fullbore sounds like ass! how did i get here anyway? I hate distortion pedals. if you are using a tube amp PLEASE use natural amp gain and if you want more boost with OD.
This video leaves out a lot. I would take the MXR any day. Not only does it sweep the other two in sound, but it includes a bass scoop, a noise gate, and has a mid range freq selector.
Is it normal that my MXR FULLBORE sparks when I plug in the adapter? Or is it just too metal for me? Im gonna complain that this pedal is crazy noisy. So much so, that my Boss Noise suppressor on full, AND the built in noise gate on is not enough for me to have band practise without terrible terrible feedback.....so much treble too. It sounds good when you drop tune your guitar to the pits of hell. Maybe my 75 watt amp pushing a 200 watt cab, is the feeback? No headroom maybe. NS-2 infront of?
@bramabull111 I don't think it's meant to spark. Then again it could be the lead as I've known leads to spark. Also yea check your amp but most of all get the pedal checked before it blows up another expensive piece of kit.
I really don't get the appeal for pedals. Why buy a pedal like this when you can get MUCH better tone if you just bought a decent amp MAYBE get a tube screamer or a sinilar over drive pedal if you wanna push your dirty channel further but why spoil valve tone with solid state hardware? Useful pedals such as noise gates, compressors and tuners are all good but distorsion pedals just gives the tone of a wasp in a tin can.
I do not like the MXR and the Boss is trash. Hardware sounded best. But all sounded like crap in this vid. There are so many other vids that make all of these sound much better.
was very fond of the the fullbore but sounded really muddy and digital dist. on this vid.
the hardwire sounds like the best between those. i'd really like to know which one u prefer, it would help a lot thanks for the shoot-out, really helps.
The fullbore metal is a great pedal. I own it myself and i could not be happier it turns a little amp to a big amp seriously. You just have to move the settings around to get the perfect metal sound. My sounds thick and crunchy CHUG CHUG CHUG its awesome. This is a bad review for the fullbore sorry.
ML 2 sounds thicker by default. The Fulltone sounds like fuzzy trash, and the TL 2 has the most definition and clarity. I have the TL2 and its a great pedal .
This is not a good review: Im gonna explain it why no.
The circuit pedals, especially the potenciometers doesnt have the same running in all the brands the different companies uses. So, you CANT (by fact) do a Demo setting up all to 12", simply because you dont visualize the complete spectrum of sound of the pedal. Your should use at least 3 eq and volume combinations. In the other hand, if you´re going to check "metal pedals" TUNE YOUR GUITAR TO D (at least) or a lower tune.
Don't get the wrong idea. i love your reviews, but i would prefer if you would actually play something heavier when u demo metal pedals. maybe some dropped low tunings or something like that. It would really help me out, thnx.
i play live almost every week and the fullbore is extremely fuzzy through a pa system, unless you go through an amp first and mic the amp and the boss metal core also sounds pretty fuzzy through pa system but once agai
n if you amp and mic it it sounds great and i don't trust digitech so i don't know what it really sound like
i play live almost every week and the fullbore is extremely fuzzy through a pa system, unless you go through an amp first and mic the amp and the boss metal core also sounds pretty fuzzy through pa system but once agian if you amp and mic it it sounds great and i dont trust digitech so i dont know what it really sound like
@beingthewanted94 i would always use an amp anyway, just so it models the sound. i just got the digitech tl-2 today, and I LOVE IT. i've used digitech pedals for about 5 years now (in chronological order: rp-70, metal master, rpx-400, and now the hardwire tl-2) and i've never had any issues.
@beingthewanted94 no probs. if you decide to get some of the "metal" pedals by digitech, i would say go for the others before you try the metal master or the death metal. they get really gritty and nasty at certain frequencies, and lack a gain control. other than that, digitech makes great stuff!
@lmsjr just wondering if a pedal like one of these would burn valves out quicker ???, i've heard all sorts of stuff about sticking a pedal like one of these in front of a valve amp, but id like to know from you, if i got one of these pedals, would it affect my valves in anyway ???
Hey Tone King, I appreciate all that you have done and still do for all of us who can't afford to go out and spend an arm and a leg on amps, guitars, and effects. You make some very good reviews. I want to know if you would be willing to do a OD perdal boost shoot-out. I would like to know how each OD pedal sounds boosting a particular amp. Thank you and blessings from California.
this is an unfair review, every pedal has different setting on which it sounds better, if you just put them pointing to the north then you don't really learn anything about the pedal it self
@bigcatroberts If you've got an effects loop try the Dan, it can't do any harm there. Use the money you save to make sure you've got good cable, especially speaker cable if you've got a head and cab. Duh, I know, but I had to use a cheapo this week because I left my good one at home and it was surprisingly different in a "turd" kind of way.
