Awsome Pedal

I do not belong in a band, or perform for a living. Music is a hobby of mine, and I do have some nice toys. I bought this pedal because I purchased a 15 watt tube amp that created wonderful clean tones, but did not do distortion very well. I plugged this baby in, and wow! I was able to get some of my favorite tones out of it right away. I suppose this pedal will react different with other equipment, but dispite what some people have said, this pedal is very versatile. You can get a Led Zeppelin sound, AC/DC, Judas Priest, and many other tones. Now my little tube amp is able to give me the best of both worlds, clean and dirty, and sounds better than my 75 watt solid state amp.

RULES!!!

Metal Zone is my favorite distortion pedal. i own many and love them all, But the Metal zone has been used on countless Metal records, from Whitesnake to Cannibal Corpse. Entombed used a early one similar on Left Hand Path. Toxic holocaust uses it. So many to list. I swear by mine. It gives awesome sounds from Fuzz to flat out high gain death metal! There are new ones coming out all the time. But i try them and i miss the old school thrash metal attack sound i can get from the MT2. It can get high gain but sometimes i want to back off and play old metal records, And there's hundred's!!! MT2 can do this with it's great equalizer built in. It Is easy to dial in , simple and almosy every distortion pedal you hear is based off of the MT2. This is a Legendary Pedal.

BEST DISTORTION PEDAL EVER...

I've owned many different types of distortions over the years but this is the ONE. I've bought many over the years. It's like yr favorite album. The most intense distortion and the crunch is the best. The EQs built in are fantastic too. I can't even go back to any other distortions.

Great Sounds!

I mostly use preamp distortion, but needed an actual distortion box sound for a few songs in a live set and chose this after trying a bunch of pedals. Most pedals sounded more like toys with one basic sound to me compared to this. I know that some people prefer other sounds, but this gives you a range of quality choices. Boss always seems to give you something that takes you farther and they did it again with this pedal. It's diverse. It's definitely a solid workhorse. The MT-2 gets some nice sounding distortions and the EQ gives you a great range of sounds and control. The EQ really put this over the top for me. The pedal can be adjusted for use as a booster pedal too. It's hard to choose a distortion pedal without hearing them all, but if you're trying a web only selection, I'll say that this is definitely among the best and it gets sounds from 70's rock and metal to some of the heavier stuff that's on the radio now. If you're playing mostly blues, there are better choices, but for hard rock, metal or some sweet lead sounds in anything from pop to a range of heavy styles, this is one of the best if not THE best, depending on your situation. Nice hard rock/ metal rythm sounds too. Even though it's called Metal Zone, it covers more ground than just metal. It sounds extra cool on lead guitars combined with a little delay and I've used it to add a small amount of EQ and distortion while recording a bass track too.

Metal Heaven!

This is a great pedal. My brother and I each use one regularly in our metal band. We love that we can get the full out metal sounds from a clean amp. We go into JC-120s and it allows us to set our sounds for songs at home and sound the same at rehearsal or anywhere else. We have loved these for quite some time. If you play metal, this is the way to go.

Extreme EQ settings and versatile!

For anyone looking for a solution to get a very wide range of extreme, or not so extreme tones out of a limiting amp rig, this pedal is may be it. I used it through a 120 watt peavy tube combo for some leads on a record resulting in some face melting. I also used it to overdrive vocals. Strong points are the obscene amount of gain you can get, but more importantly how far you can boost or cut frequencies with the EQ section. This pedal could be instrumental in developing very unique tones due to the extremes of the EQ for sonic sculpting. I also own a proCo Rat II, Ibanez FZ-7 fuzz, and EH big muff, and BBE freq boost. Between this and the big muff, I've found many applications throughout the studio. Oh, I believe I used it on bass as well with interesting effects.

Metalheads Rejoice!

Wow! I could practically sum up this review with that one word. I was actually given this pedal by a buddy of mine at church. When I got home and hooked it up, I was blown away! This little pedal gives some of the best distortion I have ever heard, it even makes my cheap guitar sound good through my cheap amp! It's quite versatile, featuring 6 tone knobs, allowing you to adjust from low gain, almost bluesy type stuff, to high gain heavy metal. This is great for the guitarist who wants to change their tone from day to day with a single pedal. It allows for smooth note clarity, even at super high gain. On top of the awesome tone it produces, it's built like a tank! The metal casing not only makes it look cool, but makes the durability awesome! I've owned and used many distortion pedals, and this is by far the best I have ever used. If you're seeking a pedal to give you that awesome metal tone, buy this today!

