Keeley Metal Zone

[The Sloth]

I like to use the Metal Zone now and again for boosts and to get nasty sounds, I was thinking of buying the Keeley modded one...has anyone tried one of these? Is there a huge difference?

[ozzuk1]

I've owned the keeley version and played around with the boss one if you can afford it definately get the keeley it's less fuzzy and is good to tweak around sounds best through a valve amp that is really clean....

I think it's way more clearer and just a better pedal, the three modes are quite cool and you can vary the tone a fair bit, i was able to coax some nice mop ish tones from it...

[The Sloth]

cool, thanks for the reply. I'll probably look into that.

[Donting101]

why don't you just buy a pedal thats made to sound good and built to a high quality standard from the ground up... rather than have an upgraded piece of crap that costs the same price?

the idea of modding something you already own to sound better is ok if you are on a budget, but buying one is always a stupid idea i've thought. there are fucking 100's of boutique overdrive/distortion pedals that sound awesome out of the box, and will cost the same price. plus you'll have something a little unique to add to your collection rather than the same old boss shit that everyone else has

[Donting101]

sorry for my language, i just love pedals and feel passionate about advising people to buy good quality

[deliriumtrigger]

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Any suggestions for a good high-gain pedal?

[The Sloth]

sorry for my language, i just love pedals and feel passionate about advising people to buy good quality

It's cool, I see your point. I love pedals too, I have a few and I love playing around with them to get different sounds. I'm quite into making noise and experimental type stuff so I'm not all about quality, I quite like cheap and nasty also. Anything that creates a different sound...

The reason I ask about the metal zone is beacuse I already like the "piece of crap" and I noticed that Pat O' Brian from Cannibal Corpse uses the Keeley one and The guy from Converge aswell so it kinda made me think it would be a good idea to have something that has the same function but sounds a lot better...

But you are right it would be more of a practical purchase rather than something quirky and cool for the collection.

[ozzuk1]

I wouldnt say either is a piece of crap it jsut doesent help the majority of metalzone users are n00bs with no mids running through some crap SS amp...

run the keeley through a nice valve amp and it will sound good, I would ahve kept both but I happen to prefer natural amp distortion witha boost if needed...

It did sound pretty good it had a metallic edge to the tone but didnt sound like a buzzsaw....

I know that there area few boutique pedals floating around that are supposed to have good distortion but I find the majority either arent made for metal like CC or dont do it very well...

You may wan't to check out the damage control distortion but I doubt it's that much better...

[Ravens Creed]

I'm struggling to think of a better distortion pedal than a Keeley modded MT-2.

Its a good pedal to start with if a little fizzy. After Keeley are through with it, its a winner. So its not an upgraded piece of crap in my opinion and a very good recommendation for somebody after a Death metal/Thrash tone.

What would you suggest as an alternative?

[arsiscode]

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Any suggestions for a good high-gain pedal?

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[Ramses1134]

i actually have one for sale. PM me if interested.

[TheDevilHimself]

there are fucking 100's of boutique overdrive/distortion pedals that sound awesome out of the box, and will cost the same price.

Exactlt my thoughts as well!