BOSS IR-2 - METAL

[@CAndy-jv4po]

at 5:56 I was like ''ok.. that's the Ride the Lightning Album tone RIGHT THERE!''

[@kilian-c6d]

right?? its pretty accurate

[@Epd3mik]

Absolutely!! That was the first thing i was thinking about! Holy shit that sounds close!

[@alanpoole5046]

Dear lord.

[@littledittymusic]

Yep but too much bass IMO

[@timothyruiz4317]

That riff you're playing at the beginning, that's the way I like when you play. Good ol riffs

[@iamPHCorrea]

The Haunted - Trespass. ** Flies away

[@sergiogbass]

One of my favorites riffs ever. I love always when Ola play it

[@matthewbertram3304]

I thought it was Scotty Doesn't Know at first

[@SubContraBass_]

@@matthewbertram3304 dude i thought the same thing

[@LoreAccurateHusky]

5:41 That's how the treble works on a Multi-Watt Recto, that's probably what they are emulating on that mode and that's actually really cool. Very few amp sims/models ever capture that detail on the Multi-Watt so I commend them for the accuracy.

[@d-fresh901]

I'm waiting on Sweetwater to send mine.. I ordered it almost 2 months ago.. Can't wait to add it to my board

[@amgcgoncalves]

At 6:02, it sort of sounds like Ride the Lightning's tone to me. Pretty cool.

[@andtuningforall4957]

Holy SHIT you're right. Golden ears ngl

[@naturaljoe759]

Yeah it has that cutting but reverb-y RtL tone for sure. Definitely a classic sound.

[@SaKeXVII]

good observation. sounds awesome

[@chris_bouchard]

Indeed. Heard Trapped Under Ice the minute he hit that first chord.

[@jeanrunkle1059]

Yeah I can hear it now that you say

[@ValentinGibouleau-d5v]

Ola finally figuring out that his IR is bassy as hell, even when loaded in VST Amp Sims

[@JarppiJakke]

Yeah it’s really an overkill. Sounds good but I personally need 160-180 Hz low cut to make it work.

[@Durkhead]

It would probably work with just the sm57 half of his ir

[@delphinazizumbo8674]

it's BOSS, so.......meh but it does change the "color" of the tone nicely or you could get a VOX amp and no pedal.......maybe

[@JoshDoug495]

I’m pretty sure his ir is raw so it requires some Eqing ok it

[@VexylObby]

I did noticed he had the ambiance cranked most of the time...

[@lexustech48]

Its been almost 30 years since I got my first guitar as a kid. The years went on and I had less and less time to play. Been too long, though I still have that first guitar! THIS Boss pedal? Dude its a game changer and frankly I want to go play right now on my dusty Waza MT-2 and Crate GX-212... and then plan to buy this pedal cause all those tones sounded KILLLER. Thanks for the demo Ola!

[@danlogan7083]

You are my 'go to' for equipment reviews, the tones I'm looking for and a great sense of humor!

[@rickfinsta2951]

Also the Ambience stock setting is a room reverb. You can switch to a Hall or Plate and the Plate sounds GREAT.

[@drcockles]

Plate improves that feature loads

[@juddsutube]

The IR 2 is really diverse for the price point. Adding the IR2 to an analog pedal board and loading your own IRs makes the IR2 super versatile. I love mine. Moreover, being able to plug direct into a mixing board, PA, FRFR, or mixing software (without needing a DAW) is pretty cool. 🤘🏻

[@TahmidIshrak]

How does it sound when plugged into a mixing board? Can it replace amps? asking cause im trying to make my setup ampless.

[@triplelindys]

I own one and I absolutely love it. The versatility of this thing is what sold me on it. Fantastic product.

[@taxo]

Does it make sense to use it after a whole analog pedalboard?

[@bcm1621]

@@taxo Not sure if you have tried it. It is excellent with pedal, love a tube screamer before the rec.

[@lexzbuddy]

Better than expected. A bit fizzy but my God I would have absolutely loved one when I 1st started playing guitar.

