6 Great Budget Overdrive Pedals For Guitar

Cheap overdrive pedals for guitar can be really great, you don't have to spend a ton of money to get great overdrive tone. In today's video I take a look at 6 cheap overdrives that are killer and useful for a wide variety of players. Thanks to ‪@sweetwater‬ for sponsoring today's video, and thanks to ‪@MythosPedals‬ for joining me in the video.
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[@PatrickMurphy21]

Zach Broyles’ denim jacket with the collar popped and sleeves rolled up is what I want my guitar tone to be. Josh Scott’s bicycle t-shirt and dad jeans is what my guitar tone is.

[@PatrickMurphy21]

In all honesty, though, that whole 3 Series is severely underrated. So good.

[@ZachBroyles]

Lol!

[@randolphgallagher7942]

What Applebee's appetizer would Zach be?

[@ZachBroyles]

@@randolphgallagher7942 mozzarella sticks for sure.

[@nickpeterson6647]

🤭🤭🤭

[@michamarkuszewski4546]

imagine having 100 bucks

[@frankrizzo5710]

Yikes, sorry bro😬

[@Thearcherfl]

Imagine you have the top comment. It’s 4 words. And permanently placed next to is a sign that says you had to literally edit one of those words. At minimum 25% or your content needed fixing. That’s more embarrassing that not having $100

[@PatrickNorris10]

@@Thearcherfl “or your content” is “of your content”. Better go edit.

[@forrest.0569]

@@DS-nw4eq 🗿

[@flipeverything2734]

Imagine replying to a comment 2 years later just to point out it was edited. Gay.

[@pvbaelen]

So true, I kicked the pedal obsession (almost) after buying about 50+ of various types. Cheap, expensive, boutique, factory, all chasing "the tone". Ultimately I found out I still sound like me through all of them. Yes, some are better than others, but in the long run, I sound better by practicing more than any pedal is going to improve my sound.

[@nostro1001]

@pvbaelen...I tend to agree here. We seem to get lost in the fact that such content is really business & clouds the viewers into thinking they have to get this or that new pedal. And actually when it comes to overdrive, likely the least important pedal in terms of differentiation. So, it really comes down to ones playing. Cheers. 🎸🎸🎸

[@unodeldim3610]

I suscribe to this comment 100%.

[@AndykWilhelm]

The more I practice, my guitar mysteriously begins to sound better

[@HRSP725]

Amen

[@compucorder64]

Went to see the band Big Thief play live a few days ago. What really struck me was how fantastic Adrienne's Lenkers guitar playing sounded. And she says she prefers to almost always play just guitar direct into a great amp. It was Collings guitar into Magnatone Twilighter. Apart from the tight playing, I think her choice of a particularly well-built guitar, with the P-90 pickups were another reason it sounded so good. Great projection - it sounded so crunchy and alive and pushed out in the room. So having a couple of choice options when it comes to pickups might be preferable to tons of pedal options.

[@OmegaPhoenix42]

EHX Crayon was the winner for me after not quite getting what I wanted from a BD-2, SD-1 and TS mini. Unless you want the particular 'character' of those other drives I highly recommend the Crayon. Very versatile. Easy to dial in just the right sound. Feels like it more naturally enhances what your amp is doing instead of changing the tone too much like other drives can + it still gives you the tube screamer-like mids boost into a big muff thing. Solved all my problems.

[@ZachariahConnor]

The Blues Driver is amazing tbh

[@DavidRFIT]

the blues driver is good. the angry driver is amazing.

[@GuitarJawn]

Honestly that is the one pedal I have never played. Maybe one day :(

[@Roxanneredpanda]

It really is, I wish my dumb ass thirteen year old self would have gone for it instead of the Turbo Distortion in my local guitar shop

[@acidfilth2007]

@@GuitarJawn you'd like it does great for buckers and singles

[@kilgoretrout321]

I did not like mine when I purchased it in 10th grade, but now I love it! it sounds way better on my ac15 than it did on the cheap solid-state Crate amps I used to jam with in high school, lol

[@scottbomberg7904]

This video is sponsored by Sweetwater... psych it’s RAID: SHADOW LEGENDS

[@malcolmgordon2988]

I must have lost several days of my life simply waiting 5 seconds to skip ads for that damn game! Would not play it on principal!

