All user reviews for the Boss OS-2 OverDrive/Distortion

3 connectors: input, output and AC power outlet.
The 9V battery like over 2 months in continuous use!

UTILIZATION

No manual, anyway there is no need.
Beginners in the edition of the sounds is difficult, but After a few days we are finally beginning to understand.
PDAL very easy to use.

SOUND QUALITY

I went from a Zoom 505 II 2 the OS and the sound is perfect. There is no "empty sound" when you switch
We really all distos saturated and we want to, just spend a few seconds on the buttons.

OVERALL OPINION

I have been using dja two months and I am Fully satisfied.
I am glad trs brand gnral Boss pedals and this is a positive.
I would, if the pedals should be repeated.
Report qualitprix trs INTERESTED because it combines two effects pedals: distortion and overdrive. As if achte two pedals for the price effects showed about 150
I put 9 because there are always better ....

See the opinions prcdant. ptit ngatifs two points:
"I shall be well liked legalization consquente a little more than a button" tone "
PDAL = adapter-boss boss. not possible with normal adapter. So either we galre with batteries or adapter 25 is dpense and more .....

UTILIZATION

We understand how quickly it works. no problem this level l. against by even when I put a little time to find that its really satisfy me.
-Level: gnral volume. The race is perfectly rgulire throughout the race. A good reserve volume. Enough to get some feedback from prs anytime towards the end of the race.
-Tone: legalization. quite effective between 12 and max. from above the bass is lacking, sorely lacking in punch. the sound loses much of its character.
-Drive
-Color: the main interest of the pedals: Allows you to switch between overdrive distortion sound. concraitement then it's been what? say (roughly) the distortion of a medium rev creuss and very precise: What modern. the overdrive is imprcis, dirty, hot and with good medium. the knob can go through the nuances intermdiaire between these two effects. The argument is the worst use of bebte.

SOUND QUALITY

Many shades available: the blues of the sixties to the heavy metal (not the metallica trash!) But hey it is no illusion it is oriented rock plutt '70 m If I can be easely with something else. What is the tone that is feeble to the serious. the drive is very well: you can do pretty cute little crunch as sounds close to the electric perseuse: the race is regularly. knob the color is without the main strength of the pedals: it helps to have a more or less dirty, more or less modern, more or less aggressive. we can have good trs between distortion and overdrive: dirty but not too much same: you can then type in AC / DC without problem. pity we can not do it even when having a REAL plus fuzz overdrive and distortion! by against wrong when even admit that the sounds are not gnialissimes: there is a very versatile but the quality of sound is not gnrale extraordinary set overdrive position will never have a TS 808! against by the sounds intermdiaire can really be original and interresting.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had two days and since my purchase I hack without stopping! trs I am content: for the price it cost me I expected not so much quality to conclude: sounds goods without going up to excellence: it is a species of Swiss Army Knife: Can be used anywhere but the little prs eficacit Reduces! an unbeatable price quality ratio (boss forces) which unfortunately happens a certain coldness of sound. two pedals in one in Ralite and the only one I know who do overdrive and distortion in this price range. I remake my choice without hsiter!
Added 25 December 2004: dja I add that the battery that tai when I bought is still the shock! that consumes no pedals it is a joy!

- For those who are not yet understood, it is a pedal for overdrive and disortion
- Analog Technology: you turn the knobs and change the sound ... magic
- Uh nan: D
- An entry (input) output (output) and a power supply unit
- To meet other opinions:
- 1) I have a power supply that n'esst pa brand Boss (not expensive) and it works very well
- 2) A Rechargeable ba for those who do not like the power supply: AC is not the skin of the ass and it's handy!!

UTILIZATION

- In any case, the grip is all that is simpler, but then when it comes to find the ideal sound for each song and musical style is far from child's play ^ ^
- First Button: The volume, relatively effective, is to bcp in reserve.
- Second Button: The tone: Personal is the point that leaves me bcp to be desired, the range of tone is too restrinte for my taste (especially in terms of a half 0)
- Third Text: The drive, more or less extensive, it reaches its not a super trash pushed up but personally I am glad much!
- Fourth and final Button: Color: The most important of the pedal: allows to choose a totally Overdrive, more dirty and hot, sound distortion, more modern, "clean" and cold but also a mixture of the two effects suptil (d 'or the major interest of the pedal ^ ^)

Regarding the manual, there is alas no data settings, but it's more fun in history to find its own settings
If not for those who want to persevere, there are two or three presets on the official website of BOSS!

