Turn your Metal Zone into a Waza Craft in 5 min? - Tutorial with sound samples
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- This is an easy and effective mod anyone with minimal tools can perform in 5 minutes to improve the sound of the controversial Metal Zone, presented in a funny and clear way, with before and after sound samples and plenty of random knob tweaking.
SMALL CORRECTION: Some people with a good eye have pointed out that the cap I removed during the unsoldering footage is C34 instead of C35 as intended, and they are right. I made A LOT of tests during the recording, one of them was the removal of C34 and unintentionally I confused the clips and put that footage on the final video instead of the one with C35 removal. Sorry for that mistake! Luckily the information is correct: THE CAP TO REMOVE IS C35 as shown on the picture at 01:56 marked with a big yellow circle.
Sorry about that and hope you enjoy the video!!!!!
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Several of you requested for a way to put a switch to turn this mod on-off and go back to standard at any time, so I made a follow up video with the proccess of adding that switch detailed step by step. You can check it out here! th-cam.com/video/qpiwOw2g3i0/w-d-xo.html Hope you like it!!!!
You are an angel
Great thanl you
what is the tool you use to punch out the already soldered parts?
I don't completely understand. If you mean to desolder the components from the pcb, I use a solder sucker. As the name says it's like a small pump that sucks the tin when its melted so you can take the components. Hope it helps!
@@InspiringTracks oh ok! Yes that's what I meant! It looks like it's punching a little hole :P thank you for the quick response!
I've been using the Metal Zone since 1993. I had no idea it was "controversial". Never had an issue with it.
Try it in your fx loop if you got a tube amp
@@jonathanfarmer5458 be more specific, use it as a preamp to you amps power amp.
No distortion pedal is meant to be used in the loop, if you have the manual for the MT2 you'll see it plugged in front of the amp. That's a sort of workaround some people figured out to get a different sound but I find it really impractical, specially if you use more pedals or drive from the amp. I have a Marshall DSL and bypassing an all tube preamp and using a cheap transistor pedal to replace it sounds like a really bad deal to me but hey, if it works for you there's nothing wrong with it!!
Inspiring tracks it’s just something new to try. I like it in the loop of by valveking as a different distortion. The front of my solid state marshall and I don’t use it in my engl fireball.
@@Hypnotica420x HAHA right. I had one for the longest time. I typically used it in front of the amp on a clean channel. Then found the tone I liked and left it alone for like 10 years. Then apparently its been garbage this whole time. While Id rather play than nit pick gear all day.
The subscribe placard in the pedal body lol. Awesome. Wow, so simple. . . adding fresh solder like that BEFORE grabbing the sucker. Makes it so much easier. Great upload!
Just dis this mod the other night. Watched your video amd followed the steps. It gave my METAL zone a completely different sound. I was finally able to dial in some sweet low end swoops amd crunch. Thank you for the inspiration!!
Wow, thanks a lot! I'm glad this video served you as inspiration and keep rocking your "new" MT2!!
Love the intro and also that you added before and after sound samples. Subbed. Great job!
Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it!!!!
Done! Works great for me, less fizzy sounding, more useable and controlable heavy distortion ! Thanx for the great video!
That's great! I'm glad you liked it!
This mod really works! I had an old Metal Zone sitting around unused from when I was in high school in the 90s. I never really did much with it for the past 20 years. I played it a bit before doing the mod, just to re-acquaint myself with the sound, and yeah, it's not something I'd use any more. The difference after the mod was immediate. I didn't really find any "bad" sounds as I tweaked the dials, everything's much more usable, whereas un-modded it was very easy to dial into some shitty tones. I might actually consider putting this on my pedal board, now!
This mod truly is addition by subtraction!
Мне не помогло. Звук меняется совсем немного - меньше слышно паразитные токи, поэтому поставил конденсатор на свое место
Возможно дело в моем усилителе и вместе с педалью все звучит гармонично
Awesome man, thank you so much for sharing this tip!! :) I did the mod and it worked like a charm, now my MT-2 is interesting again, after years of abandonment :) You rock!
