Boss TE-2, PW-2, BC-2 and More!
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Күн бұрынIn this week's episode, Josh tries to stump you with BOSS pedals you've never heard of, realizes that some pedals are not sold in America and has a mild emotional breakdown over the number 4. So, yeah, another normal day at JHS.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:28 TE-2 & PW-2
4:09 "Quantum Cannon"
4:59 BC-2 & FB-2
8:00 "Blue Asteroid"
9:36 DN-2 & PQ-4
12:17 "Sneaky Little Dinosaur"
13:26 Did That Sound Like Radiohead?
14:40 MO-2 & DB-5
16:45 "Twinkle Twinkle Supernova"
17:32 A Lesson In Not Following The Crowd
18:28 Record Time
19:20 Thanks For Watching!
Gear In This Episode:
BOSS TE-2 Tera Echo
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BOSS PW-2 Power Driver
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BOSS BC-2 Combo Drive
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BOSS DF-2 Super Distortion & Feedbacker
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BOSS DF-2 Super Feedbacker & Distortion
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BOSS FB-2 Feedbacker/Booster
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BOSS DN-2 Dyna Drive
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BOSS PQ-4 Parametric Equalizer
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BOSS MO-2 Multi Overtone
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BOSS Driver DB-5
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JHS "Loud Is More Good Amp"
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Bilt Relevator Guitar
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Record Time:
Waxahatchee - Saint Cloud
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Josh’s record player is by U-Turn Audio:
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The jams from this episode are on BandLab! Head over to the link below to jam with us, download the stems, and create your own samples from our sounds... or all of those things.
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@zedcarr6128 2 жыл бұрын
Over 30 years of playing guitar, and I never knew that the AC in Vox AC30 stood for Amplifier Combo.
@mariomoriche1655 2 жыл бұрын
I playing over 40 years and I didn’t know it!
@acdclexu6296 2 жыл бұрын
what is a AC100 Head a abnormal combo 100
@almessinger1834 2 жыл бұрын
I’m gonna take a wild guess it’s 30 watts also?
@occams_chainsaw 2 жыл бұрын
I used to joke that it stood for "Air Conditioner" because the tones are...cool...
@hailmaryrecordings8255 2 жыл бұрын
Me either and I’ve played through them for 20-years. 😂
@magranamx 2 жыл бұрын
I'm here to complain that a pedal I knew nothing about yesterday, just became too expensive for my pedal budget
@phogue1 2 жыл бұрын
“Be you, don’t be them.” That’s the pedal quote of the year, at least for me.
@Leo9ine 2 жыл бұрын
That fact that you guys are showcasing a direct competitor's products for the sheer purpose of helping us all find more cool stuff, is just awesome. You guys are truly the best.
@jeremyryannoel 2 жыл бұрын
What I understand is most (if not all) pedal brands are friendly to one another since they assume most people play on multiple brands anyway.
@ZeginMakesMusic 11 ай бұрын
@@jeremyryannoelMe with a board full of Boss pedals😂
@MrKaufmana1 2 жыл бұрын
When I worked at a music store, I would show EVERYONE the Dyna Drive (the piano teachers didn't care for it). It is a FANTASTIC drive pedal.
@HomoChomsky 2 жыл бұрын
I always had fun playing with the Dyna Drive channel on my old Cube 40XL.
@donsmith5385 2 жыл бұрын
I have one turns every amp into a doom amp
@radud5176 2 жыл бұрын
I remember you! You did not shut up about the Dyna Drive! 😄 Jk ✌🏻
@Tmidiman 2 жыл бұрын
It’s a better fuzz than the Tone Bender!
@kittysofdoom6968 2 жыл бұрын
I enjoy my dyna drive pedal.
@RIK0SUAVE 2 жыл бұрын
Dude, this channel is effing rad! Something about this dude's whole shtick is just wildly entertaining; maybe it's the juxtaposition between the enthusiasm and the deadpan. I love the nerding out on these obscure pedals, the jams, and free music. Thank you.
@jhspedals 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@Pinebrookjohn75 2 жыл бұрын
Its cause you can see how much he loves doing this. Its really cool to see.
@JulienMARY 2 жыл бұрын
@@stoneysdead689 😂
@joeking433 Жыл бұрын
He's the best at what he does. A combination of a knowledge of guitar sound and comedy!
@rayjeeves8000 2 жыл бұрын
I discovered this guy through Paul Gilbert. Watching an interview he did with him about his pedal, and am so glad I found him. His sense of humor alone makes it worthwhile to watch!