[@ZachBroyles]

Yesssss

[@Andyanddiana467]

Wait...no VPN?

[@DMSProduktions]

Ads? LOL! Noob!

[@jmabs5096]

Nobody who is sponsored by these games actually play. They hand out sponsorships like free candy to kids

[@guitarreviews]

I have had the Boss OD3 for over 10 years and it has never left my board. Love it!

[@StratsRUs]

OD3, SD-1 , BD-2. I got an old OD-2 as well.Boss are great.( The OD-3 and SD-1 are modded )

[@calebhooper4266]

I got a Blues Driver for Christmas about 5 or 6 years ago and it’s never left my board. Absolute favorite pedal!

[@doubletwist62]

It was the first pedal I ever bought 4 years ago and it hasn't left my board yet. Currently being used as a mostly clean boost.

[@danoneno69]

I think considering the Crayon and Hot Tubes were in there a little shout out to the HotWax is needed. Both pedals in one enclosure. Fantastic pedal, one of the best overdrives I've ever bought and the the addition of the blend knob is just fantastic. My one and only issue with it is the shared EQ, I'd rather I was able to do them separately but sure can't win em all.

[@jeroenvaneekeren]

Hahahaha fantastic: "I'm moving so I need sponsorship for the bills" 😁You're totally right Rhett, good luck with it all and here some interaction for the algorithm 😉

[@russellpanter4169]

Yes, let's all thank Sweetwater for helping Rhett and Tilly move out of his parent's basement. Oh, and feed the hungry, hungry algorithm.

[@paulcowart3174]

Well why don't you sell some of that gear that you won't ever gig with Hell you use that Captor IR whatever simulations Get the priorities straight..Lovely wife Don't be selfish Get the Homestead together first Your not gonna be a rock star

[@daro9582]

@@paulcowart3174 does he need to? He makes a living with gigging and this Channel, he partially lives of ad revenue and sponsorships

[@shanemorgan8910]

One of the things I really enjoy about this channel is that you don't just play endless solos to demonstrate gear. There's actual riffs and chords unlike a hell of a lot of other guitar based KZbin channels. Kudos.

[@mikeygabbard9268]

I actually found myself wishing he'd just play more power chords, but whatever.

[@michaeltew4492]

I agree.

[@thefuneralparade]

It's all up to how th individual plays theyr guitar.this is just his way of improvising.we all do it.who wants to write a song for each pedal

[@RatBastardDan]

The sponsorship plug is one that I didn't even mind. Totally love Sweetwater.

[@randolphgallagher7942]

Me too.

[@nedim_guitar]

And even if one doesn't like Sweetwater, it's totally understandable that a content creator takes in sponsors on their videos.

[@alohamark3025]

I approve of this message. Lifelong Sweetwater customer, but they do tend to bug you by email, since their commissions are their lifeblood.

[@damagecontrol60]

Sweetwater has great service and selection, website, extra features (product info videos and consumer education about all aspects of music, production and gear) .. I wanna go to GEARFEST someday!

[@AaronPedersen73]

Sweetwater rules.

[@natethompson1257]

Boss's OD-3 is such an incredibly underrated overdrive. Through the front of an Orange amp, it really opens up the dirty channel, giving it a much more prominent midrange and a tighter bottom end so much better than many other popular overdrives out on the market. Fantastic demo Rhett! Keep up the great work!

