BOSS METALZONE - WORST DISTORTION PEDAL EVER?

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5 жыл бұрын

Trying out the Metalzone for the first time since I tried one back in the 90s. See the reaction!
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@OlaEnglund 5 жыл бұрын

Trying out the Metalzone Boss pedal today... pedals are fun, soooo SUBSCRIBE!

@ProjectCreativityGuy96 5 жыл бұрын

Ola Englund Burpla Englund. \m/ Anyways, how you doing, Ola? I'm hoping this will make it to one of your Q&A videos whenever you can, dude. Name a list of all your favourite guitar tunings!! :D

@blakecurtis7809 5 жыл бұрын

Pedals can be habit forming...

@Kneith 5 жыл бұрын

@Kamiya Tetsuya That pedal has the exact same problem!

@spitefulwar 5 жыл бұрын

You restored this pedal's reputation. You monster!

5 жыл бұрын

Now you need to make a song with this!

@dk2853 4 жыл бұрын

Worst pedal ever: Less than 2 minutes in and I want one.

@homeboy9002 4 жыл бұрын

That depends a lot of the amp.

@mrblueboy 4 жыл бұрын

@@homeboy9002 yup. I remember it sounded pretty good in my AC30, although the global tone was a bit messy and mellow, because AC30 has a very mellow tone, that's quite useful for something, but if you want to have a nice metal tone it isn't probably your best choice. However I played lots of concerts using an AC30 with an Iron Maiden Trubute band. And no one noticed the difference, and fellow guitarists always asked me "how can you get this amazing tone with a brit pop amplifier?" :D My answer was making them listen Brian May's Resurrection and some Rory Gallagher stuff LOL

@6chaosphere6 4 жыл бұрын

had this pedal way back in the day, sold it, aaaand now i want it back!!! 🤘🏻😂

@jasonclark9963 4 жыл бұрын

Nah go with mxr fullbore it’s better then this

@t3nshie 4 жыл бұрын

Same bro

@atmos3688 4 жыл бұрын

I think when "Satan" is written on the amp you don't need a distortion pedal

@JosephCee 3 жыл бұрын

of course you dont, but most of us dont have satan written on our amps so hello boss metal zone, or in my case, hello ehx metal muff.

@nahuel407 3 жыл бұрын

underrated

@joeyjo-joshabadu9636 3 жыл бұрын

Even Satan's amp has a "clean boost" in front though.

@Can-of-Shrimp 3 жыл бұрын

Realms Of Darkness yeah but this on is a Randall amp

@kobihawke4912 3 жыл бұрын

Hahahha

@MrAndrewKeyboards 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe you guys won't believe this, but I use this pedal as distortion for my BASS. Never liked bass distortions on market, so when I tested a MZ... Instant crush.

@jfo3000 2 жыл бұрын

Makes sense, it's a very tight distortion. I'm gonna try it on bass now. Tnx.

@what-lj4cf 2 жыл бұрын

i'll try it too

@jmac3112 2 жыл бұрын

Same

@ShyamlalPV 2 жыл бұрын

I've also used it with my bass back in the day. 😃

@lordpermafrost784 2 жыл бұрын

it sounds cool but it being a guitar pedal it takes away the bass frequencies. I do not recommend it.

@tmtmtmtmtmtmtmtmtm 2 жыл бұрын

This was the sound of late 90s metalcore and grindcore. Pairs well with Ibanez guitars and piccolo snares cranked up as tightly as possible.

@gabet7193 Жыл бұрын

yesss, he plugged in the front and started playing and I instantly thought of early metalcore / deathcore / grindcore, that really raw and sharp sound

@TheKitchenerLeslie Жыл бұрын

It's like the trademark sound of Infectious Grooves on Groove Family Cyco.

@kacper531 Жыл бұрын

acid bath too

@diontes1480 Жыл бұрын

Add a tube screamer in front and crank the bass, level it out and you have Messhugah level of gain

@Braineaters8 Жыл бұрын

@@kacper531 And Crowbar. The Metal Zone is a sludge metal beast as well!

@velislavkrastilov3698 4 жыл бұрын

3:02 The first person to drop his pick and find it

@buzzpsy 4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@danhinchliffe7622 4 жыл бұрын

I FINALLY FOUND MY PICK AFTER 7 YEARS AND 2 HOUSE MOVES!

@buzzpsy 4 жыл бұрын

@@danhinchliffe7622 haha me too

@DrunkenGamer666 4 жыл бұрын

yea... I call BS.... totally CGI...

@awakeyveltal6756 4 жыл бұрын

Searched for this comment :D

@Snaffdude 5 жыл бұрын

And this children is what happens when you use pedals CORRECTLY!

@RadityoPramAdi 5 жыл бұрын

this!! Couldn't agree more! Seasoned player have the skills and know how to make good tones (EQ ing, signal chain and stuff).

@ChristianIce 5 жыл бұрын

If you are a kid in the 90s you use the metal zone *because* you can't afford a valve amplifier with effects loop.

@gisibah 5 жыл бұрын

Can you really blame people for doing it that way though?

@MaaZeus 5 жыл бұрын

@@ChristianIce And that is why this pedal has the reputation it does and it gets parroted through the internet. People do not bother to figure if they did something wrong after moving on to better gear. Unless you use it as a boost DO NOT connect it into the front of the amplifier, that makes it sound like a can of bees and that is the sound people hate. Into a power amp through FX Return this pedal is really good for the money.

@ChristianIce 5 жыл бұрын

+MaaZeus Into a power amp through FX Return of the Satan... I would use the Satan alone and that's that :) Could be a nice toy for some industrial tone, though, but if we are here pretending that box competes with today's options, well... :D

@piercehubbard4086 2 жыл бұрын

I loved this pedal back when I started playing in 99 all they way through college into ‘08. Idk why people hate it. It was affordable and sounded good. You can’t plug it into a shitty 20 watt solid state beginner’s amp and expect to sound like Dave Mustaine.

@godzillasimpson8357 Жыл бұрын

It definitely sounds better for high gain Pantera style metal vs the very popular mxr distortion. God why do people like that shitty pedal

@piercehubbard4086 Жыл бұрын

@@godzillasimpson8357 - I had a GF who was actually a shredder, she loved the MXR Metal Muff! It was not for me though, it’s not great for old school thrash metal, it’s more of a modern day death metal, downtuned, chug-a-lug sounding pedal, that or for people who like to play like Zakk Wylde and are constantly using pinch harmonics, bending, and whammy bar stuff. It seems to really sustain the pinch harmonics, but people over use them nowadays.

@piercehubbard4086 Жыл бұрын

@@godzillasimpson8357 - You know I don’t think I’ve ever actually played the regular MXR Distortion, just the MXR Metal Muff, which wasn’t bad just not for me.

