High Gain Pedal Round Up!

[@bartholomeusclever]

totally agree with the conclusion of rob ... he is spot on!

[@chrisridesbicycles]

The Cap and the Metal Zone have a special relationship since the „most uncomfortable rig“ video. (Which I would like to see repeated with Pete and Ariel for example. It was so much fun)

[@AB3BlackBird]

you should have let rabea do the playing

[@AMB666]

I think so!

[@dpb22]

*eye rolls*

[@michaelgarcia2050]

Rob's playing is killer as always.

[@sauronquinn2061]

Excellent demo. I decided to get the Boss Waza Metal Zones based on this demo. It is definitely a trip down nostalgia lane. I think I actually know how to use the Metal Zone now after many years of playing guitar.

[@jfsiqueira7813]

Amptweaker Tight Metal and Megalith Mi Audio are by far the best metal pedals. Try one of these.

[@kingdarko]

Everyone's nursing a hangover I take it 😂

[@jomomma193]

Literally me right now lmao

[@alepio2000]

That guitar sound so out of tune...

[@Valto4life]

I'm pretty sure most of that is the light strings, high/low action and scale length. Those three in certain combinations can make it really hard to play stronger notes/styles without making the string(s) de-tune during play even through in a neutral position with neutral pick attack the string is in tune.

[@Kennykoo65]

figliodeifiori Thought the same thing. That low E string (Tuned down) always seems to sound out.

[@adamm9247]

@@Kennykoo65 you can see Rob try and tune it a lot thorughout the video

[@MuvoTX]

Maybe intonation was off too..???

[@captaindelculo1731]

that's what happens when you play Drop C - Drop A with 10-42 strings lol

[@davidyoung8875]

The thing about the Metal Zone is you can tweak it more than any pedal I have ever played. Still have my original from 1991. I Love It.

[@whiteninja2006]

Damn that little lick Rob played from 5:08 to 5:10 sounded awesome!

[@lorenzomcnally6629]

MY BK Butler signature Tube Driver with the hottest 12AX7 in it. smokes all these pedals ! IN SUPER HEAVY GAIN and MORE !

[@KeeperOfPoops]

i love the tube driver for the EJ Eric Johnson sound, place it in front of a fuzz face and you have his sound

[@gyrospace2]

Hell yeah Rob! Killer tone dude!

[@ThanosManetas]

Finally, the metal zone sounds good!

[@Sarklord]

it has always sounded good!

[@cour1988]

Sarklord uh, no. 😂

[@KeeperOfPoops]

@cour1988 if you don't scoop the mids it's fine

[@swissarmyknight4306]

@@cour1988 The eq functions properly if you run it through the FX Loop. It is the world's least expensive preamp.

[@jimjambananaslam3596]

@@swissarmyknight4306 Exactly, it can sound good if done right.

[@mindsweepa4132]

Looks like chappers is suffering from some drop tune string flip flop

[@alexlonginus9701]

I think my pick would be the Abasi, but the metal zone kinda surprised me. That pedal show has a good episode "Metal Zone part 2" with Rabea Massad where they tested a bunch of pedals like the original metal zone and the original sounded the worst in my opinion. I know there are many more factors, most of which is probably Rob's style of playing vs Rabea's. In the hands of Rob however, with this specific setup, is the best I've heard a MT-2 sound. It also might help if you think of the Metal Zone as a fuzz distortion instead of just a distortion, in that aspect it sounds on point.

[@captainwhizz]

Didn't they use the original Metal Zone in TPS' video? I'm fairly sure that was before the Wazacraft version came out.

[@larsfrsland6971]

Rob's "dry" phrasing is so cool!

[@sinnertrain7405]

The Abasi sounds the best to me, you can dial out the annoying sizzle and there's good note definition in chords. Also, using massive amounts of gain isn't the way to get a good live or studio tone. Sorry kids! :-)

[@LeviBulger]

Agree, it sounds good. That's probably would I would go for out of these three, but it really is difficult to beat the Waza MT 2 if using as a Preamp. That thing sounds massive in a loop.

[@jimjambananaslam3596]

Medium amount of gain from the amp, maybe an overdrive pedal rolled back, that's all I need for metal

[@robertwellington2616]

Sinner Train the Abasi is basically the Dracarys. Not buying yet another pedal that sounds like the other 75 I have. Selling mode now.

[@anders2772]

Tip of the day. Plug the Metal zone into the effects loop!

[@jomomma193]

Low key Snake Oil Pedals advertisement... love it lol

[@robertwellington2616]

420weedwizard69 yes make everything else sound terrible. Coincidence?

