All user reviews for the Boss MT-2 Metal Zone

I got this pedal from my bassist's brother for 40$ (Can.)and I can say I got it cheap compared to the real price (about 200 bucks)

What I like about it? It just kicks major ass! Since I am a metal-head, it perfecly fits me. The extreme gain with the 4 band EQ is simply amazing. It can emulate sounds like metallica, slipknot or korn(7-strings rulez).

The only thing I could complain about is that if you don't have noise reduction, you have some hiss when you crank your amp.

It wouldn't break in an explosion. I have it since 1997 and it still works great!!!

1-Buy it
2-Set it
3-Crank It!!!!

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I baught this unit at Guitar Center for $89.99. I baught it cause I needed a pedal that can get great metal tone but not muddy up when cranked.

This pedal is kick a$$. I suguest anyone whos into metal should get this pedal. You can get anywhere from a classic AC/DC to Slayer and beyond, putting it through a 4' 12" cab just inhances its tonal capabilities.

I havnt found anything yet, its an all aropund great pedal, and for 89.99, its a must have for any metal inthutheis.

great quality, sturdy, heavy unit, made in the USA, what more can I say.

Perfect pedal for anyones whos into metal, or in to rock for that matter. Very versitle, great tones, good price, great derability

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i got this because my amp distortion was really lame and i got it for $50 used at guitar center

THis thing sounds fuking awsome, i love the eqalizer knobs on it, it helps you give alot of tones and stuff, great for stuff like slipknot to bad relgion, just fuk around with the eq knobs, and this thing is a fuking tank too i know this dude that's had his metal zone since the 70's.....good battery life too

i don't liek that' it's usually $90 which is a little over priced for it, if i had $90 i would probably get a digitech metal master but if you want quality get boss if you want a lot of different sounds and are to lazy to use the eq knobs get the metal master

THIS THING IS A STEEL THING...it's awsome i love the contsturction and badass quality too

boss= quality, digitech= sounds

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Bought it from Sound Control music store in Sheffield. I paid £60 GB for it, but I got some money off because I go there so much, and I think usually it's meant to be £70-ish.

The thing I like the most is the control layout, which gives you a High and Low frequency, as well as a dual Mid-frequency control so you can adjust the level and the frequency of the Mids. This makes it absolutely perfect for the scooped-mid sound that I wanted for metal, but the thing comes with a set of presets to use, so you can do anything from Rainbow (think "Man on the Silver Mountain") and 4th-album Led Zeppelin sounds to full-on metal (everything I do from Iron Maiden to Megadeth and also drop-tuning stuff like Blaze and Roy Z music. It also has the invaluable virtue of sounding good with things like triads and ringing open notes, which some distortions sound crap on; think of those earthy-sounding open G and F#7 chords on the title track from Black Sabbath's first record.

It bypasses really well too, and I run my guitar straight into it and then into the clean channel of my Marshall AVT20, which is perfect for all the stuff I do. I'll review this again maybe when I get around to adding a wah pedal into the setup.

Nothing at all that can think of - perhaps the tone isn't as "Dynamic" as the Danelectro "Fab Tone", but I decided on the Metal Zone over that because of the great range and versatility, and the plain "No-bullshit"ness that Boss have over Danelectro, and because overall the Zone is beytter. The Fab Tone is good for poppier music, but the Metal Zone is the best all-round distortion I've ever come across.

It's Boss, what more do you need to know?!
It would take at least a nuclear holocaust to stop this thing working (although I'd kill anyone who tried to do that to my 'Zone - it's been signed by the guys from Blaze!), it's been dropped, kicked, it's had things dropped ON it, and obviously it has to deal with my size 12's stomping on it every day, and not a single scratch so far, and never lets me down.

Only thing I'd say is, get an AC adaptor for it since the thing eats batteries like Cartman eats pies, and te sound of the thing is too good to lose because of a flat battery.

Bottom line, if you play metal, especially if you want crunch and great harmonics for rhythm and great sustain and lead tone for soloing, there's onl one way to go:

METAL ZONE IT!

(Did I mention that it comes in a really cool matte black casing? one of that gay-ass looking yellow OD-1 crap for me).

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BOUGHT IT ,EXCUSE ME TRADED IN MY ZOOM 707 AT SAM ASH FOR THIS UNIT,89.95

I LIKE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS UNIT!I GET HEAVY AND NASTY TONES,AND GET HARD ROCK TONES AND ROCK TONES AND BLUES TONES,AND EVEN FUZZ TONES! VERY DIVERSIFIED PEDAL!WELL BUILT, ITS A BOSS!WHAT WOULD U EXPECT?

NOTHING!

BUILT STRONG AND SIMPLE EASY ACCESS!

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A DISTORTION PEDAL THAT COVERS ALOT OF DIFFERNT TONES,ESPECIALLY NASTY TONES THIS IS THE ONE!I TRADED MY ZOOM 707 THAT HAD A TON OF EFFECTS FOR THIS ONE PEDAL CAUSE ZOOM EFFECTS SUCK!THEY MADE MY MARSHALL MG250 SOUND LIKE SHIT!WHAT EVER U DO DONT BUY A ZOOM!ZOOM=CRAP!

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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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