Boss MT-2 Metal Zone Keeley Mod Demonstration: 'Heavy Metal' - 'Muscle Memory' by Vinyl Future

[HygorPerera13]

fuckin riiiiich

[yaottl]

YOU, RE RICH?

[autocrow]

Commercials!! F this vid...

[BlackLabelFREAK]

And the croud goes wild WOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHH!!

[NeoKroxack]

Really good guitarist, but really bad cameraman xD, thanks for the review.

[mcgXaliasXbam]

i would sell my soul for this gear

[GilbertsWoodTurning]

What's ur tuning ?

[CamoteMaster]

do you have a fucking record studio in that room?!?!

[nikitofin]

mr GAS !

[50flames]

would you prefer this pedal or the Boss DS-1?

Because i really need a pedal, and im not sure. more leaning to the DS-1 meanwhile.

[craigmcarthur1]

I like both, they hav different tones.  Try before you buy

[MezmerizePsycho]

all that gear is yours ?

[craigmcarthur1]

Yup it is

[GTAMasterPunk]

@craigmcarthur1 HOLY SHIT! xD

[UncleTobyColour]

whats the settings for the metal zone?

[craigmcarthur1]

They are shown in the video and in the video description

[Rogerrumjet]

Is there a mic in front of where you're standing as well as in front of the amp. When you're doing the wide strumming thing the sound of the pick acoustically hitting the strings can be heard over the amp.

[JimijaymesGuitarist]

@Rogerrumjet To me it sounds like it is just the camera mic (heaps of room sound)

[ronaranjo]

Do you think that installing a mod kit on my mt-2 will make it soud a lot better? or there is no much difference? In other words, do you think it worths it?

[craigmcarthur1]

I think there is a huge difference. I have a modified MT-2 and BD-2 and they are completly from the stock versions.

[Gamer0981]

Thank you for playing the same song throughout the different sounds, it makes comparing them easier :D.

[jmdenogean]

looked over your shoulder and noticed we have the same Pink Floyd poster. killer rig too

[nyrox182]

dude that sound like a boss ds1

[Juansamisterica]

youre the dude from into the wild!!!!!!!

[alexpunk2010]

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL TOYSS !!! I WANT THEM ALLL !!! EHEHEH

[roodbrood]

Right on brother,

Great playing :-) I too acquired a lot of vintage guitars and effects. my fav axes I own are a 1978 Gibson Marauder and a 1978 Hagsrom Hiin. Work hard and play hard my brother.

[ytreality]

So you have a MESA BOOGIE... and you use Boss MT-2...

[Cerebrectomy]

Dude,that's alot of pedals.Could've bought a multieffects and uh...Not wasted so much space.

[TheRealCritique]

ummm..yeah...keep working.

[seanbeckwith]

gotta love the haters.... Keep do'in what u love. U sound great...great setup, great choice of equipment.....keep on rock'in........dude!

[tahbuu]

holy crap bro! that dude has a lot of pedals.

[runescapeooownznot]

this does work with all guitar right? even copys?

i got a fender and a copy of a gibson...

[kennytheamazing]

god I love the blue les paul in the background. What kind is it?

[craigmcarthur1]

Its an Epiphone Les Paul standard in trans blue

[kennytheamazing]

@craigmcarthur1 thanks, would you recommend it?

I'm usually more of an SG fan, but that finish is hot!

[craigmcarthur1]

Yup its a decent guitar. Looks great and with a few mods to the electronicsi.e. upgrade the pickups it will sounds great

[kennytheamazing]

@craigmcarthur1 thanks, I'm looking for a decent upgrade from my epiphone sg special someday, this might be it.

[Alanlovesguitar14]

@craigmcarthur1

Could you tell me what tuning an what chords your playn in thanks i wont steal that song from you i just like the sound of those chords

[craigmcarthur1]

Its in a weird C tuning. C, A, C, C,C,E. Plus we have all the guitars down a half step

[Shawnpmetal]

@kennytheamazing Looks like a POS Epi LP. They blow goats. I'd get rid of 90% of this crap and get some real quality instruments.

