Keeley Modded Metal Zone

winnard · Post by **winnard** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 8:56 pm

I bought one of these last night at Guitar Center, and I want to like it, but I just don't for some reason. I think I've finally outgrown the metal sound, and pedals ruin the amp's natural sound in my opinion.
I think I'll return it

Necrovore · Post by **Necrovore** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 9:49 pm

Before you ditch that one, try setting it up as a clean boost. Set the volume so you only get a bump in the volume when you click the pedal on(roughly about 12:00-1:30. Set the gain to zero and tone controls so that when you start to hear them affect the tone of the amp back it off a hair until it goes away, then bring in the gain slowly, until it clips just a hair more than what you are getting off the amp(shouldn't be more than 10:30 or so on a Superlead, less on a MV amp).

I have found that this is the best way to use the Metalzone, otherwise it sounds like processed crap, even the Keelley modded ones.

winnard · Post by **winnard** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 9:59 pm

Necrovore wrote:Before you ditch that one, try setting it up as a clean boost. Set the volume so you only get a bump in the volume when you click the pedal on(roughly about 12:00-1:30. Set the gain to zero and tone controls so that when you start to hear them affect the tone of the amp back it off a hair until it goes away, then bring in the gain slowly, until it clips just a hair more than what you are getting off the amp(shouldn't be more than 10:30 or so on a Superlead, less on a MV amp).

I have found that this is the best way to use the Metalzone, otherwise it sounds like processed crap, even the Keelley modded ones.

Yeah, I tried that. It just muddied up my sound, IMHO. I used to have the OD-1 and the DS-1 Keeley modded pedals, but I sold them when I was off work with the spine injury. I really liked the DS-1, I think I'll send my stock one (wife got me one last christmas) to Keeley and have it done.
Keeley just lives a few miles North of me.

winnard

JimiJames · Post by **JimiJames** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 11:03 pm

There's only a few choice pedals that jive with a Marshall.
(which I assume that your playing this through and in the front end...)
You usually know right away in which you did.
Not saying it's a bad pedal but.... ShitCan it and take advantage of that 30 day no q's asked satisfaction G'd
and invest that dough back in the amp like Tubes or speakers while keeping the amp's natural sound.
If you still desire a pedal, with a little research at anologman.com or other like sites,
(and a lucky sound clip) you might satisfy your tone needs that way.

Jimmie K.

Bad Kitty · Post by **Bad Kitty** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:03 pm

I've been looking for a nice distortion pedal. Many years ago (back in the day, if you will) I had a TS9 that I loved. It was my only pedal for years. I was reading all over the net that the reissues don't sound the same and have to be modded.
I went to GC and thought I'd try one out anyway. I thought it sounded great. So I bought it. When I got home I did an A/B test with my brother in laws original TS9. Maybe it's my tin ears but I thought they sounded identical. So did my brother in law.
It's funny but back then I was using a TS9, a CS9 chorus and a crybaby. Now after going through a rack for years I'm using a TS9, a CS9 and a crybaby. Second childhood maybe?

Mike

Necrovore · Post by **Necrovore** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:44 pm

Still suggest the EH Metal Muff for a distortion pedal. Really nice dispite the name.

JimiJames · Post by **JimiJames** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 1:22 pm

Bad Kitty wrote:I've been looking for a nice distortion pedal...........

Mike

Mike, isn't the TS9 (or 808) an overdrive...

Ya know.... I vaguely remember Ibanez saying a little something about the RI TS9 and the vintage one.
Maybe it was a marketing thing but the said that " We don't know why people are buying the old one's. This reissue is the same pedal..."
Never really found out but if someone can clear that up I would appreciate the info !

Jimmie K.