Steve Vai has created his sound exclusively with boss pedals. Why? he has said if a pedal fails or goes missing that no matter where you in the world you can walk into any guitar shop and they will stock boss pedals.

@jacko717

3 жыл бұрын

Billy Duffy says exactly the same thing.

@metalzonemt-2

3 жыл бұрын

That's pretty clever.

@ManuelPassarella1

3 жыл бұрын

Talking about world wide support service

@d.cincera455

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, but my local music shop doesn't. Like once I wanted to buy a BOSS DS-1 and when I asked the store employee (who was also the manager) if they have it, he said "I don't stock boss pedals, if you want something actually good buy something from this shelf" and he showed me some fender pedals. Never went to that store again (ordering everything online now)

@kingfisher7960

2 жыл бұрын

Up until the last decade or so, Boss was really the only company to last that offered pedals except maybe for MXR.

Boss almost always has the most practical and well-thought out pedal for the job.

@imantisocial3179

3 жыл бұрын

No ring mod, no clean boost aside for an eq pedal, no decent compressor, no harmonix tremolo, and average phasers, but otherwise, yeah, they do cover alot of ground.

@shawnshipatsd8949

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, you have to watch out for these "Botique Motherfuckers"

@MSMWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

@@imantisocial3179 No decent compressor?! Did you ever tried the CS-2?!

@DidierBampiliMusicProduction

3 жыл бұрын

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@caseynewton827

3 жыл бұрын

imantisocial yeah the CS-2 is pretty damn decent

If you put Russell Brand, Phil X & Jack Sparrow in blender, you get this guy.

@ibexthadevil3533

3 жыл бұрын

I was going to post the same exact thing...i think he is awesome and likeable and pulls it off

@indranilchatterjee4492

3 жыл бұрын

The Johnny Depp side is definitely visible in his mannerisms. Great observation and ofcourse Mr Russell Brand

@jeffreyhughes9162

3 жыл бұрын

The way he shimmies around reminds me of my 5yo son when he has to pee.

@stanpillis

3 жыл бұрын

LMAO!

@Metalbass10000

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah... but, you forgot to stir in a sizeable line of a crushed adderall pill and some medium quality cocaine. Then add 4 English pints of ale, and wait a bit for his bladder to fill. Roll camera. Still a cool video, good info, and he is far less annoying as the majority of guys prattling on about stuff he owns. My first pedal was a Boss PH-2 Super Phaser. That phaser, a beautiful looking and sounding Guild acoustic guitar, and my set of EPI A11 Magnus speakers I got for Christmas at about 15 or 16 years old are the only things I regret selling.

Getting back into guitar after many years, the Boss Katana was my amp of choice because I'd owned a few Boss pedals back in the day and I knew the effects sounds would be great. I still suck at guitar but at least I suck with great tone.

@gibby3767

2 жыл бұрын

Same lmao i just got the same amp cause the guitar i bought came with a shitty 10w amp but im still learning so im crap too

Robert Smith also uses Boss pedals almost exclusively. His main backline amps are a pair of Roland Cube 80's.

@stephanvenner2939

3 жыл бұрын

Ah, that's why my Telecaster has this "Cure" sound when I use Chorus and Delay in my Band.

@pabcrane

3 жыл бұрын

It's the Cube and a Supro Black Magick

@JTHelectronics

3 жыл бұрын

@@pabcrane it's been relayed to me that he doesn't use the supro as it colors his sound too much. he's played roland amps for so long he just wants a clean base for his effects. he's also used a couple of the new line 6 spyders love set to clean as a backline

@JTHelectronics

3 жыл бұрын

@@pabcrane reeves was messing with supros and there was one kicking around the band for a bit but I'm pretty sure reeves mainly uses his yamaha thr amp now

@pabcrane

3 жыл бұрын

@@JTHelectronics - interesting. I saw 'em in '08 and Robert was using Orange AD30s and the sound was really great. I know that he used a few Spiders for the Disintegration Anniversary concerts but I haven't seen them since then.

