Boss MT-2 Metal Zone

3-band EQ with adjustable freq. mids. You don't see that on many distortion pedals. If you understand how frequencies affect your sound, you'll do fine. If not, stay away.

Personally, I love this pedal. I tried a Big Muff, Rat, Tube Screamer, Blues Driver, and a couple others, and this just roared above all of them. I play doom metal, blues, post-rock, and plenty of other genres, and this pedal can handle them all. Versatility is the key! It delivers warm tone like nothing else, and with minimal effort on my part. Soaring mids, fantastic highs, creamy lows, or snarling, gnashing distortion that would make Satan cringe. Seriously, if you know how to tweak EQ, you can get basically any sound you want out of this beast. Oh yeah, and it helps to have a decent rig to run through. Currently my setup is this through a Music Man 130HD, and a Marshall 1960A 412 cab. It simply sounds beautiful.

Boss is the boss. It will never die.

Will never have to deal with them! Yes!!!!!!

I love this pedal. Plus it was about $100 cheaper than most of the alternatives. Tone and value in one package? Rare. I'd give it a 395, but 10 is just as good.

i didn't rate this category because i could not get a decent sound out of this pedal. if good sounds actually came out of it i would give it a 9 because its not that hard to use.

i play a prs santana se loaded with tremonti pickups into my board (morley wah, boss mt-2, ds-1, bd-2, and tu-2 tuner) into a fender hotrod deville 212. this pedal sounded pretty good when i played it in my room. i had a good scooped tone similar to metallica. but when i brought it to band practice i realized how little mids this thing was capable of putting out. my sound was lost as soon as the drummer started playing. even with the mids all the way up it still didnt cut through and sounded way too digital.

its a boss

i guess if youre a metalhead it is good for ya. i expected to get a kinda creed/alter bridge-ish tone with this but its way too digital sounding and definately lacks mids. don't buy this pedal expecting to have a full, overdriven marshall or mesa sound. if you want that save up and buy the amps. you cant bottle a good sounding amp into a pedal. bottom line. if your looking for a great sounding and extremely versatile pedal (from blues to hard rock) pick up the boss bd-2 blues driver. best descision i ever made. puts the ds-1 to shame as well.

I can take a while to figure out how to get a thick tone without it being muddy, but when you do it is AWESOME!
I play a Jackson DXMGT with EMG humbuckers thru a 1961 solid state amp (priceless). I can get most any tone out of it that I want. I can get classic British metal to razor sharp, ear shattering distortion (without boosting mids). You can do most everything with this pedal.

I play a Jackson DXMGT with EMG humbuckers thru a 1961 solid state amp (priceless). I can get most of my bands like Metallica (old), Mudvayne and Disturbed. It isn't too noisy.

I believe that I could depend on it for a long time. I wouldn't use a backup.
I'm pretty sure that I could throw it at a wall and it would work like nothing happened.

Never needed to have support.

I play music from Bon Jovi up to Metallica and Disturbed.
I've been playing for about a year. I also have a Danelectro FAB Distortion and a Danelectro Black Coffee.
If it was stolen or lost I would either get it again or get a Landmine LD-1.
I love the versatility of it. The only thing i don't like is that it can't get smooth low distortion tones very well, or like a smooth overdrive. My favorite feature is the semi-parametic mids.
I compared this to all other BOSS and Digitech pedals. All BOSS distortion pedals rule! I compared it closely to the Digitech Death Metal pedal. The Death Metal pedal hat watery sounding mids. So I chose the MT-2.

I wish that BOSS would make this pedal larger and have everything semi-parametic.

Very easy to use. The piece knobs for equalization disturb a little.

This pedal lacks bottom end (like the SD-1). You gotta adjust bass to the maximum from amplifier side to get heavy sounds out of this one. And the sounds it produces are mostly annoying. I could'nt get decent sounds for my purposes out of this, just some horrible screeching which slightly resembles bad 80's metal.

This is a Boss stomp box after all. Very durable I would say.

Well, this is not probably a bad pedal. It was just not suitable for my purposes. The lacking bottom end is a big problem anyways. I wouldn't recommend this to anybody.

You should start with the suggested settings for the kind of distortion you want, then adjust it according to your amp and guitar. The settings are very good as they are shown, but you will still need to make some minor adjustments.

I have used LPs, Strats, single coils, humbuckers, everything you can possibly imagine with this pedal. There are really only two good sounds from it. If you want a Mesa scooped sound, you got it. If you want a good hard Pantera sound, you got it. The harmonics scream from your guitar. The bottom end chunk is awesome. However, it really lacks in the mild overdrive rock sound. It is NOT a Tube Screamer for sure. As long as you are using a good tube amp and good quality pickups, you will love your heavy metal sound. That is why it is called what it is, because it is truly a heavy metal distortion. Nothing else.

