All user reviews for the Boss MT-2 Metal Zone

I bought my metal zone pedle from guitar center in hollywood for 89.99 and i got the adapter for 30.00us,

The reason why i bought this peddle is that i heard it was the best and it was very durible and though,mainly what i like about it is that it has a very nice heavy metal crunch to the sound and gives you lots of options, so if you dont play heavy metal its ok,go ahead and buy it because there are many differnt sounds to monsterous MT-2

there is nothing wrong with this pedal but if your going to buy it it is important to buy the adapter because batterys arent worth it, its just a hastle, if your going to go with a distortion pedal MT-2 is all worth it

the quality of this product is very good, it is encased in a very srong metal box,no wires are sticking out ,very sturdy ,could take lots of punishment and abuse

the bottom line is this pedal is worth the money you pay for it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I got it from a friend, I traded my danelectro black licorice for it.


It has a parametric eq, and bass and treble and gain and volume controls, lots of possiblilities. Good amount of gain. This can emulate lots of different peoples sounds. Lots of sustain.

It is very tinny, and the treble is quite weak sounding. You have to play with it alot to get some good sounds worth using alot. It doesn't sound very good when you turn down the distortion, it has too much compression.

It is boss, tough as a tank, built to last.

It is good if you want full on metal distortion, whether you cut your mids or not, it is still good for most metal. Good for stuff like master of puppets, but it can also do iron maiden sounds too.

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I bought it at the Guitar Center. I bought it because I needed a good metal distortion pedal and I was getting angry at my Digitech one. I payed about $80.

I like the variety of knobs and the ability to change the level of distortion unlike on my old Digitech pedal. I also think it us very durable.

Ummm...can't think of anything I don't like about it.

It's made of metal I think. Very durable.

This pedal is good for anyone who wants to sound like Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, or In Flames.

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my friend has this pedal, she got it for about $80 canadian.

NOTHING! i hate this pedal with the deepest depths of my soul, and so does every other guitar playing friend that i have. it's abseloutly terrible.

it makes you sound like you're playing through a tin can. there is WAAAAAAY too much Mid and High end frequency. this is the worst pedal i have ever heard. you can really only get one of two sounds out of this pedal, and they are both really bad. i have NO idea why people like this pedal.

it's a boss pedal, so it's never going to break

simply horrible. i have never heard a worse sounding distortion in my entire life! there are tons of better distortion pedals out there!

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I bought this off a friend, second hand. I paid 40 Euros for it which converts to 40 US dollars.

It is solidly built, and as good as new. It doesn't take up much space and it is easy to get a pack of new sounds by turning a knob. Apt for everyone I would say.

It will run off batteries before I have time to say 'Jesuuus'.

As mentioned before in the likes section: very solid. This guy had it for two years and I can't even appreciate it.

I don't really understand how anyone would like to get rid of this pedal. It is an excellent distortion pedal for any songs. I really really really like the 'Rock 2' preset. Simply amazing. If you cun buy an ACDC adaptor.

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$100+ from a music store many years ago.

I like the mid range sweep parametric EQ. I set the mid EQ to maximum negative, then sweep the frequency back and forth until I get a "V" sound that I like. Tons of bass. Sounds good to me in a transistor Peavey amp as well as in a Soldano tube amp (however its two distinctly different sounds). Ideal for palm mute distortion.

Be advised that the distortion is thick so your other equipment needs to be able to handle it; otherwise it can muddy out "weak" amps and speakers. (This is not a tube screamer or a pure volume boast to boast a lead section, so if you are looking for that, this unit will disappoint.) On the other hand, if you've got a 120 watt tube (or transistor) head with robust speakers to match. Whoa, this thing can do the "wall of sound with lots of bass" thing. Never tried recording with it.

Solid.

I'm giving this a five because when the EQ is "sucked out" or "V", it makes a great massive palm mute sound. Look elsewhere for a "cut through the band" lead device.

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I'd been playing my axe for about a year and a half an i figured it could do with a bit more of a kick so i went to the nearest Dawson's (Chester, England) and asked what they recomended. I tried a couple of standard distorion pedals and then the guy who was helping me suggested the Metal Zone. The way he set the pedal up and said "now try this" with such relish showed haow good he thought it was. After blasting out a few chords an a minor pent. solo i was hooked. It cost about 80 pounds which is pretty hefty but well worth it!!

Its got the capability to produce every sound from a meaty, Metallica-style thump, to a Jimi Hendrix scream depending on how you set it up. The sample settings provided with the unit are very helpfull and you can fine tune them to your own needs. Whether you're just messing around or performing live this pedal is amazing. The simple stomp-box switch is great for shifting in and out of distortion mid-song. For example i used it to play Metallica's 'Nothing Else Matters' which is mostly clean and i just kicked it in for the solo.

