metal zone?

razorblade · #1 05-28-2011, 09:27 PM

I have a metal zone by boss distortion pedal for when I had a reg electric guitar,can I use it for my bass?I am a beginner so i don't know about these things.I just don't wanna mess up my amp,it's a axl b60,so it's not a small one nor a big one,it's in the middle I guess.

NoiseNinja · #2 05-28-2011, 09:34 PM

I use it. It's not the best pedal for bass guitar, it seriously cut out the lows, but it has it's own sound and can be quite brutal. I have the high frequency about noon, the low maxed, the middle set to 200 hz maxed and the dist about 9 o clock.

Kwesi · #3 05-28-2011, 10:32 PM

It's an awful pedal for bass. Seriously, look elsewhere. It won't mess with your amp but it won't sound good either.

[CRTL+ALT+DEL] · #4 05-29-2011, 01:36 AM

lightning bolt uses it, a million other bands use it. some people like it, some people hate it.i think it sounds to thin, harsh and lifeless on guitar but i like it on bass. i've also heard it sux low end. i've always wondered if it could be modded to do the opposite

pgolliher · #5 05-29-2011, 01:46 AM

It's a really decent pedal for guitar, but is sounds thin and harsh for bass, I don't think it would be bad for your amp though.

bosw04k · #6 05-29-2011, 02:14 AM

I don't hate it, In metal I tend to not want too much bass as I'm playing fast, technical stuff on really low, slack strings, and I usually find it helps my tone cut through easier. It isn't the best pedal on the market by a long shot, but don't be discouraged from using it if you like it.

Crystalman85 · #7 05-29-2011, 03:53 AM

The boss metal zone can be usable on bass if you have an effects loop on your amp. it can also be usable on bass if you have either a blender pedal or a bass heavy rig. I have used a boss metal zone with one of the bands that I play in. the rig I use with this band is a kustom kb200-r bass head through an ampeg svt4x10 and I was able to create a killer sound that adds boost and grit to sound and did made me noticeable in the mix. here's my setting of the boss metal zone when I used it through the rig I was using.

Level: 11:00
Lows: 3:00
Highs: 10:00
Middle: 11:00
Mid. freq.: 1:00
Dist.: 10:00

Not quite sure if this setting would help with the rig you're using for your bass, but give this setting a try. I'm gonna try duplicating the same sound with my digitech bp355(since it contains a distortion model based on the boss metal zone).

winterburn69 · #8 05-29-2011, 12:11 PM

I just picked one up Friday, I haven't played around with it too much, but so far, it's okay, I might like it better when I play around with the settings a bunch.

It jumped out at me because there is the option to cut or max out the highs, lows and mids, therefore more flexible in sound (in my logic).