Boost Pedal Comparison (through a JCM 800 Studio)

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The signal flow was as follows:
-guitars
-Fractal Audio Axe Fx III (for recording the DI's)
-Pedals
-Marshall JCM 800 Studio SC20H
-Fractal Audio LB-2 Loadbox
-Fractal Audio Axe Fx III (for IR loading and noise gate)
-OwnHammer (r)Evolution Impulse Responses
-Steven Slate Drums
-Cubase 10.5 pro
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@SonicDriveStudio 10 күн бұрын

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@elvis_chen 4 жыл бұрын

1:10 JCM 800 Studio 2:18 JCM 800 Studio + OD808 3:13 JCM 800 Studio + SD1 4:10 JCM 800 Studio + Soul Food 5:14 Side by side

@slag5150 4 жыл бұрын

SD-1 is a legend. Love it here and in front of plexis.

@williamhogarth6866 3 жыл бұрын

Agree. However, I know a few ppl who think the DS-1 is on par with the SD-1. I've never liked it. And sense it was my first pedal, it was a few years before I gave Boss another chance. I heard a guy in a club using a SD-1. He sounded great. I talked with him after the set was over. He explained all the nuances of the two pedals and also agreed the DS-1 is kinda shitty but that it does have a place among certain genres and can sound great. It just never happened for me.

@christiancordaway2181 3 жыл бұрын

SD-1 is my baby momma! 800 and Plexi for me!

@teddobbs6516 2 жыл бұрын

As much as I normally love using a TS9, here I have to agree! It’s a pedal made to go in front of Marshall’s.

@phantasmagora6542 3 жыл бұрын

Great tone and playing. All three are great pedals. When you're using this much gain up front the differences become subtle. OD808: Mid-focused. Tightens up your original tone. SD-1: Aggressive. Creates an edgier pick attack and cuts bass. Soul Food: Flat boost. Retains more body of the original tone.

@roybuis7646 4 жыл бұрын

1:34 Unboosted 2:42 Maxon OD808 3:37 Boss SD-1 4:34 Soul Food

@rangerdoc1029 4 жыл бұрын

OMG that sounded so good unboosted.

@shafiksalamoon7255 4 жыл бұрын

I'd second that. Sounds so good.

@SonicDriveStudio 3 жыл бұрын

Nothing wrong with that!

@KeannuReevezzz03 3 жыл бұрын

to each his own man, some people like myself like it tighter, and some like it with more body

@zackakai5173 3 жыл бұрын

It was alright, but a bit loose and flubby in the low end. It would be great for a blusier style of rock but for this kind of hard rock pushing into metal territory, I think the boost definitely improves the sound.

@G-NutZ 2 жыл бұрын

That’s what I’m saying, sounded raunch rolling bone dry.

@mikke69ful 3 жыл бұрын

All great, but SD-1 was the best!

@mystdeisanto9647 4 жыл бұрын

SD-1 is perfect companion for Marshall amp (and similar sounding amp i.e. Friedman), OD808 is for everything else (5150, Framus, Randall, and other modern hi gain amps). OD808 tighten up some low end and slightly roll of the high, that what makes this pedal a gem. In the other hand, SD-1 is cleaner and almost like treble boost.

@elvis_chen 4 жыл бұрын

Cannot agree with you more.

@Particle67 2 жыл бұрын

@dildojizzbaggins6969 Жыл бұрын

Cannot agree with the cringey broken English.

@Flametopology Жыл бұрын

SD-1 all day long!

@SonicDriveStudio 4 жыл бұрын

Notes: I realize this is a simple way of comparing boost pedals. If there are enough requests for more with different styles (low gain bluesy for example) I will consider making another one. The amp settings remain the same throughout the entire video.

