EXCELLENT PLATFORM FOR MODDING
Modifying pedals is almost as old as pedals
themselves. After all, the first Tone Bender was
commissioned by Vic Flick, after finding he
didn’t much care for his Maestro FZ-1. The
technician, Gary Hurst, tweaked values until the
results were to Mr. Flick’s liking.
And this is why pedal modifying is so important
and necessary. Some folks have even parlayed
pedal modding into a full-time job, because
their mods are so good that people will buy the
original pedal, then pay someone else a
premium to “make it sound better.” And with
as many people that claim the MT-2 sounds
bad, there should be no shortage of
modifications, right?
That is correct. There are plenty of
modifications available to the general public.
Some companies such as Fromel even sell
modification kits, so that players can modify
their own Metal Zones. Of course, none of
these values are set in stone, and as nascent
modders read onward, they see what
components affect certain aspects of the tone.
Theoretically, these modders will eventually be
satisfied with the final result, and a brand new
modification is born. That said, the Metal Zone
has plenty of open-source modifications out
there, notably the Diezel (no relation to the
amp company) mod, and Brian Wampler
includes a great mod in his equally great book
How to Modify Guitar Pedals. Best of all, why
not try your own modifications? Wampler,
Keeley and others didn’t have any prior
documentation when they set out on the
modding path, so why not make your own
action? Try swapping out whatever parts suit
your needs. You might even be able to
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