I just love a great massive distortion fun pedal and this puppy kills a Metal Zone, and it is true bypass and 15v internal voltage boost. I love my expensive Wampler pedals but for a $100 bucks these Hardwire Pedals are grossly underrated. If you can dial in a heavy low end not too fizzy gain wash on a Zone you will love this pedal, so much better.
You cannot judge real tone and sound on a PC compression bandwidth platform, this puppy kills on a good amp. Saves your tubes and is just INTENSE!
Ohh..and for those who bought this and run it Guitar=>pedal=>PC..of course it sounds horrible.You need a speaker simulator or a real cabinet and mic it...this is a problem even with high quality amps.The tone from the tubes/tranzistors/pedals..whatever are raw(st anger-metallica like) and they are usually filtered by a cabinet speaker's transformer.Guitar rig 5 software has some speaker and mic simulators,and adding this to the circuit will make the tone way better.
@wolf9013 uber metal,,,,,put the switch in the insane position, bass @ 3 o clock, mids and scoop all the way and highs @ 12 o clock get that slipknot tone with a solid state amp with out having a huge tube rack in your room
right now, im using a boss ml-2 and i hate it with a burning passion. so im looking at this pedal, or the mxr fullbore. im looking for tones similar to August burns red, and more modern metal core. ive read some pretty bad things on the mxr but my friend keeps on vouching for it saying its great. please, i need help on this guys
@hydralisk3313 You are right. I've got both TL2 and MT2 and they DO sound horrible. Hopefully the MT2 it can be modified and I did the Diezel Mod. Now it sounds way better than stock and the mod itself is quite inexpensive. Now I'm looking for a TL2' suitable mod.........no luck until now.
@drigots17 sorry man i havnt found it yet. i think i might have lied. its just that this tone nailed killswitch, and he played such a KSE style riff i just assumed id heard it before. either way check out Alive or Just breathing. its an early album. very raw
I own the EH Metal Muff and I love that pedal. I think MM is pretty much a mutated Big Muff Pi! It's really good if you're playing a wide range of Rock/Metal music and it gives a very reliable vast range of sounds. I really prefer it to play heavier versions of old songs and it does a damn good job at it!!! But the MM CAN NOT get this much heavy distortion. So if you want to sound demonic, Hardwire TL-2 is the pedal for you. I'm thinking of buying this as well and use it along with my MM.
Great demo !These are awesome pedals! Listen up people! If you "like" the hardwire pedals fan page on Facebook you have a chance to win a free hardwire effect pedal on free pedal Friday!
i bought this pedal a few months back. you must have a nice amp w/ and EQ coupled with it in order to achieve sounds like this video. but overall GET THIS PEDAL it rocks
hey guys i need some real help this or the Electro harmonix Metal muff. and im not just talking about pure insane gain i meant the tone and versatility and style and everything
@getsuga987 I actually own both and my personal preferance is the hardwire by far. the metal muff sounds decent at low volumes but once you crank your amp (especially if its solid state) the high end gets unbearably fizzy (the top boost makes this much worse) and with the gain past about 7 it gets fuzzy and loses a lot of clarity while the Hardwire is a lot more versatile, tighter, more clear, and more natural sounding (this demo didnt do it much justice in my opinion) so ya hope I helped :)
@angushammet567 dayum thanks mate but actually i run the muff through my peavey bandit 112 And it sounds really well defined on full gain And i also use the gain booste on my guitar at the same time But I guess the clarity comes from my Bareknuckle warpigs Ceramic bridge btw makes the guitar very very clear even on extremely high gain
@Atos27 ur better off not going with a distortion pedal with the line 6 spiders. I have one and it sounds like crap with the tl2. But if u use the tl2 on a TUBE amp it sounds amazing
slightly notch the parametric mid like you would a metal zone, bass about 1:00-3:00, treble around 12:00 not to get too fizzy. Kills. If you like a zone or a metal core this puppy is true bypass and voltage stepped internally. Hardwire pedals are far better than most goobers give them credit.