That's great! I'm glad you're having fun with your metal zone again. Cheers!!
I loved the sound effects when grabbing the pedal, plugging it in/unplugging it. Great vid, and great editing
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it!!!
I subbed twice! Lol. Awesome presentation, do more of these mods please
Haha, Thanks!!! I'm touching different guitar related topics like setups and recording to see what the people likes to watch, but I'll definetly go back to do some pedal videos in the future. Thanks again!!
@@InspiringTracks about c24/c20 caps... which one is boosting the highs and which one is boosting the lows? Basically, if I want to make it darker, which would I cut out?
C24 (the clear film cap) is in charge of the high boost and C20 (the blue tantalum one) of the lows. If you want to make it darker take C24. I don't recommend cutting it just in case you don't like the results, it makes going back to stock much more difficult
I have done this mod on several MT-2 pedals and every time the results are amazing! It's not the same as a Waza, but in my opinion it's better. I actually sold my Waza MT-2 and kept my modded pedal. Thank you!
After removing the C35 my metal zone started sounding dirty like Marshall Jackhamer.Although this may be what my maple guitar sounds like
I just tried this mod today. Wow, what a difference! Now it's much more usable and it maintains the great tone shaping EQ section. Wish I had known about this mod years ago, like in the 90's right after I bought it, LOL!
Came here looking for modded MT2 samples, subscribed cause of that poisonous groove. Killer tracks bro!!
Thanks Gabriel! I'm glad you liked the tracks!
WOW 😮 that was REALLY COOL 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
I'm glad you liked it!
Wow. So simple. Great contribution!!! It sounded great and is super simple.
Your one hell of a player on top of it all.
Thanks !!!
Thanks Bryan!
Thanks so much for this video! My MT-2 went from something I always admired for its EQ section but scarcely used to the center of my overdriven sound!
compare it it to a real wazacraft model
Great mod and demo. I love the ninja movement sounds and the way the MT2 pedal is carried like a first person shooter weapon! I guess a Waza Craft mod needs to be done by a deadly ninja. :)
Haha thanks. I wanted to make something funny and different from the other gazillion mod videos out there. I'm glad you liked it!
I came up playing in the 80s and used an MT2 quote a bit. I got great sound out of it. To be honest, it made me question myself when people bashed that pedal, but no one bashed it until they saw it lol.
The mt2 came out in 91
awesome playing and sound as well, bravo Sir!
Thanks!!!
Nice and simple. The best mods! It's sounds like a low pass filter cap was removed. Maybe just replace with different value cap. I liked your led swap awesome man! Rock on!
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it!
The first test of this almost sounded like a HM2! DEFINITELY will try this! Also I'm going to sub lol
Thanks Julián! I really appreciate your support!!! Do it, you won't regret it!
great mod. and the subscribe insert made me laugh so loud I had to watch it again
AND SUBSCRIBE :)
Haha great, mission accomplished! I'm glad you liked the video and thanks for your support! I really appreciate it!
I subscribed at that moment😂😂😂
Haha great, thanks!!!
Me too haha
I like to plug my metal zone in through the FX loop of my DSL20 Head, But your giving me ideas! Awesome video man
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!
Bro, you are a genius!!! Took me the better part of a day to build up the COURAGE to do this (I've owned the pedal since the 90's and have Never fully committed to the sound). Took Less than 5 minutes (I still need to replace the LED) and now I have a sort of Fuzz sound!! TRULY AMAZING, thanks.
Ha! What a great blues tone. Did not see that coming!
I usually mod PCs, any suggestion how i can make the LED RGB to improve tone?
Add a diffuser for the RGB tape to shine through and put the IR receiver for the remote on the side, I think that should do it. I mod PCs too.
Great video, I think it's time to give a second chance to my old Metal zone and try this mod. Thanks!