@particlesandpixels 2 жыл бұрын
Welcome, good sir. Enjoy the binge of past episodes
@joeking433 Жыл бұрын
I would put Josh far above Gilbert. Josh actually MAKES pedals!
@NerdGasims 2 жыл бұрын
The XT-2 Xtortion needs to be added to this list. Produced for less than a year, came out around the same time as the PW-2. Also the XT-2 has a red sparkle finish
@luisantoniogarcia9894 2 жыл бұрын
My very first pedal was the FB-2. I love it. It was really fun being able to get feedback from my tiny fender amp at age 13 without driving my parents nuts
@nickpelkey Жыл бұрын
Same!
@PerpetuallyTiredMusician 2 жыл бұрын
I own the terra echo but then again I buy all the boss echo/delay pedals. Gotta have em all. I also have the combo drive. I didn't buy it myself and its the last christmas gift I got from my mom before she passed away so I am never ever getting rid of it. Great show as always, have a nice weekend and stay safe everyone
@bboyzagy 2 жыл бұрын
Aww, that's a touching story. My condolences. The combo drive is a great pedal.
@banyarling 2 жыл бұрын
Tera Echo is the only pedal or effect that has ever made me seasick. How awesome is that.
@PerpetuallyTiredMusician 2 жыл бұрын
@@bboyzagy thank you!
@PerpetuallyTiredMusician 2 жыл бұрын
@@banyarling lol, can't say it has made me seasick but there is a eerie character to a lot of the sounds. It conjours the feeling of what I imagine tumbling away from earth in a space suit would sound like if it was a pedal. Peace
@alphanumeric1529 2 жыл бұрын
My moms bought me a pedal for Christmas too. Great moms buy their sons pedals for Christmas... Josh can use that on a T Shirt (don't say I never contributed to the channel). You like the Combo Drive, I've always seen it, but never knew it was an AC clone? AC's were NEVER on my radar until I recently discovered their sound, I know, I know, I'm really, really stupid and that has been pointed out to me on a surprisingly regular basis, but now I'm head over heals for AC's, they're perfect for me, like an angry, strung out Fender that somehow still has hope, which pretty much sums me up. I always thought they were, like, a Beatles' amp, so just nostalgic old timeey guitar wankery keeping them alive. Anyway, how's that Combo Driver? Lol, sorry for the tangency.
@ericcarpenter3263 2 жыл бұрын
My first pedal was a Metal Zone, and i thought it was the coolest sound ever, then everyone told me how terrible that sound was. You, sir, have really brought me back to loving Boss. I thank you for it, every time I buy a Boss pedal, I feel a ton of pride. Thanks Josh!!
@joetorrez6333 2 жыл бұрын
I heard that routing the metal zone through the effects loop fixes that issue.
@peenwienerstein2 2 жыл бұрын
Boss pedals have always rocked, tbh
@_fabio1978 2 жыл бұрын
Keeping the gain control low makes it sound better! It's a high gain pedal by "birth" so it sounds better with almost the lowest amount of gain. This from my personal experience (I have one).
@BirdmanDeuce26 2 жыл бұрын
@@_fabio1978 The Mid control was also very misunderstood by a lot of people (myself included, at the beginning). People instinctively cut the mids for the "chug" sound and promptly lost themselves in the mix with their recordings/bands, and neutralized a lot of the MT-2's natural tonal character to boot
@jhspedals 2 жыл бұрын
Boss is boss.
@LeviBulger 2 жыл бұрын
The Combo Drive is absolutely incredible. Beatles in a box but with the ability to go full on treble booster fuzz
@dyangordon6151 2 жыл бұрын
Would you say its a good AC30 alike?
@LeviBulger 2 жыл бұрын
@@dyangordon6151 definitely. It sounds very much like a Vox
@-jank-willson Жыл бұрын
combo drive and power driver are THE best Boss dirt pedals IMO
@BassBooking 2 жыл бұрын
The super feedback distortion was the sound of the mid 90s Jacksonville, FL indie rock scene. Still got one.
@Wileylikethehawk 2 жыл бұрын
This was my first BOSS pedal. Wish I still had it.
@naturaljoe759 2 жыл бұрын
Sorry I missed that. Was there a good local music scene here then? Only been in Jax since 2007 and it’s been a while since I saw any actual local bands- long before covid.
