Boss super overdrive discussion in the stomp box started by d phillips, jul 4, 2007. Overdrive and distortion pedals are usually sold as the same thing. People i want to know your opinion about which one is the best for the basic warm overdrive sound. The tube screamer is a nice pedal and i think if it was between a stock bd2 and the tube screamer i would choose the tube screamer. In this way, your guitar and amp retain more of their natural sound. Pedal boss blues driver bd2 vs boss super over drive sd1 pedal comparison youtube. However, this pedal definitely excels in blues similar styles as the sound is warm, emotive, and responds to your playing dynamics just like a vacuum tube amplifier does. This popular pedal provides instant access to the kind of warm overdrive and emotive distortion usually reserved for 30yearold tube amps. Distortion and overdrive are two words that are often used synonymously, but the truth is that these two effects are actually very different from each other.
All in all, youll love the warm overdrive and emotive distortion the boss bd2 blues driver adds to your rig. In praise of the humble, underrated boss blues driver reverb news. I am looking to buy either a boss od3 or a boss bd2. However, this pedal definitely excels in blues similar styles as the sound is warm. Boss sd1 ibanez ts9 boss bd2 tc electronic mojomojo digitech dod looking glass behringer od300 boss os2 behringer to800. The perfect tone for blues the bd2 blues driver delivers the creamy, yet crunchy sound associated with great blues guitar. Fulltone ocd vs boss blues driver fender stratocaster. When the humble boss overdrive isnt occupied with wailing blues licks, it has proven an inspired subject of mods and a competitor to the klon.
I had a blues driver years ago and lost track of it, this filled the need for a 2nd overdrive on my board quite nicely and its small size is fantastic, had it on the board for a while now and it holds up like a brick. Where does bosss bd2 fit in as far as a family relation. From slightly boosting your mids to completely transforming your signal into a psychedelic wonderland, these are the pedals that will get the job done. It also responds to your playing dynamics, so you can pull out a range of tones to give each note the perfect flavor and feel. Jun 19, 2018 the boss bd2 blues driver is the standard choice for blues players who want to achieve the classic or modern blues tone.
The ocd might be a slightly better pedal but for the value i think the blues driver is the better option. The ts9 has a smoother sounding overdrive, and more of a mid range boost to my ears than the blues driver does. What are two common overdrive pedals still used today. If youre looking for an overdrive pedal that reacts well to your playing dynamics, then this is the pedal is for you. Well, more like over 200 so far, and hopefully well find more to add to the list of effect pedal clones. Strat players often get on well with the blues driver, because the pedal tends to gently. Nov 17, 2016 boss bd2 blues driver overdrive pedal thursday gear video marty music. This edition of the blues driver the bd2wincludes the originals controls for volume, tone and drive and, as with the other waza craft pedals, it includes a switch to activate standard mode denoted by the s or custom mode indicated by the c. In spite of the similar names boss bd2 blues driver and keeley katana blues drive are actually quite different animals. Soul food vs blues driver vs sd1 super overdrive ehx vs boss heres another overdrive pedal shootout for you. Bd2 is a pretty lite overdrive that has good sparkle. Youll get the warm saturation and well balanced frequency. The phrase transparent overdrive was born of this design. The boss bd2 blues driver is the standard choice for blues players who want to achieve the classic or modern blues tone.
My best result is combine those two with medium gain and the result is pretty nice. Boss blues driver bd2 vs boss overdrive od3 youtube. Sweetwater s sales engineers are regarded as the most experienced and knowledgeable professionals in the music industry, with extensive music backgrounds and intense training on the latest products and technologies. So i doubt katana blues drive can serve as a good substitute for bd2. When you compare them head to head, you really cant lose with either the ibanez tube screamer or boss bd2 blues driver. Depends on your taste in overdrive, though i agree that the 70s classic rock sound is more bd2 than ts9. I had a keeleymodded blues driver and sold it after abing it next to my arion tubulator which is a ts circuit. Why is the analogman king of tone in such high demand. A thorough comparison of the classic boss bd2 blues driver overdrive, its waza craft version, and two other pedals based on the famous phat mod done by robert keeley the keeley super phat mod. Pedal boss blues driver bd2 vs boss super over drive sd1.
They are available to offer you personalized product advice any time you need it. I will check out a blues driver in person this weekend and might try mixing it with an sd1. Jan 19, 2016 pedal boss blues driver bd2 vs boss super over drive sd1 pedal comparison. Mar 07, 2016 in spite of the similar names boss bd2 blues driver and keeley katana blues drive are actually quite different animals. The bd2 is designed to be more of an overdrive pedal. While both pedals provide gain and distortion to your tone, overdrive. Fulltone ocd vs boss blues driver discussion in the effect effect started by rockerxdx, dec 22. The top 10 bluesapproved overdrivedistortion pedals.
I have both couple of years ago, just like many guys have said the sd 1 is nasal sounding and the bd 2 is more open and got a lot of bite. Soul food vs blues driver vs sd1 super overdrive overdrive. The best overdrive pedals for the blues happy bluesman. Hot wired brent mason pedal vs rockett blues note overdrive pedal by intheblues. The analogman king of tone overdrive pedal has earned a reputation reserved for only the highest echelon of effects units. While conducting a shootout between the king of tone, an ibanez ts808 tube screamer, and a boss db2 blues driver, steinhardt explains, i can use the king of. I have read on other newsgroup forums i think the telecaster one that the boss od3 is closer to the bd2 blues driver in its circuit design than the other sds or ods, and the better pedal of the twothat it is an improvement of the shortcomings of the bd2. In reality, though, these two effects are very different. Were here today to clear up all of the confusion that comes when talking about distortion vs overdrive, as well as to talk about what the different effects sound like, how they both interact with your guitar and your amplifier, and which effect will work the best for your individual sound. Gpx blog 12 of the best blues driver style pedals guitar pedal x. Crunchy and loud tones are also possible if you want to emulate the vintage tube amp sound. It is much tamer than its orange cousin the ds1, but it can put out a fair amount of distortion with the gain knob cranked up. From country pickin, to blues and rock wailing, the phat mod is the choice for those not wanting the overrefined sound of a common screamer. But for a straight up overdrive, the od3 really does it for me.
