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Ngl I'm 3 mins in and already pretty bored. Dunno why they just didn't make a FZ-2W instead.
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That guy fucking LOVES to bang on about shit; I went into Macari's with my gf earlier this year/late last year, and he pretty much launched into his script the second my eyes pointed a Tone Bender.

"Yeah, mate; pedals, got it."
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Meh, I'm more interested in the HM-2w. \m/
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Not sure why they went for a MKII when there are SO many clones of them around already
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Doog wrote:That guy fucking LOVES to bang on about shit; I went into Macari's with my gf earlier this year/late last year, and he pretty much launched into his script the second my eyes pointed a Tone Bender.

"Yeah, mate; pedals, got it."
Should of told him to stfu and bring you out a DS-2.
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STABxYOU wrote:Meh, I'm more interested in the HM-2w. \m/
Yeah I saw. Could be cool.

I think I've owned three of them. First one cost me £35 back in 2009 or so.
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I remember both an oldass RAT and an HM-2 in the local crappy music store's 'used pedals' case when I was 15.

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So now instead of buying a 200-300 dollar used beat up HM-2 I can buy a bright and shiny 200-300 dollar HM-2? Sounds like a bargain to me
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kingkiller wrote:So now instead of buying a 200-300 dollar used beat up HM-2 I can buy a bright and shiny 200-300 dollar HM-2? Sounds like a bargain to me
:lol:

I think the other Waza craft dirt pedals (BD-2w, SD-1w, MT-2w) are about 150USD? Would probably expect the HM-2w to be similar. Based on how they've handled these to date, it should also have a new "custom" mode as well as a recreation of the original circuit.
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kingkiller wrote:So now instead of buying a 200-300 dollar used beat up HM-2 I can buy a bright and shiny 200-300 dollar HM-2?
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Why would I want a new mode on an HM-2? It does one thing. It’s only ever done one thing.
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Eh, it seems more flexible than what just death metal has done with it; a lot of that sound is just turning up the level so much that it's kicking the shit out of your amp's preamp.
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Doog wrote:Eh, it seems more flexible than what just death metal has done with it; a lot of that sound is just turning up the level so much that it's kicking the shit out of your amp's preamp.
I didn’t have an in-depth conversation about “good� black metal on the zoom call to be told that the HM-2 does anything else except that :lol:

To be less of a douche, I’m interested to see what else it can do. Despite the sarcasm I am actually excited that there’s a new HM-2 on the market, even if it doesn’t drop the price of used ones
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I've had mine for almost 30 years ( :shock: shit, that makes me feel old) and have never played teh metalz. I got one because a lot of the shoegaze bands were using them (especially MBV IIRC).

Wasn't Dave Gilmour a big user of the HM-2 as well?
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kingkiller wrote:Why would I want a new mode on an HM-2? It does one thing. It’s only ever done one thing.
Thats nonsense spouted on klon owners forums, the HM-2 is the best distortion pedal Boss has ever made.

BearBoy wrote:I've had mine for almost 30 years ( :shock: shit, that makes me feel old) and have never played teh metalz. I got one because a lot of the shoegaze bands were using them (especially MBV IIRC).

Wasn't Dave Gilmour a big user of the HM-2 as well?
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It was my first pedal (HM-2) and I dearly regret selling it.

It didn't sound like Nevermind though, like.

I've built a few (working on one now actually) for customers and they sound great - you add a mid control in there and modify the gain control so it has some range to it and it's an incredibly versatile distortion
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Oh and the Macari's guy hounded me online to stop using the term tonebender on any pedals I built a few years back, I guess in preparation for this land grab
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Think I’ve got day off tomorrow. Gonna head Macaris and see if can get him started on Tonebenders just so I can rudely walk off mid sentence.
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Mike wrote:Oh and the Macari's guy hounded me online to stop using the term tonebender on any pedals I built a few years back, I guess in preparation for this land grab
I challenge you to start using “groinblender� instead.
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