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Tales of the Golden Metal Zone
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 12:54 pm
by retinal orbita
I have really started to love the fabled and illustrious Boss Metal Zone (on bass) but I have never clicked with it's pseudo HM-2 colour scheme.
I decided to strip mine, paint the enclosure GOLD - I was going to go with a really bright neon colour but the paint store only had fluorescent green in stock and my friend who works there suggested it might look too much like a tubscreamer.... he suggested bright metallic gold and the rest as they say, is history!

Re: Tales of the Golden Metal Zone
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 2:20 pm
by coldbrightsunlight
Looks great! You going to put any labels on it?
Re: Tales of the Golden Metal Zone
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 2:49 pm
by retinal orbita
Nah I think I’ll leave it be for now - I really like how it turned out and all it cost was $9 in spray paint.....
I may start buying them up real cheap and just painting them different colours.... I’d love a hot pink one or fluorescent orange to match my Behringer Super Fuzz!
Re: Tales of the Golden Metal Zone
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 3:33 pm
by doommeow
needs a centaur
Re: Tales of the Golden Metal Zone
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 3:39 pm
by Blackened Soul
Re: Tales of the Golden Metal Zone
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 3:57 pm
by retinal orbita
doommeow wrote:needs a centaur
This now more valuable than a Klon.
I should have gooped the guts.....
Re: Tales of the Golden Metal Zone
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 7:27 pm
by coldbrightsunlight
Goop the outside instead. Bold new approach
Re: Tales of the Golden Metal Zone
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 7:38 pm
by Kasrkin
While I'm disappointed its not made of real gold it looks very cool! Reminds me of the limited edition "gold" gameboy pocket my older brother had when we were kids.
Re: Tales of the Golden Metal Zone
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 8:30 pm
by retinal orbita
coldbrightsunlight wrote:Goop the outside instead. Bold new approach
No one will know my mid freq settings!! No one!!! And I will never change them!!
Re: Tales of the Golden Metal Zone
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 3:19 am
by Jwar
What did you use to strip the paint? Just a standard paint stripper or did you sand it off? Looks great! Actually makes me kind of want one.

Re: Tales of the Golden Metal Zone
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 5:29 am
by coldbrightsunlight
retinal orbita wrote:coldbrightsunlight wrote:Goop the outside instead. Bold new approach
No one will know my mid freq settings!! No one!!! And I will never change them!!
This is high level thinking

Re: Tales of the Golden Metal Zone
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 6:05 am
by fcknoise
This looks so sick! It would be dope with a waterslide metal zone decal on it though?
I might copy you on this, although I do like how it looks standard
Re: Tales of the Golden Metal Zone
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 9:42 am
by retinal orbita
Jwar wrote:What did you use to strip the paint? Just a standard paint stripper or did you sand it off? Looks great! Actually makes me kind of want one.

I used steel wool to roughen everything up nd a lot of paint came off doing that.
I doubt it will be super durable and will look worn in fairly quickly and next time I’m going to use a sandpaper. I’m going to start buying up more metal zones and painting them gaudy colours.... depending on my mood!! I would love a bright orange one next to sit next to my HM2 and Super Fuzz.
Re: Tales of the Golden Metal Zone
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 9:44 am
by retinal orbita
fcknoise wrote:This looks so sick! It would be dope with a waterslide metal zone decal on it though?
I don’t know how to do this but it would look good. Or in a script font? “It’s a Boss Custom Shop Script Metal Zone”

Re: Tales of the Golden Metal Zone
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 10:30 am
by friendship