Ready to Part with the MT-2

[Gilks]

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?

The MXR has huge high-end hiss constantly, it's awful. MM hands down. Although I will say the Top Boost on the MM I don't use at all, since it sounds awful. But it's totally your choice.

[FC]

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?

The MXR has huge high-end hiss constantly, it's awful. MM hands down. Although I will say the Top Boost on the MM I don't use at all, since it sounds awful. But it's totally your choice.

Top boost is to boost the high frequencies only. Kind of useless if you ask me because the pedal is quite bright, as a matter of fact I like it when the highs are toned down.

[Gilks]

Yeah. It's not that high-end is bad, but there's a certain high end hiss that happens with the Top Boost and with the MXR (all the time). I like lots of high end but just enough to get some crunch in, not to make it hissy and too bright.

[Elessar]

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

Indeed. It all comes down to personal taste.

[Elessar]

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 

Yeah I've never been a fan of the Boss MT-2. It's good to hear you've got the sound you wanted.

[Zzyzyx]

I was a fan of it back in 92 or 93, when our old guitarist used one. I think it was because at the time, we played Death Metal, and at the time there was no other pedal we knew of in that price range that gave that sort of sound. The distortion was good for the time, but it still had kind of an annoying "buzzsaw" overtone going on.