Gfs guitar pickups, xaviere electric guitars, guitar parts, electronics, necks, bodies. Top 5 drive pedals for laid back blues part 1, the short. I have first a ts9 as an occasional gain boost, then followed by blues driver, a rat2 and a green russian in this order. Green rhino iv, red llama ii, stock boss blues driver. If you want to put together a jimi hendrix pedal board, the octavia is a must. Roland blues cube artist 1x12 80watt combo amp blonde.
Nov 21, 2011 i am playing it through a boss bd2 blues driver pedal with the keeley mod. Seller of high quality, inexpensive guitar and bass effect pedals. Hh partcaster hardtail stratocaster partwarmoth reverb. One may have more of an octave effect, or be warmer sounding etc.
Like all of the gfs footpedals, the bluesdrive classic is built a solid steel enclosure with. I use my gfs dual overdrive one side is ts9, one side is ts808 to push my proco rat. There are several videos on youtube comparing these two pedals. Gfs electronics bluesdrive classic overdrive pedal. The bd2 earned its place in the stompbox hall of fame thanks to those evolutions and the ways it continues to. Phil gates takes you on a guided tour of the bd2 blues driver. Dec 02, 2019 if you want to put together a jimi hendrix pedal board, the octavia is a must. Step by step instructions for accomplishing certain tasks on agf. Besides the input, output and 9v jacks, it has three knobs volume, tone, gain, 3way switch with different styles of distortion compact, power and open and a pushpull button for enablingdisabling the pedal.
What i find works best is using a relatively transparentish overdrive set to low gain as your base and then goosing it with a ts style pedal in front of it for lead work. I have a drop c guitar with active pickups, a tele in open g, a single humbucker strat in e flat. Gfs greenie classic overdrive guitar effects pedal demo. Right now i use the greenie as a boost, but it does a lot more. Whether you pick the strings with a dust broom or with a fire iron, cinders overdrive keeps up. Dawsons and boss demonstrator, lee wrathe, gives us the low down on this classic boss pedal. I also use a snark clipon pedal, which when not in use is clipped at the pedalboards handle so that i will not lose it, ramos says. Nov 27, 20 this is a top 12 list of the best overdrive pedals i have had the pleasure to demo over the last 12 months. The neck is a 12 radius canadian maple northern redfish guitar pa.
This blue overdrive is a send up of one of the alltime great pedals, which was improved upon by one of the alltime great pedal makers. Whether youre after overdrive, reverb, delay, fuzz or anything else, weve got tons of pedals. Gfs electronics bluesdrive classic overdrive pedal youtube. We have no control over the content of these websites. Top 5 drive pedals for laid back blues part 2, the full story. I have too many distortion pedals, and need to get rid of some. This wiki has been updated 25 times since it was first published in may of 2016. Boss bd2 blues driver guitar effects pedal bundle with blucoil power supply slim acdc adapter for 9 volt dc 670ma, and 4pack of celluloid guitar picks boss super overdrive guitar pedal sd1 boss bd2 blues driver bundle with instrument cable, patch cable, picks, and austin bazaar polishing cloth. It is very similar to an ibanez tubescreamer pedal. Boss bd2 blues driver my main dirt pedal, boss ge7, and a joyo noise gate pedal. D allen voodoo blues set the voodoo blues set feature a combination of the voodoo 69 neck and middle pickups and a slightly overwound bridge pickup for more output and mid range. The rowin plexion is another great marshall sounding pedal. Find amazing deals on used and boutique effects pedals. Aug 23, 2006 img here is my board with my brand new excelsior.
Go to my thread in twang central if you want to hear my first recording with fender excelsior. Tube screamer into blues driver discussion in the stomp box started by big john studd, aug 10. The bd2 blues driver delivers the creamy, yet crunchy sound associated with great blues guitar. See more ideas about guitar pedals, pedalboard and guitar effects pedals. If you can find a good used one, the bd2 blues driver is also a great pedal to have. So within my pedal chain i have 4 key lowtomidgain overdrives ranging from klon style, to tube screamer style, to dumble style and onto blues driver type the way i have it each gets progressively gainier, in fact i have a 5th medium gain overdrive which used to be an ocd, but has now been displaced by the hamstead intergalactic driver. This popular pedal provides instant access to the kind of warm overdrive and emotive distortion usually reserved for 30yearold tube amps. More than 20 years on, the boss bd2 blues driver has become a staple for players across genres.
Oct 10, 2012 his live rig consists of a boss cs2, mxr zw44 wylde overdrive to boost my signal during solos, boss bd2 blues driver my main dirt pedal, boss ge7, and a joyo noise gate pedal. We do not own, produce or host the videos displayed on this website. Even a few of the same pedal, as they often sound very different. Here you have the silky drive sounds of the boss blues driver, a classic pedal beloved by guitarists of every style for its dynamic, tubelike overdrive and bulletproof record of reliability.
