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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
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 Posted - 04/08/2009 : 09:37:29
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Hi joelun
Welcome to the forum from Australia.
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Joske Turbo
Silver Member
Belgium
412 Posts |
Posted - 05/05/2009 : 21:09:11
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| The FZ-3 is the worst. Fuzz is Boss's weakest point. The Big Muff and other oldschool fuzzes sound five times better. |
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jsoi_narciso
Silver Member
Philippines
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Posted - 06/02/2009 : 19:13:32
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as what i have, none. as what i've tried but haven't acquired yet, none also.
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DeFrag
Moderator
USA
3409 Posts |
Posted - 06/02/2009 : 20:15:27
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Of the BOSS fuzzes, I liked the sound of the FZ-3 better than the other two units.
The FZ-5 is adequate if not versatile but most know that other brand fuzzes sound much better. |
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hateandwar
Gold Member
Australia
524 Posts |
Posted - 06/03/2009 : 12:20:32
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| Well I think its funny a lot of people hate the MT2, its one of my favourites. I'm pretty sure the worst pedal for me is the MD2, which I picked up cheap which I should sell. The other one I don't like is the CE3, too cold and too noisy. |
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DeFrag
Moderator
USA
3409 Posts |
Posted - 06/03/2009 : 15:15:43
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I concur hateandwar, the MT-2 is a fantastic pedal.
Its dual gain stages help it sound "clean" or "articulate" distortion with the bonus of parametric mids! |
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neala
Bronze Member
United Kingdom
66 Posts |
Posted - 06/03/2009 : 16:39:45
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Hi all
OS 2 for me and what about the PW2? I also find the SG 1 very limited. |
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DeFrag
Moderator
USA
3409 Posts |
Posted - 06/03/2009 : 19:36:47
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Originally posted by neala
Hi all
OS 2 for me and what about the PW2? I also find the SG 1 very limited.
I absolutely must defend the OS-2 & PW-2!
The OS-2 sports a nice range of tones between OD & distortion.
It has remained on the pedalboard longer than any other Boss effector.
The PW-2 sits nicely between my OD-3, FZ-5, & MT-2.
Its sound is very unique that can't be approximated by any other pedal. |
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tunghaichuan
Bronze Member
USA
77 Posts |
Posted - 06/03/2009 : 20:14:06
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Originally posted by DeFrag
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Originally posted by neala
Hi all
OS 2 for me and what about the PW2? I also find the SG 1 very limited.
I absolutely must defend the OS-2 & PW-2!
The OS-2 sports a nice range of tones between OD & distortion.
It has remained on the pedalboard longer than any other Boss effector.
The PW-2 sits nicely between my OD-3, FZ-5, & MT-2.
Its sound is very unique that can't be approximated by any other pedal.
I agree with you on the OS-2, it is one of my favorites.
OTOH, I don't really like my PW-2. I can't get a decent tone out of it, but that says more about me as a player than it does about the PW-2. 
tung
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DeFrag
Moderator
USA
3409 Posts |
Posted - 06/03/2009 : 21:46:10
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It is a one-trick pony but it sure doesn't sound like any other pedal.
Some Boss distortion pedals can sound too much like another. At least in my chain, I had a MIT DS-1 that sounded strangely like my MT-2.. enough so that I dumped the DS-1. Of course the MT-2 can swing far with its EQ, if I can make it sound like a late-model DS-1.. why would I want a DS-1? |
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zerksies
Double Platinum Member
USA
3406 Posts |
Posted - 06/04/2009 : 02:32:42
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Frenetic Amnesic
Bronze Member
54 Posts |
Posted - 06/04/2009 : 21:29:05
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Originally posted by zerksies
I still say a sd-1
I am so curious as to why you think this? Believe it or not, thats my favorite pedal I own! haha. I think it tightens up my sound very much. The distortion on my mesa is a little "round" for me, and I like it to have "edge" to it, and I think this pedal is amazing for that. The gain is only set to about 2, but it goes such a long way. What kind of music do you play? I play a type of prog metal-ish music.
If I come off as "I cant believe you think that, thats dumb!" thats not it at all! I would really like to know why. Maybe theres something out there that I would like even BETTER besides this pedal, Im always down for suggestions! Is there something other overdrive pedals have thats better than this model? Better sound? |
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rhcp_1005
Silver Member
United Kingdom
307 Posts |
Posted - 06/04/2009 : 22:11:17
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| I also think the SD-1 is a great pedal, used mostly as a boost after a fuzz, but it's got a nice smooth overdrive too. |
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Dirk
Platinum Member
Netherlands
1309 Posts |
Posted - 06/04/2009 : 22:33:46
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Originally posted by DeFrag
I concur hateandwar, the MT-2 is a fantastic pedal.
Its dual gain stages help it sound "clean" or "articulate" distortion with the bonus of parametric mids!
Then maybe it's not so much the pedal, but all the players I've heard so far that make it sound like shit
Usually, waaaay too much gain and a scooped mid sound is what I hear from guitar players with this pedal.
Needless to say, this is not my favourite sound, we usually compare it to bees in a jar.
Clearly most of 'em don't really know what their favourite players sound like when they cite their influences, I mean, I never heard that kinda sound from the big names like Metallica, Maiden or even Slayer.  |
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DeFrag
Moderator
USA
3409 Posts |
Posted - 06/04/2009 : 22:46:35
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Well put Dirk. I don't like extreme effects anyway.
Tone comes from the fingers, not pedals 
I can't say I'm a fan of the scooped-mids sound. Those are frequencies where the guitar shines & you really won't cut through a mix with 'em down. It makes me wonder how the mixing engineers dialed in the guitars...
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The worst Boss pedal
