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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
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 Posted - 10/25/2005 : 14:59:51
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Are there any differences between these two soundwise?
Or is the difference just that you can control OD-2R with an extra footswitch? |
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Sunburst
Silver Member
427 Posts |
Posted - 10/25/2005 : 15:57:40
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| I have OD-2, and as far as I know the only difference is the footswitch ability. |
Edited by - Sunburst on 10/25/2005 15:57:58 |
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visserman
Platinum Member
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Posted - 10/25/2005 : 16:11:03
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What about the OD-2 not having any IC's, not sure about the OD-2R, this one may have IC's who knows?
Talking about this IC issue, the FZ-3 does also not contain any IC's now the difference in sound between this one and the FZ-2 is huge. Feel the FZ-3 is more organic, whereas the FZ-2, you press is on and the sound is there,less dynamic than the FZ-3. |
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bossarea
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/25/2005 : 22:48:58
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I A-B'd these two today and was unable to hear any difference whatsoever. The OD-2 is a MIJ pedal and the 'R' is a rather new MIT version. I opened them both up and the PCB layout looks fairly identical with no IC's in sight.
I dialled in the exact same settings on both pedals (level=2, tone=6, drive=9, turbo=on). The R is a little loader so I had to reduce the level to about 1.5. From then on I could not hear it when I pressed down on the pedals to change which one was on. I tried with a few other settings as well but apart from the slight volume difference they just sound the same.
I've A-B'd my two OD-1s earlier and there I could hear a difference even though both pedals were close to eachother in production. I was really surpised to hear the 2 OD-2s sounding exactly the same. |
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walrus121
Silver Member
USA
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Posted - 10/26/2005 : 05:25:28
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Originally posted by bossarea
I dialled in the exact same settings on both pedals (level=2, tone=6, drive=9, turbo=on). The R is a little loader so I had to reduce the level to about 1.5. From then on I could not hear it when I pressed down on the pedals to change which one was on. I tried with a few other settings as well but apart from the slight volume difference they just sound the same.
Potentiometer tolerances can explain the volume difference. They suck.
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I've A-B'd my two OD-1s earlier and there I could hear a difference even though both pedals were close to eachother in production. I was really surpised to hear the 2 OD-2s sounding exactly the same.
Component tolerances used to suck even more in the past compared to now. Resistors usually had 10-20% tolerance, capacitors had as much as 50% tolerance. Transistor gains used to really vary a lot, and for germanium transistors they still do.
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Sunburst
Silver Member
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Posted - 10/26/2005 : 07:53:19
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| According to the Boss book the difference is an increased turbo-mode, due to public demand. |
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Vim Fuego
Gold Member
Denmark
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Posted - 10/26/2005 : 09:11:15
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Originally posted by bossarea
The OD-2 is a MIJ pedal and the 'R' is a rather new MIT version.
My OD-2 is MIT - and it sounds AWESOME..
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visserman
Platinum Member
1072 Posts |
Posted - 10/26/2005 : 19:54:07
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Originally posted by bossarea
I A-B'd these two today and was unable to hear any difference whatsoever. The OD-2 is a MIJ pedal and the 'R' is a rather new MIT version. I opened them both up and the PCB layout looks fairly identical with no IC's in sight.
I dialled in the exact same settings on both pedals (level=2, tone=6, drive=9, turbo=on). The R is a little loader so I had to reduce the level to about 1.5. From then on I could not hear it when I pressed down on the pedals to change which one was on. I tried with a few other settings as well but apart from the slight volume difference they just sound the same.
I've A-B'd my two OD-1s earlier and there I could hear a difference even though both pedals were close to eachother in production. I was really surpised to hear the 2 OD-2s sounding exactly the same.
