BOSS OD-200 Explorations

[@TomsGreenMind]

Loving the centaur abbreviation 😂 that's what it would be called if it originated in Australia!

[@LeonTodd]

Couldn't stop thinking that!

[@TheTaulusPaulus]

I saw that and immediately thought of an ex of mine! Have no idea why? 😜

[@rickhawkins218]

@@TheTaulusPaulus Is it because 'She Takes the O out of Country' (Maclean + Maclean)

[@gabewilliams7462]

That clean sound is a perfect frusciante tone!

[@willakerlund4191]

Haha, exactly my though!

[@Briansgate]

THANK YOU for using more than just one guitar in this!

[@paulrobdi55]

Finally got one!! Sounds incredible. I also liked that you can change the settings on the Memory/Boost so the regular tap turns on the boost instead of having to long hold 👍

[@SamuraiMullet]

Leon!!! First time here, love the video! will be coming back for more content.

[@LeonTodd]

Welcome aboard!

[@michaelhamer6841]

I already have this coming from Sweetwater, but still watching demos because I can’t wait. You Leon are one Bad man on the fretboard!

[@stephanlepage2537]

Im watching this with anticipstion, too- I ordered one a few hours ago. Its gonna be sick with my md-200.😊 😊

[@alexmurphy5289]

This thing is insane. Such a cool pedal

[@wernerbosman3216]

Man, it’s so awesome listening to someone who can actually play, demoing a pedal. You make me wanna buy this pedal! I think I’m gonna do just that! Thanks mate! d;)

[@JeighNeither]

Did you ever get it? I got it last week. It's hands-down the best "overdrive" I've ever owned. The EQ on this thing is unbelievable responsive, & the sounds you can come up with are endless. I forget how many combinations you can get out of 12x12, but it's easily in the thousands.

[@richardmusicman8997]

@@JeighNeither I like how it sounds, but how does it feel to the touch? Just as a 100% analog overdrive?

[@pietja90]

I really like your channel and how comprehensive your videos are. Thanks Leon!!

[@LeonTodd]

My pleasure!

[@melvyntan1273]

I am so loving the way you are auditioning the pedal! its really having me look at the OD 200 in a different way. And i gotta say, the different riffts youre chugging out :) awesome! Thank you so much for the passion!

[@LeonTodd]

Thankyou Melvyn!

[@JeighNeither]

You can't tell from the photos, or even on film, but this thing has an awesome paint job. It's sparkle yellow.

[@89ji76]

Drive is one of those effects you really need to “feel” for yourself, but this thing sounds amazing for how versatile it is. Seems like it could add a lot of much needed versatility to the amp and pedal style rig.

[@89ji76]

wildebest yeah in my opinion there’s this certain Boss sound that all their drives can’t get away from. I thiiiink it has something to do with the HPF but that’s just a guess.

[@JeighNeither]

A couple weeks ago I decided it was time to add some drive pedals (I was getting lazy playing out of my DAW). I bought 4 cheap clones of various pedals that added up to about $180. They all had raving reviews on Amazon, & they all sucked so bad that I immediately returned them. I accidentally got my return in credit, so I had to spend it on Amazon, that's when I realized how stupid I'd been, spent another $100 w/tax, & now I have this unbelievable pedal, that is easily the best drive I've ever owned. Buy this thing.

[@bboyzagy]

This is a really comprehensive review. The Stack Drive is supposed to be a Marshall-style stack simulated. It's not bad at all.

[@austinfailz]

I think it is based on their Power Stack pedal.

[@andreslaurito9031]

Super awesome! Thank you for teaching how to use the od200.

[@officialpoa3171]

*THAT WAS BEYOND AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BOSS HIT A HOME PHUCKING RUN WITH THIS ONE! ..... THEY CAN FINALLY TAKE ALL THAT (( COSOM AMP MODELING )) CRAP AND TRASH IT.*

[@garyclements6946]

I'm a year into owning mine. I've done it all accept getting an expression pedal. That's next after I pair this with the new Walrus ACS-1 and replace my DD500 and RV500 with a Source Audio Collider. That will enable me to literally get rid of 5 pedal. This pedal is the best OD pedal ive ever owned. (35 years in the pedal game)

[@austinfailz]

Thinking of getting an OD-200 and EQ-200, with the EQ-200 setup with the OD-200 between the two EQ channels. The second EQ channel would be used as a cab sim, essentially, and the first EQ as sort of a shaper similar to a Tube Scream / SD-1.

[@ctnicetune141]

Great video, awesome playing!

[@RockWeller]

Totally love the sound of this pedal!

[@officialpoa3171]

*JUST WAIT till everyone find out that all this new tech is actual 30 years old!*

[@rickbrunet2559]

Nice pedal. You play great through anything you play. Cheers!!