[@seanoconnor7846]

As a guitar hack in my basement i like how many unique tones it has in a basic pedal.

[@metaltoons]

I ordered the IR-2 as well, but will be feeding the Metalzone into it!

[@PooNinja]

That’s right

[@Durkhead]

Olas ir sounds awesome with the metalzone. I have a tip, dial in your tone dry without an ir first then add the ir

[@lexustech48]

This is the way. Ive got a Wazacraft MT-2 and.... my God Im VERY excited to get one of these!

[@herrdoctorsloth9801]

It is even better in the loop ;)

[@stratonarrow]

Why not 2 metal zones??

[@BrandonSills]

one observation i had is roughly at the 6:00 mark. betting this tone right here could cut close to Megadeth's "Rust In Peace" (if a slight tweak to the cab IR were made maybe). at least, that's what i hear.

[@BassOfPj]

Ola hitting my nostalgia hard opening up with Trespass like that. My friend (RIP) and I used to cover that song, so you got me lil weepy thinking of him ya bastard lol

[@daniel_naaden]

I have the Boss IR-200, which is the somewhat bigger unit with more adjustability. I liked some of the tones on it. A lot of the tones on this remind me of my 200, but with the lack of adjustability due to no digital readout and such. Still, it does an ok job. I still like my IR-200 tho :) You should try it, you might like it. Very Metallica-ish, but I used it for some songs and it sounded pretty good! The bass presets aren't terrible either.

[@ravendagrey]

I agree this unit is nice but if you are going to make or break the pedal board it has it place but the IR200 for the little more real estate it takes seems to be the better unit overall especially as it isn't that much more considering. I got mine on sale for $429 CAD which works out to be around 291 Euro

[@brandnewyou5254]

I've been thinking of the idea of putting this pedal together just like you did but none of the demos ever did that and I just wasn't convinced Ola Englund made it sound horrible so did three or four other guys but you made it sound great

[@akselgumus5385]

respect for information channels like this

[@gmanolicious]

Ola you are the best, and you always give me a chuckle no matter what the topic!

[@kjhajueg_2731]

Ola, there is so much more to this unit. It is a recording interface. It can be preamp only. It can be cab only. What about the effects loop? Noise gate?

[@ravendagrey]

or even using the high gain channel on those amps, notice for 90% of the video the light was green and not orange. I have the IR200 and its an amazing piece of gear!

[@avmusic6700]

​@@ravendagrey the color of the light on this pedal doesn't mean high or low gain, you could set the green channel to be the rectifier and the orange channel to be the clean if you wanted

[@ravendagrey]

@avmusic6700 cool I did not know that, I have the IR200 it's an amazing unit. Thanks for the info

[@taxo]

It can be a cab loader only? Like a Mooer radar, so I can use my preamp pedals into it?

[@applehole448]

@@taxo pretty sure

[@ianbooth4010]

Pure Obituary tone on that Recto setting.

[@Pelham1538]

Amazing they’re still allowed to play shows since they used confederate flag imagery in the past.

[@NoPriorRecords]

@@Pelham1538Land of the FREE and home of the Brave.

[@TylerJohnstonGuitar]

@@Pelham1538 The confederate flag is still very common to see here in the US. I’m sure a ton of bands from the south still fly em.

[@HenritheHorse]

@@Pelham1538 Just like Pantera, no need to ban anyone.

[@ianbooth4010]

@@Pelham1538 are you an archaeologist? Just on your ability to dig up the past 🤔

[@Lord_Palmer]

I would love to see a metal zone plugged into the clean channel of the IR2 to give us perspective of using this as a clean platform for distortion pedals :)

[@andrij.demianczuk]

7:35 woah!!! Was that Mors Principium Est we heard there?!?

[@XXIII_89]

Probably would be really good with an EQ pedal in front of the IR pedal.

[@bodieanderson]

Amazing video as always Ola! I might have to give this peddle a shot

[@minjiigo]

Tmho is the most distinct high gain tones I've ever seen in a small unit. You can actually hear the difference between them and in a good way.