@jameshughes9706 2 жыл бұрын
It really was (from Tallahassee)
@TK-lu7vq 2 жыл бұрын
Love mine
@BassBooking 2 жыл бұрын
@@naturaljoe759 the mid 90s to early 2000s was a really healthy time for jax indie/post hardcore. einstein a go go, the theory shop and stripmine records really were the glue around those times. there were also some really cool house venues. unfortunately, it ain't what it was but, there are some youngsters doing the dang thang these days.
@rektagon1547 2 жыл бұрын
the tones in this video really make me believe that you can get pretty much any sound you want with exclusively boss pedals.
@jhspedals 2 жыл бұрын
Good conclusion.
@michaelcraig9449 2 жыл бұрын
Well they make hundreds of different ones. So yeah it seems that way.
@betetete6072 4 ай бұрын
as much as i wanted not to believe this i find myself constantly like damn i should’ve bought a boss
@xlankex 2 жыл бұрын
We need a semi-ironic bumper for every time Josh says, "I could care less" so we can do some kind of Pavlovian/aversion therapy to change the behavior.
@jmanson3310 2 жыл бұрын
The Tera Echo was my first and only pedal for my first 5 years of learning. I think it is pretty popular with film audio people because you can make Scifi folly sounds with it like laser blasters etc.
@Aidan.w 2 жыл бұрын
I agree with what you said about not letting people on guitar forums decide your pedals for you. Forums can be helpful to understand the pros and cons of certain pedals, but everyone has different tastes and you should always get the pedals YOU want, not what someone else thinks is best. A good example of this is my Boss AC-2 Acoustic simulator. After a year of hesitation (caused by haters of that pedal on forums), I finally got it and it's absolutely fantastic! Turns out the reason it gets hated is because everyone just plugs them into guitar amps which isn't what it's designed for, they're for acoustic/bass amps or PA's, and for switching to acoustic tones mid-song, rather than a permanent replacement of an acoustic guitar.
@CorbCorbin 2 жыл бұрын
I liked the one I used with a solid state Fender amp; a Stage 100(original, no DSP one). I agree with everything you said, and I would add that many are expecting too much from it. If one goes by your tips for use, it works really well, and the sound will be great.
@mattburgess5697 2 жыл бұрын
I've bought a bunch of pedals recently based in part on forum opinions and videos by various peeps on youtube. And the one I enjoy the most is the the "officially bad" Boss Metal Zone because it makes fun noises.
@clintmarvin7754 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, that AC-2 is an interesting one. It's cool going into a really clean amp, but not much good for other purposes. And yes, it's for switching to an acoustic part or one song. I plan to sell mine since I only use it with chorus for a faux mandolin sound. It doesn't work with my rig.
@peteytwofinger 2 жыл бұрын
hmm guitar players using gear improperly and blaming an entire pedigree of gear (digital) ? nawwww ... could never happen . guitar players going all over the internet proclaiming every single piece of gear thats i not presently on their board as "total garbage" nooo , that could never happen . guitar players acting like they own vintage tube analog gear and knowing the difference between a vintage tube amp and a 20 year old 20 dollar digitech doorstop well yes , most of the guys online who go on and on about how great tube gear is , i would be surprised if they ever saw a tube amp . the players who understand gear know it does not define us as musicians. yes it is important to some extent but its not something you JUDGE other people on . someone can have great tone and that might not have much to do with what they play thru , they may just be the type who knows how to make any rig sound good . thats the player i strive to be . also , putting others down online because they dont use the same gear you do is not going to get you a sexual partner , and if thats why you started making music well no wonder i dont have anything in common with these a-holes .
@electricwhiterabbit 2 жыл бұрын
I used to use that pedal way back in the day. i thought it was great. I connected it to the PA system through a DI box. Very handy from changing to electric to acoustic guitar sounds and back again on the fly. Then I sold it because I got a guitar with the piezo pickups in it which I thought sounded better than the pedal did.
@mmurphy5409 2 жыл бұрын
The Tera Echo delay seemed really interesting and then I found it on the BOSS GT-1 and it’s a really fun and great effect.
@paull8678 11 ай бұрын
That effect on the GT-1 is what made me get the TE-2 for my main board.
@danielrosadoguitar 2 жыл бұрын
"Be you. Don't be them." Words to live by. Thank you, Josh.
@MrNeurotix 2 жыл бұрын
Another rare boss pedal from the same era as the pw-2, is the xt-2 xtortion. Was also produced less than a year, meant for the grunge scene. it's a distortion/fuzz like sound with something that resembles a fixed wah. pretty unique
@MrNeurotix Жыл бұрын
@@joeking433 I'm not Josh nor do I pretend to be, if that's what you mean 🙂
@StayFreshMyFriends Жыл бұрын
I have both. The xt-2 with low gain is like a compressed boost
@justinguitarcia 2 жыл бұрын
4 in japanese is close to the word 'death' in japanese, so makes sense that there is superstition around the number making it even weirder that this is the only boss pedal (according to josh) with the number
@ricardoraulino-guitar 2 жыл бұрын
This applies to chinese too..
