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Pedalhead
Silver Member
USA
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 Posted - 06/15/2005 : 04:21:05
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| Hey is this thing analog? |
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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
2203 Posts |
Posted - 06/15/2005 : 07:20:21
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| Analog for sure as all of Boss distortions/overdrives except for MZ-2. |
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boss freak
Gold Member
USA
663 Posts |
Posted - 06/15/2005 : 11:14:46
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| Absolutely. |
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pawnshop_trash
Gold Member
USA
603 Posts |
Posted - 06/15/2005 : 17:50:42
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| I think the MZ-2's distortion is analog; only its chorus and delay functions are digital. I think even my MZ-2 manual admitted as much, but I'll have to go back and check.... |
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bossarea
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
3652 Posts |
Posted - 06/15/2005 : 17:54:36
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| I think you're right there. It wouldn't really make sense to create distortion digitally. |
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boss freak
Gold Member
USA
663 Posts |
Posted - 06/16/2005 : 02:35:39
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Good point! Digital distortion would probably sound like an 80s video arcade game making an "explosion" sound.  |
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pawnshop_trash
Gold Member
USA
603 Posts |
Posted - 06/16/2005 : 06:47:55
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fyi... just checked my MZ-2 manual, and they kind of dance around what's digital. the first line on its cover reads "The BOSS MZ-2 is a new type distortion effect that includes high quality digital delay." under "panel description", the delay and chorus are described as digital, but the distortion is not.
and I agree with boss freak and bossarea about the sound 'quality' of any digital distortion... (for that matter, you don't even need ICs to create a '1980s arcade game'-quality distortion sound -- the FZ-3 sounds like you're about to blow up an output transformer at some settings, and it's made from 100% discrete components.) but I digress....
getting back to the original topic of this forum (sort of), can anyone comment on how a BD-2 compares to, say, a MIJ SD-1 or an OD-1? |
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arcanon1313
Silver Member
USA
414 Posts |
Posted - 06/16/2005 : 19:41:05
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The BD-2 has more gain to it than the SD-1, and also the OD-1 {I think}. I'd say that the BD-2 is closer to the DS-1 then the SD-1 or
OD-1. I've even heard of the BD-2 as a glorified DS-1. That's about it. |
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pawnshop_trash
Gold Member
USA
603 Posts |
Posted - 06/16/2005 : 20:50:16
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| thanks, arcananon1313! it sounds like a BD-2 is worth pursuing.... |
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Blues Driver analog or no?
