All user reviews for the Boss OD-20 Drive Zone

Same nothing wrong
except that the characteristic is very simple

It does not eats too much its going batteries

USE

Configuration is very simple
A knob to choose its distortion
one for the drive, the bottom, the tone, the level ...

It is very simple it responds to any style of music confused. whatsoever Grunge, Hard rock or pop.

SOUND QUALITY

Make the comparison with the TS808 Tube Screamer of od 20 and the true TS808
there is a lil difrrence.
The advantage is that it can be modified very simply.
The fact his very realistic but for a very good muscicien means a difference.
Me who try TS808. This is not the same sound on my oD20.

on the other hand, if you push on a vox AC30 combo style lamp etc.
It's hard you slip.
I use it with a GRETSCH and I can tell you that the sound is good.

NOTICE GLOBAL

I use it for 2 months and I do not regret my purchase.
Before purchase i watch criticism that she and I can tell you that
this is exactly what the other reviewer say. SHE KILLS ....
Qualitprix report is correct

With experience, you do again this choice?

YES it is worth it

Here is the pedal in the most controversial Boss. Why? I always ask myself the question. Yet it is a double pedal shipping a multitude of pedals more or less known (22 in total) from the overdrive, distortion of the well until mushy fuzz. Compete connection with a very even HP / Phone output to connect the beast on anything other than a guitar amp (a sound, headphones) since it has a HP emulation. In, out, and amp control.
Everything is 100% digital since Boss uses COSM technology to emulate the pedal. And yes, it is only emulation!

UTILIZATION

To the beast, no need to leave Polytechnique "Yaka turn the knobs" Drive, Bottom (mean serious in Boss), Tone function (we know, it is the treble) Level (which the neighbors love you not) Attack Shape (manages the dynamics of your playing to saturation) and heavy octave octaver that adds serious to the large metal spot! Then there are the memories 4 total. They change by pressing the right pedal. Moreover, this is also where the shoe pinches, it can only go in one direction 1 to 4 and 4 to go, it must go through 123 rather boring.

SOUND QUALITY

Pedals emulated Me, I do not find it so disgusting. I do not serve me any. There are 6 Boss (OD1 OD2 DS1 BD2 MT2 HM2) rather very very close to the original. 6 "exclusive pedals" (boost, lead, crunch, stack, metal, loud and 10 competing TS9 pedals, FULLTONE, MXR D +, KLON CENTAUR GUV NOR, PROCO RAT, and 4 Famous fuzz. I have a weakness for the TS9, Klon centaur, fuzz face, MXR D + which are quite successful.
BUT! because there is a BUT, it smells digital full nose. The sounds are close to the original, but not exactly the same.

OVERALL OPINION

I bought a misery 50 € OCCAZ, autand say that at this price, it is the best pedal in the world. I glue in my pedalboard from time to time, for fuzz or tube screamer. I do not drive me down when I clicks, but I still find it indispensable. This is a big Swiss Army knife, with all imaginable saturations. And I think well exploited, the OD 20 can be great. But, however, nothing beats the original ...

I bought this unit at a local music stor for $400 (canadian), the price seems a bit high, but this little box lets you have 5 different types of distortion (4 memories and whatever you have the knobs set to), and to buy 5 different distortion stompboxes (even cheap ones) would cost more, plus i live in a fairly rural area, so if you live a city it would probably cost alot less.

I like just about everything about this effect. you can choose between 22 base types of distortion that you can make you 5 settings from, so no matter what style you play, this things got it covered. this box gives you alot more freedom to explore and find the sound you want than a single effect does. i would definatly recommend it to anyone who is looking to buy a distortion effect, especially if, like me you would prefere to have more than one type of distorion available.

the fact that you have to cycle through all five settings in a certain order can be anoying, but you can set it on a different memory mode that gets around this, or you can just be quick with your foot, but besides that its an amazing pedal

if you've been looking at any reviews of boss products they all say that their built like tanks. its true, boss made this unit to take what ever kind of abuse you give it, tho I dont see why anyone would want to try and break it, I'm betting nothing short of a large sledge hammer/axe and a body builder with anger problems could evn sratch this thing. if your looking for quality construction in guitar efects, ur honestly not gonna find any thing that beats boss, ask anyone.

bottom line: the tone quality of the efects is amazing, which is the most important part. the thing won't break under anything close to normal use. the price is kinda high, but its well worth it, and to buy 5 effects of this quality would put yoor wallet quite a bit farther into the gutter. also I would recommend buying the ac adaptor for it, since it takes 6 batteries at a time, and I've heard they dont last too long. all-in-all, this is an amazing product and if you can afford it I would highly recommend it.

