Sick, splitting your signal into one normally distorted amp and a second with the hm2 on gets tons of beef if you haven’t tried it. Cool seeing you play in a non-drop tuning!
This is what I do. I use an ABY pedals to boost one amp with the HM-2 on the lead channel but with the amp's gain relatively low, with everything dimed on the HM-2 save for the gain, which is at 0 (or in my case, T.C Electronic Eyemaster, volume all the way up and gain all the way down). I boost the other amp as usual with my Precision Drive. I actually really like using vintage voiced British amps for the chainsaw, like Studio Modern, Studio Vintage, Origin 20, etc. NGL the Origin 20 and Studio Vintage are my favorites, followed by a (surprisingly) cheap Joyo JCM voiced lunchbox hybrid. The other amp boosted with the Precision Drive, my buddy has a 6534+ that I like to borrow, I have another buddy that has a Bugera V22 combo that sounds surprisingly good, or else I just use my Orange hybrid. Boosted orange with it's low mid grunt, paired with the chainsaw through the marshall... FUCK it sounds good.
I've heard about some people putting the HM-2 in the FX Return of their amps. I've heard it done in one video that i can't find anywhere on the internet which is a bummer because that's probably one of my favorite pedal tones that i've heard.
There's a guy who did it and used a grind pedal to boost it. It wasn't a chainsaw tone. But it was awesome. One thing you can do is run it in the fx loop as an eq. Keep gain at zero. Eq knobs maxed if you want that tone. Level be the same as the amp. It's not as aggressive as using a dime hm-2 into a clean channel but it's another way to use it. I like to run mine maxed out except the Gain into a Friedman be-od into my return of my orange head. It's awesome.
@@DanGatesMetal Dunn effects makes a cool one knob pedal that is a maxed out hm-2 (internal trim pots you can adjust) that is meant to go in your fx loop to blend in the chainsaw tone. It's pretty awesome.
@@deathmetal0914 the pedal not sounding like an HM-2 as a preamp is one of the reasons as to why i've wanted one of those pedals for a little while. Sure, the HM-2 thing is cool, but the HM-2 as a preamp is something that hasn't seemed to be explored very much. I've heard people continually talking about how the MT-2 Metal Zone sounds really good, and while i won't deny that it sounds good because i myself really enjoy the sound of a Metal Zone as a preamp, the HM-2 has that signature midrange character all the while sounding more clear, and allowing you to be able to stick an HM-2 clone in front if you wanted to see how much of that buzzsaw sound you could get.
@@DanGatesMetal I had one around 89ish but broke within a year . I brought it back to the shop to get it fixed and forgot all about it years later I found it in the same shop in a bargin bin still broken,I managed to pick up another two about ten years ago. But for what ever reason I just can’t get a decent sound from them with the 5150,
I wanted everything on the HM-2 on 10. So that’s where I set it. I always heard that’s what they did back in the day. I didn’t set out to achieve the best tone. I just wanted to let the pedal rip and do that chainsaw thing!
@@DanGatesMetal It depends. Entombed did everything on max then changed the EQ on the amp. At the Gates didn't max out everything, they just used the HM-2 to boost a metalzone into a peavey clean amp. The "meme" is everything maxed out, but in reality, most HM-2 bands don't do that. At most, they all just mostly max out the treble to get the chainsaw sound.
@@josefpdxThe amp you use plays a big factor. When entombed maxed everything, they were using a small solid state amp. But if you use a tube amp, and say a 412 cab, you don't need everything on 10. Pickups also play a factor. If you use an EMG 81 in the bridge, you don't have to have the high knob maxed to get the grind. I normally run my HM-2 into my 6505+ with level at 1-3 o'clock low pretty high and high just where the grind starts to come in. It definitely takes time to get it right IMO.
Bro, I got to be honest with you, if you can still return that pedal go ahead and do so, this is the one you want is the metal zone, the Boss metal zone mt2. But they also make one just for seven strings that will boost the mids and I believe it is called the mt2w. But yeah that heavy metal pedal is like one step below the metal zone. The metal zone is the superior pedal that boss makes. Trust me. And there's a certain way to set the knobs I wish I could send you a picture but you're going to want to put your low knob on about 6 but your high knob also at 6, 7 if you need a treble boost(like I do because I play a seven string tuned to drop G), set your middle knob to 4 and put the middle frequency at 5, and of course don't have the distortion knob all the way up I usually drag mine back to around 8 or 9, just until it loses that crackle.
I don’t intend to use this on a regular basis. I was just curious about it. Had never used one so I bought it just to try it out. It was fun to use but I definitely prefer a tighter sound.
@@DanGatesMetal yeah I know for sure, the heavy metal pedal was what they came out with right before they came out with the metal zone. And side by side, and a lot of people hate the metals on because it kind of has too much drive, but it'll give you that cannibal corpse sound, you know that s***** death metal guitar sound that all of us true metalheads have grown to love?
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Sick, splitting your signal into one normally distorted amp and a second with the hm2 on gets tons of beef if you haven’t tried it. Cool seeing you play in a non-drop tuning!
I watched a video recently where the guitar was recorded and tracks with the HM-2 were blended in and it sounded cool!