[@JamesNihil]

This thing goes harder than expected. I was convinced to check it out when I saw Dylan Carlson using one in an Earth set with one little combo amp instead of the stack he used drag around::::::and it still sounded huge.

[@matttaylor1449]

The 2 is because it's part of the 2nd range of boss pedals, the boss compact series. The original range was like the old boss chorus ensemble.

[@blast-steinaverhn4169]

I think i have found THE pedal, thx so much Ola.

[@scramblesthedeathdealer]

I have this pedal and love it!

[@ectosproductions6972]

Preordered mine on December 1st last year. Still waiting 😢😢😢😢

[@jbh219]

Theyre in shops now. Cancel your order

[@ectosproductions6972]

@@jbh219 nowhere around me. Good news though, it finally shipped and is out for delivery today!!!

[@naicametal]

I feel like when you used your IR it sounded to like 2 IR's, one after the other. I looked online for the manual and It looks like you have to do several steps to turn on and off the AMP or CAB

[@spitefulwar]

"Does that sound like a Rectifyer?" Well after you threw it down the staircase... maybe?

[@rickfinsta2951]

Hey the remote footswitch also lets you use the main pedal to turn it on and off and then the footswitch will change channels (instead of the "hold to bypass"). Kind of nice if you need a clean channel (which can just be straight into the PA), a high gain channel for punk rawk chugs, and then a solo channel with a signal boost and maybe a bit more reverb.

[@Earthwormjimm]

I really like this. I went through this guitar phase where I wanted to make a clean OR15 sound really creamy and clean with ambient tones so I rebuilt my entire board towards that sound. But then I wanted to be able to get a nice rhythm tone that’s heavy and thick without having to bust out my high gain heads or a new distortion pedal. But this bad boy will be pivotal to that change. Just slap this at the end of the chain, turn off cab emulation, use channel green as the clean setting so I have my entire board and my amp doing the work, and have the red channel set to a nice big soldano or 5150 tone whenever I need it. And all my same pedals still running through it as needed. Plus I always run a preset of my big sky as an always on room setting, this has it built in on both channels. I love this, can’t wait. It’s like having two pedalboards, one through my clean OR15 and one through a heavy distorted amp. Rad.

[@niclastname]

Seems like it would be a really good super simple travel rig. Maybe just add like a reverb pedal and that's it. It has headphone out built in. Might have to get me one of these!

[@strangelet4588]

Bought one about 4 months ago....still waiting...like a Boss

[@jessehutchings]

This is why I'm glad I was too late to order one. I went to Ted Brown Music in person and bought a GT1000Core instead and I'm so glad I did

[@strangelet4588]

@@jessehutchingsI’m not using it for final recordings, just silent recording with di.

[@scramblesthedeathdealer]

@strangelet4588 I'm going to try using it for final recording myself. Aside from the drums, which we tracked at a local studio, I made a pretty good 3 song punk demo with an old Boss GS-10 back in the day for all the guitars, bass and vocals, it sounded pretty good, even back then.

[@strangelet4588]

@@scramblesthedeathdealer sweet! No doubt great sounds can be achieved. I got a slo30 and 4x12 mic’d up that I’ll be running the di’s back into. Who knows though, might prefer it for some songs or even blended! 🤘

[@strangelet4588]

@@scramblesthedeathdealer also. The day after I posted I got a “your order has shipped” notification. Ola, the bringer of good fortune. ;)

[@jeremy7383]

The earliest I have ever been to an ola!

[@tomkac1991]

same here

[@heliooliveira6665]

Great tones and what an awesone riff on the intro

[@LeroyJenkins-fq2ko]

The best Haunted riff, love it too!

[@b0tb0t83]

What song please?

[@sm4739]

@@b0tb0t83 trespass

[@afr0s13]

@@b0tb0t83 trespass, cmiiw

[@Professional.Bro.777]

Dude that was TIGHT

[@nandoblivion]

You didn’t take about the efx loop! Not bad for the price & it seems fairly tweekable as well as very compact, versatile & BOSS rugged.

[@ToyutahLifein]

Another great one! Whenever I slow down or need something different, this helps my playing... so cha-cha!!!