Of course a good head is preferable, but pedals like these are good for putting in front of a small practice amp in your bedroom. I like a hot rodded JCM 800 sound and the new Boss ST-2 Power Stack is fantastic for that.
thanks for the review but next time please adjust them to metal sound and play metal because I couldnt understand from all these airy chords. But I think with some tweakenings mxr will produce the most crhushing sound between these.
the mxr has so many more good features than the other pedals and it is good for heavy rythem if you crank the gain and it is also good for soloing and lead me and my rythem guitarists use it in our band
Meh, I prefer a good amp, maybe with an overdrive in front. If I had to pick one, it would be the digitech, it was by far the clearest, has the most Eq options, and is cheaper than the Mxr. The boss was okay, nothing special, bit fuzzy. The Mxr sounded digital, fuzzy, muddy, thin, and generally quite shit. Does have a noise gate tho.
@METALMICHEW I'm sure that anyone with any common sense at all about sound knows beyond a shadow of a doubt that the natural tube distortion found in a real tube-based guitar amp is far superior than that of a freakin pedal. but most people can't afford a Mesa or a Engl ( for most, not even the head,) an any idiot would no to leave line 6 alone period. most people want to be able to produce heavier sounds from their old Fender Reverb or add distortion to an old boutique with one clean.
Those all sound cheap and fizzy as fuck, If you want 3 exalent pedals to check out check out the MXR DISTORTION 3, HOMEBREW ELECTRONICS FULL METAL JACKET, OR THE KRANK DISTORTUS MAXIMUS! They are warm tube like tone and great gain!
I have tried and owned 2 of these pedals (Digi and BOSS) and I reckon the Digi takes the cake. The Tight and Loose switch gives it some great versatility. The pedal has monster output and so by having the Level knob at 12 o'clock it's actually above parody and so drives the amp a bit, that's why it sounds a little off to me in this demo.
Digitech has most versatility and doesn't sound messy unlike the other two i actually have tried all these! i own the boss but i wish i had got the digitech! its just a brillant pedal! especially for thrash ie. MEGADETH! you can get brillant megadeth tones from it! love the tight on the tl-2
i've played all three pedals, and honestly the TL-2 is the best. The BIGGEST reason is because it's the only pedal that didn't make an obnoxiously loud squeal when cranked up it's Level knob. The Noise Gate on the MXR really sucked. The Metal Core is fine, i would recommend it but not over the TL 2
Some other things are
the MXR has a shit EQ treble is way too overpowering
the Boss from my experience is just too loud(feedback)
The Loose on the TL 2 isn't very chunky, its more wet and weighed down
@ 8:29 the mxr's palm muting sounds so bawlsy. imagine tht tone with a bit more twekaing mabye (youtube sound ugh) and it would sound great for low end tuned metal. i hope ne ways cause im stuck on buying it so far
fullbore sucks ass. i'd be content with either the hardwire or the ml-2 based on this video. Yesterday i tried the ml-2 with the ge-7 and it was mind blowing. Not too digital and not to harsh and it has tons of gain. perfect for modern metal. I'm waiting to get my own ge-7 today and i'm gonna try it with my metal muff to see which is better of the two.:)
have the metalcore, like it while playing heavy rythms but dont really think it fits led very good. In the video both the Ml-2 and the fullbore sounded very good, but the hardwire doesn't sound good at all.
The MXR sucks total ass, I'm sorry - but the hardwire sounds alright. Can't beat the Boss ML-2 though, especially for its next-to-nothing cost in the used market.
I have ml2 and Fullbore at home and they are both awesome but fullbore is my favourite !..It has the most gain so it's not necessary to set it to full :D..The scoop function is awesome...The metal core is also a great one but with the fullbore i have more posssibilities to set my perfect sound because of the 6 reglers + scoop and gate...The gate is also a great funktion that the ml2 doesnt have..I would say for the hard/death... metal fans is the fullbore better ;)..Sorry for my bad english
hard wire, i own this pedal and run it through my full stack of Marshalls, JCM dual super lead amp and i get the best sounding distortion out of that pedal.
@Zkr94 The Roadster probably has a better clean channel which is what you’d want when running a distortion box, but saying Boogie is a better metal amp has nothing to do with testing these pedals. You wouldn’t use the dirty channel on either amp for this test. And yes, the TL is a great metal pedal.
Newer heared metalcore pedal sounding this bad!!! I got it for myself and i am proud, cuz all other pedals got such annoying white noise in background like fullborn, and shitty as hell sound - not sounding clear and massive.
Newer heared metalcore pedal sounding this bad!!! I got it for myself and i am proud, cuz all other pedals got such annoying white noise in background like fullborn, and shitty as hell sound - not sounding clear and massive.