[@musisiberas]

good reviews with great guitar playing

[@jefflee2683]

I have the pedal. I like it. There is a harsher/fussier undertone in many settings I find.

[@UberDistortion]

15:34 that stack drive mode ( marshall stack simulation ) really suits to 'bad boy's whitesnake 👍👍

[@EuropeSomewhere]

Great video, very instructive thanks Love the Aussie pronunciation of parallel too 🤣

[@electroKrunch]

Pretty interesting drive pedal indeed!! I sure can't afford a Centaur and building one is hit or miss. Might be worth looking into that Boss unit. Thanks for the great vid, Leon! Happy New Year to ya!!

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

That thing rocks. Boss rocks. You rock sir. Happy New Year..

[@TheTaulusPaulus]

I've had mine for about 2 weeks now running into a Nextone Artist. Pleased as punch!

[@williamb2845]

Expression pedal to push drive is genius

[@paulgambon3510]

Got to give Boss some credit. No fancy graphics or logos, no it’s yellow! I guess if you make products this good you don’t need the fluff.

[@Compass2101]

Bought one. Newbie to pedals. Loving it.

[@simonsimon1983]

Hell yes thanks for this. I’m going to buy either the dd200 or the od200 one of these days, maybe even both. The ed and mod are good too, but i feel like od and delay would be of more use to me. Your vids are great man keep up the good work

[@LeonTodd]

OD and Delay are essential for me.

[@therangersinger]

I've had mine for about 2 weeks now. It is way better than I ever thought it would be. I have owned so many damn high end dirt pedals. This is the first one in a long time that has put a giant smile on my face. The clarity and response is brilliant. Stacks great with my amps dirty channels as well. She is a definite keeper for me. I've played some of my best guitars in the last two weeks. Expansive pedals like this one keep me inspired to play new stuff the second I dial in a different tone. You will be very happy.

[@ShaighJosephson]

Damn this sounds good... Trying to decide between this and the RevivalDRIVE Custom... Gotta find out how each responds to different compression...

[@JB19504]

A little off topic, but Leon, have you had a chance to look at the Boss Waza Air headphones? I got mine the other day and they are truly amazing. Check out Anderton's video of them. I am sure you will buy a pair after seeing their video. No substitute for my AXE, but when the wife is sleeping, they really come in handy.

[@LeonTodd]

Pretty interesting concept, would love to give them a go.

[@christopherdennis65]

Excellent production demonstration of this tool. Boss touts the pedal’s software that makes it more tactile and tubelike-and we all know what that feel is, whether we can describe it or not. As someone who has been hands-on with this pedal for some time, did you find that to be true? You mentioned that the Fat Distortion “felt good.” Was that true of all or most of the available sounds? Or was it mostly that kind of numb digital experience that has plagued most of its digital forebears? If they put some genuine feel into the OD-200....they can have my money.

[@michaelseecy5904]

Hi Leon, how does the OD-200 stack with other external pedals? E.g. if I ran an external tube screamer or klon into the OD-200?

[@Not_Sure-2020]

I'm assuming that was the name "Gibson" that was taped over on that Les Paul?

[@icecreamforcrowhurst]

Greco

[@belicosebumpkin]

Hi Leon great video. I just picked one of these up and I have to say I am loving the tones. It might be just me but one big flaw I have discovered centres around the editing of the presets that you create. There seems to be no way of editing them. When you recall a preset you cannot “see” the settings you have applied. The only work around I can see is to actually write down the settings you make in manual mode before you save them and then re-dial these in again in manual when you want to tweak a setting...I hope it’s just me because this is a BIG flaw...

[@LeonTodd]

Yep, I feel you right there. You either have to use it as "set and forget" with presets or "knobs only".

[@belicosebumpkin]

Thanks for the reply mate. Just out of curiosity, do you know if the other 200 series pedal presets are like this?

[@LeonTodd]

@@belicosebumpkin pretty much the same format.

[@geespar1]

Are you saying you can’t edit the presets and then permanently store them?

[@belicosebumpkin]

​@@geespar1 Yes, editing/tweaking a preset is not an option as you can't tell what settings you used because they don't appear on the display when you go to edit. They should have done a Strymon type system where you turn the knobs until you get a green light and you know what the parameters were when saved. I like this pedal but that is a big letdown. I have an old DD20 and it is the same with presets. You would have thought Boss could have fixed this in 15 odd years...

[@tomaburque]

Sounds fantastic Leon. My favorite was your Strat into the Klon.

[@LeonTodd]

Me too!

[@texacomann]

Dont laugh but I bought a digitech df-7 factory Pedal instead of the Roland od 200! The digitech burns down walls for me! It really depends on your playing and practice to get a good tone out of your gear! Gear is only a small factor, keep that in mind. Maybe I would get a used roland od 200 one day.....?

