“You wouldn’t think it with hip-hop music, but the Metal Zone is the perfect effect for cutting through the mix”: Stone Mecca reveals what’s on his pedalboard – and why he’s analog all the way

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“I love the sound of my pedals to be analog. I minimize them to only the exact ones I need and dig deep to dial in the specific sound I’m looking for. If I ever do use a digital pedal, I never use factory sounds. I’ll dial in my own combinations to make a unique and warm sound. 

“The setup I have running through my Fender Twin is amazing; I run it through my wah and delay last to affect the overall sound to how I like.

“My ’board starts with my Boss Chromatic Tuner, which is basic but great. The chromatic tuner goes into my Boss Metal Zone [MT-2], which I’ve had forever and, despite what people say about it, is my favorite dirt box.

“After the Metal Zone, the next pedal is my [Boss] Super Overdrive [SD-1], which leads into my Pigtronix [EP-1] Envelope Phaser. I’m good friends with the people at Pigtronix, and it doesn’t get better. 

“After that, my ’board ends with my [Dunlop 535Q Cry Baby Multi-] Wah, and the chain ends with my DOD Digital Delay [DFX9], another pedal I’ve had forever.”

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If I had to choose only one pedal for a full show…

“I’d go with the Boss Metal Zone, but I wish I could also have my DOD Digital Delay. But the Metal Zone is my favorite pedal for distortion and allows me to do a lot of things. You wouldn’t think it with hip-hop music, but it’s the perfect effect for cutting through the mix and making the guitar stand out.”

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Andrew Daly is an iced-coffee-addicted, oddball Telecaster-playing, alfredo pasta-loving journalist from Long Island, NY, who, in addition to being a contributing writer for Guitar World, scribes for Rock Candy, Bass Player, Total Guitar, and Classic Rock History. Andrew has interviewed favorites like Ace Frehley, Johnny Marr, Vito Bratta, Bruce Kulick, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Rich Robinson, and Paul Stanley, while his all-time favorite (rhythm player), Keith Richards, continues to elude him.

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