@ghost_type_gaming670 Жыл бұрын

I think it sounds pretty good on my practice amp tbh.

@piercehubbard4086 Жыл бұрын

@@ghost_type_gaming670 - sounded good on mine also. It was a good pedal for a younger player who didn’t have tons of gear like half-stacks and nice tube amps/heads.

@grazydine2 Жыл бұрын

Ahh..the Metalzone a classic. Every guitar player must have one. Usually several..and eq sweep and controls are amazing. Boss gave us exactly what we wanted.

@elgatoestaloco Жыл бұрын

Have but dont use xD

@hjeb1986 10 ай бұрын

Metalzone and metalcore my two fav ones

@julianurtz1115 5 жыл бұрын

I just watched a Viking shred for 11 minutes. It’s 3 am.

@Muglinnor 5 жыл бұрын

Nice pic dude

@Mcsteveberry 5 жыл бұрын

same same

@norayrizahanian1653 5 жыл бұрын

Julian Urtz when will you learn... when will you learn... that your actions have consequences

@marcin-gorka 5 жыл бұрын

I watched the same viking and it's 2:12 AM. Cheers.

@RogerERodriguez1k 5 жыл бұрын

I watched ԅ(≖‿≖ԅ) other kinds of things for 11 minutes and it's 3am

@virtuex10 5 жыл бұрын

I imagine, some dude sitting at his desk, checking through things on his computer. He goes to take a sip of coffee, that he then drops to the ground in confusion. "My god." He says. "It can't be..." He gets up and runs to his boss's office. His boss then looks at him concerned. "What is it?" The dude catching his breath finally speaks out. "Sir... We just got 1,000 orders for Metalzone pedals.." And with a tear in his the boss stands up and says, "I knew it would one day rise to its true glory."

@littlebritain64 5 жыл бұрын

😄👍

@Dookiemcfluffin 5 жыл бұрын

LMFAO!!!!

@gzeuskraiste 5 жыл бұрын

The Boss boss' office?

@dhill05 5 жыл бұрын

Perfect comment.

@birkettN 5 жыл бұрын

Multiple imaginations

@evelbasturd5692 Жыл бұрын

I’m convinced that Boss doesn’t make bad pedals. They make pedals that a lot of us don’t understand how to use them. The MZ sounds really good as a pre-amp for sure!! I used it in the 90’s and remembered liking it. Tried again a few years back. Different story. I’ll try it in the effects loop now. \m/

@frankcooke1692 Жыл бұрын

The hubris of some people to think that a Japanese guitar brand would make a sub-par product rather than admit to themselves it's their own fault.

@hoilst265 10 ай бұрын

My theory is that a lot of young 'uns buy 'em, crank every knob to the right - because METAL - and it sounds like arse, so that how they got the rep.

@fatboydashredder9877 10 ай бұрын

@hoilst265 that's literally why 😭 the eq spans hella frequencies and cranking it does that cuz it's meant to be dialed in

@godzilla964 7 ай бұрын

A lot of the misuse can be blamed on false advertising.

@cIappo896 7 ай бұрын

HM2 "Buzzsaw" made the fucking awesome tone of Left hand path.

@ianrotten4453 Жыл бұрын

I used to Metal Zone for over 20 years. And no, it wasn't the crap pedal everyone always gave it grief over. It was and still is a beast of a pedal.

@SynZ777 5 жыл бұрын

Roland stock goes up 40%

@BigBrandoGAMES 5 жыл бұрын

Jake D that is if You have an effects loop

@jeremyh6686 5 жыл бұрын

@@BigBrandoGAMESwhat piece of shit amp do you have that doesn't have an effects loop ?

@kirksnyder6848 5 жыл бұрын

Theres several older amps that dont have effects loops

@kirksnyder6848 5 жыл бұрын

I dont remember which ones, as I sold them immediately

@BigBrandoGAMES 5 жыл бұрын

jeremy h practice amps like a Marshall dfx dumb dumb

@archie3k433 3 жыл бұрын

I bet a lot of of the hype about this pedal sucking is rooted in kids buying this pedal and plugging it into a $30 First Act amp and then declaring it sucks.

@bigdoinks196 3 жыл бұрын

That or a fender practice amp but you're not wrong

@brandonkeller478 3 жыл бұрын

Back when the line 6 spider had the ideal metal tone

@8Junio76 3 жыл бұрын

Forums are full of ‘those’ people.

@pedronchoxgrc19 3 жыл бұрын

@@brandonkeller478 LINE 6 is shit haaha wtf , it doesnt event support pedals because its sucks

@lordgargamel4124 3 жыл бұрын

Brandon Keller i actually have one of those. Its a fun amp. Good for at home. Not performances.

@mholden020 Жыл бұрын

I picked up a used Metal Zone pedal years ago and only found out recently that there's a ton of people who don't like this thing and have never understood why. I've always used a very clean sound from the amp (like in the video) and the pedal produces a great sound!

@MayorMcCheese2000 Жыл бұрын

I've had on for years, a little tricky to get used to all the things you can control but once you figure it out you can create absolutely soaking wet distorted sounds. I've tried plenty of others and never felt compelled to buy another distortion, this one has such range.

@JayM-wg7dd Жыл бұрын

All three things? 😊

@jfadec 5 жыл бұрын

I'm impressed how you found the pick after it fell. I dont know how to do it.

@theblackwolfqc8722 5 жыл бұрын

Hahah

@uksz666 5 жыл бұрын

xD xD

@gary9706 5 жыл бұрын

true story

@kyleb4106 5 жыл бұрын

That's how I knew this video is fake. The pic would never have been found in real life

@StevesDIYProjects7 5 жыл бұрын

there has to be a BLACKHOLE some where that is stuffed full of guitar picks and 10mm wrenches and sockets. lol

@TheBryandestefano 4 жыл бұрын

I wish my amp had "death and depression" knobs. :(

@johnbraucher1499 4 жыл бұрын

Create one!

@timmbosliice 4 жыл бұрын

You seem like you already have depression

@oscarodonohoe194 4 жыл бұрын

Little pepper ikr same

@Legotrademark 4 жыл бұрын

he said presence

@titen7792 3 жыл бұрын

The Hound I do so I don’t need the knobs

@madmartigan1634 2 жыл бұрын

As a kid I always needed more gain that what amps or pedals were giving me, the MetalZone was such a BIG deal to me because I was finally able to explore the ridiculous end of distorted tone, and contour it quite a bit. I loved it so much. Fuck the haters!!

