Ive tried treble boosters, tubescreamers, fuzzes with the volume rolled down, distortions....the Blues Driver beat all of them. The most organic drive I've heard in a pedal.

@javiceres

6 ай бұрын

Isn’t the clipping a bit harsh?

@jonny1251

6 ай бұрын

@@javiceresto me its perfect. There are ways to dull it down tho

This pedal sounds soooo bloody good

As a kid I bought a DS-2, and used it at my first big gig. At the time I didn’t understand gain staging and so the pedal fell out of use… as times gone on and I’ve become a professional musician I’ve realized just how useful all these boss pedals are! I’m going to be buying a lot more of them going forward.

@lorelei2002

Жыл бұрын

Its my favorite non specialized amp in a box. Its just so good. Probably picking up my first today. Its insane how it goes from bluesy light breakup to smooth overdrive, to distortion, and then ultra cranked fuzz

@AbangPete

7 ай бұрын

Ive been playing for years, but whats gain staging?

@BrettSmithDaniels

7 ай бұрын

@@AbangPete basically it’s the concept of applying gain to your signal at different stages in your signal chain. I’ve learned since my first use of the DS series that you’re best to feed a distortion pedal into *either* an already slightly overdriven amplifier or, if given the luxury, an overdrive pedal (if running into a clean amplifier) - it has to do with how the distorted signal is processed, if it’s being fed into something slightly overdriven - it tames the harsher frequencies in the tone and slightly compresses the signal which produces a richer sound ☺️… I’m a big ol’ nerd with this stuff haha

@SAIWFY

7 ай бұрын

​@@BrettSmithDaniels Have you ever tried running drums through it?

@BrettSmithDaniels

7 ай бұрын

@@SAIWFY not yet but I love that idea

The one person I've seen use this pedal to its finest potential has to be Hitori Gotou aka Bocchi

@seanespey2887

Жыл бұрын

Was looking for this. Yes, she really rocks this pedal

@noel0004

8 ай бұрын

Yessssss Hitori let’s gooo

@HoldOnTillMayOrMaybeJune

3 ай бұрын

What a comment, a masterpiece

@Shred_Master

2 ай бұрын

Hell yeah.

Sounds incredible, I heard this is one of John Mayer's favorite pedals

@bigtsshackfestival9563

2 жыл бұрын

Lol.

@quintinwuhan7925

5 ай бұрын

John Mayer is lame

@Ozymandias_1818

5 ай бұрын

@@quintinwuhan7925 he has played live with BB King and called a master guitarist by greats like Eric Clapton. What have you achieved in your guitar career?

@ionlarry-uz3yl

4 ай бұрын

⁠@@quintinwuhan7925 lol says some internet nobody. in a world where we appreciate good music we’re super lucky to have Mayer. the Trio did things in the early 2000’s up until currently that hadn’t been done by anyone worth listening to since SRV and double trouble. the guitar manic 3 man band in the 2000’s-2010s+ is unheard of. not to mention what a genuine blues and guitar enthusiast period he is

Damn good demo. Thanks!

This effect sounds good. I wanna try it

@sunnyithink420

7 ай бұрын

here from franks pedal collection?

Man that telecaster should be mine. That thing sounds like a beut through one of my favourite pedals

@HellaToast

2 жыл бұрын

Buy it then dumbass

@jager9022

2 жыл бұрын

@@HellaToast lmao

Man I’d get this and use it like a classic fuzz

@powerk15

3 жыл бұрын

You can get some mbv tones with it

@natethebesttt

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the family

@dwz234

2 жыл бұрын

@@powerk15 didn't expect mbv to show up here xD

@marlonriesgo

9 ай бұрын

​@@powerk15 was looking for it for the same reason xD

I got a rg80 here, just playing power chords that's all. The sustain makes it easier to play the JS 32 Reverse head with top lock...otherwise I wouldn't have the top lock drenched in

Fire up pedal, in a cool down colour!!!

I Would drive this bd-2 over a tubescreamer anyday.

Muchas gracias 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Maybe I need to dig this one out of the "off board" box

@jordanpratt3821

10 ай бұрын

Seven years later, did you ever dig it out??

@WayneMemphisMojo

10 ай бұрын

@@jordanpratt3821 heck yeah, it's a super versatile mild overdrive & if you need to push it into super sonic overdrive put a treble boost in front of it.

If you used this with a Ibanez ts9 you can get a Green Day sound

@tuomas_

3 жыл бұрын

If you use this with a TS style pedal you can get pretty much any sound. Such a versatile pair

Somewhat reminds me of jimmy page as well

@theOSWmusic

3 жыл бұрын

The Tele helps with that too!

