MT-2 / Metal Zone clone PCB

[Danbieranowski]

Anyone know of any companies making a Metal Zone clone PCB?

 

[Paradox916]

People ether love or hate that pedal. It’s like the Honda Civic of distortion pedals everyone has had one, makes fun of it, but you know it’s reliable and it’s gonna get you there

 

[Paradox916]

 

[Danbieranowski]

People ether love or hate that pedal. It’s like the Honda Civic of distortion pedals everyone has had one, makes fun of it, but you know it’s reliable and it’s gonna get you there

Yeah! I have a friend who wants me to make him a combo pedal that includes one and you would think with its ubiquity someone would sell a PCB, but I can’t find one. Almost tempted to just buy a $40 used one and pull the guts out.

 

[Robert]

I have a schematic drawn up and plan to do a layout when I can get around to it.

 

[Danbieranowski]

I have a schematic drawn up and plan to do a layout when I can get around to it.

Fingers crossed!

 

[Paradox916]

Well there you go.

(*says calmly but secretly excited.)

 

[Feral Feline]

I was going to say: It's the very ubiquity of it that there's not a PCB for it ...

Then Mr PPCB chimes in with (paraphrasing) "it's in the works".



Of course, the TS-808 and derivatives are omnipresent, and there's PCBs for all of them... Yeah, why not the Metalzone?
I can pair it with my HM-2 build.

 

[finebyfine]

I'd pull the trigger on an mt-2 board in a heartbeat. I remember saving up lawn mowing money to buy one in middle school to play through a god awful line 6 amp.

@PedalPCB just make sure you don't do the covid implant tracker mod: https://www.guitarworld.com/news/co...nes-only-its-actually-for-the-boss-metal-zone

 

[Bobbyd67]

People ether love or hate that pedal. It’s like the Honda Civic of distortion pedals everyone has had one, makes fun of it, but you know it’s reliable and it’s gonna get you there

First pedal I ever bought... Least pedal I ever used... But I still keep it for sentimental reasons xD

 

[Robert]

 

[fig]

Must be waza-week

 

[SillyOctpuss]

I've never used a metalzone. I'm not even sure I've heard one in person.

 

[Danbieranowski]

I've never used a metalzone. I'm not even sure I've heard one in person.

They aren’t commonly considered great. But they are hugely popular and because of that popularity they have an audience.

 

[Robert]

I haven't used one in nearly 30 years, and I fully expected it to be awful...... but it really isn't bad.

 

[JamieJ]

Did you see the fake news going round where a schematic was posted online which was claimed to be the electronic chip the government was inserting into people with the COVID vaccine.

Turns out it was the metal zone schematic

 

[Robert]

That wasn't fake news....

It was the only way Boss could get rid of all the old stock.

 

[Danbieranowski]

I haven't used one in nearly 30 years, and I fully expected it to be awful...... but it really isn't bad.

I think it’s partially due to the fact that most people get them really early on in their playing and don’t know how to dial something like that in. I’m sure I would’ve done like 100% full gain, mids totally scooped, on some cheap solid state practice amp. Then I would’ve blamed the pedal.

 

[Robert]

That is almost certainly exactly how I used mine.... with a Strat on the bridge pickup... playing 90s alternative.

"Why the hell can't I hear myself over the drums?"

Good times.... good times....


The sweepable midrange frequency is really cool to have.

 

[finebyfine]

[chanting to myself] metal zone metal zone metal zone

y’all better hope you cop your boards before i roll through and order like 20 when they drop