The bd2 was been a success from it first went on sale and its still one of the best selling boss pedals today. The keeley mod upgrades all the components for a warmer, more dynamic tone. Mar 04, 2020 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. Boss bd2 pedal mod kit this has become one of my alltime favorite pedals. The keeley mod is gravy to me because i was just happy to have the bd2 alone. Boss bd2 blues driver keeley electronics phat mod pedal of the day. This mod kit will not work on the new boss pedals with a surface mount pcb. These are truly classic lowgain transparent drives, particularly when modded to smooth out the top end or changing out an op amp. I do not have a keeley original, but i ordered the kit in the u. The bd2 blues driver delivers the creamy, yet crunchy sound associated with great blues guitar. D3 change this 1ss3 to a different 1n4002 diode for asymmetrical clipping. The boss bd2 blues driver pedal gives you the classic, bluesy sound of an overdriven vintage tube amp in a compact pedal. Boss bd2 blues driver overdrive pedal andertons music co. The boss bd2 is a pedal that has made an impact with many a great player thanks to its transparent, tubelike overdrive.
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. This mod is very easy, and only requires changing a few parts. The ones we can modify have a large circuit board that fills up the pedal. The bd2 blues driver simulates the sound of a vintage tube amplifier, giving you instant access to timeless tones. In praise of the humble, underrated boss blues driver reverb news. Boss bd2 blues driver overdrive w keeley mod reverb.
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. Straight from the factory the boss blues driver tends to have a very harsh and buzz saw type gain. An optional secondary phat mod adds a switch for introducing more bass into the tone. I like the mod, but you can replicate the sound by turning down the tone a hair and the volume up. Im looking for a boss bd2 blues driver alternative. If we want it can be a cheap alternative to the ibanez tube screamer. Oct 27, 20 so when i finally got around to actually buy a boss blues driver it was only a matter of deciding what i was going to do to it. The blues driver mod that i probably do most often is the brent mason modification.
In our bd2 crazy diamond mod we have cleaned the power filters to. Oct, 2008 the boss blues driver is one of those pedals that everybody has owned or at least played through once. The bd2super can get a very pure clean boost sound after our mod, more transparent than a tube screamer due to less midrange boost, compression, and distortion. These prices are for the service to modify your pedal. Keeley bd2 boss blues driver phat mod overdrive pedal modified. Been thinking about picking up a boss bd2 blues driver pedal, and holy molly, how many stinking mods are out there for this pedal. This mod opens up the tone so your guitars natural tone remains pure and articulate. I got a great deal on it at a sale and was hoping to use it alongside some ts type pedals.
I just acquired a boss blues driver stock bd2 that i like, but was hoping to make better with mods. All of the changes are subtle but when packaged together offer a nice improvement. Can also be used for warm distortion with a higher level of responsiveness than most distortion boxes. I saw a video online of one being played through an ac15c1 and decided i wanted one but the used one i grabbed from the store was defective.
There are very few overdrives i would choose other than a bd2, but none of them are better. An exterior switch indicates the phat mod, these models can trade for more than a standard mod. If you would like to purchase a pedal that is sent to you already modded, please send us a message. This popular pedal provides instant access to the kind of warm overdrive and emotive distortion usually reserved for 30yearold tube amps. My bd2 mod transforms this pedal into a truly great sounding pedal pushing it into boutique territory.
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. Classic blues guitar tones with tube amp simulation. Martymart over at the diysb pmed me these mods a few years ago, so ill just attach. Guitar pedal x gpx blog 12 of the best blues driver style pedals. The boss bd2 blues driver guitar effects pedal delivers that creamy yet crunchy sound youve heard countless great blues guitar players call up and at a great value. I mportant boss has started using surfacemount components on some of their new pedals. It will give you a meatier, more round sound and excels at low to mid gain. Boss bd2 blues driver simple, direct and efficient. The bd2 gives you all the textures you need to scream, sing, or cry. Overall, the pedal sounds richer, fuller and cleaner than the stock version, with quieter amounts of noise as well, making for an excellent first or second drive pedal in your signal chain.