SOUND QUALITY

- For me the effects are relatively satisfesant for the price set in this pedal, well, that's not what happens mieu level of sound quality on the market but it remains still to live up to my expectations,
I pence that this pedal does more Sampling of each effect rather than to reproduce them perfectly
- In terms of style of music, do not buy this pedal for playing metal, the Metal-Zone will be much more suited to the application, you can play sounds over Grunge (even if the OD-2 will be much more appropriate) and also to a wider British rock and 70s rock.
- Personally I'm more a fan of the overdrive and distortion rarely used, but I must admit that the mixture of the two is very charming ...

OVERALL OPINION

- I use this pedal for about 6 months so I'm starting to get used to it ^ ^
- It is true that to mix the two over the effect is most interesting about this object. Another poitn strong for my taste (but that applies to all other products from BOSS) its strength and build quality! you can jump to the Inrush, it will not move a muscle! impressive!
- I try a lot of other model in the genre but I thought Boss and the only one to offer these two effects in one and the same pedal.
- Level price / quality ratio, I honestly pence there is nothing to say, now level / quality as this .... ca may be poor but not much, I reassured him
- As for the choice I would point out that: I am an amateur, who has not a penny, which rotted with an amp and an overdrive viel who wants these two effects without buying two pedal (which would have cost me 180 euro instead of 85) so even now I do not regret my choice.
Afterwards, if a small amount available me, I'm not saying I made the same choice D: D

As prcis below ...
Overdrive and Distortion pedals in one ...
Guitar branch, branch ride amp youth!

UTILIZATION

-Extremely simple, four buttons, you quickly understand what each knob ...
-Idem, turning the button and presto! No time was lost .. You turn the edit button!
-A sheet of drawings ... With the pedal without the buttons to record their rglages ... Practice.

SOUND QUALITY

I love this son.Simple, effective.
A guitar with two humbuckers (Les Paul copy), and one with 3 singles (Start copy).
I use it mainly pure distortion ... But if I want, I can always turn the COLOR and move on!

OVERALL OPINION

Professors use and 2 years using three batteries (high capacity but still same ..) is plutt correct.
I tried 3 or 4 MODELS different, the one that caught my attention ...
Find secondhand 45 .. It was a good deal ... trs
At this price the report qualitprix quality is excellent .. THE BOSS, a hard!
Of course .. I do not let go of prt ...

Pedal overdrive / distortion.

1 input jack, an output jack, an input adapter.

5 knobs:

- Level (volume)
- Tone (...)
- Drive (gain)
- Color (dosage overdrive / distortion)

UTILIZATION

Simple operation, there are the sounds very quickly.
Not need a PhD in effects pedals ...

Manuel succinct and more than enough.

SOUND QUALITY

The sounds are excellent.

I use it with an Ibanez SZ520QM.
Amp side I have a Roland Cube-30 (but I will change soon).
I also add a Cry-Baby.

In fact this pedal is the combination of two pedals Boss Overdrive OD-1 and DS-1 distortion.
The overdrive is hot, filthy hair, enough vintage.
The distortion is colder (normal for a distortion ...) and can range, depending on the settings of his nag / punk to something more clean, round, metallic style Satriani (Satch also uses a DS- 1).

Short of his palette is very wide for a pedal this price.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a few months (I have in mind the date).

The Color knob brings a real plus and not a gadget since the sounds are still a very good quality.

Strong side is the Boss so no worries (the guarantee is 5 years I think).

Quality / price ratio excellent (bought new € 70).

After some may prefer to have two separate pedals overdrive and distortion but for the price we must admit that the Boss OS-2 is more than adequate.

Dja we have said is a saturation of pedals that combines overdrive and distortion

UTILIZATION

Boss is the quality, I use it for 10 years, she traveled a lot in most cases under conditions not terrible, it has paint chips everywhere but it still sounds good. It is simple branch, turn the knobs and playing.

SOUND QUALITY

Friends who are looking for a big sound that spot, go your way using the same distortion gain bottom is soft and cold plutt ...
As I read down, it's true that this is not the best overdrive and distortion I've heard better.
I find the overdrive without intrt, the distortion is harsh and cold plutt.
In fact I find the pedals intrt this is because we can both shuffled thereby get a good overdrive crmeuse approaching crunch of many of its a light receiver (I am also served for years as a crunch amp transistor). I use a Gibson Les Paul Studio plugs into a Sovtek mig50 that sends him even on a homemade 2x12 cabinet with Celestion V30 etG12T75 hp. Since the Mig50 is single channel, I use the Boss to color and to get a 2nd crunch.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for around 10 years and taking the time to tweak everything can be done to find cool sounds, for ever will be obtained against a big sound, at best, but pretty heavy crunch distortion.
As I said I color the sound of my mig50 for another crunch, that practice has opened other possibilities, but I must admit that this is not essential pedals in my set, and I use depending on my mood ...
I put in 6 gnral for good quality but it sr, the pedals do not rvolutionnera your life

Saturated analog clipping that combines Hard (crtage the circuit ground) and Soft clipping (crtage asymtrique-cons in the raction). If you look at the Schematic circuit there are two saturation parallle with a balance between the two (the famous button color).
We will not add too much says it all t prcdement.