[kennytheamazing]

@Shawnpmetal I was just talking about a guitar in the background, not the rest.

Also, he already answered my question, no need for a second opinion :P

[Shawnpmetal]

@Shawnpmetal I realize there's no need for a second opinion. I was merely pointing out mine as I am free to do so EAD !

[Divljina89]

Right guitar into right amp, boost for a solo. You can really sell all that. Stock mt-2 is really bad compared to most modded ones.

[pixelboxcreative]

I didn't hear any difference :(

[Demon69yermom]

damn man your good.I have the metalzone as well and im still playing with it trying to get it where i like

[jmartincg]

i have all those things and u dont have an gibson??? AAHAHA damn, but nice stuff c: u look like the guitar of linkin park

[craigmcarthur1]

I have a PRS Singlecut, which I found better than any Gibson Les Paul I have played. All very subjective and personal preference tho

[jmartincg]

@craigmcarthur1 oh!! PRS i see thats why u look like the guitar guy from linkin park, thats cool man!!! u play very cool and u have a grea stuff :D grettings from mexico

[MrCh33pshot]

@craigmcarthur1 Well that's because PRS > Gibson.

[Jayakiran1]

@craigmcarthur1 Your guitar is very beautiful; I like this shape more than classic Les Paul. And the guitar sounds very good too, but IMHO, Boss MT-2 might not the best mate for this guitar though.

Thanks for the video, I got an MT-2 a few months ago, your video was one of those rare reviews which made the MT-2 sound decent.

[craigmcarthur1]

Its a Robert Keeley Electronics modified MT-2 not the Boss stock version, hence why it maybe sounds better than other reviews

[boujrecordings]

You could have saved yourself thousands and thousands of dollars in both pedals and electric bills and have hundreds of more tone options if you would've bought the Line 6 UX2 Studio with PodFarm...it's essentially like having any amp or pedal at your disposal right in your computer hooked up to a kick ass sound system.

[craigmcarthur1]

I have a PODXT Live, a POD 2.0, Line 6 Flextone II amp and a Boss GT6. There is no substitute for a nice valve amp, good guitar and some nice stomp boxes

[1971SuperLead]

Lower your guitar strap 6 inches on each side and you'll go from nerd to rock god just that fast.

[craigmcarthur1]

Technique also goes to shit. I prefer to play with the strap set slightly higher

[1971SuperLead]

@craigmcarthur1 Are you in a band?

[craigmcarthur1]

Yup, the song i am playing is one of my bands. Band are called Vinyl Future

[willrichtor]

@1971SuperLead Raise your strap up a few and you could probably hit licks you struggled with and gave up on because you'd rather look cool. You ever see someone looking cool during a carpal tunnel attack? Get your elbow below the neck and quit advising people to play with poor technique.

[1971SuperLead]

@willrichtor Well, there are your choices......health or stardom! lol

I really think this guy is talented, and if he wants to sit in his home and be amazing ....that's cool, but if he wants to be the next Slash.....he needs to think about his image as well.

I'm not suggesting he play with a lowered guitar all the time.....just during shows......like this one!

Image is just as important as talent these days, if you want to sell out forums and get gold records.

He really could be a star!

[willrichtor]

@1971SuperLead Cool isn't freakin about the level of your guitar or what idiotic clothes you wear that, 10 years down the road, date you badly. Slash has always looked like an idiot. He's a good enough player to get away with it. When you can play as well as you can, or this guy can, cause both of you are outstanding players, all you need to do is connect with the audience. Image has become much MORE important than talent. Be a shame to perpetuate the trend, needlessly.

[1971SuperLead]

@willrichtor That may be your definition of "cool", but if you were to conduct a survey of Slash fans and their opinion on Slash....you'd find that 99% of Slash fans think Slash looks cool. The low slung guitar image is a widely popular image. A short guitar strap is equal to wearing flood pants. It's simply not attractive. If you want to fight your audience's taste and wear flood pants....good luck with that. Metal heads may be rebels, but they are slaves to image as well. A bit of irony there!

