Boss BD-2 Overdrive

I test a lot of pedals on my YouTube channel, and this one was highly requested. I've always associated BOSS with a brand that everyone has on their board at some point. I've owned a few, and although never exceptional they are always great.

I bought the BD-2 without having much expectations. I plugged it in and was hit with a fantastic tone, although very bright. Now the brightness can be controlled and it isn't a bad thing. It's not ice picky, just a bit brighter than I expected. I keep the tone knob at around 9 o'clock to keep everything balanced.

I own some expensive, rare and boutique pedals, and this thing keeps up with all of them. So much so, in fact, that I am contemplating getting rid of some of my pedals and keeping this one as my "transparent" OD.

Tested with:
- Vox AC15C1
- Vox AC4
- 1966 Gibson GA-15RVT

The blues driver has been the center of my sound for over ten years now, and after ten years of absolute murder and abuse, being chucked in and out of bags, dropped and thrown on floors, jumped and stamped on(in the heat of the moment you do these things), and even drowned in various liquids, i had to finally buy a new one. Now, it still works, but there's a tiny rattle in it; so she's being put out to pasture when it comes to recording, but for rehearsing, she'll always have a place on my board .
My new blues driver sounds great, as i knew it would, and performs great. I'm looking forward to another ten years of mayhem with my new blues driver.

Sean Donohue

TUNER

This is definately the most versatile distortion I have owned. I don't play heavy songs and tend to use it mainly for lead work. I also use this on my acoustic board and I think it's even better there! Other distortions sound off with the acoustic but the BD-2 is actually quite complimentary. I tend to leave the tone knob in the same spot, about 10 o'clock or so, but there is a good range of sounds that can be achieved with those three knobs.
My BD-2 has recently kicked the bucket due to a psu failure and I will definately be buying another.
Build quality is excellent and as usual from Thomann, price can't be beat!

Cette pédale est excellente ! Je l'utilise comme boost avec très peu de gain, ou comme overdrive medium, et elle s'en sort parfaitement dans les deux cas. Elle peut également monter dans saturations plus intenses si nécessaire. J'ai l'impression qu'elle colore moins le son que sa collègue verte légendaire.

C'est extrêmement solide (Boss quoi ...) et facile à régler pour trouver le son qu'on cherche (du moins pour ma part).
Depuis que je l'ai, je n'ai jamais ressenti le besoin d'une autre pédale d'OD (j'ai d'ailleurs revendu une drive/disto boutique avant de prendre la Boss).