Rabea's Ultimate Overdrive Shootout! - Winner Stays On Edition

[@patrickcarroll1754]

I need to say this. Rebea, Pete, all the "Presenters" are magic, but Lee makes the show what it is. He steers the ship and makes me laugh everyday. Thank you Lee, our Captain

[@Sammywhat]

The "slightly awkward lunch coming up" was a superb example of this!

[@SynysterSecond]

I came for tones and the tunes, but I stayed for The Captain.

[@seanzinger]

Beautifully said. Without him the ship sinks for me.

[@alexalexander227]

But he is such a grabby mf lol. Always twisting knobs and pushing buttons lol 😂

[@SirPrizeMF]

Yeah, I'd compare him to the captain of a football team. No idea why my mind went there.

[@isologuitar996]

I can't believe I watched Rabea noodle with different overdrives for over an hour, but here we are. No regrets.

[@thedailyshave]

Way worse ways to spend the hour, huh? I'm not even in the market for an OD, but listening to Rabea mess with them is always a treat.

[@MrSongwriter2]

The playing was stellar. I kept hearing incubus inspirations and even at one stage a touch of rush

[@timdunn2344]

Same.

[@TmonkeyWins]

Beauty of guitar, I could listen to these metal strings plucking all damn day

[@IZE83L]

I watched at work some and now I'm at home watching the rest 18:04 . And I'm going to go play through my line 6 😂 I've never had traditional pedals 😂

[@theariesexperiment4642]

It's incredible how relevant BOSS manages to remain up against HIGH DOLLAR boutique and hype driven pedals. They really are the GOAT of the pedal industry.

[@katielowen]

A bit pricy innit

[@robinho1978.]

Mind it’s the Waza Craft and it’s £150ish

[@ElShogoso]

That was a waza craft though

[@ogmakefirefiregood]

I have a Boss GX100. It is such a sleeper. A quarter of the latency of my QC, I actually play it more than anything else I own.

[@Jared-C]

My thoughts exactly. The blues driver won my heart years ago, and it's still so hard to compete with.

[@zacharysmithingell5460]

This is premium KZbin guitar content. Loved every minute

[@marce211275]

The Tumnus is just a fantastic little magic overdrive pedal...it's a gem, a modern classic guitar drive.

[@christopher-miles]

isn't it just a 90's klon?

[@marce211275]

@@christopher-milesYES, i said modern in the sense of the year when the tumnus came out, a couple of years ago. Anyway , it's not a 100 per cent like the original klone circuit. The TUMNUS has a very deep low end frequency, really unique.

[@beesong2450]

I use my klon type od as my crunch drive. Its really good with the gain dialed in @ 1-2pm

[@marce211275]

@@beesong2450 Awesome!

[@electricmeatpuppet]

Check out the deluxe version, the EQ section is magic.

[@Yevi_Games]

This video really shows you how crucial getting a great basic tone from the amp is. Higher quality amps make a lot of things sound so much better, you can really get away with using less expensive OD's to push things. I wasted a lot of money on amazing pedals and paired them up with less than stellar amp platforms and they didn't perform well. The amp is the most important part of your tone!

[@Les537]

100% Pedals are a trap. A good amp is the foundational magic.

[@klangobjekt]

I beg to differ. Most amps sound pretty good, but the speaker is the weak link. Stock speakers have tons of reinforcement on them. That is necessary to prevent teens from blowing speakers and the consequent warranty returns. Those speakers sound terrible. Don't blame the amp itself. I have bought stellar amps that sounded crappy out of the box and they did not sound better after breaking in the speaker.

[@jordanpratt3821]

Nonsense, everyone knows that 1000 percent of your tone comes from the skin on the tips of your fingers. I'm sorry, I had to.

[@davidpopelka4073]

This is stupid opinion. I played crap amp as well crap effect. But I played also good amp as well good effect. Effect gives you more variability if you need it.