Thanks for the comparison Bossarea, great to know that those two models are more or less the same |
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Sunburst
Silver Member
427 Posts |
Posted - 10/26/2005 : 20:02:31
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I compared my OD-1 (version D) and OD-2 MIJ and really found a huge difference. The OD-1 is much clearer and less muddy, and on with singlecoil pickups much more responsive to subtle picking nuances and overtones. OD-2 is of course capable of a more overdriven sound, but the more overdrive the fuzzier the sound gets.
OD-1 walks all over OD-2 in my opinion...  |
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visserman
Platinum Member
1072 Posts |
Posted - 10/26/2005 : 20:27:03
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Originally posted by Sunburst
I compared my OD-1 (version D) and OD-2 MIJ and really found a huge difference. The OD-1 is much clearer and less muddy, and on with singlecoil pickups much more responsive to subtle picking nuances and overtones. OD-2 is of course capable of a more overdriven sound, but the more overdrive the fuzzier the sound gets.
OD-1 walks all over OD-2 in my opinion...
Sunburst, read the heading of this thread, there is no talk of OD-1 there!!! ,
heh man does not matter, I make clunkers as well  |
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Sunburst
Silver Member
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Posted - 10/26/2005 : 21:11:32
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visserman, youre all over this forum lately...
I think however I saw the OD-1 name on this thread earlier and figured it would be interesting to compare OD-1 and OD-2 since the Boss book says the OD-2 in non-turbo mode should sound like OD-1, and since were talking about OD�s here... 
Perhaps a little off place, perhaps not...
Cheers anyway...
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Originally posted by visserman
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Originally posted by Sunburst
I compared my OD-1 (version D) and OD-2 MIJ and really found a huge difference. The OD-1 is much clearer and less muddy, and on with singlecoil pickups much more responsive to subtle picking nuances and overtones. OD-2 is of course capable of a more overdriven sound, but the more overdrive the fuzzier the sound gets.
OD-1 walks all over OD-2 in my opinion...
Sunburst, read the heading of this thread, there is no talk of OD-1 there!!!,
heh man does not matter, I make clunkers as well
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visserman
Platinum Member
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Posted - 10/27/2005 : 13:11:01
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Sunburst, you are right there, the more comparisions made between particular models the better, and of course, since the OD-1 is part of the family of overdrives it is a good idea to A/B them with the OD-2.
I get this feeling that the OD-1 sounds like the Ibanez TS-9, gosh there are so many pedals which go for a similar feel and idea.
Seen an OD-1 on Ebay UK, price is not good, and there are many many different versions of them out there, which makes me feel: "Not at the moment Sir".
Good price for an OD-1 would be around �25,- which is about $50,- but I think I am dreaming there................... So let us have some more of this  in the meantime |
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bossarea
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/27/2005 : 14:55:10
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With the average price on Ebay UK being around �40, the old and rare ones tend to go for a bit more. I guess an OD-1 will set you back around �50-�55 while an OD-2 should be around the �40.
I tracked every Boss pedal being sold on Ebay UK during 2002/2003 in an Excel sheet and calculated average prices for each one. Unfortunately I lost the whole spreadsheet when I forgot to back it up before I erased the disk  |
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visserman
Platinum Member
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Posted - 10/27/2005 : 15:07:46
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Interesting these pricefluctations on Ebay, makes you look at buying pedals in a different way.
We get a bit of topic now but.........It seems that people are willing to bid higher on pedals with a clear picture. Also seems the case that pedals in a box with instructions get higher bids |
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jan
Copper Member
USA
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Posted - 10/28/2005 : 19:28:48
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| I just picked up a MIT OD-2r for $40. I don't know if I'll keep it, though, if it sounds identical to my MIJ OD-2. |
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walrus121
Silver Member
USA
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Posted - 10/28/2005 : 21:53:31
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Originally posted by jan
I just picked up a MIT OD-2r for $40. I don't know if I'll keep it, though, if it sounds identical to my MIJ OD-2.
Why not keep it if it sounds just as good? You have the added option of the turbo footswitch. |
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OD-2 versus OD-2R
