Specifications

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COMPACT SERIES
AGGRESSION OBSESSION
Explore Your Inner Rock Star
Warm, fatten, bake, or burn — BOSS overdrive and distortion
pedals are world famous for their rich, aggressive, and expressive
sound. With nine compact pedals in this category, guitarists have
an expansive range of power-tone tools to choose from.
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Benchmark Overdrive & Distortion
BOSS’s original overdrive, the OD-1, was
famous for its rich, warm, and detailed sound.
That legacy carried forward to the popular
SD-1 and OD-3, and now to the BD-series —
the new standard in Overdrive processing.
Likewise, BOSS’s acclaimed DS-1 distortion
pedal evolved to the DS-2, which paved the
way for today’s benchmark distortion effect,
the MD-2.
New-Breed Overdrive
Adding to the legacy of great BOSS overdrives
(such as the OD and DS series), the BD-2 and
MD-2 represent the new standard in
overdrive/distortion effects. Try them soon!
BD-2: The BD-2 responds expressively to
performance dynamics, including factors such
as the guitarist’s picking attack, touch, and
volume/tone settings.
MD-2: The MD-2 can be extremely distorted
with fat and deep characteristics, while not
obliterating the original guitar tone.
COMPACT SERIES
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COMPACT SERIES
Warm, Tube Drive
Sounds
Uses BOSS’s asymmetric
overdrive circuitry for warm,
smooth overdrive sounds
that respond to your picking
style just like a tube amp.
Includes a Tone control to
dial in just the right sound.
Used by Pros
Everywhere
A classic! Add some
hard-edged distortion while
preserving the subtle
nuances of your playing
dynamics. A Tone control is
provided for easy sound
shaping.
Nu-School Distortion
with Massive Low End
This pedal’s dual Distortion
and Gain Boost circuits take
thick, heavy distortion
sounds to a whole new
level. Special Gain Boost
and Bottom controls let you
shape your tone for
maximum volume and
low-end punch.
Crunchy Overdrive
Effects for Bass
An overdrive effect designed
to cover the entire
frequency range of bass
guitars, including 5-string
basses. Overdriven sounds
can be blended with dry
bass signal for maximum
clarity and punch.
Natural Overdrive
with Endless Sustain!
Classic BOSS overdrive,
based on a dual-stage
design for bigger, fuller
sounds. Variable Drive and
Tone controls create
overdriven sounds from
mild to extreme with almost
endless sustain.
A flexible pedal capable of
producing overdrive,
distortion, or a combination
of both. Get “in your face”
distortion while maintaining
the subtle nuances of
single-coil guitar pickups.
Two Distortions
for the Price of One
Features twin modes for an
expanded range of
distortion — taking you
from blues-rock rhythms to
searing leads at the press of
a pedal or twist of a knob.
BOSS’s Most
Popular Pedal!
Features dual-gain
circuitry for thick, tube
stack distortion with heavy
mids and lows and
long-lasting sustain.
A 3-band EQ with semi-
parametric mids takes your
sound to the extreme.
The Perfect Distortion
for Blues
Get the tone of a bluesy,
vintage tube amp in a
compact pedal capable of
anything from warm
overdriven sounds to full-on
distortion. Leaves the subtle
nuances of your playing
intact.
Distortion
Mega Distortion
TURBO Distortion
Metal Zone
®
SUPER
OverDrive
Distortion and Overdrive
Together At Last!
OverDrive
OverDrive/
Distortion
Blues Driver
®
Bass OverDrive