@horse_dog 4 жыл бұрын

Sonic Drive Studio You should try with an Abominable Electronics Hellmouth. It’s a tube screamer clone with extra bells and whistles like toggle-able LED clipping, gain boost, bass cut/boost switch, and a clean blend

@markedwards7721 4 жыл бұрын

They are not being used as lead pedals , but rather rhythm sound changers.

@RefereeDahmer 4 жыл бұрын

Great idea. Please do more. Thank you.

@c.turner4588 3 жыл бұрын

Lower gain bluesy would be great please. Great work.

@CrazyCalabrese78 3 жыл бұрын

Good video, as usual :) Maybe you can try the same comparison but with master volume all the way up and preamp gain turned a fair way down.

@NickHillMakesMusic 4 жыл бұрын

Always cool to hear these types of comparisons. It’s not even about what sounds better but helps one figure out what direction they want to go with their sound. Great video per usual Jon!

@SonicDriveStudio 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro!

@scottl4026 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for adding the isolated guitar. that is so important when demonstrating a guitar tone. Good video. I think the JCM 800 sounds great alone. But it's interesting the different tones you get boosting a Marshall.

@michaelgriffin5304 5 күн бұрын

It's been so crazy watching this channel grow. Kudos to you for putting in the hard work and making great gear content!

@tked970 4 жыл бұрын

SD-1 for the kill

@semyonboyk0 4 жыл бұрын

Just found this channel, and now I'm binging it. Your videos are crazy good, thank you very much for all your work, kind sir

@SonicDriveStudio 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you and welcome!

@metaljonesy 4 жыл бұрын

Great comparison, the EHX seemed to complement the amp most so very interested in this to add to my OD collection! This test seemed to reinforce my thoughts of which boost for which amp, always choose my Maxon OD for my American amps and the SD1 for the British style amps, been doing that for 10 years because it kinda felt right and from all the reamping it just sounded the best match. Great vid as always

@thorpenator9148 Жыл бұрын

Criss Oliva loved the Sd1's. He was an amazing player with great tone.

@jfrog1979 Жыл бұрын

Right on! Showing Criss some love out there!!🤘😀🎸🌹

@thorpenator9148 Жыл бұрын

@@jfrog1979 Yes...have to. Criss was a benchmark player.

@danthrax7407 4 жыл бұрын

It´s a pleasure to see your videos man, you make so easy to see, easy to hear and you give us the easiest way to check them that only can say thank you!! And for me I prefer the Maxon, but I think it´s because I had it in the past and I regret to sell it.

@jeffreylazzarinisr7419 4 жыл бұрын

Great vid! Soul food for me. I could hear the "bassness/fullness" more than the others.

@smcgloth 4 жыл бұрын

The Soul Food sounds bright and punchy. IMO the best of the three.

@guitarpunkcovers 4 жыл бұрын

I really like the unboosted tone the best. Nice video, thank you for this one!

@singleproppilot 4 жыл бұрын

They all sound good to me. Even the unboosted head has raw, spartan crunch that I find appealing. However, I couldn't help but watch the video six times just to learn this riff! Awesome and stylish playing!

@sparepartsfordeadpeople 4 жыл бұрын

I've always been a great fan of the Maxon pedals. But in this comparison, the Boss did the best work with the Marshall amp. I love this bright sound.

@Josh-it6uy 4 жыл бұрын

I think your channel is pretty cool and helpful for looking to look for amps with a variety of guitars.

@jameslucas1137 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice video. This test is something I was curious on since I have the SD1 and I am focusing on buying the Maxon. There is not such a big difference between those two, but I honestly believe the Maxon is better for recording reasons only. Lately I am using the MXR Wylde Overdrive that makes things great too, but the SD1 brings more warm sound . So , in conclusion , it depends on what you want to do. For live gigs and home practice, the SD1 is a great choice .

@jonathanfoster100 4 жыл бұрын

For me, I think the SD1 & soul food sounded the best, maybe it’s just when you here the maxon these days with all the vsts it just gets plain Jane. The soul food is more smooth as where the sd1 is bright. I would go for the soul food cause I’m lazy and don’t want to cut frequencies but the sd1 would probably cut in the mix better with a little notching. Anyways great video man.