In praise of the humble, underrated boss blues driver. New boss smt pedals we cannot modify in 2018, boss started building the sd1 with tiny smt parts on a tiny circuit board. At a bare minimum, id do the d7d8 to single 1n4001 mod, the c14 to 0. The new clipping section adds second order harmonics for a smoother. When it comes to boss overdrive, the bd2 is my first and only choice. I play teles, les pauls, and strats through mainly blackface fender amps. Suscribite al canal aqui y activa las notificaciones blog. Bd2 blues driver modded by analogman boss audiofanzine. Was it radically different from the usual keeleymonte type bd2 mods. 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. 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. The boss bd2 blues driver is an extremely popular overdrive pedal, set up as a competitor to the ts9 tubescreamer.
Mar 16, 20 boss bd2 blues driver mods robert keeley this is not allinclusive in what can be done to the blues driver. I go back and forth between standard and phat mode, so if your budget is tighter, youre not missing too much. Boss bd2 blues driver mods brent mason mod, keeley phat. It is meant to give an idea of where the tone can be improved or changed. If your pedal could be one of these, please open it before sending it in. In fact, i still have 2 others lying around, so i might do that and compare to the current partiallymodded version. Phil gates takes you on a guided tour of the bd2 blues driver and tr2 tremolo. While the stock blues driver is a good pedal and recommend even by the most comprehensive tome in existence for those who want the gilmour tone as the best off the shelf option i would say that the pot still needed some sweetening yes pun intended. Boss bd2 distortion guitar effect pedal for sale online ebay.
They are available to offer you personalized product advice any time you need it. Whats so bad about the pedal that is driving all these pedal tinkerers to change the circuitry. It was a modification that i did in response to brent masons request for better tone from his blues driver. For any price they are exceptional sounding pedals with little reason not to have at hand if you play with lowdrive. I chose the h20 mod because it seems to offer what i would like in my little blue box.
Crafted with an ear for highly refined sound, the bd2w takes the classic blues driver grit to a new level with alldiscrete analog circuitry. More than 20 years on, the boss bd2 blues driver has become a staple. This stompbox is great for pushing your amp over the edge into saturation perfect for anyone playing blues or rock. One of the pedals main features is that the level of distortion is proportional to the picking. When used at moderate to loud levels with an amp it is reminiscent of a vintage plexi marshall with smooth round yet biting overdrive. Tier 2 mods and bass mod modifications do not include the pedal itself. Keeley modded boss bd2 blues driver n stuff music product. Mike has made a name for himself with users such as aerosmith and even the edge from u2 has been known to use his pedal mods before. The h20 will do what youve described, and it may sound subjectively better when playing alonebut in a band context, ive come to appreciate the standard bd2 for the exact. Mammoth electronics boss blues driver phat mod youtube. Id venture to say its nearly as popular as the beloved tube screamer.
C7 appears twice, one in the wrong place in the cut down schematic of the bd2 tone stack as a 0. Its different than a tube screamer in that it is much more transparent and in my opinion more truly represents a driven tube amp. Introduced back in 1995, the boss bd2 blues driver still remains an active part of the boss compact pedals range, in fact it was joined exactly 20 years later by the waza craft version which offers up a 2way voicing toggle with standard and custom modes and improved internals components. Its probably the most transparent boost, smoothest overdrive and just plain best distortion pedal ive ever built or owned, and ive built a lot at this point. 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. Suscribite al canal aqui y activa las notificaciones mbelectronica blog. The first blues driver i had was the diminutive mooer blues mood in fact a mooer mini clone of the keely blues driver mod which added a fat switch to boost the lowend frequencies and upgraded some of the cheaper components to give a more rounded and even tone profile. I spent about 2 hours at a guitar store trying to get a tone i liked from various boss overdrive pedals for my duo jet. Testmonial yes i had done the blues stack mod and the bd2 still had a good bit of splat and gain decay. 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. Funny thing is, ive heard other bd2 mods and didnt dislike them, but the mods that i was told to try sound fantastic. Boss bd2 blues driver modifications fromel electronics.
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