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HomeInstrument AccessoriesStringed InstrumentsGuitars & BassesElectric GuitarsEffectsPower SuppliesDigitech TL-2 HardWire Metal Distortion Pedal |
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1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Trash & Death metal Jul 05, 2010
I'm the owner of the Boss MT-2 Metalzone and a Digitech GRUNGE pedal in addition to this TL-2. I can reproduce the death metal tones of the grunge without getting the buzz that the grunge gives me, and reproduce some metalzone-esque sounds without everything sounding -as- digital as the MT-2 tends to be.
I like the flexibility of this pedal. Though, I feel like I can't realistically move the mids knob anywhere below the 3/4 position (therefore restricted to the 3/4 to 4/4 range) without destroying my town. I've tried this with the mids on different frequency levels. Maybe it's a matter of time and constant trial and error, but I can't get that high bass and treble and low mids thrashy sound without the mids being a little higher than they would be on the MT-2. However, the lower treble, higher mid tones are pretty good, and the ability to switch between loose and tight is a very nice feature; for me it adds a versatility that compensates for the shortcomings as I perceive them.
I think I'd buy this again, but the decision would be against the Electro-Harmonix metal muff pedal and some of Blackstar's products (though pricier).
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Versatile Metal Pedal Sep 23, 2009
Digitech's Extreme Metal Distortion is built like a tank, about the same size as the old DOD Death Metal Pedal. It has metal knobs that are tight so you don't have to worry too much about accidentally hitting one and losing that dialed in tone. A switch that cuts from loose to tight, a very bright Blue LED. It's true bypass and on top of that, the pedal is super quiet. At first I thought it might have an internal noise gate because it's so quiet. Most distortion or overdrive pedals, when you turn the gain up, almost always have a hiss that runs through your amp. Most of the time I end up having to use a gate in the signal chain, but there is no need for one with this pedal.
There are four knobs, a Level, a High knob with a Low ring, a Mid knob with a Frequency ring, and a gain knob. There is a switch to choose between tight and loose. This really affects the tone of the pedal. It's a very versatile pedal, I was able to dial in tones from Masters of Puppets with a really tight response and cut mids, to a Bark at the Moon with a loose feel and boosted mids to even some Pantera from Vulgar Display of Power. I'm sure if I fiddled around with this pedal I could just about get nearly any metal sound I wanted. Before I bought this I thought the best distortion pedal out there was Line 6's Uber Metal Pedal, which is still a great pedal, but the construction of this pedal alone beats that pedal.
Digitech's New line of Hardwire pedals are a welcome change from the company's past. Digitech of course used to be called DOD, which means Division of Digitech. And nowhere on this pedal can you find the name Digitech on it, and I believe they did this for a reason, to try to get players to give it a try before they found out who it was made by. It's not that Digitech(DOD) didn't have any good products, its just the reputation of the company more or less put a stigma on all its related products that they were cheap. If you were looking for high end pedals, you looked at Maxon, MXR, Electro-Harmonix, etc.. You definitely looked past most Digitech products.
If your looking for a well built pedal with lots of tone, look no further.
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
A Dynamic Metal Pedal May 06, 2009
I bought this to replace a DOD American Metal pedal that I've had since 1985, and I'm still discovering sounds on it. If you have a specific "crunch" in your head, this pedal will replicate it. Unbelievable dynamic distortion range, extremely responsive dials and heavy-duty construction. I expect to have this at least as long as the DOD (R.I.P. purple pedal!)
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
best metal pedal ever!!! Mar 04, 2009
this is hands down the best metal distortion stomp box u can get at the moment. it has such good clarity and sustain... i play alot of metal from metallica to new age metalcore and thrash... There is nothing more i can say it is by far the best sounding metal distortion stompbox out there today... Also there is barley any feedback when u are not playing
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