This pedal pretty much describes my love life for the past 30 years. They're either tight or loose, making me high or low. Getting back to the pedal. Tried it today. With the right "dialage," it sounds like a sawed off shotgun and for metal, that's a good thing.
pls anybody tell answer my question!!!What's pedal better Boss-ML-2 or Digitech Hardwire metal? I used:Stagg s300 Stratocaster with EMG Active single coil pickups
@Atos27 all boss pedals are shit,the hardwire sounds good in this clip but you have to try it first hand to get the full effect.i personally like ballsy low end tones,check out the ibenez tube king.
@Atos27 you're better off saving up for a cheaper marshall amp. believe me, it BLOWS line 6 away. i have a spider III 15 and a marshall valvestate hybrid amp, and the valvestate has much more clarity and a significantly brighter tone. believe me, they are older, but they blow away any amp in the price range. you could find one for like 180
@Magic2312 brighter isn't always better. if the amp is your source of distortion, you shouldn't get a marshall/brit tone IMO if you're looking into the tl-2 in the first place. marshall tone isn't the best for core or modern metal. And if you want clarity, it's better to change pups.
guess what. in the review on same pedal in the pro guitar shop video, ppl are saying like hardwire is the worst sounding pedal ever. and here ppl are saying the opposite it seems. the interesting thing is it's the same pedal
if you have this pedal, try bass at 3 oclock, high at 11 oclock, mids at 12, mid freq at 10, gain at 3. it will give you a killer tone! i have videos on my channel if you want to see it in action with a live metal band
@NeoFreeWorld dude i'd say try using the pedal while the amp is on the clean settings to bring out the distortion from the pedal itself and not from the line 6 amp. i'm not much of a fan of the Insane setting from line 6 amp. at least with the pedal you can tweak different distortion settings to get to the right tone you're looking for.
ok i'm very confused on pedals because i'm pretty new to them. so i'm really not sure if i should get the Boss mt-2 or this pedal in the vid. i dont have a tube amp so i'm not sure if that would make a big difference.
so can someone please give me a rundown of the differences and stuff like that? thanks. much appreciated!
@064panik I will be running mine through a Spider IV 75. You have tou get the amp as clean as possible to make it sound good. You want minimal use of the shitty digital preamp, or it will butcher your pedal's sound.
I have this pedal. I need a good metallica tone from the 80s(...And Justice For All and Master of Puppets) and a Black album tone and a Death Magnetic tone. Today I've worked 3 hours and I'm Still not satisfied.
wow. The tone. is soo....intense. I play a peavey 5150 and the tone on this almost matches some of my settings. 0:32 sounds tube 0:58 sounds solid state
@smehtarocks I don't want to use one thru my amp. At low volumes the amp doesn't kick into gear, so u need to use something to drive it harder. I use an EQ with level boost in the loop to drive the power section and I sometimes use a stomp box in front of the amp, but I would use an overdrive or light distortion pedal before a metal distortion.
if you can make this pedal sound good, then you dont need to practice. seriously, it sounds like every other crappy metal stompbox out there. get a engl or a framus if you want "in your face" metal distortion.
i have one, Digitech Hardwire Metal TL 2. That is my fav pedal. i play it with jackson DKMG dinky with Dr String Red Devil. hahahaha checkout at my cover
Just got this pedal today, sounds huge!! Reminds me of the amt california, minus the stupid cab emulator.. def captures the mesa boogie tone i was going after... Took awhile to dial out some shrillness, tones of gain for u metal heads!! Im only running it at 50%
I have my mind pretty much set on buying this but of course now Im having second thoughts cause IDK if itll sound good through my amp..I have a Fender Frontman 212 100watt... thoughts???
@ar19non89e hey man! i have one coming my way now!! i'll let ya knw when i get it and try to do a demo on it! I dnt play metal, just wanted the mesa/rectified sound for harder rock stuff.. my amp is a modded crate gt65, so its similiar to what u got
hey man, I bought it anyways....i blew my mind. I love it! You will not be disappointed. it sounds amazing. I jst cant wait to get a tube amp to run it through
Its alot more raw Only problem with this pedal is that there are to many sounds so you always finding yourself changing the knobs in the studio constantly rofl
I would personally never ever use the loose setting because it is honestly horrific. I'd only use it if i purposely wanted to make my guitar sound bad So its good if you know what tone you want
the loose doesnt sound bad if u set it up right if all you do is flick the switch then yeah it does but after you flick it you have to mess with the eq again to get it set up properly for that mode
Let me just say this demo does no do the pedal justice, its a good demo but this pedal sounds awesome live. It sounds a little twangy in this demo. Ill post a demo.