Started to learn to play guitar three months ago...my first Boss pedal was a DD-7 Digital Delay, and recently I've added a Boss OD-3 Overdrive to my rig. Now I want a Boss OC-5 Octave and a Boss MO-2 Multi Overtone. They are just so good!

Boss user for 45 years. Had nearly every concoction and had respect for all. The pedals that most intrigued me were the Power Stack, about which very little has been said or known; and the Tera Echo. They are unique & provide pleasing, fun, useful sounds. Most recently I obtained the SY-1 Synth...man what a thing that is. Thanks for bringing out the wonder of Boss gear.

@scramblesthedeathdealer

Жыл бұрын

I really want an SY-1, I got the VO- Vocoder, it's pretty rad!

@peaner083

Жыл бұрын

No shit. 45 years is really impressive. I personally have only like a couple of years using them,with three of them.....they have been worked and definitely will be worked. Great guitar gear!

OD3 - stone cold killer of high priced "boutique" overdrives to this day.

@voxpathfinder15r

3 жыл бұрын

OD3 is pretty killer

My first ever boss pedal was an rc-1 looper, and it has helped me focus on timing and playing both lead and rhythm when I’m on my own, I love it!

Back in the early 80's there wasn't much choice and the funny thing is is that Boss (and MXR) pedals were (and still are) really good even with little competition. Yreally can't go wrong with most of what they have to offer. The Overdrive Preamp kills!

@ReasonableAssumption

Жыл бұрын

I prefer the MXR Chorus because it plays a lot nicer feeding into a Power Stack 2 without getting it's effect mangled and compressed by the PS-2. OD3 is a slightly more open pedal on the mids than the PS-2 but not as easy to chain.

My first Boss pedal was the original MIJ DS-1 "long dash, silver screw". I got it for my 10th birthday in 1981. I still have it and use it to this day!

If I was told I can only have one pedal, it would be my Boss "Blues Driver" - the tones leave me speechless.

@kirkwilson6229

3 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest pedals of all time. Hugely underrated for that chimey crunch everybody wants.

@ManuelPassarella1

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. One of the best overdrives of all time and one of the most versatile as well

@miguelruiz8183

3 жыл бұрын

Amen to that!!!

All of the best facts I've ever heard, especially the buffer part.

5:31 Dagan: "Most pedals" as he just casually handles a Klon Centaur

@NiksMusicRoom

3 жыл бұрын

Wow did not see that. Lol

Dagan, you are without a doubt the best, most inspirational presenter on KZread. Keep me coming brother.

I use a Boss CS3, an SD1 and A very old SD2, I have gigged these Boss pedals for very many years, never a problem with them and they give me satisfying sounds. I had a Yamaha multi effects unit, it had some good sounds but I was editing the patches much more than I was playing the dopey thing ! And it never sounded on a gig as i had programmed it at home, I wore the white markers off of it ! But BOSS pedals ? Absolutely trouble free setting up and gigging with a quality of sound that is unbelievably great, I don't know how you do it but grateful thanks for BOSS pedals. 🎸😁👍 Best wishes.

Been using my DD3 for more than 30 years. Still rocks on and has never failed me.

Am I the only one being distracted by the movement on the right from the mirror'd Tele?

@mattsmitchger259

3 жыл бұрын

I noticed it. I feel like an idiot because I just commented the other day how Kramer should reissue that exact guitar. Apparently they did.😆

@calebward5924

3 жыл бұрын

No I was staring at it the whole time

@tienesunllamadrama2569

3 жыл бұрын

I wasn't until you mentioned it now it's all I see 😂

Ibanez had a pedal called overdrive from earlier in the 70s (years before the ts808 and OD1), but it was actually a fuzz. So the name was on a guitar pedal before the OD1. I'm selling my OD1 by the way. Was one of a handful that survived the storage theft of all my stuff, and since insurance wouldn't pay, having TS9, SD1 and OD1, when I need more stuff, the most valuable one has to go since the SD1 is close enough There were probably close to 30 boss pedals in my collection at the time. Love these things. And a few of them were rare and valuable :(. My first one ever was a BF2 and actually that one was in the bag with 6 other pedals that survived, including CE2 as well. It could have been worse, at least I still have those.

my first boss pedal was the ds-1 distortion, but my absolute favorite boss pedal is the boss ce-2 chorus, legendary tones man

I think my 1st is a used Blues Driver. I later found out it was a 1st year one. Still have it, it’s one of my only overdrives on my board. That and the DM3 80s analogue that I’ve bought on the cheap.