Thanks! It's so easy that its really worth trying and the results are great. Cheers!
hey i just got a Boss Metal zone and did this mod and i am super happy! it freakin works and the pedal is really versatile now. its like a wide range distortion pedal with a very powerful 3 band EQ, its like a 2 in one pedal
You should be nominated for a nobel prize for this wizardry!👍
Haha thanks!!!!
Lmao I was so skeptical but the second I played my first chords with this mod I just sat in my room looking at my shity amp amazed at the sound.
Haha really awesome to hear that. I'm glad you liked the sound of the mod!
Same.
Awesome video! Thanks for the easy to follow instructions. I can't wait to pick up my MT2 from my brothers house so I can do this mod to it. 😀
Great Video. Great mod. Not only did it improve control over my metal zone, when I roll the guitar volume back a tad and you have a DS 1 with a better EQ. Thanks
My MT-2 is now GREAT, and it took about 5 minutes- counting the 40w warmup of the Weller. Thanks so much!!!
Now I can put it back on my pedalboard. Thanks
thankx!!! So much for the tip...my Metal Zone has been collect'in dust for years,Was always to hard to dial to the right tone....At my home studio-man cave I use a Fender champ silver face 1971 with a ole Fender Baseman 60 combo solid state amp,that i took out the the amp section to cut down the cabinet added a Vintage 30,looks killer like a Fender mini stack,The Fender Champ has no pre gain so i needed to run pedals,Have tried many with lots of great sounds n tones that i love from Tube amps.But now that ole Metal Zone has found it's way back in my home setup.Plus i like to create my own stuff so...this was right in my wheel house.....Your new Subscriber, Happy Guitar Pick'in!!!
That's great! I'm glad now you can enjoy your metal zone, and that champ must sound great! Thanks a lot for subbing. Cheers!!
First time I subscribed for creativity alone haha. Some well placed masking tape sir.
Haha thanks a lot! I'm glad you've found it funny
same here
First, nice T-shirt, the best one... Second, excellent tutorial.
Man it sounds a lot better! Totally subscribed to your channel. It may be possible to add a little switch to turn the mod on/off? Cheers
Thanks a lot for your support! And yes! Indeed I'm working on a follow up video about adding a switch. Stay tuned!
Thanks for the tips, I really like the removal of the c35 capacitor mod 👍🏽
I'm glad you liked it!
Awesome!!! I might have to get a metal zone just to try this out, thanks!!!
I'm glad you liked it!
Is there any room to drill out for a mini toggle switch? If so it seems you could desolder one leg of the capacitor and run a jumper wire between the desoldered leg and the board with an inline switch. That way you could switch between original and modded modes. Does it seem feasible?
This is a great idea and totally doable! There's a little room at the sides of the led, I think you can fit a mini switch there without any problem
@@InspiringTracks I was thinking this too. It might be a good idea to do a video on how to mod a pedal with switches to turn off certain controls in a pedal. ie those capacitors.
that was the coolest subscribe trick i ever saw . you have developed an editing style , i love that ! so cool pal . all the best w. the channel !
Haha thanks! I'm glad you liked the channel and thanks a lot for the good wishes!!!
Excellent work.. by the way I bought that pedal after the model I got in a Pod X3 . I discovered it with its simulation my surprise was big once I bought the real thing it’s even better to achieve vintage mellow warm tone.. like 70’s distortion.. huge thing ..
My setup is to get rid of the high frequency.. lows at 9 o’clock.. boosting the mids 3 o’clock.. at 700-800 hz..
level at noon.. distortion between 12-3..
Use a Vox cutting some high and boosting mids to taste.. and it’s just outstanding ..people think listening to that kinda vintage overdrive .. the sounds is in a Proco rat mood but less agressive .
OMFG, I just laughed out loud when you played a chord!!! Hahaha! The bees!! That was great! very entertaining and funny!! : )
Haha thanks! I'm glad you had fun watching it. I hope the bees are tamed a little with the mod!
i Like the custom Waza Craft logo you created for it
Subscribed! The work you put in to planning and editing this video is ridiculous. Right up my alley, but it would be cool to hear the before as well as the after. Maybe it'll be in the sister video about the switch? And maybe toggling those other cap mods you mentioned?