@thomascatlett555 - if you want the Cannibal Corpse tone, get the Digitech Metal Master, but make sure to have a power adapter for it, as it eats batteries like they were cheetos. LOL Jack Owen, formerly of Cannibal, now with Deicide, used the Metal Master. Put the morph knob at about 1:30 or 2 o'clock and it NAILS the Cannibal tone.
I just bought this beast! It is hands down 100% the best pedal i have ever owned. You have to tweak the eq, a little goes a long way, i play it with the bass all the way up the treble all the way down and the mid frequency is where the most noticeable difference is made, the top changes the frequency and the bottom changes how much of the frequency is cut,.
Im running this pedal through a fender super-sonic that im using as a preamp into a marshall 1959rr...the tone is EPIC
Yeah um, not as much as an amp does. A metal should usually have way more gain. The thing is that pedals that have a lot of gain tend to start sounding like shit after adding a lot of gain. This thing is awesome.
I just love a great massive distortion fun pedal and this puppy kills a Metal Zone, and it is true bypass and 15v internal voltage boost. I love my expensive Wampler pedals but for a $100 bucks these Hardwire Pedals are grossly underrated. If you can dial in a heavy low end not too fizzy gain wash on a Zone you will love this pedal, so much better.
You cannot judge real tone and sound on a PC compression bandwidth platform, this puppy kills on a good amp. Saves your tubes and is just INTENSE!
CarvinTone 1 month ago
Ohh..and for those who bought this and run it Guitar=>pedal=>PC..of course it sounds horrible.You need a speaker simulator or a real cabinet and mic it...this is a problem even with high quality amps.The tone from the tubes/tranzistors/pedals..whatever are raw(st anger-metallica like) and they are usually filtered by a cabinet speaker's transformer.Guitar rig 5 software has some speaker and mic simulators,and adding this to the circuit will make the tone way better.
SlayerKillingFields 2 months ago
The distorsion pedal is ok,but sucks compared to an amp.But the delay pedal its worth buying
SlayerKillingFields 2 months ago
The tone of this thing totally blows the MXR Fullbore Metal to anther universe.
ScreamynDemon 2 months ago
Guys please, this sounds horrible. Save up money for a valve amp.
thopol 3 months ago
this or a line 6 uber metal?! please respond !!!!
wolf9013 3 months ago
@wolf9013 uber metal,,,,,put the switch in the insane position, bass @ 3 o clock, mids and scoop all the way and highs @ 12 o clock get that slipknot tone with a solid state amp with out having a huge tube rack in your room
theAZKABANinmate 2 months ago
this is a good pedal gives you a lot of options like an 80s sound or a British rock metal as well for modern metal
necro1143 3 months ago
right now, im using a boss ml-2 and i hate it with a burning passion. so im looking at this pedal, or the mxr fullbore. im looking for tones similar to August burns red, and more modern metal core. ive read some pretty bad things on the mxr but my friend keeps on vouching for it saying its great. please, i need help on this guys
crazyd305 5 months ago
1:50 song name pleaaaaaaaaaaase
drigots17 5 months ago
I bought this thing, it sounds horrible.
hydralisk3313 5 months ago 2
@hydralisk3313 You are right. I've got both TL2 and MT2 and they DO sound horrible. Hopefully the MT2 it can be modified and I did the Diezel Mod. Now it sounds way better than stock and the mod itself is quite inexpensive. Now I'm looking for a TL2' suitable mod.........no luck until now.
pm7300 4 months ago
what song are you playing at 1:50-2:50?
drigots17 6 months ago
@drigots17 killswitch engage.. cant remember the exact song. probably off of end of heartache album
JAWS1349 5 months ago
@JAWS1349 thanks :D
drigots17 5 months ago
@JAWS1349 well, I didn't find it in the end of heartache.. can you search it for me friend.. plzz ! :)
I want that song
drigots17 5 months ago
@drigots17 sorry man i havnt found it yet. i think i might have lied. its just that this tone nailed killswitch, and he played such a KSE style riff i just assumed id heard it before. either way check out Alive or Just breathing. its an early album. very raw
JAWS1349 5 months ago
@JAWS1349 I need it so much friend.. ty anyway
drigots17 5 months ago
@drigots17 the closest i could come is Self Revolution. are you just starting to learn or were you just hoping there was more to it ?
