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A solid, very usable pedal.
I bought this pedal to use in front of a solid state amp for a death metal band. The amp i was using wasn't capable of high gain in the slightest and this pedal added more than enough to play death metal.
You have EQ, gain, volume and a boost. Weirdly, the boost seems to affect the tone, but as I always had the boost on for a little extra volume with the gain set around 50%, it wasn't really an issue for me but is something to consider if you plan on using the boost for solos - it will change your tone.
Everything feels nice and solid, it's got a metal housing, the knobs are chunky and solid and turn smoothly and the footswitches have a nice solid click to them. The only problem I encountered is that for some reason I can't quite fit a 9V battery through the battery door as the opening isn't quite big enough. Since the back plate has screws that can be undone I just removed that and swapped the battery out that way, but if you use a power supply its not an issue. All in all, a nice pedal.
You have EQ, gain, volume and a boost. Weirdly, the boost seems to affect the tone, but as I always had the boost on for a little extra volume with the gain set around 50%, it wasn't really an issue for me but is something to consider if you plan on using the boost for solos - it will change your tone.
Everything feels nice and solid, it's got a metal housing, the knobs are chunky and solid and turn smoothly and the footswitches have a nice solid click to them. The only problem I encountered is that for some reason I can't quite fit a 9V battery through the battery door as the opening isn't quite big enough. Since the back plate has screws that can be undone I just removed that and swapped the battery out that way, but if you use a power supply its not an issue. All in all, a nice pedal.
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A truly metal experience
I brought this pedal because I needed a cheap alternative for a tour situation. Was very pleasantly surprised, not only the two effects are very distincted, but also the sound changes provide alot of possibilities and styles. The gain regulation can work also if you want to trow some dirt on your blues. Levels and volume are very detailed for his price range. Thebox is in metal so it's not easy to break. Only reason for no five stars are the knobs that look a little fragile. If you have to start with ametal pedal buy this one.
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Great Value for money
Great pedal. For the full range of sounds that this pedal is capable of you need to put the guitar signal first through a compressor then into the Extreme Metal pedal.
it's very good for the price.
it's very good for the price.
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Perfect. This has became my new favourite pedal.
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A handy shortcut to metal!
Bought this on a whim to explore some more extreme gain territory in a way I could switch on with my feet. Very usable tones in general if you're not too fussy, and a great way to get a satisfying metal "chug"! The boost switch is probably better left ignored - it seems to send the pedal into unusable territory, so it's probably best not to buy this with the intent to use that function as a boost for solos - it just ends up hissy. Slight issues with the construction of mine - very sturdy casing, but occasionally the connection fails and needs to be switched on and off again a few times to make it work again. Probably an easy fix, but I haven't been too bothered - I mostly use it at home anyway!
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Good quality good value
Clone of the Electro Harmonix Metal Muff
Great build quality, Silent dosent hiss or hum with no input, good bypass, good controls, good range of sounds and tones availiable, boost works great with compressor placed infront of it. not sure about the extreme metal name, its no HM2 (no chainsaw/buzzsaw swedish death metal tone) but overall I would say a good general Metal distortion pedal.
Great build quality, Silent dosent hiss or hum with no input, good bypass, good controls, good range of sounds and tones availiable, boost works great with compressor placed infront of it. not sure about the extreme metal name, its no HM2 (no chainsaw/buzzsaw swedish death metal tone) but overall I would say a good general Metal distortion pedal.
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Good sound, but noisy
This pedal has a great metal sound (I love it!). Ideal for lead lines. The only thing that lets me down is that I have to switch of the pedal immediatly after playing, because it can be very noisy.
Good value for the money though...
Good value for the money though...
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Wide variety of sound
Good solid construction, not especially heavy but sticks to the floor well.
The sounds within range from the soft to the heavy, and you should have fun twiddling the extensive array of knobs.
Worth a punt as it's low priced but regardless is as good a pedal as any out there in its class.
The sounds within range from the soft to the heavy, and you should have fun twiddling the extensive array of knobs.
Worth a punt as it's low priced but regardless is as good a pedal as any out there in its class.
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Extreme Metal - My favorite distortion pedal!
I bought this pedal because I was looking for a distortion pedal that gives me a modern and powerful distortion tone and doesn't cost too much. This pedal was perfect!
The tones that this distortion pedal can produce are just incredible. It took me about 5 minutes to find a tone that I loved and I've been using that same tone since.
But thats just my preference, this pedal can do much more than that.
This pedal can produce almost any tone, bright and crunchy for rock or dark and powerful for heavy metal...
The Boost switch is a frequency boost NOT A VOLUME BOOST!
It controls the frequency from 3.5kHz to 4.3kHz (according to the manual)
I use the Boost to get a more digital sounding tone because thats the only thing I found it useful for.
This pedal is made of metal so it should be able to survive almost anything.
Theres a nice little door-like thingy (I have no idea what it's actually called) for the battery so you dont need to have a screwdriver to change the battery. Or you can just use a 9v power supply.
Overall I think this pedal is good for producing almost any type of tone. The only bad thing I can say about it is that I would be nice if the Boost swich was a volume boost instead of a frequency boost.
The tones that this distortion pedal can produce are just incredible. It took me about 5 minutes to find a tone that I loved and I've been using that same tone since.
But thats just my preference, this pedal can do much more than that.
This pedal can produce almost any tone, bright and crunchy for rock or dark and powerful for heavy metal...
The Boost switch is a frequency boost NOT A VOLUME BOOST!
It controls the frequency from 3.5kHz to 4.3kHz (according to the manual)
I use the Boost to get a more digital sounding tone because thats the only thing I found it useful for.
This pedal is made of metal so it should be able to survive almost anything.
Theres a nice little door-like thingy (I have no idea what it's actually called) for the battery so you dont need to have a screwdriver to change the battery. Or you can just use a 9v power supply.
Overall I think this pedal is good for producing almost any type of tone. The only bad thing I can say about it is that I would be nice if the Boost swich was a volume boost instead of a frequency boost.
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Extreme metal madness
This extreme metal pedal by Harley Benton is another fantastic buy for any budding metal enthusiast.
The main features on this pedal are extremely versatile ,you have limitless options for random settings at your disposal, most metal genres can be dialled in using the settings available on this pedal.
The build quality is pretty good quite robust, I like the finish on it,the dials are easy to use and do there job well ,there not flimsy at all or cheap feeling,
I think the sound is amazing for the money spent a wise investment into metal madness, another great metal pedal by thomann at an amazing price .
The main features on this pedal are extremely versatile ,you have limitless options for random settings at your disposal, most metal genres can be dialled in using the settings available on this pedal.
The build quality is pretty good quite robust, I like the finish on it,the dials are easy to use and do there job well ,there not flimsy at all or cheap feeling,
I think the sound is amazing for the money spent a wise investment into metal madness, another great metal pedal by thomann at an amazing price .
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