@joermnyc 2 жыл бұрын
Parametric Death would be an awesome band name…
@justinguitarcia 2 жыл бұрын
@@joermnyc truly haunting mids
@unsoundmethodology 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, 士 (shi) "four" is a homophone of 死 (shi) "death", so it's avoided kinda like 13 is in the West. (Japanese people usually pronounce four as "yon" when it can't be avoided.)
@BockwinkleB 2 жыл бұрын
4 no Uta - Babymetal kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jqeEZNN4sNm6o6M.html
@nonhumanaudio 2 жыл бұрын
the pw-2 is my "clean tone" in my band, it's all over our record. it's SO unique, the EQ is almost like the HM-2, but has this... glassiness to the high end, i love it.
@sputnik1022 2 жыл бұрын
Haha. Right. Pw2 and hm-2 was my Thing for years.
@killerinstinctstudios9065 2 жыл бұрын
What’s ur band called
@nonhumanaudio 2 жыл бұрын
@@killerinstinctstudios9065 we're called Miserable Things, we're streaming everywhere.
@dsholt 2 жыл бұрын
I’d love to see a video where Josh tells about pedals that he actually doesn’t like. Are there any?
@MrDogonjon 2 жыл бұрын
'Sound Destroyed?"
@quentinhoy1607 2 жыл бұрын
The flerb setting on the holy grail reverb
@billyshears6622 2 жыл бұрын
He hates the ones he has to pay full price for. 😆
@ck00884 2 жыл бұрын
He hates combo volume/wah pedals.
@drakulie 2 жыл бұрын
He’s too “woke” to offend anyone in the open. He secretly thinks these pedals are garbage.
@Ricardo-go7yu 2 жыл бұрын
Great demos. My kinda sound!! Great jams. Exactly the type of channel I have been looking for. I have been looking for a channel that shows how the pedals ROCK!! Thanks Josh!!
@michaeladams9104 2 жыл бұрын
The Dyna Drive actually makes for a good Bass drive pedal. Can be used for a clean boost or as a light drive that responds to how hard you play.
@Crodon 2 жыл бұрын
It's the one drive i didnt like on bass, all of the other ones he listed in here are a bit better imho
@michaeladams9104 2 жыл бұрын
@@Crodon We all have different tastes. I should mention I was using it in parallel so that could easily be the difference. I actually don't have it on my pedal board. I use the Double Barrel. Right now I use the Morning Glory side as a clean drive always on and the Moonshine side for dirty drive.
@Wheresthepepsibismol 2 жыл бұрын
Now I need to find a dyna drive to play like Cliff Burton on my bass.
@madmoody100 2 жыл бұрын
I used a dyna drive as my always on pedal on bass for a very long time. Not on high settings in an alice cooper tribute band. Just did something to the overall sound that worked well.
@alanredversangel 2 жыл бұрын
The rarest Boss pedal is surely the flood damaged PS-2 that I salvaged from a studio and never managed to fix that lives dismantled in a sandwich bag in my projects box?
@kostaStratigos 2 жыл бұрын
Love that you did DB-5 + MO-2! Two of my favorites. So good.
@davidfragale5156 2 жыл бұрын
You guys always have terrific bass guitar tone !!!
@PedalChainsAddiction 2 жыл бұрын
I love the Tera Echo and the Multi Overtone. The Multi-Dimensional Processing line is pretty fantastic all around. The Adaptive Distortion is very worth checking out from that series. Thanks for another great episode!
@asims1066 2 жыл бұрын
Almost every shoegaze and ambient guitarist I know either owns/has owned/wants to own a Tera Echo. Thanks for letting that cat out of the bag Josh 😂
@grantlazenby8192 2 жыл бұрын
Great video guys, I have played through and sold most of these at the store I work at. I own the MO-2 and it's one of the best pedals I have ever owned, really unique and cool.
@farfly7 2 жыл бұрын
Your Production Team is amazing. The accompanying pics while you were describing Jonny Greenwood's tone is why I love this channel. Knowledge and humor!
@ImNotOld_ImVintage 2 жыл бұрын
So, for the second week in a row Josh is giving people GAS for nearly unobtainable pedals.
