Rocktron Metal Planet

Very easy to get a wide range of sounds. Once you've mastered the mid-range versatility you'll find it can do a lot for you. Back off the mids for metal, put more mids if for lower distortion crunch.

I use a Les Paul through various amps. I can't get a good sound putting it straight into a small amp, but it works great through a higher wattage combo amp like a Peavey 85. For direct recording it sounds great looped into my GT-6 with amp/cabinet modeling. Looping it through the GT also improves my sound when playing through a little Fender practice amp.
No noise problems. I often wonder that all these complaints I read for almost any effect on the website are more operator error. I bought this pedal because it was clean and tight, noise-free, and not muddy at all. Just pay attention to your low end settings.

Very reliable. I do stomp on my stomp boxes. This one's bullet-proof.

I've been playing for 20 years, in and out of bands. Currently, I play for a church praise band. This pedal's great when we need the wall of sound power chords backing everything up, as well as for over-driven solos. Outside of that I play metal.
I love the tone and versatility.
Favorite feature: mid-range control.
At lower volumes it needs a compressor for sustain. It doesn't have much sustain in highs unless you're compressing or playing loud.

This pedal is sweet.It sounds very warm and prefessional. I play it through a VOX AC30 with seimour duncan sh-4 and sh-2. I tried the dunlop distorsion wich doesn't sound as sweet and well balanced.
The bass is so think and defined that makes the low strings attack very nice. The mid eq is really sweet, nice range of tone and the changes are not abrut but well balanced all the time. No noise at all and the drive gain is vere pregressive and distorts very pleasingly. Clarity and thick sounds. This pedal worth to try. It reminds me to the distorsions used by maiden in the somewere in time LP into sme of the mid settings. The highs are not strident or unpleassing bit clear and cristal clear.

perfect.

for metal this is the best I heard. But Not for overdistorted sounds but clean and defined sound.

Honestly folks, a potato could probaly figure out how to use this one. I got mine used without a manual although it is available at Rocktron's website. You've got a Level knob, a Low knob with an inset High knob, the Mid knob with an inset Mid Freq knob, and a Distortion knob along with the on/of stomp button. Input and output are clearly marked as well. It's pretty easy to get good sounds out of this box if you just spend about 2 minutes playing with the Mid Frequencies.

I play through an Ibanez Destroyer II 2002 re-issue with a Dimarzio PAF pro in the neck, a Dimarzio SuperDistortion in the bridge with a Kahler Pro trem bridge on it. I also play a 2004 Gibson Flying V, and a 1985 Ibanez Proline V. The guitar goes into the Rocktron Metal Planet, then into my Boss DD-6 Digital Delay and then into my Crate v16 Palomino all tube amp. I can, without hesitation, say that this little box is hands down my favorite distortion pedal I've yet played with. I can get the most razor sharp tones I've ever produced. If I put the Mid Freq at about 4.5, I can get the ultra-metallic Judas Priest tones with rediculous squealing pinch harmonics. If I turn the Mid Freq way down I can get a bassy growl. I tend to like bright tones as long as they have at least some of that beautiful tubey warmth. Most people tend to have problems with the pedal's mids because a lot of times they don't adjust their amp EQ settings. Rather than turning the bass up all the way, try pulling back a bit on the mids or the highs and vice versa. Folks, if you really want a death/thrash type of sound, don't play a Strat through this thing. Don't play through a tiny Squier 25 watt solid state amp and then blame the pedal when your tone sounds like crap. Pedals aren't a fix-all for crappy tone. Be willing to set aside a good half of an hour to play with entire range of sounds the pedal can give you. One last note, it's quiet; I get no unwanted fuzz with it. I've owned a Boss Metal Zone and it was so noisy it wasn't even worth it. If you play with the controls for a bit, you can also get some rich blues tones; something I could never do with the Boss Metal Zone or the wretched MXR Distortion Doubleshot.

The Metal Planiet is made out of cast aluminum and could probably be dropped out a second story window with no real damage done to it. It doesn't guzzle batteries like Digitech and Boss tend to do, so you should be able to do at least an entire set without running out of juice (I don't like power adapters because the cords get in my way) but you still should probably put a fresh battery in there before each gig. In any case I'd would use it on a gig without a backup (although they're so inexpensive that you might want to get another one anyways).

I play METAL and some blues. I've been playing for about 6 years now and this box has quickly become one of my favorite tools in creating a sound that is distinct. If it were stolen, I'd fork over another 40 or so get another used one (I almost never buy new equipment) and still come out ahead than buying many other distortion pedals. I can't emphasize enough the great METAL tone this box produces. With the Rocktron Metal Planet, I find myself wanting to play longer, and creating more music. Best of all, I feel like I've finally found MY tone; my own distinct tone. I no longer want to go out and buy new distortion pedals, I've found the one for me.