@profile1251 4 жыл бұрын

Great playing and excellent presentation in your videos

@regortex3364 4 жыл бұрын

In the 80’s when I was a teenager, we had this figured out. The Tubescreamer with its huge mid boost worked best for Fenders midscooped character, SD-1 worked best for the JCM800 series to push it into higher gain without muddying the waters. Zack Wilde for example did this for decades.

@jessemuscato 4 жыл бұрын

gary holt also

@saintrhoads3375 4 жыл бұрын

Wylde

@donaldkarr3687 3 жыл бұрын

god i wish i was a teenager in the 80s

@Gitarzan66 3 жыл бұрын

@@donaldkarr3687 It was a cool time. I miss those days.

@reneotten7376 3 жыл бұрын

@@Gitarzan66 it was the best. It was another, a better world.

@nickolaynaydenov3292 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing riffs and playing!

@thruthenever 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, what serendipity! I am pulling the trigger on a new 800 today and was wondering what would be the best to boost it. Then this shows up in my subscription feed. Thanks for the great video!

@SonicDriveStudio 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@torahwarrior2442 4 жыл бұрын

I use a tight metal jr. Tight drive jr. And a bad monkey plus a EQ in the loop...gets everything from judas priest to maiden to GnR. With that selection....killer tones. Such a good amp when you know how to use it

@williamsimpson5507 4 жыл бұрын

I've always been a Tubescreamer fan but this video has me really wanting to try an SD-1. I think the SD-1 was actually my favorite, lots of presence and clarity.

@raybrooks2429 2 жыл бұрын

You should try it. You can get them all day for $40-$50, and if youre into tweaking, CSGuitars has a great video on how to replace a couple of diodes for LEDs and it really turns the pedal up a notch.

@jeremywooldridge5537 4 жыл бұрын

I use an Ibanez TS9 with mine. Works well but damn, this vid has me wanting that Soul Food. Great comparison here. Keep it up!

@dickieradd 4 жыл бұрын

Best comparison channel alive

@g3ultra 4 жыл бұрын

Back in the 80s, I played an MXR dist+ into a JCM800 and got a great tone. Now I'm chasing tone with a JCM 2000 DSL. They all sound great and that riff is BADASS!!!🤘

@jmyers9010 2 жыл бұрын

I use a TS9 into my JCM 2000 dsl. Can’t beat it!

@bobbihomo2517 2 жыл бұрын

D+ into JCM800 is basically Rhoads tone as the superlead added a stage, so 2 gain stage with CF became 3 gains with CF (JCM800), then hit it with D+ OD. Only thing else that would be needed is EQ to tweak the frequencies, but also all above nominal, so acting like a boost, on top of OD, on top of JCM800 (with bright cap)!!

@allrightasa 4 жыл бұрын

Nice! I like Boss SD - 1. Myself use Boss CS - 3 like overdrive, turning "Level" on max. If you want, try a compresor pedal for boost your amp. Thank you for video, i really heard the difference.

@mariomendes993 4 жыл бұрын

The pedals are very good. Super overdrive SD 1 is great, i have this pedal since 2009. Very nice video.

@runxzze123 4 жыл бұрын

Maxon for me. Excellent as usual bro!

@VelvetYeti 3 жыл бұрын

This was a really good video, thank you!

@LaszloErdosy 2 жыл бұрын

Maxon stood out the most for my taste. Cool video man , thanks for sharing.

@adamkalkman787 4 жыл бұрын

The Maxon seems to be high mid focused, the Boss is bright, and the Electro Harmonix is more of a flat boost. Paired with an amp that is already mid focused I think I like the Electro Harmonix the best.

@kennyleejohnson5253 4 жыл бұрын

What Adam Kalkman said...