After all these years, I finally got my first Boss pedal: the CEB-3 bass chorus. It sounds great with all my basses, especially with my fretless.

In love with Boss pedals because they're real tools for real musicians. But I have to admit, after owning a few DS1s, I loved them all but a few weeks ago I got my first Japanese DS1... The first 10 minutes it was impossible for me to hear any difference between this and the made in Taiwan one but, boy, you start to roll off the volume knob on your guitar, your valves get hotter and voilà, what a pedal! Oh, God, the first time I got a pedal capable of doing what my lovely OCD does, shining in dynamics, being warm and balanced, aggressive and subtle... Anyway, my lovely OD3 is another example of why Boss is a legend.

My first Boss pedal and the second I ever bought is Metal Zone, i still have it 17 later and I love it regardless of what people are saying about MT-2 or Boss effects in general.

@bradmarden8392

3 жыл бұрын

Metal zone is great - have u tried the metal core? It's awesome as well

@paulsaunders1165

3 жыл бұрын

Brad Marden I have a metal core and love it

@Speedman666

3 жыл бұрын

@@bradmarden8392 I didn't tried it, but i heard a lot of good words about it and i will be buying one soon :)

@omnis0

3 жыл бұрын

I used the original mt2 for 20 years, was my first pedal to. I recently got the revamped waza mt2w. Same classic mt2 sound but a wider range of tones to play with

@haydenquakenbush8626

3 жыл бұрын

Lol, the metal zone is the reason that I don't like boss pedals. Well that and they're digital. But if it works for you, then it works for you! Nobody is going to like everything!

Robin Guthrie also had a pedal board made of mostly Boss pedals. When both Prince and Robin used them, you know you can get pretty much any sound you want out of them.

8:26 The Colorsound Overdriver came to market in 1971; 8:34 Tube Screamers were not a thing in 1977. The TS808 is a copy of the OD-1 with added tone control and symmetrical clipping. It came to market in 1979 as the Maxon OD808 Overdrive, which Ibanez rebranded as the TS. So everything about that statement is wrong. Otherwise a great video. Keep’em coming!

This is the first time I have been able to watch your presentation from start to finish! You remained articulate, concise and enthusiastic without going 'over the top'. Good job!

No idea you could buffer with the pedal too. Thank you Dagan!

I had the Boss GT-10 in 2007,phenomenal processor,I read that book everyday🥰

@glenmorebarchan

7 ай бұрын

just bought one a couple weeks ago im 21 so i was a baby when it came out its amazing i use it as a pedalboard for my amplitube rig

@glenmorebarchan

7 ай бұрын

was able to get that candlebox far behind tone first day

Boss pedals are better today than they've ever been. BD-2 and SD-1 and TU-3 are my fav's. Love them all. I was born in 63. Been using Boss pedals since then came out in 77 and still do today...👍🎸😎

@johnmcaleese8459

3 жыл бұрын

Fellow baby boomer!!!,, Me too. Life put me in a spot that wasn't cohesive to playing. Career ending injury last year and dove right back in. With Boss pedals by my side!! Peace.

@Johnny-oy9fh

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnmcaleese8459 yep ..lol...started playing in 1970 at age 7 after my appendix tried to kill me. Never stopped since. Sorry to hear about the injury but glad to hear you are back playing. Keep it up...👍😎🎸

@johnmcaleese8459

3 жыл бұрын

@@Johnny-oy9fh Lol Yeah, fell 25ft off utility pole in ice storm onto a boulder. My rib cage turned into shrapnel, puncturing both lungs (missing my heart by mm's) and fractured my lower spine. That occurred in the side of a mountain in N.E. Pa. Those medics were something else. I was in and out of consciousness but they were all biz. Could tell by their actions I was in trouble. Stopped breathing twice. I was alert the 2nd time, scary feeling. Well. now I own the most expensive titanium rib cage in the world !! Lol. Odd knowing and living with a foreign material is now part of your skeletal structure Well, sorry about the short bio. I lost my wife in January too. Hell of a year ha ?? BTW, I love your photo !! Besides his genius, he was a pretty swinging guy.