Newer heared metalcore pedal sounding this bad!!! I got it for myself and i am proud, cuz all other pedals got such annoying white noise in background like fullborn, and shitty as hell sound - not sounding clear and massive.
awesome shoot-out i got the hardwire, amzimg pedal, true bypass, alot of gain, and when your turn down the guitar voulme from your guitar its clean up very nicely!
Great demo. I am looking for one over-the-top for my pedal board. MXR gets my vote. Has a noise gate as well. I like the tight and loose settings for the Digitech, versatile sounding. No wrong answers here. All great pedals.
Wow, the Boss is the best! Before this video I was seriously buying a Fullbore, now it's the ML-2. I used to have a Metal Zone, it was cool, I want something new though. I like the new Metal Core. The MXR is 2nd, but it's overrated.
Hey TTK thanks for the demos! flamepunch8 is right if you want to reach the metal crow (you do), tighten up those chops for the demos of metal amps and pedals. Say, now which pedal won in your opinion and why? Still using it?
I have the MXR also. I am still messing around for a good tone. Can you send me some other presents to good metal sounds? I am gonna check the one you posted. Thanks man
I'm pretty much set on this...with scoop and gate on.
The only other setting i've tried was; gain on 2 o'clock, freq at 12 o'clock with the others being the same. If you take scoop off you get a nice Pantera sound. If you set gain lower, and up the High's slightly you can get a Metallica sound.
but i have left it on the setting i mentioned before and use scoop button to go from old to newer metal; works nicely for me
hi dude :) great instruction thx. i want to buy a metal pedal but well i don't know which xD
ok your video: the Boss Metal Core is my favorite pedal, because it has a cool metal tone and yeah i like Boss :) most pedals of them. i bought a Boss ME-70 and you can switch to the Metal Core Effect. There are also the settings: Metal, Distortion, Fuzz etc. well a little bit from that :)
I like the Hardwire pedal too but it's a little bit strange I don't know xD and finally the MXR... TOO MUCH DISTO
the fullbore metal or the dime distortion? i'm thinking dime distortion because i think it sounds bigger, but there isnt much about in on the interweb
I own the Fullbore and his settings are WAY off if you're trying to get the best out of it. Don't judge the MXR by this video alone. GO and try it yourself.
Have to agree the boss pedal sounded best. The others sounded distant and not nearly as full.
chrisrlamb 2 days ago
for hardcore punk?.......which is more used?
AL6025 1 week ago
Boss METAL ZONE you amateurs!
dimilecool 1 week ago
that chugging low end of the metal core speaks to my heart
313haziq 2 weeks ago in playlist METAL DISTORTION STOMP BOXES
Metal core is good because it has more low end but the Fullbore is the best sounding one also the Fullbore can make a shitty amp sound great.
AdamR702 3 weeks ago
Metal core by far.
phil6934 4 weeks ago
1:25 for actual shootout.
mikecronis 1 month ago
Metal Core is by far the winner
superaction95 2 months ago
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fullbore sounds like ass! how did i get here anyway? I hate distortion pedals. if you are using a tube amp PLEASE use natural amp gain and if you want more boost with OD.
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Hardwire Metal Distortion! The MXR sounds like a treble-heavy fuzz-box. No balls!
JoelTenor 2 months ago
So much treble on the Mxr. I think ill get the hardwire. Boss was good but I like its metal zone better.
daniyalahmed97 2 months ago
Any blackstar pedal do better than all theses pedals..
raphaelgibson 2 months ago
why there is no METALZONE ?? BOSS MZ-2
rokenrol17 5 months ago
@rokenrol17 its mt-2 dude
sivkako16 4 months ago
@sivkako16 ya dude..haha.. i mean i hope he reviews more about mz2
rokenrol17 4 months ago
@rokenrol17 its actually the MT-2 metalzone not the MZ-2.
TheSchafer78 4 months ago
@TheSchafer78 oh ya, i was confuse.hahahaha..but same there is no metalzone.hahaha
rokenrol17 4 months ago
@rokenrol17 lol are you serious
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This video leaves out a lot. I would take the MXR any day. Not only does it sweep the other two in sound, but it includes a bass scoop, a noise gate, and has a mid range freq selector.
Cchase4702 5 months ago
Please Tone King, bring up the mids :) i still dont have the least idea of what these pedals sound like actually..
doyengicp 6 months ago
The REALLY shitty thing in distorion pedals is that they have this annoying buzzing sound...