This is what I do. I use an ABY pedals to boost one amp with the HM-2 on the lead channel but with the amp's gain relatively low, with everything dimed on the HM-2 save for the gain, which is at 0 (or in my case, T.C Electronic Eyemaster, volume all the way up and gain all the way down). I boost the other amp as usual with my Precision Drive. I actually really like using vintage voiced British amps for the chainsaw, like Studio Modern, Studio Vintage, Origin 20, etc. NGL the Origin 20 and Studio Vintage are my favorites, followed by a (surprisingly) cheap Joyo JCM voiced lunchbox hybrid. The other amp boosted with the Precision Drive, my buddy has a 6534+ that I like to borrow, I have another buddy that has a Bugera V22 combo that sounds surprisingly good, or else I just use my Orange hybrid. Boosted orange with it's low mid grunt, paired with the chainsaw through the marshall... FUCK it sounds good.
Videos like these satisfy me while I don't think I can justify buying one for now.
Definitely fun to mess around with!
Sounds absolutely killer in your hands with your skillful tech riffing Dan, please keep using it! Conspiraterror with HM2?!!
Thanks man!🤘
The looks on your face were priceless!
I heard it for the first time in the video! It was fun! I’d like to do something with it in the future!
Another day and I am back - this sound is something amazing, for my ears is this poethic. Make song with this - cheers from Slovak republic !!!
Glad you like it. It was fun to try the pedal out for the first time.
Best channel for me
Thank you!🤘
Very Nice mix
I've heard about some people putting the HM-2 in the FX Return of their amps. I've heard it done in one video that i can't find anywhere on the internet which is a bummer because that's probably one of my favorite pedal tones that i've heard.
Someone suggested that to me.
There's a guy who did it and used a grind pedal to boost it. It wasn't a chainsaw tone. But it was awesome. One thing you can do is run it in the fx loop as an eq. Keep gain at zero. Eq knobs maxed if you want that tone. Level be the same as the amp. It's not as aggressive as using a dime hm-2 into a clean channel but it's another way to use it. I like to run mine maxed out except the Gain into a Friedman be-od into my return of my orange head. It's awesome.
@@deathmetal0914 I’ve hand a couple people recommend the fx loop. I need to explore a few more options.
@@DanGatesMetal Dunn effects makes a cool one knob pedal that is a maxed out hm-2 (internal trim pots you can adjust) that is meant to go in your fx loop to blend in the chainsaw tone. It's pretty awesome.
@@deathmetal0914 the pedal not sounding like an HM-2 as a preamp is one of the reasons as to why i've wanted one of those pedals for a little while. Sure, the HM-2 thing is cool, but the HM-2 as a preamp is something that hasn't seemed to be explored very much.
I've heard people continually talking about how the MT-2 Metal Zone sounds really good, and while i won't deny that it sounds good because i myself really enjoy the sound of a Metal Zone as a preamp, the HM-2 has that signature midrange character all the while sounding more clear, and allowing you to be able to stick an HM-2 clone in front if you wanted to see how much of that buzzsaw sound you could get.
I could never get it to sound good with my 5150 . I think the Marshall 800 is suited better
I bought it out of curiosity! Was fun to mess around with!
@@DanGatesMetal I had one around 89ish but broke within a year . I brought it back to the shop to get it fixed and forgot all about it years later I found it in the same shop in a bargin bin still broken,I managed to pick up another two about ten years ago. But for what ever reason I just can’t get a decent sound from them with the 5150,
What we’re your settings? I feel like you could’ve sounded better
Max out the treble. Minimum the gain on the pedal, then crank the gain on the 5150.
I wanted everything on the HM-2 on 10. So that’s where I set it. I always heard that’s what they did back in the day. I didn’t set out to achieve the best tone. I just wanted to let the pedal rip and do that chainsaw thing!
@@DanGatesMetal It depends. Entombed did everything on max then changed the EQ on the amp. At the Gates didn't max out everything, they just used the HM-2 to boost a metalzone into a peavey clean amp. The "meme" is everything maxed out, but in reality, most HM-2 bands don't do that. At most, they all just mostly max out the treble to get the chainsaw sound.
@@josefpdxThe amp you use plays a big factor. When entombed maxed everything, they were using a small solid state amp. But if you use a tube amp, and say a 412 cab, you don't need everything on 10. Pickups also play a factor. If you use an EMG 81 in the bridge, you don't have to have the high knob maxed to get the grind. I normally run my HM-2 into my 6505+ with level at 1-3 o'clock low pretty high and high just where the grind starts to come in. It definitely takes time to get it right IMO.
That sounds terrible 😂😂😂
Bro, I got to be honest with you, if you can still return that pedal go ahead and do so, this is the one you want is the metal zone, the Boss metal zone mt2. But they also make one just for seven strings that will boost the mids and I believe it is called the mt2w. But yeah that heavy metal pedal is like one step below the metal zone. The metal zone is the superior pedal that boss makes. Trust me. And there's a certain way to set the knobs I wish I could send you a picture but you're going to want to put your low knob on about 6 but your high knob also at 6, 7 if you need a treble boost(like I do because I play a seven string tuned to drop G), set your middle knob to 4 and put the middle frequency at 5, and of course don't have the distortion knob all the way up I usually drag mine back to around 8 or 9, just until it loses that crackle.
I don’t intend to use this on a regular basis. I was just curious about it. Had never used one so I bought it just to try it out. It was fun to use but I definitely prefer a tighter sound.
@@DanGatesMetal yeah I know for sure, the heavy metal pedal was what they came out with right before they came out with the metal zone. And side by side, and a lot of people hate the metals on because it kind of has too much drive, but it'll give you that cannibal corpse sound, you know that s***** death metal guitar sound that all of us true metalheads have grown to love?
Garbage opinion 🗑