JAWS1349 5 months ago
@drigots17 No, it's ok.. I just like the semi tone of this riff :)
thanks
drigots17 5 months ago
No talkin, just playin...
Thats it.
zaragoah 6 months ago
1:50
what song is it?
drigots17 6 months ago
better than a peavey 6505 and i own one. what a shame
brayant152h 7 months ago
I own the EH Metal Muff and I love that pedal. I think MM is pretty much a mutated Big Muff Pi! It's really good if you're playing a wide range of Rock/Metal music and it gives a very reliable vast range of sounds. I really prefer it to play heavier versions of old songs and it does a damn good job at it!!! But the MM CAN NOT get this much heavy distortion. So if you want to sound demonic, Hardwire TL-2 is the pedal for you. I'm thinking of buying this as well and use it along with my MM.
\m/
MrTwiZtor 8 months ago
@MrTwiZtor Metal Muff is a Boss Metal Zone with fixed mid frequency and added treble boost ;-)
ddpawel 7 months ago
Great demo !These are awesome pedals! Listen up people! If you "like" the hardwire pedals fan page on Facebook you have a chance to win a free hardwire effect pedal on free pedal Friday!
philmorin1 8 months ago
I dunno, it doesn't sound like it has enough gain for me
Spike674 9 months ago
i bought this pedal a few months back. you must have a nice amp w/ and EQ coupled with it in order to achieve sounds like this video. but overall GET THIS PEDAL it rocks
C0NTR0L55K 9 months ago
now I get why I never see this coupled with overdrives like everything else on youtube. this thing is a beast
pfloydguy 9 months ago
hey guys i need some real help this or the Electro harmonix Metal muff. and im not just talking about pure insane gain i meant the tone and versatility and style and everything
getsuga987 9 months ago
@getsuga987 I actually own both and my personal preferance is the hardwire by far. the metal muff sounds decent at low volumes but once you crank your amp (especially if its solid state) the high end gets unbearably fizzy (the top boost makes this much worse) and with the gain past about 7 it gets fuzzy and loses a lot of clarity while the Hardwire is a lot more versatile, tighter, more clear, and more natural sounding (this demo didnt do it much justice in my opinion) so ya hope I helped :)
angushammet567 9 months ago
@angushammet567 dayum thanks mate but actually i run the muff through my peavey bandit 112 And it sounds really well defined on full gain And i also use the gain booste on my guitar at the same time But I guess the clarity comes from my Bareknuckle warpigs Ceramic bridge btw makes the guitar very very clear even on extremely high gain
getsuga987 8 months ago
@getsuga987 ahh I see well hey whatever works for you :)
angushammet567 8 months ago
@angushammet567 still im gonna get it when i can :D
getsuga987 8 months ago
@Atos27 ur better off not going with a distortion pedal with the line 6 spiders. I have one and it sounds like crap with the tl2. But if u use the tl2 on a TUBE amp it sounds amazing
themetalfreak789 9 months ago
This pedal is the best. It sounds so sick with my hellraiser
themetalfreak789 9 months ago 5
Nice Pedal, i mean cosmetically
MrDeamon1 10 months ago
1.50 - Name of Song Please !!
TheMrMatiist 10 months ago
the riff at 1:50 is so badass. i love that little run.
CIAmrx 11 months ago
slightly notch the parametric mid like you would a metal zone, bass about 1:00-3:00, treble around 12:00 not to get too fizzy. Kills. If you like a zone or a metal core this puppy is true bypass and voltage stepped internally. Hardwire pedals are far better than most goobers give them credit.
CarvinTone 11 months ago
I want one! :D
Metalhead76545 11 months ago
This pedal pretty much describes my love life for the past 30 years. They're either tight or loose, making me high or low. Getting back to the pedal. Tried it today. With the right "dialage," it sounds like a sawed off shotgun and for metal, that's a good thing.
