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iamqman « Nice job Robert »
Published on 08/01/11 at 18:16This is a modification to the Boss BD-2 done by Robert Kelley and folks. This is a mod that cost about double the price of this pedal. It is a great pedal for modification and Keeley does a great job on this pedal. You get an even more transparent pedal and a gritty more usable gain distortion from this mod. It clears up some of the fizz and adds necessary overdrive to make this pedal more usable. The original isn't true bypass and the mod that Robert gives makes it a true bypass pedal. This enables the user to put in his or her pedal board and run it without any tonal loss in the signal and chain of effects.
This pedal has chance to be great but in its stock form it doesn't live up to a SD-1 or and OD-2. It carries the name for blues but it is not restricted to only blues tones. It is a pretty simple overdrive pedal with subtle gain and not much else going for it. It comes off sort of shrill sounding and very thin. It doesn't have a tone that says play me by any means. At best in its stock form it is used as a clean boost into a heavy gain amp. That is pretty much all your going to be able to use this in.
UTILIZATION
Specifications
* Controls: Level, Tone, Gain
* Connectors: Input, Output, AC Adaptor
* Current Draw: 13 mA (DC 9V)
* Weight: 400 g (15 oz.)
* Recommended AC Adaptor: PSA Series
SOUND QUALITY
Let me say this though....if you get this thing modded by Keeley and then you will have a very usable pedal. If you get this thing in this mod you will get a warm and smooth tone that is much more natural like a real amp cranked up. It will level out the highs and smoothed the midrange to compliment the lower end which made dialing in a solid creamy overdrive much more tastier.
You can use this with a Fender STratocatser now with ease. You will get a more singing tone and fatter tone ala this pedal then you would the stock version. The stock version is sterile and thin in comparison to this thing. The mod does exactly what the final intention was,...to have a usable overdrive that blends well with your rig. I would suggest checking about getting one modded. It isn't too much money to buy one new modified. They come in around $200.
OVERALL OPINION
By it self it come in around $90 but modded you are almost going to double that if you by new modified. I suggest you get this mod because it is well worth the price of admission. It is almost double the price but for a pedal that has this type of circuit is going to cost that much or even more from some other manufacturers. This mod is worth every penny if this is your style of overdrive. So if you buy it new from Keeley then the price is $199. So they will sell you a modifier new one from their factory.
This pedal has chance to be great but in its stock form it doesn't live up to a SD-1 or and OD-2. It carries the name for blues but it is not restricted to only blues tones. It is a pretty simple overdrive pedal with subtle gain and not much else going for it. It comes off sort of shrill sounding and very thin. It doesn't have a tone that says play me by any means. At best in its stock form it is used as a clean boost into a heavy gain amp. That is pretty much all your going to be able to use this in.
UTILIZATION
Specifications
* Controls: Level, Tone, Gain
* Connectors: Input, Output, AC Adaptor
* Current Draw: 13 mA (DC 9V)
* Weight: 400 g (15 oz.)
* Recommended AC Adaptor: PSA Series
SOUND QUALITY
Let me say this though....if you get this thing modded by Keeley and then you will have a very usable pedal. If you get this thing in this mod you will get a warm and smooth tone that is much more natural like a real amp cranked up. It will level out the highs and smoothed the midrange to compliment the lower end which made dialing in a solid creamy overdrive much more tastier.
You can use this with a Fender STratocatser now with ease. You will get a more singing tone and fatter tone ala this pedal then you would the stock version. The stock version is sterile and thin in comparison to this thing. The mod does exactly what the final intention was,...to have a usable overdrive that blends well with your rig. I would suggest checking about getting one modded. It isn't too much money to buy one new modified. They come in around $200.
OVERALL OPINION
By it self it come in around $90 but modded you are almost going to double that if you by new modified. I suggest you get this mod because it is well worth the price of admission. It is almost double the price but for a pedal that has this type of circuit is going to cost that much or even more from some other manufacturers. This mod is worth every penny if this is your style of overdrive. So if you buy it new from Keeley then the price is $199. So they will sell you a modifier new one from their factory.