[@ethanpunto9222]

Yee I didn't have a great amp for a while and I started getting pedals for tones, got some alright ones but as soon as I got a half decent valve amp I just fell in love and ended up even selling most of the pedals

[@panosv7258]

Rabea's playing is inspiring. Literally made me start playing the guitar after watching a billion Andertons videos. Cheers everyone! Nice tan captain

[@tldnolan]

You only started playing guitar after watching Anderton's videos?

[@panosv7258]

@@tldnolan I started playing guitar because I always wanted to and the Andertons crew playing in their videos, along with mr Mark Holcomb were the final push that lead me to my first guitar purchase and lessons!

[@Pim3211]

Only a billion 😅❤

[@kylepoetsch]

CapTan

[@nmv881]

Bea is awesome! Thanks for enduring these contests! We all win when you do them. Very cool test that a lot of the kool-aid we drink is nothing more than just that. You probably already one the perfect drive. Stop tone chasing, and start playing more.

[@HighLifeWorkout]

BD-2 has never left my board. I keep it ALWAYS ON

[@drew1841]

Haha big Brandon Carter in the house

[@greekosdarkness]

Do you use it with a compression? It has a very bright tone with compression but without I feel it's dry and rough

[@goobabooba1665]

Didn’t know you’re guitar player LMAOO

[@Caged63Man]

Thats me & my Marshall amp...its my 'Always on' overdrive i love 😃😉😁

[@damianclarkson]

These are great! but just as an idea could you give Rabea an AB footswitch so he can flip quickly himself?

[@xmtdeicide]

esto tiene sentido

[@Sammywhat]

My thoughts exactly. Glad you said this!

[@pmckillion82]

Then we, the customer, wouldn’t know which pedal he is playing and producers wouldn’t be able to keep up. The videos are enjoyable etc but they are advertisements.

[@didi_bloome]

@@pmckillion82 We would know, because the JHS pedal Lee is using to switch between the pedals has a "remote" input where you can connect a footswitch. The camera would still be recording the JHS pedal and we could still see the red/green lights and the producer could switch the arrows.

[@uefacoachsoccertrainning8058]

Absolutly agree, the Boss is the Boss.

[@paulbellamy2810]

The BD-2 is like the Telecaster. Not expensive, not glamorous but a reliable workhorse and gets the job done.

[@jhnel13]

Yeah I gonna buy on just because of this video.

[@josku5]

Telecasters are pretty expensive though, atleast if we’re talking about fenders

[@ajh.7]

Telecasters are cheap? In what world?

[@MrCloudss]

What’s the difference between a Bd2 and BDW?

[@hclyrics]

@@ajh.7 In the world of cheap Tele knockoffs that are all I can afford.

[@Sals37]

Always amazing how consistently the Tumnus fairs in all these shootouts and comparisons. It really is a testament to what a fantastic pedal Brain Wampler built. The pedal always sounds amazing.

[@2010njdevil]

100% agree! Brian really creates some magic and even his overdrive pedals have unique and easily identifiable per pedal......ex. I like the Tumnus for the lower-end dynamic added that seperates from it just being a mid-heavy Klon clone. I like the Belle for the "proximity" to the Nobels ODR-1 but with more character/headroom.

[@martyshwaartz971]

I wanna say the tumnus beat the actual klon too…?

[@NewDawnCircle]

​@@martyshwaartz971it did yes. Narrowly tho.

[@daemonelectricity]

I have plenty of ODs/Distortions and the Tumnus Deluxe is probably my overall favorite. The only one that comes close in my collection is the Plumes. I like the Charlie Brown a lot, but it's not quite as versatile and colors the tone a lot more. The Plumes probably should've been in this shootout.

[@AlanSheraton]

I think the Tumnus was the best! 🙌

[@shfnderrock]

OMG nothing better than a 68 minute Overdrive pedal shootout!! Gold

[@gameoftones77]

There should be a final round where the winner that stayed on the longest challenges the final choice. I love these shootouts a lot!! Thanks Rabea and Lee!

[@gameoftones77]

I guess I should have watched to the very end before making this comment. lol

[@C33Fernandez]

@@gameoftones77 They should do a testimonial match, where they just play the same pedal against itself and see who wins.

