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Boss MT 2 Metal Zone

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[Dec 7,2005 8:54pm - sever ""]
I've got a little over 100 dollars that I want to spend on an effects pedal. Is the Boss MT 2 worth the money I'm about to blow on it?
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[Dec 7,2005 8:57pm - brian_dc ""]
I was suggested this...

but I'm getting the rack version since I'll be switching to rack eventually

http://www.bbesound.com/products/stomp_boxes/SonicStomp/index.asp
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it's not distortion but it makes your current distortion rip a little harder
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[Dec 7,2005 9:02pm - thedeparted ""]
brian when you are ready to buy that maximizer go see jeff,
or i might know someone who is selling one.

let me know
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[Dec 7,2005 9:15pm - ArrowHead nli  ""]
Those boss pedals are the worst most plastic overdriven solid-state sounding pieces of crap I've ever used. They sound so nifty in your bedroom when you're all turned down low, but once you turn them up they suck all the life out of your mids, no matter what the setting. It's also such a horribly plastic distortion sound, it completely dissapears in a mix.

If you want plastic, get the new line6 modeled distortion stomp. It's $139, and it'll sound just like the boss pedal, as well as a SLEW of others.

I reccomend the same towards the BBE unit. They make everything sound GREAT because it's such a dramatic difference at first. However, after a while it sucks out your soul.

The HM pedals and the bbe's are both geared towards giving you that "off the record" sound, polished and shiny. However when you take that and try to polish it more in the studio or at the soundboard, it ends up sounding like crap.

Final word: If you don't like your distortion, you more than likely need an EQ more than a new distortion.
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[Dec 7,2005 9:19pm - sever ""]
at the moment I use a TB212R amp, and the distortion is fine. great, even, but for whatever reason its very quiet compared to the clean channel and I often have to turn the volume on the distortion up almost all the way to hear it over the drums. I'm just looking for decent distortion I can put on the clean channel as a substitution, and to run through the dd6 delay I'm getting. I'd shoot for the more expensive and good things, but I'm jobless.
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[Dec 7,2005 9:21pm - ArrowHead nli  ""]
What is a tb212r amp?

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[Dec 7,2005 9:22pm - sever ""]
ibanez toneblaster 100w 2x12 with reverb.
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[Dec 7,2005 9:25pm - ArrowHead nli  ""]
sever said: I'd shoot for the more expensive and good things, but I'm jobless.


More expensive isn't neccesarily better. I recorded all the guitars and basses on this with a $99 guitarport direct into my computer.

http://www.masscore.com/junk/pirate.mp3

Those line 6 pedals are pretty sick. Some people don't like them because they sound so plastic and solid state, but you've already expressed interest in a pedal like that. It's worth the extra $39 to get the distortion pedal.
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[Dec 7,2005 9:26pm - ArrowHead nli  ""]
By the way, pretty sick how I managed to plug my powermetal shit there, eh?
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[Dec 7,2005 9:35pm - brian_dc ""]
haha...nice, love the pirate metal

I noticed that about the BBE, that it does suck out mids...but you can compensate with the preamp a little bit and it still gives you a boost.
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[Dec 7,2005 9:39pm - Aegathis ""]
ArrowHead nli said:
More expensive isn't neccesarily better. I recorded all the guitars and basses on this with a $99 guitarport direct into my computer.

http://www.masscore.com/junk/pirate.mp3

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Damn it man i wish i heard that and knew what settings you used on the port last week before we recorded all our solos using the one i have! We struggled forever trying to get that same tone, couldnt quite get it , and the solos are like the only thing im gonna end up disliking about our ep. Haha any way id still like to know regardless
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[Dec 7,2005 9:45pm - DreamingInExile ""]
brian_dc said:I was suggested this...

but I'm getting the rack version since I'll be switching to rack eventually

http://www.bbesound.com/products/stomp_boxes/SonicStomp/index.asp

it's not distortion but it makes your current distortion rip a little harder



I've got the 482i in my FX rack it adds SO much body to my tone
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[Dec 7,2005 9:49pm - brian_dc ""]
DreamingInExile said:brian_dc said:I was suggested this...

but I'm getting the rack version since I'll be switching to rack eventually

http://www.bbesound.com/products/stomp_boxes/SonicStomp/index.asp

it's not distortion but it makes your current distortion rip a little harder



I've got the 482i in my FX rack it adds SO much body to my tone



Blue showed off his new 362 to me and I was sold...picking it up soon
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[Dec 7,2005 10:00pm - Kinslayer  ""]
I think the Metal Zone is by far the best distortion pedal ever made however; NOTHING tops a nice tube head...

If you're really broke and just want something to fuck around at home with then go for the Metal Zone but if you're serious about your shit and plan on playing live, recording etc etc then save your $$ and buy a nice tube head.
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[Dec 7,2005 10:00pm - ArrowHead nli  ""]
Aegathis said:

Damn it man i wish i heard that and knew what settings you used on the port last week before we recorded all our solos using the one i have! We struggled forever trying to get that same tone, couldnt quite get it , and the solos are like the only thing im gonna end up disliking about our ep. Haha any way id still like to know regardless



Pretty sure it's the soldano head with the ibanes tube screamer in front of it. Little compression on it.



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[Dec 7,2005 10:09pm - DreamingInExile ""]
brian_dc said:Blue showed off his new 362 to me and I was sold...picking it up soon


is the 362 mono or stereo?
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[Dec 7,2005 10:15pm - brian_dc ""]
DreamingInExile said:is the 362 mono or stereo?