GuitarRazze 6 months ago
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hoverchr 6 months ago
Is it normal that my MXR FULLBORE sparks when I plug in the adapter? Or is it just too metal for me? Im gonna complain that this pedal is crazy noisy. So much so, that my Boss Noise suppressor on full, AND the built in noise gate on is not enough for me to have band practise without terrible terrible feedback.....so much treble too. It sounds good when you drop tune your guitar to the pits of hell. Maybe my 75 watt amp pushing a 200 watt cab, is the feeback? No headroom maybe. NS-2 infront of?
bramabull111 7 months ago
@bramabull111 I don't think it's meant to spark. Then again it could be the lead as I've known leads to spark. Also yea check your amp but most of all get the pedal checked before it blows up another expensive piece of kit.
IndianMetalHead333 7 months ago
mxr.................
PatraThanos 7 months ago
I really don't get the appeal for pedals. Why buy a pedal like this when you can get MUCH better tone if you just bought a decent amp MAYBE get a tube screamer or a sinilar over drive pedal if you wanna push your dirty channel further but why spoil valve tone with solid state hardware? Useful pedals such as noise gates, compressors and tuners are all good but distorsion pedals just gives the tone of a wasp in a tin can.
leckie182 7 months ago
Fully aware of typos in my previous comment. I suck hah.
leckie182 7 months ago
I do not like the MXR and the Boss is trash. Hardware sounded best. But all sounded like crap in this vid. There are so many other vids that make all of these sound much better.
DLOWSHIT 7 months ago
fullbore is killer!
internalconfliction 7 months ago
The fullbore is the highest gain and the heaviest. Perfect for a Dimebag tone :D
pivotgodxd 7 months ago
Wots he using to change from pedal to pedal? hes not pressing the pedals themselves but some other thing down there? wot is it? how does it work????
damienro0 7 months ago
hahaha...that fullbore sounds like a pissed off wasp in a tin can!!!
bobbycoda 7 months ago
which one do u prefer?
was very fond of the the fullbore but sounded really muddy and digital dist. on this vid.
the hardwire sounds like the best between those. i'd really like to know which one u prefer, it would help a lot thanks for the shoot-out, really helps.
JKShred 7 months ago
I have MXR Fullbore but I like Hardwire Metal Distortion. I think is higher for heavy metal.
ediapostu 7 months ago
I have the MXR Fullbore ...thing is amazing!!
So much shaping, and a crapload of distortion.
petsematarykeeper 8 months ago
full bore sliced 'em all! and set my mind on buying one..so that i could trash my previous metal distortion (artec crazy metal)
sfear6 8 months ago
ya but dude serusly plalm mute notes and stuff u just play bends and chrods
joerobotpants1234 8 months ago
The fullbore metal is a great pedal. I own it myself and i could not be happier it turns a little amp to a big amp seriously. You just have to move the settings around to get the perfect metal sound. My sounds thick and crunchy CHUG CHUG CHUG its awesome. This is a bad review for the fullbore sorry.
synthetic206 8 months ago
LOVE my MXR. :)
Sketch95 9 months ago
ML 2 sounds thicker by default. The Fulltone sounds like fuzzy trash, and the TL 2 has the most definition and clarity. I have the TL2 and its a great pedal .
snitchnjabbajaw 9 months ago
metal core is the best...................
melsor65 9 months ago
my vote goes to boss ML-2...seems to sound beefier & thicker to my liking :)
agentelectric 9 months ago 3
i think fullbore creats more variety and its better for lead guitar . :)
shivmagotra1 9 months ago
you are out of tune man...
fendiFZ 9 months ago
lol at Fullbore struggling to even keep the intensity of the original signal. high-gain distortion alright.
DanielLovesPatois 9 months ago
This is not a good review: Im gonna explain it why no.
The circuit pedals, especially the potenciometers doesnt have the same running in all the brands the different companies uses. So, you CANT (by fact) do a Demo setting up all to 12", simply because you dont visualize the complete spectrum of sound of the pedal. Your should use at least 3 eq and volume combinations. In the other hand, if you´re going to check "metal pedals" TUNE YOUR GUITAR TO D (at least) or a lower tune.
anecsey 9 months ago
Don't get the wrong idea. i love your reviews, but i would prefer if you would actually play something heavier when u demo metal pedals. maybe some dropped low tunings or something like that. It would really help me out, thnx.
BURNTHEPRIEST94 9 months ago
Not gonna lie. I have the hardwire pedal, and it made my marshall mg sound like my friends mesa boogie. Beast :)
SteVo929 10 months ago
I would like to buy all three
... there is not a better one for metal .. it depends on your style of playing ...but it if are versatile you´ll need a lot of pedals....