@Soldano999 4 жыл бұрын

It'z a klon clone.

@whiskerbiscuit6674 3 жыл бұрын

The boss and the maxon are exactly the same circuit only the boss has assymetrical clipping. But he had the gain knob down so there was no clipping at all. So the only difference between the two was how he set the tone knob. If you look at the Soul food he had the tone down. That's what it was deeper.

@edwardcullenhotass 3 жыл бұрын

@@whiskerbiscuit6674 there is clipping even if you run the drive knob on most TS-type pedals. Have you tried any? Also, the Maxon and the Boss aren't the exact same circuit. They are similar, but asides from the clipping diodes, theres different part values elsewhere.

@whiskerbiscuit6674 3 жыл бұрын

@@edwardcullenhotass Yes I have tried many Over drives. I own four that are strictly labeled over drive. Both boss style and TS style. Regardless of part values the circuits are still the same. The circuit is the signal path not the part values. Otherwise no pedal would be considered the same because you can always change out a part and change the sound slightly. They say the same circuit because you can remove one or two parts of different values and replace the ones of exact value and have a direct clone. And if you're going to get anal like that then even the same parts of same rated value actually have different values because their tolerances vary from one to the other, so under your definition absolutely no pedal is the same circuit, even one TS to the next.

@lornawoollett679 3 жыл бұрын

Been using a sd1 with my 800,s for decades it works great for my style of music but lately been using the tc spark that soul food pedal sounds killa to. Great video man keep them coming

@sld67869801 Жыл бұрын

How do you like the TC Spark vs. the SD1?

@ral8031 2 жыл бұрын

They all sound great!

@chrisway7113 Жыл бұрын

It’s hard to choose. I like them all, and the unboosted tone as well. I’ve got this amp and I use a TS808DX. I tend to just use the boost side of the pedal and it sounds great. I’ve got a DSL40 as well. With that amp I prefer to use the crunch channel with an OCD. All are great pedals, both are great amps. You can’t go far wrong with any of this stuff. Great demo by the way!

@nazderinkalyoncu1297 4 жыл бұрын

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@jodevries4288 2 жыл бұрын

That sounds so good, my preference is the sd-1.

@abiwankinobi 4 жыл бұрын

They all sounded really good in different ways but if I absolutely had to pick only one, I would take the sd1

@lewisstorer89 4 жыл бұрын

once again for modern metal and recorded hard rock/metal tones, I think the SD1 is the best. The way it cuts/boosts is just perfect for mixes

@digitalmapu 2 жыл бұрын

Excelente video! Por mi parte voy con el SD-1🤟🏼

@MarcosCerutti 4 жыл бұрын

The SD1 sounds more open and with a more controlled mids

@bjoern76 4 жыл бұрын

for me its the boss sd1 in this combination! great comparison!

@instrumentalist28 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid shootout. The sd1 is pretty awesome, I was able to make a ds1 sound great with it, like I was getting fun high gain tones, just connecting those to an eq and a poweramp in a 2x12 cab and it almost sounded as good as my tube head (which I love to death)

@jejealin 4 жыл бұрын

excelente trabajo!!!!gran canal!!!gracias!!!

@dgeekay1494 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing job John. For my soul food did the best job!!

@SamIntharaphithakOFFICIAL 2 жыл бұрын

The raw sound and soul food are the best. The other 2 pedals lack bottom end. Great VDO!! Thanks.

@williamsimmons4678 2 жыл бұрын

Great vid man from a good player !!

@satarello 4 жыл бұрын

Maxon and Boss are similar. I like both of them. The differences are in detail and it is individual taste...thank you

@rmproductions7257 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks

@bearzden 4 жыл бұрын

Killer tonezz w/all pedals & your riff was bad azz too..loved it man..great demo..👍 They all did this amp justice..but Maxon for the win, I guess..🤘

@zandig666 Жыл бұрын

Very cool I saw this vid I've gone back to using my soulfood and I have all those OD pedals I'm using a Volume pedal in the loop and the buffer in it is pretty killer PS thanks for showing the pedal control settings up close I would love to see your amps settings up close as well !!