Thanks a lot for subbing, and in fact it took a lot of planning/filming/editing work to make this video. Thanks for appreciating it! By popular request a follow up about adding a switch is definitely coming soon. Tap the bell icon to get notified! Cheers!
Hi guys! I just removed capacitor and it sounds good, but there is some strange background noise when I not playing. Do somebody know how to fix it?
Now I can dust it off and give this a whirl
i like how the powermetal section is from megaman :p
I changed the diode clipping to asymmetric and increased the value of the cap for the bright eq control as well back in the days when I had one of those. The distortion becomes less waspy and more chunky and the bright control becomes usable.
Would you mind telling us which cap is the one for the high control?
Still the best metal pedal on the market today!!! Just got my 3rd one!!!
The Gibson SG Standard might be the best rock guitar of all time. The tones it puts out are amazing. it always seems to be right in the sweet spot. I LOVE the 490T and 490R pickup set as well. I think they might be the most underrated pickups that Gibosn uses in their guitars.
Yeah, I really love my SG
Man that's great. I love it.
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it!!!
Does anyone know if this mod works with the Boss ML2 metal core pedal? Cheers.
I don't think so, it's a completely different circuit. You need to search for mods specifically for that pedal. Cheers!
Why would you want to? The Metal Core kicks ass.
Great video dude! I love the Metal Zone!
Thanks Robert! I love it too, its really easy to make jokes about it but there's a reason because Boss have produced millions. And with a few tweaks it can be totally awesome. Cheers!
Can’t help but smile.
Thanks for this. Just a question, you just removed the capacitor and didn't put a jumper?
Exactly, just remove the cap and leave the space empty, this disables the part of the circuit behind it. If you later want to undo the mod, just solder the cap back in it's place
So happy with this post. I still have my Metal Zone, inside the box, not using it and looks brand new. I gotta try this.
That's great! Its worth trying, in the worst case if you don't like it you can resolder the cap and go back to stock. Please don't forget to sub, I have some other cool tutorials in the making!
Subscribed! 🤘🏽😎
Thanks for your support Garry!!!
I did the mod this morning and I got so excited, I removed C25 instead of C35. Closed it and tested it. Sounded better than the stock MT. But when I rewatched your video and it was C35, so I soldered C25 back and removed C35. My question is, what's the C25 for? LOL
Haha luckily you desolder instead of cutting! C35 is in a mid boost circuit BEFORE the distortion happens so it affects the gain and distortion characteristics. The other two are each one in a low and high boost circuit AFTER the distortion (now I don't remember wich cap is high or low, is in the video) so the effect is more subtle and gives a final shaping to the tone. In this precise moment I'm editing a follow up video about adding a switch to turn the mod on/off, please subscribe and tap the bell icon to get notified when its released!
Wow! Man you got some all around talent I wish I had.
Thanks! Everyone has talent, it's just a matter of investing time and effort to let it out!
It is possible to have this mod on a switch? I like the before and after and don't want to buy 2 mt2s😂 a little on/off switch should work
Absolutely! And you'll get the 2 modes just like the real waza. There's room for a mini switch at the sides of the led. Maybe I'll make a short tutorial about it, it should be a pretty easy mod
I was thinking the same thing. I actually like the Metal zone sound but if I could put a switch to have the mod when I like this would be great,
or you can just buy a waza craft
@@paulandrews331 why buy a pedal when you have one that just needs to be modified. While I believe in capitolism, I also believe in saving money and not wasting it for shire wastefulness.
ChaosCityForever it was kind of a joke, the average person like myself isn't gonna be able to do this so instead of trying and fkng it up I would just buy the waza and be done with it
Genial video. Gracias por la traducción!
De nada, soy de Argentina así que era mi deber jaja. Saludos!