Easy! There are four knobs on it, two of them with a double function, so maybe you can say these are six alltogether.

Its the same with all effects: you have to try different positions to get your desired sound. With this effect it is as easy as it can be.

I am using this one with a Schecter Damien Guitar and a Hughes & Kettner Blue Edition 60R at home.

I read a comment by someone, who called the users that gave this pedal a good rating "nieve" and "non reliable".

Don't believe him! This one is the best Metal Distortion Pedal I can get. Why? I will tell you: This one has the most natural sound of all! No over-EQ'd sci-fi Distortion, no fuzzy and muddy "i wanna be heavy" garage sound. Just cristal clear, metallized distortion. And yes, it IS indeed better than the BOSS Metal Zone. Don't be blinded by the name BOSS. The MT-2 can distort, the Metal Planet can distort and rock, it is living music, breathing - ok, call me what you will, but this is it!!!

It's a tank. You can stomp on it as you like, use it for the heaviest gigs. Wanna destroy it? Go and get a A-Bomb! And by the way: Never had any problems with the electronic components either.

Was no need to contact them yet.

If you like a sharp and clear heavy sound, get this one. Havent used it with a Tube Amp yet, but it will shure do its job more than just good.

The controls for the Mids are what gets everyone in a fix.If you used a metal zone, youll probably say "not again" when you see this pedal. If you play around with the knobs for a little bit you can pretty much tell whats going on and dial in a good sound.

Allright, this is why i love this pedal-its clear.A lot of pedals I buy(distortion pedals, anyway) always sound like theyre about to become a fuzz.Or they have a muddy tone and no highs. I get a nice clean distortion at high gain with this.I would like a bit more gain though.Not much, just a touch. I personally give it a 9, but my freind who I recommended this to said that through some of the amps he used it through, he couldnt tweak it to a desirable effect. It might be him, but Ill give it that bit of doubt.

My setup is a schecter omen or epiphone sg (g 400 model) running through this pedal, then through an boss octave, ibanez lofi, boss shift/delay, then into some crappy amp- My kustom amp burned in a friends housefire.Sounds good. I can hit pinch harmonics pretty good with this.

I will probably buy a second as a backup.See, not only did my amp burn in that fire but my first metal planet too- it was chillin inside the amp.Soo for most abuse its good, but keep it away from open flame.

Lets start with my comparisons-I went through about twelve other distortion pedals trying to find one as good as or better before buying the same pedal again.I tried some dod, guyatone, boss, and some crazy pink fluff pedal.Note-I did not try any of the new digitech pedals. So yeah, it does beat out a lot on the market, but I always look for something better.
Ive been playing for a good amount of years now- I play mostly a heavy metal sound, and I like very dark, doom filled riffs.This is good for that.You can chug with it, solo with it, etc.It is for metal- though I can get a decent bluesy sound at lower levels, its really made for agressive sounds and does it well.

Same settings as a metal zone... 4 eq dials, distortion, and volume.. very simple

Here's where the problem begins.. This pedal models itself after the metal Zone and when reading the glowing reviews metal planet here, I got the impression that its a better version of the metal zone by containing a bigger bottom tone and better shaping and more distortion.. Whoa was I wrong.. Once again, the nieve reviewers on this HC board dissapointed me by giving the wrong information... This pedal does not sound any where as good as the metal zone for the following reasons.
1. It doesnt contain as much distortion as the MZ
2. it doesnt have as much bottom end tone as the MZ
3. It doesnt have the range of mids as the MZ

This pedal is basically a watered down version of the Metal zone however, it doesnt even come close to matching the sound quality of the metal zones medium distortion settings. This is due to the Metal planet having an flat tone.. Once again the sound on this pedal is FLAT FLAT FLAT.. remember that.. spare yourselves the agony of finding out what a dissapointment this pedal is so avoid it...

easy as hell. Plug in and go. Great mid controls.

You can really get a variety of sounds out of this pedal. It has four nobs that create enough sounds for all kinds of different styles. If you are into tube sounds this is not the pedal for you. I have a mesa boogie tremoverb and I play a strat plus with lace sensors, ithat banez artstar with seth lover pickups, and a Hammer a/t p90 (seymour duncan p90's) that I have converted into a barritone guitar (with a 70 for a low B, tuned b,e,a,d,f#,b). This is a solid state sounding pedal to me all the way. I just couldn't get that gritty sound that I wanted to cut through with my amp, but this pedal did the trick

I play a lot of gigs, and my pedals go through hell. Half of them have had beer spilled all over them, and been stepped on by hundresds of drunk idiots. It still works fine.

n/a. I get wholesale prices anyway, and this pedal is so cheap, I'd just buy a new one.