Stereo.
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[Dec 7,2005 10:21pm - Aegathis ""]
ArrowHead nli said:Aegathis said:

Damn it man i wish i heard that and knew what settings you used on the port last week before we recorded all our solos using the one i have! We struggled forever trying to get that same tone, couldnt quite get it , and the solos are like the only thing im gonna end up disliking about our ep. Haha any way id still like to know regardless



Pretty sure it's the soldano head with the ibanes tube screamer in front of it. Little compression on it.







which one is the soldano head, they all are given stupid names its hard to tell.
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[Dec 7,2005 10:38pm - diamond_dave ""]
sever said:I've got a little over 100 dollars that I want to spend on an effects pedal. Is the Boss MT 2 worth the money I'm about to blow on it?


i don't know where you are, but if you're close to providence, i've got quite a few i don't use anymore. you're more than welcome to try them out, i'll give you a good deal if you like one.
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[Dec 7,2005 10:46pm - powerkok ""]
Just buy a Pod. Problem(s) solved.
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[Dec 7,2005 10:51pm - ArrowHead nli  ""]
Aegathis said:
which one is the soldano head, they all are given stupid names its hard to tell.



It's the "solo-100" head

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[Dec 7,2005 11:20pm - Aegathis ""]
ahh ok thats what i thought, hopefully ill be able to go back and do over a couple leads with that in mind before we mix next thurs
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[Dec 7,2005 11:50pm - SacreligionNLI  ""]
i use a metal zone through an ibanez tone blaster half stack(i run it mono...it seems to sound better that way). it has a very powerful clean channel so the metal zone has a nice set of testicles to it. i tend to keep the distortion about half level and scoop the distortion on the pedal a lot(gotta keep some mids in there), and have a slight scoop on the clean channel on the amp with the gain a little over half way up.

in the studio we did a layer with that setup, and a layer with a peavey 5150 with low distortion on it. they came out to be a pretty good mix that gave a nice thickness to the guitars they wouldn't have had with just the metal zone

i've played it through marshalls before though, and have it sound like total ass...so i'd say just go with your ears and your gut...whatever works best for you(it also doesn't hurt to go into a store and try out everything they have)
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[Dec 7,2005 11:54pm - DreamingInExile ""]
brian_dc said:DreamingInExile said:is the 362 mono or stereo?


Stereo.



come to think of it, wasn't the 362 replaced by the 862i?

or do they still make the 362?

nevermind, I just looked it up
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[Dec 8,2005 11:16am - the rooster  ""]
sever said:I've got a little over 100 dollars that I want to spend on an effects pedal. Is the Boss MT 2 worth the money I'm about to blow on it?


metal zone kinda sucks. if you're going after a distortion pedal check out the Jeckyl and Hyde or a tube screamer. Electro Harmonix makes really nice tube pedals as well.


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[Dec 8,2005 11:41am - brian_dc ""]
SacreligionNLI said:i use a metal zone through an ibanez tone blaster half stack(i run it mono...it seems to sound better that way). it has a very powerful clean channel so the metal zone has a nice set of testicles to it. i tend to keep the distortion about half level and scoop the distortion on the pedal a lot(gotta keep some mids in there), and have a slight scoop on the clean channel on the amp with the gain a little over half way up.

in the studio we did a layer with that setup, and a layer with a peavey 5150 with low distortion on it. they came out to be a pretty good mix that gave a nice thickness to the guitars they wouldn't have had with just the metal zone

i've played it through marshalls before though, and have it sound like total ass...so i'd say just go with your ears and your gut...whatever works best for you(it also doesn't hurt to go into a store and try out everything they have)




boooooooo, no scooped-mids

cone those suckers!

eh, to each their own
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[Dec 8,2005 2:38pm - diamond nli  ""]
the rooster said:sever said:I've got a little over 100 dollars that I want to spend on an effects pedal. Is the Boss MT 2 worth the money I'm about to blow on it?


metal zone kinda sucks. if you're going after a distortion pedal check out the Jeckyl and Hyde or a tube screamer. Electro Harmonix makes really nice tube pedals as well.





i would say a tubescreamer as well, although it depends on what sound he's going for. you won't get that modern high-gain super compressed distortion. but if you overdrive the clean channel slightly, and put a tubescreamer in front of that, you'll get a nice creamy organic distortion...a cheap way to (roughly) simulate a nice 70's tube amp sound.
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[Dec 8,2005 2:42pm - diamond nli  ""]
by the way, if anyone wants to buy a metalzone, i have one for $50, i also have a Korg Toneworks distortion pedal (not a multieffects piece of crap, only distortion). It's a pretty sweet pedal with a bunch of neat features...used to sell for $250 (they don't make them anymore); i'll let mine go for $100 o/b/o.
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[Dec 8,2005 4:41pm - anonymous  ""]
i think anyone of the digitech distortion or the line 6 would be great... they have a metal zone setting as well as the electro harmonix..... ect
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[Dec 8,2005 4:53pm - RustedAngel ""]
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SIIIICK GUY!
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[Dec 8,2005 4:56pm - Blue ""]
i cant believe this thread even exists.
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[Dec 8,2005 4:59pm - SacreligionNLI  ""]
it's ok...i didn't believe in absynthe for a while either
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[Dec 8,2005 5:05pm - brian_dc ""]
Blue said:i cant believe this thread even exists.


hey, I hocked the BBE in response


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