I love the rare boss fb-2 because of mid boost and the feedback is awesome

1. They’re extremely reliable 2. Tough as hell 3. Sound great 4. Great design 5. Well made 6. Cool colours 7. The choice of pros 8. I love them

I love my Metal Zone (Unpopular opinion) if you dont know how to use it it sounds terrible but if you dial it in just right it has a really good crunchy distortion and with the neck pickup with volume rolled it can get a cool bluesey overdrive

@matthewtougas4371

9 ай бұрын

Absolutely. It's such a versatile pedal. I set it to the "heavy metal" setting, but turn the gain almost all the way down. Play it with my Gibson es135 hollow body and it sounds incredible. Not what most people would expect from it. It's a truly brilliant pedal

Boss pedals are awesome. Reliable and built like a tank. My first pedal and my first Boss pedal was the DS-2 in 1987 and i still have it. I also still have the Boss CS-3 and Boss PS-5 still also. I used to have a Boss TR-2. If PRINCE likes Boss pedals or any other equiptment and gear it is automatically the best...they are the BOSS.

@squirelova1815

Жыл бұрын

You speak the Truth and "the Truth will set you Free."

I loved Boss pedals so much when I needed upgrade my amp I bought a Boss Katana. Comes with tons of Boss effects loaded into it, I love that thing.

Blues Driver. Brilliant pedal!

SD-1, BD-2, DS-1, GE-7, CE-5, DM-2, and DD-3. Most iconic pedalboard standards of all time. My personal favorites, SD-1 and GE-7.

SD-1. Got last fall for $39 new! It sounds just as good as most $100 distortion pedals.. I was glad is was so cheap, but thats not why I got it. I got it only for how it sounds.. The Boss Power Stack is great too.. and no one ever mentions it! I got that one last fall, too. These 2 are the very best of Boss distortion pedals! I tried so many, and listened to literally ALL Boss dist pedals before I got those 2. SD-1, and Power Stack..

@jaredbrown1662

3 жыл бұрын

Power Stack all the way! The thing is a hidden gem...brown sound/Plexi/high gain with some magic mojo mixed in...No one knows about it, or really cares....I didn't...until I plugged into one and flipped my wig....

The Boss Adaptive distortion, one of my favourites (the cases colour really adds to it aswell)

1rst Boss pedal was a DS-1 which I still have and use that’s great and my latest is a Waza CE-2w which is great as well!

I got the Boss Super Chorus..very good.. But of course I also have a Roland Jazz Chorus amp, the sort of rare 77 watt model..

The CE-5 is one of the first pedals I ever bought and it's still kicking ass. It has to be 20 years old by now

Great video! I still have my 80’s OD1. Amazing pedal, never let me down

I love the BC-1X bass compressor. Every bassist should have one. Incredible tone.

Just bought a boss Super Overdrive SD 1 as my first ever pedal and holy cow it's amazing

I used to have this sound that a lot of people liked where I’d mix bd-2 and a rat distortion, I guess people just liked it because the bd-2 was super bassy and the rat was so trebley that it just worked. Actually know that I think about it, I’m gonna go find my bd-2 and rat and get some kickass tones again

Born in 1978. So was my beloved DS-1, which sits on my pedal board as we speak. However, I'm also staying current. I've already ordered the new OC-5.

Dagan ... your are awesome 😎

The pedal that came out the year I was born was the DS-1... I finally got around to buying one this year during lockdown. My first Boss pedal was a metal zone in the early 90's. No idea what happened to it. Then the CS-3 compressor which I still have to this day

My first Boss pedal was and still is an OD1.Bought it late seventies......still works great

Boss hyper fuzz ... yummy! Cool vid. I haven't visited your channel before. Thanks. I love Boss pedals.