[@TiwazPagan-if3og]

What tuning is the guitar in, and what song is the beginning riff from in the opening of the video? That was sick sounding.

[@AutismRocksOfficial]

Gotta compare this to the new POD Express 🤘🤘

[@thierrygoli4271]

@@AutismRocksOfficial cant compare, the pod inclues all effects.

[@jesseparrish9198]

I'm more curious to see a review on the new line 6 pod express.

[@artificalpirate333]

it simulates the amps,lot of the amps need the extra boost also is what i am thinking ,thanks for the info ,good info

[@pupu6oi74]

this seems like a great product! boss keeps up with the times.

[@MicahRunning]

My good sir, what is your fav chug and how to acquire it? I need to watch more of your videos, they've all been great so far, a blast.

[@Davivd2]

It sounds like a Metal Zone and each "different" distortion is basically a preset with different EQ settings.

[@billyc6678]

I got this as soon as it came out. Comes in real handy for late night jams so you can’t bother the neighbors. lol. 🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽

[@hutch3d]

I understand why Ola tried the Precision drive with the Boss IR-2. The Horizon Devices Precision Drive is always on with my distorted tone. I can’t imagine my rig without it.

[@PonchoVonRichtor]

Same. I love my Precision Drive.

[@ravenheart1439]

Does it chug...seems so...really a couple settings there sounded great to me..

[@adamsabaz2415]

HalfLife T-Shirt! Sweet! (I got the IR-2 after my amp caught on fire during a show. I love it for patching directly into a DI-BOX to PA). No more heavy gear! just guitars and pedal board and In-Ears!

[@kneztm]

Compassion left behind, set for a controllable mind! (Or something like that) I've been curious about this piece of gear. Thanks.

[@clowncorpse7230]

Great video as always and that pedal seems a great piece of kit for using in cover bands & original music as it is quite diverse👍🏻

[@AaronUhl]

Been waiting for this video! Little disapointed you didn't dive into the 2nd channel for each of those factory IRs (Red/Green channel) Great video though keep it up. all love!

[@darrelladams4886]

Been interested in this pedal since it released. But I often wonder if the upside of its familiar stylings vs the digital menu diving feel of the ir-200 is also a downside. Dual function concentric knobs can feel a bit cramped and perhaps a slightly larger form factor would have allowed for more comfortable knob tweaking. I do appreciate the sounds and features however. It feels like a step up from the ir-200 despite not having some of its features and capability. Sounds better imo

[@greasyzach]

this is crazy to me. years of tone chasing, different tubes, comparing tube amps to my randall rg... and now everything is full circle, even skipping amp altogether

[@jeremy7383]

Hey Ola would you ever consider to please do an old school tab run through of Trespass?

[@robb4340]

Thanks For The Demo, Beautifull Colour Guitar ByThe Way. Which Solar Model is it?

[@zanshin09]

A few years ago I bought my first modeler for about $500 US. It's amazing and can do almost anything. I hate it, wish I'd waited and bought this instead.

[@-xHALx-]

Maybe dialing back on the ambience (which was maxed out during the IR upload part) - may change the sound to more balanced.

[@Tsubocheeg]

Ola overdrives everything

[@paulgillespie542]

Cool. Some of those settings are Marshall head emulators (sort of). Very diverse

[@dannyshannon]

Dude can you please do a review on the TC Electronic Dual Wreck? I have just purchased one and would love your take on it 🤘

[@taxo]

How do ya like it direct into pa?

[@bestboy897]

sounds oldschool af and i mean it in a good way

[@timecop808]

I've had this thing on pre-order for 86 days now, was wondering if it was real.

[@justinmaitland3762]

Still waiting for my pre order as well I'm over 30 days

[@felipecuenca2811]

How much was it?

