can't wait until this rolls under the couch some late smokey night and I never find the #uc&ing thing again.

Okay, for starters, I'm kinda new but I sat here side by side with a HardWire TL-2 Metal Distortion. I give the MT-2 an 8 and the TL-2 a 10. The Hardwire is astronomically better in everyway, sound, design, construction, ets. Plus no stupid plastic thumbsrews to loose!

Don't get me wrong, I like the MT-2. I got mine for $40 (new). A steal at that so whose complaining righ? Nuff said.

Well, let me hit on the damn thumb screw again. It's positined just below the footswitch. I know someday, I'm gonna stomp on this thing and break it. IF I don't loose it first. Let's just say, you're on a gig, you need to change the batteries, you in the parking lot or behind the stage or wherever... it's dark, you unscrew this damn thing... set it... Oh damn... where did I set that? I put it right here!!!! Now you don't have a Metal Distortion box because the foot lever switch won't stay closed or work w/o it.

Because this actually hasn't happened yet, I can't score it too low. Seriously, the knobs are hard plastic too. the TL-2 has SS knobs AND a rubber cover that covers the knobs for protection... you can throw this damn thing and never worry about it. SO SOLID.

n/a

I'm gonna throw an 8 for overall value. Based on the fact I paid $40 for it new, it should get a 10 here, but... nah....

Pretty simple controls: level makes it louder, bass and hi's change the EQ, distortion gives you more distortion. The mid knob and the mid frequency knob gave me a little trouble, though. I had a hard time dialing in a sound that I liked. But overall, the pedal with give you a range of good sounds pretty easily.

I'm using mine with a variety of guitars. Basically, I put it through either a 1994 Fender American Tele, a 1988 Gibson SG with GFS Mean 90s in it, or a custom Tele I built with Hot Rails in the bridge and a Big Texas in the neck. I play through a 1960 Fender Champ. At bedroom levels, this pedal sounds pretty decent. If you jack up the volume at all, however, it starts sounding like a swarm of bees. The distortion isn't really very clean (if that makes any sense). Also, this sucker gets pretty noisy. I had to buy a MXR Smart Gate just to compensate, and noise gates just kill your tone. Also, no true bypass is a downer. I played with the MT-2 while I was still an amateur, and it never bothered me. But since I've gotten more serious lately, it won't cut it anymore.

My battery power supply broke, so now I have to run it through an adaptor. I think that might have been more my fault, though. But overall, Boss pedals are built like freaking tanks. I did gig with a backup.

The guys at Boss are easy to work with, and really know a lot about their products.

THIS IS NOT A REVIEW, IT'S INFORMATION FOR PROSPECTIVE BUYERS. THE MT-2 AND THE AXL DEQ2 AND JOHNSON DEQ2 PEDALS ARE EXACT THE SAME BUT WITH DIFFERENT ARANGEMENTS FOR THE POTS. THEY ALL HAVE IDENTICLE CIRCUIT BOARDS, IDENTICLE SPEC PARTS (AND IN MANY CASES, THE SAME PARTS) AND WORK IN EXACTLY THE SAME WAY. AXL AND JOHNSON PEDALS ARE WAY CHEAPER THOUGH.

IT SOUNDS LIKE A DEQ2

ALTHOUGH THEY ARE EXACTLY THE SAME, THE BOSS PEDAL HAS A HIGHER BUILD QUALITY. SAVE YOUR CASH, GET A DEQ2, AND IF YOU LIKE IT, GET A MT-2 COS IT'LL PROBABLY LAST LONGER

It took me about ten minutes to find the right sound for me.It usally takes a little bit of tweaking to find the sound that is right for you.

I am running this through a Marshall MG15CDR (Piece of crap) and I play on a Esp Mh-250.The sound I can get on this pedal is absolutely amazing.

I would happily use this without a back up.

Haven't dealt with them.

I play music ranging from Sepultura to Cannibal Corpse and with this pedal you can go from soft rock to brutal death metal.I would recommend this to any people that play rock and metal.If this was stolen or lost I would by another one.

Extremely easy to use
simple dials, well diagramed to help out.
Easy to get a quick, chugging, squealing distortion from.

I use a ESP LTD M100-FM
Not the worlds best guitar
I use a Marshall 50-watt AVT
Not the worlds greatest amp
I just use your bog standard cables
With this setup i have found hardly any noise whatsoever
Barely realise its on half the time

The strength of this pedal is incredible
It sounds like an angry stack on fire
It really rips through riffs. Boosts solos to sound awesome
I have very few faults with this pedal.

It is really good for your metallica/megadeth and heavier sounds
Highly recommended pedal

This thing was built to withstand a bloody Nuclear war followed by an apocalypse
It just never breaks
I have delievered heavy abuse to this pedal. I have kicked it. Dropped it. Allsorts, ripped cables out of it
Even the jack sockets are sturdy.
No complaints at all
This section is perfect
I would definitly use this without a backup
Even the battery power is decent enough

Never had to deal with them
as pedal is most definitly bomb proof!

I have been playing 4 years, used several different amps, pedals and guitars. I work in a shop that sells guitars, amps and pedals. Everything you can imagine. Its hard to find a pedal this good until you start hitting the hundreds. I payed ??35 for mine on e-bay, in used but good condition.
If this pedal does not rip your face off you arent using it right!
This pedal is indestructible

Simple enough 4 knobs total. Bass, treble, parametric midrange, distortion, volume. IF you cant figure that out, get prescription eye glasses or learn how to play electric guitar

To put it simply if you don't play Thrash metal, death metal, metalcore, black metal, or extreme metal in general then look elsewhere. If your interpretation of metal is Black Sabbath, iron maiden, and deep purple then this pedal isnt for you as you will dont understand or appreciate the nuances of the MT-2 as it relates to metal. Get yourself the boss DS1 or go with regular amp distortion if you want a mild metal tone.. However, if you want the real standard Chugga Chugga palm mutes, razor sharp riffage of early metallica, and the general metal midrange of thrash/death/metalcore then this pedal is for you. The key is the parametric midrange EQ which give endless tonal possibilies.

Its been dropped, kicked, and has multiple scars but, still works like new

Very available...

As i said before this is for the broad spectrum of metal music. I've been playing for 10 years. I'm more of a hobbyist but am always searching for the metal perfect tone.. The closest I got to that point thus far is the Peavey 6505 and the Krankenstien but, to be fair, those are 1800 dollar amps while the MT-2 is a 100 dollar pedal so comparing apples to apples the metal zone as a pedal gets a 10. Of course thousand dollar amps are going to sound better but, if you put the metal zone in the right type of set up though a good tube power amp into a 4x12 cab for example, it can sound pretty damn close to a thousand dollar rig.. Who knows maybe even better