[@rstm_abrv]

The best overdrive shootout I've ever seen

[@ErwinvanAsperen]

Rabea getting so incredibly good over the years. Incredible player. Cheers!

[@zenlandzipline]

He’s naturally gifted, no question about it. I’ve probably got 20,000 more hours of playing and practicing time in than he does, (I’m 25 years older than him, so, it stands to reason) yet he is 10 times the player I am. He just has a natural gift for rhythm and melody that can’t be taught or practiced. It’s IN him. Lucky guy. I love his playing.

[@alanhaynes418]

@@zenlandzipline Having taught sax and flute myself for many decades, there are two vital ingredients for being really good: Talent and Hard Work. And I would say that hard work is slightly more important.

[@zenlandzipline]

@@alanhaynes418 agree, but I will add this: “hard work” is a subjective concept. What may be “hard” to somebody with average or below average musical ability, might actually be easy to someone who is naturally gifted. Putting in 8 hours a day of practice and learning isn’t really that hard to do, if the practice and learning come easy to someone. Ask a virtuoso guitar player if their first 10 years of practice and learning were “hard”, and they will most likely say “well, I put in many hours of practice, but it really didn’t seem that hard. It didn’t seem like hard work. It was just just what I did. I enjoyed playing and practicing my instrument”. There are of course people with average musical ability who worked extra hard, put in more hours, and became very proficient on their instrument. But there is a difference between being proficient, and being someone who just sounds melodic and musical every time they pick up their instrument, and making it look natural and easy as they play. Rabea would sound musical on just about any instrument you hand to him, right off the bat, and would become proficient at it in half the time as somebody with average musical ability.

[@leob4403]

​​​@@zenlandziplineyeah I agree with you I played for 25 years yet I can't improvise nearly as good as Rabea, I have developed better speed over the years, but varying phrasing and timing like Rabea does is extremely hard if not impossible to learn, I end up doing similar scale runs over and over, I think you need to have something in your brain that just gets it like an instinct, he's like channeling something and just letting it flow while I feel I need to try so much harder to play anything original or even musical. Yet I keep playing as some sort of therapy I guess, I realized a long time ago my talent is very limited yet I cant seem to put the damn thing down for good

[@moodindigo445]

That Boss SUPER OverDrive was great. Didn't deserve to parish in the first round, it was my favorite together with the Wampler Tumnus!

[@beesong2450]

Thats what I noticed immeadiately too. Its the amp man it takes pedals so goood.

[@testcyp767]

Yes, yes, and yes. The Boss Super Overdrive slayed. When that was eliminated, it was the Wampler by a mile. The Bluesdriver sounded incredible in Rabea's hands. But I know it wouldn't sound great in mine lol. The other two seemed more forgiving and akin to my style.

[@rome8180]

@@testcyp767 the Bluesdriver sounded a bit more muddy. I preferred the midrange presence of the Wampler.

[@rome8180]

Yeah, the Super Overdrive and the Wampler were also my two favorites.

[@testcyp767]

@@rome8180 agreed. It didn't have any 'spank' to it. It's a bit boring to me.

[@Happy-Me.]

The Boss BD held its own for so long and did the business. What a great pedal! Not bad for a pedal originally released in 1995!

[@cadams1607]

For some reason it's always been burning away slowly in the background. Strange it is only just now seeming to gain the popularity it deserves.

[@ShuckCreations]

Not really a fan tbh 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@dubaandras4136]

Rabes really shows us that the tone is in the hands, he can make every pedal sound the best🔥🔥🔥

[@digitalchris6681]

An hour of Rabea doing what he does so well. Great!

[@Haesslich1962]

Boss has the advantage that it is a huge, world wide brand. No matter where you are, if your pedal dies you can get a replacement at any local music store. Not that they're likely to, I've had an OD-1 since the mid 80s and it still works perfectly.

[@akwamarsunzal]

The Behringer Tube OD screaming thingy is a beast! Tweak them knobs to find your tone and you got 20 quids worth of eternal fun!

[@justinpalmer6098]

I had one on my board for around 10 years. Kicked it off with a Plumes for the versatility, but it was every bit as good as the real thing.