[@KeeperOfPoops]

love the use of Five Minutes Alone by pantera at the start and if there's one metal gain pedal i know it's the MXR Fullbore Metal, or as i know it... the Metal Zone's big bad cousin

[@thenotsoguitarguy9429]

It's funny. Ive always known that MXR pedal as, "all the bees you could possibly stuff into a rattle can."

[@jakeatwell9224]

He’s playing a Dorje riff at the very beginning

[@deadinside0586]

9:21 - The best part of this video! I chose this one.

[@RobCabreraCh]

That Abasi pedal sounded really good! I think I would be interested in getting one, even though I never play with high gain.

[@michael_caz_nyc]

Pathos Overdrive Sounded considerably Better then the Revv ( too Ice-Picky ). Like Bee's in a Tuna Can. The Waza Metal Zone had alot of Tonal options & was better then I thought. The Pathos was by far The Best. I'd also look into: The Diezel VH4, The Amptweaker Pedals and the M-1 Crunch Box = 3 Pedals of Doom.

[@inot1105]

That Waza craft Metal Zone is wicked! I did not like the Revv. And the Pathos is just right.

[@robertwellington2616]

inot1105 they’re set wrong in person the Revv sounds great.

[@inot1105]

I agree Robert Wellington. It could have been done better.

[@BorkBorkDoggo]

Never been a fan of the Revv stuff either. Played a G3 and it sounded super boxy compared to my AMT SS11.

[@bryand.5240]

I think the problem is that Rob is a blues rock guy and these pedals are meant for extreme metal so their tone tweaking shows they don't really know to get a good sound with this much gain, Ola's demos for these pedals actually fit the style intended

[@robertwellington2616]

Bryan D. I’m a blues rock guy not a metal guy. I still love high gain. This was not set up right or didn’t come across well on utube. In person it sounds fine.

[@jackbutler2732]

Most amplike: Revv G4 Most versatile tone-wise: A Pathos Biggest surprise: Boss Waza Most liquid gain: Revv G4

[@RubyRoks]

Gonna chalk the tuning stability to light strings. Schecter make great stuff and rob knows how to play, so i don't know what else it'd be

[@KellyEastwood855]

Hey! When Ola tested these shits long ago, they sounded much better and everything seemed to be in tune! Maybe you shouldn't pick the soul out of 46s strings tuned to D or drop C right? And if you present high gain pedals, you probably should play some proper riffs.

[@robertwellington2616]

Peete TheLittle set them up a bit different. The red needs the treble lowered and dare I say lower the gain a bit. It sounds great in person. Not here.

[@thorinossman5082]

A very aesthetically pleasing mini table

[@PiperFishing]

That Schecter looks so good.

[@primedirective00]

Just when I start to feel like I'm finally getting pretty good at guitar again I hear some playing like this lol

[@nickolaynaydenov3292]

The custom mode on the Metal Zone killed everything in the good way ;)

[@sawdust6968]

the ABASI sounds GREAT!!!

[@TheDigitalStrike]

With Rob playing even the Metal Zone sounds good 😂

[@juliangramajo7010]

the revv one is so fu...ng good!

[@flatsix666]

The 'best' one could, well, be, maybe, The Diezel VH4

[@chesapeake566]

Still like my Amptweaker Fat Metal Pro better than anything I've heard.

[@olafvanrijnsbergen1177]

Or.. The BE-OD. That thing's awesome as well

[@stephanfuchs7891]

What guitar do you use, Rob? To me, the Revv sounds best.

[@leight6862]

Rob... Play a jazz chord to restore order to the universe... LOL that needs to be on a T-shirt

[@chrisridesbicycles]

Leigh Truelove I imagine Rob in a superhero cape with a big semiacousic 😂

[@leight6862]

Christian Schneider JazzMAN!!!

[@gtiman67]

Metal Zone wins hands down way more options for tone tweaking as that's the Metal Zone 2 correct the new one?🤤

[@Little960]

I think the Revv is the best of the 3

[@Paul_Lenard_Ewing]

The Boss sounded very Boss like ....uncommitted. The Abasi was designed to be a Metal Tube Screamer...in other words it needs the amp set to crunch ...not clean ...as it is it has no balz and sounds scooped. The Revv G4 had it nailed. They committed themselves to one sound and perfected it. The other 2 are trying to please everyone by giving you a lot of options non of which nails a single sound that really stands out.

[@JazzzRockFuzion]

The Abasi sounds like a slightly gainier version of the Sovereign... Not a bad thing!

[@nolsey3329]

AUUUUSSTTRRAALLIIIIAAAA

[@lachlanwillacy1862]

Aussie Aussie Aussie oi oi oi

[@ianfisher5316]

Greetings from BrisVegas.