@Strepite 3 жыл бұрын

Lol when I used Metalzone I had absolutely no idea what an effects loop was... Keep in mind we had dial-up Internet back then :D

@Melkor0410 3 жыл бұрын

Real simple. Most of ur effects shld be in the fx loop so the preamp or anyth else of the amp doesnt colour the tone of the effects. You only use effects infront of the amp if you want the effects tone to be altered OR if you want to colour the distortion of the amp eg. Tubescreamers

@Strepite 3 жыл бұрын

@@Melkor0410 Tell that to 14y/o myself :D

@metalgarri4194 3 жыл бұрын

Ahahah me too! And I did not even have internet yet when I owned one...I guess that's why it has such a bad reputation, cause nobody knew how to use the fucking thing back in the days :D

@keithyj11 3 жыл бұрын

Truth ! Effects loop ? Back in the day I was happy with the DS-1 added to the combo and I called it a day

@santinodellacroce2079 3 жыл бұрын

ah dial-up how i dont miss you but i miss those times. your comment made me laugh btw lol

@Mr.D34 3 жыл бұрын

Boss Metal Zone was my main drive many years. When i jammed with other metal players they always got impressed with how great it sounded. Honestly i've never met any guitar players around me that hated that pedal or never heard anyone call it "the worst" then i start watching guitar players on youtube and everyone calls it "the worst shit" i think most people do it just to get views

@spunkytheozinho 2 жыл бұрын

its a charvel on ur pick?

@SicMundus7 2 жыл бұрын

Same. I always got compliments on my sound from guys in other bands we played with. Must have had it all dialed in just right lol. I didn't even buy the pedal. Some old cat gave it to me.

@JPEG.ben7 2 жыл бұрын

True

@DaleKamp 2 жыл бұрын

I remember wanting to get one in a Guitar Center in 2005, and the staff saying it was horrible and that I should get the orange one instead. So I think it might predate KZfaq.

@1997LT1Camaro 2 жыл бұрын

@@DaleKamp it does. I remember getting it in like 1998 ish

@venomad77 Жыл бұрын

I've been using this pedal for over 20 years and it's the only pedal I use. The Black Album sound was what I was going for back then and this replicated it.

@SNEAKYSNAKE777X 2 жыл бұрын

As usual I come to Ola's channel for pedal reviews and the man never disappoints. Especially on underrated gems like this Boss Metal Zone. Good vid man!

@magicmandan9294 4 жыл бұрын

Ola: *turns on metal zone* Mids: aight imma head out

@dickJohnsonpeter 4 жыл бұрын

Good, mid range makes it sound like it's coming out of a tin can.

@honeybadgeroutdoors6345 4 жыл бұрын

Too much mids makes it sound tinny

@leumasperron 4 жыл бұрын

Mids help you stand out in a mix

@honeybadgeroutdoors6345 4 жыл бұрын

@@leumasperron yes but too much makes you sound like shit....fine line I usually keep mine somewhere between 3 and 6

@supagonsungkapan737 4 жыл бұрын

Imma head out 🤣🤣🤣

@carlstawicki1915 4 жыл бұрын

You need to run it through a 90's Peavey or Crate amp in a garage or bedroom to hear it's full potential.

@NathanChisholm041 4 жыл бұрын

@@drscruffy6471 Same TD-70 It had one pre-amp tube lol

@carlstawicki1915 4 жыл бұрын

I had a Peavey Rage and Bandit. 😅

@pockyeatingpanda 4 жыл бұрын

Stop calling me out like this lol

@deckert618 4 жыл бұрын

That was me in 1990. Epiphone Flying V-->Metalzone-->Crate solid state 50w 1x12 blasting the neighbors from my bedroom. Good times...lol

@markrogers7304 4 жыл бұрын

@KahvinSuodatin i always like those as a practice amp back in the 90's.

@miguelangelnava4639 Жыл бұрын

Very nice! The Electro Harmonix Metal Muff really surprises a lot too. Once at a band practice I plugged one (Metal Muff) into the Effect Loop (too) of a Fender Head, and it really sounded very powerful. In the room there was another very purist musician and before playing, he only saw the Metal Muff with disagreement, I told him that I was going to use only the Fender, but really all the distortion I got with the Metal Muff. At the end of the practice I asked him: how is the sound today? and he told me: "oh yes! so brutal bro! very nice!" and that's when I told him what signal chain I had used that day. He was very surprised and said nothing more about it!

@illyrian3039 5 ай бұрын

I agree bro, the Metal Muff is such an underrated distortion pedal. I have the mini one myself and it will always be my go-to when I need my metal tone. Absolutely rips faces off in my opinion

@stephenjohnson899 Жыл бұрын

After listening to this video I had to go out and get this pedal..I've always plugged in in the front of my amp,and I've only just started using the effects loop..I scratched my head thinking why the hell haven't I been using this all along..Ola I watch your stuff daily and I have to say I've learned so much as a struggling guitarist learning to play..You have helped so many guitar players out here and really dont even know it..This pedal with my katana mk2 100 with the peavey 5150 cab sounds like a different world plugged in . Keep up the lessons for us losers out here brother 😂

@overused_meme_7039 5 жыл бұрын

2:55 I thought I was about to hear Mario die. Actually wtf

@cian622 5 жыл бұрын

wahhhhh

@moistness482 5 жыл бұрын

Lol im glad im not the only one to notice

@wladyalx2 5 жыл бұрын

Me too. And I also thought "wtf?"

@person6667 5 жыл бұрын

Same here!

@ComaAlpha 5 жыл бұрын

I thought the same

@eddiev8148 3 жыл бұрын

The real problem is that there’s too many haters in the rock community,... they hate , hate, hate on everything from, bands, equipment, and clothing etc.

@dave13dc 3 жыл бұрын

Well that’s the metal scene for you. The wrong t shirt can get you booted from a band.

@duhon2381 3 жыл бұрын

That’s everywhere in every thing humans do! It’s actually a mental disorder!

@allanhetfield1922 3 жыл бұрын

Because that's what most people do.

@HEATHENYT 3 жыл бұрын

Holy shit yes. Made me step away from guitars all together for years. I have just recently started finding my love for it again. I'm glad the community, or at least some people in it are seeing this, and actively trying to not be that way.

@LiLComeInClutch 3 жыл бұрын

Facts. I went to a metal show with my little cousin and he caught was wearing a five finger death punch shirt and we had a closed casket funeral for him the next week

@vicferrari89 Жыл бұрын

I rediscovered this pedal recently. I use it for singing leads in edgy blues with attitude style (Gary Moore, Walter Trout styles) & rock/hard rock. And yes, some screaming heavy metal rock lead tones for hard rock tunes of mine. I am using it in front of the amp with the help of a TC Electronics Spark and Boss EQ and it sounds awesome. I am going to give this a try thru the effects loop as you have done. Sounded killer.