[@johntchb]

I have one like it alot.hands down the biggest bang for your buck.

[@arroncusimano9169]

The captain moved on fast... Behringer was about to replace the wampler.

[@charleshuguley9323]

My conclusion about overdrive pedals: love the one you're with.

[@ToolHead44]

Can’t get enough of these winner stays on features. LOVE the addition of an informal playoff for standouts who’d lasted a few rounds. Godlike playing as always, Bea. Cheers!

[@DrKevGuitar]

I must thank you for this: I had a Blues Driver back in the 90s, didn’t like it much, lost it after a gig (bag on roof of car forgotten before we drove off) and I was honestly happy about it! But this video has made me revisit my Blues Driver aversion and I am now the proud owner of a Keeley Super Phat Mod and I’m loving it. Thank you Pete and Lee!

[@noonesfang131]

The BD-2 was my first pedal and its still on my board 20 years later. I always found it odd that there are not very many Blues Driver clones but seeming every other overdrive circuit has been remade over and over.

[@bryanherward4679]

evidently, it's a complicated circuit

[@TomPapasBread]

It's a testament to the bd2 that the mooer clone is pretty much just as sought after. Not gonna say its nearly as good but they're definitely thin on the ground and much higher priced

[@BCarpenter2314]

Am I the only one who thought the SD-1 at the beginning might have been the best sounding pedal? Tumnus was great as well... great playing Rabea!

[@zenlandzipline]

No, you’re not the only one. There is one other.

[@atonofspiders]

Same here, and just wanna say I always overlook that pedal in my collection until I'm low on options and have no choicr but to plug them in, and they always blow me away.

[@pCeLobster]

It really was. I was pretty surprised by some of the choices in this one.

[@Dave-nm3xc]

The SD1 is up there with the Blues driver and the Tumnus!

[@cortmiller]

Love pedal definitely still makes the zen drive. That and the Tchula by lovepedal are my two favorite drives right now

[@scoutrifle6827]

Love it when Rabea shows up; dude can play like nobody else, and it's good to see him getting some recognition!

[@fusionfan6883]

If anything, this video is a testament to the quality of the Victory amp used as a platform for these pedals, it sounded glorious!

[@rapragermusic]

The Blues Driver is the one pedal to have stayed on my board from the start. Was excitedly cheering it on!

[@godbyone]

I got tge keeley modded. Sold it. Was so mad. Took me awhile to find. Another.

[@JoseG-2023]

Great shootout! My favorites in this setting were the Blues Driver and Tumnus. 🤘

[@SlowToe]

A privilege gentlemen. Enjoyed every moment. Rebea is a special talent we know. Big shout out to Lee's part of entertaining and educating. Bring on the delays delays delays delays

[@CharlesBrinkhaus]

Great shootout! The Blues Driver defenitely won the show. That was my first time hearing the Blues Driver and it was awesome. The Tumnus was a very close second and also was awesome. I love the SD-1 as i use it in my modeler, and was thinking about adding it to my hoard. But now i will have to shoot it out against the Blues Driver, as it was the clear winner tor me. Great job guys. One if the best shootouts in a long time.❤

[@halofour01]

I love how versatile Rabea's playing is!! Most people that are doing demos lean hard into their comfort zone but I think his comfort zone is as wide as it gets. Who else does a few proper chugs, then hybrid picks, shreds and then finishes with a few great blues licks?

[@lmoore5264]

Man every video you do with Rabea is stellar. Man I could sit for hours and listen to this guy play. I'm pretty sure I've been playing guitar longer than Rabea has been alive, but man does he ever inspire me. All of the things Rabea and Rob Chapman did together was totally of the charts. I must say I was surprised at the sound of the Boss Blues driver but it hands down is the tone that I prefer so I am happy that it won the shootout. Please more vid's with Rabea. He is a guitar God in my book !

