Stuff you wanted to know but were afraid to ask

[cdwillis]

There's a video where Ola Englund used one in his effects loop and compared it to putting it on front of the amp. It sounds much better in the effects loop.

I think I've also heard of people plugging into the Metal Zone and plugging it straight to the return of the effects loop, bypassing the front end of the amp altogether with good results.

 

[Feral Feline]

And lots of ideas on the Internet on how to mod the MT-2 to an overdrive or even just an EQ pedal.

Would love to show up to a snobby jazz gig with an MT-2 on my bass-pedalboard... If only I knew how to play jazz, I'd DO IT!

 

[owlexifry]

And lots of ideas on the Internet on how to mod the MT-2 to an overdrive or even just an EQ pedal.

Would love to show up to a snobby jazz gig with an MT-2 on my bass-pedalboard... If only I knew how to play jazz, I'd DO IT!

or you could rehouse/disguise a few select builds inside gutted MT-2 enclosures and have the same effect

 

[Blackboarcult]

FWIW the pre-dist voicing on the MT-2 is almost identical to the Ampeg VH140 (albeit using different circuits - gyrator vs. feedback loop hacks). Where the difference becomes noticeable is in the post-dist controls and voicing (big presence and resonance bumps + different tonestack). OK, clipping levels and methods are different, but at brute gain it is not that big of a deal. I think one can get good results in tinkering with the last stages, especially lowering the hi treble bump.

 

[Nostradoomus]

FWIW the pre-dist voicing on the MT-2 is almost identical to the Ampeg VH140 (albeit using different circuits - gyrator vs. feedback loop hacks). Where the difference becomes noticeable is in the post-dist controls and voicing (big presence and resonance bumps + different tonestack). OK, clipping levels and methods are different, but at brute gain it is not that big of a deal. I think one can get good results in tinkering with the last stages, especially lowering the hi treble bump.

that's probably why it rules, VH1404Lyfe