@SuperJiggawhat 3 жыл бұрын

Boss sd-1. Great review, every part!

@StratMatt777 4 жыл бұрын

If you've got a Blues Driver laying around set the level to 2 or 3 'o clock and the gain and min and see what you think. It works great on my soldano astroverb for adding just a bit more edge, transparently. My favorite is probably my Barber Direct Drive. If you pull the tone knob up it boosts the mids to turn it into a "Tubescreamer Killer" (according to the instructions), but that is too muddy/middy so I leave the knob down. Great video and I still LOVE that riff. And yes, the JCM800 alone sounds great.

@BrodySilverSN 4 жыл бұрын

StratMatt777 I’ve just recently went back to my Boss BD2 and have it set up as a boost pedal. Needless to say, I’m loving it. I use it boosted in front of JHS Charlie Brown v4, JHS Angry Charlie v3, or Joyo American Sound (all three set up with slight grit).

@jaroslawsiemienowicz2750 4 жыл бұрын

I used to add 80’ RAT2 to my Marshall. Sounded great. Older RAT2 has that ability to go from light OD to Fuzz(ish) sound. If you have a chance just check it out.

@josephcrisostomo4350 3 жыл бұрын

Love that Boss SD 1 crunch !!!

@thefilthygringo9228 Жыл бұрын

I’ve got the limited edition stealth sc20h and I love it on its own. However, I recently bought a TC, electronics, mojo, mojo and love it.

@sterafr1 3 жыл бұрын

your riff drives me crazy!!!👏

@motorbreath22 4 жыл бұрын

Great comparison awesome rhythm OD and the Maxxon sounded very similar to me, the Electro-harmonix had more lower gruff to it which I liked the best. The Boss has higher end rasp and the Maxxon has shimmer / crunch to it.

@harryballs5080 3 жыл бұрын

Bought an SD-1 back in early 80’s and never even thought about using a different pedal. That’s how good it was.

@stevestarr6395 3 жыл бұрын

The Maxon was great and the SD-1 always sounds great in front of a Marshall!

@douglask.carvalho8393 4 жыл бұрын

This riff and the tone are so great that I use to put it on repeat when I'm jogging. This shit should be on a song, it's fucking awesome!

@neutron_audio 2 күн бұрын

Banging vid! nice! JCM!

@guidoelshof327 4 жыл бұрын

Looking sharp man!! 🤘

@SonicDriveStudio 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro! :)

@dumiguitar3240 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing tones!

@gearsbetweenears 2 жыл бұрын

Great Jam!

@albertoansaldo2958 4 жыл бұрын

Maxon OD808 is not "like" a tube screamer! Is "THE ORGINAL" tube screamer, as Ibanez was just rebranding the maxon due to its ability to have a worldwide distribution Maxon was not capable of, that time.

@MercutioUK2006 4 жыл бұрын

Genuinely feel that all sounded brilliant in different ways, but the EHX seemed to compliment the amp in frequencies it didn't initially focus on - slightly darker, seemed to add a little more bass and gain. Overall, stunning - and thoroughly convinced by the Ownhammer impulses.

@xjohn1970 2 жыл бұрын

that JCM800 sounds prefect. a lot of bands still use them to this day

@rk28984 4 жыл бұрын

Nice! I just recently changed to a Boss SD-1 as a boost for my Orange Brent Hinds Terror and Laney AOR. Now I'm getting rid of some boutique pedals as the Boss SD-1 sounds better. In your video all the pedasl sound good, in the mix I prefer the Soul Food (very ballanced) and SD-1 (nice and gritty in the high end) but the difference is so minimal I think it doesn't matter what you use. Also good is a Proce Rat as a cleanish boost.

