1995.
Since 1995, the Boss BD-2 Blues Driver has delivered that creamy yet crunchy sound you’ve heard on countless great albums and live shows –and at a great value! Sam Bell explains just why this pedal has been such mainstay on so many pedalboards over the years.
In this post
What does a Boss Blues Driver do?
The BD-2 Blues Driver delivers the creamy, yet crunchy sound associated with great blues guitar. This popular pedal provides instant access to the kind of warm overdrive and emotive distortion usually reserved for 30-year-old tube amps.
Is the Boss Blues Driver transparent?
Now the difference between the Bluesbreaker style and the Tube Screamer comes down to a buzzword: the Bluesbreaker sound is transparent, whereas the Tube Screamer that I showed earlier has a mid-frequency hump that is not transparent.
What pedal is the Blues Driver based on?
Based on the original Marshall Bluesbreaker pedal – this also has a 3-way voicing toggle which takes you between Boost, Overdrive and Distortion.
What Colour is a Boss Blues Driver?
Blue
And referenced the OD series (Yellow), Tremolo (Teal), Blues Driver (Blue), Chorus (Sky Blue), and Flanger (Magenta/Grape).
Is blues an analog driver?
Crafted with an ear for highly refined sound, the BD-2W takes the classic Blues Driver grit to a new level with all-discrete analog circuitry. Standard mode captures the classic BD-2 tone while Custom mode delivers new body and sustain.
What does Waza Craft mean?
art and technique
WAZA CRAFT
In Japan, “Waza” is the term for art and technique, and these special edition pedals proudly carry the Waza symbol to represent the pinnacle of BOSS design and craftsmanship.
Who uses a Tube Screamer?
The Ibanez Tube Screamer is one of the most loved, copied and modded overdrive pedals of all time. The pedal has been issued (and reissued) in numerous variants over the years and found a place in the rigs of players like Stevie Ray Vaughan, Kirk Hammett, Gary Moore, Steve Vai and many others.
Is Tube Screamer overdrive or distortion?
The Tube Screamer is an overdrive pedal, and not a distortion pedal. It adds grit and crunch to your tone and is popular with classic rock, indie and blues guitarists. Distortion pedals on the other hand are more aggressive and suit heavier styles of music.
Do you need overdrive and distortion?
It largely depends on how close you already are to the tone you want. If you’re pretty close but you want a little more oomph, go with overdrive. Same goes for when you want more of a trashy, garage rock sound. If you want to radically change the tone into something heavier, pick distortion.
What is the JHS Morning Glory based on?
classic Marshall Blues Breaker
Morning Glory Features
A flexible booster/overdrive pedal based on the classic Marshall Blues Breaker. Massive headroom via internal power regulation for huge boosted levels and volume control. EQ controls available with Tone knob and Bright Cut mini toggle switch.
What is the Blues Breaker sound?
The Bluesbreaker, which derives its nickname from being used by Eric Clapton with John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, is credited with delivering “the sound that launched British blues-rock in the mid-1960s.” It was Marshall’s first combo amplifier, and was described as “arguably the most important [amplifier] in the
What circuit is a blues driver?
The Blues Driver starts with a circuit very similar to the OD-2, and then adds a slight bass boost to the end to give it the signature fullness, along with some clipping diodes and a fixed-position Fender tonestack for shaping the tone. Despite its overwhelming popularity, the BD-2 is not without its flaws.
What type of overdrive is sd1?
The SD-1 was BOSS’s second overdrive pedal design, and added a tone control to the original OD-1 Overdrive – while the jury is still out as to whether that was the only tweak to the circuit, as the two pedals have very different personalities. Nevertheless, it was the SD-1 that proved to be the bigger hit.
Why is Waza Craft better?
The discerning feature across the Waza Craft pedal range is the Custom switch. This is the real game-changing addition to the modest stompbox casing. As well as delivering the original sound of the pedals, the switch links to a second circuit. This drastically expands the sonic capabilities of the effects.
Are Roland and BOSS the same company?
Boss is a manufacturer of effects pedals for electric guitar and bass guitar. It is a division of the Roland Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer that specializes in musical equipment and accessories.
Are all BOSS Waza pedals made in Japan?
Boss’s mainstay pedals were all initially built in Japan, but then production mostly moved to Taiwan, and more recently Malaysia – where all those standard and core pedals are mass-manufactured. By contrast – each Waza Craft Edition is largely assembled by a single person at a dedicated workstation.
What do you stack with Tube Screamer?
The first and most important stacking method that I use and have always used is taking a light gain overdrive, like the Morning Glory, and stacking it with a Tube Screamer. The reason I use the light gain overdrive is because I like having my first stage overdrive with no mid peak in it.
Why is the Tube Screamer so popular?
One of the other key reasons the Ibanez Tube Screamer is so popular with blues guitarists, is because of its ‘dynamic response‘. Put simply, the pedal responds very well to the way that you play your guitar. If you dig in and use a heavy pick attack, you’ll get a more aggressive and overdriven tone.
What Tube Screamer did SRV use?
Ibanez TS-808 Tube Screamer
It’s an Ibanez TS-808 Tube Screamer that was apparently owned, at some point, by the late Stevie Ray Vaughan.
How did SRV set his Tube Screamer?
Typically, Stevie Ray Vaughan used his Tube Screamer as a boost. He set the drive around 3 or 4 and then cranked the volume up to 8 or 9. If you are using either the TS808 or the TS9 and you want to recreate Vaughan’s tones, I would recommend doing the same.