How to sound like David Gilmour on a budget

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How to sound like David Gilmour on a budget - Boss BD-2

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6 жыл бұрын

Is it possible to cover multiple David Gilmour tones with just one easily available non-boutique pedal? The Boss BD-2 is perhaps one of the most popular and versatile overdrive pedals on the market. In this video I'll demonstrate how you can set the pedal up with a tone that allows you to cover a lot of ground, by manipulating the guitar volum control.
In this video
Guitar: Fender Stratocaster CIJ 54/65 with D Allen Voodoo 69 neck and middle pickups and Seymour Duncan SSL5 bridge pickup
Amp - Laney Lionheart L20H, Laney LT212 cabinet with Celestion V30 speakers
Mic - Sennheiser e906 mic
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@erictoniaschwab1009 4 жыл бұрын

Been using this pedal for 21 years and it’s been rock solid. For me as a family man, it’s a great time to be a guitarist with so much affordable, good sounding gear out there.

@spicecrop 5 жыл бұрын

Boss BD-2 is one of the most versatile pedals on the market.

@fragtagninja1633 4 жыл бұрын

The waza craft is even better. If you can believe it.

@sparkyguitar0058 3 жыл бұрын

I got 4 of them. Keeley, Waza Crap, Alchemy modded and stock. The Alchemy is on my board cause it has a good dirt sound at low gain. With 3 drives on my board, I tend to keep the gain low so the noise level is bearable. The Keeley and Waza are very clean with little gain. The stock is more noisy than I would ever believe. Also I got all these used and cheap compared to most prices I see on Ebay or Reverb.

@vicslash1792 6 жыл бұрын

What’s even more amazing is the smooth playing. Getting the Gilmour feel right.

@gilmourishofficial 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@TOANhound Жыл бұрын

I gotta say when I stumbled upon your site and videos when I was painstakingly searching out everything Gilmour tone related, I felt like you were a godsend! Literally everything I’ve wanted to know you have documented and explained. Thank you for that. You are my Google for Gilmour lol. Your playing is amazing and I appreciate all you put out. Cheers!

@gilmourishofficial Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your very kind words!

@vanessajazp6341 2 жыл бұрын

What I do with my BD2 is I push the tone all the way up, but I turn the tone knob on my guitar all the way down. That way, all the high ends coming out are from the pedal and it doesn’t have any shrillness. Very rich and full! Gives me a very Santana-esque sound.

@paulashton6302 6 жыл бұрын

Jesus I love the tone.I too spent years in the 90s trying to find a Gilmour style tone.....never occurred to me to try this pedal....cheers

@BluesPre 3 жыл бұрын

Try it on 12 volts, the tone improvement will surprise you

@joshuas8779 2 ай бұрын

@@BluesPre If you want your pedal to break, that is. That being said, it does sound great at 12v

@tfaison1107 5 жыл бұрын

As always, we appreciate your insight, your knowledge, your talent, and your mature grace in presenting information that otherwise isn't communicated in other videos. Cheers!

@gilmourishofficial 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@bmmer007 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the new series of videos like this one and the other ones like the Rotary...really helps!

@victorfreire3560 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, I had heard this was quite a good option for that "on the go" Gilmour tone and you've convinced me it's possible

@blackie5566 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I love this pedal too!!! Great choice!

@marcelodonati 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing! I have one, and mine is modified in Keeley specs, and this pedal doesn't get out of my pedalboard never! Hugs!

@jovanbadnjar453 6 жыл бұрын

Whooaa mate!! Amazing tone right there! Going to be getting BD-2 definetely :D

@vaughan7835 11 күн бұрын

Wow, Amazing! I noticed that you have D Allen VooDoo P'ups in your Strat. I bought a Jimmie Vaughan Signature Strat last Xmas day & realised later that the stock P'ups were swapped out, but with D Allen VooDoo Blues P'ups. Bonus for Me! I've never heard better P'ups in my life! I also own a BD2. Love it!

@dongletulgaby3607 2 жыл бұрын

Just got this pedal based off this review and I'm incredibly impressed by it, super excited to dig into more! Thanks Bjørn!

@gilmourishofficial 2 жыл бұрын

Great pedal 👍

@zgra74 3 жыл бұрын

I already had one of these ordered before I watched this video but wow! Thanks for justifying my purchase, Bjorn! I really appreciate these budget videos!

@gilmourishofficial 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@colinpumpernickel2605 3 жыл бұрын

I love your channel. You are a nerd but in the best possible way. You've really helped me enjoy my playing. Thanks a lot.

