Swedish Death Metal tone

[EDX]

okay i've bought this pos pedal cuz it's a cheap clone of the mythical pos used by the whole swedish Death scene, you know the infamous boss hm-2.

I've done everthing i had read or saw on YouTube and still can't get that chunky thick entombed tone, i even have a red stripe peavey transtube (which seems to be the ultimate amp for that tone as everybody says it works better with a solidstate Peavey specially red stripe ones) so i'm completely clueless what i'm doing wrong

[Van Noord]

Re: Swedish Death Metal tone

From what I've read those tones were achieved by maxing all the HM-2 dials and running it infront of an already distorted tube amp head.

[EDX]

Re: Swedish Death Metal tone

From what I've read those tones were achieved by maxing all the HM-2 dials and running it infront of an already distorted tube amp head.

Okay, this is probably the 5th post i've seen that recomends a tube amp over a ss amp for the swedish tone but trust me, i've dimed the pedal and even ran an od before and after ir with amp gain dimed and the best i get is a cocked wah fuzz like tone with a ton of feedback

[Demanic]

Re: Swedish Death Metal tone

For Swedish death metal, you want an MT-2 Metalzone. You run it into a clean SS amp. Volume at 3 o clock, bass at 3 o clock, treble at 3 o clock, mid shift at 9 o clock, mids at 9 o clock, distortion at 2 o clock. Don't run it into a dirty amp setting, you'll just get mush and fizz.

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[Van Noord]

Re: Swedish Death Metal tone

No, use the HM-2 not the MT-2...into a distorted clean signal from a tube amp. Not distortion... distorted...as in heavy overdrive/breakup.

[Empty Pockets]

Re: Swedish Death Metal tone

Those pedals suck and there are way better ways to sound heavy.

[Van Noord]

Re: Swedish Death Metal tone

The thing about the swedish deathmetal chainsaw tone is that it generally sounds terrible by itself.
It's when it's in a full, loud band context that it becomes something more. Not a metal tone I strive for personally.

[Demanic]

Re: Swedish Death Metal tone

The thing about Swedish death metal tone is that it's supposed to sound nasty, ugly and painful. Not sweet, smooth and creamy.

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[Gplayerzzz]

Re: Swedish Death Metal tone

Get this thing. Its not bad.

http://www.guitarcenter.com/TC-Electronic/Eyemaster-Metal-Distortion-Effects-Pedal.gc#productDetail

[dave74]

Re: Swedish Death Metal tone

I'd go with the Fangs out of the newer tc pedals.

[dave74]

Re: Swedish Death Metal tone

Get this thing. Its not bad.
http://www.guitarcenter.com/TC-Elect...#productDetail

Didn't realize this was specifically for SDM-tone. Eyemaster name makes no sense to me. I wonder why they called it that.
I also wonder why it's $10 more but has less controls than the fangs. (?)
Maybe something in it is of better quality. (?)

[dave74]

Re: Swedish Death Metal tone

Thought this was fitting here for reference. I'm so stupid for selling mine way back. It would have been dated mid/late-80s so probably MIJ.
I always thought it was too loose and undefined, even weak, but I was just starting guitar and hadn't a clue nor descent amp or cab.

Mainly posting this for the awesome shirt!

[EDX]

Re: Swedish Death Metal tone

Okay so i've been dicking around with this thing and i'm still not on the sweetspot but i'm close to it

[Coma]

Re: Swedish Death Metal tone

Didn't realize this was specifically for SDM-tone. Eyemaster name makes no sense to me. I wonder why they called it that.

"Eyemaster" is the name of the opening track of Entombed's 1993 album "Wolverine Blues". Its basically what put them on the map, and with that, popularized the HM-2 Swedish Death sound.
The pedal in question is Behringer/TC's recreation of the HM-2.

[Aceman]

Re: Swedish Death Metal tone

Thought this was fitting here for reference. I'm so stupid for selling mine way back. It would have been dated mid/late-80s so probably MIJ.
I always thought it was too loose and undefined, even weak, but I was just starting guitar and hadn't a clue nor descent amp or cab.

Mainly posting this for the awesome shirt!

That was awesome! Long time owner/user. This guys understands this pedal!!! There are other uses however....I have a setting called Mr. Growley.