BOSS SD-1 SUPER OverDrive Effects Pedal for Guitar and Bass - Mild to Moderate Tube - like Overdrive Characteristics Ideal for Clean and Driven amps. BOSS 5-Year Warranty.,Yellow

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You can use it to boost a dirty guitar tone for leads or really crank it up on a clean channel to get those crunchy rhythm sounds.

Subsequently, in 1981, BOSS released the SD-1 Super OverDrive featuring the added benefit of a tone control. Works very well stacked up with distortions and is very clear and articulate when dialed in just right. Just like the original SD-1 pedal, the 50 th anniversary edition features the same circuit to give you that tube like gain response, giving you the ability to create a heavy distortion, and be able to control the amount of gain through the tone control to prevent muddying the sound.You can then choose which finance term you'd like to apply for, and change your deposit if you wish.

Boss developed the SD-1 as an improved version of the OD-1 Overdrive by adding a tone control and making a few tweaks to the circuit. I knew that the new circuit layout used surface-mounted components, but those come in all sorts of sizes, from relatively manageable all the way to nearly invisible. Also, as this post is aimed at beginners, they may not have an amp with overdrive as good as the Blackstar. Moreover, if you were not a fan of the original, it is unlikely you will enjoy the Waza Craft version.If you spot one that is yours and want to be credited or want me to take it down, contact me and I will sort it out.

I would take the Boss SD-1W over an Ibanez TS-9 any day, although the Tubescreamer is also an excellent value pedal. The Boss SD-1 Overdrive pedal was first released in the mid 1980’s as a replacement for the older OD-1. Tip: Josh has used the SD-1 with a vintage Ampeg amp with a distinctive midrange peak along with a Boss GE-7 graphic EQ to further boost 400Hz. Lee, Kirk Hammett during Metallica’s Kill ’Em All days, Steve Vai, Jason Becker, Warren DeMartini, Reb Beach, Richie Sambora and even Prince.The SD-1-4A is a celebratory limited release to mark 40 years of this iconic pedal - also, it’s black and has a chrome battery dial!