@gilmourishofficial 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@patrickian8843 7 ай бұрын

I bought a bd2 after watching this video an about a year ago and, it has brought me a lot closer to DG’s tone. It’s difficult to get his tone at bedroom volume but, this pedal was a tremendous improvement. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

@blankvrs 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. This is one of the videos that has helped me decide.

@kennethcarvalho3684 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely sound.. I have this pedal but not the other gear. Have a fender squire and Marshall 10cf But I was not expecting this level of class in tone. Bravo!!!

@DAZZA6061 6 жыл бұрын

Nice. Great quality to the sound and made simple. Thanks

@maxt774 Жыл бұрын

Just bought one today! Have loved playing around with it so far!

@edwardsell5265 6 жыл бұрын

Sublime playing, as per usual Bjorn.

@gilmourishofficial 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Balacus 4 жыл бұрын

I've been considering BD2 but this video really sold it to me!

@lueyteledeluxe7457 5 жыл бұрын

Dude that black strat is KILLER!! Neck binding, no messy-cut cavities beneath the pickguardstratocaster. Two things, and Wow! what a difference! Sweet tones too, Slam dunk!!

@billyblunt63 6 жыл бұрын

Bloody lovely, that's just your playing. I really need to get one, been putting it off for years but now I have no excuse. Excellent demo as always, bravo.

@gilmourishofficial 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@standudek6676 6 жыл бұрын

Great demo and great tone. Thanks for posting.

@gilmourishofficial 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@brianhuguley5448 6 жыл бұрын

Great demo of my favorite and longest running pedal on my board. 9 years now. It’s actually my high gain Tube Driverish pedal on my Cornish Mk II inspired chain with the TD-X as the boost for my Muff.

@gilmourishofficial 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@Samstrat 5 жыл бұрын

The only thing better than the gorgeous guitar tones is your playing. You do justice to any video about David Gilmour. Thanks. I might just buy a BD2 and the other pedals only because of your playing.

@gilmourishofficial 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words!

@StoTemPil 6 жыл бұрын

Nice vid Bjork, ive been following your web and your channel since 2013 and i can say that most of my equipment has been bought with the help of your reviews and tone guides. I have a BD-2 for recommendations from your web, is one of the nice sounding, good build quality and versatile pedals of all of my pedal board and now is nice to have a slightly help for dialing Gilmour tones. Thanks and greetings from Perú.

@gilmourishofficial 6 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear! Thanks!

@HatefYaminiOnline 19 күн бұрын

Love the playing and the tone you achieved. Great demo. 🙏

@gilmourishofficial 19 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@mmd176 2 жыл бұрын

Great demo Sr. , you have got a vey good tone from BD-2! This is one of may favorite drive/dist pedals which I use incessantly. Thank you for share this vídeo!

@gilmourishofficial 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@ferdifloyd4497 6 жыл бұрын

Wow great sound!! Really like to see more of those videos!! :D

@gilmourishofficial 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@davidthomas3725 6 жыл бұрын

Very nice! I'm inspired to put my BD-2 Waza back on my board and try higher gain settings and use the guitar volume control more!

@jmar482 6 жыл бұрын

Really nice tone and playing.

@notebender5073 5 жыл бұрын

Nice presentation of this pedal.

@MetalTuneMusic 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome video!!! Very good explained Bjorn. Thanks!!

@gilmourishofficial 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@dapperdanman1956 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome Bjorn! Really great example of playing on a budget.

@gilmourishofficial 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@JosephWheeler14 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome demo! You really capture Gilmour’s playing too. Your phrasing is excellent 👍🏼

@gilmourishofficial 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@DaveKaplowitz 6 жыл бұрын

Nice playing with sweet tone on a budget!

@gilmourishofficial 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@mrt77wv 3 жыл бұрын

Easily my favorite overdrive pedal. And it sounds great on bass, even stock.

@mattgilbert7347 6 жыл бұрын

Great demo of my favourite Boss drive pedal. I use two: the Keeley SPM Ge (based on his famous BD-2 phat mod) and the Monte Allums BD-2 Blues Stack modded version. One set for lower gain/boost, one set for higher gain.

@ripplebear 5 жыл бұрын

Nice set up you got there. That Ge phat mod is so nice!

@mattgilbert7347 5 жыл бұрын

@@ripplebear Thanks. It works very well as a de facto Coloursound tone. I put if after my Keeley Darkside Fuzz - amazing! Turned a modern RAT-type tone into a Fuzzface-meets-Muff. Perfect midrange.

@simon01ize 6 жыл бұрын

Beautiful tone!