Maxx61 1 year ago
this has enough gain for everyone even at 9 o'clock
highrollerzzz 1 year ago 28
1:23
I love that riff. What song is it?
zerotheking1993 1 year ago 17
@zerotheking1993 not sure, sounds something from like foo fighters or something, lol
wrona003 1 year ago
@wrona003 It kicks ass :D
zerotheking1993 1 year ago
@zerotheking1993 most of these riffs are made up....
inhuman96 9 months ago
This has a killer tone but I like my Boss Metalzone MT-2. IMO my Boss pedal sounds better than this.
0kill13 1 year ago
lovely distortion
Nightguitarr 1 year ago
why does it only have one switch for bass and treble? how does that work?
ben10sk8r 1 year ago
@ben10sk8r It is actually 2 knobs, one placed on top of the other. You cannot see it very well in this video.
RobcC2809 1 year ago
@ben10sk8r I think your talking about the (tight & loose) switch. It actually has a 3 band eq. bass, treble, & mid with mid frequency.
blackmeinu 1 year ago
pls anybody tell answer my question!!!What's pedal better Boss-ML-2 or Digitech Hardwire metal? I used:Stagg s300 Stratocaster with EMG Active single coil pickups
cry baby wah Line6 Spider 30watt.
Atos27 1 year ago
@Atos27 all boss pedals are shit,the hardwire sounds good in this clip but you have to try it first hand to get the full effect.i personally like ballsy low end tones,check out the ibenez tube king.
megatron804 1 year ago
@Atos27 the digitech hardwire metal,I have them both and I prefer the hardwire metal by alot
reallyguitarhero 1 year ago
@Atos27 you're better off saving up for a cheaper marshall amp. believe me, it BLOWS line 6 away. i have a spider III 15 and a marshall valvestate hybrid amp, and the valvestate has much more clarity and a significantly brighter tone. believe me, they are older, but they blow away any amp in the price range. you could find one for like 180
Magic2312 1 year ago
@Magic2312 brighter isn't always better. if the amp is your source of distortion, you shouldn't get a marshall/brit tone IMO if you're looking into the tl-2 in the first place. marshall tone isn't the best for core or modern metal. And if you want clarity, it's better to change pups.
greeggytheeggy 1 year ago
@Atos27 Get a MXR dime distortion.
oh and a peavey amp.
zaktan415 1 year ago
the loose switch makes it sound kinda shitty. i'd always leave it on tight
thrashtildeth247 1 year ago
1:20 - 2:24
What is that song?
M1ghtymorph1n 1 year ago
That is the best metal distortion pedal ever heard, if youu thing im wrong tell which best to see if im wrong. I really mean the second part.
Thennecan 1 year ago
is this pedal good for like Periphery type shit? sounds like it would be but i havent gotten to try it out.
keasaildsslog 1 year ago
@keasaildsslog YES IT DOES !
Psaris4life 1 year ago
that thing sounds awsome,might have to get one :)
cruepage 1 year ago
guess what. in the review on same pedal in the pro guitar shop video, ppl are saying like hardwire is the worst sounding pedal ever. and here ppl are saying the opposite it seems. the interesting thing is it's the same pedal
zwegyi1000000 1 year ago
whats the name of the power supply for this pedall??? i cannot find it anywhere.
FatLip92 1 year ago
@FatLip92 Josh you're gay.
It's been up your ass this whole time.
theddrumdrummer6669 1 year ago
@theddrumdrummer6669 SOOK MII COOCK
FatLip92 1 year ago
Does anyone have the tabs from 1:20-3:10?
maquuz18 1 year ago
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vonnie152 1 year ago
Your tone sounds pretty huge and beef with that pedal.
I dig.
How do you find the fulltone cables?
Doddus 1 year ago
Moah... Uuuuuu Yeaaah 1:25 - 3:20 Awesome Riffs !!! I will learn this
TheMrMatiist 1 year ago
Yeaah.. This is Metal !!!
TheMrMatiist 1 year ago
I don't know who's playing, but hearing from the riffs being played, this person sure knows what metal is...rock on!
Mo13GoW 1 year ago
guys is this pedal good for death metal???if not..what pedal do you prefer for death like kataklysm,rotting christ,arch enemy,death etc???