UTILIZATION

Easy, no need to add here either.

SOUND QUALITY

The quality of basic boss.
I use it occasionally on the bass with the disto cot knob and the gain almost to the mini, has given a lightweight crunch that highlights the shot mdiator.
On guitar, overdrive alone is a little rickety (not low) and rough (?), The distortion is only crmeuse or soft, but the main Intrets is shuffled the two that can give rsultats nice (adapting SETTING THE Tone.
This helps make the distortion a little less soft or soften the overdrive.

OVERALL OPINION

The intrt of the pedals is the Swiss Army knife cot, especially if you do not know if prfre distortion or overdrive.
It does not rev any good but it has its place in the bag for the guitar dpanner from time to time, we can find a use for his (mostly rock), and that on any amp .
Used in good state in 30 or 40 euros is made.

Effect: overdrive, distortion, or combination of both.
4 knobs: Level (output effect), tone (tone), drive (saturation) and color (allows overdrive, distortion or mixture of both).
Input and output jack.
Powered by 9V battery, also has an output to 9V power adapter.
LED lights red to indicate that the effect is activated.

UTILIZATION

The manual is pretty useless. Setup is very easy to use, as many say now, just turn the knobs! But the race of the knob "tone" is very limited because the position between 7am and 12am it proves virtually ineffective. Otherwise the general editing of the sounds can not be done more easily and you can get a fairly varied range of sounds but that does not fit me. Against it by a jolly because it is very robust as all her sisters and cousins ​​at Boss.

SOUND QUALITY

This is where this pedal does not suit me at all, but then not at all. I use a Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus and I play rock / blues / pop. This pedal has its own color of sound, its cold, metallic attack me ears, like broken glass piercing the eardrums. In short it is not suitable at all the research that I and my style of music. After it is obviously a matter of taste, but not for me. The overdrive and distortion are only fairly ugly and extremely cold. As for the mixture of both, it could have been interresting but far too metal for my taste. Also it produces breath when you start to grow. It is simply not up to what it offers.

OVERALL OPINION

I used it for 6 months trying to find a little something and make the most. Then I sold it. My quest will sound without it. But of course, of course it's a matter of taste and I was looking for a specific sound that was light years away from that proposed by the pedal (I'll repeat myself, so I ramble) is cold and metallic, and rather too aggressive with acute when does everything thoroughly. Having tried other Boss pedals I find that this is one of their worst product with the C3. For the price / quality ratio, I think we can find much better in this range or the range a little above. With experience, I prefer to forget the misfortune of 6 months, so I would do absolutely no choice. Since I found my happiness elsewhere.

-Overdrive, Distortion, so selection knob with possibility of balance between the two
Analog-
-Standard connectors (jack)

UTILIZATION

The configuration is relatively simple, one volume, one tone, one drive, and the balance Overdrive \ disto ...
Purchase so no manual, but why bother?

SOUND QUALITY

I use overdrive by adding a touch of distortion, and I made up a 50 \ 50 between overdrive and distortion, the distortion does not please me at all at the same time I am not a fan of disto but I think even when it is not good quality for someone who wants a real distortion, for against the overdrive is perfect for me, and by mixing a little with distortion you get good sounds but do not push too far to the distortion.
I use a Fender telecaster, a Yamaha Pacifica 112 and a RGX.

OVERALL OPINION

This is my Premire of distortion pedals so I use it for a long time and other survcu for now (Big Muff, Zoom Hyper lead) ...
The overdrive (I try many other models), because the pedals made me discover a little of both sound and its quality is the now I know that I am more than Overdrive distortion ...
I was hand and I think the Boss pedals have a good quality price ... When the achte secondhand ...
I have not tried other similar pedals so for me it's the best it is found mainly in the 30-40, APRS I think there are overdrive and distortion of best quality but also much more expensive, say that is reasonable in the price and in its sound. I have a Disto hyperlead ZOOM is much better for the disto ...

- Overdrive pedals to mix and Disto
- Analog
- Case mtal, like "Tank Boss"
- Classic Jack Connectors IN / OUT. 9V power supply.