@standudek6676 6 жыл бұрын

I finally got a chance to try out your tip and was really pleased with the results. BD2 to a Peavey Classic 30. Playing a Standard Telecaster. Nice 😀

@frankbizzoco1954 6 жыл бұрын

This is a great look into the BD-2. It's really cool when you do these types of videos. The Bd-2 sounds killer with the Lionheart. Also your playing is as strong as your Viking beard lol.

@gilmourishofficial 6 жыл бұрын

Ha ha! Thank you!

@WayneMemphisMojo 6 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video ... I've been a fan of your website for a long time ... I've now subscribed

@gilmourishofficial 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@gilmourishofficial 6 жыл бұрын

In this video I'm presenting one of my all time favourite overdrive pedals, the classic Boss BD-2.

@kiddi3smalls 6 жыл бұрын

gilmourish riis you should be responding to all of your comments man, otherwise the audience feels like we’re just being taught but can’t ask questions, there’s no point in me ever commenting if I’m not gonna get a response. Trust me it will make a big difference

@MrSpock 6 жыл бұрын

Wackentosh Jr any idea how much time it’d take answering all youtube questions AND all the questions he gets on his site? I don’t think you’d do it either

@kiddi3smalls 6 жыл бұрын

DoctorSpock there’s 24 comments here, most of which he will just say thank you. And if he keeps up with it it won’t take long at all. Are we looking at the same comment feed?

@sam4667 6 жыл бұрын

Wow man, entitled much? How about just enjoy the sounds?

@gilmourishofficial 6 жыл бұрын

@wackentoshjr Not sure what you're tring to achieve here but this video was posted only a couple of hours ago and I reply to each and every comment.... for free. I say a polite thank you to those who thank me and I reply to every question. Be polite and enjoy.

@Musicology1975 6 жыл бұрын

I got a nice feeling listening to this.

@mikedr1549 2 жыл бұрын

Great tone and wonderful playing!

@gilmourishofficial 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@vanessajazp6341 2 жыл бұрын

Had one of these on my board for over 20 years. My absolute fav dirt box.

@ericportillo8277 6 жыл бұрын

I like the binding on that fender neck!

@timidater4803 6 жыл бұрын

Great tones!! Thanks!!!

@lautarovenegas-pugag.7081 6 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a solo on No more lonely nights (Paul McCartney) Great sound!

@manaras 5 жыл бұрын

Recorded by DG with a flangered OD

@kudakuda6657 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this Video! I have got one and I love it ... 😊

@michelvondenhoff9673 6 ай бұрын

Your playing as the pedal sound pretty convincing to my ear 👌🤠

@alessandromazzu767 6 жыл бұрын

Great sound!! Thank's for the valuable advice

@5150505 5 жыл бұрын

Cool tone!👍

@gavvino1 6 жыл бұрын

Great video! I hope to see more Gilmour on a Budget videos! Great idea.

@gilmourishofficial 6 жыл бұрын

Stay tuned :)

@mattgilbert7347 6 жыл бұрын

Hooray! Gilmour for us minimum wage workers.

@floydcanvasmiu5575 6 жыл бұрын

It is truly amazing :) The sound of the guitar leaves the speaker and it is ringing in front of me. Moreover, it is very clean. I also study to be able to master the effectors. Always thank you for your proper guidance ♪ miu from KYOTO JAPAN

@gilmourishofficial 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@vadimkrotov330 6 жыл бұрын

floyd canvas miu это музыка на века

@stevemoore7860 4 жыл бұрын

Stunning playing!!!

@gilmourishofficial 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@isaacesqueff9784 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing Budget! Kisses from Brazil!

@guerreroseternidad 3 жыл бұрын

What a tone brother 👏👏👏

@norman2999 6 жыл бұрын

SUPER VID, Brother!!!! Black Strat turns into Red Strat at 5:02!!!! Truly awesome indeed!! I'll have to go shopping too!! Thanks TOO much for posting!!

@gilmourishofficial 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@daniyalzulfiqar2528 6 жыл бұрын

Haha That Shine on You Crazy Diamond at the end sounded really nice.

@titane22 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful playing!

@gilmourishofficial 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Scaramanga7 5 жыл бұрын

I’m more of a fan of the Marshall Bluesbreaker pedal, but the BD-2 is a fantastic piece of kit, and well worth checking out for anybody who needs something below DS1/D+/Rat levels of gain.

@simonr7097 4 жыл бұрын

Beautifully transparent overdrive that works with any guitar, but it really goes with a strat like peanut butter goes with jam (or if you're Swedish, like herring goes with butter). Awesome value for the money too!