@Cavemaaaan Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Ola for demoing this pedal properly and showing how to use it properly! I bought my Metal Zone brand new in San Antonio, Texas back in 1994 on a vacation trip there from Michigan where I live. I've always loved this pedal and I let people talk me out of liking it for a long time. It was a great way to get the Pantera and Metallica thrill at home on practice amps but I didn't understand how to use the preamp-out/power-amp-in on my Peavey Stereo-Chorus 400 amp so I used our bassist's Sunn Coliseum head into a 1960A cab and I could never hear myself in recorded band tapes because I was too dumb to know how to use it properly by going into the power-amp in and using the pedal as a true full preamp. I'll hafta dig it back out and enjoy it again as I use pedals as my preamps into my Crate Powerblock head as just a power amp. Again, Thanks Ola!!!

@SlyMan420 5 жыл бұрын

"Let's try it in front of the amp..." *Invasion of bees commences*

@superturboawesome1 5 жыл бұрын

A 14 year old kid calls from the basement, *mom, can my friends come over?*

@yohanesdevin3618 4 жыл бұрын

I like to use it in front of my laney gh100L. And recently use it in front of jcm900. Never had that bees sound, but maybe cause i'm down tuning to drop B which may lays on different freq. But i like it to return, the distortion just very well saturated, fits my need.

@user-wn9ch5yp6g 4 жыл бұрын

@@yohanesdevin3618 dude, it is world around payed defamation of this pedal, like many other devices and themes, that make some fat rich idiots to loose their excess profits. Understand? Yes, it is world wide conspiracy. But this thing is not so complex, if you are just few guys with big bank accounts. Not really too hard to make hidden financial cartel (collusion) to make real conspiratorial organization around all the world. It is easy and it is used all the time by humanity. Build secret hidden organisation to get dirty profits. Simple like egg.

@ironlemon666 4 жыл бұрын

@@user-wn9ch5yp6g Whatever you're smoking man, take half of it.

@sahamal_savu 4 жыл бұрын

@@ironlemon666 In Russia drugs take you

@AaronAcosta1 4 жыл бұрын

and here i go digging through my closet for my metal zone i bought when i was 15

@karemare6426 4 жыл бұрын

I was around 15 when I bought my MZ, and didn't understand why everyone laughed at them, now almost 20 years has passed, I still have mine, and still don't understand what's the big fuss :)

@luminositymusicbrianpricka6357 4 жыл бұрын

Aaron Acosta it Chugs! I’m a buy one next time.

@dantrag2890 4 жыл бұрын

I never tried it through the FX loop.

@littlesoundboxes121 4 жыл бұрын

Godamn that’s so true. 😂

@reav3rtm 4 жыл бұрын

@@dantrag2890 Nobody did. And those who did, kept it secret through centuries.

@USMC0332 2 жыл бұрын

I bought a used, barely used one at GC a few weeks ago for $50. I have been loving it! My set up is just an Orange Crush 35rt, but thru the clean channel I can't leave it alone. The mid adjustment inside dial was a critical setting for me. It sounds great with standard tuned 6 string, and 7s in A and G# standard tuning. I didn't know these were supposed to be bad 😂

@stevenpak7117 3 жыл бұрын

To those saying that the Metalzone sucks, it's not the pedal, it's you :)

@edgemaxxer1573 3 жыл бұрын

skill is more than gear

@vismayreddy138 3 жыл бұрын

Uffff press f

@bmoneybby 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@Ignore14 2 жыл бұрын

@@aroundth3fur literally everyone says that

@LunaticTheCat 2 жыл бұрын

Unless you don't have an effects loop, then it will suck no matter how good you are lol

@blackbeltjones2903 4 жыл бұрын

Is it just me or does this dude look exactly like a Russian Orthodox depiction of Jesus.

@ramon2008 4 жыл бұрын

Lmfaooo

@wickeddubz 4 жыл бұрын

Iconic! Yeah

@UltimateMTB 4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking this exact same thing... glad I'm not alone on that haha

@relativ6192 3 жыл бұрын

oh my

@jingmanalaysay1049 3 жыл бұрын

and hes turning knobs of a S___

@krisiotua223 Жыл бұрын

purchased my first MT-2 back in 1992 for my grindcore band. At the time there was simply nothing like it for a young death metaller on a budget. I use to pair it up with a Boss EQ for a bit of shaping and run it all through the front end of an ALRON 100w with a single 15". Sounded great back in the day.

@jayburton6553 Жыл бұрын

This was my ONLY pedal back in '94, and my band was straight dropped-D CHUNK!! It has a semi-parametric EQ for the mid, which means you can eliminate those horrendous hi-mids out completely, and turn up the bass and treble for a devastatingly severe metal sound! No other pedal glorified that beautiful palm-muting groove than this one! Why would anyone hate on it???!?!?

@a.jherbert5436 Жыл бұрын

The Metal Zone pedal is great. Been out of the music scene for 10 years now, but my last guitarist absolutely swore by it. And it sounded great then, like it does now.

@shafatalam698 Жыл бұрын

same boat, i used to use this pedal before youtube even existed and so i’m surprised to see people don’t like it. maybe i just sounded terrible back then and just never knew 😂

@ThomannsGuitarsBasses 5 жыл бұрын

Sounds pretty good to me too! //Andy

@psychochicken9535 5 жыл бұрын

Probably got a bad rep because some don't know what they're doing and Ola does.

@titmusspaultpaul5 5 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@deanplayer69metalplayer89 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah I've got one I use on my 700watt guitar rig when I crank that shit up and jam it sounds like a fucking PANTERA concert in my house! That and I use a JOYO JF-17 also both really good pedals the reason people don't like them is cause most people are used to shitty blues and low distortion pedals!

@DavidNwokoye 5 жыл бұрын

It's a boss pedal. Every boss pedal is awesome. They've never made a bad pedal and will never do so. I dunno what all the hate is about.

@rstoeckler 5 жыл бұрын

Should be labeled advertisement...

@fabiog801 5 жыл бұрын

In late 90's i was like 14 and have a nirvana cover band. I played a $50 fake strat, transistor amp and metal zone. Man that sounded like shit.

@brisbrg5179 5 жыл бұрын

A 14 year old nirvana cover band in late 90's That already sounds like a disaster lol

@coreyfellows9420 5 жыл бұрын

I too was in a NIRVANA tribute band in late 90s called marrow gold

@fabiog801 5 жыл бұрын

Cool! Our band was "ain't over". Was bad.

