ML-2 Metal Core

The Boss ML-2 Metal Core is a high-gain distortion pedal designed for modern metal and heavily saturated guitar tones. It delivers a wide frequency response with extended low end, aggressive mids, and sharp high-frequency attack, making it suitable for down-tuned guitars, extended-range instruments, and high-output pickups. Unlike many traditional distortion pedals, the ML-2 is voiced to retain clarity and definition under extreme gain settings, allowing fast riffs, palm-muted passages, and complex chords to remain articulate. Its controls include Level, Distortion, Low, and High, providing independent adjustment of output volume, gain, bass, and treble frequencies. The ML-2 is designed to produce tight, aggressive distortion ranging from modern hard rock to extreme metal styles while maintaining a powerful and focused low-end response.