Using the unit safely and important notes separate sheet. Nov 21, 2018 if you can remember, there was a time before boss release the katana amplifiers where rolands boss parent company biggest amp line was the cube series. This popular pedal provides instant access to the kind of warm overdrive and emotive distortion usually. It is an analog pedal and has a 14 inch input and output. If your pedal could be one of these, please open it before sending it in. Tremolo, opto, bias, duo, rotary, ultravibe and vibropan. Classic blues guitar tones with tube amp simulation. Well, more like over 200 so far, and hopefully well find more to add to the list of effect pedal clones.
The boss blues driver has the sound that i am looking for in the mids, but on the blues jr. Crafted with an ear for highly refined sound, the bd2w takes the classic blues driver grit. At mid gain it has a little stringy, flangelike aftertaste in the decay of chords. Oct, 2016 the latest amp to hit the solidstate, modeling, dsp market is the boss katana series. Wavy dave everett drummer and sound man extraordinaire.
The bd2 delivers the creamy, slightly crunchy sound associated with great blues guitar. Boss bd2 distortion guitar effect pedal for sale online. Phil gates takes you on a guided tour of the bd2 blues driver and tr2 tremolo. Bd2 blues driver fhat the boss bd2 is one of the best overdrive pedals boss has ever come out with. Oct, 2008 the boss blues driver is one of those pedals that everybody has owned or at least played through once. Sweetwater s sales engineers are regarded as the most experienced and knowledgeable professionals in the music industry, with extensive music backgrounds and intense training on the latest products and technologies. It is a fet based overdrive that offers a nice alternative to all the tube screamer and klon based clones. It takes a 9 volt battery or can be powered by the boss tu2 tuner pedal if you have the power supply and daisy chain. I have purchased a boss bd2 blues driver and an sd1 super overdrive and i am debating between keeley and monte allums mods. While many players like the sound of the stock pedal just fine, many other guitarists like the basic tone but just want it bettermore organic, responsive and dynamic. Boss blues driver vs ts9 tube screamer ultimate guitar. It also is has the distinction of wearing the boss badge instead of roland or waza. The original pedal was a great design that features tubelike amp stages, tube amp tone stacks, and a variety of tone shaping circuits to. This ebook will explain how the circuit works in an easy to understand way.
Keeley modded boss bd2 blues driver n stuff music product. The bd2 is arguably one of the best boss pedals right out of the box, and with. Best overdrive for a blues jr iii fender stratocaster. Mammoth electronics boss blues driver phat mod youtube. All of the changes are subtle but when packaged together offer a nice improvement. The latest amp to hit the solidstate, modeling, dsp market is the boss katana series. The pedal you have now is the culmination of many ideas and modifications that i have made to the pedal during the course the years. Iii the treble sounds tinny when the tone is up and nonexistent when the tone is dialed down. Monte allums 822011 mods for dod 250 and yjm308 are now shipping. Its not simply a distortion pedal but rather a tone tool that adds to your guitar tone, supplying really nice lows, crystal clear high frequency, great picking response and detail.
Fromel electronics boss bd2 blues driver with fromel mods humbucker 1. Passionately designed by the master engineers at boss in japan, the waza craft bd2w delivers a premium stomp experience that fans of customized pedal tone will love. Subscribe to the boss newsletter to get the latest articles, videos, and news about your favorite boss products. The modify knob works in conjunction with type and adjusts some parameters that are listed in the manual. That basically means that the pedal is a bit harsher sounding, with more dynamic. Boss bd2 blues driver simple, direct and efficient.