@joseislanio8910 5 жыл бұрын

Fabio Grimaldi actually, very spot on to the live Nirvana guitar tone

@dyronalexis2705 5 жыл бұрын

Kurt use boss overdrive/distortion at the time

@Timetofly8888 Жыл бұрын

Ive had 3 of these since 1993 , i used to love playing it through a Keyboard Amp at School when i bought my first one because when muting the whole world felt like it was folding in on itself. It was clearly ahead of its time and most people had no idea how to use the semi-parametric mids to dial up a good tone.

@jayburton6553 Жыл бұрын

YES!! For me, the semi-parametric mid was all about cutting out those horrendous high-mid tones completely. I had the inside knob all the way down, the outside knob all the way up! Perfect for dropped-D, palm-muting chunk!!

@Timetofly8888 Жыл бұрын

@@jayburton6553 I subsequently went on to become an Audio Engineer so have managed to get it so work on just about any genre since my days of just having the high n low at 1oclock and the middle and mid frequency at 11oclock .. or as a young idiot thinking it sounded cool for the "..an justice for all" palm muted scooped thump sound, the low wound up to 3 or 4oclock ! I really do now think looking back think it truly was ahead of its time when you consider modern high gain metal tones of today. Maybe some 30yrs too early!

@jackmoen3460 3 ай бұрын

the metal zone isn't a bad pedal, people just don't know how to use it

@filthyhabitsartwork4596 2 ай бұрын

How do you use it properly??

@josuerosado6373 2 ай бұрын

Totally agree with you. Mine sound just like his on this video. They just not tunning it right.

@TDevolder 5 жыл бұрын

Well done, Ola. You just single handedly doubled the suggested second hand market price of this pedal...

@bestboy897 5 жыл бұрын

Haha

@Tritium21 5 жыл бұрын

Considering its $100 new (though you can find it as low as $85 around Christmas), and the second hand price (in my area, craig's list) is around about $30... even doubled the second hand price is still a bargain.

@Machinedead 5 жыл бұрын

bought it for 50 euro's which is like 60 $, now thanks to Ola, they are finally worth at least double ! YEAHHHHHHHHHH

@TDevolder 5 жыл бұрын

P.s.: it's a reply to an Ola video. So don't forget to read the sarcasm and dry humour between the lines 😇

@codpug 5 жыл бұрын

i paid 25 for mine off ebay

@metfan4l 5 жыл бұрын

Can I be your neighbor?

@andrewisace 5 жыл бұрын

Lol, anytime Ola has a neighbor move, he should let his subscribers know so one of them can move in. Then again, nothing will change as far as people knocking on the door every time he starts playing. Only instead it'll be a sub asking to come in and watch.

@xNimrod97x 5 жыл бұрын

Dude. I’ve spent so much time on your channel

@MADMAN-bg3zj 5 жыл бұрын

metfan41 metfan41 I used to have one in my college days and having breakfast everyday while him playing random riffs is the best thing to fuel my day.

@michalbernat1088 5 жыл бұрын

I seen this comment, when there was 666 likes.

@MrBiggysmalls87 5 жыл бұрын

Please won’t you be..my neighbor.

@americanpig-dog7051 Жыл бұрын

I played this thing through a Korean made Fender Squier and to this day it is one of the best sounds I've ever had. I had no idea people hated this pedal. I had a Boss Ds-1 too and just never used it again once I got this pedal.

@michaelhiltz7846 9 ай бұрын

The metal zone sounds really good when run through a bass amp. The extra low end really helps

@0ri0n99 5 ай бұрын

I use bass amp! gotta try metalzone

@Mechanic618 5 жыл бұрын

I just watched a viking shred on an axe for 11 minutes. I don't know how I got here but I like it.

@sloanguitar4862 5 жыл бұрын

shred? no. Shredding is soloing lmfao, this was riffing.

@danw5157 5 жыл бұрын

ROTFL!!!!! skol!!!!!

@KhreamedKhorne 5 жыл бұрын

@@sloanguitar4862 Non-guitarists obviously wouldn't commonly know this. Don't be a dick.

@Tobi-hu9mf 5 жыл бұрын

With Satan, no less

@KhreamedKhorne 5 жыл бұрын

@PsycheGaming Yep and I know he was being a douche about it, just like you. Whatever makes you feel good about yourself I suppose.

@user-jz3vc9kd2j 5 жыл бұрын

People saying that pedal is shit are the people playing it through a peavey bandit 1×10 with a Squire strat.

@alex0589 5 жыл бұрын

112

@dalehumphrey8765 5 жыл бұрын

1 2 .. Nothing wrong with Bandits or Squiers. If you can't get a good sound out of those, you need to rethink your playing.😋

@CaliberFiftyVideos 5 жыл бұрын

Exactly.

@thebubblegutbandit8201 5 жыл бұрын

Fucking metal heads were playing out of this 15 plus years ago. This pedal is legend

@BLCKCSTLS 5 жыл бұрын

this.

@raymartin9146 Жыл бұрын

I used to use one of these in front of a vintage Vox AC30 and it sounded awesome. I now use it in front of a relatively cheap Blackstar for home recording and it still sounds really good.

@StormKingPNW 2 жыл бұрын

I have this pedal, and have hated using it in front of every amp I've played it through... years later, I learn it's me and not the pedal. Thanks for the help here, sounds badass!

@rupert916 Жыл бұрын

Lamb chopper I think said manufacture don’t recommend using in the effect loop cause it could ruin the amp? I’m not sure

@minigungaming5915 Жыл бұрын

I don't think it's you, I think it's the fact that it's such a counter intuitive way to use a distortion pedal

@xbillyxprod.8016 4 жыл бұрын

BOSS right now: oh yeah, I can smell the money

@pepsizilla1734 4 жыл бұрын

Lol it sucks. I remember when they used to be like 24 dollars and now they're like 140

@xbillyxprod.8016 4 жыл бұрын

@@pepsizilla1734 A hard true

@greyape3905 4 жыл бұрын

they don’t make them anymore lmao

@vladsnape6408 4 жыл бұрын

They have brought out a Waza version of the Metalzone. It's really good.

@ricksterdrummer2170 3 жыл бұрын

@@greyape3905 Well I’ve found 7 different places you can buy them so they’re not gone.

@ursamynorcarollyon3067 5 жыл бұрын

Boss pedals have three great qualities . They are affordable , road worthy and they actually sound bad ass if you know what you are doing with them .

@pearljaime2 5 жыл бұрын

Pff... road worthy. They're INDESTRUCTIBLE. Probably made of depleted plutonium.

@ursamynorcarollyon3067 5 жыл бұрын

@@pearljaime2 Yes I agree , they are indestructible . There are certain pieces of musical equipment that could probably be thrown from a moving van and survive and these pedals are among those .

