Back in the early 90’s I used to run a Metal Zone into a Fender M80 power amp section with a 10 band eq into a Carvin 4x12 cabinet. Straight up 90’s death metal tone.

The Metal Zone has made a huge comeback. It's like, "Look at me now, mfers!!!!!" If only people plugged it in the right way to begin with. 😂😂😂😂

I appreciate your emphasis on dialling in tones that you could actually use in a song/mix, as you said, usable tones. Thanks for demonstrating what excellent tone taste sounds like!

VeryCool Richie Good to see & hear from you...!

Great video!! Love your content

Wonderful demostration,you have sold me on the Waza version to pair with my Joyo California. Some youtubers cling onto the idea that cuz Boss doesn't confirm it is a preamp then it isn't, even if there is proof of it,so silly. Again,excelente video amigo!

Fascinating! I know nothing about music distortion but I looooove the sound of your guitar playing and the lingo used is incredible! Thank you Richie Castellano for the lesson in acoustic! 😂

Very nice video. Thank you

I've never owned a Metal Zone, although I've probably been using Boss pedals since 1985. I have a friend, a phenomenal blues and jazz player, who's been using a Metal Zone for decades, and he loves how it boosts his leads. My favorite Boss pedals are the DS-1, SD-1 and Blues Driver. I also love their Chorus, Flange, Delay, EQ, etc.

amazing sound

Great video

i have used a mz for decades. it sounds great into almost any amp or power amp. its all in how you turn the knobs. it can also do a great low gain sound.

I have been using the BOSS SD-2, pre the Epiphone Valve Jr head into a VOX 30 watt 12" speaker. It's OK, might can do better with my LINE 6 original POD. But now I want to get the MT-2, been a long time since I had access to a variety of pedals. Thanks for sharing.

I'd love to see you do a series with other pedals into the power amp and cab. TubeScreamer, SD-1, HM-1, BE-OD any others.

Love Metal Zone! I wont be without one. But.....i dont use it very often. My go to is one of my many Zoom 606 pedals thru the loop of my Marshall MG100GDFX. I love Zoom 606. They are obsolete now so I buy em every time i see them reasonably priced.

I tried this with my Peavey VTM60 / 412MS half stacks back in 1994 :)

5:45 Reminds me of the sound Neal Schon got on the studio version of "Where Were You."

I'm hearing a buzzsaw with zero mids or bass until around 7:00-then it starts sounding pretty sweet! For a less $$, I'll bet putting the MZ in front of a Quilter Phantom Block, used Crate Powerblock or the like would be a dirt cheap fly rig.

Sounds great to me man, but I am a fan of the pedal. You just really need to spend time dialing it in. At least I did anyway haha. Rock on! \m/

I sold my MZ when I was broke, with spine surgery.

The only problem with the MT2 is they are so sensitive, and it takes a while to find that sweet spot dialed into react right with your right. But once you find it. Take a damn picture or glue the knobs down! haha!

savage! - Annette

I've been using the metal zone models in the helix. They're the only good high gain pedals IMO. There are a few versions and they're each excel at different things.

Fun!

It feels like the Metal Zone makes it a bit of a 1 trick pony. Might be fun to try this with a Blues Driver BD-2... or maybe a Keeley Super Phat Mod? or maybe stack the 2 for graduated gain stages/stacking. It could be interesting. BTW - I saw you play down in Hollywood in February with BOC - loved it!!

It just sounds so fukn good…

At the Gates used a Metalzone with a HM-2 boosting it

Well, that was interesting ...

Great video man! Was wondering how long/depth of the power amp?

Playing is great. Powe amp and cab is great. You have great chops and have given me some great ideas overall but man , I gotta ask. Where did you get that little pedal stand at!?!?!? Seems it is a mini guitar stand made for pedals. I’d go broke if I knew where they sold em !! Thanks bro. New sub here!

You should try the AMT S2 or something from the AMT SS family with real preamp tubes. I love my SS-20.

Any thoughts on new line 6 helix 3.50 updates , Richie

Yassuh! Why is there so much hate out there re: the Meat Zone?! I LOVE this thing and now have two of ‘em. I can make ANYTHING, (5W guitar amp, laptop with audio interface, whatever) sound instantly awesome. I will NEVER understand gear snobs… ‘til the day I die.

Newbie favo😁👍🏼👍🏼

Richie, more Line 6 please. Helix (firmware 3.5), Powercab plus, Variax. Thanks in advance.

I'm interested in thrash and death metal myself.

Love that pedal straight to the amp, The sound ranges from a convincing "Anthrax" tone into a Corrosion of Confirmity "Blind" very easily

Can you do the patch for this for the HX STOMP if it can be done your the guy to do it !

run it into some effects too Richie.... intellifex in between may be awesome!

Richie, I got my MetalZone in 97 & it's always sounded like a damn chainsaw. I eventually got it modded by AnalogMan but it sounds the same.

The woman tone

The mid frequency needs to be set to 1 o'clock on this pedal.

Someone help me out. I've used a metal zone for years through a Line 6 Flextone 2, clean channel, fx loop. I liked it. Now I have a boss katana artist and I cannot get a satisfactory tone, running the metal zone the same way. Someone help me out please.

I like cheese! 😁

Surprising, but still sounds scooped and fizzy?

How come when you boost your levels you get earvana, while when I do it I just get yelled at?

Just goes to show that it's a poor craftsman who blames his tools! Sounds great!

Yeah i dont think that 57 is catching that low end. When u first cranked the low i heard the opposite. Sounded like you cranked the treble or just made it louder.

I've heard that in the past! Let's see....hear! .... somebody can re-package it is an instant Woman Tone sim lol....

Use an eq pedal for solos you don’t wana be fuckin around mid song with an mt2 eq controls

sounds germanium.... I just throw a blues breaker pedal in front of a steel singer pedal and pick my own level of froth.

Meh

Metal zone is the best. I run mine through a 10 band EQ to get heavier tones. Under ratted pedal for sure ....