Ahh me pasé toda la cuarentena con tus backing tracks y me enteré que eras de acá hace poco por los reels del Rotary miniatura. Groso! @@InspiringTracks
ive done this, its a whole different pedal. so good. records and plays live so good
Glad you liked it!
Very interesting video and cool playing! :-)
Glad you liked it!
Hi man))))) I'm tried and it's really works!!! Now I'm happy, thanks a lot!!!
Hi! Thanks to you! I'm glad you tried and liked it!
I suspect that changing C35 to a different value will of course change the tone. Have you tried swapping for a lower value cap?
I didn't try but it sounds like a great thing to experiment!
@@InspiringTracks I think that's a good idea for the next content!
Absolutely! Some other comment asked about the factibility of adding a switch to turn the mod off/on like in the real Waza, wich I think is totally doable. Right now I'm more into setting up properly my guitars and doing some tutorials about it, when I'm done I'll look into the switch/different caps thing. Cheers!!
@@InspiringTracks I'm looking into getting a Metal Zone Waza OR a Fender Pugilist. Any experience with either, or advice for a beginner in this field? Great video! Thanks!
That's one of the most useful videos about mt-2 i found! I like the factory sound but thats a good "project" to try out. I believe you know things about it and i would ask you something. I pluged my mt-2 with transformer 9V DC ,then on my amp and guitar. I use clean without a problem but when i press the pedal the indicator light does not work and i dont get any distortion, dead signal. Do you know what's about? If you are able to help i would appreciate it. Giving you an email maybe with more informations.Thank you again for the video!!
Dude, really great idea for testing it with adding video how you playing, then add a track in bg and just video of using effects eq to dial it like while live-playing. People should test effects like you did here instead of just one sound/chord without looper. Subbed :)
Glad you liked it! Maybe it's a little more recording and editing work but a think it's clearer that strumming a chord, tweak settings, strum another chord, tweak settings again, etc. Thanks!!
I hope next video will be Boss sd 1 🙏🏻
Or you can just plug it in the fx return loop of your amp...
Right! With some screamer as a boost sounds killer.
not all amps have an fx loop
No distortion pedal is meant to be used in the loop, if you have the manual for the MT2 you'll see it plugged in front of the amp. That's a sort of workaround some people figured out to get a different sound but I find it really impractical, specially if you use more pedals or drive from the amp. I have a Marshall DSL and bypassing an all tube preamp and using a cheap transistor pedal to replace it sounds like a really bad deal to me but hey, if it works for you there's nothing wrong with it!!
The amount of signal going to the tubes is regulated by the level pot of the pedal (wich can go all the way down to zero) so you can run your preamp tubes as cool as you want. I think it sound that way because it was born in 90's with Pantera being THE metal band of the moment and they tried to replicate that sound in one box. The thing is that Dimebag playing that sound blow your mind in pure awesomeness and a teenager with a shitty amp, like me at that moment, is and absolute ear bleeding torture haha
@@jensenparker5504 You can add one :D Literally few weeks ago i have added fx loop to my small 15W Fender combo. It was easier than i thought. But yea...without specific instructions found on some spanish-speaking forum i wouldn't undertake this upgrade, at least alone. Second thing is that my combo passed its warranty period years ago so i was free to interfere into PCB layout. So still not all amps could have an fx loop.
Excellent mod. Thanks ! Never liked half cocked wah sound of MT-2. I tried removing other post distortion gyrator capacitors C20 C24 but like yourself settled on only C35 pre distortion gyrator cap removal. I play an SSS Am standard strat.
That's great, I'm glad you liked the mod, I think it makes the pedal play a lot more nicely with single coils
What if I just rip out the board? Think it'll sound better?
I like that the before and after were compared in the video, but I wish they were using similar settings when you bounced back and forth between the two.
this pedal is made to work like a pre-amp so you must plug it in FX Loop
No distortion pedal is meant to be used in the loop, if you have the
manual for the MT2 you'll see it plugged in front of the amp. That's a
sort of workaround some people figured out to get a different sound but I
find it really impractical, specially if you use more pedals or
drive from the amp. Having said that if you like how it sounds in the loop thats absolutely fine!