Very few complaints, mainly the cost but this is a high performance machine. There's also a little fuzz if you leave your rig set up with the pedal on but this is easily righted by kicking the pedal off when not playing. It does eat through 9V batteries like nobody's business so unplugg it when your not using it or, even better, get a Boss mains adapter for it.

It is incredibly robust, you can jump up and down on it without effect, i've dropped it, kicked it repeatedly in and out of distortion and it will not break.

The most brilliant sounding and versatile pedal i have ever played. Boss are a renouned manufacturer but they have surpassed themselves here.

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I bought this used on ebay for around $60. I needed a much better distortion pedal than the one I had, and I heard good things about it, so I took a gamble and just went ahead and bought it.

Wow. Everyone was right about this that told me it was awsome. It has a 4 band EQ which is more than most pedals, esp. in this price range. Loads of distortion! Very versatile - I could get a light warm bluesy sound, to a new metalist's dream, to a total shred. Not easily hurt either. It is very simple and easy to use.

When I first got this, I was amazed. I thought it could do anything. But after a long time of use, the bass sounded like crap, and the volume was cutting out. Of course, that's probably just b/c I don't know how much it was used before I bought it... But other than the fact that it didn't last forever... it's great (I suppose I could get it fixed...).

This is made by Boss, and they make their pedals tough. I bet you could drive over it with your car and it would work just like it did before you decided to do something so stupid. Actually, I was thinking about throwing out my window to prove how tough it is. I bet my friends with thier crappy Digitech stuff wouldn't ever try that...

Bottom line is: If you are looking for a better distortion than what you got, give this a try. It should give you everything you need and a little more. No wonder so many people use this pedal (I heard some now famous bands used to use this back in the day... well, I perform and it's good enough for me though.) Great Pedal.

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I got this bad boy at a local music shop (Axe music) for about $120

i really like the versatility. I mean i play in a punk band and i can get out the ronchy sound i want and still get that "air sucked out of the room" distortion when im playin my metallica.

i dont like the fact that it runs through batteries like a mother fucker and that it doesnt come with a adapter and that u have to buy one for $50

holy shit dont get me started!...this thing is a mother fuckin tank!...it is indestructable!

if u dont buy this after this review...im gonna have to smack u in the face with a phonebook.

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Bought second hand for $50 aust.

I do like the range of tones, and adjustible eq they chucked on this model...it allows you to get all the other boss distortion sounds and adds some more sound to your repertior.

This is a great little pedal for practises and home studios...The main problem is that once you actually try and crank the thing up a bit, you lose all the tone, clarity, and in the end all you've got is a wall of muddy fuzz. I've spoken to quite a few recording engineers all who can't stand them and have some major issues making these things sound any good in the studio...
The other major problem is the amount of feedback you get with one of these pedals, if you want to play with a drummer, or at any kinda volume, expect a WHOLE lot of feedback...even with the distortion right down, nothing can save this one.

Boss stompboxes are pretty much the benchmark in quality...in the end after much wear and tear, i did have to start replacing a few things...but it lasted me pretty well

quite a good little pedal for practise, experimentation and home studio stuff...just dont try and turn it up.

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Bought this evil bastard on a local shop for about 100$. I chose Metal Zone after fooling around trying different distortion units in the shop, this one made my choice easy.

With 4 separate tuning knobs, you can get every possible distortion you can emagine;
From soft blues to raw death metal. And the sound quality is awesome, but I recommend using it together with an equalizer (I use Boss GE-7) With the right settings, you'll be able to blow out walls with this combination.

Dont have much to say here, just one thing;
without an equalizer/noise reducer it may cause alot of hiss (if you play loud) But I have both equalizer and n.r, so thats not a problem for me.

And... it eats batteries like a monster, so be sure to get a power unit.

Boss - like everyone says. Its build to be in war or something. I guess nothing can destroy a Boss stomp, i wouldnt be surprised if it survived a nuke as well


I can highly recommend this to anyone into any sort of distorted music. METAL zone yes, but playing brit-pop with this ain't a problem..

Get this one and combine it with an equalizer, and you will be armed and dangerous!!

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I bought this baby at guitar center for 90 bucks. Best purchase ive ever made for my guitar besides an emg81.

Where do i start! First of all the distortion is a thick, creamy studo-style distortion that is so clean that you would think i had a wall of tube amps. Its amazing for a heavy metal or heavy punk rythm, or for a ferocious solo. Is such a lively clean clear crisp distortion that it almost gets me aroused.