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i bought this at my local store for £149.99 thinking i could get many great distortins

its built really sturdiy cause its boss all there stuff is built to last

this pedal sucks. none of the distortions sound like what there suposed to sound like for a sdtart the mt-2 is pathetic you would not guess that there supposed to be exact compies of the origanal as they are all very week sounding also quite tiney .

like i said great its boss no faults there

what u see before u buy is not what u get with as it sports 22 different popular brand distortion and overdrive pedals in one twin padeal unit. but in reality its just a freakin paper wait it has a control on it named heavy octave. u would expect this to give your sound more of a punch but it just turns your sound into a complete mess

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I bought this off of Musicians Friend for 149, after price matching with music123.com

Very solid...it's boss, so (had I been dumb enough to keep it) it would've lasted forever. Not made out of plastic crap, everything was very well put together.

All of the distortion sounds are crap...every single one of them is incredibly hollow, and tinny sounding, no matter how you mess with the eq. The "mt-2" sounds nothing like it. The "ds-1" sounds nothing like it. And the attempts to model the old fuzz pedals from back in the day, and various marshall pedal effects are embarrasing. I've played these individual pedals before...and the od-20 is a sad, sad excuse for any guitar player to poor to buy the individual pedals (like me)

Solid...wouldn't ever break, i dont believe.

I play with a b.c. rich platinum warlock, through a crate 212 amp (the new glx model)...it's not me or my equipment...it's this pedal that made me sound horrible. I promptly sent it back, and i wouldn't recommend it to anyone on this planet. The od-20 is horrible...dont let it deter you from buying boss, its the best pedal company around...but the od-20 is just not up to their standards...or anyone's, for that matter.

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So it's one of pedals Disto / Overdrive Boss from home, which benefitted the COSM technology. It includes 22 DIFFERENT effects, including a lot of Boss pedals (DS1, OD1, OD2, MT2 ..) and other distos as the Big Muff, the Tube Screamer .. There is also an Octave above and you can save rglages 4.

UTILIZATION

The use is not very difficult. For cons, I find the system to change preset a little screwed up badly, something like the Line 6 DM4, it would be much more simple I think .. Apart from that, there's no problems

SOUND QUALITY

I bought the pedals without too know, so I'm not completely satisfied. It's the Boss, I find it really synthetic and are not very original sound of the other distortion. For those who like boss, I think it's a pure joy and I would definitely suggest to go for it, but not me.

OVERALL OPINION

I use the pedals for a year soon and I confess that I never really managed to find the sound I wanted .. Even though all dcortiquant foncionnalits of the unit, I find it. The report qualitprix is ​​very good, because buying all those spare pedals, I think it is much more expensive, but I think if a c'tait again, I would not buy it back. Besides, I sell it, for those interested ..

See above, I would add that there are two kinds: output and then also out with a line simulator that enables HP to connect directly to a mixing desk or other.
it was also a control input for amp to use the pedal as footswitch

Note: the power supply is able to stack or adapter not provided

UTILIZATION

Editing sounds weird in the beginning we find that everything looks the same, but in fact, with practice you get to learn everything possible, well of course it is not a mesa boogie distortion but it has come to have some versatility

to return to the preset registration, the fact that is only one pedal to change the sound, c is average, when we pass to the next, you have to press four times to return to the previous top ... well not at this level

SOUND QUALITY

Indeed realistic and good for that little one is a bonn Amoli and after that we know set sounds, do not hesitate to put the volume pedal and push the equalization, it gives more grain, bizare for the numerator, the sounds are very good anyway, very versatile cesst

I play it with a custom telecaster 72 deluxe, super I can even make the metal, if so, with his loud or metal zone ... with the lights on the receiver returns to the heat lost with the digital

attention, c is noisy, my TV is a noisy guitar but suddenly some distortion of the noise is amplified enormously

OVERALL OPINION

For 1 year, I'm happy for in versatility, value for money, ca does include a package of distortion of quality but a little cold.

I think when the money will go to you, I'll buy a lamp type distortion has mesa boogie, marshall ca with my will, but I Motes, it's going not bad

I think I would do this choice for versatility

Distortion / Overdrive. Outputs Line Out, Line Out / Headphones, AMP CTRL, between Line In my opinion there is nothing else to ask.

