BOSS MT-2 –Metal Zone Effects Pedal for Guitar and Bass. Legendary High-Gain Distortion Pedal with over 1 Million Sold. BOSS 5-Year Warranty.
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BOSS MT-2 –Metal Zone Effects Pedal for Guitar and Bass. Legendary High-Gain Distortion Pedal with over 1 Million Sold. BOSS 5-Year Warranty.
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The Metal Zone’s most famous contribution to death metal came on At The Gates’ seminal 1995 album, Slaughter of the Soul, when the signal was fed through an HM-2 then into the MT-2 to tighten up the sound. Yet the more creative we get with the Metal Zone, the more uses can we can find for it.
Using an Overdrive pedal, like the Ibanez Tube Screamer, can help bring magic to an average guitar sound, but only if you know how to use one. Simon Neil, Biffy Clyro (below)– the inked Scotsman has used his Metal Zone on every Biffy record to date. In a video interview with That Pedal Show, he professed that he still uses one alongside his MD-2 Mega Distortion in his live rig. Mega indeed. The Boss MT-2 Metal Zone has been part of the legendary Japanese effects manufacturer's fixed program since 1991 and since then has helped to turn even the weakest guitar amplifier into a fire-breathing metal monster. The analogue dual-stage gain circuit promises massive distortion sounds with long sustain, while the active 3-band EQ allows precise adjustment of the tone. The key magic was focusing and boosting midrange in the first gain stage to enhance the sweet spot for guitar sound Yoshi Ikegami, president of BossBut what do chorus pedals sound like? Chorus is a lush modulation effect that, when applied to a guitar, creates a “doubled” sound that’s akin to a 12-string guitar. This is because a chorus pedal works by splitting an instrument’s signal into two — leaving one unaffected, while slightly delaying the second signal and modulating/detuning its pitch. That’s how the rich doubled effect is achieved!
The EQ is so powerful,” said Massaad following his MT-2W demo. “You can really mold it how you want to mold it. [Using it] with a baritone, that’s what left me really, really impressed. It handles extended-range tuning like it’s no problem whatsoever.” Note that I also included the Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive Keeley Ge (Germanium) 5-Star Mod as a Bonus Round - it’s still right up there, but not quite of the status of the other 3 - and I could not readily find any kind of obvious or even vaguely matching mini alternative - I could have maybe gone with the new MXR Mini Timmy (also with asymmetrical clipping) - but I feel that it is its own thing really - and I don’t feel it entirely fair to associate obviously branded pedals with each other unless they are intentional clones or alternatives. The MT-2W reflects the progressive changes to the 21st century metal scene. Guitarists are now after tighter lows, punchier mids, dynamic gain and articulate highs, which is exactly what the MT-2W provides. Don’t scoop the mids! While there’s no harm in jamming some classic Metallica or Pantera riffs, the days of mid-scooping are over. You have to learn to let go. If you want to find your own sound with the Metal Zone, embrace the mids. You’ll find that it suddenly plays nice with other pedals, and sounds way better in a mix – either recorded or live.So, how does a guitar noise gate pedal work? It’s actually a lot simpler than you might think. A noise gate works by “opening” and letting sound through when your guitar/amp signal goes above a certain threshold (which you can manually set on most noise gate pedals). It then “closes” to eradicate the hiss when its level falls below that threshold.
But perhaps the Metal Zone’s greatest cultural impact can be observed in the generations of guitar players it has weaned on high-gain. For many metal players, the MT-2 was a rite of passage, a crucial staging post en route to finding the sound they’d take on the road. You can of course buy Waza Craft versions of the BD-2 and MT-2 - which are both excellent also, while I still have something of a preference for their Keeley predecessors - which supposedly had significant influence on Boss’s own Waza engineering decisions. I also have the MT-2W, and fully intend to acquire a BD-2W at some stage for sake of completion - while I don’t really feel I need it right at this moment - as the Freak Fuzz Blues Driver is as close to welded into my pedal-chain as any pedal ever will be. Overdrive and distortion are unique sounds that can be confused. Gain an increased awareness of the differences between the two terms. Read more… What is the Waza Craft Pedal Line?AC adaptor (PSA series: sold separately) Current Draw 35 mA Expected battery life under continuous use Alkaline: Approx. 18 hours Overdrive vs Distortion vs Fuzz: What's The Difference?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj53Q-pisbw&t=1s Kurt Ballou is a producer at GodCity studios in Salem, Massachusetts as well as a guitarist with Converge, and he's a master architect of heavy tones who knows gear better than most. He even makes his own pedals and guitars under God City Instruments name. While he's an aficionado of the Boss HM-2, for a while he used the MT-2 and like other heavyweight players on our list, he utilised it as a boost. So what is a buffer pedal? Buffer pedals aim to reinforce your signal to prevent loss of volume or clarity. They prevent AC (alternating current) from entering a circuit, thus preventing your signal from being interrupted or affected. A stronger, clearer signal means better sound – it’s as simple as that. Boss pedals all have buffered bypass circuitry built-in, meaning that when they’re bypassed, they still act as buffers. Like all Waza Craft pedals, the MT-2W infuses an original BOSS analog design with artful refinements for enhanced performance and versatility. The dual-stage gain circuit features a discrete design with carefully selected components, providing premium tones with increased clarity. The EQ has been refined as well, with a smoother midrange tone and unique Q values specially tuned for the pedal’s Standard and Custom modes. Standard Mode: Enhanced Metal Zone
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