Boss Overdrive / Distortion OS-2

The Boss Overdrive / Distortion OS-2 is a flexible pedal capable of producing overdrive, distortion, or a combination of both. Great high gain unit!

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Submitted by kk from Annandale On Hudson, NY (104 points) on Sep 4, 2009
i got it on a total whim because i wanted an overdrive. saw it on ebay for .99, i guess nobody bid on it because it was dirty as hell and looked like it'd gone through two world wars. i got it and cleaned it up, used a little lysol wipe to be safe, and man did i get a deal! normally these seem to go on ebay for about to . it's got really, really great tone. i traded one of my friends my Little Big Muff for his Bass Overdrive ODB-3, and ever since we traded back I've been meaning to get a Bass Overdrive. I just ended up getting this instead because it was so much cheaper and it had a few good reviews here. it sounds brutal after a hyper fuzz or death metal. i really like the ability to use either overdrive or distortion, or blend the two. it sounded all around better and a lot more "full" than my friend's HM-2 Heavy Metal, and was a great companion to my DOD Death Metal. really great and crisp contact mic action. worth the money for sure. i'm just as happy with this as I was with the bass overdrive.
Good Points: - ability to go between overdrive and distortion is great - really crisp, full sound, plenty of bass - not muddy at all
Bad Points: - the overdrive by itself is nothing special, sounds better when mixed with a little distortion mixed in - i wish it had a little more bite
Price Paid: US$10.00
Purchased At: eBay
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Submitted by Nik from Manchester, NH (6 points) on Nov 15, 2007
This is a great pedal for creating semi-dirty, overdriven sounds (hence the name, duh) to fairly saturated, full-on nastiness. I've owned one for two years and it's replaced all of my other dirtboxes simply because it's so versatile.
Good Points: Plays well with others. Seriously, this thing mixes beautifully well with any other effect I can couple it with (even other distortions for extra noise). Also, it's a Boss pedal, so it's got that whole "built like a tank" thing going for it. Like any piece of Boss gear, you could use it to defend yourself in the event of a home invasion.
Bad Points: The only negative thing I can say about this pedal is that there's a real lack of low end to it. It's nothing you can't overcome with some EQing but as soon as you turn it on, the bottom drops out rather noticably.
Price Paid: US$80.00
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Submitted by Nicholas from Bristol (8 points) on Jan 8, 2004
This pedal enables you to mix distortion with overdrive, so it has a massive range of sounds. The colour knob does the mixing of od and dis. I dont have any other distortion/overdrive pedals so I cant compare and for some reason I didn't try any other pedals, i just like the idea of dis and od in one. I prefer the sounds from this to my solid state marshall. You can get some very tube/valve sounds from it but make sure you role back the treble if you're using a guitar.
Good Points: Versatile. Play around for a while and you'll soon find some tones you like, sorry Im talking as a guitarist.
Bad Points: without being really fussy, othing really, does what it says.
Price Paid: US$0.00
Purchased At: s.c
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