LostAngelsjk99 1 year ago
@LostAngelsjk99 look at digitech death metal distortion (digitech DDM). It seems good...i have not got it...but it seems good.
swansroad 1 year ago
holy pizza. i love this sound!
zwegyi1000000 1 year ago 2
How many w has this amp?
getspsycho 1 year ago
great sounding Ibanez the pedal is great to
James57433 1 year ago
if you have this pedal, try bass at 3 oclock, high at 11 oclock, mids at 12, mid freq at 10, gain at 3. it will give you a killer tone! i have videos on my channel if you want to see it in action with a live metal band
ig0c0mmand0 1 year ago
The most heaviest pedal that I have ever heard!
MrTom3r 1 year ago
im using this Pedal with my Line Six spider III but i keep getting alot of background noise does anyone know how i can fix that?
NeoFreeWorld 1 year ago
@NeoFreeWorld
buy better cables, get a noisegate pedal.
MetalMexa666 1 year ago
@MetalMexa666 where can i get a noise gate pedal?
NeoFreeWorld 1 year ago
What are the settings for all the knobs from the beginning to 43 seconds.. please give all collar and regular settings... thanks
MultiLoganH 1 year ago
How much?
airsoft4460 1 year ago
How much is this?
airsoft4460 1 year ago
I prefer the tight!
Iamnotfrank 1 year ago
I like the second setting. I also like the sound at 1:40. How do you play that?
race1717 1 year ago
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mt 2 boss FOREVER
NOCTURNE54G 1 year ago
Does this Pedal work well with a Spider 3 Line 6 Amp?
NeoFreeWorld 1 year ago
@NeoFreeWorld Why would you get a distortion pedal this heavy if you're using a Line 6 when it has CRAZY GAIN? I'd get a better amp though.
Botdra 1 year ago
@NeoFreeWorld amazingly. gives you a wide range of what to play, but might i recommend trying something "Br00tal"
turtlenuttz 1 year ago
@NeoFreeWorld dude i'd say try using the pedal while the amp is on the clean settings to bring out the distortion from the pedal itself and not from the line 6 amp. i'm not much of a fan of the Insane setting from line 6 amp. at least with the pedal you can tweak different distortion settings to get to the right tone you're looking for.
CerealKiller5150 1 year ago
@CerealKiller5150 i figured it out but thanks
NeoFreeWorld 1 year ago
ok i'm very confused on pedals because i'm pretty new to them. so i'm really not sure if i should get the Boss mt-2 or this pedal in the vid. i dont have a tube amp so i'm not sure if that would make a big difference.
so can someone please give me a rundown of the differences and stuff like that? thanks. much appreciated!
somethingmusical 1 year ago
@somethingmusical I would recommend you try them both yourself. I got the metal zone, and i am very happy i did :) That's my advice.
TheRolfieboy 1 year ago
got some cool sound.
CTROCK 1 year ago
i always watch the proguitar shop demo, then tonefactor because tonefactor plays heavier stuff \m/
TheMushroomDog 1 year ago 2
I might suggest that if you use a solid state amp, the distortion pedals with a tube in them work very well.
divie137 1 year ago
This pedal is absoluteley brutal. I'm getting it next week.
deathblackthrashing 1 year ago
would this pedal work well with a line 6 spider 3???
064panik 1 year ago
@064panik I will be running mine through a Spider IV 75. You have tou get the amp as clean as possible to make it sound good. You want minimal use of the shitty digital preamp, or it will butcher your pedal's sound.
deathblackthrashing 1 year ago
Lost in the mix on its own! Good job!
thedddemon 1 year ago
hey i just bought this thing yesterday what are the best settings for like the stuff your playing here? i cant get mine to sound like that.
AvengedTimes 1 year ago
I have this pedal. I need a good metallica tone from the 80s(...And Justice For All and Master of Puppets) and a Black album tone and a Death Magnetic tone. Today I've worked 3 hours and I'm Still not satisfied.
xAcidPrisimx 1 year ago
@xAcidPrisimx try the line 6 ubermetal
metalfukker 1 year ago
@xAcidPrisimx just take all of the middle out of yoUr amp
gkliwinski 1 year ago
hey would this be great for a line 6 and a schecter with seymour duncan pickups?