[@LeonTodd]

I used to own a df7, it's wicked!

[@OrangeMicMusic]

I didn’t see well or the Brown and X Metal were tried with a boost (Centaur) and using the neck pickup?

[@Danything123]

I love your videos!! would you give some tips on recording good guitar quality? I have katana 100w, scarlett 2i2 and sm 57.. fairly decent guitar. I keep on getting garbage sound out of it 😂

[@gypsyjames8746]

Mic placement matters quite a bit if you dont know already

[@dzikiskunks6167]

Hi Leon! Great test! Which amp did you use for this test? It sounds like Marshall DSL Combo. It sounds completly different than Ola's Englund "Will it chug" test of this stompbox.

[@TheBluesine]

You did tubescreamer twice!

[@jazzylei143]

What amp did you use?

[@richardbarksdale3810]

Whoa, I hope that pedal doesn't need modifications at all, if not, then it sounds killer. Awesome!

[@xr8fairmont]

With this much flexibility and feature i will give this a go in front of my yamaha thr100. Thanks LT

[@fitimshaqiri]

can you use it on fx loop

[@haydensuhrer9377]

What tuning were you in from 20+, CGCFAD?

[@stevenmgyori3826]

That's a Fat pedal! Great with the YJM! Thanks for sharing brother! Be Well Leon!

[@tradbowseven]

I wanted to buy the mod 200 and delay as well so I could do a stereo set up,.....the od 200 is mono🤔🤔.

[@LeonTodd]

Run it first in the chain and then use the other two for the stereo spread. Distortion doesn't need to be stereo.

[@turdferguson9942]

Totally missed this pedal when all the 200 stuff was released. I've been looking to possibly add an OD/Distortion pedal in front of my HX Stomp to add some flexibility with how I use the blocks. This may be the ticket for that and with all the features you highlighted at the end of the video it would be a very versatile and functional addition.

[@Junior1385]

I have question how do you get some drive if your drive knob is 0? 🤔

[@jmacc9876]

At 20:13 hes playing the PRS guitar into a Distorted amp and the using just the Tube screamer part of the pedal woth no drive but all volume to hit the front of the amp harder.

[@Junior1385]

@@jmacc9876 i think the distortions pedals work better on clean channel

[@klaus-petersturhan6597]

he controls amount of drive via expression pedal, so no need to touch knob

[@leave1051]

Please play reverb/delay mode

[@trustmac]

What’s that guitar?

[@LeonTodd]

YJM strat

[@christopherwoods6]

You're switch on the taped over "single cut" Guitar😁is reversed, that would drive me nuts. II would rather rock my old Hamer or another Guitar than said model,(or it's Y shaped brother), these days too🤦🏻‍♂️

[@leave1051]

Got deley fx n reverb?

[@LeonTodd]

No, it's a drive pedal

[@TimO-wt9sz]

Klon on klon please sir lol

[@twelve_string]

Try the Centaur in front of X-Dist. Sounds really heavy.

[@angrytroll27]

Watching this got me thinking, when is boss gonna bring out a NS3?

[@LeonTodd]

This is a good point actually. Or an NS-200 that let's you do pre/post placement of two independent gates.

[@angrytroll27]

@@LeonTodd Ohhh good idea! Come to think of it how long has the NS2 been out now surely time for an update

[@Gabaz76]

Uooooh,great sound,compliment! But…stratocaster model is a performer?

[@SarahEHowson]

Looks like the Yngwie Malmsteen strat cos of the headstock signature but I didn't know they came in white. I thought they were that gross yellowed white thing.

[@Sodacake]

First comment and view.

[@addeh666]

That’s not a YJM Fender. Nice try though.

[@gordontubbs]

That's not a proper KZbin troll comment. Nice try though.

[@addeh666]

@@gordontubbs There no such thing as a lightgrey YJM with a plastic nut. This is a Chinese copy. I know because I have one myself. The color is not even close to the real thing. You can investigate a little by yourself before commenting thanks! Also, he taped the Gibson logo on the Les Paul in this video because that is also a Chinese copy.

[@addeh666]

@@gordontubbs www.thomann.de/se/fender_yngwie_malmsteen_sb_nos.htm There you have the real thing. Brass nut. Notice the pickups on his copy and the real thing. Also an instant giveaway.

[@daveesco1]

some MIJ YJM strats from the 90s came in different colors like seafoam green and have non brass nuts.

[@pj5306]

Your base tone is wayyy to brite. Your not giving the pedal any room to shine.your already pushing 4kh with no gain. We want to hear the Pedal. Let it do the work for you. Your demoing not about to start a set.

[@danprentis]

lol, you fukkin nob