UTILIZATION

- Config trs simple:
- Level
- Tone (the efficiency somewhat debatable)
- Level of Drive
- Mixe Overdrive / Distortion -> It's love! We can get a good overdrive, with a supper of distortion, and it sounds great!

SOUND QUALITY

The effects are great, but I use it mostly in Overdrive,
by sprinkling just a bit of distortion ... I like it bite!

I wonder a little about the effectiveness of the pedals on some amps.
At home on the small stuff transistors, it gives a nice color though just playing rock on the knobs ...
For cons, I tested it on a big dj marshall who had a good crunchy grain and less to push block, it is hardly understood.

OVERALL OPINION

- Buy two years ago
- I love having the choice between OD and Disto
- I have other pedals distos is the most neutral, most flexible (and less aggressive)
- Report quality price "boss" (a bit expensive new, great to OCCAZ)
- For her I would do this choice FLEXIBILITY ... Now, does it as well as two pedals ddies? I do not know.

- Effects: Overdrive / Distortion
- Analog pedals
- The effects are not ditables via a Mac / PC
- Jack IN / OUT Jack - It's easy

UTILIZATION

- The configuration is very simple gnrale. It happens easily find its appropriate. One of the highlights of the pedals is that you can make it sound aisment a guitar with single coil. (Scratching my main: Fender Telecaster with Seymour Duncan pickups) - (I take with my old example of overdrive pedals, Behringer home - even if the quality of the Behringer pedals BOSS and do not compare - The Behringer n'tait not "audible"). The sounds are simply excellent. A stroke of knob and presto, we move between the distortion or overdrive, or both, or more than one and some the other, etc ...
- A classic textbook that Submitted the product, explains every knob (and for once, correctly described a manual in French ^ ^), and found the end the pedals virgin, in order to write its rglages prfrs, super ide when you know the versatility sound of it.

SOUND QUALITY

- The effect is effective. sounded great. In fact, it's my BOSS pedals Premire, has been a while since I wanted to buy it, thanks to his first shuffled the overdrive and distortion. For his type of sound, it is versatile trs. The knobs are sensitive trs, we can spend a good rock sound with overdrive (gain background, MIDI and Tone Overdrive mode) a softer sound, neck pickup (see 2 0 Gain, Tone in the bass, or noon, and in both modes), we can make small arpges nice ... Anyway, it a lot more possibilities sounds, as this is an example. And I think it's a pedals that do not bleed much, in fact, we come to distinguish all the notes, specially when the gain is the bottom. Rare that I can not find on my amp ... Finally, it is soft and aggressive, really well, and with my Cry Baby, I saw: indeed, I can have her screaming as I do with this distortion, pure happiness.

- I use it with a Tele and a copy of SG, a Fender amp and Vox AD15VT 15W for home, for a Marshall 100W RPTES, but I think without ending for a Fender amp 100W for RPTES.

OVERALL OPINION

- I bought APRS Tuesday afternoon. When I try in-store, direct, love at first sight. has sounded great ...
- I love the wide range of sound, moving from a mild sound distortion trs agressivit with a "correct" for rock.
- I have not tried many MODEL. I saw the pedals first, and I hooked her live sound. I could take a chouilla cheaper (the Ds-1) but frankly, I'm not big on sound basic Disto. I'm originally overdrive, and this combination is perfect for me, it is possible to change the sound to his mood or the needs of a component.
- Report / Qualit excellent price. When I started several years y'as buy effects pedals, I turn first to m'tait Behringer, with a price dfiant competition. On some I bought I kept one for fun. I switched to multi-effects, often (from my multi dernire dated, I still possde and is very well), and I just bought my Premire BOSS. A super sturdy pedals, all in a box in Intgr mtal me that looks great solid (nothing to do with the Behringer).
- Yes, I would do this choice, but I would try to watch sparment pedals (distortion and the overdrive), just to compare noise.
PS: Metall nags of scratches, go your way, the pedals are made for rock

Good scratched all: D

Nothing to add

UTILIZATION

Because this pedal combines both effects in one, you can spend some time to find the combination that kills, even if all this is intuitive and simplest way, since it is sufficient to adjust to his liking ( smooth, however, not as a nag, huh?) the four knobs of the pedal to change the sound. Note that these knobs are very sensitive and each in a real impact on the sound, thus the usability and range of sounds from this pedal are interesting and rather complete.