UTILIZATION

The beginners can stepfather rglages to complicated for beginners and sounds are all similar (as mentioned in other opinions). But After a few days of use was included. That's clear.
Knobs: Drive Overdrive = (no, right?), Bottom = Low, Tone = more you turn the knob, the sound becomes sharp, Level = volume (with srement you learned something important here, so be gaffe does not put the level up as attention to the ears), shape = Attack the attack, Heavey octave = act as if there was a bass playing what you play. No need to look at or read the manual because rglages are inintressants. However, as always, the manual is clear and Boss trs enough. on the other hand, here j'enlve -3 cause the "Memory" is not practical to switch its another. If I pass the first one to quatrime requires that I support 3 times on the button? And in the case of rapid changes in sound? Designed Systm this really bad ...

SOUND QUALITY

One can find a wide range of sounds. Gone with distortion in overdrive. If we do not trust the originals, this is much apprciera trs versatile pedals to move from lightweight blues overdrive sound heavey metal through the fuzz and distortion rock. I have to remove the synthetic -1 because of that some people find (it's the Boss), all of your dpendant gots and (I think) and sounds more or less to Fidler originals. But, your adpend gots, so test it before telling everyone that the sounds are synthetic! Personally, I think it's an extremely versatile pedals are very easy RULES, you can find any sound that is close to the trs though you are looking for. I want to stress one important point I think trs. The pedals can rev well dpanner (yes dpanner, not replace) the bass when you do not or when you have no record. What I do is I put the drive half I select OD-1, I put in the bottom 3 / 4, I put the tone in 5 / 8, I go up the level, I put the attack in shape 5 / 8 and the heavy octave max! You will find a bass sound! PS: I said it could not replace dpanner. I can also find her a good AC / DC select BD-2 drive: 3 / 4, bottom: 3 / 4, tone: middle attack shape 5 / 8 octave heavy and 0. Finally, select the sound Nirvana DS-1 drive: 3 / 4, bottom: 5 / 8, tone: 5 / 8, attack shape: 5 / 8, heavy octave: 0. These are my rglages but I warn you that the sound appear different depending on the amplifier, guitar, legalization, if you use other pedals ... My hardware: Fender Mexico Fat Start, Fender Princeton Chorus DSP. I use trs well with my Dunlop Crybaby!

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 2 months.
+ For: Wide range of sounds, Heavy octave functionality, extremely easy rgler
For -: Systm "Memory" not practical to change the features, sounds a little synthetic trs typs BOSS (dpend all of your ear).
I have a dj no worse exprience in terms of the Contents of distortion pedals and overdrive. I tried the Digitech Metal Master Digitech Hot Rod Digitech Death Metal, Ibanez S7, Boss DS1, Boss MT-2, Boss HM2, MZ2 Boss, Boss SD1, Boss OD3, Line 6 Uber Metal, Marshall Guv'nor Plus, Marshall Jackhammer, Pro Co Rat and Danelectro Liquid Metal. In addition to try multi-effects Digitech, Boss, Line 6, Behringer. I bought C $ 150 (used) is a good price compared to what you can find nine Qubec CAN $ 150 (almost all the pedals mentioned es above). Good qualitprix. But remember that it's the Boss, so it's mid-range (should not expect too much either). They could have forced the cot from the use of "Memory". Not practical to switch its another. If I pass the first one to quatrime requires that I support 3 times on the button? And in the case of rapid changes in sound? It is necessary that I record every sound in the order of its appearance in the song? If I take for example: 1 = The intro, the 2 = lodging, 3 = a refrain, his solo = 4. I must return to its 2 (paid) APRS the chorus (the 3)? (This means to press the button 3 times) In addition, select the sound occurs only in one direction (1-2-3-4), we can not do 4-3-2-1. Not well thought what Systm ... -2 Because of this system.

The area is a drive pedal that comprent as distortions of any type. The most modern to the vintage through sounds clear. It includes 6 models
BOSS
MT-2, DS-1, OD-1, OD-2, BD-2 and HM-2.
6 carteristique sounds of the pedal 10 and pedal model for all types
TS-808 Tubescreamer, MXR DIST +, Rockman, Fuzzface, Fulltone Full-Drive 2, Klon Centaur,
Proco RAT, Electro Harmonix Big Muff, Acton fuzz.
All thanks to its COSM technology. You to edit your sounds thanks to a LINE OUT
6.35 to be able to connect to a blender and a multitrack recorder.
You can use it as Footswitch thanks to the entry AMP CTRL and there taking PHONE
for headphones.