[1971SuperLead]

@willrichtor Thinking about how Metal fans are so conservative about their image...long hair, thick leather, tatoos, etc. I dare to invision a Metal band that rebels against this long standing image. What if they all dressed like Al Gore or George Bush. What if the entire audience also dressed the way the right wing fundemental conservatives would love to see young Americans dressed as? Why not the lyrics as well? "Pay your taxes! Don't ask questions! We work for whatever authority hands us!"

[willrichtor]

@1971SuperLead Dare to envision no more: Look up Deathklok. That's Brendan "home movies" Small. A dork. An unapologetically nerdy individual who is creator and frontman for the hottest metal band in the entire world at the moment, and arguably of the last 2 decades. He'd be something if he grew a gnarly beard, lowered his guitar to his knees, jumped on the metal choo choo train(chugga chugga squeal squeal) and drank his potential away like Zakk Wylde, a real rock star.

[1971SuperLead]

@willrichtor Well no, he had no image at all and made his fortune by being invisible and using cartoons, but his characters in the cartoons are low slung, image conscience players. He's actually the worst example for your argument as he totally embraces the low slung guitar image.

Admit man. Image is a powerful thing. Images sell. People worship images. Every man falls in love with his eyes first. The world is a world of images. You gotta look good.......whatever "good" is.

[willrichtor]

@1971SuperLead Being You been to a metal show recently? Look at the kids there, the young ones are gravitating back toward normal dress. Not conservative, I don't know where the hell you pulled that from, but normal damn teenage "image" and believe it or not, kids like bands with whom they can identify. I've seen Slayer, Anthrax, Megadeth(x2) Testament, Exodus, Danzig in the past year, and the kids laughed at the way they looked, but the music never failed to impress.

[1971SuperLead]

@willrichtor The point is that image is still important. You gotta look good....whatever "good" is. Slayer and those guys were all extremely image conscious. They would have never made it big had they walked onto the stage looking like Pat Boone. The fellow in this video is tall, slender, has good hair and has a nice guitar. He's playing some really cool riffs on a cool guitar and I'm thinking "All this guy needs is to drop his guitar a couple inches and he would be a rock star." Is that wrong?

[upnorthtoker]

damn nice collection if i knew where you lived you'd be at the top of my people to rob list lol

[theScienceOfFear2012]

i like your playing

[vincent50cent]

I see you like Les paul models:P

It's not my type, I love the Cort X-6

[veeoleary]

The guy works> I think he needs more!

[mrkyt77]

u r a pedal junkie! so am I :)

[xWTFeverXcorex]

you look like russell brand with short hair. haha seriously though, you got a pretty sweet setup there.

[josefrancisco6969]

Good tone man, whats your honest opinion on the pedal ? worth buying?

[craigmcarthur1]

The stock version, nop its too fizzy and alters the tone of the amplifier way too much. The Keeley version however is good, very versatile and useable overdrive. Well worth trying

[anyday82]

is that the prs se single cut or the regular single cut? sounds bad ass

[craigmcarthur1]

Its a regular singlecut

[EuropeanLegend]

Awesome playing man.

[brotheregghead]

Is it just me, our does your playing sound like ass?

[marsarmy]

Hey craig, I just wanted to say thanks so much for this video... I was looking for demos of the Keeley mod and you definitely sold me on it, and now I just put this video on in the background to listen to those riffs, love your stuff! Is this song (Muscle Memory) getting released at all?

[rokinrussian]

what setting is on ur amp. clean, crunch, metal, insane, etc?

[rokinrussian]

you must love les pauls

[ccfno1]

theres always that one pedal missing in your pedal board no matter how many you have already

[ghman3]

what do you prefer multi effects or single pedals

[psygod88]

Lots of shits but still don't sound good, need to know how to play

[MrGeorgesof]

Did you rob e-bay?? Just kidding dude it was great

[kingheat7]

les paul are sick and where you get all those pedals? man there like 60

[6672rock]

Just got a Keeley mod done to my Boss DS-1. It sounds so much thicker and gnarlier than the stock pedal.