SOUND QUALITY

I use it mainly with a hint of overdrive distortion (this pedal can sound a real kitchen, the kind a hint of spice to add flavor, etc. ..). The resulting sound is quite dirty (I use most often simultaneous channel saturated koch Studiotone my amp, just to bring more heat and scale to the whole, the two marrying perfectly) but still relatively warm, if not to push the distortion, this one is particularly ugly and cold.

Furthermore, adjusting the tone control is quite subtle, because if it fits like a nag, the sound tends to be too sharp and rich media, in contrast, by lowering the minimum, the sound is muffled and unclear. We must therefore take some time to tweak before finding his perspective nickel tone. Once they found that with proper gain is pure happy, sound enough typed post rock / garage / punk (with the dirty side, for my part, I love).

in the volume and gain, past 12, it's hard head, plans for the enjoyable post-rock (mogwai of a scratch in use elsewhere in series 2), garage, punk ...

The only negative about the sound, the breath, too important, especially if you push the gain and volume: advice, once the pedal is engaged, play and avoid downtime, as the nuisance question is really audible (not an adapter problem, because I have tried many, the latest being a boss). The only way to remedy this is to drop and volume and / or the saturation level, but I do not recommend, because in this case means much more. Too bad ...

OVERALL OPINION

It really is a practical and versatile enough pedal (even though his favorite is the dirty rock, but then it depends on settings) on both the possibilities and combinations it offers. used, it's worth to buy it because it combines two effects in one, and its level will satisfy more of an amateur post-garage-punk-rock. on the other hand, of his own manic and precision go your way as the breath is really obvious. is certainly the only really downside of this pedal, but still not bad night at all, even if this pedal is well suited to my style.

Everything has been said ..

UTILIZATION

Everything has been said ..

SOUND QUALITY

Everything has been said ..

OVERALL OPINION

I have for almost 10 years (paid 200F). I tried some more expensive pedals, cheaper but surpasses them all ... (Dod grunge distortion amps, distos boss, double muff ...).

It makes a hell of fishing!

on the other hand I use only one setting: everything thoroughly.
It gives a grade well, not very aggressive (I rock, garage).
I also work with another distortion to vraimment cradoser sound, but I still have not found something that surpasses it, which spew more.

A very good pedal for rock!

Boss has more pedals that you can shake a stick at. They have pedals for just about every style of music you can think of and every pedal for just any effects you could want to use as well. They have everything and some things can be hit or miss both for effects and overdrives and distortions.

This pedal has the name overdrive and distortion on the front. Many of the Boss pedals have either or but this one does have both. The reason being is that the color control knob is more of a saturation control knob. It isn't necessarily and gain knob but as you increase it it will give you more distortion and less overdrive. You still have a gain control knob and that of course controls the gain. But gain and saturation are two different things as to why I think they have included both names on the box.

UTILIZATION

Specifications

* Controls: Level, Tone, Drive, Color
* Connectors: Input, Output, AC Adaptor
* Current Draw: 12 mA (DC 9V)
* Weight: 420 g (15 oz.)
* Recommended AC Adaptor: PSA Series


SOUND QUALITY

This pedal is a great pedal when running the front of your amp or any an all out distortion box. Like I said in the beginning you ca set your color control knob to either give you distortion or overdrive. The further up the clock wise face of the control the more distortion you would get. As you roll it down or off you get more of and overdrive tone. Both are equally as appealing. They can fit in almost any style of music.

Use this pedal in front of an overdriven amp and you will get a nice booster type pedal and get some great rhythmic and lead tones. It works well in a clean amp too but I find that there is just something missing in a pedal wheres as a good boost will work wonders on your tone.

OVERALL OPINION

The thing I loved most about this pedal was that it did not sound like a pedal but rather natural amp distortion. If you run in into an overdriven amp i does well. I would recommend this pedal to anyone who uses cleaner amps or now overdriven amps who want a lower volume distortion or even slamming the front of your dirty amp. Great pedal!!! At new you can find these pedals for right at around $90. not a bad price for a good sounding and very usable distortion/overdrive pedal.

Nothing to add.

UTILIZATION

We can no longer simply, 4 buttons: volume, tone, drive, and overdrive / distortion
Yes editing sounds is easy.

SOUND QUALITY

The sounds are very effective, it is a bit of a mix between the DS-1 and DS-1.
Me I put the drive up and knob distortion / overdrive shift and I get the sound I was looking for.
It is a very versatile pedal!

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a few months, I tested many models before buying and I am very pleased with this purchase.
What I like most is being able to make a mix between overdrive and distortion in one pedal.
The price / quality ratio is very good, I find it even better than the more expensive pedals.
I do it again without hesitation that choice!