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Ollie
Gold Member
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 04/19/2009 : 13:29:37
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I curently have a MD-2 (Dist) and Od-3 (OD) and wondering what Boss distortion comes in between these to. I was thinking Ds-2 or Bd-2 mabye Any ideas?
Is the BD-2 overdrive or Distortion?
thanks
EDIT: Anybody had experiences with the digitech bad mokey? |
Edited by - Ollie on 04/19/2009 13:50:06 |
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
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ChristoMephisto
Platinum Member
Canada
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Posted - 04/19/2009 : 14:34:28
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Looking at the distortion chart in the boss book, the od3 is in the natural/smooth corner and opposite is the md2 in the rough/metallic corner. Opposite of each other.
Looks like its either a ds1 or an os2 is in the middle. Not the best options i guess, but both 'dual' pedals. What sound are you looking for?
hm2/3, xt2, mz2, fz2/3, mt2, pw2.....
The bd2 is an overdrive and opinions vary with some people liking the stock icy tone. Its also in the same corner as the od3. |
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
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Posted - 04/19/2009 : 14:42:55
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If you are game to try a mod... I'm seriously happy with my MT-2 Stormchaser - it hasn't left my board since I finalised the design.
http://members.shaw.ca/lauriepedals/
It's kind of halfway between a DS-1 and an MT-2 and has a nice MOSFET sound. If you wanted to do the mod I could package up the parts and send them for a "nominal cost".
Alternatively, the DS-1 with the Keeley "ultra" mod is awesome too.
http://www.robertkeeley.com/audio6l6/dstech.html
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Edited by - Laurie on 04/19/2009 14:45:08 |
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Ollie
Gold Member
United Kingdom
729 Posts |
Posted - 04/19/2009 : 14:44:44
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| I wanna something less metallic as the MD-2, Im thinking about the DS-2, how does the turbo sound? |
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
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tunghaichuan
Bronze Member
USA
77 Posts |
Posted - 04/19/2009 : 16:20:54
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quote:
Originally posted by Ollie
I curently have a MD-2 (Dist) and Od-3 (OD) and wondering what Boss distortion comes in between these to. I was thinking Ds-2 or Bd-2 mabye Any ideas?
Is the BD-2 overdrive or Distortion?
thanks
EDIT: Anybody had experiences with the digitech bad mokey?
The BD-2 is an OD. I don't like the way it sounds with the gain control dimed, though.
The Bad Monkey is like a Tube Screamer, except that the BM has an active 2-band EQ. It doesn't have a lot of gain on tap. You might be able to find a DOD FX51 Juice Box, which was the earlier version of the BM.
tung
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tunghaichuan
Bronze Member
USA
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Posted - 04/19/2009 : 16:23:02
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Originally posted by Ollie
I wanna something less metallic as the MD-2, Im thinking about the DS-2, how does the turbo sound?
The turbo mode is heavily mid boosted. It sounds a lot like the DOD Grunge Pedal, but the DS-2 sounds much better. The DS-2 is definitely less metallic than the MD-2.
tung
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Edited by - tunghaichuan on 04/19/2009 16:28:58 |
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
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Posted - 04/19/2009 : 17:00:34
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Hi Ollie
I gather from your now edited post, that it doesn't have to be a Boss Pedal?
Give the Marshall Gov'nr 2 a try.
I played mine at an impromptu get-together & after work jam, & I'm pretty
sure I could have sold (2) of them then & there on the spot.
I can't remember if anyone has already asked you, or if you have already told us.
What amp & what speaker size are you running your pedals into?
It make a big difference.
The Bad Monkey is basically a really nice sounding TubeScreamer.
With bass & treble boost-cut controls.
The the tone control on the original TubeScreamer, is just a treble cut control.
If you try the Gov'nr 2 - Set the DEEP control to off.
- find a setting you like, them slowly bring in the DEEP control,
it will amaze you how much chug-a-chug bottom end, this pedal can & control can produce.
It is supposed to progressively add the character & tone of a Marshall 4x12 cabinet.
It works.
But maxed out it can be too boom-y, depending on your amp/rig.
Regards Dr. Bob  |
Edited by - Dr. Bob on 04/19/2009 17:01:55 |
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Ollie
Gold Member
United Kingdom
729 Posts |
Posted - 04/19/2009 : 17:31:30
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Yeah, It doesnt have to be boss, I just don want to get into pricey boutique pedals.
Im going though a Marshall 2 X 12" (150 Whatts)
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zerksies
Double Platinum Member
USA
3406 Posts |
Posted - 04/19/2009 : 17:47:17
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zentropa
Gold Member
USA
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Posted - 04/19/2009 : 22:44:50
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the OD-3 and MD-2 are nearly on opposite ends of the spectrum, with the OD-3 being on the low gain side and MD-2 being on the high gain side.
the BD-2 is probably the only boss pedal with LESS gain than the OD-3, so you can pretty much write that off.
the MD-2 has 2 current production pedals with more gain (and maybe 2-3 out of production pedals), so that leaves quite a gap between the MD-2 and OD-3.
i'm not a fan of the DS-2's turbo mode. it's very harsh without adding much in the nuttage department. the non-turbo mode basically lumps it in with the DS-1's gain flavor, but the DS-2's coloring sounds more like the original op amp DS-1 than the current DS-1.
is there an amp sound or tone you are looking for?
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Sray10
Silver Member
USA
150 Posts |
Posted - 04/20/2009 : 02:46:10
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| My favorite boss distortion O/D is the OS-2 |
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midibuddy
Silver Member
Ecuador
285 Posts |
Posted - 04/20/2009 : 07:21:46
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| I'd recommend you a DS-1... it's a great pedal! In my rig, the Keeley modded DS-1 sounds even better... some may prefer a DS-1, but I think it's just what you need... |
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Ollie
Gold Member
United Kingdom
729 Posts |
Posted - 04/20/2009 : 16:38:55
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| after watching demos I think a DS-2 on Mode 1 with the tone backed off is what Im lookign for, I've found a mint MIJ one on evilbay which is 99p at the moment (; |
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Witloofboer
Gold Member
Belgium
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Posted - 04/21/2009 : 22:13:52
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Originally posted by zerksies
A big Muff is good and it pretty cheaply priced
That's a quite heavy distortion in my opinion. I used mine with the sustain set at about 8 o'clock, but it is quite cheap. |
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