[ihatechoosename]

are you rich or something???? how you make to get all those things??? o.O

[craigmcarthur1]

I work

[Divljina89]

@craigmcarthur1 I work too and I have money only for midrange Ibanez with 2 boss pedals.... Oh yeah and Marshall amp.

[lantyboy]

@craigmcarthur1 ALOT! lol

[EuropeanLegend]

@ihatechoosename You dont need to be rich to have the things this guys has.

[poggimeligeni]

cuanta plata que tenes hijo de puta!

[cnnre2005]

All is good except that you seem to love to show CLEARLY what you have

[ILovemyGuitar494]

dude u are rich or something ?????? 

[Sickman82]

I'm not impressed about MT2 modified I'm about those riffs

[donottawaguitar]

i need some ideas for dd3 delay with metal zone mt2 can you advise on just those two together thanks bro

[craigmcarthur1]

What are you planning on doing with them? I wouldadis plugging the MT-2 straight into your amp, and connecting the DD-3 via your amps effects loop. Then mess around wit the settings until you get the sound you hear in your head

[Schpudd]

For anyone curious to the settings he used on the pedal:

'Heavy Metal' from the Boss manual

Level - 12 o'clock

Left EQ Outer - 3 o'clock

Left EQ Inner - 3 o'clock

Right EQ Outer - 1.5 o'clock

Right EQ Inner - 10.5 o'clock

Distortion - 2 o'clock

It's a very, very nice sound.

[craigmcarthur1]

Finally someone with the initiative to simply pause a video and read off the settings as intended! Thank u

[zaktan415]

you must have tons of money.

[LuciferianDream12745]

dude got enough pedals haahahha

[donottawaguitar]

lord jesus dosnt even have that many effects in his tent touring gear WOW!!

[regeky]

hey dude i saw your boss gt6 i want to know how to have a good sound of distortion and metal can you give me some patch? thanks

[VanishaGlamChick6]

I´m really looking foward to buy this pedal, it´s perfect for metal and Hard Rock, it´s not expensive either!!

[mikruspk]

Is this MT2 good choose to Roland Cube 15x ?

Because I'm thinking about buy this BOSS, but my amp may make sound sucks.

[flankieaap]

dude with a fetish for electronics

[GhostOfAE]

Great riffs, great demo. I wish I could find a showdown between the unmodded version and this, but it'll have to do. Also, I love that you've got 3 LP's and play your PRS. Nice guitar, I've got one too. Money well spent :P

[sithlordawg]

@GhostOfAE In a few months I am going to buy a Keeley one, and I already have a normal one, I'd be happy to do a showdown video

[TWEEKXXROCK]

nice set up man. was that a mesa you were using?

[craigmcarthur1]

Nop I was using a Hiwatt 100 head with the MT-2 to show how good the keeley modified unit is.

[TWEEKXXROCK]

@craigmcarthur1 yah, i own an MT-2 and it kicks ass

[CRAZEX2]

Why do some people love the Les Pauls?? I mean they're good but they aren't the best. They get boring after a while.

[jesusmyking1988]

@CRAZEX2 different strokes for different people..... lol

[dnnysrock]

can you like guns n roses led zep with that pedal?

can you scooped the mids a litbe bit to plat metallica? i don't have an eq in my amp

i don't if i shuld buy this pedal please response

sorry for the english

[Phailure365]

@dnnysrock dont buy the pedal. get a damn amp lol

[rfranknj]

is this song 'muscle memory' available anywhere? it doesnt appear to be on your recent ep or mysp

[Supermagos9]

not a bad sound

[DirtyGhettoOmellete]

how bout mailing a few of those pedals to me lol you gota be able to get any sound you could dream of with all that

[vinmarhall1]

the sound is a lot like soilwork's older material

[randalldunman94]

Why do you have all this shit.

