What does the Boss DF-2 Super Feedback & Distortion Do?
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2021
- The DS-2 sets itself apart from the other orange distortion boxes by offering a unique Feedback effect, which kicks on when you hold the foot pedal down. Does it sound convincing? Is it worth the few extra bucks over a DS-1 or DS-2? You be the judge!
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I found one of these at a pawnshop years ago. Paid 20 bucks. Sold it for a 100.00 bag of shrooms. Best deal ever. We played with it while tripping!! Wheeeeee!!!
That’s a pretty good deal! Can’t beat that memory
My guy 😂
Smh.
Hahahaha. Great anecdote.
My band had a song circa 1994 where we used this pedal in a section as infinite sustain for the singer to sing over. It sounded a bit artificial, but was original at the time.
i impulsed bought this pedal back in the 90s...i love feedback and thought...my little practice amp wasnt giving me much if any feedback...but this pedal didnt give the feedback tones i wanted...so it just became a distortion pedal...i take care of my stuff and this pedal is in really good condition with the box and everything that came with it
Instant HUM in a box! I bought one and it sounded exactly like HUM to me! I will say I did a shootout against DS-1 and the DF-2 and they sound so different. The DS-1 is way more muddy. If you dime the volume and gain and set the tone at slightly past noon into a clean orange amplifier, you’ll have Matt’s guitar tone from HUM. Tim used an Ibanez powerlead you should do a pedal breakdown of that one too!
Man I love HUM. Gonna put on Inlet tonight.
Great demo! Fun, and it reminded me of a pedal I need to drag out and use again… thanks for posting.
I've been wanting to get this pedal for about 10 years...they would only show up at good prices when I budget wouldn't allow for it. Finally got one last week and I love it!
I love a story with a happy ending. It’s definitely a unique pedal, and even without the feedback option, a pretty solid distortion. Enjoy it!!
I bought mine back in 1984 and its laying in the closet lol
I really want to hear this stacked with a DS-2
It sucked the volume right-out of my chain the first-time I plugged it in. Then, I ran it *before* my overdrive & had fun for about an hour or so. It’s a fun little box. Mine came from France!
I was plug & play before the pandemic. I started buying pedals & now I’m hooked.
I had one of the original ones back in the late 70s-early 80s. I loved that pedal. And that part about letting it loose on low volume was spot on. I guess one reason I let mine go was overuse. You can only feedback so much in a set before you need something else to do.
Thanx for This Demo
This used with a Klon or Klon clone is a great gain stage combo. The DF-2's real secret is when it's used as a heavy overdrive vice heavy distortion/feedback - when set properly it will sound similar to a Bluesbreaker type pedal with more heaviness/top boost option along the same vein has a Marshall Gov'ner pedal but different in a good way. I never really used the feedback feature or extreme gain settings - this pedal is amazeballs at mid gain settings which people never demo with this pedal.
I actually liked this pedal so much I "upgraded" it for a Leyland Hum Along which is the circuit with a extended gain/tone controls, true bypass, and better headroom.
When boosted with something like a Klon or tube screamer in front of it you can do things like bump the mids to give you some great lead tones.
I've had one of these since the late 80s! You can get some really odd (and occasionally cool) noises if you double tap it. Press for the feedback then release and immediately press and hold again
Great video.. is the distortion/chip same as DS1?????
I have one of the old "pre-lawsuit" versions. I'm trying to figure out if it's worth keeping or selling. I have a DS-2 and a Marshall Jackhammer, which I feel are both significantly better than the DF-2. I never really had a need for the feedback option, other than annoying my family when I was younger.
THE HUM PEDAL. THE BAND.
This was my *favorite* pedal as a teenager. It's similar to a DS-1/DS-2, but with the extra feedback.
I love the idea of a pedal to help a low volume act loud. I have not used a distortion pedal since 2010s maybe
I found One Of these at St Vinnies Last week for 4 dollars , Thanks for the Rundown
Wow, you got yourself a deal!!
What is St Vinnies and why would he take such a loss?
It's the perfect pedal for playing a few Hendrix songs, like Foxy Lady, the very beginning note in the song, but without being too loud... Although saving a bit of volume on your guitar to get that Slam! At the beginning of the song...