@atlharp1 5 жыл бұрын

Most gear is solid. It really comes down to the musicians and how creative they are in getting those sounds.

@HexxHenderson 5 жыл бұрын

Ursamynor Carol Lyon krause i’ve been a professional player for 45 years now I have never ever seen a broken Boss pedal!

@ursamynorcarollyon3067 5 жыл бұрын

@@atlharp1 I agree 110% ❤️

@bushidoflowmma Ай бұрын

Returning just to say this was the first Ola video I ever saw. Been hooked since!!!

@Commander_Grub Жыл бұрын

6:18 I love this riff! I actually like the way it sounds in front, the riff sounds great with it!

@squidward9747 3 жыл бұрын

5:55 he was gonna play aerials but didn’t want to get striked

@carlosvonbismarck1217 3 жыл бұрын

Amon amarth?

@creeper25gaming 3 жыл бұрын

@@carlosvonbismarck1217 I feel like I'm biting into a bait, but you do realise that the amon amarth aerials is a cover of system of a down, right?

@ryansternod6526 3 жыл бұрын

Noticed that one too!!! Lol

@FelixRosas10 3 жыл бұрын

Haha thought the same thing 😂

@carlosvonbismarck1217 3 жыл бұрын

@@creeper25gaming didn't know that. im not a big fan of soad. haven't heard much of their music

@KeithMerrow 5 жыл бұрын

All I had for the first 12 years of playing guitar was a MetalZone and keyboard amp my friend stole from a church because I was too poor for anything else. If you spend enough time with that pedal, you figure out how to make it sound good. It gets way too much undeserved hate, probably from people who have never really used it. Its a meme pedal, but I have a spot in my heart for it.

@blackoxygen3ify 5 жыл бұрын

Post a video. I'll send you my metalzone if you need it lol

@braun2041 5 жыл бұрын

You know he's a good friend if he steals from a church

@groverjuicy 5 жыл бұрын

Church theft? Praise Satan!

@youKnowWho3311 5 жыл бұрын

yeah, I gigged for several years with this pedal into a Fender twin. srv, to metallica, one box. I will say though, I would chop hands if anyone even approached my pedal board because the knobs are hyper sensitive.

@SpeedisH94 5 жыл бұрын

yeah the knobs on metal zone is not just a eq knobs on the pedal, those are likely to be blending in with the amp. I left marks where the knobs should be pointing, but still I need tiny adjustments. When you try to use different guitars with metal zone then good luck. haha

@GabrielBarreragodisgood 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been playing metal zone pedals since 1994, I still have it on my pedal board. Kudos to you Olaf for reviewing this and I’m glad you like it.

@Mixedpuppy Жыл бұрын

That was my second distortion pedal I bought as a kid and loved it back in the early 90s. Sounded cool to me back then.

@musicman_hd607 4 жыл бұрын

Boss after this video: S T O N K S

@dildonicplague 4 жыл бұрын

Rofl

@LFC-Star 4 жыл бұрын

BOSS after seeing this video.. "now that's how we intended it to sound. We should've informed purchasers and on our video's put the MT-2 through your effects loop stage of the amp for best results".

@alxdrksoul 4 жыл бұрын

@@LFC-Star Like if there were hundreds of ways to use a distortion pedal on an amp.

@ryanspencerlauderdale687 4 жыл бұрын

They’re laughing all the way to the bank with this one.

@68able2 4 жыл бұрын

dudes plugging this into their squire practice amp and wondering why it sounds bad

@Smung 4 жыл бұрын

Honestly, its what you would expect people would do though. I didn't know the FX loop was a thing when I started either

@adjo82 4 жыл бұрын

With their Argos bought Encore strat😂

@schnozz87 4 жыл бұрын

@@adjo82 I feel attacked by this comment... 😅

@JustTooManyPuppies 3 жыл бұрын

Idk m8, kinda poor

@jcalzada74 3 жыл бұрын

I plug mi squier into v3 carvin acoustic cabinet and mt2 on the effects loops not poor man tone to me

@NerO-gf3bc 2 жыл бұрын

Another way to use it, is connect to reverb and chorus that will turns it as a DS-1, works great for base and solo. I've been using with my G1Xon like: Metal Zone > Noise Supressor > G1Xon (reverb, chorus and amp simulator) > Audio Interface. Work better than G1Xon distortion.

@jackdoggulas6217 Жыл бұрын

I know this is an older video but let me say, I have had an older roland forever because it was all I had, small solid state practice amp that’s JUST loud enough for small gigs. Plugging this pedal into an ext in or an FX loop, or, even with some serious EQ adjustments into the input itself can produce a really tight crunchy sound.

@termosifoca9529 4 жыл бұрын

Back: death metal, heavy metal, thrash metal Front: black metal

@chiefmangas2367 4 жыл бұрын

What back and front is there on the pedal im curious?

@smiley19092 4 жыл бұрын

@@chiefmangas2367 hes talking about the pedal being plugged in to the front (clean input) and back (effects input) of the amp

@kenny6920 4 жыл бұрын

Black metal is the dupstep of rock genres

@kenny6920 4 жыл бұрын

@Odell Mateo No, it is eternally the worst subgenre of guitar based music regardless of sexual preference.

@thevisi0naryy 4 жыл бұрын

@@kenny6920 It's just meant to be more atmospheric than riff based. Black metal is definitely mixed like shit though, but that is a part of the sound for whatever reason.

@SoChilledOutGuy 5 жыл бұрын

30 years later and a random Swede discovers what we’ve been doing wrong the whole time.

@ChrissDR 5 жыл бұрын

random BURPING Swede! In crazy world we live :D

@Mark-zi6nt 5 жыл бұрын

I like this comment :/

@adrianamorphous 5 жыл бұрын

He didn't discover it lol it's been a long kept secret that has recently made it to KZfaq this year.

@Andromahlius 5 жыл бұрын

"That's the wrong hole, baby".

@rollipollirock 5 жыл бұрын

Jake Swider not just a Swede, the chosen one... ..... the chosen Swede.

@ilDuce332 2 жыл бұрын

This video introduced me to Ola Englund. Awesome channel! And holy hell that metal zone + Randall satan sounds amazing

@chairmankaga2821 Жыл бұрын

I owned one of these when they first came out. Sounded great in the store, terrible on my rig(Crate BV120, 4x12 slant cab with Celestions). I let all of my friends try it with a wide variety of amps. Marshalls, Roland Jazz Chorus, Orange, Traynor, GK, Fender Bassman, Ampeg and others and it really matters what type of amp you use with it. Hybrid(tube pre-amp, SS power amp) amps seem to like it best. Glad you found a use for it.