[@mattmckivigan3382]

I don’t care what’s currently cool or not. I’m Metal Zone till I DIE!!!!!

[@MrScrofulous]

Liked the Abasi

[@slash0344]

Hey guys great video. Can u guys do more blindfold challenges pls. There great 👌

[@dpb22]

They said they would but they are out of ideas. Feel free to suggest some.

[@slash0344]

@@dpb22 ok thanks

[@skippityblippity8656]

I LOVE YOU CHAPPERS AND CAPTAIN

[@elnyoutube123]

Watching them struggle with the knobs on the metal zone made me laugh because I have the same exact problem. I find at least with my Acoustic amp that if you totally cut the highs, and keep both mid knobs at the 9oclock position with a small amount of bass, it sounds pretty good.

[@rollipollirock]

I liked the REVV... kinda Soldano - ish

[@MDK2323]

Not a metal fan, but I love the humor.

[@daziwg456]

New Nuno 4N out soon any chance of a review?? Nice review BTW

[@Berserker26]

Andertons going ok with Lee rocking the Rolex...

[@keithmalpass563]

To be fair he has had that for a very long time.

[@johnnewton1830]

Gift from his wife

[@kolombijec]

I always feel....that in spite of the metal zone being so famous and all..metal core is just heavier, beefier, more lows, really heavy pedal...i think another one is fullbore metal by mxr...and the rest are kind of the same...i would love to know what the heaviest pedal is...but these are my 2 picks after checking all boutique and non-butique pedals i could find..

[@Paul_Lenard_Ewing]

If you want to know what heaviest pedal is. The heaviest one on the planet is the Goosoniqueworx Kult ....watch the video Goosoniqueworx :Kult High Gain JFET Distortion. Nothing can prepare you for a dirt pedal with the amount of shear girth this pedal has. This demo will blow your mind!!!

[@Chord_The_Seeker]

I have yet to hear a distortion pedal that sounds good, and these 3 were no exception.

[@PariahVSGear]

They did at least mention it..but yeah. The PATHOS is RIDICULOUSLY versatile. Compared it to the G3 on my channel if you wanna see that!

[@justnatsuki6526]

The MT-2w still showing how fickle of a pre-amp it is

[@user-hb8wf2xf4n]

The metal zone was my favorite 😂

[@NickWebbSax]

I think I like the Revv better. There was something that seemed a bit... Fizzy about the other two.

[@scottN1980]

It's not really a metal zone if notes can be heard

[@michaelgarcia2050]

It is if you know how to use it.

[@bigfatengineer]

I lol'ed.

[@martinscholes9314]

The metalzone smoked the others 😆. Good old Boss. Most of my pedalboard is Boss because they are the best pedals at sustaining abuse and rum & coke all over them from pissed-up punters.

[@maxw-h]

I think it'd be good to know what you guys are tuned to per video...

[@patrickkeenan6331]

...be even better if they tuned in the first place.....

[@Lowtech14]

To my humble ears, these pedals were demonstrated in reverse order of goodness. The only one I would consider purchasing is the Boss MZ Waza Craft. The Abasi sounded all right. The Revv sounded terrible, all sawtoothy and trebly. Blecch. Ymmv.

[@brianarguello7576]

At it again with those JAFODs boys???? lol! ;)

[@tomfoolery2082]

Iv heard that louder is more good. Also Whats ur most realistc jmc800 pedal ? Thx

[@dylanzrim1011]

Glenn Winburn yes. Louder is gooder

[@snowflamestr]

Hello there fellow JHS fan

[@thechannelforeverything2170]

Pal Fx 800 simulator.

[@tomfoolery2082]

@@thechannelforeverything2170 hav heard thats a good 1, thx

[@teddeeh]

The metal zone sounded the best. Imho.

[@UmVtCg]

Brain Wampler is a great guy and runs a cool ytube channel

[@martinflynn6955]

This is da bomb

[@jasonstone8587]

Lee said "there's a lot of gain in these pedals"....erm it does say High Gain Pedal round up....they sound better than the normal sounding boring Mayer tone...thank god

[@davide_p]

“Greetings, I’ve robbed Jab Man” Thanks youtube automatic subtitles ❤️

[@H_Oscarsson]

Listen to some old Entombed and you want to go Metal Zone all day long...and buy a crappy Peavey Bandit.

[@djjacks-bryant2245]

just gonna say it not sure whats happened with the setup but all these sounded terrible.