@@InspiringTracks oh really?I saw an Ola Englund video and thats what he told :P
Everybody saw that video haha. It's a sort of workaround, the pedal isnt designed to be used that way, check the manual. I have a Marshall DSL and bypassing an all tube preamp and using a cheap transistor pedal to replace it sounds like a really bad deal to me but, as I said before, if it works for you there's nothing wrong with it!
It may not have been intentional that it was "designed" to be used in an FX Return or clean power amp. A lot of cheap '90s distortion pedals were like that, they made a preamp in a box with no thought put into the fact that you are piling up two tone stacks together which usually results in fizzy can of bees unless the pedal is designed to compensate for that. You can try this, for example, with AMT preamp pedals. Put one into the front and it sounds horrible, just like metalzone.
Good tones. I was surprised you could get a gnarly blues tone from it. I was also surprised how tight you could get the '57 pups sounding with the SG. I have one of the new original Series ones and can not get a tight sound even with my dirt pedals, EQ, JMP 50 replica build and IRs, or with Amplitube 5. I guess I still do not know what the eff I am doing after all these years. How crunchy was the amp set for the post-mods clips? Cheers from NZ.
Thanks! I was also surprised by the great blues tones, specially with the guitar volume rolled a little bit down, really great. During all the demo the amp was set 100% clean and all the drive comes from the MT2.
Hello, very good video. I would like to know if I can apply this mod in my metal area, which already has the Robert Keeley mod ? thank you so much
I think it sounds better than the bd2w pedal
I like that pedal just get some Seymour Duncan Pickups and Rock
Good choice!....I prefer either Seymour's or Alumitones....don't like active pickups...
@@kyleperkins2596 Why Seymour Duncans? There are pickups a quarter of the price that sound as good or better (Use your ears and listen... and NOT go by hype and bullshit!) I replaced a pair of JB and Jazz with Irongear pickups. A 'Blues Driver' neck position and a 'Dirty Torque' bridge position. Transformed my Schecter C1 Classic. £30 or $40 each. Try them, there good!
Wire them in with a push pull switch with wiring for parallel/series for each pickup ditch the tone control, go to a 3 way not 5 way switch and have 2 volume pots instead. your tone variations will expand and have infinite blending variations, finally fit the dimarzio treble bleed components to each pot to stop the tone getting muffled when you lower the volume...
Seymour's are great pickup's there Pearly Gate's sound amazing,But my choice are Di Marizo super distortion's are my go to's...MY gig'in rig JCM 800 n 1960a cab and my stock 1972 Les Paul standard,for my bluesy stuff...But then when i get nasty i grab my 1985 SG loaded with Di Marizo's super dist. The equipment that was the go to standard of the day,I use and play with a lot of stuff,My Father was shop foreman and designer for Micro-Frets guitars,Bill Lawrence also worked there, my dad and him came up with many creative pickup designes, n held many pations, Shhhhh, but i still have many prototypes they were trying to create,and a pickup winder to explore with the art of custom designer creations. Iv'e tore many pickup's apart counted the winds and gage of wire and experimented in changes,some good some not so....I cruze TH-cam all the time check'in out stuff like i found here.
@@kyleperkins2596 EMG'S.... Im not going to go there,but the noisey need'in a Noise Gate J--k Iv'e ever had the pleasure to posses.To each his or her own,but not for me....let the bashing begin......I'm out.....
NO YOU ASSHOLE STOP RECOMMENDING PEOPLE TO WASTE MONEY... PICKUPS ARE NOT EQUALISERS YOU TWAT..
I did remove the C35, did some EQ adjustments and the sound is much better. Thank you!
Is great to hear that, I'm glad you liked the mod. Cheers!
Great intro and vid!
