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 Apr 22 2008, 12:04 AM
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 GMC:er  Group: Members Posts: 152 Joined: 27-May 07 From: Los Banos Member No.: 1.920  |
Alright, so here's a pretty cool story that worked out in my favor
 So dad and I are on the way back from seeing Blue Oyster Cult in Lake Tahoe, NV (very good performance! Their new rhythm guitarist/keyboardist is phenomenal, and Buck was good as always). We decide to kill two birds with one stone, and make a stop at the Guitar Center of Sacramento on the way home...very cool, 'cause we live rural, and these trips are rare  As always, I make my way to the Boss pedal kiosk to play the pedal I can never seem to afford, the Boss Metalzone MT-2 I play with it within the chain of a boss chorus and delay, and no doubt I'm in love. I was ranging distortions from Dimebag's squeelies signature to Satriani's very sustained melodic distortion. The Sales guy was doing his job...telling me how great the pedal was and everything else. Everything I already knew, pretty much, but hey, that's GC. So I finish up playing and he asks me if I'm going to take the plunge. I just couldn't bring myself to it, but rather I asked him if he had any USED MT-2's by chance. He kinda does a half frown (haha) and leads me to the used counter. Sitting right there, was a Used Boss MetalZone MT-2 for $30. Reluctant a bit at first (the pedal was in great cosmetic condition, new looking...I thought something had to be wrong with the tone) I asked to have it thrown in the chain I was in. The pedal sounded the same, and looked practically new I now am the new owner of this MT-2 and have it chained in with my Ibanez Chorus and delay soundtanks. These are connecting to my new Blackheart BH5h Tube amp, and you can practically smear my tone on like butter  This is something my PODXT live truly cant replicate...and I think its safe to say I'm done tone searching....we all say that one though! lol   I haven't ever walked out of a GC store so happy. There truly is treasures to find in that store! -------------------- God said "Let there be LIGHT"
and Chuck Norris said "Say Please" Gear: Ibanez RG Prestige 1570 Mirage Blue Fender Mexican Strat HSS Arctic White G&L Climax Marble body (Found my Gotoh trem bar!) Crate GT1200H Half Stack PodXTLive board Ibanez delay and chorus tank pedals |
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Apr 22 2008, 12:11 AM
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 Moderator - The Dark Canuck  Group: GMC Senior Posts: 2.260 Joined: 22-March 07 From: The Great White North Member No.: 1.395 |
Congrats man
Ya gotta love a great shopping trip But I find that is usually how things happen, when you least expect them. Glad to hear your a happy man.rok --------------------  |
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Apr 22 2008, 12:36 AM
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 Instructor  Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 3.408 Joined: 16-February 08 From: Norge! Member No.: 4.261 |
Great story
Congrats on the MT-2! It's an excellent pedal This post has been edited by Trond Vold: Apr 22 2008, 12:36 AM -------------------- Guitars: Schecter Stiletto Classic, Jackson SLSMG, Ibanez RG-380 Japan, Gibson Les Paul Studio
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Apr 22 2008, 07:32 AM
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 Competitions Coordinator - Up the Irons Group: GMC Senior Posts: 4.560 Joined: 17-February 08 From: Stavanger, Norway Member No.: 4.276 |
Awesome
Congrats on the new pedal
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Apr 22 2008, 09:56 AM
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 Instructor Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 16.876 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Belgrade, Serbia Member No.: 3.341 |
Congratulations! MT2 is a great pedal especially for 30$. Don't worry because it's used, those things don't need repair - never
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Apr 22 2008, 10:02 AM
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MT2 is the only pedal I ever use for our gigs. It is battered beyond repair but still works. I bought it for $20 (£10) off my mate long ago as he was silly lol.
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Apr 22 2008, 10:12 AM
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 Accomplished Tone Seeker  Group: Student Instructor Posts: 3.366 Joined: 26-July 07 From: Glommersträsk. Sweden Member No.: 2.410 |
Congras on the new pedal
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Apr 22 2008, 11:05 AM
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 Bass Instructor Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 9.280 Joined: 30-November 07 From: Belgrade, Serbia Member No.: 3.410 |
Congrats man ! You did a great buy!
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Apr 22 2008, 11:08 AM
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Have fun man!
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Apr 22 2008, 04:34 PM
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 Learning Roadie  Group: GMC Wiki:er Posts: 2.104 Joined: 27-September 07 From: Telford.Shropshire.England Member No.: 2.884 |
congrats man nice pedal and set up
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Apr 22 2008, 04:36 PM
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Good luck, and have fun with it!
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Apr 22 2008, 04:52 PM
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I bought the MT-2 not so long ago myself, and I share the exact same opinions about it as you. It rocks! I can reach everything from smooth, almost bluesy tones to heavy and mega distorted death metal, and it sounds awesome with my LP and Schecter too. I use it only as solo pedal though, but it works excellent! And it's not a very expensive pedal really either. Have fun with it man!
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Apr 22 2008, 04:55 PM
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QUOTE (Stratman58 @ Apr 21 2008, 07:04 PM)  leads me to the used counter. Sitting right there, was a Used Boss MetalZone MT-2 for $30. A while back I had the same thing happen with a TU-2 tuner. I'd lost my little Korg tuner so I was in the market, but the $100 for the TU-2 was a little painful. Noticed one in the Used case and it was like $45. It was in good condition and was only missing its power supply. -------------------- Guitars: ESP Semi-Hollow Eclipse, 1984 Ibanez Roadstar RS440, Peavey T-60, Daisy Rock Rock Candy Custom
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Apr 22 2008, 06:02 PM
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Bass Instructor Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 9.280 Joined: 30-November 07 From: Belgrade, Serbia Member No.: 3.410 |
Buying used pedals is a cool way to get some new equipment..They are very sturdy and can't be broken easily , so you don't need the warranty ...They either work or don't
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Apr 22 2008, 06:06 PM
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 Instructor Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 2.886 Joined: 27-November 07 From: Sarajevo, Bosnia Member No.: 3.387 |
Nice story, congrats for the pedal
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Apr 22 2008, 06:13 PM
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 Learning Rock Star - Wiki Coordinator Group: GMC Senior Posts: 3.818 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Asturias, Spain Member No.: 3.338 |
Nice, congrats on the pedal i bet it sounds great through the Blackheart amp
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Apr 22 2008, 07:38 PM
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ah cool! I got the same pedal
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Apr 22 2008, 09:58 PM
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congrats man, sounds awesome.
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Apr 22 2008, 10:04 PM
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 Instructor Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 4.030 Joined: 19-October 07 From: middle east / lebanon Member No.: 3.084 |
congrats man and nice story you have
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Apr 23 2008, 02:40 AM
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GMC:er Group: Members Posts: 152 Joined: 27-May 07 From: Los Banos Member No.: 1.920 |
QUOTE (Fran @ Apr 22 2008, 10:13 AM) Nice, congrats on the pedal i bet it sounds great through the Blackheart amp Oh man, better believe it! I've ran this pedal through a couple of other amps, and it sounds awesome just as well, but with that little bit of tube mojo goin on.... It's just pure sweet
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and Chuck Norris said "Say Please" Gear: Ibanez RG Prestige 1570 Mirage Blue Fender Mexican Strat HSS Arctic White G&L Climax Marble body (Found my Gotoh trem bar!) Crate GT1200H Half Stack PodXTLive board Ibanez delay and chorus tank pedals |
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