Ready to Part with the MT-2

[Adam]

I was playing it today and realized how muddy it sounded. So I'm heading to the music store tomorrow so what are some suggestions for a distortion pedal? btw I play metal.

[Gilks]

Metal Muff is the best metal pedal under $300. Trust me.

[Lorenzo]

Definitely Metal Muff

[Adam]

That annihilates any pedal I've heard. and only $90 on ebay? Thanks guys 

[Gilks]

No problem man! Boss doesn't live up to their name, so be careful when buying Boss, there's only a handful of good ones from them. Lesson of the day? Browse around and ask people! You'll find what you want with some patience and time.

[Elessar]

I found the metal muff to be the worst pedal I've owned. It's not very loud at all and very stratchy sounding. If you're looking for a decent metal pedal I suggest Vox cooltron Bulldog distortion. By far better than the metal muff. Even something like Boss power stack or ML-2 or as a few people on here use the Blackstar HT Distortions.

What kind of metal do you play?

[Apopholis]

I found the metal muff to be the worst pedal I've owned. It's not very loud at all and very stratchy sounding. If you're looking for a decent metal pedal I suggest Vox cooltron Bulldog distortion. By far better than the metal muff. Even something like Boss power stack or ML-2 or as a few people on here use the Blackstar HT Distortions.

What kind of metal do you play?

I would strongly disagree on all points, except perhaps the Blackstar, I remember trying it before and liking it, but I never checked the pricetag.

[Gilks]

I'm with Apoph on this. I've owned almost every metal pedal on the market except the Vox and the Fullbore (not that I need to play it to hear how awful it is) and the Metal Muff is way up there. If you know how to use the Metal Muff you'll know it's great sounding. I have never heard a Boss distortion pedal that sounded better, that's for sure. The Power Stack and ML-2 are just awful, and I've tried both. There is no clarity whatsoever and you have no control over the tone of them since the EQ is just brutal.

[Elessar]

I'm with Apoph on this. I've owned almost every metal pedal on the market except the Vox and the Fullbore (not that I need to play it to hear how awful it is) and the Metal Muff is way up there. If you know how to use the Metal Muff you'll know it's great sounding. I have never heard a Boss distortion pedal that sounded better, that's for sure. The Power Stack and ML-2 are just awful, and I've tried both. There is no clarity whatsoever and you have no control over the tone of them since the EQ is just brutal.

I'm the same with owning most of the metal pedals out there. And It's been my experience- and others I know who have had it- that it's not a great pedal at all. It's not been able to keep up with other pedals I've had. Especially when gigging the sound and performance of the pedal just didn't cut it. If it works for you guys thats cool I just thought I'd put my input in since it's a pedal I had for a while and was a cause of a lot of disappointment.

[Gilks]

I'd be quite curious to hear the sounds that you get, both out of the MM and of your preferred pedals. Just since I haven't heard anyone dislike the pedal before. Oh, and I know that could be taken as a shot at you but no, I'm serious, I am quite curious.   

I would agree that there are great tones that come out of other pedals but personally I did find a couple prominent things in the MM that other pedals didn't have. I have to say no other pedal thickens up your tone without adding bass and making it muddy. It sounds great and I don't know how they did it! Also, I put a TS9 in front of it (or any overdrive) with it on a very low setting and you get some screaming tones of of it. Just things to test for everyone.

[Elessar]

I'd be quite curious to hear the sounds that you get, both out of the MM and of your preferred pedals. Just since I haven't heard anyone dislike the pedal before. Oh, and I know that could be taken as a shot at you but no, I'm serious, I am quite curious.   

I would agree that there are great tones that come out of other pedals but personally I did find a couple prominent things in the MM that other pedals didn't have. I have to say no other pedal thickens up your tone without adding bass and making it muddy. It sounds great and I don't know how they did it! Also, I put a TS9 in front of it (or any overdrive) with it on a very low setting and you get some screaming tones of of it. Just things to test for everyone.

I think you'd be quite surprised if you heard some of them next to the metal muff actually. But again each to his own. It's cool to hear about other guitarists experiences and riggs etc. You really get urges to try out other peoples equipment. I do like this forum!

[Adam]

I ended up buying the metal muff, and personally I like it alot more than the MT-2. When I had the MT-2 I couldn't get a really good tone out of it. It just gets really muddy, and when I drop the lows it's "tinny". I like the metal muff because it has more of a fullness to it, so I'm glad I bought it 

[Gilks]

I'd be quite curious to hear the sounds that you get, both out of the MM and of your preferred pedals. Just since I haven't heard anyone dislike the pedal before. Oh, and I know that could be taken as a shot at you but no, I'm serious, I am quite curious.   

I would agree that there are great tones that come out of other pedals but personally I did find a couple prominent things in the MM that other pedals didn't have. I have to say no other pedal thickens up your tone without adding bass and making it muddy. It sounds great and I don't know how they did it! Also, I put a TS9 in front of it (or any overdrive) with it on a very low setting and you get some screaming tones of of it. Just things to test for everyone.

I think you'd be quite surprised if you heard some of them next to the metal muff actually. But again each to his own. It's cool to hear about other guitarists experiences and riggs etc. You really get urges to try out other peoples equipment. I do like this forum!

Actually I did, I bought the Muff first and THEN tried other ones just because I was in disbelief that it was "the best" for that price range. So that's when I starting doing side-by-sides with it. But yeah, agreed it's all about the tone YOU like. I mean if you like the tone from a Boss DS-1 then use it, it's about what YOU like.

Adam: Yeah that's the big problem with Boss is the mud

[Zzyzyx]

I've not demoed the Metal Muff, nor have I checked out any demos on You Tube, but after looking it up, I may have to check it out. I like that there's an added "top boost".

Two questions.... is the top boost a volume boost so solos can be heard over the rest of the band? Or is it a drive boost to give them a little extra sizzle, like using a tube screamer in front of an overdriven amp?

Also, has anyone checked out the MXR Fullbore, and how does that one measure up against the Metal Muff?

[FC]

Metal Muff, definitely. You may also want to check out the T-Rex Bloody Mary, which can be had for a decent price if you look around.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZSsgYyFQdA