BOSS MT-2 easy mod!

 Here's the easiest modification for the boss MT-2 "metal zone" pedal.
 This pedal has quite some gain and lead but I noticed a bit of "tone sucking" while using the pedal with a strat guitar. It was as if I had turned down the tone pot a bit, only my strat didn't have a tone pot!....
 So, I searched for the MT-2 schematic and found that there is an input low-pass filter inside. This filter is the "tone sucker" as it reduces the input signal high frequencies and makes the sound a bit muddy even at low gain settings.








Here's the schematic (click images to enlarge):

And here's the pcb layout:

The MOD:
You just have to unsolder and remove the C35 capacitor! That's it!

The result:
You will notice some extra highs and the pedal will sound a bit more "open" and less "muddy/muffled". The mod is completely reversible as you can put back the C35 capacitor and make it stock again!

Enjoy!

Cheers,
Thanos