BOSS IR-2 - METAL

Trying out the fairly new Roland Boss IR-2 pedal. A modeler / Impulse Response loader in a small package! WILL IT DO METAL?
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[@CAndy-jv4po]

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

[@user-dh7qu2de9q]

right?? its pretty accurate

[@Epd3mik]

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

[@alanpoole5046]

Dear lord.

[@user-lk8yd7nr3n]

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...

[@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.

[@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

[@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??

[@danlogan7083]

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

[@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!

[@triplelindys]

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

[@gmanolicious]

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

[@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

[@seanoconnor7846]

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

[@ToyutahLifein]

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

[@d-freh1009]

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

[@bodieanderson]

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

[@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👍🏻

[@akselgumus5385]

respect for information channels like this

[@seansensei10]

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

[@scramblesthedeathdealer]

I have this pedal and love it!

[@martingalicia36695]

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

[@joereyes9478]

The sound at 6:13 and 7:34 incredible! Salivating over here!

[@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. 🤘🏻

[@pupu6oi74]

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

[@lexzbuddy]

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

[@Gubbinsmcbumbersnoot]

They should call this the Metallica pedal because every setting sounds like a different era of Metallica

[@charlesrocks]

I must own it

[@Gubbinsmcbumbersnoot]

@@charlesrocks Yeah I kinda need this now

[@clowncorpse7230]

😂👍🏻

[@TravelatorH8r]

Definitely hits all the Metallica tones

[@potatohead3333]

The Crunch is straight up ACDC

[@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!

[@ianbooth4010]

Pure Obituary tone on that Recto setting.

[@cognomenunknown2144]

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

[@NoPriorRecords]

@@cognomenunknown2144Land of the FREE and home of the Brave.

[@TylerJohnstonGuitar]

@@cognomenunknown2144 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]

@@cognomenunknown2144 Just like Pantera, no need to ban anyone.

[@ianbooth4010]

@@cognomenunknown2144 are you an archaeologist? Just on your ability to dig up the past 🤔

[@bassofpj3923]

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

[@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.

[@spitefulwar]

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

[@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.

[@slavojdyrdek]

nice demo, i'm impressed

[@gmanolicious]

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

[@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. 🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽

[@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

[@cam-inf-4w5]

God i love the paint on your guitars

[@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

[@XXIII_89]

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

[@shilow8778]

Sounds bright and clear when played metal

[@juddrizzo]

Very useable. Tons of great possibilities. 👍🏻

[@denverrandy7143]

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

[@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!

[@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

[@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

[@bestboy897]

sounds so good

[@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. ;)

[@blast-steinaverhn4169]

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

[@Durkhead]

Came hear to hear it with Olas ir

[@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.

[@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

[@kneztm]

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

[@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 :)

[@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!

[@AJHolstrom]

Hey Ola did you prefer the IR-2 or the Katana Go? Definitely looking for something to use headphones with. Did you prefer one to the other?

[@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

[@Harrysound]

It’s cool. I feel the pedal format isn’t really ideal for it but….i would have loved it when I started playing in the 90s

[@dustin2901]

Sounds pretty good.

[@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.

[@heathwatsonguitar]

Nice one Ola!

[@NicolaasGarrison]

I like it. It does the damn thing. I am also interested in the mixing and matching aspects of loading your own IR's. Chug on 🤘🧡🔥🤘

[@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.

[@taftoc7288]

i like cheeseburgers

[@robb4340]

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

[@MattieAnneLang]

I ❤ that Solar guitar!! Beautiful guitar, Ola!! The pedal is pretty cool, too

[@mmiller6873]

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

[@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 🤘

[@K707OR30]

Tried one, wasn’t terrible but wasn’t thrilled with it. Sounds fine for a tiny practice amp type setup or something but not sure it works great otherwise. Doesn’t beat my thr30ii for a practice setup.

[@jesseparrish9198]

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

[@jeremy7383]

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

[@jamesanthonyrogers8626]

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

[@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.

[@paulgillespie542]

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

[@francobuzzetti9424]

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

[@lukecarmichael1588]

Of the high gain settings, the soldano setting sounded best to me.

[@EvilspeakGaming]

I have the behringer TM300 it's an amp simulator I found quite good for the price

[@markspurgin8225]

Ola bring back the Chug Meter

[@subjectt.change6599]

Please merciful god, NOT THE CHUG METER!

[@andrij.demianczuk]

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

[@plutoisaplanet7879]

How do these types of pedals work with the clean setting, and using a distortion pedal in front of it? Like a Revv or something.

[@rocketpigrecords3719]

If you aren't using it for gain, just get a Joyo California Sound (Tech 21 Blonde) & pocket $150

[@MicahRocksOfficial]

Gotta compare this to the new POD Express 🤘🤘

[@Tsubocheeg]

Ola overdrives everything

[@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

[@bestboy897]

sounds oldschool af and i mean it in a good way

[@darrellbaha4294]

Hey Ola have you tried the tc electronic ir loader?

[@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.

[@mikeskis7887]

This literally reminds me of the tonal qualities of the Cube series of amps to the T

[@theparanoidmetalshow741]

Any chance to test the Opus from two notes? Im in between that one and the tonex.

[@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.

[@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.

[@vingra.]

OLA ...I love these videos.....there is a new LINE 6 POD EXPRESS pedal .... would be awesome to see you do a video with it .... does all kinds of shit. I have a Helix LT and saw this and was like hmmm i wonder if it sounds anything like the helix.... would make for a great desktop solution so I wouldn't have to drag out the massive LT just to track ideas . Would very much like to hear your tone through it. Love ya brotha //// Peace

[@OrkhanJulfa]

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

[@EconID]

That's a pretty impressive pedal. Granted I haven't been paying attention to them lately 😅

[@patrickgregory4]

what is the guitar you are playing? model and color?

[@ravenheart1439]

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

[@Kochiha]

Cool little pedal, this...wonder how well it would work straight into a pretty basic amp.

[@supaschwamal]

I'm not sure about those compact amp-sim pedals. They don't really chug. Or they only start chugging at the most extreme of settings. Especially with passive pickups... Don't forget - Ola is using active pickups here, and still it ain't that tight. I've tried some of these and they seem to cry for the addition of a tube screamer. And that's fine, I mean in the end they simulate amps that also might need an overdrive pedal. But for me, in the end I found a multi-effects pedal that incorporates overdrive pedals to be more versatile.

[@D3nni5inn3D]

I have that same Half-Life shirt! Love it

[@MikeYeary]

Ola is just a wild and crazy guy

[@ashuggtube]

What a marvellous shirt, sir!

[@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

[@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