[@jamiebuchanan1500]

cheers mate - I am looking at an OD3 to run in front of my Rockerverb 50 MK3 as a lead tone (on dirt channel) and a good slightly dirty boost on the clean channel. I'm hoping it will be the best for this use without spending stupid $

[@erdiyunel]

İ agree

[@Mr.D34]

Your blues driver tone in the beginning was great. In the 3 series the distortion sounds great, i know this video is about overdrives but at low gain the 3 series distortion serves as a great overdrive. Also another great pedal is Joyo Baatsin. When you play by yourself it's great to get good different sounds from a budget pedal, you can't get bored with that pedal.

[@zbqb84a]

Man, I love the justification for having the video sponsored. Best of luck with the new house and the BILLZ!

[@alexmackenziemusic1323]

Congratulations on the house purchase. Awesome video, it’s so true about the pedals. I’ve collected a bunch of boutique pedals for a few years and they’re awesome but some of the cheaper more ‘mass- produced’ pedals are also fantastic. OD-3 is also a favourite of mine along with a few EHX pedals👌🏻

[@mefirstandthegimmiegimmies5160]

The Earthquaqer Devices Plumes pedal is the best pedal i have ever owned. Ive played for over 25 years and once I got the plumes a few years back I was just blown away. The amount of sounds is just incredible and I highly recommend it. Rock on everyone!

[@tedstilles88]

The Blues Driver you sent me just arrived I can't wait to see where it takes me. You rock bro. I can't thank you enough! Good luck in your new home...

[@xianduvallx]

Having insights from both a player and pedal designer was wonderfully informative. Good work!

[@christopherhansford6876]

Every time you started playing I thought, I really like this pedal…and then you turned on the pedal. 😄

[@cocodacoco3065]

Yeah, I appreciate that it takes pedals well, but it’s a little odd to use a $3,200 amp to make a video comparing

[@quistador7]

@@cocodacoco3065 I wish he would do a video on overdrives for a stock blues Jr since it's so popular

[@samxday]

@@quistador7and us the same guitar for all the clips. With the same amp settings 🤷‍♂️

[@hezz74]

I have a battered old blues driver which was my first overdrive and is pretty much a stable on my board ever since. Others ODs come and go but the BD-2 is always in the mix.

[@lancejt]

This guy right here has just covered my entire gain stage. I have a BD-2 going into an EHX Hot Wax (Crayon + hot tubes). I like the hot wax for the addition of the clean blend.

[@patricksommer3971]

I tried a few ODs a few years ago, and as soon as I switched on the Blues Driver, I knew this is it. And I still love it. Does everything from nearly no gain to almost Fuzz Face Territory. Also works fine with both Single Coils and Humbuckers. The only other 'drive' I use is an old EQ, as a booster, most of the time after the BD2

[@cadams1607]

My first pedal was the OD3 I changed to the BD and never went back.

[@wayneoconnor7150]

If you like the Hot Tubes and the Crayon you can get both with the EHX Hot Wax dual overdrive. It goes for $120 which effectively puts the price for each at $60.

[@OniDasAlagoas]

The Blues Driver is my first overdrive and is still, after so many, my favorite. I can use it literally in any position I want, in any config and it will sound brilliant.

[@spidgeb3292]

Can't go wrong. I use it for light-ish rhythm gain and fat Duane type leads. Does it all.

[@TraneFrancks]

I also think you really need to have the EHX Soul Food in here. It's one of the most affordable Klon Centaur-like circuits out there and imparts a very interesting tonal tweak whether you're using low gain/high volume or high gain/low volume.

[@johneldredge5419]

Love the Hot Tubes pedal. Really classic, old school sound. Thanks for the opportunity Rhett.

[@sandeshkc8602]

Rhett I just wanna say that I discovered your channel through Rick Beato's channel and then I have been watching your backstage vlogs. Man, thanks for presenting the life on the road, a musician's life. That's the life I've been wanting to live and you're really ignited the flame in me and those videos have been inspiring and encouraging! You are my favorite youtuber now. Keep going and good wishes to you.