[@fraenkiboii]

First I thought the “custom design” on the JHS series 3 screamer looks really stunning. Then I realized someone painted it with a green sharpie 😂😂😂

[@alinsandu7190]

Same here 😂😂😂

[@jackoo666]

Rabea is such a fantastic player, I love listening to him demo pedals. and Lees passion for gear is great. more like this please

[@daveeastcott9323]

Yay I LOVE this format! Such a good way to hear many pedals btb

[@WheyChi]

Great video! Now do a *low* gain overdrive comparison with the post-season-favorite shootout at the end. Maybe have Rabea dial in his ideal low gain tone per pedal in advance (If he's got the time.) Then stack em! Mwahaha.

[@silviolutti1522]

For a long time now I have been maintaining that Boss with the Blues Driver Waza Craft made in Japan has created one of the best overdrives in the world. In standard mode, it is faithful to the stock bd-2 but slightly improved. In custom mode however, you have more body, more lowend, more mids & gain. Truly spectacular! I agree with the final result Boss Bd-2 Waza Craft made in Japan is the best ever! (and it's also my main/guardian overdrive on my pedalboard for many years..!)

[@justinlee8784]

I loved the full sound of the Tumnus. Great content!

[@Cring0r]

honestly I just watch these to hear rabea jam, his playing is so god damn good. I had a couple of lessons with him way back in the day and he is genuinely such a nice guy to boot.

[@michaelgallegos8811]

Great shoot out guys cool seeing Rabea again blues driver and Tumnus are great i dont have a single boss pedal on my board or a wampler,oh well ,money is short these days too.

[@OliverBird-d3i]

Let’s be honest here, Rabea Can AND Does make absolutely anything sound good! The guy is insane and his guitar 🎸 skills are off the chart!!!! Awesome video👍

[@andrewr8251]

Loved seeing this. Blues driver is my favorite overdrive of all time. Great seeing it so so well.

[@Davidthestratman7]

You definitely should do compressors next. This series is awesome

[@terrydionne1541]

I was only 33 minutes in when I realized I was in for a video that's over an hour long!.. hell yeah I'm in for this!!❤

[@milanpolak]

Great shootout. Loved the JHS Morning Glory. Seems to be very versatile. 2 thoughts: would have loved to hear the SD-1 vs. the BD-2 at the end, and I think if the challenge had been boosting your lead tone instead of adding distortion to your crunch channel the verdicts would have been quite different...

[@samsamtheguitarman]

Only just discovering these videos a year late, but what a video! Just the collective mastery of sound that is encapsulated in the playing, the switching and operating of the myriad of pedals and the production are all mindblowing. Possibly the greatest hour the internet is ever likely to see, until I find another one you've made better! Hat off, burnt and thrown to the bottom of the sea - you boys absolutely smashed it ✊️👏👏👏💥

[@cminty6805]

Worth mentioning Blues Driver was in custom mode - so the waza craft mod. Great vid

[@lw1391]

Glad you pointed that out. I did not catch that during the video and it's pretty important info. Cheers!

[@michaelsacksteder7952]

Good point. I noticed that too, probably because I have a BD-2W. The custom mode is supposed to improve low end and add sustain, so people who liked the winning tone should definitely go for the Waza, rather than the standard.

[@rmcleod9]

Bd

[@mr.beaver2822]

the S mode is disapponting

[@itayoron]

After watching many videos about overdrives this week trying to learn and better understand this subject and all the different types of overdrives and how they differ or similar in terms of technicality and sound, I must say this is the ultimate video the end up with and it was pure joy

[@dorthejones9584]

Made it through and loved every second ! Rabea’s playing is just awesome. Thanks guys.

[@jawshoowa]

This series is fantastic. I love hearing all the pedals, but in some ways the discussion is even more valuable. Helps me learn exactly what people mean when they talk about "transparency", "smoothness" and all that.

[@LivinginLosAngeles-re5yx]

These segments are alot of fun.

[@imacashew.]

The tumnus has a lot of level So with the knob at noon it’s actually pushing the amp harder Which is why I think Rebea liked it Unity on the tumnus is around 9 o’clock

[@havardask]

The Tumnus was my favorite. So clear and sweet 👍 Nice shootout

[@DonVal86]

Made it to the end. Great video! Think I need to buy the Tumnus and the Blues Driver. 😂

[@charlescoreydunn]

One of the only KZbin channels that I have continued to enjoy for probably almost a decade. There were many years where I would still watch even if I wasn't actively interested in guitar or kit. Cheers to you guys! Thank YOU!