@manaras 5 жыл бұрын

Great touch. Really great touch-

@gilmourishofficial 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@elevatorisland 5 жыл бұрын

Very glad to stumble upon this as I have both those pedals and have been trying to get something close that sound, though with a telecaster. I thought the flanger sounded a little high when you had the volume all the way up.

@BagasMY 6 жыл бұрын

Idk why this pedal so related with psychedelic genre, awesome review,i like your sound settings! Thumbs up

@Ndlanding 3 жыл бұрын

Summer Breeze, that's why!

@alexmurphy5289 4 жыл бұрын

I got the keeley phat mod and it's absolutely stellar in every way possible. I guarantee you if you buy any version of the blues driver you'll love it. I did so much research and wow... It's perfect

@jacko717 3 жыл бұрын

I have an OD3, to my ears a similar sounding pedal to the BD2, it should do the same trick. Thanks for the upload 🤘🏻

@soepil 3 жыл бұрын

Top notch sound and playing. Thanks. :)

@gilmourishofficial 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@magicnumber7 4 жыл бұрын

Congratulations. You've just convinced me to go out and buy this pedal

@gilmourishofficial 4 жыл бұрын

Mission acomplished! 😉

@Po1itica11yNcorrect 4 жыл бұрын

Now THAT'S how to use a blues pedal. Excellent!!

@user-kz4hf3dg1y 5 жыл бұрын

Hello. Good review. Good to see pedal knobs position.

@lilbob369 6 жыл бұрын

Nice playing

@franciscotarantino8542 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. I bought it last week, awesome pedal!!! I compared it with my BK Butler Tube Driver and I couldn´t notice any difference....and in some settiengs The BD-2 beats the Tube Driver...maybe because I´m playing not too loud in my house on a Hiwatt T20. I suscribed your channel about a year ago and helped me decide with this ande the MXR Custom Shop P90, another great pedal too.

@gilmourishofficial 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks!

@davidhorner5655 6 жыл бұрын

I've been following your shit since I was like 12 years old. I'm an adult now and I have always thought your channel and website were great. Instead of asking myself why you always reviewed expensive pedals I worked my ass off and bought a colorsound power boost and a fender twin. I figured out how to work them and I sound great now. Thanks for all the years of enjoyable content.

@gilmourishofficial 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words :)

@kaitodesire 6 жыл бұрын

Thx for that Video. I need to get one for sure. Greetings from Austria :)

@gilmourishofficial 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@mountainman0522 5 жыл бұрын

Your tone and bends are awesome! I’ve been on the fence about getting this pedal; most reviews I’ve seen have shown it with more fuzz and focused on the bottom end. I have those types of pedals already. This was very helpful to hear it in a different, more transparent light, and helped me decide to buy one. Thanks for the great post!

@gilmourishofficial 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Edspresso_Portofilter 4 жыл бұрын

Same thing that was holding me back, this video made me want one now.

@zivariel 3 жыл бұрын

Love your guitar playing

@gilmourishofficial 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@bryanmchugh1307 6 жыл бұрын

WOW! Love that axe too!

@fredmanteghian5913 4 жыл бұрын

Bjorn, you’re my new hero :)

@gilmourishofficial 4 жыл бұрын

Well, thank you 😎

@chrisradzion2148 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this demo; it made me a believer that that awesome tone was achievable at an affordable price. I recently purchased one of the better (imho) BD2 clones. I am shocked at how good that pedal is. You can get that range of a slightly dirty boost to an almost fuzz sounding tone from one pedal. I’d been looking for a while now for an alternative pedal to the Powerboost, one that’s budget friendly and low volume/bedroom friendly. The Blues Driver, or any of it’s good clones, does an amazing job at nailing those awesome, glassy Powerboost tones from DSOTM or WYWH. It also can do the Tube Driver thing pretty well, too, and plays nice with both the classic silicon Fuzz Face and Big Muff. A must for Gilmour enthusiasts and guitarists in general.

@gilmourishofficial 3 жыл бұрын

Yep. I’ve used the BD2 for over 20 years and it never fails.

@morioh6505 5 жыл бұрын

FUCKKKKK, I just had the best eargasm EVER, this is the best demo for this pedal in youtube thank you so much!

@gilmourishofficial 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@joolslaloosh 6 жыл бұрын

Very nice playing.

@gilmourishofficial 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@franknguitars7671 6 жыл бұрын

The BD-2 is an awesome pedal. It is always on of my boards (or a close relative such as the Keeley super phat mod). I like it best for light overdrive but the high gain tones are also great and the touch sensitivity lets one play so nicely with the volume knob. Nice demo again Björn!

