All user reviews for the Marshall BB-2 Bluesbreaker II

Marshall Bluesbreaker 2.
Boost + overdrive pchu well.
Battery supply / 9-volt industry.

USE

The knobs are not seen very well by far the screws which opens the access battery has broken one day suddenly the drive knob is not really very progressive.
Otherwise impeccable, very robust, it becomes familiar easily.

SOUND QUALITY

I will not go around the bush especially since I am the "umpteenth" post a comment about it, the boost has not convinced me I never was using, Drive mode me always much more packed.
The sound is quite mdium and fat, and a drive that hangs rcle!
It has the merit of having the personality certainly there much better, it does not really respect the original signal and is fairly rough in all but never for me gn same.

NOTICE GLOBAL

Pedal buy 500 bullets in 2001, I've always loved that fat side and thick, I possde other pedals better quality but not as far dlivrent that sound "Marshallian", so no dgueux advisor level report qualitprix is ​​not theft!

This pedal is probably underestimated and yet !!!

It is a boost + a Marshall overdrive typed Bluesbreakers so hot enough.

UTILIZATION

It's very simple

ON a boost but you can not adjust the treble or bass boost of

It also has an overdrive with drive, tone and volume: the sound has a tendency to be the "woman tone" of Clapton

SOUND QUALITY

The sound is amazing for boost
THE BOOST
basically, it wants to make the sound of an amp lamps: you can have the crunch so without increasing the volume of the amp

Otherwise, it enables clear sound dirty = have a great sound very nice crunch and very warm
very blues and rock to 70's we will say

Fans of Gary Moore, Paul Personne and other bluesmen, it'll give you that if you have a good amp and a good scratch

therefore, a crunch BEAUTIFUL and if you already have an overdrive or distortion, it will add heat and let ente notes
beauty and power, it can be very hard to bottom

THE BLUES OVERDRIVE
it is good but I prefer the BOOST

Small downside: the ovedrive could have been more aggressive (question eq)

and for the boost, I wanted a treble-bass setting (especially acute)

OVERALL OPINION

I have for years

I have not tried the latest boost other brands

The sound is very warm in boost: it changes completely and as no other pedal the original sound
Cheap prices

Double pedal effect
- Drive a priori modeled on the legendary amp of the same name
- Boost

4 settings: choice of mode (drive or boost setting), drive, tone control and volume

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UTILIZATION

Very easy to use

Boost Mode is fine in addition to a lot of drive and amp is easily adjusted by turning the volume only

The Drive mode is controlled with 3 knobs that seem to be quite progressive.

SOUND QUALITY

Drive Mode provides a very round drive (I do not know if it is in the vein of the amp of the same name), although it lacks a bit of heat
Blues, boogie, rock fat sound quite in these strings.

The pedal works very well on all the amps I've had Marshall MG50DFX (transistor), 1987X, Orange AD30, Peavey Classic 30, Laboga Alligator 5201s and little Fender Champion 600, and this whether in its boost mode as well that drive.

OVERALL OPINION

This is my first pedal, and it is part of my essential.
At the time the issue of choice was difficult with conventional TS9, TS808, but the Marshallian tone and scope conquered me (at the time this drive was ideal to give more character to the MG50 I owned).
Today I almost operates essentially boost mode with my Laboga a drive with more body and warmth.

its price is also advantageous

Overdrive or boost.
Choice.
Battery power or AC.
1 Imput and Output 1.
One knob one knob gain of 1 tone and 1 volume knob selector knob boost or drive.
Robust metal housing with a switch big enough.

UTILIZATION

You choose your mode.
Boost mode, only the volume knob is active. It allows to select the desired volume boost. (Indeed I use)
Overdrive mode, the tone affects the tone and drive the level of saturation: the light crunch crunch angry any more.

SOUND QUALITY

The overdrive is pretty ho hum. It lacks warmth, dynamics and scale.
It is very Marshalien all ... at the same time.
The boost meanwhile is impeccable, he just boost the volume effects loop. Mounted on the front that will begin to boost the lamps cruncher

OVERALL OPINION

I've had some time.
I use it only for the boost in the effects loop of my amp.
To highlight the lead parts on the guitar is impeccable.
After the overdrive lack of heat ... lack of lamps.
But I there a good boost easy to dose for 40 €.

Overdrive / boost analog.
An entry in a release out.

supply standard type Boss (9 volts)
standard format, in line with standard Boss or Mxr.
Pedal, metal, feels solid and well built.

selector "mode" 2 positions (boost (clean boost) and blues (overdrive))
a knob of drive
a knob of Tone
one volume knob.

UTILIZATION

The setup is super simple, a beginner will quickly how to manage modes "boost" and "blues" to make the best of the pedal depending on the situation. It was like two pedals in one, it is very well thought out.
I do not have the manual, but it is not necessary.
The sound editing is very simple.