[@cavacofonseca]

We need mores of these videos please!!! So fun and informative. Amazing guitar playing and such a lovely and entertaining commentary! Please do more!

[@Gitfiddle]

It’s taken me years to come back around to the brilliance of Boss pedals. I’ll always remember the night my digital rig broke mid set. I had a back up cheapo tube amp and a Boss DS1. Thru a cranked tube amp the DS1 floored me. We did 80’s pop and metal, 90’s grunge, 70’s rock and disco. It sounded amazing! There’s a magic setting on that pedal I discovered that night. Will never forget it.

[@sjpachica3]

Blues Driver is a staple and a classic for a reason!! Also, cleans up for a chimey jangley tone like no other. Most dynamic OD by far

[@mchalespermanentbrew]

All roads start and lead back to Boss 👌 I’ve bought and sold more boutique pedals than I care to mention, but I’ll never sell my Boss pedals. I think it’s part nostalgia, part core tone palette. I think the nature of boutique builders is to instil what they consider an improvement on the original source, but in doing so they often over complicate or stray from the original source. None of that is a negative of course, and I’m a repeat offender of wasting money on ridiculously over priced gear, but I do think I suffer from ‘tone fatigue’ when it comes to going down the pedal rabbit hole. Too many options kills the musical muse I find. When that happens I often find myself going back to basics. MXR DynaComp> SD-1 > BD-2 > MXR 95 > DD-3 …. That’ll get me back to my core tone in minutes. Great episode 👌🎸🤟

[@arroncusimano9169]

I absolutely love how the captain quickly moved on from a beringer beating a wampler tumnus.

[@highanddry625]

His profit would suffer. Can't have that.

[@billglassmusic7647]

And even funnier when he got to the end and changed the rules so that the warm drive could be removed !!

[@duncanmathers76]

These videos are brilliant, hats off to Lee and the team for producing this kind of content. 👏

[@toms5951]

The Boss video sounds like a fun idea and hope you follow through with it. The BD-2 is my absolute favorite pedal and use the SD-1 and DS-1 as well. With that said I'd like to see the standard models go toe to toe with the Waza Craft models.

[@mattiisosalo918]

That’s the buzzy section of my pedalboard as well. SD-1 -> BD-2W -> DS-1.

[@nedcollie9136]

Great channel for musos...Last time you did an overdrive pedal shootout with Rabea a couple of years ago; he choose the Blues Driver that time too .

[@MrReptilianhumanoid]

The winners were really great, but man that marshall on full blast was monstrous in a way that pleaseth mine ears

[@Brati999]

It really was. But Lee doomed it on position of the knobs. He also put the settings on Origin totally wrong. Im not saying it should be fair, but Lee is totally wrong dude for these kind of test because he cant dial in a good sound on a pedal. Maybe for bluse guys but not for Rebea!

[@mskima001]

One of my 'favorite' guitarist on youtube and he chose 'THE Blues Driver (Bd-2)" : the most versatile (> TS-9) and probably, UNDENIEABLY the "BEST SOINDING" OVERDRIVE PEDAL on the Planet, PERIOD !! Thank you CAPITAN, always lively and so much fun and entertaining and Rabea,🎸 you're simply an AWESOME and AMAZING musician🤯🎼🔥. Love you both !!! More of these shootouts, PLEASE !!🤩🎸🎼

[@LTDusersince99]

Man!!! Lee's expression when the Tube Screamer kicks in at 35:26 is PRICELESS :P

[@DonVal86]

Looked like Mr. Bean. 😂

[@CyclopsGuitars8642]

Funny

[@christopherburnett1745]

So many thoughts. My main guitar right now is an S7 and it's magical at that price. Rabea is absolutely right about the neck... it's so smooth and comfortable! This is the second time Rabea has chosen the Blues Driver in an OD shootout, so I think it's time to call this settled. It was also in Classic mode, so you can get that sound with a regular BD-2, which is what I've used for several years. Lee was right about the stigma around Boss pedals. For a long time, I tried to find another OD that I liked enough to take the Blues Driver off my board. Now, it's just always going to be part of my sound. Seeing the first shootout, when Rabea heard the same things I did, helped me decide that the sound you love is the sound you love, regardless of brand or what tools you use to get it. Great video, guys!

