Boss BD-2 Blues Driver Pedal

I love this pedal! Firstly, being a Boss pedal, its practically unbreakable. Not that its an advisable thing to do, but Ill dropped mine numerous times and theres not even a scratch on it. I always change my rig around but this is the one pedal I always make sure to include. I think it sounds great, a real thick overdrive that could be considered borderline distortion when turned up full. As the name suggests, it gives a real bluesy sound and is perfect for genres such as blues, rock, alternative - basically anything that you want to hear a hard, bass-y driven overdrive. It doesnt have too many features which makes it tremendously easy to use and Ive never felt restricted by its lack of settings. I can always get the sound I want out of it.

It's a Boss pedal. Solidly made and sounds great. Not spectacular but a good low gain drive which works fantastically with other pedals.

Great tone, solid build, straight to the point.

Good quality, well built and great to use. No signal loss and unnecessary noise.

Normally I do not really like the overdrive sound (as I prefer distortion) . But I heard how this pedal to jam one day and decided to buy it. The result was better than expected. I do not use a lot of gain. On minimum gainlevel guitar sound becomes noticeably brighter and more transparent, and while playing complex chords separate notes beome clearly distinguishable and.
Now I use it both alone and in couple with distortion pedal (DS-1)^ this give me a wide variety of options for sound. Sometimes using with the bassguitar. Although it cuts off a little bass, the sound becomes useful in some compositions. It’s also OK.
The only negative - its color. This pedal should be bright yellow or green, or, at worst, a bright yellow, but not as blue as it is. Fortunately it is , does not affect at the right sound. :)