[@patrickkeenan6331]

I could BARELY make it through this video,,,,

[@apinakapinastorba]

*fainting sounds*

[@bryand.5240]

That's probably bc Rob's playing bluesy rock through pedals meant for extreme metal, the circuits aren't built for his playstyle but they're trying to tweak them to fit him, not the pedals which makes them sound bad

[@mentiras_xoxo]

love the video! will you do one featuring the joyo uzi too?

[@ryanosullivan3783]

What’s the riff that rob plays at 5:00 minutes a few times over? It sounds sick

[@djent1448]

I believe its a riff for the new Dorje album wich will be released around 2030

[@billybob728]

1:27 what's that on the floor to the left of the metal zone?

[@ancientalien815]

I swear all these new schecters have a wobble in the low e string. It goes sharp very easily. Not exactly sure why!?!??

[@jeremythesurfingalien3013]

Lee, it would be cool if you could work something out with Ola Englund and sale small batches of Solar guitars. Have you thought or asked about this idea with Ola? Love all you do, thank you.

[@joshtye7844]

Lee loses it at 3:00. You're welcome 🤣🤣🤘🏻

[@phnelson033]

That vocal riff will be the foundation of the new wave of BAP-mm-bep-bep rock.

[@qrxtra9397]

missing the boss HM-2 heavy metal...,

[@jesseyasaitis9036]

Constructive criticism.....put bigger strings on the guitars that Rob is going to be using. The sag in the E string just detracts from the tone you're going for.

[@adriyanmusic]

Abasi in my language means what to fuck :)

[@EdgarBeja]

Metal Zone \m/

[@thetippey5647]

I'd go to andertons if it wasn't on the other side of the country

[@DrFearCo]

Isn't that only like a 4 hour drive?

[@thetippey5647]

@@DrFearCo I'm not spending 8 hours in a car for a guitar shop when I've got my own

[@nicktaylor7247]

Hey lee, if i had a tele tshirt and me mate had none. I'd help him out...

[@FairlyUnknown]

Captain, you're awesome man, but not every gain player who uses these have their gain cranked to 8 to 10 lol. Maybe it's part of the reason there's an ongoing dislike of high gain stuff, because you always crank the shit out of it and wonder why it sounds bad? xD Rob had the right idea of balancing everything. I personally liked the Abasi pedal, but even $200 is too much for me.

[@jburdsinfuse]

I have a Victory Kraken pre-amp. It’s the real deal. Two channels and yuuuuge gain. Haven’t played a dirt pedal that can touch it.

[@DecimasoN]

Are all of the pedals going into the effects loop and acting as a preamp or just the Metal Zone?

[@Xenious]

No Iron Horse?

[@danesz021]

3:00

[@dejongeblondegod]

The Revv pedal wins by a mile.

[@jasonstone8587]

The guitar needs thicker strings....sounds a little out of tune....

[@larrydj549]

That e strings a little flat chappers

[@xHansax]

Another video shows us Metal Zone sounds a lot better in the fx loop. Could you guys confirm? Maybe try with several pedals and do it as a blindfold challenge?

[@heylookitsn0ah]

Gotta say, I was very impressed by that waza metalzone

[@williama-d6]

I liked the absi when you tweeked it it had a raw to it

[@Particle67]

The Metal Zone is definitively for vintage tone.

[@kitoyobeni1]

It does sound dated to me, with the distortion flavor feeling limited by the available technology of the time (even with the updates).

[@MK-oz2lf]

it's weird that some say that it is vintage sounding and yet when it comes to amp sims or actual sims, Plexis or old school tones are used for modern metal with an EQ pedal and an overdrive... people be listening with their eyes.

[@jeanbarreto7594]

Whatever happened to Joss?

[@robbah9939]

Jean Barreto he started his own channel with his brother

[@DarrenPrice333]

I have both G3 and the G4. So I'll pick the G4

[@snowflamestr]

logical. 4>3

[@averydeadhorse]

From the demos I’ve heard and the comparisons I like the g3 better than the g4. What do you think?

[@DarrenPrice333]

A Very Dead Horse I have both and with my guitar and amp, I lean towards the G4

[@robertwellington2616]

Darren Price yep have both. Sold g3.

[@DarrenPrice333]

Robert Wellington not brave enough to sell mine yet lol

[@emmanuelschmit9795]

Even before the video started, I was like "Oh no... Rob is gonna play and Lee is gonna turn the knobs..."

[@AlanW]

I feel like perhaps if you could adjust the Q on the MetalZone it might be easier to dial in.

[@ryanspencerlauderdale687]

Metal Zone.... ALL THE GAAAAAIN!!! LOL

[@steverr4969]

Needed Tight Metal thrown in there to really round it up