@JtotheP68 2 жыл бұрын
You can still buy quite a few of these.
@Guitarwolfluke 2 жыл бұрын
I guarantee you can find tera echos and combo drives. I couldbt give these away at my store. also the slicer pedal
@abcrx32j 2 жыл бұрын
He wants to see bloodshed on reverb
@midnite_in_november 2 жыл бұрын
@@Guitarwolfluke yea the combo drive has plenty of listings on reverb under $100 and the tera echo for about $150, honestly I’m probly gonna grab a tera echo it seems like a fun pedal
@CorbCorbin 2 жыл бұрын
The dirt pedals on here are all very thin. I’ve owned a few and have known many others who tried using them. Everyone always goes back to one of the Boss standards(BD, DS-1, etc., or to a different company.
@dylanadams1455 2 жыл бұрын
One of the cool things about the Boss MS-3 (it's a multi FX but also a mini pedal switcher) is that it has the Tera Echo built in.
@jimmannella2291 2 жыл бұрын
Oh man. Love your videos. There is something about your narrative delivery and your playing ability that really highlights the pedals you’re demo’ing. This particular video wants me to go out and get another Terra Echo and that Dyna Drive which I’ve never heard of. And kudos to Nick for his back beat.
@deanshake5975 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Very entertaining and informative. I love this channel.
@mikeanthonybrooks 2 жыл бұрын
The jams in this video BLEW ME AWAY!!! Josh you are an inspiring shoegazer. Holy cow the sounds that are possible. What would Mozart or Chopin have created if they had access to tone like this??
@fdfsdfsvsfgsg4888 2 жыл бұрын
Probably just some pointless self-indulgent shit on KZfaq.
@particlesandpixels 2 жыл бұрын
@@fdfsdfsvsfgsg4888 sick burn!
@esposoman 2 жыл бұрын
When I was 18 (in 1993) I got a little Boss catalogue in English from a dealer. I studied it front to back and I asked constantly to my english teachers about the words I didn't know. Google Translate wasn't invented yet. Some of these pedals appeared on that catalogue and I remember seeing some of them in the store. I became a pedal freak. I was more attracted to pedals and processors than the guitars or basses I played while they were playable, sounded good and stayed in tune..but man I have a drawer full of pedals and multifx... Including my first Boss DS1 bought in 1992. BTW I know a store in Barcelona where you can find the Tera Echo and the Multi Overtone.
@ohkee 2 жыл бұрын
😍 these edits are the best. Great great work jhs team!
@PeteEllson5656 2 жыл бұрын
Lovin the killer jams. Great playing guys.
@SaphroxStudios 2 жыл бұрын
Didn’t even finish’s the video before I had purchased a Boss Tera Echo. A sound I’ve been looking for.
@mattgilbert7347 2 жыл бұрын
Send one to Bono. Maybe that'll settle him down
@WhiteWolf-- 2 жыл бұрын
@@mattgilbert7347 ?
@azimyth_official 2 жыл бұрын
The Boss Combo Drive was actually my first pedal ever. It sounded wonderful, but then it broke. Thanks for bringing more attention to it.
@hendynv 2 жыл бұрын
That was great! Thank you for the video.
@AngelsINIDemonsCafe 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for enlightening me. Great Jam Session.
@dalluc Жыл бұрын
I am absolutely in love with the BC-2. I bought it almost by accident because I originally wanted to buy a Tera Echo from a second hand shop but before sending it to me they realised that the power input wasn't working properly. So they offered me a discount to anything they had, and they didn't have many pedals so I settled for that one because BOSS and they were offering it for dirt cheap. I didn't expect it to be so damn versatile, it can go from just offering a warmer tone to a full on Brian May-esque distortion. Cannot recommend it enough if you have the opportunity to get one for cheap.
@MrKaufmana1 2 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite pedals from Boss was FZ-3 Fuzz from a few years ago. A good fuzz, and it didn’t care where in the signal chain it was.
@spoke4N 2 жыл бұрын
If you think the fz3 was good you should look out for the fz2 from the early 90’s two different fuzz settings (mod/vintage) and it had a separate clean(ish) boost setting. Best pedal I ever owned.
@aceflibble 2 жыл бұрын
@@spoke4N Not hugely comparable; the FZ-2 is an octave fuzz, which is a really love-or-hate-it sound. The FZ-3 is a plain ol' fuzz face, but which doesn't freak out with buffers or active pickups. Very different pedals and liking one doesn't mean someone will like the other.