[@Pepper-cd9yr]

It looks like the BD-2 was in custom mode (limited to the Waza craft version).

[@christopherburnett1745]

@@Pepper-cd9yr Ah.... I was guessing the "C" was for classic mode. Gotcha. 👍

[@sroelit]

You can make a Klon sound like a Tube Screamer sound like a Blues Breaker . . . And if you’re Rabea you can make them all sound terrific.

[@kcsvantasticvoyages9729]

He is amazing

[@chrissanders8362]

Spent 1hr listening to Rabea - because the man is a legend: I'm sure the average player wouldn't be able to achieve the same result.

[@Mr_Ashley]

Love these! Just a suggestion…maybe have the AB switch on Rabea’s side? Then he can flip between, and maybe a kill switch on lees side when he needs Rebea to stop jamming which no one wants 😂🤘🤘.

[@redryderaus]

Great video! For me the Tumnus would have taken the prize (just slightly) over the BD-2w. As Rabea said earlier in the video it would cut through the band mix better. I also heard the BD getting a bit flubby on the low frequencies. I own the BD-2w and it's a one of those "never selling that one" pedals. Now I'm looking for a Tumnus 😁 Edit: I'd like to add that what Rabea said about the interaction between the pedal and the amp is important. I've had pedals that I felt never reached the potential I first saw in them no matter how I set them. But then I made a seemingly minor change to the amp setting and it was "Wow! Where did that come from?" sort of thing. This is what makes shopping for pedals so much fun and yet so frustrating.

[@markosimonic]

BD-2 never leaves my pedal board. Such a great pedal!

[@Kabz8]

My Tumnus Deluxe became one of my favorite pedals soon after I got it. Makes my overall sound quality improve no matter what else is on. Great pedal.

[@wpifarmer]

Great video! I think you should give Rabea control of the toggling with the foot switch. That way he can bounce back and forth as he likes mid lick. :)

[@dwstoeckel4740]

Great idea

[@Mad7H]

Wow, I was thinking throughout the whole video that I was going to suggest doing a multi-round winner final. And it happened, haha. Great stuff, awesome playing by Rabea as always 😍

[@rome8180]

The Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive and the Wampler Tumnus were my favorites. I didn't like the Blues Driver as much as I thought I would. Too dark for my tastes. I like more of a midrange presence. I think the SD-1 would have done better if it had come later in the contest.

[@riphopfer5816]

Anderton’s, I’m a Mancunian expat living in the States. While we haven’t any of your shops here (to my profound annoyance, as I love your relationship with TC pedals, which are my top favourite pedal manufacturer), you have THE BEST gear demo videos of any music shop ANYWHERE. If you told me when I were 16 that I’d be voluntarily SEARCHING FOR ADVERTS TO WATCH at 40, I’d have told ye to do one, cos a) I ain’t never gonna live to be 40, and 2) I loathe adverts with such a passion that I cut out all television at age 15 just to get them off mi back. This was in the NINETIES, before I had INTERNET. So at 15 I’d voluntarily cut miself off from most entertainment-save for music and my guitar.) Anyroad, you get the point, I think. Here I am: 40-a little less jaded,but just as mad-and this is what I now do for fun. Life is so very strange. Love to you lot, though: Cap’n, Rabea, Danish Pete, and (sometimes) Chappers… -Rip

[@vince8081]

Duke of tone is incredibly articulate with beautiful tones, my fav. Then the Tumnus, great pedal and best klon clone. That said, my fav EVER overdrive pedal is the ANGRY DRIVER by Boss (blues driver + GHS angry charlie... who is a marshall guvnor clone) and lots of chain options, the most versatile overdrive pedal ever.