[@germanofalcon7309]

Great lineup, with the exception of the Earthquaker ! Very reasonable priced ! I personally have the EHX Hot Tubes ,its that killer "Valve Tone- Sound " every one loves ! Push the Tone to 2:00 ,Gain to 3:30 ish, and Volume to about 12:00 ,now your cooking !😎👍✌

[@gayvalds]

I used the Blues Driver for years, then the Plumes came out and I had to try it. Ever since I got my Plumes it has replaced my Blues Driver. I mainly use the Plumes on the OP Amp setting with the tone and gain set pretty high (almost like a treble booster), which just completely obliterates my amp. A while back I watched a Premier Guitar Rig Rundown for the band All Them Witches. Their guitarist, Ben McLeod, uses a spartan rig of a Gibson LP with a Super Distortion in the bridge, a wah, a Blues Driver, a delay, a ehx Freeze, and a tuner. The sounds this guy gets are truly massive, fuzzed out tones, and he mainly used a Blues Driver for the first couple of albums they released. He said his favorite thing about the way he uses the Blues Driver (which is into a cranked Twin Reverb), is that he loves how it sounds like a pedal is being clicked on. He'll go from clean to boooooooming tube saturation.

[@morrisonmcqueen1364]

Love the Plumes!

[@johnny.musician]

Thanks for keeping it real, Rhett. The Blues Driver is my ‘always on’ pedal and I use an OCD as a second gain stage for solos.

[@isaacjohnson.]

All of those sound fantastic. Great vid Rhett-excellent playing to highlight the pedals. Love my BD2 into an old Pro Jr-such a good mix. Would love to see you do a similar vid for FUZZ!

[@gaelm3731]

The Hot Tubes is a fantastic pedal. Feels like 80% Overdrive / 20% fuzz with a very large range of gain. It's capable of very subtle low gains while always retaining an identity of its own. At higher gain the sound gets pretty thick as the fuzzy aspect gets more and more noticeable. Very unique and probably not suited for every situation but definitely one of my favorite OD.

[@misterknightowlandco]

Every ehx pedal is about 20% fuzz lol

[@liamshanley_21]

Perhaps the best pedal for making a boring amp sound better. Great on bass too.

[@georgefromgreece4119]

​@@misterknightowlandcohaha

[@davewebb9452]

My first pedal back in the 70s. Was 120v. It would keep blowing up, I'd keep rewiring it, and it would sound even better. Like thunder.

[@germanofalcon7309]

Another one I would recommend would be the MXR GT- Overdrive, extremely versatile, works well with all types of coil-pickup configuration, and guitars, and the $ is around $100.00 ! It goes from mild to in your face wild ! Peace !😎👍✌

[@anderson.ziemmer]

Thanks a lot for all your amazing work on this platform, Rhett! And cheers to you guys in your new home!

[@blacktoothfox677]

I love it when a trusted KZbinr's ears match my own experience. Stay healthy everybody... UK is now open! - I got my first gig bookings, had given up all hope of that for 2021

[@lichen8855]

It's worth noting that the Plumes, while being similar to a tube screamer, uses only opamps giving a higher input impedance. It also runs the opamps on a bipolar supply that is -9V/9V giving 18 volts of headroom. These factors combined give it a lot more clarity than a classic tubescreamer. It also explains why it has so much output as well.

[@fivepiece]

I *reeeeeeally* appreciate the review of gear that I might actually buy and use. It's always nice to see the high-end stuff in action but odds are I'll never own any of it (with a few rare exceptions). Thanks Rhett!

[@matthewf1979]

The Way Huge Green Rhino is another fantastic overdrive that won’t break the bank. I really love the 500hz mid EQ. You can go from a fairly unaltered boost to a super nasally overdrive/almost distortion drive tone. The Overrated Special is another favorite of mine. Very similar to the Green Rhino with a bit more mid boost and drive.

[@derekjensen3361]

Thanks Rhett, you've got me thinking about the JHS and the Blues Driver. I've been trying out a friend's Electro-Harmonix OD Glove and it's really nice. It does a decent low gain but sounds more like a Fuzz when the gain is cranked. Kind of a cool combination to have in one pedal. Love your videos man, keep up the great work!