BOSS = Quality
Everyone who has ever owned any BOSS product knows.

One purpose for this pedal. Plug in any guitar with humbuckers, active or passive, plug into a good tube amp on the CLEAN channel, (do not go into the overdrive channel, too noisy), turn on the pedal with the right settings and you will have a fantastic METAL sound.
Period.

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.

This pedals is DEFINETELY not for beginners who don't want to tweak with EQ settings for several minutes. I would have rated it lower, had it not been for the somewhat comprehensive manual, as it does provide the user with a variety of distortion styles from classic rock, fuzz rock, and scooped thrash metal.

I am using this with an ESP Horizon guitar with an EMG-81 in the bridge and an EMG-85 in the neck. The amp I've got this and my pedal going through is a Line 6 Spider II 212. The pedal is noisy when the distortion is turned up past 3 o' clock on the knob. For me, to get a very good metal sound, the scooped mids setting is the only way to go. Otherwise, this pedal sounds very thin and trebly with no bottom end to hold it down. My person favorite setting for this pedal is:

level: at about 2 o'clock
low: at about 3 o'clock
high: at about 2 o'clock
mid: alllll the way down
mid freq: at about 3 o'clock
dist: between 2 o'clock and 3 o'clock

With this setting, I get a nice Pantera/ early Children of Bodom distortion. The distortion is tight and clear, but does not produce that massive, monster "chug-chug" that you may be looking for. An addition of an equalizer may help produce this.

This pedal is VERY dependable. I've dropped it countless times from flights of stairs and have even accidentally kicked it several times. I definetely gig with this without a backup, as it is very durable.

I have yet to deal with them.

I mostly play alllll kinds of metal, jazz, and blues. This is a fine match to my metal tastes. I have been playing for about 4 years and found this pedal to suit my needs. If it were lost or stolen, I would buy it again, as I am very satisfied with the setting I have dialed in. I am not very happy with the fact that it is not a great solo pedal, as the notes do not seem to connect.

not too bad - not for beginners though!
takes a lot of tweaking to get desired effect
the suggested settings all sound like poo

This thing is as noisy as hell. when I used it I kept level at 3 and it is still very loud - it completely takes over.
Plus there is a lot of hissing - but you get that with high gain so deal with it.

I play a maton MS500 into a Marshall AVT100 combo (+ various effects stomp boxes).

This peice of crap will destroy all your tone and it makes every guitar sound the same. I have used it with my mates guitars and amps (all different) and you lose all individuality

cant say anything good about this piece of snot

i was using one of the dirty channels on the amp until i invested in a RAT and i boost this with my TS9 reissue - sh*ts all over the MT2

its a boss nuff said

never dealt with them

i play metal/hard rock and dont rate this at all
do yourself a favour and get a decent dist. pedal ie RAT
BOSS normally make excellent pedals ie DD range, flangers etc
but this is just sh*t. no words can describe my hate for this pedal -it will totally dominate your sound

The 2 center knobs have dials within dials. This is the boost and EQ which can take some time to dial in just right. The Distortion is nice and standard but nothing to write home about. Your amplifier should produce the primary distortion sound you desire.

I have Zakk Wylde EMG active pickups in a gibson explorer. All tube amp and just recently bought some expensive Sylvania 12xa7 WA pre-amp tubes from 1966. I did a lot of research and these are nice tubes for metal sound.

This is the only pedal I have. The amp is the most important piece of equipement so spend money on that, instead of a dozen pedals. Like I said above, this pedal is primarily for boost and EQ because I use the 2 middle dials more than the distortion itself. My amp tubes give me the distortion sound.

This pedal is fairly easy to use. All it takes is a few minutes of fiddling with the knobs to figure out how they all work and influence the sound. The manual also provides some good starting points.

My current setup is Ibanez Destroyer II w/Dimarzio SD > MT-2 > Peavey Backstage Chorus 208. I also have a Marshall AVT50 but it's getting fixed at the moment.

In terms of versatility this pedal is good. You can get many types of rock/metal sounds from it. But where the pedal falls short is sound quality. It seems to suck the natural tone and character out of the guitar, resulting in a sound lacking in fullness. This not the fault of either the guitar or the amp, trust me. Turning on the chorus and adding some reverb seem to help mask this, but not entirely.

Mine has worked perfectly fine. As long as proper care is taken and it is used for what it is ment to be used for (not including throwing it off a building for shits and giggles) then there should be no problems.

never used them, can't say.