SOUND QUALITY

The grain of the pedal is quite interesting, quite natural.
Its clear, the rate of gain can reach a saturation mode frankly hard rock blues. Boost mode does not alter the sound, or so imperceptibly, and just increases the volume so low rates of gain are sent as input.

With distortion, boost mode can push the saturation of the amplifier without altering the character, practical and effective. The overdrive is muddy, seems easier to play, like a tube screamer but with less mids and better bass response.

It is nickel rehearsal when you must retrieve a Marshall MG100 or Fender FM212R for saturation better than amps, less noisy and more warm.

I can not wait to test it on a Fender Hot Rod or a Marshall Plexi.

OVERALL OPINION

Pedal, given its name, may be supposed to simulate the sound and behavior of a Marshall Bluesbreaker. There is nothing headroom is far more important than the amp of the same name.
I rather think that Marshall wanted to provide the fortunate few blues guitarist a simple, affordable and well-built to boost the amp in all circumstances, or to give a little color "Marshallian" his Vox or Fender.
We almost regret not being able to walk mode switcher.

The value for money is excellent, it should be emphasized, especially since we often see this pedal opportunity for low prices.

The pedal is not level or other Fulltone Xotic but did not really ashamed to face the Boss most common and can be a good investment.

I did not have to pay this pedal, I lend it, and it helps me often!

A good choice!

Boost and blues drive of your choice.

UTILIZATION

Simple, clear, easily accessible, there is nothing special except the switch Boost / Blues. In Boost mode, it only controls the output volume.

SOUND QUALITY

I found the function Blues not pleasant and rather noisy with the shovels I use (and Edwards Les Paul Horizon), may be a concern with the high output level. However, the boost function produces a slight grain crunchy that I find beautiful.

OVERALL OPINION

Admittedly, I only use the boost for the small crunch sound it gives, but we must admit that I can hardly do without. I use this pedal almost constantly.

Approx. 40 pounds at Dawson's in St. Helens
Merseyside. Got it nearly 3 years ago.

It has become my most used and fave. pedal - it gives me the blues colour that I want. I stay nearly always in the boost mode and not much in the pedal's blues mode. You'd think it would be the other way round, wouldn't you?
Boost mode gives a slight overdrivey/break-
ing up sound. Can use this to boost up your solo bit 1/2 way through your song.

Only thing is - the volume level between the two modes is way off. So if you do switch modes mid-song, either you're in for a blast or your audience is instead.
Be prepared for any audience not to return!

Very good and solid indeed. Quite easy to change the battery as well - not that I've done so often.

Really good value for money - I love it. I would say that I find it useful to stick with a tried & tested setting. Maybe you experiment at home with the pedal, but don't mess about when you're playing for others. Well done Jim Marshall!

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I bought it in December 2002 at Klangfarbe, Vienna (Austria) new for EUR 65,-
Since I have a Marshall tube amp I was looking for a suitable overdrive pedal.

This pedal has two functions:
1) overdrive for the old vintage blues sound
2) clean boost for power tube saturation of tube amps

I have a Marshall JCM 2000 DSL201 amp and the overdrive of this pedal is perfectly in between the clean and the crunch channels of the amp.

Using just the clean amp channel and the boost of the pedal it is very easy to get a sweet harmonic power tube distortion.

The positions of the dials are a bit hard to read.

It is very sturdily built and even features metal dials and a cold forged metal name plate.

I was looking for a mild overdrive for my tube amp. I borrowed a Maxon OD808 from the store a week earlier but did not like it that much.
The BluesBreaker has good sound and I think the boost feature is fantastic for tube amps.
And you can't beat the price which is easily half of comparable Ibanez or Maxon pedals.

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I bought this pedal at the Rock Factory in Castleford, England. It cost me £45.

The thing I like about this pedal is that it has two different modes, Blues and Boost. The Blues mode is used as a normal crunch pedal with drive, tone & level knobs.
In the Boost mode it bypasses the drive & tone and can be used to 'lift' the volume, ideal for solo's. When used with clean sound with single coil pick-up guitars (Fender's), it adds just a tiny amount of distortion to give a warm drive.
With humbucking pick-up's (Gibson's) you get alot more gain out it, but can be used as a mild distortion sound.



There's nothing I don't like about it.

It is a solid metal pedal in a slver finish.

Great for volume boosts or that classic 'bluesy' sound.

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An overdrive and a boost (the modes are alternative can not be used at the same time).

A rglage tone.

UTILIZATION

Trs simple as using this type of pedals.

SOUND QUALITY

Its a pretty average, although sr typ Marschall but cold enough, the dynamics are trs (less than a Boss BD-2 ....) basically if we have little to prs money (thanks to the boost mode), there is no miracle.

In return the pedals is versatile, pushing back the gain we get to have a sound distortion.