[@niektenbrinke5733]

As a DIYer I love the nerdy details that Zack gives! 😃

[@_Erendis]

the TC MojoMojo needs to be on this list. I purchased the EHX Crayon that you feature here and basically couldn't use it with my set-up. It had way too much noise and didn't sound good at low-gain / boost type settings. So I swapped it for the Mojomojo which was $20 cheaper and I'm glad I did. The Mojomojo is much more versatile and less noisy.

[@octaviosoardis1156]

That is exactly the kind of video I needed! Cheers Rhett. Again, learning a lot from your videos! Thanks! 👊🏽

[@francisgori5631]

Very informative as usual Rhett, thank you! Good luck on the house, you and Tilly deserve it!

[@brennanofthenorth9808]

If you're really on a budget, get the EHX hot wax. It's a single pedal combining the crayon and the hot tubes. You can use either side or stack them. I've enjoyed mine for a while now.

[@keithpennington6141]

I just got one about six months ago. It stacks well with the East River Drive too.

[@FunWithMastaAce]

Gonna be one of my next.

[@keithpennington6141]

@@FunWithMastaAce I still have the hot wax, but I’ve since replaced the East River Drive with a Boss SD-1, I highly recommend it.

[@Alfgunnarp]

That is a great pedal!

[@endezeichengrimm]

@@keithpennington6141 Both those are tube screamers.

[@craig7810]

Well they all sound great. I personally love the Crayon. I have the Hotwax and it can cover every tone I need. Amazing dual OD.

[@jnthomae]

Rhett, I love this video! Great format and editing as well as a very interesting subject. Thanks!

[@t3hgir]

I spent a little bit more and am very satisfied with the JHS Bonsai, but I understand and respect if you prefer non Tube screamer style OD designs. I just always feel like shouting it out when I see any OD/TS discussion! I use it both for blues/light crunch as well as boosting a high gain channel for rock/metal.

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

The Blues Driver is the first distortion pedal I ever had in the mid 90's when I was a teenager. Back then Boss was absolutely dominant and it seems in the recent years that the "boutique" stuff has sorta become more in vogue but I'm sure Boss is still awesome. Just an aside for Rhett, I know this is not a "budget" pedal but I'm just curious if you know anything about T-Rex. I have the Mudhoney and that thing is PHENOMENAL with my AC30. I'd HIGHLY recommend you check out T-Rex if you haven't and especially since you're a Vox fan as well.

[@albertkotze8974]

Boss SD-1 is my fav value pedal. Sounds amazing boosting a dirty channel with a lot of gain. Has the perfect voicing for that specifically. I got mine for like $50 and run it at 13.5v. Love it into my Laney and Marshall.

[@FretFriendGWaL]

My go to pedal :)

[@Unusednickname_1970]

I like every one of these for different reasons. Great video. I especially love the Boss OD-3. It can be an “amp in a box” into a clean amp, and it’s also great for pushing an amp with the drive at minimum and the level cranked. Again, great video!

[@mlimbolimbo]

Great video with a fresh perspective. Nice to finally know why the Blues Driver is my fav.

[@segovillamusic]

Rhett! You should talk about the EHX Soul Food! Of everyone I know, I'm the only one that actually uses it like an overdrive rather than boost but I find it's one the most kickass cut-through-the-mix kind of overdrive, super underrated and has been a mainstay on my board for years

[@malcolmgordon2988]

Have to say, I’m not a big fan of tubescreamers either, so have always ignored the Plumes, but that things sounded fantastic... particularly liked the LED clipping!

[@scottw9732]

I've got the Plumes, Hot Tubes, and a Keeley Super Phat Mod on my board, and couldn't be happier. Combinations of those three will get you about anywhere you want to go.

[@JohnHorneGuitar]

I have the Boss SD-1 and have never grown tired of it. I had the Blues Driver back in the day and never fully appreciated what it was good for.