I pretty much only use BOSS compact pedals. I love them all. My favourite is the OD-2 aka Turbo Overdrive

Flanger it sounds so 80s but also so dreamy and it works better then any chorus pedal if u turn down the resonance it’s absolutely perfect highly recommend it

That 63 reverb is simply one of my favourite pedals ever! I’ve even made a video review with it

Love my SD-1. Perfect for boosting my Marshall DSL into metal goodness.

@silverstaralchemist

3 жыл бұрын

@@masongregory278 I know exactly what you mean. Best of both worlds pedal.

@scottyd2262

3 жыл бұрын

I've done blind tests with people that say that they hate Boss pedals and everybody liked the SD-1 over the TS9 every time boosting my Marshall.

SD-1 and OD-3 are my favorites, two stacked together is even more awesome!

I have a boss tu-3 as my first and that little thing is a monster

I'm mostly a keys player who plays a little guitar at intermediate level for my own recordings. I play a MIM HSS Strat into a Roland JC22. I recently purchased a Boss BCB-60 case which I am gradually populating with Boss pedals. I already have a CS-3 compressor, an SD-1 overdrive and a TR-2 tremolo. I want to add a TU-3 tuner, a DS-1 distortion and a DD-7 delay. If I don't get the DS-1, I might go for the BF-3 flanger instead. We'll see. Back in the 80s, when I first tried to learn to play guitar, I had a Boss flanger and a chorus.

My first Boss pedal was a TU-2 Tuner, been through the mill and still going strong.

DS-2 was my first, gave it away years later and added a DS-1 years after that. My latest is the PH-3, fell in love with the Fall-mode.

Boss DD3, the one thing I'd want changed (now that there is a tap tempo version) is a subdivision option :) It's last in my pedal chain, with my reverb, phaser and another delay in front of it.

My favorite Boss pedal I had and unfortunately sold was the Boss HM2 . Man I miss that pedal. I am however more of a MXR pedal guy. I actually gain stack a Zakk Wylde overdrive with a Ibanez Nu-tube screamer and run them with the Earthquaker swiss things and MXR stereo chorus and MXR Wylde wah .

BD-2 Bluedriver is a great pedal. When I'm jamming on my Big Muff and it's time for a solo, that's what I'm going to.

Boss OD-20. What a beast.

Boss DS-1 was my first ever pedal, 15 years later and it’s still one of my favorites.

Rc-3 loop is my best....3 hr of recording and a band at myself with it since the last 10 years and never have flaw its a beast and with beat comin from another app you can add it and do your own song all by yourself....amazing...loop on a loop on a loop....again and again...

My boss ds1 was my first oedal. Still rockin it 16 years later

Biggest fan of boss pedals. Aesthetically pleasing, durable and best bang for the buck!!

Boss OS-2 Overdrive/Distortion. The first pedal I bought with my own money, and is always in my chain no matter what.

The other thing I heard Billy Duffy of the Cult say in an interview was that if they're on tour somewhere and a pedal breaks (which rarely happens), or the gear gets delayed, pretty much every store has them, so it's easy to get a replacements. My first Boss pedals were the SD-1 and the HM-2. The Powerstack is pretty great too.

@betts12220

3 жыл бұрын

I thought it was Vai that said that. maybe they both did haha. Either way, it's a good point.

@Scott__C

3 жыл бұрын

@@betts12220 He doesn't specifically say Boss here, but about 10 mins in: kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z5Ol2rmYmNe5nrg.html

Ds1 has been my go to for decades

My first and only boss pedal, for now at least, is an RV-6. I never have much of a use for it, but it’s super cool, and sounds beautiful.

My favorite boss is the ST-2!! This bad boy is an amazing amplifier simulation! This distortion pedal very well simulates a saturated Marshall Stack and it does super well and it still plays well with other pedals!!