@gilmourishofficial 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@mattgilbert7347 6 жыл бұрын

Do you have the SPM standard or the germanium?

@franknguitars7671 6 жыл бұрын

I have the regular and love it. Never played the germanium but the demos I heard sounded great!

@arturoastocondor1381 5 жыл бұрын

So Frank, what do you say, the SPM sounds exactly like the BOSS BD2 WITH KEELEY MOD or better, not the same??? I'm trying to decide which one to buy.

@franknguitars7671 5 жыл бұрын

I really don’t know since I have never played a Keeley modded BD-2. Compared to the stock BD-2 the SP is more smooth and gentle and far less noisy. I guess the Keeley mod also involves some component upgrades ... but zu am only guessing. Maybe somebody has first hand experience here?

@cigdamagelungs 4 жыл бұрын

Learned so much so soon,ty

@gilmourishofficial 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Pepeluisvai 6 жыл бұрын

What a great sound!

@gilmourishofficial 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@DreamRubycon 6 жыл бұрын

Very nice looks like I'll have to do some shopping :-)

@FrankTBird1 3 жыл бұрын

Great help. Cheers.

@tb17351 Жыл бұрын

Tnx Bjorn! this video show me that i don't need OD and fuzz. the bd2 is enough.

@gilmourishofficial Жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

@eddie3064 6 жыл бұрын

I've had my BOSS BD-2 for over 20 years. I haven't used it much lately, but after watching this I might have to dig it out. Remember, before there were boutique pedals EVERYBODY used BOSS, Ibanez or MXR etc. because that's all their was as far as mass produced effects pedals goes. I've become somewhat of a boutique pedal snob too, but I will never spend more than say $180.00 on any one pedal. There is too much good stuff out there at reasonable prices to pay much more than that...and I wont hesitate to buy used since I'm always on a budget. Anyway, Nice video Bjorn! Love your channel. A must for any Gilmour fan...

@gilmourishofficial 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Easy to overlook these classics!

@eddie3064 6 жыл бұрын

gilmourish riis Hey Bjorn, Thanks for the reply my friend. So last night I did in fact break out my old BD-2 for the first time in a while...and I really liked the results in getting a "budget Gilmour tone". Two things I did though which tones down some of the fizziness associated with a Blues Driver. First, here was my simple signal chain. American Standard Strat (Dimarzio Area Pickups)>Barber Tone Press Compressor>Boss BD-2>Xotic EP Booster>Reason Bambino Grande amplifier (20 Watt setting). The Tone Press running before the BD-2 and the EP Booster running after the BD-2 really seemed to tame some of that fizziness with the Blues Driver that you spoke of. I also kept the tone knob on the Blues Driver on only at 9:00. Anything higher it sounds a bit shrill and nasally. I didn't use any delay at all or a modulation pedal, but it was still good enough to capture a decent Gilmour overdrive sound similar to "Time" and "Money" from Dark Side of the Moon. So there you have it. My version of Gilmour on a budget. All 3 of the pedals used were VERY affordable... Cheers!

@jeffmurphy101 4 жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful creamy clean tone ❤️🎸🎸

@gilmourishofficial 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@thelimper5313 6 жыл бұрын

This was my first pedal and it has never left my board. Great sound tho mine has Keeley MOD. If you want to start out this and a good delay goes along way.

@gilmourishofficial 6 жыл бұрын

Yep!

@gunkanjima3408 2 жыл бұрын

This was also my first pedal, never getting rid of it

@MarkMiller-zm2th 6 жыл бұрын

Great sound

@gilmourishofficial 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@ehonorio 2 жыл бұрын

Years ago, I went to a musical instrument store to try some pedals. I asked to try some Boss pedals and a Rat. I took the Rat and the BD-2. I Just love them.

@mark7166 6 жыл бұрын

I've owned lots of boutique overdrives, but seriously, the Boss OD-1, SD-1, and BD-2 are some of my favorites of all time. They are just fantastic pedals.

@gilmourishofficial 6 жыл бұрын

People often neglect these classics but the fact is that they're featured on more classic recordings than you can imagine.

@mattgilbert7347 6 жыл бұрын

My mini board gain-stage is TS-9/808>SD-1>BD-2.

@gilmourishofficial 6 жыл бұрын

Classic!

@samward9641 6 жыл бұрын

Mark Lugg try od-3 it should.have.been called bd-3!!

@mark7166 6 жыл бұрын

I think I have tried an OD-3, but it's been a long time and I don't really remember it. Maybe I'll try it again :)