UTILIZATION

The use is simple but at the beginning as we do not know
the impression that everything sounds alike. The only big problem that is the patch.
We do not know what to go back is not practical if you want to spend it sounds clear sounds saturate rapidemment because we are forced to fupport 4 times to return to his previous. At its I n 't no complaints.

SOUND QUALITY

The effects are great but they have one side slightly sintetiseur tros.
The settings are well done it can create are very deep as sounds very acute.
The only problem that is all the side effects are a little tros overdrive. I combinne with the equalizater Boss 7-band arive at a higher sound. Amateur Metallica and companie I suggest you combine
with the equalizater.

OVERALL OPINION

I 'Utis for me and one I do not regret my purchase.
What I like most that is the range of sounds available.
What I like least that is the patch.

Initially I have been a little over but since I have my equalizater I do not regret it.

Go ahead buy it if you love the models of pedal presenter in "Key features".

• pedal overdrive / distortion with COSM modeling including 22 models of pedal and 6 devastating new sounds
• Model overdrive / distortion and modern classics like the pedals BOSS OD-1 and MT-2, plus many other vintage pedals and "house"
• The Attack knob adjusts the shape of the saturation response to the dynamics of your playing
• Heavy Octave parameter transposes an octave below notes played on (and below) the fourth fret of the 4th string - great for making big riffs playing a single note!
• 4 user memories for saving your settings
• Line output with Amp Simulator; also works as headphone output
• Input Amp Control to switch the channels of an amplifier from the pedal OD-20

UTILIZATION

Use intuitive rather at the beginning we try some brands then after an hour or two you can easily find all the sounds you want. Really good Swiss Army knife or the side of dozens of overdrive, crunch sound and distortion are combined in a single pedal.
My only negative is the use of memory and patches that might have been a little more thought (the beginning is a bit annoying to go from one sound to another, but hey, time or skills are strong ca beast is no longer a problem).
We can control the channels of an amplifier from the OD-20.

SOUND QUALITY

Overall excellent sound after cetain have your preference but it's still a matter of taste and style practiced. The fuzz (especially the big muff) are your success stories, the type overdrive tube screamer is a real treat (hello Stevie Ray Vaughan) and thanks to the many adjustments you can really fine tune the sound. Among the distortions, there is food and drink, some totally excellent (the list goes on ...) others seem a bit unnecessary. Finally, there are so many different sounds in this thing that I do not see how we could not find happiness.
The octave is built super effective, it goes well with all the sounds. I recommend it for large ultra heavy metal sounds and powerful, or to simulate a bass. Also the setting of attack is handy (I wonder why we do not find this type of setting most of the stuff).

OVERALL OPINION

I use the Boss OD-20 for almost 2 years and I could not do without. It replaces a bunch of other pedals (overdrive, distos, octaver etc. ...). The OD-20 is overall a great success, it allows you to easily get all kinds of sounds that may be needed as long as they give a minimum of time to master. I have had many pedals before it and that's frankly the best value for money I had in my hands.
Paid 229 euros is not expensive in terms of sound quality and fiablité of the beast. In short, I would do this choice a thousand times.

- What are the effects or types of effects available?
22 distos pre recorded, becoming infinite through the custom settings!

Otherwise, there is an entry for the scratches, the output for the amp, a line out (for headphones or to go to a mixer) and output "control amp". I see not what you would ask for that kind of pedal?!

UTILIZATION

- The general configuration is it simple?
No complaints, it comes with instructions in French, and after one hour, is already beginning to find very interesting settings

- Publishing of sound effects or is it easy?
Definitely the weak point of this pedal, while the control could be very simple (as a double pedal), we can move from one to another distortion pedal with the right ... So if you want to move from 4th to 3rd disto registered, you need to press 3 times the right pedal ... It would have been simpler to use both for this type of operation!

- The manual is clear and sufficient? ...
Nothing to say the above!

SOUND QUALITY

- Effects are they effective, responsive and realistic enough?
Some sounds are too synthetic distos Boss, it's not my case. Personally, it's all good!

- Which instruments do you use?
Then, with an Ibanez S470, connect to my Zoom G2, connected to the OD-20, connected to my amp (112 Hiwatt G100 R), and a Boss RC 20XL in the effects loop of the amp.