@SS-gx7tg 2 жыл бұрын
I've been trying to hype the Tera echo since it came out. It is imo one of the best BOSS pedals ever, you can get so many amazing sounds with it! I'm very glad to see you giving this one some exposure. Such an underrated pedal!
@cabbycabby1770 2 жыл бұрын
Honorable mention for the OC-3. All of KZfaq acted like there was never a multi feature boss octave pedal when the OC-5 came out. Crazy.
@ZepIV 2 жыл бұрын
Early viewing means I get to watch the Reverb climb in real time lol. Cool stuff, big fan of the Power Driver and Combo Drive
@Skwirl719 2 жыл бұрын
Some trivia: Boss compact pedals began to use a different font for the number in the model number and the arrows for the input & output jacks beginning with the BC-2 & FB-2 (Waza models excluded). Regarding the number four, the PQ-4 is the only Boss compact pedal to use that number so far, but it has been used elsewhere in the Boss product line. In Japanese, 4 can be pronounced as yon or shi, but shi is also the word for death, hence the superstition. I also commented earlier that I have all of these. I commented too soon. In all these years, I haven't purchased a PW-2 yet. If thw DB-5creferenxe counts, I don't have one of those yet, either. Bonus trivia: the XT-2 also had a short production life and was available around the time of the PW-2. I don't have one, but IMO, it's one of the best-looking Boss pedals. The XT-2's color scheme is similar to what was originally planned for the DS-2. The DS-1 was almost going to be called "Red Zone".
@Bukarocklee 2 жыл бұрын
Your videos always make my day, keep doing what you do, thanks 😊
@oleborud 2 жыл бұрын
Man, this is good stuff. Interesting, informative, weird (in a GOOD way) and funny. Thank you so much. Love it!
@felipevasconcellos4662 2 жыл бұрын
The FB-2 is the absolute favorite pedal in my board. The clean boost is great, the character knob allows for great mid boosts, and the feedback function is a great plus!
@jamiebuchanan1500 2 жыл бұрын
I have the FB2 as well and have just started to use it as the lead channel on the board - I "re-discovered" after having it sit in the cupboard for like 5 years. It's an excellent boost and the tweakable mid-hump makes it a great lead channel without massively changing tone.
@blznsaddles 2 жыл бұрын
The FB2 is my secret weapon. It is a seriously excellent boost pedal. The feedback is just icing on the cake.
@JeffreyTheTaylor 2 жыл бұрын
I have no idea why the FB-2 did not catch on. Very unique and functional pedal.
@felipevasconcellos4662 2 жыл бұрын
@@JeffreyTheTaylor I guess the marketing was heavily focused on the feedback functionality, but they failed to show it was a great clean/mid boost as well.
@JeffreyTheTaylor 2 жыл бұрын
@@felipevasconcellos4662 Yeah, it is hard to get guitarists to listen with their ears sometimes. But the thing is the feedback circuit DID work. So chalk it up to wrong place, wrong time.
@SeanCoomes 2 жыл бұрын
The boss BC2 is my go to Overdrive. Absolutely amazing sound.
@SciFidelity 2 жыл бұрын
Really cool vid and presentation, jamz :) The Combo Drive was the only one I haven't seen..
@Twirlyhead 2 жыл бұрын
I heard a demo of the Super Distortion Feedbacker before it hit the shops over here when the Roland Roadshow landed in Liverpool back then. Stuck in my mind ever since and last year I bought one, the Super Feedbacker Distortion: I like it.
@tedrackley6233 2 жыл бұрын
That Dyna Drive jam was the best you guys have ever done. Maybe it’s the “touch sensitivity”? Makes you feel it and play that way?
@BobMaulucci 2 жыл бұрын
That was cool indeed!
@scootb7400 2 жыл бұрын
Parametric EQ’s are fantastic… in the right hands. But when accessible to those who don’t understand what they do, it can get real ugly in a hurry! Easily the worst bass tones I’ve ever heard in my live sound days were from players who had multiple EQs in their chain, which almost always included a parametric with the bass cranked, mids scooped, and the ‘frequency’ knobs all over the place. Definitely experiment with EQ in your practice space. Not on stage.
@RideAcrossTheRiver 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for identifying my former bassist--he of the "cool looking V shape I can do on my amp! It looks so cool to the crowd, I bet!"
@aeaopermvd4149 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome episode, thanks a lot!