Most boss pedals can be found used on the cheap and get the job done. Tube screamer into blues driver page 2 telecaster guitar. My current rig consists of a koreanmade epiphone sheraton ii polytune bbe green screamer joyo vintage phase tc alter ego v2 bill m. Besides the input, output and 9v jacks, it has three knobs volume, tone, gain, 3way switch with different styles of distortion compact, power and open and a. Its allanalog circuit convincingly recreates the warm harmonic distortion associated with hardpressed tube amps. Gajeski plays alternative rock, but i have been know to delve into classic rock and blues from time to time. In the same vein as blues driver from other well known effects pedal manufacturers. Gfs greenie classic overdrive guitar effects pedal demo with.
In praise of the humble, underrated boss blues driver. Round fat end it is fully analog, german quality components in a high quality metal casing. The fattest and warmest of the gfs distortion pedals, the bluesdrive is tested through a blackface fender super reverb amplifier. Your search for tone should be easy, fun, and inexpensive. I play an epiphone sg in the dirt channel set clean of a 5w combo laney lionheart. His most recent renditions signal path is his guitar into a line 6 c30 wireless into the electroharmonix big muff, pro co rat2, gfs tuner, mxr classic overdrive modded, mxr smart gate, and line 6 m9 with expression pedal into a fender super sonic amp.
Im a huge fan of dan and mick, and i have a hard time not watching their videos as soon as they are posted. Sep 20, 2017 to be fair, every pedal we tried sounded cool in its own way, so this is really just us picking ones that we liked best. Tc electronic cinders overdrive effects pedal guitar center. Stack a bd2 and sd1 just right and you gots mad tone. Mi audio blues pro overdrive, one of the best drive pedals i own and paid less than 80 used, hardwire dl8 delay, awesome delay pedal that can be had under 90 used. In memory of our friend felix and his time with us. The sound of an overdriven tube marshall in a box the brownie classic offers a warmer, crunchier tone than most distortion pedals. To be fair, every pedal we tried sounded cool in its own way, so this is really just us picking ones that we liked best. Keeley guitar effects pedals are designed to help guitarists and musicians find the perfect tone. It is a brown pedal 30% larger than a standard boss pedal. If youve never owned a boss blues driver, go buy one. In its time, it has inspired pedal tinkerers, builders, and even its own parent company to make the humble overdrive even better. It stacks wonderfully with the shipwreck and i use it for leads or big heavy parts.
Lovely open sounding and dynamic pickups, ideal for hendrix, blackmoore, gilmour and all your favourite late 60s tones. The great thing about 2nd or 3rd guitars is that its okay if they only do one thing well. It came to mind because im here having searched it, looking for something softer and mellower than what im using now. His signal chain is a boss fv300 volume pedal, vox v485 wah, bbe boosta grande, mxr dynacomp, deltalab to1, and devi ever hyperion. Its a pedal i always wanted but never had and its been fun to play around with. Cinders overdrive is the perfect tool for blues shredders and retro rockers. Loop 3 has an ibanez ts9 set for gain and boost and a modified boss bd2 blues driver for a clean boost. Im actually borrowing this from a friend who i trade pedals with. Boss bd2 blues driver overdrive pedal thursday gear video.
The gfs greenie pedal our most popular vintage tube screamer style pedal put through its paces. Vintage guitar always delivers the most interesting info on all kinds of vintage guitars, the great companies that built them and the artists who have been in. There are many great reissues of this pedal on the market, but if you get a chance, like fuzzes, try a few of them next to each other. If you are looking to get a more distinctive or aggressive sound from your guitar, take a look at these overdrive pedals, which take your original tone and push it harder. If a particular pedal is not on this list, its either because i havent had a chance to. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats. Patrick says that his board is always in a state of flux. I recommend getting something totally different if you still like playing it. I am playing it through a boss bd2 blues driver pedal with the keeley mod. This is a blues overdrive pedal with a switch that allows you to switch from one sound to another. The amp is a peavey kb100 which has a fairly transparent but beefy sound. Fair amount of scratches from use on the back and small dings abound, although these are very hard to see because of the clear finish. Green rhino iv, red llama ii, stock boss blues its a clone of the mad professor sweet honey.
Vintage guitar magazine published monthly since 1986. If you can find a good used one, the bd2 blues driver is also a great pedal to have in front. I would like to have a unique setup for the spark to use it both for cleans and boost for gains, but im a bit confused on how to do that. Our offtopic subforum for all things not guitar related.
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