- Which ones you prefer, you hate?
I do not see any distortion inutiilsable. It fits all styles (blues, metal). After some purists prefer simple buy pedals, which have more precise adjustments ...

OVERALL OPINION

- How long have you use it?
48 hours

- What is so special that you like most and least?
Its versatility, sound quality (compared to the Zoom G2 distos is incomparable!) What I like least is the passage of a distortion to the other which is not easy ...

- Have you tried many other models before buying it?
Not really ... Some Boss, and of course the G2.

- How would you rate the quality / price?
Excellent! Nothing else to say!

- With experience, you do again this choice? ...
A little early to speak of it ... but surely!

COSM distortion with modlisation intgrant 22 MODELS dvastatrices of pedals and sounds indict 6
Modlise pedals of saturation / distortion modern and classic pedals such as BOSS OD-1 and MT-2, plus many other vintage pedals and home
The Potpotentiomtre Attack Shape rponse adapts the saturation dynamics of your game
The argument Heavy Octave transpose loctave infrieure notes played on (and below) the 4th fret of the 4th string IDAL To create large playing Riffs one note
4 user memory to back up your rglages
Line Out simulator damplificateur; also works as headphone output
Between Amp Control to switch the channel from the amplifier dun PDAL

UTILIZATION

Trs use simple branch is chosen on the MODEL of distortion / overdrive RULES on the equalizer as a receiver and is parti.Je hop 9 is a cause of memory that the slecteur does not go as told in the rear view previous ones.

SOUND QUALITY

I do not have enough distortion possder to speak, I had a zoom, but the sound did not suit me too rough (with the gain lev then I had a DS1 that my faith is well reproduced ^ ^ on the pedals so if you your amateur foncez.Bien his boss was not worth of a mesa boogie distortion is good but not the same budget ^ ^

OVERALL OPINION

I have been using ending for a year and she never of, I would have just a little noise supressor derrire to remove the breath (yes I use a lot of gain) but otherwise nikel

What I like most is the choice of distortion (22 MODELS of pedals) and the equalizer is not bad shape with the Attack and Heavy Octave

What I like least select the presets is a bit boring for someone who likes to change often disto

I test many boss pedals before acqurir, but it included all of them and since I could not make my choice that suited me more is always good to have more distortion to switch AC / DC and Metallica Hendrix.

Report Qualit price is more than adequate just buy sparment 22 pedals and you'll see ^ ^ at least for me it's all good.

Exprience with this choice I would do unless I had a big budget why not a V-Twin pedals but hey this is dj class in a good mid-range CATEGORY (to me) but hey one test is better then go for a notice from your favorite music store!

See below for description, everything has been said.
On paper ... that's good. There are lots of things, plenty to have a whole range of distortion and OD.

UTILIZATION

The config is pretty simple, editing is also, we regret not being able to decrement the memory effects in the foot which is really not practical for live.
I had no need to read the manual, the product is very intuitive. I only takes 7 to the history of memories, really embarrassing for my use.

SOUND QUALITY

Bah ... we can not say it's bad, effects pedals resemble the emulated without being able to say that it is very close. It therefore lacks realism.
Maybe it's to my amp (Vox AC30) and there is "incompatibility of temper but hey, I was not seduced.
The sounds seem sorely lacking warmth.
Moreover, in distal (including mxr +), she blows one way unbearable ... much more than my other pedals analog ... say it!
To be honest I think it looks gadget. You can have a clear idea of ​​his style that we want ... if we are still looking for him. But it stops there. At home all alone again in a pinch, it can go. Live or studio, the pedal is to be avoided. But hey, is worse, eh!
But again, this is very subjective and my gear next to it is perhaps for something.

OVERALL OPINION

I had to replace my Bulldog Laché me just before going into the studio. The mag has lend me to help me ... I never got used. I used the blower tube of my bass player and really, there is no comparison. IT'S A type of OD but one that goes ... very same!
What I liked most: the bin is to browse the different types of pedal in a short time and get an idea of ​​the character of each ... but only an idea.
The least ... ben sound quality (not bad but not break bricks.
After that, I hope that my Bulldogs will finally really work well as a world separates them even if it is not the same concept (for the same purpose anyway) and at a price roughly equivalent (slightly less same price).
Idem, Jacques Tube Blower sounds far better than any available in the OD pedal.
I think for the quality achieved, this pedal is very expensive since it has better (only one or two effects of course) with the pedals mentioned.
I will not make the election again, I'll make it ... and forget ... quickly