Boss MT-2 Metal Zone

It is easy to use but takes alot of knob twisting to get the sound you want

I use a fender american strat and marshall vs65r. when the mid and bass are turned up this thing get a big fat meaty sound and when the mid are down it has a tight aggressive thrashy sound. It does gat noisy on high distrotion settings but it is'nt unbarable. this is a very versitile pedal. I can get sounds from classic rock to death metal to slight grind to screaming shred.

what can I say built like a tank.

I play metal and this thing gets the job done. I've been playing for 2 years and can shred people with 15+ years into there graves. I also own a digi tech rp50 and danelectro blue Piasley pure drive. My favorite thing on this pedal is the mid frequincy knob. I dont like the low gian settings.

Pretty hard to get a good sound out of it, can be really confusing for people who are new to guitar. The manual helps a little bit.

I use an Ibanez K7 with this to a Peavey XXL head and a Mesa Traditional Rectifier cab loaded with V30's, and without an EQ pedal to help thicken the sound this thing sounds terrible. It's sound is really trebly and thin. I run a MXR 10 Band EQ after this and it does help thicken the sound up a lot more. Also, this sounds really fuzzy at high volumes if the distortion is even at just 12:00. I usually leave the distortion at 9:00-10:00 on this and that helps too.

Boss makes the most reliable effects ever, all of their pedals are like bulletproof.

Never had to talk to them, but they do have a great 5 year warranty. You just send your pedal in it's original box and they send you a brand new one.

Without the EQ pedal to make it sound better I give this a 6, but with an EQ pedal it helps a ton and really makes a difference, so with the EQ pedal I would give this an 8.

it's a no brainer! But I do learn from the manual how to scoop the mids out.

I'm playing a yamaha pacifica thru the MT2 connected to a Peavy 50watt amp. The MT2 makes my guitar sound thin and brittle, too trebly and sharp. Very hard to coax a good sound out of it, but I could get a fake(make that very fake!) Randy Rhode sound outta it, courteosy of the MT2 for making my sound so thin.

It's such a sick pedal in the way that it's built so strong, yet the sound it produces is such a thin and brittle sound.Built to be a pest indeed.

Never dealt with them before.

I play anything from blues to metal to classic rock. This pedal doesn't suit them all. If it were stolen, I would pop some champagne and congratulate the thief for being such an idiot, this pedal would surely piss him off! :p

Is very hard get a nice distortion, it depends from the sound equip used. As example, you can get 2 different sounds with the same pedal settings using 2 different ampliffiers (i've used Fender Hot Rod and Marshal DSL50). You must try alot of combines to obtain a great sound. It's some difficult.

Used with a Marshal DSL50 and a Jackson Warrior [MG Series. Pedal makes extra noise, if you use a lot of distortion, that will produce a fuzzy ugly distortion. You can get only metal distortions. If you try to get a overdrive or a moderated distorted sound, you will have only "nasal" and noisy sounds. This pedal is only recommended for metal style. In this field, the sound is great.

Boss pedals are like war vehicles. Indestructible.

This pedal is good for metal style. If you buy this distortion for play other styles, better get another. I've used also Metal Master and Death Metal pedals from Digitech, but i preffer the MT-2.

I don't understand how anyone whould find this difficult to use, Level, High, low, mid, mid freq and distortion. That said, I tried tweaking this thing for maybe ten minutes, results below. I don't own one of these but a friend let me borrow his for awhile.

My main guitar is a 1981 arai pro II cs-250 model. I have tried this thing with several guitars (Strat copy, friends Ibanez rg etc...) and several amps. The metal zone is the ultimate tone sucking machine. Colours the tone like crazy, removes all individuallity. Try to shred or play fast licks high up on the fretboard and you get this fake sounding high pitched noise that will make your ears bleed. The treble is absolutely terrible. It's no good for riffs either; no chug chug crunch. Muddy as hell, attack sounds like punching a pillow.

The unit seems solidly built, metal casing. I could probly throw it against a wall and it whould work like nothing happened.