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i play live almost every week and the fullbore is extremely fuzzy through a pa system, unless you go through an amp first and mic the amp and the boss metal core also sounds pretty fuzzy through pa system but once agai
n if you amp and mic it it sounds great and i don't trust digitech so i don't know what it really sound like
beingthewanted94 10 months ago
i play live almost every week and the fullbore is extremely fuzzy through a pa system, unless you go through an amp first and mic the amp and the boss metal core also sounds pretty fuzzy through pa system but once agian if you amp and mic it it sounds great and i dont trust digitech so i dont know what it really sound like
beingthewanted94 10 months ago
@beingthewanted94 i would always use an amp anyway, just so it models the sound. i just got the digitech tl-2 today, and I LOVE IT. i've used digitech pedals for about 5 years now (in chronological order: rp-70, metal master, rpx-400, and now the hardwire tl-2) and i've never had any issues.
firelightguitarist 10 months ago
@firelightguitarist ok sweet it good to hear some feed back on my comments umm mabee in the future i might try out some digitech equipotent thanxs
beingthewanted94 10 months ago
@beingthewanted94 no probs. if you decide to get some of the "metal" pedals by digitech, i would say go for the others before you try the metal master or the death metal. they get really gritty and nasty at certain frequencies, and lack a gain control. other than that, digitech makes great stuff!
firelightguitarist 10 months ago
@beingthewanted94 All pedals sound like that. You either need a digital preamp before the PA or run in through an amp. Simple as that :)
FrostDragon667 6 months ago
?How much(in Dollars) is the MXR fullbore metal cost
arielagabli 10 months ago
@arielagabli about $100 depending on where you buy it
firelightguitarist 10 months ago
what guitar is that?
card1100 10 months ago
@card1100 Ed Roman Quicksilver
lmsjr 10 months ago
@lmsjr just wondering if a pedal like one of these would burn valves out quicker ???, i've heard all sorts of stuff about sticking a pedal like one of these in front of a valve amp, but id like to know from you, if i got one of these pedals, would it affect my valves in anyway ???
skaterkez123 1 month ago
Hey Tone King, I appreciate all that you have done and still do for all of us who can't afford to go out and spend an arm and a leg on amps, guitars, and effects. You make some very good reviews. I want to know if you would be willing to do a OD perdal boost shoot-out. I would like to know how each OD pedal sounds boosting a particular amp. Thank you and blessings from California.
Stillfaith209 6 months ago
BOSS BESST. full tone :)
extremlity666 11 months ago
Boss sounds the cleanest heavy to me. Digitech too digital and mxr is not natural enough so I say boss but my opinion.
2117METALLICA 11 months ago
fullbore is kinda trebly?
jedaxel 11 months ago
Fullbore Metal!! by the way, I just placed an order for it in Amazon... great metal sound!!
Residuos2009 1 year ago 16
this is an unfair review, every pedal has different setting on which it sounds better, if you just put them pointing to the north then you don't really learn anything about the pedal it self
nonpoint666rocks 1 year ago
Your low end must have been eaten?
MrMuddyBleach 1 year ago
Fullbore is the best, but you should have lowered th heights a little bit...
mazglad 1 year ago
Metal distortion from a good amp (whether solid state or valve) is streets ahead of any "metal" pedal.
swanky23 1 year ago
Boss Metal core
Stem7624 1 year ago 8
i vote for suhr riot
jmsjmusic 1 year ago
mxr
CharlyTheUndertaker 1 year ago
fuck all gain, mids and bass
Deathaxheavymetal 1 year ago
this is the WORST reveiw because ive heard them all b4 and they sounded heaps good, this sounds like shit
Deathaxheavymetal 1 year ago
they ALL sound like total shit !!
hevechvy 1 year ago 3
@hevechvy, agreed.
b1rdkeeper 1 year ago
I've been trying to decided between a Danelectro 7 band eq or is the Boss GE-7 worth the extra $70?
bigcatroberts 1 year ago
@bigcatroberts If you've got an effects loop try the Dan, it can't do any harm there. Use the money you save to make sure you've got good cable, especially speaker cable if you've got a head and cab. Duh, I know, but I had to use a cheapo this week because I left my good one at home and it was surprisingly different in a "turd" kind of way.
Notjustforfreaks 1 year ago
@Notjustforfreaks I actully ended up getting the MXR 10 band
bigcatroberts 1 year ago
MXR Fullbore ftw
BC1ZM3 1 year ago
i am a proud owner of the fullbore metal and it sounds awesome. the only complaint i have is it could have more bass but not a big deal.
TheCowboyFromHell17 1 year ago
METAL ZONE
rocknrolf6 1 year ago
Of course a good head is preferable, but pedals like these are good for putting in front of a small practice amp in your bedroom. I like a hot rodded JCM 800 sound and the new Boss ST-2 Power Stack is fantastic for that.
Notjustforfreaks 1 year ago
I think the MXR had a really pantera-like sound. That brutal dirty heavy distortion.
I have always fallowed the boss pedals to see whats new and I like them very much.