After doing a few of these mods to my boss ds1s they became my favorite pedals. There are three knobs for you to adjust on the unit, level, tone and gain, allowing to colour the sound to your specific taste. The original pedal was a great design that features tubelike amp stages, tube amp tone stacks, and a variety of tone shaping circuits to bring out the best in any guitars pickups. One of the pedals main features is that the level of distortion is proportional to the picking. Straight from the factory the boss blues driver tends to have a very harsh and buzz saw type gain. Monte allums 5152011 i just completed a mod for the voodoo labs sparkle drive. I started looking into this after doing some makeovers to a couple of joyo pedals i had. Boss tu2 boss blues driver fulltone ocd line 6 dl4 marshall mode four the blues driver is running about noon, a little less gain, and a little more volume, and the ocd is running highpowered mode and is pretty much straight up. In 2017, some boss pedals like the ds1 new version shown on the left and bd 2 were changed to tiny smt surface mount. The keeley bd2 is a quality overdrive pedal for all types of blues music, and with its compact size, this pedal travels well and sets up with no hassles. The keeley super phat mod is our famous mod now perfected with amazing sounding jfets that emulate old tube amps in a unique way.
These mods to a clipping circuit change the quality of the distortion, making it different. The panasonic caps, metal film resisters, the leds, the diodes, the wiring, the youtube video, the link to all the instructions are all killer, straight forward, and upfront pretty easy to accomplish. Ok so i have a boss blues driver but ive been thinking about switching it out for a ts9. The ones we can modify have a large circuit board that fills up the pedal. Many see this as a step in the right direction for boss, as they have the recognition among guitar players and not roland. The keeley mod upgrades all the components for a warmer, more dynamic tone.
In praise of the humble, underrated boss blues driver. The boss bd2 blues driver is a fantastic platform to work with when you want multiple different sounds from an inexpensive pedal. An optional secondary phat mod adds a switch for introducing more bass into the tone. The bd2 blues driver delivers the creamy, yet crunchy sound associated with great blues guitar. View and download boss bd2 blues driver owners manual online. A great basic boss pedal and it suped up cousin, modified by robert keeley, the effects wizard. By taking out key, cheaply produced stock parts and replacing them with better quality parts and sometimes parts of differing electronic values we give. The bd2 is arguably one of the best boss pedals right out of the box, and with a few precision adjustments from the fromel laboratory, this pedal can rival the best boutique stomp boxes on the market. Boss bd2 blues driver bundle with power supply, instrument cable, patch cable, picks, and austin bazaar polishing cloth. Could really use cash in this time of crisis, but will look at lists as well. If you can remember, there was a time before boss release the katana amplifiers where rolands boss parent company biggest amp line was the cube series. The boss is on at all times for crispy, tubey, cleans. Ive seen some shootouts with the bd2 against other overdrives and knockoffs like the mooer blues mood. The mods that i sell for this pedal push the blues driver into hifi territory.
Suscribite al canal aqui y activa las notificaciones blog. The boss bd2 is one of the most loved current production pedals. D3 change this 1ss3 to a different 1n4002 diode for asymmetrical clipping. The boss bd2 blues driver is one of the bestsounding overdrive pedals ever made, and modifications to it are entirely unnecessary gilding of the lily. Boss realized the need for a pedal that could produce a bluesy vintage tube amp tone and in 1995 they came up with the blues driver. I feel like some of the blues driver mods probably address those problems, but i am waiting until i find the best replacement until i tear my blues driver. The keeley bd2 is a quality overdrive pedal for all types of blues music, and with its compact size, this. Some of the most praised amps in the line were the blues cube. Stay up to date with boss news, artists, promotions, events, and more.
Other boss ods sounded fine but lacked a little something, at least when listening on youtube clips. Boss bd2 blues driver mods available fhat, brent mason and tweed for your boss bd2 mods nashville super picker, johnny hiland, tears it up at summer namm with the sme ds1 plexi plus and sd1 super lead. The bd2 was been a success from it first went on sale and its still one of the best selling boss pedals today. My bd2 mod transforms this pedal into a truly great sounding pedal pushing it into boutique territory. As guitarist for japanese hardrock trio ningen isunot to mention a worldrenowned fx connoisseurshinji wajima is the perfect candidate to put bosss eight waza craft models through their paces. In praise of the humble, underrated boss blues driver reverb news. Keeley bd2 boss blues driver phat mod overdrive pedal modified. The mckinley boss bd2 fhat mod comes from years of experience to develop an upgraded. If you have one of my other mods and want to try the. My crazy diamond mod is the bomb, the fact that you specialize in various off the shelf pedals is amazing. New boss smt pedals we cannot modify in 2018, boss started building the sd1 with tiny smt parts on a tiny circuit board. Tap tempo, a real stereo circuit and the true bypass.