[@427viper]

The Earthquaker Devices Plumes is really great. The three different clipping modes are super useful.

[@rickc2102]

It's like a hifi ts, way more useful.

[@Ron4president09]

With plumes, I like the middle toggle setting, with the gain low and volume at 2 oclock and tone adjusted to taste for a nice boost and breakup effect

[@krystiandoss5956]

If you include used pedals here, the Sparkle Drive Mod is a wonderful pedal imo. I love the wet/dry blend for a drive pedal. Can regularly find it used under $100.

[@craiger2399]

You are such a good player. I was surprised by how good the EHX pedals sounded, and I had never heard of them, so thanks for the introduction!

[@maddog1008]

Thanks Rhett for sharing this. Also, glad it didn't get rained out.

[@RC32Smiths01]

Cheap and effective always make for great must haves in the guitar collection and gear. Great and informative

[@gabrielazzopardi6037]

EHX is killing it on budget overdrives. The Crayon and Hot tubes are fantastic and the Soul Food is even better. The BD-2 is also fantastic, pairs really well with a TS9.

[@jordanpratt3821]

That's exactly what I do. Boost my bd2 with a ts9. I can't find much use for the ts9 on its own, but in conjunction with another pedal it's a must have.

[@gabrielazzopardi6037]

@@jordanpratt3821 in outdoor gigs the TS9 is magical just gets the right tone to push to the front of the mix while leaving space for others.

[@nikkbertschman2200]

Great vid. All of them are good OD’s. I’ll add the Saucy Box by Way Huge as a contender. It retails at $129 but I got mine on Reverb used for $80. It’s a good mix of klon and ts. You can go from a nice low to medium gain up to full on plexi. Plus the aesthetics are killer.

[@Torquemonster440]

Awesome vid Rhett. Extremely informative. Thank you. 🙏

[@vojtasTS29]

The hot tubes is my favourite guitar pedal, period. To me it sounds very "amp like" and dynamic, I use it to add a bit of gain to my clean sound all the time, or stack other overdrives into it, to push the input stage.

[@StratsRUs]

It does some very throbby tones.

[@popcornsniper]

I also recommend the Marshall Jackhammer. Great overdrive pedal!

[@recklesstoboggan]

LOVE the Hot Tubes. Criminally underrated. My secret weapon. Also works really well on bass guitar to give solid state amps a warm tubey-ness. With a HotTubes and a Crayon you can cover a whole lot of ground.

[@ebandcamp]

Love the Spalted maple ovation I bought and had them set it up at Sweetwater. Fantastic sound ,feel and looks ! I buy almost everything from them now .

[@johncrafton8319]

My go-to is the "Hot Wax", which is a Hot Tubes and a Crayon in a combo pedal. I love both sides, but I also really enjoy being able to place one in front of the other in a chain - either direction. The color provided by the Crayon really helps if you're looking to revoice the tone, and it sits well with the drive from the Hot Tubes.

[@silvioschmidt5346]

I’m also in the anti-tubescreamer camp, but when I tried the plumes, I loved it. I don’t get why EQD is pricing it so low. It’s a great overdrive regardless of the price.

[@grahamstead2680]

More love for the EHX Glove here. It on my board alongside a Hudson Broadcast, Matthews Architect and Walrus Iron Horse. More than holds its own! Very versatile, but I use it as a clean(ish) boost. It’s 'OCD' like, I believe. Great pedal.

[@CesarAnthony001]

For the people out there who might not know, there is a Hot Tubes and Crayon combo pedal called the Hot Wax, crayon stacks pretty nicely before the Hot Tubes, can go anything from a light tube breakup kinda sound to pretty agressive overdrive/distortion territory

[@WorldsOkayestGuitarPlayer]

I have a Blues Driver and it's by far my favorite pedal

[@Just-Michael]

I had room for 1 overdrive on my board so I had to choose between the Hot Tubes or the tube screamer type pedal I had. Then I found out that EHX makes the Hot Wax which is the Hot Tubes and the Crayon in one pedal so now I get the best of both worlds. XD

[@michaelmillican5592]

Great video! I would like to see more of this style. Thanks

[@ramontarbg]

Bd 2 is my first pedal ever and i love this. Thank you. Greetings from Catalonia.