AvengedTimes 1 year ago
and i thought the boss metal zone was good..... yea right!
AvengedTimes 1 year ago
wow. The tone. is soo....intense. I play a peavey 5150 and the tone on this almost matches some of my settings. 0:32 sounds tube 0:58 sounds solid state
mikevmpr3 1 year ago
i own this pedal,so versatile and awesome!
sounds badass.
BlueDinkyShredder 1 year ago
Would this work thru a JCM 800 and keep the tube tone?
theShowStopper321 1 year ago
@theShowStopper321 define "tube tone"
FiveseveNp90 1 year ago
@theShowStopper321 y would u want to play it through a JCM 800????...the apms killer enough!!! :)...wish i had enough money for one!!!
smehtarocks 1 year ago
@smehtarocks I don't want to use one thru my amp. At low volumes the amp doesn't kick into gear, so u need to use something to drive it harder. I use an EQ with level boost in the loop to drive the power section and I sometimes use a stomp box in front of the amp, but I would use an overdrive or light distortion pedal before a metal distortion.
theShowStopper321 1 year ago
if you can make this pedal sound good, then you dont need to practice. seriously, it sounds like every other crappy metal stompbox out there. get a engl or a framus if you want "in your face" metal distortion.
custommustangak 1 year ago
@custommustangak Well they are nice but I dont have thousands of dollars lying around to spend.
machapu 1 year ago
@machapu u talkin about the petal or that crap that guy was talkin about?
XKielbruxX 1 year ago
i like it. its got that thickness yet you can change it idk i just like the sound :D
InsanityType66 1 year ago
Still nobody can tell us the song from 1:41
Hendrixidol 2 years ago
@Hendrixidol hmm i think bullet for my valentines , scream im fire : ) bullet for my valentine it is by the way : D , go and listen : P
kikkeliguru 1 year ago
the loose seems like the sound you'd get if you had it on the neck pickup
pensown11 2 years ago
sounds very cold and plastic IMO.
check out the ehx metal muff. vey warm and brutal metal distortion pedal!
Winterhe4rt 2 years ago
Anybody here some humm on the puppy when not playing? Most of the hardwire lineup is real quiet when not struming.
jbn1jbn 2 years ago
doesn't have much gain and doesn't work well with other pedals IMO
predz23 2 years ago
well, therfore it sounds more like "natural distortion". very warm and u can level up the lows without any mudd.
it doesnt have true bypass which is a minus , though.. =/
Winterhe4rt 2 years ago
This pedal says it has true bypass on the web page?
jaki54321 1 year ago
@jaki54321 this pedal yes,
i was referring to metal muff and zombie rectified.
;)
Winterhe4rt 1 year ago
@Winterhe4rt oh oops im sorry i feel like a jerk now xD
jaki54321 1 year ago
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i have one, Digitech Hardwire Metal TL 2. That is my fav pedal. i play it with jackson DKMG dinky with Dr String Red Devil. hahahaha checkout at my cover
XSCreno 2 years ago
Just got this pedal today, sounds huge!! Reminds me of the amt california, minus the stupid cab emulator.. def captures the mesa boogie tone i was going after... Took awhile to dial out some shrillness, tones of gain for u metal heads!! Im only running it at 50%
jesusmyking1988 2 years ago
wht pedal could sound as mors principium est?
melodicdeathmetal16 2 years ago
it seems like nobody likes the loose switch?? hahaha myself included
jesusmyking1988 2 years ago
@jesusmyking1988 in loose mode and more bass, you can do some fuzz sound)
cantor2145 2 years ago
@cantor2145 thats excatly what i use the loose channel for
nightslayer500 2 years ago
does a pedals sound wear down over time?
megatallicdeththrash 2 years ago
sounds great !!