@theothersideisjustashard3237 2 жыл бұрын
My favourite KZfaq channel ! Thank you 🙏
@techdeathhippie6319 2 жыл бұрын
Boss pq4 is an amazing boost /eq to add to an old Marshall . It’s the perfect match. Instead of modding it can be the trick . I love it . Only parametric eq pedal I’ve enjoyed to be honest
@BruceKnouseMusic 2 жыл бұрын
New title: "Boss pedals that have already doubled in price"
@Seantubes 2 жыл бұрын
I have the tera echo, and it’s absolutely my favorite mess-about pedals. I love your collection of juicy boss pedals!
@pvater 2 жыл бұрын
I have the FB-2 [with the box] but I could never get a good sound out of it. you've inspired me to give it another chance.
@thejoshbtv 2 жыл бұрын
That feedbacker is awesome. Makes me want to put in barely any effort to see if I can find one.
@mikenoface 2 жыл бұрын
I think we need a rap album with Josh as "Lil Dumble" and all he raps about is nerdy guitar stuff.
@creamydistortion 2 жыл бұрын
Also lean, coke, crack, and dust.
@10sassafras 2 жыл бұрын
This channel encouraged me to buy my first Boss overdrive (OD3). Good channel!
@kevinkingrey4506 2 жыл бұрын
The Dyna Drive and Combo Drive both got my attention, I sort of live in clean Fender and slightly broken up Vox land, would be nice to get that without hauling around a bunch of amps. As always, super fun and informative show, thanks.
@clugokillscluco 2 жыл бұрын
I'm just here for some good old "he has the box" jingles.
@rndm7528 2 жыл бұрын
HF-2 definitely needed to be featured, i love that pedal
@whatskraken3886 2 жыл бұрын
Heavy Fetal
@craigparse1439 2 жыл бұрын
I've owned a DN-2 for many years. I got it for $35 at a music store clearance. It's one of my favorite drive pedals. Glad to see it getting some love.
@jcameronferguson 11 ай бұрын
I bought an FB-2 years and years ago and never really got a lot out of it. Partly because I had a massive 2x12 Blues Deville that was already obscenely loud, and partly because my gig at the time was on bass. Fast forward to this year, and I'm writing and recording a solo album. I saw this video, saw your Why You Need Boost Pedals vid, and put the sumbitch back in my signal chain. It runs after an EQD Gray Channel and before a Walrus 385, and the quality and variety of tones I can get out of that drive stage (through a Supro Black Magick combo) is simply astonishing. Thanks for reminding me about this lovely hidden gem!
@Kain128 2 жыл бұрын
At this point I just want Josh to release an album of all of the short pedal demos he does in these episodes.
@mrparkinson 2 жыл бұрын
It would make me happy if BOSS brought back that parametric eq.
@mattnorthey4092 2 жыл бұрын
They did in their Katana amps. It has both graphic and parametric EQ's.
@mrparkinson 2 жыл бұрын
@@mattnorthey4092 Thats cool, but that doesnt help my pedalboard. haha.
@oscarmorales-cn3hz 2 жыл бұрын
Very nice, never had any of those pedals. THANKS!!!
@scooter5005 2 жыл бұрын
Thx, u made my day nicer.
@user-wv5gv3dw5u 2 жыл бұрын
I REALLY want someone to make a clone of the BOSS PS-3, especially mode 7 or the "Cave In" sound and call it "Seafrost"
@thebalanceengineer3877 2 жыл бұрын
The Fat and Muscle controls on the PW-2 are pretty much at 100hz and 1khz, about 10db cut/boost at the extremes. Glad to see it getting some love.
@darrellminx5459 2 жыл бұрын
Good episode and interesting pedals and tunes. I have a Boss Dyna drive cool pedal.It is on my board now.
@RyansCustomShopandGearOutlet Жыл бұрын
I love how affordable unknown pedals that I could find for $30-$75 on the used market jump to over $150, $200, and even $300 when they are featured on your show. Awesome! Liked and subscribed!
@jinjxmusic 2 жыл бұрын
Boss needs to bring back the Parametric EQ - seriously, Waza needs to get on this. I played one after seeing it hanging out in the used section at a GC. They're perfect and a great way for modern players to "visualize" EQ. Mind you - I have several modded Boss GE7s though the fact that Boss gave up on the Para - I can't even begin to understand why.
@techdeathhippie6319 2 жыл бұрын
I think furman had a problem with it being called pq4 like their parametric eq . And it didn’t sell good . I love mine . It’s a rare bird and a cool club we are in with this lil beast
@jinjxmusic 2 жыл бұрын
@@techdeathhippie6319 Thank you for the info. That's a shame - change the name and keep it in business. I've learned to really use the GE7 so I've bought like several of them - on guitar and bass boards and "loosies". Though, in a perfect world, these would all be Parametric EQs. Maybe it'll make a comeback.