You don't need nearly that much

[MIchigan4x4]

@randalldunman94 i was thinking the same thing. I once went crazy and scored 12 boss pedal on craigslist but it didnt take long to relilize i didnt need most of them. i sold all exept the dd 7 and metal zone, kinda wish a kept the compessor. my point is... you are right, and i think this guy might never find the sound he's looking for if he bought all of those. lol

[TheStoryWeLive]

@randalldunman94 hater. different sounds for different songs. he's just showing the boss thats why the title says boss mt-2 metal zone.

[TheStoryWeLive]

hey message me.

[Jfly7814]

@randalldunman94 don't e a jealous bitch. Maybe he works for a living and makes good enough money to buy shit he wants? You could do the same if you wern't such a fucking loser hanging around commenting on youtube because your a jealous little faggot that wishes he had more stuff than he does. Fuck yourself

[randalldunman94]

@Jfly7814 Don't comment back towards me with terrible grammar and lack of English understanding. Money has nothing to do with it, you ignorant little shit. The only reason you even saw my comment is because it's well liked, meaning others agree. If you don't like the fact that I left a shitty comment, then commenting back with and equally ignorant one makes you just the same as everything you claimed that I am. Unfortunately my comment was made seven months ago, your's was today. Grow up.

[Jfly7814]

@randalldunman94 I don't care if your stupid ass comment was made 3 years ago or 3 minutes ago. The people who liked it are just more morons like you who are nothing more than jealous. If you knew anything about the human psych you would understand jealousy is very common. People are jealous of things they don't have. This is a perfect example. Don't be a bitch, man up and admit your just jealous he has stuff you wish you could afford if you didn't still live with mommy and daddy....BIATCH!!!

[Jfly7814]

@randalldunman94 and fuck you and your grammar. What is this high school? Well...that would make sense as to why it pissed you off so much. Must still be in school getting graded on it. In the real world grammar doesn't fucking matter. Unless of coarse you work with a bunch of stuck up suits and ties all day. Work construction with other men and come talk to me about grammar you little faggot. This is youtube, not your english class. SUCK MAH BALLZ!!

[randalldunman94]

@Jfly7814 And now you say things suck as "Suck mah ballz," and "biatch," which only further proves my point that you're an ignorant human being. If you feel as if using foul language makes you seem "cooler," then that's fine; however, just know that it doesn't, you still look equally as mentally unhealthy. I can afford what he uses, I actually play a Paul Reed Smith, I use the MT-2 and a foot board processor, so insulting my economic flow to cover your pathetic anger is worsening your stature.

[Jfly7814]

@randalldunman94 hahaha dude i was just bored at working randomly trolling threads. You took my bait, it kept me entertained. You got one thing right though, i am mentally unhealthy hahaha

[ericalward]

sweet! sounds like a tool song

[chainsawteddybear]

this is sick. :D

[JefferytheGirrafe]

i dont think he has enuf effects. jk

[dburn42]

i hope one day i can have an effects chain like that

[regeky]

whoa how do you own that? mean that's all expensive!!

[sniperspikes]

you love your guitars man. haha awesome. can i come play? probably sound shit but i still wana play with them xD

[EVguitarsNW]

where can i get the von lehmann modification Boss MT-2? help me pls

[xjdfl]

Im trying to find a good setting for my modded mt-2. Can you tell me some of your settings?

[A7Xblood]

Why is your light blue? Mine's red

[craigmcarthur1]

The pedal I use in this video is the Robert Keeley Electronics modiied version of the Boss MT-2, hence the blue led

[Rushworshiper92]

Sweet HiWatt bro!

[peekssixaxis]

hey bro just want to say... holy crap nice playing

[dalchimsky]

I just LOVE those brief distorted open arpeggios

[AntiEmoMetalhead92]

Just what we needed...ANOTHER BRAGGART ON YOUTUBE!!!!!!well nice playing but not to deserve all that...

