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Blues Driver inquiry
Joined: May 24, 2023 Posts: 158 |
Posted on Dec 26 2023 12:37 PM
Sorry if this topic has already been covered , I did a search in the archives and could find nothing specific to my question…. I see a lot of dudes using a Blues Driver bd2 on their boards and am guessing it’s to add a bit of oomph to their tone? Im also guessing that the gain is basically on zero or close to zero. I’ve seen more BD2’s than Tube Screamers because the BD2 has more balls than the nasally TS? Any insight into this would be appreciated!
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Joined: Feb 28, 2006 Posts: 2329 San Jose, Ca. 
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Posted on Dec 26 2023 03:22 PM
Weird oh84, the Blues Driver is a versatile, tube-like overdrive pedal, with more of a flat/full range EQ, with more bass response, and without the pronounced mid-bump of the Tube Screamer. The BD has more volume, and has more gain on tap than a TS. With the gain dimed, the BD verges on fuzz. The BD is kind of like an amp in a box. My Keeley modded BD sounds like a Fender Super on 6. The article, linked below, explains the differences between the BD and the TS in great detail. I hope that this helps. https://www.guitarworld.com/features/ibanez-tube-screamer-vs-boss-blues-driver —Bob Last edited: Dec 27, 2023 00:46:35 |
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Posted on Dec 26 2023 11:53 PM
RobbieReverb wrote:
hey, thanks for the detailed response! This helps! |
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Posted on Feb 21 2024 12:23 PM
I use the BD-2 model in my Boss OD-200, also with a Boss BP-1w Booster/Preamp in front of it, for a couple levels of switchable "push" into my Quilter Aviator Mach 3. I absolutely love what that chain gives me back. (for reference using Strat style guitar, whether Fender or G&L). —Guitarist for Northern Tides from Hudson Valley, NY. |
Joined: Feb 26, 2014 Posts: 68 Los Angeles, CA
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Posted on Apr 02 2024 08:34 AM
I got this one it's pretty amazing very low gain and transparent great sound and the fat control it the price of admission...... |
Joined: Jun 29, 2020 Posts: 57 |
Posted on Apr 11 2024 04:58 PM
Had Boss Blues Driver, gave it away because it sounded so shrill and like an ice pick. I love my tubescreamer. I wondered that too, seeing so many using the blues driver and I couldn’t even stand 5 minutes of its shrill tone. Maybe I got a bad one? |
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Joined: Feb 26, 2014 Posts: 68 Los Angeles, CA
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Posted on Apr 13 2024 09:25 AM
desert_surfer wrote:
_Sometimes it’s just us and our ear so for you you made the right call. That’s why I like the Blue Note it has the Fat Control or otherwise I would have the same problem you have._ Last edited: Apr 13, 2024 09:27:56 |
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