The blues driver has three different sounds, depending on how the gain is set. Mar 16, 20 boss bd2 blues driver mods robert keeley this is not allinclusive in what can be done to the blues driver. The bd2super can get a very pure clean boost sound after our mod, more transparent than a tube screamer due to. Id venture to say its nearly as popular as the boss bd2 mods. Boss bd2 blues driver mods robert keeley this is not allinclusive in what can be done to the blues driver. Finally available after several years, brian wamplers new updated version of the popular wampler bd2 blues driver mods. It is much tamer than its orange cousin the ds1, but it can put out a fair amount of distortion with the gain knob cranked up. The boss bd2 blues driver is an extremely popular overdrive pedal, set up as a competitor to the ts9 tubescreamer. At low gain, it is the real deal for blues and most old rock. It is meant to give an idea of where the tone can be improved or changed. There are very few overdrives i would choose other than a bd2, but none of them are better.
In 2017, some boss pedals like the ds1 new version shown on the left and bd2 were changed to tiny smt surface mount. Boss bd2 distortion guitar effect pedal for sale online ebay. The blues drivers great cleanup factor from the guitar volume knob is not affected and neither is the pedals ability to provide a clean boost with a flat eq at low gain settings. Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled. It offers a massive range of gain from a nearly perfect clean boost an almost fullon distortion. Filter filter aw2 mods bd2 mods bf2 mods boss mij boss mods ce2 mods ce3 mods dd3 mods dd5 mods dd6 mods dd7 mods df2 mods discontinued dm3 mods ds1 mods ds2 mods ge7 mods geb7 mods hm2 mods hm3 mods oc2 mods od3 mods os2 mods rv3 mods rv5 mods rv6 mods tr2 mods xt2 mods. Your best bet is getting a used one and sending it in for mods. Thanks to maxwell audio designs components for doing a great job. And new to the shop, select new modified pedal on select boss pedals for a new pedal, modified and shipped direct to you. Sounds great stock and theres mods aplenty out there if you want to tweek it. Page 2 thank you, and congratulations on your choice of boss bd2 blues driver.
The boss bd2 blues driver is an overdrive guitar pedal. Get the latest updatesdrivers, owners manuals, and support documents for your product. Dec 10, 2017 the classic choice for an acoustic guitar overdrive pedal is our winner the ibanez ts808 tube screamer, or for players looking for that modern touch you should also check out the boss blues driver overdrive pedal too. Boss blues driver vs, os2 overdrivedistortion telecaster. Jan 25, 2017 boss blues driver 2 i cant remember how many times ive been asked to do this one. When the humble boss overdrive isnt occupied with wailing blues licks, it has proven an inspired subject of mods and a competitor to the klon.
Mods your post 1994 ds1 to sound like the vintage mij ds1 for more clarity, warmer distortion and less compressed sound the mij ds1 is famous for. Boss bd2 blues driver modifications fromel electronics. This popular pedal provides instant access to the kind of warm overdrive and emotive distortion usually reserved for 30yearold tube amps. Boss bd2 blues driver fender stratocaster guitar forum. Id venture to say its nearly as popular as the beloved tube screamer. The ones ive included here are those that are readily available off ebay. The bd2 is boss fantastic blues overdrive pedal, providing tone from overdriven vintage warmth to explosive distortion. I played the ts9 before to test it out and i liked the clean. After keeleys mods its a remarkable tubeamp enhancersimulator. The blues cube was designed as a direct competitor to the fender 1x12 amps. I started laying it out ages ago, but got frustrated or interrupted and never went back to it.
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