I love this pedal. I got it a month ago and I’m never taking it off of the board. Fuzz and distortion sound mean as hell in front of it too, but the low-gain is sweet ... as demonstrated well here! ☮️
I just got this pedal and after playing thru over a dozen different distortion/overdrive units in the last year, i think this pedal nails alot of boards.
I watched all the demos last year and didn't like it. So when I tried one two weeks ago in a music shop I was instantly blown away. I bought a used one in mint condition and I love it.
Nice demo Brett. The 'Blues Driver' side sounded really good when giving the Strat a little bit of extra push. I suspect that stacked into the 'Angry Charlie' side set with plenty of juicy drive would give a glorious lead tone.
Brett plays that riff, and even the funky chord pattern at times, quite often when demoing low gain with a Strat. It is great to hear any nod to that track or even that album.
I have one, love the BD-2 more than I thought I would, but the Angry Chas side is too gainy for me. I would actually prefer to have an "old Charlie" and use the BD-2 circuit to push the Charlie in series mode... almost enough to flip this pedal for a BD-2, but I DO like the space-saving part. Humph. 1st World problems, amirite?
AWESOME blues tone pedal! How did Boss NOT make the color of the pedal BLUE,...in keeping with the Blues Driver theme and respecting Josh Scott's love for the color blue?!? I was going to get the JHS Bonsai as my first JHS pedal,...but now MUST HAVE this BLUES TONE MASTERPIECE!
Are there two separate volume controls for each mode? So one mode would be a rhythm channel while the other can be activated for more volume lead channel? If not .. why don't they bring back the {SD-2} Dual Overdrive pedal - it was their best one they ever made as it had two separate volume controls for lead and rhythm.
I have one, the best sound is parallel with a lot of angry Charlie and a hint of cleanish bless driver, which on its own sounds like total ass at every possible setting, but there's literally no other way to get parallel od/distortion without bringing two amps and having two paths!!
They have to be noiseless pickups and low gain. I am going to be returning the one I got, the hum is unbearable once you add some gain when using single coils, specially on the angry charlie side.
Current draw on its own doesn't tell us very much. After all, the JHS Angry Charlie draws 100mA according to the company's manual and that pedal is all analogue!!
+Kevin Betts Yes I've seen that, too. But that's a typing error or a loose recommendation, as that circuit (Angry Driver, Bluesbreaker, Marshall Guv'nor, MI Crunchbox, they are all the same) works well with 10 mA. 50 mA is too much for an all analog pedal. If there are no digital parts in the signal chain, they might be part of the switching system. Boss doesn't say anything about it, which is a little suspicious...
I'd agree that it's very high. I just wonder whether Josh Scott likes to play very safe with his recommended current draws and has insisted Boss set it high for this pedal? Alternatively, if this is actually two pedal circuits in a single enclosure 50mA wouldn't be too far out of line. Boss rate the BD-2 at 20mA so both circuits stacked could pull close to twice that. I don't know, obviously, as there are other factors to consider that I'm ignorant of. All I'm thinking at the moment is this pedal has some very nice tones in it and exactly how those tones are generated isn't something I'm worried about, interesting though it is to discuss.
So far the best video I’ve seen about this pedal. Most guys are metal heads that just crank it up loud. You bring out the subtle nuances. Great job
Sounds great but I'm still calling it a "Blues Charlie" 😜
Great demo!. Exactly what I wanted to hear this pedal do. Thanks Brett.
I love this pedal. I got it a month ago and I’m never taking it off of the board.
Fuzz and distortion sound mean as hell in front of it too, but the low-gain is sweet ... as demonstrated well here! ☮️
I just got this pedal and after playing thru over a dozen different distortion/overdrive units in the last year, i think this pedal nails alot of boards.
Yes Mr. Brett, Stormbringer - is my favorite album too! 🙏
This is probably one of the most exciting pedal releases in quite awhile, for me personally.
Thanks! This is the first demo that, when combined with the other, tells the whole story of this pedal. And you know a thing or two about tone!
I watched all the demos last year and didn't like it. So when I tried one two weeks ago in a music shop I was instantly blown away. I bought a used one in mint condition and I love it.