My first Boss pedal was a DS1 which I still keep at home. In mid 90's I started to play bass and I used several fx brands or no pedals at all. This year I decided to get a different overdriven bass tone and I got an used ODB3. This pedal has a bad reputation but I wanted to try it anyways. I was shocked because it's a very versatile bass overdrive if you know what are you doing with the knobs. For high gain overdrive bass tone it lacks of the clarity of the Darkglass stuff ( I use a B3K in my metal band) but it could do the job. My last Boss pedal was a BF3 flanger which I got used a couple of months ago. After looking for different options including other brands, the Boss flanger was the only which gave me the sound I hear in my head. Boss pedals are built to last, sound good and you can get them for a reasonable price in the used market.

I’ve been down the boutique rabbit hole and come out the other end. Sold more boutique pedals I can care to remember. Never sold a Boss pedal. I’ve realised that most boutique pedals are based on the industry standard sounds that Boss has laid the foundations for. BD2 is my fav pedal of all time and I bought the OD3 yesterday. £77 for a pedal that is an absolute killer OD sound. Stacks great with the BD2. I would like to have seen a waza / special edition of the TR2. Reissue of the OD 1 is vastly overdue.

Love the SD1 as my primary boost. Plan on picking up the Waza Dimension C, I’ve got a DS1 which moves on and off my pedalboard. I really want the SY1 to augment my sonic capabilities.

I play hard thrashy stuff . My favorite boss pedal is the Turbo Distortion, DS2 . I still use it all the time as a clean boost along side of either the Boss SD1 or a TS9. But I just got a Maxon. Super Tube pro+. Which is like a TS9 in steroids.

I have a couple of Boss pedals still on my board, but my favourite is still the DS-1. Great little distortion pedal.

The GE-7 is my favorite, wish I would have never sold mine. Guess it’s time to get a new one

@DidierBampiliMusicProduction

3 жыл бұрын

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My current fave pedal is my only Boss pedal, the CE-3 Chorus. Works as an awesome subtle vibrato in stereo mode

Just got and love my boss Tr2 🤘🏻

The Harmonist is awesome. And the EQs are great too.

this is what i was waiting for great!

Best Boss pedal is the BD-2

@cjboii6091

3 жыл бұрын

Well, it’s MT-2 actually

@brettvincient

3 жыл бұрын

BF2 entered chat

@bobsavage3317

3 жыл бұрын

There are several very good Boss pedals, but I do love my BD-2.

@joshuaallgood7030

3 жыл бұрын

This

Boss rotary ensemble. I have their Boss Me-80 and I love it, but the RE kills. If I want that sweet Beatles rotary sound? BOOM! The manic Hendrix univibe sound? Right there. I love it

Love all my Boss-pedals,but one I love the most. The Hm2,it is an Iconic Distortion wich I use for Death-metal.

i love ❤️ Boss pedals i’ve had maybe a a dozen or more in my life time (been playing 35 years) currently have a reverb RV-6 the one with the delay built in and a chorus CH-1 and a delay DD-3 on the way 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🎸🎶🎶🎶

@DidierBampiliMusicProduction

3 жыл бұрын

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I'm confident to say this guy is even better than Russell Brand. Great job once again Dagan!

I just picked up the Power Stack. It's absolutely amazing! Best distortion pedal I've heard!

I have alot of Boss pedals. But my favorite is XT-2 Xtortion. Such an awesome distortion pedal!

My latest favourite is the Metal Core ML-2 goes great with my Dime guitar and Cube amp🤘 The OD3 Overdrive pedal is killer too!

Boss blues driver is my favourite, it’s the perfect overdrive/distortion

My first BOSS pedal ( or any pedal) was the HM-2 which I bought in 1986, still have it, including the box.

Boss BD-2, one of the most versatile overdrive I tried.

Love BOSS pedals. I have a DS-1, 2 DS-2's, CE-2W and an RC-1 black edition. Really need to get a BD-2W and SD-1.

My first ever pedal was Boss Sd1 and still have one. Next would be DD3

This was informative. Thank you.

The OD-2R and the Blues Driver are my hands down favorites out of the 50 or so I own.

My boss od with the gain turned down and volume all the way up is my “clean tone” and has been for as long as I’ve had pedals. I use a boss blues driver as my lead tone.

I still have my 1984 Boss Chorus CE-3 and Super Distortion & Feedback DF-2. It's been a while since I've used the DF-2, will have to break that out!