Every review I've read on this pedal was from people who play metal. That is what inspired me to write a review. I play experimental jazz, motown, and fusion, and this pedal works for all styles. When I turn this pedal on with the tube distortion from my amp, so screamin. I've gotten some cool John Mclaughlin tones. The vintage thing is cool, but I also like those heavy death metal sounds, bands like Mr. Bungle gets.

the ease of this pedal is very simple because it has 4 knobs so its pretty easy to understand,but to get a good sound i found was actually tougher than i thought.

my guitar is a gibson les paul studio.my rocktron is the only pedal i have and im playing it threw a vox ADVT30 or somthing like that which i think is a piece of bollocks!soon im getting a crate 250 watt which should help with the sound,because at the minute i seem to be gettin a lot of noises and a tiny bit of feedback.although, i play mainly metallica and a lot of other metal and this pedal really has got a good sound for metal.i have tryed playin it with a wah which sounds pretty decent and just threw other pedals like chorus's and the noises have pretty much gone!but i dont no why it does that.

this pedal is tough!u cold lob it at a brick wall and it wouldnt break.i would sertainly use this pedal without a back up.its very light aswell which is wierd because a lot of pedals ive played on or looked at have been really heavy.i dont really no whether thats good or bad.

ive been playing for just over 3 years now.if my pedal was stolen or broke i would probably try another pedal like the boss metal zone.the best bit is just the drive and how heavy it is,the worst bit is definately the noises anf feedback.i think if you want to buy this pedal you might want to consider getting a noise compresser or somthing like that.the only reason i brought it was because i needed a distortion pedal and i new this wasnt the worst and it was on sale so i thought,go for it!i was going to get a metal zone and i wish i had actually.basically if you want a cheap distortion pedal that isnt a pile of wank!buy this.but to be honest i think you would get so much better distortion and less feedback with a metal zone.there both pretty much the same pedal but the metal zone is just that bit extra.BTW a metal zone is a BOSS MT-2.

It is stompbox, therefore it is pretty easy to use. You must tweak a little to find sound you want.

Sound quality is most important to me. I play METAL, of course, why else would I bought metal planet. Overall, sound reminds me of metal zone. Someone here mentioned it is metal zone ripoff. I totally agree. But this is cheaper and has a little beter sound (but just a little). It reminds me of Boss distortions too much (which I don't like). It has that fuzzynes which is driving me nuts. Of course it depends on amp, good tube amp would smooth the sound, but if you have it, there is no point in using cheap stompbox :)
It has a lot of bass, but sound is thin and noisy. Especially the high end...damn it is cheap sounding.
I also don't like sound of it when I'm palm muting (which is very important to me). It doesn't have enough chunk, unless you put treble to max (even then it's not enough imo), but then you get needle-like highs, annoying and nasal. No way to play nice melody or solo in that way. When you set it in reverse highs will be acceptable (even though not enough harmonics), but palm muting will be awfull. There are pedals that don't have this problem (Digitech Metal Master for example).
I use Jackson guitars and Marshall amps.

For the while I had it it looked pretty dependable. Cuz it is Metal zone circuit I think it will last for quite some time (like Boss stomps).

Never dealt with them.

I'm not saying this pedal is bad, but it isn't very good also (for my ears, of course). It is a little better than Boss MT-2 (and a lot cheaper), so if you want to choose between this two, buy Rocktron. I sold mine btw...

But imo Digitech Metal Master is waaaaaaay better, if you are shoping for stomps. Amps distortions are the best choice, but that is whole another story...

Listen this pedals yourself, and then decide which do you like. After all, we all have different ears ( and brains:) )

Stay heavy and CHEERS !

VERY easy to use, great sounds, great looks, one of the best sounding distortion pedals ive ever heard/played

I use a Fender strat through it and it sounds very nice, has 70s - 80s heavy rock sounds to heavy sounds such as slayer.
The pedal works well with almost all other pedals (chorus, flanger, trmolo, wah, etc. This also is very quiet and doesnt give as much unwanted noise as other distortion pedals.

I will use this pedal at gigs with confidence without back up, It has a solid metal caseing and it is very sturdy and looks like it will last a long time without having troubles with it.

havn't needed it yet

Overall this is a very good pedal and i am proud of mine, i completely trust rocktron now and will definately try there other pedals. Very Sturdy, Very reliable, Very nice sounds, overall a GREAT pedal