I dont't have so much experience of the digitech pedals but i think it holds the conditions.
My votes.
1. BOSS
2. MXR
3. Digitech
pata89009300 1 year ago
thanks for the review but next time please adjust them to metal sound and play metal because I couldnt understand from all these airy chords. But I think with some tweakenings mxr will produce the most crhushing sound between these.
cikicrocus 1 year ago
I prefer Hardwire.
I actually own that pedal, so I am not really used to what the other two offer.
P3treos 1 year ago
hardwire win!
y most like fullbore? its sound like a dist from a multifx....
mastermistermazur 1 year ago
the mxr has so many more good features than the other pedals and it is good for heavy rythem if you crank the gain and it is also good for soloing and lead me and my rythem guitarists use it in our band
brandonandkyletv 1 year ago
Meh, I prefer a good amp, maybe with an overdrive in front. If I had to pick one, it would be the digitech, it was by far the clearest, has the most Eq options, and is cheaper than the Mxr. The boss was okay, nothing special, bit fuzzy. The Mxr sounded digital, fuzzy, muddy, thin, and generally quite shit. Does have a noise gate tho.
Atotalfailure 1 year ago
The fullbooar pedal sounds like the shitty ass digital distortion amp. I'd by the boss metalcore on personal preference.
jik1992 1 year ago
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crazydomit 1 year ago
i cant really tell the difference cos your playing chords and rock riffs, play some metal! :P
TomDavenport1993 1 year ago
so...
1 : Mesa boogie dual rectifier
2 : Engl powerball
3 : a crappy line 6 spider thingy...
i hate distortion pedals
METALMICHEW 1 year ago
@METALMICHEW I'm sure that anyone with any common sense at all about sound knows beyond a shadow of a doubt that the natural tube distortion found in a real tube-based guitar amp is far superior than that of a freakin pedal. but most people can't afford a Mesa or a Engl ( for most, not even the head,) an any idiot would no to leave line 6 alone period. most people want to be able to produce heavier sounds from their old Fender Reverb or add distortion to an old boutique with one clean.
pfloydguy 1 year ago
see i own the boss ml-2 i hate it
lukegunnlee1988 1 year ago
1.MXR
2.Hardwire
3.Metal Core
MXR have nice distortion and my vote MXR FullBoreMetal
stemizsoy38 1 year ago
1.Hardwire
2.Fullbore
3.Metal Core
39desert 1 year ago
MXR Fullbore Metal is the best!!
dieggocentrico 1 year ago
Blackstar Distortion pedal
PreedyM2k 1 year ago
Fullbore is good for metal...............
melsor65 1 year ago 25
@melsor65
Metal core is good for Metalcore :P
sgt1337 10 months ago
I am interested for that pedal but on bass guitar. Can someone try it pleas
MaliTac23 1 year ago
Those all sound cheap and fizzy as fuck, If you want 3 exalent pedals to check out check out the MXR DISTORTION 3, HOMEBREW ELECTRONICS FULL METAL JACKET, OR THE KRANK DISTORTUS MAXIMUS! They are warm tube like tone and great gain!
BrotherRockon 1 year ago
EHX METAL MUFF!!!!!
spenjax1111 1 year ago
i studio recorded video like this would ba AWESOME
Metalobsession94 1 year ago
1. Either MXR or Boss.
2. Digitech.
Sixstrings81 1 year ago
METAL CORE ROCKS....
FerretThe 1 year ago
I have tried and owned 2 of these pedals (Digi and BOSS) and I reckon the Digi takes the cake. The Tight and Loose switch gives it some great versatility. The pedal has monster output and so by having the Level knob at 12 o'clock it's actually above parody and so drives the amp a bit, that's why it sounds a little off to me in this demo.
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Digitech has most versatility and doesn't sound messy unlike the other two i actually have tried all these! i own the boss but i wish i had got the digitech! its just a brillant pedal! especially for thrash ie. MEGADETH! you can get brillant megadeth tones from it! love the tight on the tl-2
PRussy666 1 year ago
i've played all three pedals, and honestly the TL-2 is the best. The BIGGEST reason is because it's the only pedal that didn't make an obnoxiously loud squeal when cranked up it's Level knob. The Noise Gate on the MXR really sucked. The Metal Core is fine, i would recommend it but not over the TL 2
Some other things are
the MXR has a shit EQ treble is way too overpowering
the Boss from my experience is just too loud(feedback)
The Loose on the TL 2 isn't very chunky, its more wet and weighed down
Twixgtx 1 year ago
1.digitech
2.mxr
3.boss
there good but the boss is not that powerfull
deathmetalmachine 1 year ago
@ 8:29 the mxr's palm muting sounds so bawlsy. imagine tht tone with a bit more twekaing mabye (youtube sound ugh) and it would sound great for low end tuned metal. i hope ne ways cause im stuck on buying it so far
jasontheogre 1 year ago
METAL CORE its heavy and has a great tone
TheVelazquez95 1 year ago
you know, you would make much better reviews if you cut down on the talking
wowspare 1 year ago
I find Metal Core has better sound quality (great for studio) and it can be used as overdrive with single coils. It really did miracles when I tried.
