Construction and cosmetic concerns:
It’s a Boss pedal, so people are familar with it’s brick style construction. It is both hefty and quite solid. Easy access to the battery compartment, should you choose to use one, is always nice. Standard Boss buffered bypass seems fairly transparent. The graphic design is a little uninspiring (in traditional Boss fashion), and I have to say the brown and pumpkin color just really gets me going ‘bleck’.
Conclusion:
Tone is the ulimate goal, regardless of the label applied, but I don’t think the Metal Zone delivers enough for the majority of Bass players. There is a core of something interesting here, but in the end it undermines punch and feels a bit like a wet blanket dropped over your amp. I’d really like to check out some modifications for this pedal to reclaim a little power, because core ton is pretty interesting. Bringing a three band parametic eq with an adjustable mid frequency could be pretty potent if the whole kit was shifted a bit lower to retain lows.
As always, if you have any questions, leave a comment or let me know Note: A rating of 5 = acceptable and should considered a good basic score
Versatility: 3
Sound: 5
Value: 8
Overall: 5
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I’ve been using Boss MT-2 some time ago. I was nice to recreate old-school metal distortion sound like Cliff’s Pulling Teeth.
The biggest problem is lack of lows I think – even at all-tube amp I couldn’t really cut thru the guitars.
As for cheap-ass Boss effects I like Bass Overdrive ODB-3 set Gain at 3 o’clock and Balance fully clockwise. It sounded to harsh with late 80′s solid-state Trace-Elliot, but gives tons of grit with all-tube Ampeg.
Try it with your Sovtek amp and I don’t think you’ll be dissapointed.
Greetz