@spiraldrop4897 4 жыл бұрын

Great comparison, and one can tell a difference between pedals. I have all 3 and like Soul food the best as all round, but for high gain Maxon takes lead.

@msmoniz 4 жыл бұрын

Boss SD-1 did it for me! Cut through a little more and kept the bottom pretty tight.

@ricardofmartinez8693 4 жыл бұрын

great comparison

@jgmopar 4 жыл бұрын

I love the green box OD's My main go to is the SD-1 or MXR Ill Diablo for boost.

@runnningonempty 4 жыл бұрын

The soul food surprised me..The Tube screamer always works great but I was not impressed with the sd1 not clean enough..Thank for another great vid

@philfrank5601 4 жыл бұрын

Call me crazy but that straight unboosted tone sounded awesome. The boosts just tightened things up a bit. I imagine you could feel the difference quite a bit more.

@kingmodestfirst4487 3 жыл бұрын

Happy new year! I have a boss sd1 robert keeley 5 stars germanium mod with a true bypass and I think it's the best pedal to boost a plexi or a jcm800. More respectful of the grain of the amp with less midrange than a tube screamer. It keeps the sound of the jcm800 2203 with just the right amount of compression and harmonics as well for heavy rhythmic or solos piercing the mix without excessive coloration like tube screamer.

@progrob27 3 жыл бұрын

I can't decide, they all sounded great and with no boost sounded great- what wonderful problem to have :D

@therealrockguy100 Жыл бұрын

They all sound great. I'd use any one of them. I currently have the sd1 and I also use a radial plexitube to go through my 2204 and 2203.

@shane2973 2 жыл бұрын

I'm at 6:25 and I really like that raw and untouched! wow...I am pleasantly surprised! Huh...now I'm listening to the 808 and I really like that too...I think I really like the way you use this amp...Good Job!

@iancurrie8844 4 жыл бұрын

This a great way to do a comparison. The real answer is Blues Driver!

@jessemuscato 4 жыл бұрын

mesa grid slammer like a blues driver and a screamer

@soldanovht 4 жыл бұрын

Dude your amp sounded great the way it was. Adding pedals to that amp is like putting ketchup on a filet mignon.

@tedzeiller2711 4 жыл бұрын

Raw Jcm 800 sounds perfect to my ears. I'm a metal player. I would of course want something heavier, when needed, but wow it's just up to the individual persons ear! You can't say ones definitely better than another you never can

@BasementGAS 4 жыл бұрын

Another great video. Well done. Would still love to see how you reamp - complete step by step 😉👍

@rambukband1925 4 жыл бұрын

Good job! Would be cool to see some boost pedals (which are not OD's) with that JCM 800. For example TC Spark, Fortin Grind, Dunlop Micro Amp (Plus), Keeley Katana and so on.

@halfaron 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Not what I think of when I hear "boost" pedal, but sounded great.

@Viperfitness 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent! Thanks! Maxon for me.

@paulcowart3174 4 жыл бұрын

Maxon Love that Eclipse Just might have to look into one

@RayRay-pg3fx 3 жыл бұрын

I was pleasantly surprised by the Soul Food. Tight gain with a good bottom.

@chadaaron 3 жыл бұрын

Soulfood had that niced polished sound and 808 had more of a raw 80s tone imo. Thanks! Always wondered about this. Great riff btw! 💯

@muftihafitsyah1680 4 жыл бұрын

This riff if on down tune on drop A, for doom metal is soo perfect!

@matsonhill3646 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this awesome review. Just knocking the dust off of my 1989 800 4010. Best lick ever. Make a song from that one. SD-1 on order…………though that Soul Food was right there.

@Andithewicked 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this Video!!! Well done! I was thinking about buying this one but the gain level was definitely to low! I think i‘m Trying it out with the Boss super overdrive again!!!

@SonicDriveStudio 4 жыл бұрын

Check out the mini jubilee for more gain