I remember in my teenage years of playing this pedal was in all the Musicians Friend, Music Emporium type of catalogues. I never saw one in person but I learned this is what Kim Thayle from Soundgarden used in the intro to Loud Love which is the coolest thing he ever did. Then about 10 years ago they did a performance of the song and omitted the intro which really sucked
Bought one in 2017 when i was first really getting into playing my guitar and it has been my main distortion ever since. It broke last week and i was incredibly sad but superglue works wonders.
how does a pedal break
Playing chords with the feedback effect on makes the guitar sound like it's out of tune?
How does it work when you hold it down and switch notes? Specifically, will this make my guitar sound like Robert Fripp on Bowie's "Heroes"?
It won’t change notes once it’s held down, even if you change notes on the guitar. For the Heroes thing, look into an eBow or Sound Stone
Hello, excuse my English. I'm from Mexico and I've had this pedal for 20 years. I just searched the internet and it's really weird. I still have the Japanese version. It is true that the distortion is not very convincing and the feedback falls short these days, especially because it does not fade progressively. Still, it's a great collector's item and works just as well as it did 20 years ago.
Your English looks great to me, and thanks for watching! I agree, not the best sounding effect, but still fun, and good if you want feedback without a lot of noise.
Is it possible to use this for the sustain only, not the distortion?
You should be looking for the BOSS Feedbacker Booster. It's a clean boost with the same feedback function as here.
Seems it would ride the new popularity of the Sustainiac pickup.
I'm wondering if it the feedbacker works with gain at zero, or at least with another distortion but with gain at zero
Good question. I’ll try to run an experiment on this soon
I know it works with distortion at zero
@@clickpond7825 Thank you!
I have an FB-2, now I want the DF-2. I feel like the DF-2 would be more practical for me.
I want a feedbacker of some type but the cost of these things is just so..... exorbitant? For my needs at least. Only feedbacker i ever played with was a Line 6 Dr Distorto (back when they were in shops) and had a ton of fun with it.
I think the unchallenged king is the Digitech Freqout
Wow, those really are shooting up in price. I checked back and I snagged mine for $75 last April. Not sure what the best option is today, Freqout looks nice but I think the DF-2’s distortion is actually pretty good by itself.
@@StompboxBreakdown 1) What are shooting up, the DF-2s?
2) One thing that put me off the newer Boss feedbacker was the fact that (AFAIK) it won't work if you're playing, say, through headphones. The Freqout will.
3) The DF-2's distortion? Or feedbacker? I don't need another distortion! :)
@@moe45673 The feedbacker works no matter what you're playing through, headphones, direct recording, 5 watt amp... that noise is generated entirely in the pedal. And yeah, the DF-2 is a distortion pedal with a feedback bonus, it sounds kind of like the DS-2 Turbo Distortion to me.
I think the increase in price is because things are getting increasingly digital, and it's unlikely they'll ever make something like this again
In regards to using the pedal when playing chords, Boz Boorer shows a pretty neat trick here: ua-cam.com/video/LRkuUBezjVY/v-deo.html
got one of these id say 87-89 not sure, it was my first distortion pedal. .15 years ago i tried giving it away with a roland cube i sold. I'm glad the guy wasnt interested .
wow this is a weird genius idea
Definitely. Just bought the pedal today at a vintage guitar store :)
Welcome to the Feedback Club!
@@StompboxBreakdown Hell yeah!
sigh....another review that ignores the distortion. The feedbacker is mildly useful, but the distortion is unique. I've wanted to know what this is based on or if it's an original distortion circuit for years.
I've had one of these since '88. There's something different about the distortion. There's almost a Muff element to it, but it chugs where a Muff can't.
It's not a DS-1...it's it's own thing. I have a dozen great dirt pedals from the last 30 years, and this is STILL my favorite.
Yeah, that’s one of my older videos. Wish I had done it a lot differently. Maybe I’ll redo it soon.
Why is yours named backwards lol its DF..distortion and feedbacker not feedbacker and distortion lol
You can blame Dimarzio for that
Sounds a bit poo to me
More talk,less Guitar lol
Your wish is my command
"who needs that"??
Smoke more grass, mate. You'll see.
St 2:34, to my ear, you're getting close to that elusive Spirit In the Sky tone. Maybe I'm just delusional or hopeful, but there you have it.