| Boss BD-2 Blues Driver Overdrive Pedal |  | Brand: Boss
Category: Musical Instruments
List Price: $129.95
Buy New: $75.00
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Seller: Capritron
Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 1,412
Color: Blue
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 5.8 x 2.5 x 3.8
The BD-2 delivers the creamy, yet crunchy sound associated with great blues guitar. Instant access to the kind of warm overdrive and emotive distortion usually reserved for 30-year-old tube amps.
MPN: BD2
Model: BD-2
UPC: 761294037195
EAN: 0761294037195
ASIN: B0002CZV6E
Availability: Usually ships in 2-3 business days
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| Features:
| • | Classic ''blues'' guitar tones with tube amp simulation | | • | Warm distortion and overdrive | | • | Responds to nuance and volume changes | | • | AC adaptor or 9V battery operation | | • | Five year warranty |
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Product Description
The BD-2 delivers the creamy, yet crunchy sound associated with great blues guitar. Instant access to the kind of warm overdrive and emotive distortion usually reserved for 30-year-old tube amps.
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| Customer Reviews:
Great little pedal July 25, 2008
J. R. Mcgraw
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
Like the review above me said, it is built like a tank. It has taken quite a bit of stompin' from me, and it is giving no signs of wearing out! It provides an amazing range of tones. I've used it for 3 things. First off, as one might hope with a name like Blues Driver, for some nice Bluesy warm overdrive. You can also use it for more hardcore distortion, which can get pretty hardcore with all knobs turned to the right. But also, with the distortion turned all the way down, but the Level turned up, it is a great little Level Booster that works great before or after other pedals. I use it before my Wah-Wah, and it makes a great sounding Wah!
Rockin' April 9, 2008
Flip (Tomball, TX)
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
This is built like all Boss pedals...like a tank. Solid construction, metal jacks. When you plug it in, the magic happens. Solid overdrive all the way from a gentle bluesy fell to overt crunch. Won't work for you metalheads out there, but for most of us, this is an awesome pedal.
Far better than I expected April 24, 2010
Mike Reynolds (Marysville WA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Wow!
This pedal surpassed my every expectation. I have been playing guitar for a long time, but am just getting into the blues. I have been gawking at all of the boutique pedals out there looking for "my" sound. I have tried several in the stores and have listened at watched hundreds of reviews online.
The BD-2 keeps the character from your guitar and delivers a variety of sounds. You can swing the dial from a tighter and softer overdriven sound with some great tone, to a wide open raunchy grit. No matter how much overdrive you dial up, it still keeps the bluesy character to your sound. It never moves toward generic nu-metal or bland fuzz, the whine and build of your blues sound always remain.
I really think that is why this pedal will stand out over pedals that cost a lot more. You get as much gain and grit as you want, but your sound keeps all of its quality. You can dial up classic rock sounds as well as some really strong SRV or Kenny Wayne type sounds. If you play any type of classic rock, blues or funk; owning this pedal is a no-brainer. I am actually buying a few so that I can add some of the after-market mods from Monte Allum and Keeley and have even more variety. You certainly don't need to mod it to have a really amazing, quality blues sound.
Since I bought this, I have learned that many guitarists that have the money to put anything into their pedal boards still keep this puppy in the mix because it is really difficult to beat.
Boss rules April 17, 2010
Philip J. Kelley
I've had my Blues Driver for a couple of years now and it's true Boss quality. This thing is going to last forever like the rest of my Boss pedals. Pros: Solid construction, an awsome range of classic rock distortion sounds, excellant control of tones, no noise what so ever. Cons: NONE! This pedal is well worth the under $100.00 price. Now get one and start playing!
Buy it NOW - Great sound! February 9, 2010
WebbMan (Gotham City, USA)
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
The following is my REVIEW of: Blackheart BH-5 Little Giant Tube amp head, the BH-112 Bottom, BEHRINGER Digital Reverb pedal, and BOSS BD-2 Blues Driver.
The Blackheart LITTLE GIANT Half Stack consisting of the BH-5 head matched with the BH-112 bottom has earned rave reviews from many respected sources for its great tube sound for little money creating great tube sound at an excellent value ($350. Musicians Friend). I personally found everything positive said about this great little halfstack to be 100% true. It seems to be sturdy and well made but lack handles. It has a handy 3 watt/5 watt selector switch which lets you go from practicing in a little apartment, to actually practicing with your garage band. In both the 3 and 5 watt selections you get a thick, rich tube sound but for some reason the 3 watt sound just a bit muddy compared to the 5 watt. To dial-in the sound you want, it does have tone adjustment with its treble, mids & bass knobs BUT on the down side there is NO gain & reverb controls.
So I said to myself this is the PERFECT opportunity to daisy-chain a couple pedals and see what happens. I selected the BOSS BD-2 for tone & gain, and daisy chained that with the Behringer Digital Reverb for the reverb sound.
About BOSS, my experience has shown me you can't go wrong with the BOSS brand. They come through with the goods every time but at
$90+ dollars per pedal I feel they are on the pricey side and I try to save if I can. As suspected, the Tone & Gain came though like a champ. Even at low volume levels the BH-5 set at 3 watt and half volume achieved that much desired "Speaker Breakup" sound. Don't get me wrong, YES you can get the speaker breakup sound from the amp on its own But without a gain control to boost the signal and push the tubes, you really have to crank up the volume. Neighbors may not appreciate that much :)
About BEHRINGER (the poor man's pedal), my experience has shown me at $25+ per pedal the value is excellent but the natural tone is lacking. For example I tried to save a few dollars by buying the Behringer Blues Overdrive pedal (instead of the Boss BD-2) and all I can say is NO-WAY. To me the sound was very artificial and didn't meet my expectations. My wife saw how frustrated I was with the Behringer Blues Overdrive and she surprised me with the BOSS BD-2 for Christmas... Thanks Honey :)
BUT WAIT - Don't give up on Behringer yet!! Again with the lure of saving a few bucks I decided to try the Behringer DIGITAL REVERB and was very pleasantly surprised. I was hoping for a realistic Reverb sound and this time Behringer truly delivered. There's many different settings such as Spring, Plate, Hall, and Gate. They all sound accurate like the real thing and it's the first Behringer pedal I'm really glad I own. It gets the job done.
IN CONCLUSION - If you're looking for a great all tube little half stack at a great value. The Blackheart Little Giant halfstack is an excellent choice. AND if you want amazing sound that rivals tube amps costing TWICE the price, simply add and overdrive & reverb pedal. I personally got the tone I was looking for from the BOSS BD-2 chained with the Behringer Digital Reverb. Experiment and see what works for you. Hope this helps, and as always, THANKS for reading my reviews. Be well. The WebbMan.
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