Paulaum1 1 year ago
You aren't even really getting the actual tone over youtube unless you are on 1080p and still there is audio degredation
Langtw 1 year ago
fullbore sucks ass. i'd be content with either the hardwire or the ml-2 based on this video. Yesterday i tried the ml-2 with the ge-7 and it was mind blowing. Not too digital and not to harsh and it has tons of gain. perfect for modern metal. I'm waiting to get my own ge-7 today and i'm gonna try it with my metal muff to see which is better of the two.:)
greeggytheeggy 1 year ago
Why do you have so many amp's? :SS
noooooooooam 1 year ago
They all sound flat and empty to me... is it the recording?
shango02005 1 year ago
have the metalcore, like it while playing heavy rythms but dont really think it fits led very good. In the video both the Ml-2 and the fullbore sounded very good, but the hardwire doesn't sound good at all.
Stargazer1234567890 1 year ago
A fullbore and the TL-2 might be able to give out the skyscraping treble I crave. I hear it from the Fullbore with everything on 12 already!
race1717 1 year ago
The MXR sucks total ass, I'm sorry - but the hardwire sounds alright. Can't beat the Boss ML-2 though, especially for its next-to-nothing cost in the used market.
LatvianXave8 1 year ago
the sound of the digitech is better for rhythm but the metal core rules the lead.
i have this digitech and when i do a solo i combine it with another one
GuitaristEliKing 1 year ago
I have ml2 and Fullbore at home and they are both awesome but fullbore is my favourite !..It has the most gain so it's not necessary to set it to full :D..The scoop function is awesome...The metal core is also a great one but with the fullbore i have more posssibilities to set my perfect sound because of the 6 reglers + scoop and gate...The gate is also a great funktion that the ml2 doesnt have..I would say for the hard/death... metal fans is the fullbore better ;)..Sorry for my bad english
Siupej666 1 year ago
hard wire, i own this pedal and run it through my full stack of Marshalls, JCM dual super lead amp and i get the best sounding distortion out of that pedal.
burtonkid0012 1 year ago
damn that digitech SUCKS
mdude6666 1 year ago
metal core!!!
patraulpunk 1 year ago
I have the Tl-2 and its amazing, with the tl-2 I can play all types of metal, thrash, metal core, etc. Its the best pedal (my opinion).
The second thing: you have a MESA BOOGIE there and you use the MARSHALL¡¡¡. The mesa boogie is the best amp for METAL.
Zkr94 1 year ago
@Zkr94 The Roadster probably has a better clean channel which is what you’d want when running a distortion box, but saying Boogie is a better metal amp has nothing to do with testing these pedals. You wouldn’t use the dirty channel on either amp for this test. And yes, the TL is a great metal pedal.
AzaelVI 1 year ago
@Zkr94 if you use a distortion pedal it should not be used on a dirty channel but on a clean channel so amp is not really important.
kabanosi 1 year ago
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Newer heared metalcore pedal sounding this bad!!! I got it for myself and i am proud, cuz all other pedals got such annoying white noise in background like fullborn, and shitty as hell sound - not sounding clear and massive.
PuppetGovernmentLV 1 year ago
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Newer heared metalcore pedal sounding this bad!!! I got it for myself and i am proud, cuz all other pedals got such annoying white noise in background like fullborn, and shitty as hell sound - not sounding clear and massive.
PuppetGovernmentLV 1 year ago
Newer heared metalcore pedal sounding this bad!!! I got it for myself and i am proud, cuz all other pedals got such annoying white noise in background like fullborn, and shitty as hell sound - not sounding clear and massive.
PuppetGovernmentLV 1 year ago
I have the MXR and in my opinion its the best and the video appears to be the best on the video to
DangleSan 1 year ago
These should be labeled "buzz pedals".
jb1563700 1 year ago
awesome shoot-out i got the hardwire, amzimg pedal, true bypass, alot of gain, and when your turn down the guitar voulme from your guitar its clean up very nicely!
shreder42 1 year ago
i love the hardwire!
zwegyi1000000 1 year ago
the mxr work a lot better with low tunnings and the scoop on
redeemerx666 1 year ago
@redeemerx666 yesssssssssssss
jasontheogre 1 year ago
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redeemerx666 1 year ago
Mxr !
