any of you guys have experience with zoom 505 II? how does it fare? i'm thinking of adding it to my chain for versatility, not for main distortion though. just to play around. how does it fare working amongst other compact pedals and wah, being a digital effect processor? particularly interested in:

- how's the tuner? really chromatic?
- how's the bypass mode? will it effect overall sound?
- where should i put it? before or after compact pedal? (of course before the wah, right?)

edit: btw, +ve and -ve reviews are welcomed. i've read most of the available reviews on the net, most a re +ve, but there are some -ve too. just like to know what people here think.

hmm what i want is like metallica those kind of distortion.i dun wan those like digitech death metal kind of sound. or those like megadeth one.
Everdying: hmm im not really sure thats why i ? there. cuz i saw sum article or something about saying its discontinued.but nvm if its not, then it will be no worries for me to sell it off. do u have a MT2? if u do, try to play something rock and roll  n see whether it cud perform.
any MT2 users?share u experience

well sweetooth ur fren is too extreme?lol of course u get what u pay right..n doubt that he can get perfect pedal as in good in every single thing

thanks dude! hmm i will make up my mind b4 my sem finishes..

how about the ZNR from the zoom 505 II to suppress it?my picksup are lousy

DS-1 is not useless...its great for classic rock kinda stuff...but MT-2 is definately one of the most aggressive pedal out there...with correct setting...you can be Ac Dc or Rolling Stone too~ a wide range of sound selection

what other pedals do u have? ive seen this impressive post rock band which uses alot of pedals to get out of this world effects. he has everything u can think of(all those vintage and rare pedals), yet he has 2 zooms (a 505II and an older 505). he says he just specifically wanted that zoom sound (not all, just some effects) for certain things. he also uses a keyboard gig bag for his pedals, only his was so full that when he opened the gig bag, both sides(inside and on the 'cover') of the gig bag was full of pedals.

if thats what u want then go for it. as for me, guitar and amp tone is much more important than effects. with that much of effects, u're gona sacrifice tone.

This new BOSS pedal is awesome.... heavy as f**k!

http://www.rolandus.com/products/productde...851&ParentId=90

BOSS ML-2 Metal Core

My guitar went out of tune. Normally I dont put in the whammy bar...and just play without it. The other day I was trying out some Steve Vai whammy tricks (where he chops his whammy bar...spins it around) some dive bombs and the thing that Satriani does to make it sound exotic... Just wondering whether its normal for it to go out of tune, or there's something wrong with my bridge. It went out of tune a lot. Im using an edge pro bridge btw. Perhaps I'll try it out again another day...if I have an extra 15 mins to spare tuning it back >.< .

u put what u want as in the tone.reviews are just their opinions..anyway whats sterile?(non-pregnancy? XD) hmm...ifi have an epiphone like u...maybe i wont do much about the pickups...or make it like slash sig lp config! hehe..

To zeroglyph, it went out of tune quite badly. Chords dont sound like chords.

Another solution, pratice playing standing up all the time.

usually after learning any song i will only practice the song playing standing
oo shi-
NO WONDER IM SHORT   

just watch how low james hetfield's guitar is while he's standing and you will know everything is possible~

i don't think anyone answered this, but is there a different approach to palm muting and strumming when playing standing up? when the guitar is angled a bit(kinda like classical position)

Hi guys, need some help here. I just bought a cheap epiphone les paul special. I was wondering this model can change the humbuckers? Also can pick up board be added to it?

Finally, I notice that the strings on high keys are way too far from the bridge. I tried adjusting it but the bass vibrates as it is to close to the bridge on the low keys (I don't know how to explain this but I hope you know what I mean). Anyway to overcome this?

Thanks for your reply. Actually I mean the height of the strings from the frets, the high keys are way to high IMO. Seems too hard to press them when they are so far away from the neck. What I meant is that I adjust it to make it lower but the bass strings buzzes. I had to adjust until it is higher then the bass doesnt buzz. Just wondering if there is way to overcome this. It's either too high or too low until the string buzzes. When I do get the sweet spot, I still feel its too far, compare to my squire. 

Oh, so must drill holes on the body to install the pick guard? So where can I buy this pick guard with installation? Don't think I dare to drill it myself really.

So means mine can change humbucker? Those P90 and seymour duncans can fit right? Sorry for the noob questions, cause I never changed them before. Still learning.

Ummmmm.... is there a difference at all?

I mean, it's the same as dual pickups.... just... don't use the other one.

i meant humbuckers

so having a single bridge humbucker, will heavy downstroke riffs still sound heavy? i've never tried one before. what models have this pickup setup?

i believe it makes no difference actually. the reason some guitars/guitarists have only one pickup... that's in the bridge... is because they have no need for the neck pickup.

First of all, you have to take it to a luthier to get it re-stringed to a higher gauge.... because you will have to adjust the bridge and the saddle as well.