Sweetwater Minute - Vol. 55, BOSS ST-2 Power Stack Stompbox Demo

[@audiopackrat]

This pedal is excellent. I love how dynamic it is - from subtle gain to rip roaring crunch with only a turn of the volume knob. I would have to say it smokes all previous BOSS overdrives/distortions. Very versatile. Great job BOSS. Great demo too. This video helped convince me to buy one. Glad I did.

[@4stringz.]

Absolutely LOVE this pedal. It’s literally a myriad of Marshall tones in a stomp box

[@6672rock]

The Power Stack makes any guitar sound like a monster! That Fender Strat sounded massive with the gain knob at only halfway up, and the humbuckers on the Les Paul really came alive with the gain cranked all the way up. This pedal can mimic that wall-of-Marshalls sound to a tee!

[@Jeepjones85]

That pedal sounds awesome!

[@frankhalo]

One of the best Boss pedals I've heard in a very long time, great review.

[@NicholasStein]

I love the way you demonstrated the dynamics. Thanks!

[@sweetwater]

@ritzenhauf Thanks for checking out the video. He's putting the pedal through a Fender Deluxe Reverb amp that's miked. Yes, the voice lav mic is mixed with the amp's miked signal.

[@zplapplap]

This is a truly awesome pedal. Among Boss pedals, it’s near the top of OD/distortion models.

[@fendrhead]

Just got this pedal today! It's killer. It cleans up when you back off the volume. And it Does really act like a separate channel

[@Mjaquie]

I actually bought this one today and I must say it's the best Boss Distortion Pedal ever made. I've tested them all. My favourites were MD-2-HM-3-HM-2-DS-1-OD-3 The MD-2 sounds also very good on low gain settings and so does the ST-2 but with a more midrangy kinda tone. It's very marshally and sound on my Fender really good, almost like my Marshall. A very good pedal but don't buy it if you have no good tone in generel because then nothing will help :P Btw the pedal sounds in real a lot better..

[@phayzyre1052]

Nice! To me this sounds better than the Boss blues driver!

[@holmes1978]

Great review !

[@bwsauce]

@SweetwaterMitch hey mitch thanks for the cool demo, and ive been watching that 57 "burst" on the guitar gallery! Im sold on this pedal! Thanks again!

[@Triumphinchrist1]

The ST 2 is cool but I only wish they had a dedicated drive knob.WIth the sound knob down to the crunch side, some of the tones down there are great but lack drive.The drive goes up with the tone changing as you turn the sound knob clockwise.Is there anyway we can add drive by using a different pedal before it,like a gain pedal, or cranking up the level on a OD/DIst pedal used before it?

[@eliasfigueroa8791]

Hi. I use the SD-1. Works very fine.

[@TheCarlosEwald]

Great job! This pedal is great!

[@Vermillion2176]

Mitch - You do GREAT equipment reviews. Big Ron

[@kimmolingonheimo]

just found one for 50€! gonna use it with strat neck pup for light crunch: what really interests me is the pick-sensitivity! I have two Mad Prof Royal Blues and they also have great sensitivity!😎

[@kimmolingonheimo]

just tried it: perfect jazzy, not even crunchy drive down! jazzier than my Mad Prof Royal Blue, which is... anywhoopy: AYE FANTASTIC PEDAL: CLEAN CHEAP STRAT COPY SINGLE-COIL NECK PUP : DOESNT HUM DOESNT SCREAM FOR MORE, than I wish I had a second one..., and I tried it with my Yamaha Pacifica 112V, which I havent played for like 4 or more weeks..., and: the Grey T Yam was in tune ( and set( by me) for the light touch I can play...!!!!! I thought I had to balance the action of the Gray Yam by changing a spring or loosening the springs, but no: its set for soft touch, always the low E is a bit smething... ( my strings: 9-11,5-15-22-30-42) (((( might buy a 40 or a 8,5 ...))))) mindya, I do have tried the 12 instead of the 11,5, and my guitar said no way man!

[@TheSchoolsux345]

thats the best strat i ever heard

[@holmes1978]

This sounds amazing

[@johnfrusciante777]

Hi can you please specify what that gibson les paul model exactly is and what year it was reissued in? Also whether its for sale or not. thanks.

[@MannyBlue65]

Great demo. A must have.

[@pastorkev777]

@joellesperance He plays a Les Paul at 3:39. -PK

[@bada222]

How do you get that sound with your les paul when you first pick the string? its in the part where you're playing the first Em pentatonic lick with your bridge then your neck pickup... you can hear sort of a... "pick attack/punch" sound..

[@jamespitoola1954]

I’m just here for young mitch.

[@bada222]

@SweetwaterMitch thanks for the reply :) rock on!

[@wedge070]

Is this pedal a response to the Hardwire Valve Dist. pedal? Kinda torn between the two pedals.. any thoughts???