My husband and i differ on use of overdrive when driving in town. If you want an edgier overdrive tone, with the ability to crank up the gain and get some distortion tones as well, go with the blues driver. The blues driver stays on all the time at a low level with a twin reverb and i use the tube screamer as the boost overdrive for solos. The ones ive included here are those that are readily available off ebay. I would like to have 2 or 3 different options to play around with. David vs goliath boss bd2 vs bd2w waza craft youtube. Boss bd2 blues driver overdrive pedal thursday gear video youtube. Im usually on the tubescreamer side of town but have heard people rave over the blues driver for years so i want to try one. Katana blues drive is a kind of modded sd1 stacked into katana boost style jfet circuit. Boss bd2 vs boss sd1 fender telecaster on suhr badger.
The super phat mod pedal now has incredible dynamics. Pedal boss blues driver bd2 vs boss super over drive sd1 pedal comparison. I started looking into this after doing some makeovers to a couple of joyo pedals i had. Boss bd2 blues driver distortion and overdrive effects pedal at a glance. So within my pedal chain i have 4 key lowtomidgain overdrives ranging from klon style, to tube screamer style, to dumble style and onto blues driver type the way i have it each gets progressively gainier, in fact i have a 5th medium gain overdrive which used to be an ocd, but has now been displaced by the hamstead intergalactic driver. In its time, it has inspired pedal tinkerers, builders, and even its own parent company to make the humble overdrive even better. I have played the bd2 and i really liked it but the stores around me never have the od3 in stock so i cant try it out. In todays adventure bob shows you some of what these little gems can do. I will give you my opinion about the two pedals, and its this.
Hot wired brent mason pedal vs rockett blues note overdrive pedal. In praise of the humble, underrated boss blues driver. Seems to me that the tube screamer cant do the cleaner settings like the boss does but the the bd2 doesnt have as much overdrive either. The ibanez tube screamer and boss blues driver are two of the most popular and acclaimed overdrive pedals of all time both are similar in what they do they mimic the sound of a tube amp distorting, giving you more sustain and a more aggressive sound that is still responsive to your playing and clear. In looking into them, ive found people raving over the od3. The boss uses asymmetric clipping, while the ts uses symmetric clipping. The acclaimed boss bd2 blues driver works for so much more than just blues. It seems a bit cleaner to me than the blues driver. Hi all, just wondering which would have a more electrified blues and rock sound a boss blues driver or a boss super overdrive and a treble pedal what. I feel that the treble content of the blues driver makes it a better sounding boost to me.
Ocd is marshally to my ears and has a ton of gain on tap. Oct 10, 2016 why did i take the boss blues driver bd2 from my pedalboard. Both are classic overdrive effects pedals simple enough for any level of player to use, while giving performances strong enough for the greats as varied as stevie ray vaughan and the edge. Not since the late seventies, when the ibanez tube screamer and boss od1 made their debut, has a massproduced overdrive pedal won over the great unwashed and corksniffing tone snobs alike. I had other pedals that did a sort of mild overdrive, and i liked them better. The bd2 blues driver delivers the creamy, yet crunchy sound associated with great blues guitar.
Both distortion and overdrive have a completely unique impact on your overall tone and while both of these effects work toward a different goal, a lot of musicians think that these effects are the same thing. Unlike the tube screamer, the blues driver pushes your guitar into overdrive, but it does so without dramatically altering the frequencies of the signal. There are a ton of ts, rat, and blues breaker clones or mods like the hbe screamer, green rhino, kot, as well as those of the nobels odr1 variety like the open road or the chicken soup. If youve got an amp like a jazz chorus, or a non master volume amp with huge headroom, the od3 is a great way to get your overdrive sounds, its very organic and not like the typical sound youd expect from an overdrive pedal, but it has too much low end to use as a boost into a dirty amp, for most situations. Once most amp didnt depend on tubes anymore, players who liked the overdrive sound developed effects pedals that could replicate it through whatever amp they wanted to use. Ibanez tubescreamer ts9 vs boss blues driver bd2 by intheblues. Donner blues drive classical electronic vintage overdrive. Overdrive pedals light distortion pedals intheblues. Classic blues guitar tones with tube amp simulation.
I dont know, but it gave me what i was looking for. Boss blues driver vs electro harmonix soul food overdrive pedal shootout. You can get a pretty cheap used blues driver for like 50 60 bucks whereas an ocd will cost a bit more. The arrival of the boss blues driver bd2 not only signaled the end of my search for an overdrive pedal, but sadly also the end of my gigging activity for now. Then boss introduced the blues driver, and created a brilliant allround guitar pedal that is also budget friendly. Boss bd2w blues driver vs dod overdrive 250 ri telecaster. Boss blues driver bd2 vs boss overdrive od3 buy the pedals on sweetwater. Boss bd2 blues driver guitar effects pedal bundle with blucoil power supply slim acdc adapter for 9 volt dc 670ma, and 4pack of celluloid guitar picks. The ibanez tube screamer and the boss bd2 blues driver are two pedals that were looking at today. These days i think the dod250 does a better job at a lowgain stand alone overdrive. Drive vs overdrive maintenancerepairs car talk community. More than 20 years on, the boss bd2 blues driver has become a staple for players across genres.
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