Also David Gilmoure used it as well

@mustyguitar

4 жыл бұрын

he doesn't use this. never have. but this is incredibly similar to what he uses, which is bk butler tube driver / chandler tube driver

Wow I have bought one on ebay

This is basically jack white in a box

Ok, but gun the gain now lol. I wanna see what it sounds like full blast

@jaylanbeckles7501

4 жыл бұрын

I have one I can say it sounds a lil fuzzy but it has some kick to it

@HockeyMC5989

3 жыл бұрын

Just listen to all them witches, lighting at the door album mostly all this pedal

@MrMaxlines

3 жыл бұрын

It sounds very warm yet distorted on the full gain. Fits perfectly for shoegaze

@swissarmyknight4306

5 ай бұрын

@@MrMaxlines Really great for alt-rock and stoner metal tones as well. I think they really mis-named it as the "Blues Driver". It can do blues tones, but that's like 1/3 of what it can do.

Hi. Is this pedal good for Beatles songs ? Thanks..

This thing sounds super nasty, I love it for recording.

It seems more like a distortion than an overdrive. It has a lot of gain.

@endriu55

4 жыл бұрын

more like overdrive that can go to almost fuzzy territory

@swissarmyknight4306

5 ай бұрын

Mine kinda goes "OD, Distortion, Fuzz" as you turn up the gain. Hands down my favorite overdrive. Almost always on my board (sometimes use SD-1 for tighter hi-pass filter), always on. My clean tone is just the Blues Driver with the gain dialed way down, really enhanced my cleans.

Fender Santa Ana, or the Blues Driver?

@kevin-fe1ss

6 жыл бұрын

Griffin Lamon bd2 w or keeley bd2

@kevinstuart4264

6 жыл бұрын

Depends on what you like, the Santa Ana is a lot more customizable and this is a much more upfront basic pedal that does it's job simply.

great video .. but got a doubt between this BOSS BD 2 n' the FULLTONE OCD ... which one gives the HIGHER GAIN?? I'll appreciate someone reply me t-you =)

@fernandoarenas3995

7 жыл бұрын

I believe the OCD is capable of delivering more gain. It is also a lot more expensive

@bv9434

7 жыл бұрын

elmero mero they're also pretty different. I have both and don't use them for the same things

@elmeromero6559

7 жыл бұрын

t-you =)

@MSeez87

6 жыл бұрын

The OCD isnt that much more expensive. Like $30 more.

@jonny1251

4 жыл бұрын

Higher gain doesnt mean more tone.

Prince’s secret weapon

@monk__375

Ай бұрын

along with the boss flanger

my bloody valentine and tame impala uwu

if you already have a tube amp would this be pointless?

@Someguy-ic3mu

Жыл бұрын

No, you can use this petal to boost your amp as well as further shape you your tone. Any overdrive is a fantastic addition to any tube amp.

@jdr978

8 ай бұрын

Also extends the life of your tubes since your not pushing them like old school overdrive/distortion

You said creamy

could I use this as an overdrive?

@SirEnVo

7 жыл бұрын

joseph smith yes you can with the gain at like 3 o'clock or full.

@LentilsOverkill

6 жыл бұрын

"can I use this overdrive as an overdrive"

Eh

I wouldn't name drop brad paisley if I was trying to sell a pedal

@richinmusic

2 жыл бұрын

I am not a country music fan, but Brad Paisley can play guitar. A good player is a good player.

@kingarthur1776

2 жыл бұрын

I'm a classic rock guy..saw Brad Paisley once..holy crap what a player!

@sprucemoose6149

Жыл бұрын

I may have been basing my opinion off of seeing him on stage without his guitar plugged into anything not even a wireless system and pretending that he’s playing. I don’t think I’ve actually seen him play for real.

just got one and i’m not impressed. SD1 is the best this is meh comparatively. why would i use it ?

@javiceres

6 ай бұрын

But the SD cuts a lot of lows, right? The BD is fuller in the EQ spectrum...

@swissarmyknight4306

5 ай бұрын

You would use it to be able to crank up the gain and use it as a distortion/fuzz, as well as being able to use it as an overdrive. I love my SD1 as well, but its not as versatile.

@javiceres

5 ай бұрын

Apples and oranges

John Mayer sucks , this pedal doesn’t.

Hard to understand. Reverb . Com demos are some of the worst.

@JacobawSnow

6 жыл бұрын

Except reverb tone report with Andy from proguitarshop. The proguitarshop demos and Pete thorn demos are the best on KZread.

@cesmcmyth

6 жыл бұрын

jacob snow sure...Andy's demos are his! And peter thorn well...awesome

@JacobawSnow

6 жыл бұрын

Haha. I agree with you though. Any of the standard reverb stuff is bad. Oh, and guitar world demos of pretty terrible as well.