BOSS SD-1 SUPER OverDrive Effects Pedal for Guitar and Bass - Mild to Moderate Tube - like Overdrive Characteristics Ideal for Clean and Driven amps. BOSS 5-Year Warranty.,Yellow

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SD-1 Super Overdrive has been the core gain pedal for generations of players across every musical genre. The SD-1-4A is a celebratory limited release to mark 40 years of this iconic pedal - also, it’s black and has a chrome battery dial! The SD-1 Super OverDrive pedal produces the warm, natural distortion of an overdriven tube amplifier while maintaining the subtle nuances of a player's picking technique. When compared to a Tubescreamer, the Boss SD-1 has more volume, and a greater presence of harmonics.

Every guitar player should get to experience the joy of selecting a pedal from BOSS’s exhaustive roster, plugging it in and unleashing their wildest sonic dreams. BOSS Build Quality - These stompboxes are famous for their tank-like construction, and the SD-1-B50A is no different. So if that’s your thing – and especially if you aren’t planning on modifying the pedal – the new one seems to do the trick! The SD-1 has been a mainstay in the pedal market for over 40 years, largely down to its simplicity and versatility.Overdrive that doesn't oversaturate or overcompress leaving the dynamics and nuances of your playing intact. It works exceptionally well with darker guitars such as Les Pauls because it removes a lot of the low end before you hit the amp by setting the output gain to maximum. Responding to your picking style like a valve amp, the Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive pedal delivers smooth, rich and warm overdrive to thicken up your guitar sound. For this reason, it also pairs superbly with it's distortion counterpart, the DS-1; together they form a formidable partnership because the respective tones compliment each other so well. The greatest difference between the SD-1 and Ibanez’s Tubescreamer series is that the Boss generates asymmetrical clipping, as opposed to the more common symmetrical clipping that is produced by the Tubescreamer.

We ship worldwide, fully tracked and insured, and you can follow your shipment online every step of the way.Celebratory Limited Edition – Housed in a striking metallic yellow finish, the SD-1-B50A Super Overdrive is part of a run of only 7,000 units made to commemorate Boss' 50th anniversary. Since then, the SD-1 has remained in continuous production, selling literally millions of units and consistently enjoying status as a top-selling pedal for several decades, not just within Boss sales but in general overall pedal sales as well.

As soon as a guitar is sold it will be fully set-up to ensure it is playing great right out of the box. If you spot one that is yours and want to be credited or want me to take it down, contact me and I will sort it out. The Boss SD-1 is the standard Super Overdrive that’s been in production for over 40 years, seen on countless pedalboards across the globe and is the same as it was when released in 1981. over Boss’s contribution to the overdrive market, but SD-1 stands on its own as a unique and versatile, albeit underrated, overdrive. As it happened, in addition to the SD-1(C), I also had in my possession a new in box SD-1 of the ”classic” variety, so I quickly set both up to an A/B test.SD-1 ON [Tone: Noon; Dist: Noon; Level: Full]*A neatly saturated and elegantly attenuated signal is on display here. The BOSS SD-1 produces the warm, smooth distortion of an overdriven tube amplifier while maintaining the subtle nuances of your picking technique. BOSS SD-1 SUPER OverDrive Effects Pedal for Guitar and Bass - Mild to Moderate Tube - like Overdrive Characteristics Ideal for Clean and Driven amps. Using the SD-1 you can get a nice, crunchy tone with mild distortion and a grainy sound that sounds great when performing arpeggios and thanks to its cutting mid-range edge, the SD-1 allows your lead playing to soar through the mix. Guitar Guitar Limited trading as guitarguitar acts as a credit broker not a lender and is Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, firm registration number 742103.

The SD-1 also shines as a booster for high-gain amps and other drive pedals, providing mid focus, tight bass, and smooth top end that's perfectly suited for heavier sounds and solo playing. None Portable Products Are Repaired At Your Home: Items that are not portable are repaired at your home for no extra fee!Lastly, sometimes you may want to put other effects after the overdrive (chorus, delay, reverb, etc). If you want a pedal with character to give you an extra lift and pleasantly colour your sound regardless of gain setting, there aren't many better pedals out there than the SD-1. Well I soon discovered it can be used for many other things too and it does all of them extremely well.