[musetab]

that is some sexy tone you have there

[kukurbiralo]

please help!!!!

i bought this pedal for 2 months now. when i tried it today, it doesn't work. the red light on the pedal doesn't show up!! is this happening because the battery is dead??

or is my distortion fucked up??? please helpppppppp

[snowbrdr88]

man, that triple diod mode sounds THICK!!!

[irnman1120]

cause modded pedals are cool hha lol

[Dionydejesus]

Man!!! for that setup I need a GPS (Global Positioning System) To find the maybe the Chorus, jajaja!! but i see you have there the $1,500 +++ switcher system. But looks very cool, Nothing matters if you have the sound you want, and that's is all about. Enjoy it to the maxxxx

[ThomasBorn92]

Wow. Does that set up drain your tone?

[craigmcarthur1]

Nop, it would if the fx were in series, but i have them hooked up thru a Gig Rig Pro 14

[ckyvick666]

@ThomasBorn92 the pedal is buffered, this prevents signal loss. pretty much all boss pedals are buffered bypass

[RRViper800TT]

@ThomasBorn92 Quite the opposite, he wont admit it, but they PILE UP against each other rendering his rig useless and not impressing anyone who knows what is required for a good tone (an amp, and a good pedal)

[kk2170]

what pedals would u perfer for playing music like breaking benjamin

[themiddyman]

The clue is in the name of the pedal...METAL Zone... All I've heard from all these demos is players imitating metal!! Give it some serious riffage, then get up on the high strings and shred up!!

Not knocking your playing at all, but if you're guna do a review at least play in the style the pedal was designed for... Go and learn some Dimebag now!!

[Shivemaster]

@themiddyman "metal" is a pretty loose term, and usually gets used for anything with high gain, , he just happens to play a different style

[kennithherrick]

it sounded toooo repetitive, and only dime bag can get away with making the country twang style, mixed with shred... ummm keep it up though!

[gwambala]

Very Twangy and High-Endish. You'll loose all your sound and sound like nothing but crappy fuzz when playing with a full band. I was going to bye one - not any more!

[Frippster22]

what are the EQ settings on your amp head? and pedal?

[CAPZLOKK]

uncomfortable thought of being filmed ? ;)

(this cable-mass-thing must be a general thing with LP-people in general.. I got this problem myself...)

you got to do yourself the favour to never ever start doing drugs....that makes it worse, I can tell you that... everything gets crowded by even more useless stuff and you start REALLY never getting rid of anything that ever gets into your effects-colletion before it is broken ;)

[ramprage15]

nice epiphones and the PRS

[craigmcarthur1]

The Keeley MT-2 is silly amounts of low end if you like. The EQ is great. The stock MT-2 is very thin and noisey. The Keeley however is very quiet and versatile

[gu1tarister]

I think you have a thing for Gibson :P

[geoPhaze]

@gu1tarister that is a PRS SC and none of the guitars in the background look like gibsons, well they look like gibsons, but not exactly like a gibson.... teehee

[capone7182]

goddamn got enough shit why dont u donate some to my broke ass i do have keely modded mt-2 but i need me a 6505+ head i be happy then

[6AxL6]

i have a doubt....

that sound comes from the metal zone, or it is because of the mesa boggie?

[craigmcarthur1]

Its all pedal driven thru the clean channel of my hiwatt. no boogie in the sinal chain

[Vomitore]

@6AxL6 For some reason, the MT-2 and Mesa's really mix well. Pat O'Brien from Cannibal Corpse uses that combination and he always gets a great tone.

[fritosofdoritos]

dude u rock! kick ass gear! hey jw is this pedal good for fender hot rod deluxe tube amps?

[Ortega545]

WE MUST DIE  - ROMANS 8

[EvoPogo]

looks like a music store. lol

[geetahplayer]

you've got some mad gear man...WOW!

[ychockey95]

i realy like the song man that's realy good!!

[algunosamigos]

ohh,yes,very good

[joe29786]

You can never have too many guitars or effects.

[MrSlyce]

@joe29786 I disagree. Tone starts at your fingertips. If you just flood a signal with tons of effects and guitar tracks, then you lose the value of the playing.