[@tyler8902]

Congrats on the house man!

[@simon_patterson]

I just got a 4k TV. Man, your video quality is top notch!

[@Sailor_Man_Music]

Congrats on the house! Thats awesome i hope all the inspections go well. I hope that it all plans out well for you.

[@cmhubbard05]

Thanks for the Great Vid!! Keep up the great work!!

[@christopherburnett1745]

I love the BD-2. I've bought other ODs and nothing else has taken it off my board. I used to have the Hot Wax pedal too, which is EHX's Dual OD with the Hot Tubes and Crayon together in one pedal. I liked it a lot, but I wanted to use one side as a boost for the other and it was way too noisy to use that way. Maybe mine was a lemon? Anyway, great lineup of affordable OD pedals!

[@ryanc3760]

Wish the Nobels ODR-1 was on this list.

[@ZepIV]

Loooove the ODR1. The mini was a near instant add to my board

[@joshuamirabal822]

It’s about $120

[@larrykhulmann6262]

@@joshuamirabal822 I had the odr1 and it isn't as versatile as the od3. I remember getting mine for about $80. It's not bad but I had a harder time foaling in a good tone

[@AmericanVetMusic]

I really appreciate your level of honesty. Integrity doesn’t come easy today. Thank you, Rhett.

[@cacarver1982]

This is a really cool video! Great input from Rhett and Zach.

[@JDMVman]

Bd-2 is pretty much the one pedal I would choose if I could have only one.

[@patricksommer3971]

Agree, does everything from nearly clean to Fuzz

[@larrykhulmann6262]

@@patricksommer3971 I had one for years it was hard dialing in a good tone. It's easier to get the tone with the od3. I gave it away to a friend of mine after it being on and off my board for a few years in and out of a few bands across genres. I hear they work better with a stratocaster than the guitars I have

[@patricksommer3971]

@@larrykhulmann6262 probably it did'nt work with your setup With my amp and the Bluesdriver, it's hard to get a bad tone

[@clintwhite3021]

Awesome pedal, super thick and glassy, cleans up really well without too much volume and clarity loss. Sounds just like my amps overdrive channel but a bit more definition. Prob my fav!

[@stevenburvenich168]

Many swear with the BD-2. Some say strat, some say humbucker. I love strats but never felt anything for the BD-2. From clean to Fuzz? Yes, pretty much. But not the fuzz I like. And the low gain retains some fuzziness. Misses something soft in between to be an overdrive. I modded an SD-1 to clipper choices and felt higher treshold clipping in such a circuit is more to my taste.

[@gpdaelemans]

Just tracked some leads with a BD-2W this morning... Pure.

[@boe466]

The 3 series drive really shows how much little changes in the part values of a circuit can effect the sound. It is basically a very slightly modified tubescreamer (as was the Rumble mod), judging by the schematics that JHS have shared at one time.

[@micheldevries7975]

for years I pretty much used only one pedal for gigs and jamsessions: the OD3. I did disconnect 2 diodes which made the pedal a bit more transparent without losing it`s character. Going into a Clean(ish) amp set to: as loud as you can get away with, vol 2/3 ´o clock, tone 12 ´o clock, gain 10/11 ´o clock and play with the guitar volume a lot to get beautiful cleans and thundering overdrive sounds. amazing pedal.

[@GuitarJawn]

Joyo Ultimate Drive is one of my favorite cheap pedals of all time. Does anyone remember Freekish Blues Alpha Drive pedal LOL.