@joseislanio8910 5 жыл бұрын

The correct way to use a metal zone is using two of them combined, with all the knobs all the way up

@gabrielp9646 5 жыл бұрын

What??

@mylessterrett 5 жыл бұрын

José Islanio I like where your head is at.

@Shmicah1235 5 жыл бұрын

The world ceases to be in that event

@joseislanio8910 5 жыл бұрын

Shmicah I really must get a second one, and a 500w transistor amplifier

@chrishay744 5 жыл бұрын

no mids

@winston11381 5 жыл бұрын

Metal Zone prices on Reverb just went through the roof.

@vasilislolos 5 жыл бұрын

This

@dirtcobain7777 5 жыл бұрын

I bought one for 35 dollars

@cameronmclellan7961 5 жыл бұрын

My dad gave me his for free cause he knows that I wouldn't get one cheap

@jyejye1077 5 ай бұрын

I still get blown away when you turn the Distortion up at the start, buying one ASAP!

@joetuktyyuktuk8635 Жыл бұрын

Boss Metalzone was my first pedal, went well with my first guitar and first amp. I remember when the local guitar store let me take home a Hugh's and Kettner tube amp for the weekend... what a difference!

@Nofarewell 3 жыл бұрын

"Why does it have such a bad rep?" Because people who cannot dial in a pedal complain the most.

@nellawell4976 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly, take some time and you can find exactly what your looking for. I'm on my second one currently because of a BIG mistake I made a while back! (Sold-it).

@George-nm8ec 3 жыл бұрын

Let’s also not forget that they most likely run it through the clean channel of line 6 spider amp 😂.

@Nofarewell 3 жыл бұрын

@@nellawell4976 that's definitely my story bro 🤘❤️

@Nofarewell 3 жыл бұрын

@@George-nm8ec well there's an expression from where I come from, we say "szarból nem lehet várat építeni" - loosely translated as "can't build a castle out of shit" ;-) If line6 is anyone's thing, the let it be, but some knowledge doesn't do harm.

@George-nm8ec 3 жыл бұрын

Nofarewell I have an expression too! Line 6 sucks balls. 🇺🇸

@99bajakid Жыл бұрын

you hit the nail on the head as to why it received such a bad rep. I started playing guitar in the 90s and this was the first pedal I picked up. The concept of an effects loop was completely foreign to me so I plugged it into the input of my amp.

@iaksakkak1006 5 жыл бұрын

00’s Metal Heads: “metal zone sucks” Classic 90’s Death Metal: ......😢..

@mikehart6193 4 жыл бұрын

i literally get all of my Metallica Tones on that plus an Equalizer

@7James77 4 жыл бұрын

Cannibal Corpse blasted the MZ through Crate Amps and had a destructive tone.

@Metal-Possum 4 жыл бұрын

90's death metal that was good used a Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal pedal from the 80's. You actually expected death metal bands to afford anything new? Yeah right!

@7James77 4 жыл бұрын

@@Metal-Possum I played in death metal bands and had new equipment. Also, cannibal corpse and other bands used the metalzone. Black Metal and Melodeath bands overseas used the HM2.

@Metal-Possum 4 жыл бұрын

@@7James77 Swedish death metal in general used the HM-2, the melodeath bands were a little bit later than the original Stockholm scene. Not sure about black metal bands, I've heard of all kinds of equipment being used in those early years, but maybe the Finnish death metal scene used the HM-2 too.

@Jman9112 Жыл бұрын

The MXR 5150 overdrive sounded great straight into my effects loop as well! Great vid.

@jamescarter7134 2 жыл бұрын

Good video Ola. I have owned a Boss Metalzone pedal for 20 years and absolutely love it. Never understood the hate it gets as I for one can get a great metal tone out of mine 🤟

@spencerberklite5118 4 жыл бұрын

This guy is Viking Jerry Cantrell

@coldmaster1034 4 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more! Well Jerry's grandfather was from Norway, so yeah.

@randalsmith7433 4 жыл бұрын

Jerry Cantrell looks like the dude that got blood eagled in Vikings

@randalsmith7433 4 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gNx6la2Y3NSyk5s.html

@hinjurock70 4 жыл бұрын

No, Jerry Cantrell is Viking Jerry Cantrell.

@Rivorn94 4 жыл бұрын

@@hinjurock70 Wow Jerry Cantrell is a recursive function too !

@jevonshaw4786 4 жыл бұрын

For a fair review it should probably be played on a squire with a crate.

@neoneherefrom5836 4 жыл бұрын

And if you knew what you were doing, it would still sound awesome.

@toemasmeems 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure squires don’t have an FX Loop and crates that do would sound just fine

@ryanxj9000 3 жыл бұрын

Lmao. That was my exact setup for my first guitar!

@QueenFrisky 3 жыл бұрын

Yep. That's why I'm getting rid of my squire. Squires are not made for Metal. Get rid!

@rokinrandy 3 жыл бұрын

I actually do that when im too lazy to to hook up..grab the squire off the stand and it makes it sound like humbuckers .Not too bad actually

@Vlkodlak89 Жыл бұрын

YOU are the king of entertainment for me!!! Send you a lot of luck from Czech Republic!!!

@goner.9989 Жыл бұрын

The pedal is meant to sound like a dimed JCM800 circuit so I would say that using it as a preamp is the correct way to go about using it. I’d suggest even plugging it straight into the cab.

@FrankieHiltz 5 жыл бұрын

It's because people only hear this pedal through a 13 year olds walmart practice amp trying to play metallica.

@basementrocker2764 5 жыл бұрын

Hahaha! Thats me, 18 years ago 😂

@orelaroki 5 жыл бұрын

that was me a few years ago

@daraboy1973 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely correct I was that kid ! Teamed a lot of years later with some good gear. Plus an ear and some experience under the belt . I would not be without it

@erieschl 5 жыл бұрын

Preach

@retroroy1983 5 жыл бұрын

If I'm correct though Metallica doesn't use that much distortion in their music. Specialty not that much crunch to it.

@SoulScavenger Жыл бұрын

Bought this pedal a few months ago at the suggestion of a guitar center employee. I run it into the fx loop on my joyo amp and have such fun time playing it because it sounds really good and it’s super easy to dial into a rich metal tone. Oh and yes it sounds great when plugged into the clean channel too. All I do is control the loudness by tweaking the gain knob up or down on the amp itself. Great sounds! Glad I didn’t watch any of the bs hate videos on this monster pedal prior to buying it. Thanks Ola!

@jethrojohansen1 5 жыл бұрын

Use the metal zone with the boss equalizer. Prepare to have your mind blown!!