The boost mode is probably the most INTERESTED two, at least this is the one I use most often (in fact rarely the least ...), it can break through the mix well.

This method works especially APRS boost a disto imprcise enough, it can clear up the sound.

OVERALL OPINION

I have the pedals since ending for 4 years, it rarely serves me as trs.

I have been to pass character TECH series of 21 and for the sound Marschall, so I use the MODEL "British" sound the quality is incomparable even if Obviously there is a nice price diffrence .

I have not sold the BB2, but will not be long.

Overdrive type 70's with the sound of a marshall combo lamps.

- A selector (or overdrive boost)
- A drive potentiomtre
- Potentimotres 1 tone (qualo broadband)
- An output volume potentimotre

Case mtallique robust.

UTILIZATION

Simple, the button to gain easy rgler assayed.
Is refined with the tone and go!

SOUND QUALITY

It typ serious !!!!!
Its enjoyable dirty ... of mdiums everywhere beuacoup of prsence. For fans of CREAM is the apothose!

position is trs powerful booster, I do not trs is also, I find it useful to attack another overdrive with a signal trs inflated (to compensate for single coils in my Start or my tlcaster). I use a jackhammer in complment (marshall) and a tube screamer (Ibanez).
More effective than the solo the rhythm!

OVERALL OPINION

Excellent pedals can aproach that marshall sound without much effort ...

It's corny wish! I love it.

I test the pedals at the same time that Gun'vor2 (see my review for this PDAL ...)

For carractristiques see below.

UTILIZATION

Trs simple one arm, a ring

SOUND QUALITY

For me it's the best distortion pedals of Marshall, the late former "master drive", its hot trs (trs we are close to the lamp) and trs and a typ good gain that can play "more mchant".
The grain is excellent, less than a TS9 end (no longer "dirty") but I like I even approach the sound of my JCM800 is saying.
Start with Lp or rings.
I did put "8" because we still hear a little crettage transistors.
But the report quality and price is well worth it 10/10.

OVERALL OPINION

Virtually "Marshall sound tube" for only 75 euros.
And not just blues type, it can do almost anything ... except the sound of rotten G'V2.

I recommend it.

2 positions:

Boost: It expands the signal is increasing in volume, useful for chain effect or group outings!

Blues: drive, tone, volume ...

UTILIZATION

Like many pedals ... can not be easier, the switch is fine, you can hit it like a pig in the marshall "Tank". ca risk not we let go!
Not much wrong ...

SOUND QUALITY

Start a 'Fender, regardless of the amp, I tried on a good as a 60W 15W transistors, ca dcoiffe, we can go from a slight crunchy bcp something bigger, tr s trs versatile. The sound is warm enough, a good reinforcement of bass / midrange, the treble is not screaming.

The PDAL is frankly good for sound a bit "dirty" as in the opinion Previous evokes.
The rest sounds very notte qulibrs halfway between a rock and his own is a bit harder to reach, but in heels all, there must be a way!

OVERALL OPINION

Report quality price, not dmentiel but, cest indestructible as pedals, it's a tank with its typ. Lover of blues and rock, you will be delighted!

Overdride plus a small boost very nice

UTILIZATION

There's no simpler:
2 boost mode and blues (overdrive)
drive
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There are 4 or 5 fast nice sound without spending the night

SOUND QUALITY

It's pure juice marshall greasy, very heavy (we like it or not)
The boost is gnial, he provided his trslgrement crunchy and well ragi Difference attacks.
For there against a lot of blows in blues mode but remains correct

Point trs black: Tone is trs, trs Draft
While on a solo but not all the glop on agreements

OVERALL OPINION

Trs good value qualitprix (50E to OCCAZ)
Recommended for those who love the marshall crunch and want to keep the clean sound of their amp.

This is an Overdrive pedal in the Marshall, analog, with 4 control knobs: one switch "Mode" to two positions (drive and boost), and adjustments Drive, Tone and Volume.

UTILIZATION

Like all effects pedals of this type, use is very simple since it suffices to turn the knobs on its desire to find the sound you want.

SOUND QUALITY

Unfortunately on this essential point that the Bluesbreaker Marshall II did not convince me. Even with a Fender Telecaster sound loses its slamming, no matter the settings of the effect. It is possible to get a little crunch or distortion but a big sound that comes out is not at all to my taste. Highs do not come out and it seems to play only three chords. The boost mode does nothing more since the pedal is supposed to be an overdrive.
I use a ProCo RAT2 in distortion, and when I tried to combine the two effects, the sound coming out of the amp was just awful, as if choking Bluesbreaker the instrument. In short, impossible to get out good sound with this pedal for me.

OVERALL OPINION

I used this pedal a little over a year the time to find that replacement. All the while, in fact, I spent a bit of overdrive. I ended up selling it to buy a Boss Blues Driver, which suits me perfectly. Of course, with the experience I would do not have that choice.