Nice demo Brett. The 'Blues Driver' side sounded really good when giving the Strat a little bit of extra push. I suspect that stacked into the 'Angry Charlie' side set with plenty of juicy drive would give a glorious lead tone.
Amazing tones! The blues driver sounds great, then the angry Charlie comes in, both sound amazing, perfect choice having both in the same pedal!
This is what a pedal review should be like. Well done, good sir.
You Can't Do It Right by Deep Purple! FINALLY someone giving respect to that underrated song and album
Brett plays that riff, and even the funky chord pattern at times, quite often when demoing low gain with a Strat. It is great to hear any nod to that track or even that album.
Seems like a versatile pedal.
I have one, love the BD-2 more than I thought I would, but the Angry Chas side is too gainy for me. I would actually prefer to have an "old Charlie" and use the BD-2 circuit to push the Charlie in series mode... almost enough to flip this pedal for a BD-2, but I DO like the space-saving part. Humph. 1st World problems, amirite?
AWESOME blues tone pedal! How did Boss NOT make the color of the pedal BLUE,...in keeping with the Blues Driver theme and respecting Josh Scott's love for the color blue?!?
I was going to get the JHS Bonsai as my first JHS pedal,...but now MUST HAVE this BLUES TONE MASTERPIECE!
exactly what i need thanks!
Are there two separate volume controls for each mode? So one mode would be a rhythm channel while the other can be activated for more volume lead channel? If not .. why don't they bring back the {SD-2} Dual Overdrive pedal - it was their best one they ever made as it had two separate volume controls for lead and rhythm.
Each pedal mode has its own volume, so yes, you can use it like a 2-channel amp in that way.
Boss has to make a deluxe version with 2 footswitches and choice of which pedal first.
Is there a high gain demo as well?
sick guitar pick ups....even without pedal engagement. Wish I could afford that.
Are the Kinman pickups noiseless? What model are they?
I have one, the best sound is parallel with a lot of angry Charlie and a hint of cleanish bless driver, which on its own sounds like total ass at every possible setting, but there's literally no other way to get parallel od/distortion without bringing two amps and having two paths!!
Hey Brett just curious what pick and size do you use?
Amp already sounded great with no pedals!
They have to be noiseless pickups and low gain. I am going to be returning the one I got, the hum is unbearable once you add some gain when using single coils, specially on the angry charlie side.
FFS 🤦🏻♂️
That's not the fault of the pedal.
Haha, how did boss allow this?
exactly!! Probably their worst pedal!!
Haha yeah I kinda just want a Waza BD-2 after this
stop it, Brett, stop playing the way you do... I keep thinking how great I will sound if I have each pedal you review... (".)
nice pedal
I love your videos but this pedal isn't that great!!
Sounds like a digital modeler to me. Is it cause of Roland's COSM crap?
All analog, modified BD-2 and a JHS Angry Charlie
+Oliver Dornbusch No, it's not all analog. Current draw is 50 mA!
Current draw on its own doesn't tell us very much. After all, the JHS Angry Charlie draws 100mA according to the company's manual and that pedal is all analogue!!
+Kevin Betts Yes I've seen that, too. But that's a typing error or a loose recommendation, as that circuit (Angry Driver, Bluesbreaker, Marshall Guv'nor, MI Crunchbox, they are all the same) works well with 10 mA.
50 mA is too much for an all analog pedal. If there are no digital parts in the signal chain, they might be part of the switching system. Boss doesn't say anything about it, which is a little suspicious...
I'd agree that it's very high. I just wonder whether Josh Scott likes to play very safe with his recommended current draws and has insisted Boss set it high for this pedal? Alternatively, if this is actually two pedal circuits in a single enclosure 50mA wouldn't be too far out of line. Boss rate the BD-2 at 20mA so both circuits stacked could pull close to twice that. I don't know, obviously, as there are other factors to consider that I'm ignorant of. All I'm thinking at the moment is this pedal has some very nice tones in it and exactly how those tones are generated isn't something I'm worried about, interesting though it is to discuss.