[@jessehutchings]

You guys should cancel your orders and get a different effects processor. It's not worth it

[@jessehutchings]

Try an Ampero Hotone or the GT1000 units

[@jakeqwaninne8502]

i was flippin out, i was all worried, WTF happened to Ola, i hope he's ok, i couldn't find the new SWOLA, then i looked at the bottom right side of the screen and realized it was only saturday, so awesome, i gained a whole day thanx to Ola, saturdays rule

[@louisburley1597]

Kinda cool old pedals are coming back with the addition to this and the line 6 one last week

[@a.j.garrett9639]

I definitely see myself buying one

[@jamesanthonyrogers8626]

Hey Ola, what model Solar is that? Fantastic looking guitar! 🤩

[@AronBuilds]

Would changing the “ambience” with your uploaded IR have changed the incredible amount of bass?

[@DOPIllustration]

Between this and the Tonex one, which one would you pick for heavy riffs? keep in mind that Tonex software is a pain in the arse...

[@gmanolicious]

LOL!!! You demoing this unit helped figure out a way to get a better rectifier sound on my GT-1000

[@too--late]

♫ It’s never too scooped. It’s impossible. More is more. How can less be more ? (Yngwie told us).

[@stuartbowlerwell2845]

Always like seeing a HL tee. Lambda Core - an emerging metal sub-genre?

[@zap7759]

I like it. Might not be for the "Fluence/Tubescreamer/5150/V30/SM57" "crowd" but for people that actually rock, its good.

[@Ottophil]

Whats wrong with this “crowd” i have that exact setup. Its perfect for generic metal tones. Metal is a genre

[@zap7759]

@@Ottophil Prolly better if a loved one breaks the news to you lol

[@shilow8778]

Sounds bright and clear when played metal

[@juddrizzo]

Very useable. Tons of great possibilities. 👍🏻

[@dBird214]

Hey Ola have you tried the tc electronic ir loader?

[@Djare915]

Sounds very good for thrash!

[@jp5394]

Has a very 80s metal/thrash sound to it

[@Professional.Bro.777]

It's kinda quality distortion for a boss pedal tho

[@bestboy897]

yesss

[@nicholasmullins3693]

The clean is louder for the same reason it's louder on most other amps. I've tried. No compression from the high gain! At least, that's what I always thought.

[@HEMIJackking]

Boss have some really good pedals even in this price range. For almost the same price you'd get a GT-1 with a travel bag for instance.

[@OrkhanJulfa]

I have IR-200 and use it only for clean tone, EQ and pedal base feeding it with analog drive pedals.

[@cam-inf-4w5]

God i love the paint on your guitars

[@martingalicia36695]

Can’t wait for mine! Nice video!! Thanks!!

[@gadgetvikingstv7932]

Cool stomp box !

[@scottyknows]

Are boss using different jacks? I finally have an IR-2 in my hands, but noticed some of the jacks feel loose, like no click/resistance when I plug a cable in. Is this normal? Still working with tones and hoping to integrate in my setup as a preamp.

[@ThrashBiker2112]

Ola do you ever play ceremony live I can't find a video on KZbin? Plus please tour @thehaunted in the UK 🤘

[@mmiller6873]

I love leaving an engaging comment. :) Well done on the vid though Ola

[@jimjim7008]

I've never seen anyone throw a guitar pick like this... What's your problem? Thanks man wicked vid

[@User57186-y]

Rise and shine..Mr Englund..Rise and shine

[@MeTuLHeD]

I wonder how the clean tone would sound with a metal pedal going into it? Like an Empress Heavy or Metal Muff or Revv.

[@seanfrancis2]

A parametric EQ would help so much with this pedal. I might get it for gigging honestly. Good little practice and gig board.

[@jimmypennell8831]

You could get by with this ina pinch. Maybe add some pedals for character. If your main rig was down you can still play a show. Of course it's not going to sound as good as a Friedman or Soldano but if you had to play a show and you couldn't access your regular setup

[@francobuzzetti9424]

that solar suits you! you should do something with them!

[@denverrandy7143]

It's alright....I really Love that Guitar!!!

[@fonesrphunny7242]

While looking through our studio inventory, I found something that looks like a Behringer MT-2 clone. Sounded surprisingly great, although I was playing through a fat Orange amp/cab

[@paulcanz]

Does this pedal have some kind of built in gate ?