Boss Os 2 Overdrive Distortion Pedal Review

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Boss Os-ii

Information

Original writer: Lurgen

Weapon: Overdrive/distortion Pedal

Brand: Boss

Model: Os-2

Price: $109 AUD (roughly $lxxx USD)

Introduction

The Boss Os-2 pedal is a combination overdrive/distortion pedal. Instead of using your amplifiers extra aqueduct(southward), it gives you more detailed command over the audio. One dial controls the mix between overdrive or distortion, giving you an like shooting fish in a barrel choice betwixt that heavily driven, clipped heavy-metallic sound or a overnice crisis for blues. Tone control allows you to filter out the college frequencies to either soften the sound, or emphasise the higher-frequency sounds to clearly define every single note. An individual level control ensure that you can set the volume to match your undriven audio levels.

Audio

I picked this pedal up only because I wasn't completely happy with the amp models that my amplifier simulates. I wanted a more than straight-forward (and predictable) way to set my sound upwards. In particular, I have struggled so far to obtain a squeamish crunch to match Gabriel's stone lessons.

I have to say this device met my expectations in this expanse. The last week has been spent applying information technology to my playing and I'thou very pleased with the sound.

The output is cleaner than expected, fifty-fifty on my single-coil Strat. At that place'due south an unavoidable corporeality of hum when the tone is cranked all the mode upwards, merely switching over to my humbucker-equipped Maton makes most of that become away. The hum is still there, simply merely slightly.

1 very pleasing aspect of the way this pedal works is your amp doesn't need to exist cranked upward loud to get the proper sound. The pedal does its work regardless of your amplifier's settings making it very handy for practice.

Pros

As you lot'd wait from Boss, the device is rugged plenty to survive just about anything. Cheap, compared to the alternative of buying multiple pedals or a better amp. VERY easy to use (if a noob similar me can figure information technology out, it has to be good!) Nice clean sound Automatically turns off when yous unplug your guitar

Cons

Rips through the batteries so the optional ability supply is a must-have Actually does need L-shaped connector cables, otherwise information technology intrudes on anything sitting abreast it Makes me want to buy more Boss consequence units The labels for each dial are very hard to read (incommunicable in the night, difficult in the light) - compare the ii pictures of the unit to see what I hateful If you don't unplug your guitar, expect to demand a new battery the next day The manual is extremely cursory - fortunately it isn't a very complicated unit of measurement to configure

Value

Worth every penny. If it died, or was stolen, I wouldn't hesitate to buy another one. Given the poor bombardment life, I'd have preferred to run across a ability supply included for the price though.

Overall impression

When I started out, I was pretty skeptical about these higher-finish distortion units. I merely couldn't see the betoken in spending hundreds of dollars on pedals. I was wrong.

Lewis Witinithey

Boss Os 2 Overdrive Distortion Pedal Review