[@toddbeeman5933]

When it comes to KZbin channels and musicians, describing the category as "over-saturated" is a massive understatement. From professional producer musicians to lifelong studio greats, to virtuosos and even future guitar legends, the amount of content at our fingertips is seemingly endless. That being said, there are individuals who stand out.. who rise above the rest. Some, because of their insane riffs and licks.. others, their attention to cinematic details and incredible audio/video quality. Who's one of my favorites you may ask? Fuckin' Rhett, man. He consistently uploads a variety of educational, entertaining, engaging, and killer guitar content.. he just gets it. I've been playing instruments longer than I can remember. I've played in all kinds of scenarios.. studios, bars, churches, weddings.. I've been writing music for decades. At this point in my life, I mostly play acoustic guitar. Somehow Rhett has caused me to purchase a resonator, a handful of slides, a Les Paul, a semi-hollowbody, and the list goes on. He's given me inspiration in musical avenues I'd never even considered checking out over the years. I truly hope there's a mass of guitarists out there who feel the same and get excited every time a new video is posted. Rhett, you're doing something great and special.. I appreciate your dedication and hard work. Keep creating and following your dreams! Sending peace & love from Missouri -Todd

[@RhettShull]

Man, Todd I really appreciate reading this comment. This is so encouraging, thank you.

[@powdershredder1136]

Hell yea brother

[@culturetrash3191]

Amen to that. Rhett is the only guitar KZbinr that I watch every video from.

[@cirimaxg651]

You're right, .... Rhett is really good! with a real dose of passion...

[@EternityRecordsUSA]

great video. Just what I wanted. Thanks guys

[@robertpolickoski8232]

Just beginning to think about pedals. This was wonderful and is helping me to identify the sound I like. Thanks!

[@kassandjohnbolles3522]

If I'm not mistaken, Tom Scholz was the first to use LEDs as a clipping component. At least, that was the first I heard of. Pretty ingenious.

[@skittlybeepbop13]

My first pedal was a Hot Tubes / Crayon pedal called the Hot Wax, been on my board for close to 4 years

[@dylandenney3980]

Great pedal. Kinda wish it had independent tone controls for each side but it's fantastic the way it is

[@philipdean1709]

I've been using that on my Bass rig for a few years, the blend is a godsend and I love the option of stacking.

[@mikehardwick4909]

Hot wax is a tremendous pedal,!!!!!!!

[@OneTinSloth1]

I had one of these for about a week. loved the sound, but the volume would cut out if i had both sides cranking, so I returned it and got a Fuzz pedal instead.

[@DizzyKrissi]

@@OneTinSloth1 : the more your signal distorts the less the volume increases when stacking overdrives since distortion means compression.

[@matthewh6119]

Thanks to you and Sweetwater for the chance to win a pedal! Good luck with the new house, probably going to need to do a few more sponsored videos! You rock!

[@riadmiah3342]

This was great, thank you for the info and snippet

[@mattchurchill]

Can't decide which I love the most between the OD3 and BD2. They're both in constant rotation on my board.

[@kentwyngaard8803]

I have both on my board and stack them all the time. This combo is killer!

[@eddiecarter9831]

Just purchased my second Digitech Bad Monkey. I think that is one that should be on the list, especially for recording ... using the mix output direct. That may go beyond what these pedals do, but I think it is worth mentioning. Can only find it used now, but worth the search. As for new gear, Sweetwater rocks!!! \m/

[@jroobz]

by far my favourite tubescreamer. such an underated classic

[@justinvolk4771]

This aged like fine wine 😂

[@jordanpratt3821]

Did you sell either of them during the craze??

[@eddiecarter9831]

@@jordanpratt3821no, I like the pedal too much to do that. Plus, I didn’t want to take advantage of someone else’s zealousness. Haha

[@YanYeiDei]

congrats on the new home purchase. Just purchased your Nashville number system course to help contribute. I had a jam with some experienced musicians this weekend, boy! I wish I had done the course before the jam.

[@noblehatred978]

Thank you for the demos - the JHS and ExH crayon are great out of the box .plug and play