I'm kind of confused. You said "remove C35". But on the video you're actually marking on "C34" and removed "C34". I've checked my mt-2 board. It is "C34" you removed. Which one is correct? C34 or C35?
Remove C35, the one marked with the yellow circle. Removing C34 has a way more dramatic effect turning the pedal into almost an overdrive (a horrible overdrive) but is also super easy to revert so you can try you like it
Inspiring tracks Oh, I see. Thank you~
You're welcome!
Put the mt2 normal in the loop of the amplifier and see the magic bro.
Not through the loop, just into the fx return.
@@monstercadaver sorry i was wrong it was on the power amp part
friend greetings I have a boss compressor every time I connect the pedal chain I get noise it will be that I also have to do what you do in your covers
depends on your chain if its connected to a high gain pedal you may wanna remove the pedal in the chain if not try plugging it in separately and check if there is still noise. I dont recommend doing the mod in this vid for your compressor as the vid says it will permanently damage the pedal if done incorrectly. worse comes to worse bring it to a reputable luthier to get it checked out.
cheers from ph
thank you friend, you are the best! Now I have a captivating sound that makes you jump off the seats! \m/
That's great! I'm glad you liked it!
Great job! Sounds much better now, btw what's the track at 0:40 ? Thanks
Thanks Gerry! All backing tracks of the video are mine and are listed in the description, you can watch them free here in the Inspiring Tracks channel. Also if you want to support my work you can purchase them for a few cents on Bandcamp and this allows you to download then in hi quality audio to your computer or phone, link also in description. Cheers!
@@InspiringTracks Thanks, I'll be sure to purchase that one, it has a great AC/DC feel, and love the distortion tone, I'm recording some of my own songs and would like to get that tone for one of my tracks, may I ask how did you achieve it? Thank you!
Thanks for your support! In this case I achieved that tone in the classical way, a Gibson SG and a crancked tube Marshall but you can get great results too with Guitarrig or other similar software if you don't have a Marshall. Also doubling the guitars is a great part of the AC/DC tone!
@@InspiringTracks I do have Guitar Rig and always strive to achieve that tone, I think I'm close, but i guess nothing beats the real thing, right? Btw, I do have a modded DS-1 you might want to check out, I did some of the Marshall mode to it, and some of my own, in case you'd like to do a video modding one I can share the details with you. Cheers.
@@InspiringTracks Por cierto, apenas leí toda la descripción y vi que estás en Argentina, jejeje, yo en México. Saludos!
This is a pretty cool trick. I might just get myself a used metal zone just so I can do this.
Edit: just got my hands on one and did this and it worked.
Another viewer commented he just got one for 25 bucks, you'll find one!
Thanks for your help! Well done!
Thanks to you!
Ok, def gonna try that. Thanks for the tip!
Hope you like it!
@@InspiringTracks Okay, so I just did and… Well honestly I never thought the MT-2 was bad, and I enjoy the sound after the mod ; but I definitely can't tell how much it is different. Guess I'll push it a step further and add a switch to enable/disable it like you suggested in the second video, so I can hear it directly!
Thanks for the tutorials!
6 months later, I finally put a switch and… Yeah, definitely little to no difference on-off, so… dunno, maybe I have a faulty one that have a dead C35 from the start, and that's why I never thought my tone was bad? :D
I think the Metal Zone gets trashed because people don't know how to dial in tone period. Have you ever gone and seen a cover band? Anyway all these things are just tools. The Metal zone I can make sound great in stock form right in front of a Fender Clean amp. I 'll admit dialing in tone is a art form and is not easy. It takes years of experience and even then it's still difficult. Patience is what comes to mind. Tone is also personal so we don't all have to agree.I don't own one anymore but after watching this video I kinda want to pick up a used one and try this mod out. It's a different approach on its sound. The Waza version I have not tried but now I also would like to . I own several Waza pedals and they are all incredible organic sounding pedals. The Blues Driver is crazy good as well as the best in the business to me Analog Chorus. Then there is the Analog Delay that is a step above the rest. I love that pedal.