ConnorShawMusic 2 years ago
I have my mind pretty much set on buying this but of course now Im having second thoughts cause IDK if itll sound good through my amp..I have a Fender Frontman 212 100watt... thoughts???
ar19non89e 2 years ago
@ar19non89e hey man! i have one coming my way now!! i'll let ya knw when i get it and try to do a demo on it! I dnt play metal, just wanted the mesa/rectified sound for harder rock stuff.. my amp is a modded crate gt65, so its similiar to what u got
jesusmyking1988 2 years ago
@jesusmyking1988
hey man, I bought it anyways....i blew my mind. I love it! You will not be disappointed. it sounds amazing. I jst cant wait to get a tube amp to run it through
ar19non89e 2 years ago
Holy nice sounds metal !
yutsi369 2 years ago 16
boss metal zone or this
isaiah756 2 years ago
@isaiah756
this
Cnelson720 2 years ago
@isaiah756 This.
Its alot more raw Only problem with this pedal is that there are to many sounds so you always finding yourself changing the knobs in the studio constantly rofl
SoundOfAShark 2 years ago
thats why parametric eqs are awesome
skillet000red 2 years ago
@skillet000red
The tight/loose switch is cool to.
I would personally never ever use the loose setting because it is honestly horrific. I'd only use it if i purposely wanted to make my guitar sound bad So its good if you know what tone you want
Big muff tones to edgy thrash riffs!
SoundOfAShark 2 years ago
the loose doesnt sound bad if u set it up right if all you do is flick the switch then yeah it does but after you flick it you have to mess with the eq again to get it set up properly for that mode
skillet000red 2 years ago
@skillet000red Fair enough
But personally i'd only use it for Black Sabbath
Or some DOOM Metal bands.
And grunge.
SoundOfAShark 2 years ago
what is a song 1:40
??? Awesome
What is a riff ???
maati67 2 years ago
1:40 nice riff awesome Yeaah !!
Tl2 Metal Distortion !!!
maati67 2 years ago
0:46 nice sound... awesome
itre6 2 years ago
I looked at the video again, and the metal muff is more powerful. Digi's r better than boss to me. U cud get a punk sound outta the muff too.
BboyArpeggios 2 years ago
Let me just say this demo does no do the pedal justice, its a good demo but this pedal sounds awesome live. It sounds a little twangy in this demo. Ill post a demo.
emeraldstudio 2 years ago
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BboyArpeggios 2 years ago
@BboyArpeggios ya i have the metla muff and it sounds a lot heavier than this this sounds like more for punk and rock not as much metal
skillet000red 2 years ago
so if i want a cannibal corpse sound, thats what i should get?
thomascatlett555 2 years ago
digitech death metal distortion :)
C0bfan666 2 years ago
@thomascatlett555 - if you want the Cannibal Corpse tone, get the Digitech Metal Master, but make sure to have a power adapter for it, as it eats batteries like they were cheetos. LOL Jack Owen, formerly of Cannibal, now with Deicide, used the Metal Master. Put the morph knob at about 1:30 or 2 o'clock and it NAILS the Cannibal tone.
tony93666 2 years ago 2
cannibal corpse uses the boss metal zone..
brami666 2 years ago
and nobody knows why...
oO
Winterhe4rt 2 years ago
I just bought this beast! It is hands down 100% the best pedal i have ever owned. You have to tweak the eq, a little goes a long way, i play it with the bass all the way up the treble all the way down and the mid frequency is where the most noticeable difference is made, the top changes the frequency and the bottom changes how much of the frequency is cut,.
Im running this pedal through a fender super-sonic that im using as a preamp into a marshall 1959rr...the tone is EPIC
emeraldstudio 2 years ago
how much was it?
rubytuesday2626 2 years ago
$129 at samash
emeraldstudio 2 years ago
$100 at GC
6mindless6scarecrow6 2 years ago 2
fucking killer///
someone knows how it works with wah and other pedals?
eliereli 2 years ago
I'm so buying this thing!
666IcedEarth666 2 years ago
hmm looks like an improved version of boss' MT2
Starsmuse 2 years ago
Damn this thing has tons of gain for a distortion pedal.
pakismyname 2 years ago
...what? distortion pedals are supposed to have a lot of gain...
xCYNICOUTCASTx 2 years ago
Yeah um, not as much as an amp does. A metal should usually have way more gain. The thing is that pedals that have a lot of gain tend to start sounding like shit after adding a lot of gain. This thing is awesome.
pakismyname 2 years ago
alright.
im gettin this one
ownvizio 2 years ago
.Great job!
I have been having a tough time on choosing a good metal pedal, i think this helps!