DoktorEvilstein 1 year ago
Great demo. I am looking for one over-the-top for my pedal board. MXR gets my vote. Has a noise gate as well. I like the tight and loose settings for the Digitech, versatile sounding. No wrong answers here. All great pedals.
1. MXR
2. Boss
3. Digitech
trenticle 1 year ago 17
i like the hard wire
bluetseel 1 year ago
digitech wins
aslipperyeel 1 year ago
I was playing a Boss Metal Core in Guitar Center, I think It sounds the best with the Boss Super Octave, and the boss noise surpressor.
benjamin2peters 1 year ago
BOSS motherfuckers! :D
hmetal888 1 year ago
Boss
MattHXIV 1 year ago
Wow, the Boss is the best! Before this video I was seriously buying a Fullbore, now it's the ML-2. I used to have a Metal Zone, it was cool, I want something new though. I like the new Metal Core. The MXR is 2nd, but it's overrated.
Guppy915 1 year ago
I think the metalcore is the best
mikakit 1 year ago
i <3 tonelounge. but im a digitech fan.. all the way
mungo6000 1 year ago
I vote for the Boss ML-2! With an extern EQ, it sounds better than everthing else!
enherier 1 year ago
Hey TTK thanks for the demos! flamepunch8 is right if you want to reach the metal crow (you do), tighten up those chops for the demos of metal amps and pedals. Say, now which pedal won in your opinion and why? Still using it?
tcshea 1 year ago
MXR - by far
I can understand people thinking the that the MXR has too much distortion and not enough warmth or bass in the distortion
i thought the same when i did my own version of this shoot out, which also included Cool Cat metal, Blackstar Distortion X
then i discovered the settings below; now this is the best distortion pedal ever!!!
Freq - 9 o'clock
Gain - 11-12 o'clock (even lower still is plenty of distortion for this pedal)
Low - 1 o'clock
Mid - 12 o'clock
High - 8 o'clock
szadgan 1 year ago
@szadgan
I have the MXR also. I am still messing around for a good tone. Can you send me some other presents to good metal sounds? I am gonna check the one you posted. Thanks man
DBCdestroyers 1 year ago
@DBCdestroyers
I'm pretty much set on this...with scoop and gate on.
The only other setting i've tried was; gain on 2 o'clock, freq at 12 o'clock with the others being the same. If you take scoop off you get a nice Pantera sound. If you set gain lower, and up the High's slightly you can get a Metallica sound.
but i have left it on the setting i mentioned before and use scoop button to go from old to newer metal; works nicely for me
szadgan 1 year ago
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i like the sound of the MetalCore
bandog777 1 year ago
i like the soung of the MetalCore
bandog777 1 year ago
mxr too much on highs i tried one and yuo cant get the highs down the boss well its ok the hardwire i thought was pretty sweet
dixiedevil1369 1 year ago
hardwire
VKzGibson 1 year ago
I vote the MXR Fullbore Metal. It has a visceral element that the others lacked. It makes for a fullbore metal experience!!!
LivingCorpse777 1 year ago
TTK i have a question does humbuckers without cover give more output than with cover?
rockpwnsu 1 year ago
RTION xD not good for me cause i'm playing kamelot, metallica and other bands.
And again thanks for the video ;)
greez
fangerous200
fangerous200 1 year ago
hi dude :) great instruction thx. i want to buy a metal pedal but well i don't know which xD
ok your video: the Boss Metal Core is my favorite pedal, because it has a cool metal tone and yeah i like Boss :) most pedals of them. i bought a Boss ME-70 and you can switch to the Metal Core Effect. There are also the settings: Metal, Distortion, Fuzz etc. well a little bit from that :)
I like the Hardwire pedal too but it's a little bit strange I don't know xD and finally the MXR... TOO MUCH DISTO
fangerous200 1 year ago
the fullbore metal or the dime distortion? i'm thinking dime distortion because i think it sounds bigger, but there isnt much about in on the interweb
TheLedGuitarist 1 year ago
Boss FTW
hate420breed 1 year ago
metal core wins for me ,bin the rest there shite
stuartholly 1 year ago
de digitech is crap the mxr has a pretty dirty sound the best is the ml-2
sergioconar 1 year ago
fullbore metal for sure
TheCowboyFromHell17 1 year ago
i disappointed at the sound of hardwire...
MadCrokodile1 1 year ago
God actually play some metal riffs so we can hear what these things can do. They weren't built for blues.
dethgaar 1 year ago
I own the Fullbore and his settings are WAY off if you're trying to get the best out of it. Don't judge the MXR by this video alone. GO and try it yourself.
joelpaulsero 1 year ago
Hardwire is a metallooser..I think Fullbore is better than Metal Core because it have much more of gain and there is a noise gate.
Krynytskyy 1 year ago