Thanks for the video this looks fun.
Thanks Daniel, I'm glad you liked the video! I also like the stock pedal but it has an almost coked wah mid boost present all the time that I find pretty annoying and this mod gets rid of that. IDK how close it is to a real Waza, circuit wise there's a lot more going on on the real deal and I thinks it must sound better but it also costs significantly more too. Oh and I agree, the waza blues driver and chorus are killer!
"how to cripple a legendary pedal"
Metalhead Why if it did sound better than before?
@@brunoalves3958 personally, I like the scooped sound. my ears are weird. too much mids, and it all sounds like mush, to me
Metalhead tried playing live?
@@koffieverslaafde627 yep, was complimented on my tone several times over using a behringer um300 ultra metal, basically a knock off of this pedal.
Metalhead i know the clone yeah, scooped never worked for me personally. I can barely hear myself without them
I just checked my old box of pedals. I forgot I had a Metal Zone, along with HM-2 and GE-7. Plus Digitech Metal Master, Death Metal, DOD Death Metal, Line 6 Über Metal, and finally Danelectro Liquid Metal
My favorite was the Moen Violent Metal, but I'll try to mess around with the components to some of these to see the differences
I remember I was a fan of Mark Humphrey Audio, he had several mods for the Metal Zone and Boss Equalizer. Now all I see is the Diezel mod which is all I wanted really. I wonder how any mods differ.
I noticed the Boss flanger in the drawer. Nice. I have one too. I also got a Behringer chorus which is a pretty convincing Boss clone aside from the flimsy enclosure.
I really like it, mine is an older one, black label from '93 I guess. Made in Taiwan but with the same circuit and components than the japanese ones. Oh, and also I bought it really cheap. Man I love Boss!
I was hoping hed just put waza craft on it and call it a day😂
Holy damn.
Well, that´s pretty easy to do. Sounds much better than before. Thank you:)
By the way, I like your funny Video Style and yes, what a lovely Dog, ........nice !!!
Thanks! Glad you liked it!
Tried this pedal stock in both HRD and Katana. No problems with it. Not as bad as the initial demo here.
Yep, have a MZ for sale, hmmm... any thoughts on just greatly reducing C35? I kind of feel like you might have lost too much gain for what the pedal is. Subbed \m/
I think isn't that easy, that cap is part of the mid boost circuit and taking it out works just like cuttin the trace that leads to that circuit and disables it completely. If you want to restore the gain but keeping the modded sound you'll need to turn that mid boost into a flat boost. I think its doable but requires a more detailed analysis of the circuit. If you want to experiment check the electricdruid link in the description. They have an awesome analysis of the MT2 with diagrams, graphs, simulations and everything. Cheers!
Oh, and thanks a lot for subbing!!
Inspiring tracks - Gotchya, so it’s an AC coupling cap rather than tone shaper. Makes sense - thanks man ;-) I’m gonna do it and maybe hang on to the thing :) Any mods for the MXR Full Bore Metal to make it more mid strong? I really like the pedal with the integral gate and all but run the mids full up and would like more.
Ok everyone who used this pedal and enjoyed it probably cranked the gain. It would be nice if you gave us a sample of it cranked after the mod.
I been using one since the mid 90s and rule #1 was never have the gain past noon. We used to get great tones out of it. #2 eq carefuly or else its crap.
@@Albee213 excellent advice. I found less is more with this pedal. Sweeet sweet overdrives with rich tone... Miss it :( Gotta buy one now damnit.
@@Makulax less is better*, less is more is a oxymoron.
That settles it. I need someone to turn my knobs while I’m playing. THAT’S The game changer.
That will be super cool!
I been using a boss MD-2 heavy distortion, is it pretty much the same concept with capacitors?? It's a good pedal but has way too much distortion
I think it's a completely different circuit. Maybe something similar can be done but it need more analysis to locate the components to remove/replace