This pedal would be good for a teenager learning to play guitar who can't afford higher end equipment, is into rock/metal and wants something versital to emulate their favorite sounds. If I shopped around more I probably would have bought something different like a Marshall Guv'n'er II. If it didn't suck the tone from the guitar end I would say that this would be an awesome pedal. If you find that you life it, fine. If you don't, sell it. But if your a spoilled brat who has your daddy buy you thousands of dollars worth of music equipment so you can be just like your favorite rock stars and you still complain, then shut the fuck up.

It's easy as any pedal. In the end you simply have to tweak some knobs, cmon guys! I passed a couple of minutes tweaking this thing then I found my sound and I never had to adjust it again.

Excellent sound quality, ... if you know how to get a decent distorted sound. I mean that if you don't know what is a good drive sound, you can't find it even if you have it a couple of tweakings away. I play fusion, shred and Jazz. I use this pedal in front of my Fender Twin 65 reissue with a variety of high end solid body guitars (I don't use Jazz boxes with this of course). No other pedals. Just the Twin, its reverb, and this pedal. Guys, I have a very consistent lead sound. I'm not saying that this thing is like having a Bogner cranked up. This would be a lie. But this Boss thing can solve any problem with your lead parts giving you endless sustain, fast harmonics, excellent stopped lows and everything in between. For reaching a very good sound, I recommend to cut off treble from your amp and from the pedal, ... almost to ground zero! This is the secret to have a very good fluid, dynamic, no-mosquitos distorted sound. Put your middle as you like and put in a good amount of basses. With this eq i have a really great distorted sound. Sure it's a pedal sound not a sound from a tube 100 watts head cranked up, but I'm completly satisfied with this pedal. Until recently I had a Soldano Decatone. But I sold it recently to purchase some other instruments so I find myself without a gain sound (the Twin is my only other amp). So I did buy this pedal after a couple of days of tests. I try some pedals form Carl Martin, Ibanez and some more, but this is the one that I choose. I repeat, if you tweak it properly, you can find a very good (eighties) distorted sound with tons of sustain in it. Uh, it's not that noisy I think. Best buy for the price.

I never trusted pedals, I used to own big heads in the past (5150, Soldano) so I don't have experiences with pedals. But recently I talked to a very famous pro who said to me that behind the Marshall heads which he sports on the stage for show off reasons he played simply with a Boss pedals in the clean channel of a small combo amp (linked to some 4x12 cabs). He did a lot of tours with it and never had a problem. And with tremendous results .. So ...

Never needed it.

In the end this thing is very good sounding. It has that creamy, fluid lead sound with great fast, sharp harmonics you hear from the greats (Lynch, Van Halen, Shawn Lane, Warren DeMartini) all the eighties guys). Just remember to shut down the trebles ... don't forget. Then eq the sound as you like (but don't touch the trebles!!) and you will be fine. A good sound with simply few bucks. You don't need a 5000 dollars stack to play a good solo or a good metal riff or rhythm part!

THE SOUND IS IN THE HANDS !!!!! REMEMBER !!!! If you have a good sound in your hands you will be ok with this pedal too simply with a couple of tweakings ... if you don't have that sound, if you didn't study enough , .... don't waste your money with the big boys of amps. You wouldn't sound good anyway. Don't forget.

This is a good pedal. Can sound really similar to some stuff in the records from the eighties and plus more. It can even save you if you want to go to a gig and you don't want to take with you tons of stuff. With your guitar, this pedal, you can play with any good amp and have a good drive.

Uh, another thing. DON'T COMPARE THIS PEDAL TO THE REAL THINGS. If Soldanos and Bogner amps cost 50 times more than this pedal there would be a reason right?

easy no problems at all just tweak the nobs

my guitar is an alvarez guitar with rosewood fretboard and body with s/s/h set up i use v8 pickups in my bridge then into my mt2>>Boss ge-7>>peavy bandit 112. just be patient in tweaking those nobs and shaping your tone using boss ge-7 u can get a kick ass METAL sound, i think this pedal is far compared to boss hm3.(boss hm3 sucks big time)

boss i'ts a tank you can even use it to crush your enemy's head
i would definitely gig with out a back up.

never dealt with them

im playing thrash and deathmetal. its the right pedal for me. i've been using this for 5 yrs. if it were stolen i think im gonna try the line 6 ubermetal they said it's also brutal sounding and it has a noise gate. but for the price and sound quality i think nothing beats mt2

As with most stomp boxes you have to play with it to find what you like.

My main setup is a Fender Tele (american) with a seymour duncan hot rails in the bridge plugged into the Mt-2 to a Marshall VS-100r powering a Marshall 1960 4 X 12. The MT-2 is as noisy as you want it to be...........I use it mostly for the extra EQ boost. I turn the gain on the pedal to 1/4 and have the amp gain set on 6. You must blend the two together to get a ballsy sound. If you just use the pedal for crunch it sounds very cheesy in my opinion. My tone is almost identical to Mercyful Fate's---In the Shadows album.