@RythmTR 5 жыл бұрын

jethrojohansen1 or mxr eq

@SparkySINN 5 жыл бұрын

With the Kerry King signature 10 band EQ it's sick asf!!!!! 🤘😈

@fistmcstrongpunch2776 5 жыл бұрын

Been doing that for 15 years lol

@joshhowe6054 5 жыл бұрын

Before or after?

@reylopez3229 5 жыл бұрын

Boss equalizer very underrated!!

@MateNako 5 жыл бұрын

As always and as with all the gear it's all about how you set it. The more "skill" you have and experiance and knowledge of the tone you want to set, it doesn't really matter what gear you use. Ola presents it perfectly in all his videos/reviews.

@johnyang799 5 жыл бұрын

Still matter but less and less.

@SkinnyBlackout 5 жыл бұрын

Bullshit. The only reason people say effects sound bad is because most metalheads are utterly retarded and don't know that the effects are meant to be plugged into the FX loop. When I was a kid and was learning how to play this little pedal was sounding just badass and it still sounds like that because back then I bothered to fucking read the instruction to my amp.

@johnyang799 5 жыл бұрын

@@SkinnyBlackout Ok

@beardeddragon7973 5 жыл бұрын

_cyanogen_ _synthesis_ not every effect needs to go through the FX loop, although I will admit most guitarists are really stupid and don’t research shit and have no idea how to set a good tone that works in a mix

@johnyang799 5 жыл бұрын

@@beardeddragon7973 I don't think most people who play/played guitar can play well.

@stephenjones6260 Жыл бұрын

I have this pedal too - and I love it! Excellent video sir.

@darrell840 Жыл бұрын

That barf paired with the screaming sheep made me laugh my guts out. I love you ola

@shanegolba5464 5 жыл бұрын

It just sounds like I’m at guitar center 😂😂😂

@dogkryto6371 5 жыл бұрын

Yea, but when u come home it sound like shit ))

@tysonrinker5958 5 жыл бұрын

Haha

@svenmilicic6802 4 жыл бұрын

Never been to one cuz its nowhere near me...

@joedoherty1062 4 жыл бұрын

Buying Strings at Guitar Center ASMR

@Kystreetracing 4 жыл бұрын

Shane Golba my!! People!!!

@ryanloescher6234 3 жыл бұрын

7:37 almost sounds like Ola was writing for Motley Crue for a quick second

@dansharrio Жыл бұрын

I used one of these to record an entire hard rock album in 2011 through a Banditt 112. I had no idea what I was doing then, but listening back over 10 years later, it's like REALLY great. I actually just mastered all the tracks to be released on all streaming sh!t on April 28th

@dansharrio Жыл бұрын

I actually just remembered it somehow caught fire on stage and that's how it died.

@gurnoorkalotra8401 Жыл бұрын

I wanna hear

@Lucifurion Жыл бұрын

From what I recall that’s pretty much what Entombed used to record Clandestine, Metalzone’s and mic'd up Bandits.

@gutbucket6184 Жыл бұрын

WHERE IS THE ALBUM, WHAT ARE YOU HIDING!?

@Crunchifyable2 Жыл бұрын

I also think it sounds fine into a clean channel provided that the clean channel is similar to a solid state amp as in not overly bright not overly scooped just kind of basic clean. Like for instance if you take the metal zone and pair it with a black Star Ht5 clean channel that works pretty well.

@bestboy897 5 жыл бұрын

That sounds pretty good actually

@hinjurock70 4 жыл бұрын

Any guitarist who thinks the Metal Zone sucks obviously just doesn't know how to set the EQ and other controls on their distortion pedals correctly. I've used it since 1994 to approximate that Metallica/Pantera-type clean crunch (which is heavy distortion that still has clarity and note definition as opposed to fuzzy muddy distortion), and it does a great job of that, especially for such an affordable pedal. Hey, the company isn't called "Boss" for no reason ;)

@alexandershaer1079 4 жыл бұрын

Where do you have the knobs?

@hinjurock70 4 жыл бұрын

@@alexandershaer1079 I usually set the bass between 6 and 8, the mids around 3 or 4, the treble at 4 or 5 (I don't like too much treble or mids, but I also don't like the totally scooped sound), the gain at 4 or 5 (for a clean crunch) and the level at 10.

@danaiudi1275 4 жыл бұрын

Remembering buying this pedal back in the early 90's and like you said probably didn't know how to use it lol. Realized I was a better Bass player anyways not long after and traded it in with my guitar towards my bass which is still hanging on my wall for easy access.

@patrickdavis6954 4 жыл бұрын

I’m just learning to play. Bought it from a second hand store cheap and I like it so far. Thanks for the control setting you use 🤙🏼.

@hinjurock70 4 жыл бұрын

@@patrickdavis6954 No problem, brotha. Play around with the EQ and gain until you get the tone you like - it's a pretty versatile pedal.

@Mikey_Moonshine 2 жыл бұрын

Also the pedal here has the small knobs inside the other knobs I don't remember them having back in the day .. I think they did do a remake or something..but I what other pedals or heads are good for overdrives ... I'm literally naked... I have no set up and I'm gonna start clean.. I had a rough go that past few years but this is exactly what will help me get through..again thanks uncle Ola!!! 🤘😎

@tannercucinotta5072 Жыл бұрын

Imagining the sick ass roundhouse kick he hits before kicking that distortion on all the way up there.

@PleyboInc 5 жыл бұрын

Jesus playng an Randall Satan ? WTF

@Antonjlavey 5 жыл бұрын

Satan is the head of Entertainment

@Sandman.68. 5 жыл бұрын

@@Antonjlavey yer no kiddin 😉

@getulioprates 5 жыл бұрын

Jesus told us to love our enemies.

@deasename5839 5 жыл бұрын

Don't forget to tell your mom SATAN

@animuvitv453 5 жыл бұрын

@@getulioprates yeah i got that right now

@thirstyboots8310 5 жыл бұрын

Haha, I recorded three albums with it plugged into the front. 😂 Ah well, live and learn twenty years later.

@GJLCreativeStudios 4 жыл бұрын

it sounds fine. He sabotaged this "experiment" by turning the volume down before he started testing it. 6:00

@genesiskeglar6372 4 жыл бұрын

I just found this out as well. It doesn't sound bad in the front, but it does have more of that shattered glass sound. Plugged in the back it sounds a bit more classic with my guitar.

@Venomroos Жыл бұрын

Everyone had one of these when I started playing in the 90's, I still like it.

@sdingeswho 2 жыл бұрын

Cool! Learned something, in addition to laughing my ass off, per usual! I had decided Metal Zone wasn’t for me, a long time ago, because I thought it sounded like shit, just as you demonstrated … but you also found the hack, which is that it needs to be in an effects loop! Chug On, Ola! 😎🤘🏻🎸🎶