Great for clavinova...

I wanted to give this pedal a 5, but on guitar it only deserves about a 2... On the other hand, it sounds fantastic with the clav sim on my Korg keyboard! Seriously, every keyboard player should check out distortion at some point if he/she has an amp.

Boss MT-2

The BOSS MT-2 Metal Zone is one of the best selling compact effects pedals of all-time. It’s Dual-gain distortion circuit produces some of the most versatile distortion sounds ever made available. From low gain breakup to totally over-the-top insane. With huge mids and lows it can make a small combo amplifier sound like a dedicated head and closed back cabinet set-up

Separate controls are included for level, distortion and three bands of EQ. The EQ section offers 15 db of cut or boost at each frequency center and includes both High and Low shelving EQ, plus mid-band Parametric EQ with a 200hz-5Khz sweep. All this in Boss’ smart, easy access, durable housing!

The wide range of distortion and flexible EQ make for an extremely flexible unit. The manual lists several reference settings that sound great on their own, but also can be used as a starting point for creating your own sounds. These settings cover basic overdrive, 80’s Metal, Modern Metal, 70’s Classic Rock, Progressive Rock, early British rock, 50’s style Rock ‘n' Roll, and 60’s fuzz among others.

Boss MT-2

The BOSS MT-2 Metal Zone is one of the best selling compact effects pedals of all-time. It’s Dual-gain distortion circuit produces some of the most versatile distortion sounds ever made available. From low gain breakup to totally over-the-top insane. With huge mids and lows it can make a small combo amplifier sound like a dedicated head and closed back cabinet set-up

Separate controls are included for level, distortion and three bands of EQ. The EQ section offers 15 db of cut or boost at each frequency center and includes both High and Low shelving EQ, plus mid-band Parametric EQ with a 200hz-5Khz sweep. All this in Boss’ smart, easy access, durable housing!

The wide range of distortion and flexible EQ make for an extremely flexible unit. The manual lists several reference settings that sound great on their own, but also can be used as a starting point for creating your own sounds. These settings cover basic overdrive, 80’s Metal, Modern Metal, 70’s Classic Rock, Progressive Rock, early British rock, 50’s style Rock ‘n' Roll, and 60’s fuzz among others.

On bass as well

I used to use this on bass guitar a while ago. It was stolen by some metal band I was doing sound for.
I think it i cheesy that there are two reviews in a row with ad copy pasted into them.
pure cheese like that knocked a star off my review.

Practice Stombox.

This stomp-box is mainly meant to get you that "scooped" metal sound at bedroom volumes, and it does it extremely well. When using it live however, it begins to sound harsh and shrill like a solid state amplifier. For live use I would suggest something more "tube-amp friendly" like an Ibanez TS-9 or the BOSS overdrive pedals. Overall, it's the best at what it does.

Cringe... sorry. :(

I've always found the MT-2 very nasally and thin sounding... regardless of how you set the controls... actually WORSE than the HM-2. Several of my students have bought these over the years and brought them in for me to demonstrate. And while I am trying to adjust the tone controls to something useable in real life (cringing in disgust), I could always look up and see the look of pure joy on their faces as the feedback howled and hissed.

OK for the basement rockstar, I guess, but no-one with experience playing live venues would ever use on on stage... not even metal bands. YOUR GUITAR WILL LOSE ALL NOTE DEFINITION AND DISAPPEAR IN THE MIX WHEN USING THIS PEDAL LIVE!!! (Try explaining that to a 12 year old with an ear-to-ear grin... he doesn't care.)

Bottom line: Great for beginners chunking away on power chords... not much else.

P.S. I'm not one of those stuffy guitar teachers who tries to teach note-reading to kids who just want to rock. I was learning Randy Rhoads back when he was still alive. :)

Excellent For Beginners

I purchased this pedal about three yers ago and at first was truly blown away by it. But as my ears and taste matured it began to lose it's luster. I placed an EQ in the chain before than after and never could quite gain the sound I was trying to achieve. If you are wanting to sound like what is already out there than this is the pedal for you, if you would like to sound original this may also be the pedal for you, just be prepared to spend hours "knobbing" to achieve individuality. The intent of this pedal is very noble, but I found the extra controls to be very daunting.