I have owned and stepped on it for 6 years and it sounds as good as the day I got it.

never dealt with them.

I play classic metal and some new stuff with this pedal. I have played for 11 years and have tried many different effects. This pedal can be brutal if you dial it in right........I like the simplicity of it and the fact that you can level out the distortion on it. I have some digitech pedals where you can't reduce the distortion on them....that is kinda lame. Overall I think it is a great pedal for THE RIGHT PERSON. It isn't for everyone.

There are four bands of EQ, and you must pay extra attention to these in order to get a good sound, It does require some tweeking in order to get the most desired sounds. Other than that all you have to play around with is a Level and a Distortion Knob.

My setup currently consists of a Gibson Les Paul/Flying V loaded with EMG acxtive pickups going through various Boss Effects pedals then into a Marshall JCM 2000. Ofcourse, do not try putting this pedal through a valve amp, thats just plain stupid, I dont really use this pedal anymore but if I were to it would HAVE to go through a solid state amp.

The Boss Metal Zone is a noisy pedal, period, and you will need to consider this If you are considering buying one, active pickups or a noise suppressor pedal or both will cure this problem however.

This pedal does have a hell of alot of gain, but don't be fooled for a second, that doesnt mean it sounds brutal! cos it doesnt! the only sounds you will be able to get out of this are fizzy, weak, thin distorted sounds. You won't be able to get any satisfying sounds from this pedal, unless you're a fool who has never played a valve stack before and believes a #90 pedal will give you the sound of slayer! lol.

On the other hand this pedal will give you that nasty old school black metal sound if thats your game i.e. Mayhem or old Emperor.

It's a Boss pedal, so It's one of the most reliable pedals which can take a few tours. No other pedal to my knowledge is as tough as these.

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I play mainly metal i.e death/black/grind/hardcore/thrash. This pedal does not really have much practical use for those styles, with the exception of old school black metal which this pedal may serve some use.

I have been playing about 3 and a half years now, currently the guitars I own consist of a Gibson Les Paul limited edition 2004, Gibson 98 "The Paul" modded with black hardware and EMG pickups, a Gibson flying V customised and fitted with EMG pickups and a ESP Ltd baritone. My main amp at the moment is a Marshall JCM 2000, i did own a peavey 5150 II but sold it to raise some cash. Also I use various boss effects pedals, morley bad horsie wah wah, and a digitech whammy.

If this pedal got stolen I would only have wished the thief left some cash for me lol, but yeah im selling this thing anyway! If anyone needs a good metal solid state distortion pedal, they should try either a Digitech Death Metal pedal or the hughes and kettner warp factor! the warp factor sounds really warm, big and most like a valve stack than any other pedal ive heard before.

To be honest there's not much I love about this pedal, It really is crap!

I bought this pedal when I first started playing, at a time when I was ignorant of how to achieve a great sound, as im sure most people do until they realise that they should really just throw it out the window and buy a valve amp instead!

Anyone who praises this pedal as "amazing" and "10 all the way!!" is a fool and doesn't have very good ears, or is just ignorant to the rest of the world, No serious musicians would ever use this pedal for serious use i.e. gigging and recording.

Overall get a valve amp, if you cant afford one, buy a randall, if you cant afford that then buy either a digitech death metal pedal or a hughes and kettner warp factor pedal!

Boss makes good pedals, but not this one!

This is possibly the easiest pedal to use that i have ever dealt with, you pussy's need to learn how turn knobs properly or sumthing.

Sound is perfect, i can get Dave Mustaine, James Hetfeild and Dimebag sounds outta this bad boy, its a little harder when trying to immitate another sound but to find your own is easy as fuck.

I could easily use this on a gig, theres no chance this thing'll fuck up on me.

I use this baby with my Washburn V & my Randall RG75, and it sounds sweet as, i would deffinately replace this if it were lost/stolen.

When it comes to thrash this thing is near perfection ;)

It takes a long time to get a good tone out of this one. The Mid Frequency was slightly confusing at first. For those of you who complain about getting a nasal tone, first, turn down the gain.

I use this effects chain:

Kustom KLA-20 > Digitech RP80 (for amp modeling) > Boss Metal Zone > Dunlop Crybaby 535Q

The sound is great with the gain turned down a bit. If it is full, you will get a bad-sounding nasally tone. This thing has all the gain you need, with some left to spare, no need to use it all. I give it an 8 because it took me a while to figure it out.

This has been covered... this thing is built a tank.

Haven't dealt with them

I play all kinds of metal from shred to thrash to death, this thing can cover them all with a bit of tweaking. If this were stolen, I would either buy this unit again or get a Line 6 Uber Metal. I wish the Mid frequency were easier to understand, but that's about it.