@techdeathhippie6319 2 жыл бұрын
@@jinjxmusic I’m shocked they haven’t reissued it yet . It’s very popular for boosting still
@clintmarvin7754 2 жыл бұрын
The Wampler EQuator has a similar concept.
@techdeathhippie6319 2 жыл бұрын
@@clintmarvin7754 love eq pedals . I’d love to try it
@hailmaryrecordings8255 2 жыл бұрын
I have both the Tera Echo & Feedbacker Distortion. Fun pedals … the Tera Echo is pretty amazing actually.
@theojmandude3995 Жыл бұрын
man. mr. jhs is so amazing at the guitar. I wish I could play with that creativity and precision.
@richardlecomte6839 2 жыл бұрын
Love this guy. I am going to score some of his pedals soon.
@nativeeats8719 2 жыл бұрын
Hey Josh the Boss Hyper Fuzz has a BOOST mode that a lot of professional guitarist/bass players use. FYI
@robcerasuolo9207 2 жыл бұрын
Josh, Boss might not have made a dedicated boost--I'll have to take your word on that--but the Hyper Fuzz has a dedicated boost function on it. IDK if you were factoring that into what you said about them never making a boost.
@undonesweater9112 2 жыл бұрын
I love my Behringer hyper fuzz clone. I use the boost mode almost always
@jasongross6555 2 жыл бұрын
@@undonesweater9112 sf300 is amazing
@cathousemike 2 жыл бұрын
I used to have the PQ-4 Parametric EQ! I loved that thing! Being an audio engineer by trade, I always gravitated towards parametric eq so I could dial tones in at the frequencies I wanted.
@christopherhall9985 2 жыл бұрын
I have the BC-2 and it is a fantastic pedal. Stacking it with an eq really takes it to another level and i actually bought it over a nano muff pedal (eventually got) at a music store and never looked back. Pedal sounds amazing
@billuminati3867 2 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure I've owned all of these at one point 😂
@heyhey3069 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I have too. At first I thought Josh was being ironic, but maybe not. Next video will be Boss pedals you've never seen including the DS-1, DD-3, etc., lol.
@jimsams4568 2 жыл бұрын
The combo drive is my favorite Boss pedal. It's awesome.
@petebrown8145 2 жыл бұрын
Great video demo Josh! I owned a Terra Echo a few years ago for a few months. Never quite got into it. I wish I had seen this video before I got rid of it to learn how to dial it in properly.
@RogerRussell-pl1ii 8 ай бұрын
I personally would just like to say thank you, for the knowledge you've given. 🤘
@allyourbasearebelongtous2191 2 жыл бұрын
The one with the 4 on it is pretty crazy. People probably don't really GET how taboo that number is to the Japanese.
@m4ssee 2 жыл бұрын
I heard they don't even use it in elevators or license plates, lol.
@thenameless3271 2 жыл бұрын
Sounds like it got a three on it though, to me
@allyourbasearebelongtous2191 2 жыл бұрын
@@m4ssee. That's right. They'll only use it if they absolutely HAVE to. And even then it's rare. Granted they are all about Custom and Tradition.
@mindgoblin7068 2 жыл бұрын
MUAHAHAH I JUST SNAGGED A MINT IN BOX FEEDBACKER/ BOOSTER I actually had the pedal years ago when it was still in production but sold long ago so I've been looking for one for months, your demo of it made me so excited that I said screw it and pulled the trigger on a brand new one.
@papasmjordeig 2 жыл бұрын
Ive had my Combo Drive for a couple of years and i really like it. Has a permanent spot on my pedalboard
@devinwilliams4038 2 жыл бұрын
So glad to see the Terra Echo get some love. I’ve had one on my board for years and absolutely love it.
@depotgear 2 жыл бұрын
the FB-2 is cool for lofi guitar sounds too, held down the footswitch and play one note for set the resonance.. low feedback and level settings and then play
@notplaying2379 2 жыл бұрын
I’ve been considering the feedbacker boost for a while. Now I won’t be able to afford one.
@MrDream-zm1pw 2 жыл бұрын
You done goofed, son. Should’ve bought it instead of considering it!
@poopoo-qz7sw 2 жыл бұрын
Great episode 👏
@Retnoob Жыл бұрын
DF-2 in the house! I bought mine new and have suffered much abuse over the years for how much I love it.
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