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4evrnewB
Silver Member
Canada
322 Posts |
 Posted - 01/15/2008 : 18:19:04
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sp-1
Platinum Member
Germany
1454 Posts |
Posted - 01/15/2008 : 20:45:32
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The X-tortion is the reason I started collecting boss pedals.
It sounds very nasal, I haven't tried it at a loud volume yet. |
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StratoSphere
Double Platinum Member
Canada
2232 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2008 : 00:01:18
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the XT-2 is....interesting.
the reason its not liked is because if you want a distortion pedal, it will most likely disappoint you. the way i see it is that Boss has like 20 OD/dist boxes. instead of making the XT-2 just another similar version of something thats already out, Boss made a monster. i hated mine at first because i tried using it as a distortion. i also bought it because people said its between a MT-2 and HM-2.
i consider it to be a "noise maker" pedal. you really have to tweak the knobs on this one but if you sit there and put the time into it you should be happy with the sounds you can coax out of this box. put it with a phaser or wah to make neat sounds. be creative!
i think this will definately climb in price too. i got mine mint with box for 40 bucks |
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4evrnewB
Silver Member
Canada
322 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2008 : 00:34:04
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i think this will definately climb in price too. i got mine mint with box for 40 bucks
Well, to be honest, that's really what I was looking at. Don't know that I really want it to use it, but I like to look out for some good values, too. So you think the $50 range is where it's at right now? |
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bossarea
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
3652 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2008 : 10:46:12
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I predict that the XT-2 will be big in the future.
It just needs to show up on a major guitar player's pedal board first. |
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
6593 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2008 : 10:56:16
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Hi Guys
I don't own one of these.................................. yet
Can this pedal be tamed down? with lower settings.
Or does it just run in extreme distortion mode.....
Regards Dr. Bob
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Edited by - Dr. Bob on 01/18/2008 06:30:20 |
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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
2203 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2008 : 11:01:50
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I didnīt like it at all for a couple of years but when me and my son got inte psychedelic music a year ago or so I tried it out again. And yes, as a noise maker itīs very good, it has a voice all of its own. Nasty and ugly, yes, but sometimes thatīs what you want.
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ssanyee
Silver Member
Hungary
288 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2008 : 17:20:06
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When I got my XT-2 and tried it my first impression was: PANTERA sound. Believe me: no any (!!!) noise detected and the character of the getting tone could I feel never closer to the PANTERA sound in the BOSS pedal world! But its behaviour acceptable for (very) heavy metal only 
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Progger
Copper Member
USA
36 Posts |
Posted - 01/18/2008 : 00:16:25
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| I think that it is a flexible pedal as the distortion can be shaped so much. However, I find that it sounds MUCH better to me, followed by an EQ such as a GE-7 or MXR. The bottom really can suffer without an EQ afterwards, at least from what I can tell while dialing in the "ideal" distortion sound. |
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Right Foot Boss
Gold Member
USA
881 Posts |
Posted - 01/18/2008 : 07:28:13
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Progger I very much agree with you. I set my PQ-4 (heavy low) after my distortions and it makes my XT-2 (and others) sound great. And inbetween I add a SD-2 for trebble boost and I get a sustainable metal crunch.
Oh by the way, the XT-2 is my favorite distortion. 
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4evrnewB
Silver Member
Canada
322 Posts |
Posted - 01/18/2008 : 21:18:51
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Damn! Almost had the Xt-2 in a straight trade for an SD-1, but got scooped! |
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starr36
Platinum Member
Canada
1172 Posts |
Posted - 01/25/2008 : 07:07:19
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A hugely underutilized pedal, that I think Bossarea is right on about, becoming famously collectible because some famous guy has it on his pedal board - someday.
I hated it so much when I plugged it in first time, and thought sh*t, they make like 50 distortion boxes, it's gotta do something right so I let go of all my hearing hangover and by also tweaking my amp, it produced some unique but useable signature sounds.
And most on the market are minty with box and papers because most peeps don't take the time to work this pedal and give up too fast.
Not a pedal for everyone, no way near a OD-1 or DS-1 MIJ, but, a useable pedal depening on you axe and amp.
Gettem now before Bossarea is deemed a prophet on the XT-1 |
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
6593 Posts |
Posted - 01/25/2008 : 10:28:03
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Originally posted by starr36
A hugely underutilized pedal, that I think Bossarea is right on about, becoming famously collectible because some famous guy has it on his pedal board - someday.
I hated it so much when I plugged it in first time, and thought sh*t, they make like 50 distortion boxes, it's gotta do something right so I let go of all my hearing hangover and by also tweaking my amp, it produced some unique but useable signature sounds.
And most on the market are minty with box and papers because most peeps don't take the time to work this pedal and give up too fast.
Not a pedal for everyone, no way near a OD-1 or DS-1 MIJ, but, a useable pedal depening on you axe and amp.
Gettem now before Bossarea is deemed a prophet on the XT-1
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
6593 Posts |
Posted - 01/25/2008 : 10:29:43
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Perhaps he'll be the
Prophet of XT-C
At least that's what his Girlfriend calls him.
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Right Foot Boss
Gold Member
USA
881 Posts |
Posted - 01/25/2008 : 11:21:10
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Originally posted by Dr. Bob
Perhaps he'll be the
Prophet of XT-C
At least that's what his Girlfriend calls him.
Snap! |
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Heart and Soul
Silver Member
USA
369 Posts |
Posted - 01/28/2008 : 04:00:32
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this is seriously one of my fav pedals...you can do so much with it...and yes it can be very tame if you want it to...if you max the Level and Contour and total min. the Crunch and Dist. it makes sort of an od sound that clips kind of strange if you cut the tone or it bites really hard with say a single coil guitar...
and yes i like making noise music but you can use it for other sounds also...i use it to give a distinct sound to my signal...
and please lets not jinx this thing cause i want to get another one and don't want to pay too much, i got mine for $30 ...
so i don't like plugging my music or anything but on a track i did called "Winter 2" i used it with the settings i described after an ODB-3 with the Dry and Dist. at zero or minimum with a Strat so you can listen to hear what i was talking about if you like...it changes at 2:30 so nevermind that rubbish... http://www.myspace.com/haddadmusic
but yeah i'm not very technical so i don't know if i could really describe what kind of sound it makes but i will say i love this pedal to death... |
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X-tortion?
