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With the MT-2, Boss sought to appeal to that market with an improved pedal as death metal's popularity surged. [26] The pedal's thick, saturated, tight tone [22] and the extreme sounds the pedal was able to produce thanks to its powerful EQ controls made the MT-2 divisive both upon its release and throughout its ongoing production. [26] Despite ...
In a retrospective, Premier Guitar described the MT-2 as "literally the hottest piece of gear in the guitar world" upon its 1991 release. [3] For its October 1992 issue, Guitar Player conducted a "shoot-out" of 29 distortion pedals and concluded the MT-2 was the standout model for metal players. Demand was so high, however, the magazine could ...
The Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal is a distortion pedal manufactured by Boss from October 1983 until October 1991. Designed to emulate a Marshall stack , it became associated with Swedish death metal and gained a cult following in the heavy metal scene .
The Metal Zone (MT-2) was released in 1991. In 1992 Boss released nine new pedals, including the Turbo Distortion (DS-2). The Heavy Metal (HM-2) distortion pedal was an integral part of the guitar sound of many styles of heavy metal music ever since. [6] The pedals all share the same 'footprint', for compatibility with pedal boards.
DOD Electronics, or simply DOD, also known as their brand name DigiTech, is an American manufacturing company that makes guitar effects pedals, as well as active crossover gear. DOD is owned by Cortek, the parent company of Cort Guitars. Their DigiTech Whammy pedal has been called "one of the most significant innovations in pedal tech". [1]
Numerous variations of the original RAT pedal are still being produced today; it has become one of best selling guitar effects boxes of all time, with some retailers placing it in their top-ten most-sold pedals. [2] The pedal has changed in appearance over the years, but its tone has remained largely the same.
Fulltone USA Inc. is an American manufacturer of effects pedals for the electric guitar.Founded by Michael Fuller in California in 1991, Fulltone was one of the first "boutique" pedal companies [1] and became best-known for its overdrive pedals, the Full-Drive and OCD, with the latter dubbed by Music Radar "one of the most legendary overdrives ever made."
Kirk Hammett performing in 2010. Heavy metal guitar (or simply metal guitar) is the use of highly-amplified electric guitar in heavy metal. [1] Heavy metal guitar playing is rooted in the guitar playing styles developed in 1960s-era blues rock and psychedelic rock, and folk harmonic traditions [2] and it uses a massive sound, characterized by highly amplified distortion, extended guitar solos ...