Never dealt with them

I usualy play prog rock, jazz, blues, hard rock and occasionally prog metal. No definition or attack on low notes, terrible high pitched whining on fast licks. Pretty much a useless box better suited to being used as a brick to throw through the window of someone you hate.

It covers a wide extent of distortion, at the same time, it's not easy to get ur tone. It gonna take ur time.

As I said it's wide enough to be competent for any kind of metal, but compare with some modern extreme distortion such as MESA rectifier, PEAVER, it seems not fashion enough.

Some people said that it's not strong at all, like sand... I believe that they didn't pay enough attention on adjust it. Ture it's not the most powerful dist pedal, but if u can add one more EQ after it, and adjust it in a undisturbed room. It can make what u want.

I always trust BOSS pedals, 3 years without a thing.

I have it for about 3 years, and I usd it to play rhythm and also solo. During that time, I had ideas to sell it, but finally I keep it till now, accompanied with my experience on learning from professionals.

I want 2 mention that, without a EQ it gonna be limited, 4 example, while I play solo, usually use a EQ to enhance mid range and cut the treble. It's a like a couple, lol...

All right, just enjoy it! Welcome to communicate.

It took awhile for me to get the right sound out of it. 4-band eq. need to keep the gain down... etc.

I run a epi les paul classic into a marshall vs265r. Very hot humbuckers. I will be frank with you, this pedal is really only for heavy metal. Nothing else. I guess I was hoping for some versatility. I think it sounds flat and has way too much gain. Definetly not impressed. If your a metal player this might be for you.

Solid. Its a boos. Built like a tank.

Good pedal for metal heads. Not versitile, and It did not fit my genre well (indie/post hardcore).

sounds kinda flat. lacks true tone and is covered by too much gain.

would not buy again. im going to buy a tube screamer.

it's easey enough, you get hundreds of sounds in this puppy, but be carefull, it bites!!!!

it's got to be the greatest of it genera, boss has done it again!!!!!!!

it's built to last so don't worrey to much about it

had no problems so far

must have if you love guitar

It has alot of EQ, so it is not the most simple like the DS-1 appears to be, but this is set up for alot of various sound configurations.

I think the pedal has a good bottom end and a great distortion. It does sound a little fake and transistory. Keeley makes a modded version that, from the sound clips, the description, and the reviews on Harmony Central, seems to be the way to go.

Seems like the boss is built fairly solid.

Haven't bought it yet, but will more than likely buy the Keeley modded version. It is a good pedal stock. I tried to MXR Dime and the Doubleshot and am getting rid of both. For $99 it is almost worth it. I think one of the music sites had it on sale a while ago for $75-$79, which is a great deal.

Pretty easy to use. The mid range pseudo paramto eq really lets you dial in your sound. But BE CAREFUL!!! If you max it out too far you can get into some serious weirdness. (Good, useful weirdness, but weirdness none the less. You know what I mean (;0)

I think it rocks. Sound quality is subjective though, and one man's trash is another man's treasure. That said, I can get every thing from light dirt to toxic sludge. But don't get me wrong! It doesn't ever sound like a natural amp crunch, or a tweed hammer. It always sounds like an effect, but a good, distortion effect.

Play with a baja strat (olympic white), boss delay, boss flanger, arion chorus pedal and peavey transtube bandito

Boss. Enough said!!!! It is built like a tank. And not some weird World War One thing with no turret. It is more like an M1 Abrams with a 120mm smooth bore gun and composite armor. But instead of a turbine engine it has more of an inline 6 Diesel. And instead of steel tracks it has a velcro stick plate, but it is still built like a tank. There is no way I could play without a backup, because I have two of them on my board!!! (One for lead, one for crazy feedback noise)

Boss. Called for a manual once and they charged my money. Rude on the phone, and apathetic. Glad that I never need anything of there's fixed.

I play kind of a mix of blues and indie. Main influences are SRV, Hendrix, Hawthorne Heights, Fallout Boy, Eric Clapton.

Been playing seven years. This is a great pedal for all kinds of distortion. More people should give this pedal a chance and not dis it just cause it's called metal zone. It is much more versatile than just metal.