Boss Metal Zone MT-2 Standard vs MT-2w Waza Craft. Is it THIS MUCH better? (Pedal Face-Off)

[@georgetheodor112]

Now it all makes sense. Always wondered why I prefer BOOSTING mids on a Metal Zone and always disliked scooping them. And The Great MT-2 Secret is: a gap around 2.5 kHz that occurs between mid- and high gyrators. Whenever you cut any mids on the pedal you either leave that gap or making it even bigger. But the presence of an electric guitar lies right between 1 and 3 kHz. Scoop that and you are left with some highs and lows, deprived of any frequencies that can cut through the mix. Scoop it and MT-2 is immediately thin sounding. And that`s most people do trying to compensate audible nasal sound caused by huge pre-drive mid-boost getting that familiar "iconic" jar-of-bees sound.

[@nym053]

When all was at 12 I prefered the waza, because it sounded fuller. Then you boosted mids on both and they equaled out more. Then after that I primarily prefered the setting on the regular

[@georgetheodor112]

Vielen Dank for this video! Taking parts tolerances into account one can say that MT-2w stock and MT-2 are the same. So, having stock MT-2 is like having half of Waza Craft. What a comfort.

[@therapscallion23]

wow! 1 sub here. I love that you presented it with graphic visuals.

[@ProducerRyan]

Cool comparison, was always looking for one of these!

[@urvasbethud8849]

Good video. I own, the two pedals and the behringer ultra metal. The Waza sounds less noisy to my ears so it allows me more extreme settings without extra noise. The mt-2s as a boost gives an incredible thickness to the sound so, i love it. As a preamp, it is also excellent but I never use the custom mode because the pedal loses its 90’s black-death sound. I hate metal since 2000😉

[@michaelwolff9207]

Just found your Channel today and I'm totally digging it brother

[@thedddemon]

Some really cool sounds when you rolled off the highs on both units!

[@shakeyoulikehaiti]

So essentially they seem pretty much the same. The main difference is that custom switch which seems to just add a custom EQ filter, which you were able to get pretty close to the sound of on the original. The old model is currently 120 while the new model is 175. I think I'll just save the extra 50 bucks lol. Thanks for the video.

[@JAF2991]

Do you use the "Normal" MT2 in the front of the amp or through the loop?

[@DomeNightbearer]

I only use it in front, when I have a dorty channel and the mt2 acts as a boost. Otherwise always fx-Return.

[@Unusednickname_1970]

Interesting comparison. I have the Waza and I love it. I use the custom mode, but I suppose I could dial in the standard mode to my liking. The custom mode just gets me closer to what I want to hear with less tweaking. This has to be the most misunderstood pedal in the world. I like metal, but I don’t play metal. I just want a great high gain sound, and MT-2w is just perfect IMO. You just have to learn how to dial it in.

[@Unusednickname_1970]

I don’t play metal either, but I love the custom mode on the MT-2w. Just a great high gain sound. Like you said, you have to take the time to learn how to dial it in. Amazing pedal.

[@AIBCustomFx]

Nice comparison. It's always tricky to expect a same-same sound, even with 2 identical pedals as you always ahev to account for 10-20% parts tolerances.

[@DomeNightbearer]

10 - 20%??? Really? I thought about up to 5%... huh...

[@AIBCustomFx]

@@DomeNightbearer 5% in the best case scenario for expensive capacitors. 10% is a modern standard, 20% for some . Resistors are more accurate and account for 1%. but still, 1% of 1M is a lot while 1% for 1k is rather small. Even pots have tolerances. some rated at 500k (for example) could really be 470k etc...the variables are almost endless (That's why the whole MIJ/MIT HM2 debate is kinda funny. The variables between two MIJ are already equal to MIJ vs MIT...)

[@Tohfool]

I love the boss metal zone, especially using at as a boost! Beats my attack overdrive by a long shot

[@niceride777]

So, which one is your favorite?

[@MarcAndreLevesque]

So, MT-2w in standard mode has lower noise floor and a smoother high end than the MT-2, but the MT-2w has lost some edge for a better sound accross the spectrum and a lot less beezz that made the MT-2 so famous in terms of bad tones, so it's a lot easier to get a bad tone out of the MT-2 but both pedal can sound very good when you take the time to dial them. The custom mode is basically another pedal than sounds killer in its own right but cannot be compared to the original, it's just different and more akin to a Friedman OD in a lot of ways.

[@captaincrunch7661]

Different pedal then. Thank you

[@Compass2101]

Love the Spectrum. Which program do you use?

[@DomeNightbearer]

Voxengo Span

[@Israel_Garcia_Mendoza]

Could you do something similar with a boss DS-2 MIJ vs MIT ? ?

[@dgenerated]

Most dislike this pedal due to its parametric eq which requires a learning curve and should opt for a more straightforward and simplistic pedal with 2-3 control nobs.. Depending on what type of gain youre looking for and how you're running this pedal to the amp will yield different results.. As I stated there are various ways of running and using this pedals. One should stould start with the suggested manual settings, tweak pedal/amp setting and try placing it either in front of the amp as well as the effects loop.. Imho the Mt-2 is an extremely versatile pedal that can cover a wide variety of from extreme metal distortion, to overdrive. Other variables from amp. Pickups, etc are also variables. Many do not even use a standard eq pedall (or known of how to properly use one), therefore such a pedal may not be your best option, hence why the Metal Zone might not be the best option for most guitatists and why many hate this pedal!..

[@AlexLacorum-hf9ie]

I still like the clear bite of the original m2

[@dragonemortale9056]

I'd like a series to find the best post distortion to combine with hm2 world

[@DomeNightbearer]

Interesting, but many variables to consider!

[@dragonemortale9056]

@@DomeNightbearer I'm experimenting with drive or distortion directly in the power amp, maybe a mega shoot out with the more chaisawish pedal and some amp in a box like the metalzone or mosfett pesals

[@monstawild]

Sounded good

[@TheGreatPanicker]

Plug these in to analog synths and load up a bass arpeggio or Reese bass and wooooooooooooooooooow!!!! Dirty dirty dirty!!!

[@Donnie_Thornberry]

I prefer the original.

[@dgenerated]

Same and never had any trouble dialing in the sounds I like

[@HM2CULT]

Lik!