[@robyates136]

Woo! Made it to the end!! Great video and a worthy winner. Now ... how to make some room for one on the already-packed pedalboard ....

[@vulcandj]

Rabea is quite the player. I could listen to him for hours. He definitely has a Nuno vibe to his playing. That Tumnus V2 sounded amazing, IMO.

[@t3hgir]

If you know, Rabea also plays drums and I believe he started on drums first... like Nuno :)

[@rushindragin361]

Rabea rocks. Been watching this channel for years. Love a new clip to go with my morning coffee

[@CraigCrider]

Let's be honest; we're all winners from this shootout. But my three favorites were 1. Rabea 2. Sire S7 (which I bought after the first Andertons review) 3. The BD-2 (I've got the OD-200, but the BD-2 is my fave on that)

[@kadinnui2282]

I am kinda sad they used the custom setting on the BD-2W.

[@marksvideochannel3592]

@@kadinnui2282 Agree.

[@Steven-u5w]

That was absolutely wonderful for the overdrive shootout wow wonderful! I must check out more of your shows online. Wonderful!

[@Stoffendous]

Don't tell him what his current favourite is, just make him choose between two sounds. It's anchoring him clearly.

[@MR-we5mk]

I absolutely love these long videos and Rabea and the Captain are like old friends at this point. Keep up these shootouts! Also, I think Sire has become THE brand to beat at this price range.

[@dejct]

I honestly thought the JHS Tubescreamer (the one coloured green) sounded realllllly nice... but yes, loved the Blues Driver!

[@MadDrummer100000]

Loved the lengthy video! Such a treat to have The Captain and Rabea for over an hour on camera. Great stuff, chaps!

[@jeffrey.a.hanson]

The Blues Driver is a my current favorite OD. Plays well with all.

[@marcelo_campitelli]

this is pure magic man, I sat throught the whole hour of video, totally worth it... awesome stuff guys, thanks a lot!

[@CroneRaven1810]

The Boss Blues drive was on the custom mode all the time though. Waza exclusive and perhaps it should have been on standard mode as you did not have the waza version of the Super overdrive. That custom mode is great too. Turns was awesome too, JHS as well

[@billybad5479]

Thanks!

[@ryanslauderdale]

I think I'd have the top 2 drives and use them together. The Blues Driver has that sweet clean boost sound when you roll off the volume, and the Tumnus has the mid range but clear bark of overdrive.

[@arphod]

Agreed, except I'd use the Tumnus Dlx for that sweet EQ.

[@acaceres5788]

The pedals were great, I'm definitely looking into a BD now and already have a Tumnus I love, but if nothing else I think this video highlights that aside from being a monster player, how much a great amp elevates the tone of your sound. Everything sounded good and Rabea's hands took it to another level.

[@NORMIES_GET_OUT]

I have the JHS 3 Series screamer and I absolutely love it. I put a green sticker on mine instead of covering it with green sharpie though, lol. I haven't heard a bad pedal from JHS's 3 series yet and they don't kill your wallet either. I think they absolutely nailed it for their

[@HomeGuitarMods]

Made it to the end. I love my Deluxe Tumnus and Morning Glory, but that blues driver is rather nice.

[@Euphonicmusicschool]

At the end of this series, I hope there is a ‘winners board’ episode to hear the best-of-the-best, side-by-side, and some together.

[@marcokoneke2727]

Watching this video over and over again for a couple of years until now, it is sooo beautiful to see how everyone on stage enjoys every single second of greatness! Made me cry so many times🥹

[@vparikh08]

you guys should do Boss OD-200 where Rabea tries to make it sound like and against some of the most coveted boutique pedals. The OD-200 has kicked every other drive pedal of my board - would be great to see what the pros at Andertons think of it. I think it is criminally under rated.

[@mcleanmachut]

I've got the older OD-20 on my backup board and use it exclusively for Blues Driver setting lol

[@chrohm]

I’ve always been a huge BD2 fan, the noballs ODR has a room feel to it, the morning glory has that mid thing I love and clarity. Those are my favs. The revival drive seems the most tweakable to get most of what I would need if I only had one.