Not a thing! It rocks

Top notch construction, anything boss is good and this is no exeption, ive had it for about six months ad played tons of gigs and practices and it has so much as a scratch on it.

The ultimate distortion pedal! If yur gonna get a pedal and scrap using amp distorion this is the one. This thing rocks!

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I was looking for a good distortion and BOSS is pretty reliable. I found the MT-2 and it suited my needs fairly well, so I bought it at Guitar Center for somewhere around $80.

It's rather durable and has a good range. I can get a lot of sounds out of this sucker.

It's a bit expensive and it tends to still be a bit to metalish and beefy in the less distorted overdrive range sounds, but what do you expect? It's called "Metal Zone." If you want overdrive, get an overdrive pedal or a good amp.

Like I said, it's a BOSS product, so you could have an elephant stomp on it without breaking it.

Bottom line? Buy it if you want metal. If you're looking for an all-purpose solution to all your distortion needs, then don't let the other reviews fool you... This isn't it.

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I got this unit through an on-line auction (ibazar, now a part of ebay). I got it because I felt that I needed a distortion pedal. I paid about 500 skr (about $50, I think).

I like the options it gives me. Apart from a distortion level control, it's got a volume control and a three-band-equalizer (including a knob which I think controls the frequency setting for the middle band). You can get a few different sounds from it.

What I dislike about MY unit is its ability to stop working when I've played with it for a while. I'll send it to the repair workshop one of these days...

It's a sturdy little thing. I doubt it would ever take any serious physical damage...

It's a nice distortion pedal. OK, I havn't had much to compare with, but I like it. Too bad mine doesn't work allright...

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Well i bought this from my guitar teacher for 85$$ aslo with a adaptor.

I like this petal a lot.Its very sturdy,compact,and a crap load of distortion.You cant go wrong with this thing,its easy to press the petal too.you can have your guitar at a low volume and still get a lot of distortion.I have a peavy 158 amp,witch is a 15 wat little practice amp and still good sound.

umm?not to much,maby its a little pricey for what it is but still worth the $.

Holy @#$&monkeys!this things built like a 10 foot concrete wall reinforced with steel.strongest petal ive ever used!

This is a great all around overdrive petal,it gives you a kick@$$ clear distortion sound

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I Paid 115 Euros for this pedal, Which I think is OK. I bought it in Modern Music, Galway, Ireland.

I like most the EQ control, specially the parametric Mid-EQ.

I read very good reviews about this pedal, saying that you could get any type of distorsion you want. It's not true.
I'm a fast player, I play 80's style SPEED METAL, and this thing can't handle the shredding, it all sounds too muddy, there is no clarity. I turn the distortion control all the way down and still the distortion is too nasty for what I want, no matter what I do with the EQ.

The constuction is very good, very solid, like all Boss stomp boxes.

It can be good or bad, depends what you want to sound like. If you want to play Classic Heavy Metal or 80's Thrash, It wont do it.
Maybe It's OK if you want to play some shity nu-"metal" and crap like that.
I'm dissapointed, and still looking for the pedal that will make me sound like DESTRUCTION. This is not the one.

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i bought this pedal from sam ash music store in columbus. I paid $89.99 or it and $21 for the adaptor

I play in a hard rock band, and this pedal is exactly what I was looking for. It's loud, and it has great sustain and power. The pedal also has onboard EQ with allows you too turn up your lows or highs, and this is very helpful. The manual includes some settings for different kinds of distortion, which is very helpful. This pedal is very capable of giving bonecrushing hard distortion, or some light overdrive. It's pretty versatile, but it's forte is loud, heavy music.

There's nothing i really didn't like about this pedal. I do get quite a bit of feedback when playing loud, but this could be b/c i lay through a crappy PA. But even on my small practice amp i get some. I have a seymour duncan dimebucker and a DiMarzio Tonezone in my guitar and i still get quite a bit of feedback. But muting the strings when not playing solves this. Also, don't turn your lows up to high or you will get kind of a rumble sound when playing.

i could run over this pedal with a car and it would still work great. it's small and compact, and very well made.

This is the only distortion pedal you will ever need. I highly recommend this

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I read off this baby from guitar magzine and guitar web-site
. I wanted a sound that is very crunchy and metalish. So I
just search on the internet and read magzines about distortion
effects. And almost every guitar player come to a conclusion
that is Metal-Zone is the best choice of all! So I got this baby
from guitar center for about 90 bucks. And it did kicks some
ass.

It has a lot of eq that you can adjust your low , mid and highs.
that gives you a varity of distortions from rock and roll to
crunchy thrash metal sounds.

well, this baby is perfect~ there is nothing I dislike about it.

Boss' product is always very high quality and the construction
is awsome,too. The metal box is as hard as it can be. so it won't
be damged so easily.

Well I think Boss-metal zone is a very well known pedal. There is really no need that I am here to tell you guys how great this baby is, because you might heard 1000 times before!
Buy it or die!

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I bought this pedal from a friend for 40 bucks. Great deal, because it was in perfect condition and it had box and instructions.

It has some serious gain! The distortion has this real metalic sound to it, that is perfect for heavy metal solos. I also like the unit's useability. The knobs are real easy, and the pedal even comes with some sample settings for it (heavy metal, british rock, fuzz, ect.) However the fuzz setting doesn't really sound like fuzz.

I wish that a sort of calmer setting came with the pedal. Don't get me wrong, I love the enormous gain, but I also wish that it has some cleaner tones. I can't complain too much thoush, because a distortion pedal isn't exactly designed to give you cozy distortion.

It's as hard as a rock. Believe me, Boss makes the best-quality stomp boxes around. Don't buy that danelectro crap.

I would really reccomend this pedal for anyone whom wants a snarling solo. This pedal is designed to blow the audiences' mind, so don't buy this if your attempting to use it for soft rock.

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i brought this pedal off a friend for $50 Aus (about $24us) who only just brought it new for $280 Aus because he brought a Digitech Multi Effects Board and didnt want it anymore. i got it because i play metal and needed a good distortion pedal

i like the rugged construction and the vast eq settings available

i brought this pedal expecting to have this monstourous bone shattering distortion, it does that pretty well but thats about it. this pedal sounds muddy , eats batters if you leave the cable plugged into it even if its off and you cant get any good distortion tones out of it , i play Metallica mainly and this pedal couldnt handle that for shit no matter what the eq and dist settings i had it on! sure this pedal is good if you play Pantera and the really loud ass music (which i occasionaly play) but for a good tone in a pedal this thing sucks!

the construction is amazing ive dropped it , thrown it and accidently spilt a drink on it and it still works fine the only thing that lets this pedal down is the muddy ultra high gain not enough control distortion this pedal gives out

bottom line this sucks if your a Metallica player or a player of any great tube toned band , its great for ultra heavy thrash but for normal Metal this isnt the pedal but this is only an oppinion , i much perfer the Marshall Jackhammer as it gives you a great tone and great controlability

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I bought this pedal about a week back (brand new) for about 115 bucks at Walters music store in Toronto.

I purchased it because I recently bought a Fender Hotrod Deville and was looking for a better metal sound that I could customize.

So many variables... This pedal sounds great on my amp and has many different options so you can create your own sound.

From Fuzz to Heavy Metal this pedal does it all.

The only thing I don't like about the unit is that it SUCKS UP batteries.

Solution: Use an adaptor

Like all Boss pedals... Invincible.

This pedal can take a beating.

This is a great pedal with many different variables and I'd definitely recommend it to anyone interested in Rock music.

I've tried many-a-distortion pedal and this is the best one I've used BY FAR!!!

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I bought this bad boy from Guitar Center in Clackamas, OR. I got it for 89.99, nearly half the retail pprice! God Bless thos Guitar Center lads!

I know this box has been reviewed many times, and I have yet to see anything negative. It's almost a moot point, but anyone who needs some serious distortian needs this box! It has more versatility and a better overall sound than any other effects pedal I've heard. I'm currently running through a Fender Princeton 65 watt amp. And I tell you, this amp wasn't exactly meant to handle distortion, and it sounds awesome!

So far, there isn't anyhting...I noticed that the batteries seem to drain fairly quickly, but that could also be the fault of low-quality batteries...

I've only had the box for a couple of weeks, but it's all ready been dropped once or twice...It's housed in a sturdy metal casing...just by BOSS's reputation alone, I'm sure it can stand up to anything...anything except possibly Weezer's music..

Bottom line? BUY THIS PEDAL!

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Tony's Onstage Music
wanted better distortion
$189 (pretty cheap) new

solid unit ,unbreakable, sounds great, the booklet is helpful for try some sounds the first one is good (heavy metal)

It should come with the adaptor since the pedal is so expensive. The adaptor is $55


I have only had it a few months and havent used it much but i have seen some guy's that jump up and down on the and run over them with trucks.

expensive but worth it. If your'e looking at getting a dist pedal try one out and see what you think.

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