[@VeteransDeserveRights]

Wonder if this will work with a battery transister amp like the cheap little Roland Battery Powered Amps ya take to the beach?

[@Tizgig]

Hi can someone please help me ??? My st-2 just arrived yesterday and it works perfect but today its just not turning on can someone help me???????????

[@Varone26]

@wedge070 no analog distortion pedal will achieve what ur looking for..the best i could recommend would be the boss ml2..its a good stomp box recreation of a dual rectifier or a huges and kettner. most guys use it for its death metal sounds but when i used it properly it sounded pretty damn close to dream theatre stuff

[@ritzenhauf]

i'd like to know is playing through a practice amp or what? is it mic'd and mixed with his voiceover?

[@quemming]

@Mjaquie what amp and guitar are you using through it

[@DSilvergun]

Nice I'm pleasantly surprised at how good this pedal sounds. When will it be available?

[@Bobthebuilderchest]

still love mine...it's killer

[@pedroenriquez1]

@wedge070 I play a G&L Custom Strat through a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe and I have the Hardwire Valve Distortion and it's a great pedal, but the ST-2 has much more gain than the Hardwire in my opinion. The Valve Distortion doesn't have enough gain for me so I'm buying a Pro Co Whiteface Rat so I can cover both ends of the spectrum.

[@jac2796]

if you have a ST-2 pedal, would you still buy an overdrive?

[@Zhorellski]

Are these emulation from a COSM thing? if so, it's digital then?.. Metal Zone are analog pedals..

[@b44styreraug]

What about using this on a real Marshall stack :] Nice clean tones from the Strat and the Fender amp!

[@zoomer51]

i suppose if you have an amp with a gain control you'll be able to achieve what you want, as simple as that..; as far as im concerned , im gonna buy this pedal and pair it with a peavy royal 8 all tube class A amp for an appart use.. and my amp has the gain control separately..

[@sthbasti]

great review...

[@charliegearhart2561]

Sounds great but i dont think it will do much for my 6534

[@216trixie]

@joellesperance At 3:40 he plays a les paul.

[@wedge070]

Ok... looking for a good hot dist pedal to give good rock tones, but can do some satriani stuff lead wise when the gain is cranked... dont want the over the top metal pedal.. already have a metal zone.. looking for step down pedal. Im down to this pedal and the hardware valve dist pedal... this pedal seems to be real versatile....

[@kingstumble]

I don't usually like distortion pedals--even the expensive "boutique" ones--to me they sound too fuzzy and farty. But this is different--it actually does sound like an overdriven power amp. I may just be converted!

[@joellesperance]

I wonder how this sounds with humbuckers

[@spawnofwheezedog]

Man, BOSS' own demos of this pedal sucked, probably because they were running it into CUBE or Jazz Chorus amps, and I was repulsed. But run into a proper all-tube amp this thing has got a TON of chutzpah! "Like" from me, fantastic demo!

[@mkasten25]

@jthrcstll There are some other youtube videos with people linking them to overdrives. It sounds meaty. I have a MT-2 Metal Zone (which provides a super compressed scooped metal sound) but doesn't have the dynamic range I really want. I play through a Crate V18 2x12 all tube, and the ST-2 is my new favorite toy. Definitely great addition for a person with a single channel tube amp.

[@tradbowseven]

Comparing it to a an actual Marshall stack would be cool.

[@EdouardKutchukian]

@grzana2429 Well... there's plenty of "cheaper" all tube amps now in the market (Vox AC-4TV, Night train, Marshall Class 5, Marshall Haze, Orange Tiny Terror). Problem with emulations is that it's never really "enough" and you end up spending heaps of money in getting several different components trying to emulate a tube amp And still it isn't the real thing. If you're only playing at home, an emulation pedal maybe enough.

[@iknowDavenMC]

@mellon12000 I've used mine on my Marshall MG10CD (75$ amp) and it actually sounds amazing. I just wanted to try it out but the sound was so good I ended up playing for about 4 hours straight.

[@SayuZen]

180bpm speaking mode

[@DevinBellROCKS]

I think the Les Paul sounded better with it than the strat.

[@joesg2]

sweet

[@TheZLProductions]

the 7 minute sweetwater minute ;)

[@holmes1978]

WOW !!!

[@simonate1]

Why does he speak so fast?

[@BFMVfanatic879]

So I only need $300 to get this, a Eminence Ramrod 10', and an EMG H4/A for my neck. :P

[@Esparoba1]

I guess it sounds good but I don't like it, but yea that's my oppinion I can imagine some people may like it

[@greendayhall]

its superb! i cried T_T

[@joellesperance]

@pastorkev777 Haha i got bored of the video after 3 minutes i should have stayed a bit longer

[@EskilRask]

really nice review with a great overview, but goddamn; why can't this guy just play a real clean section instead of stopping dead his lead playing to play a cheesy clean chord?

[@chimptor50]

As with most distortion pedals of this sort it doesn't quite hit the mark. It doesn't seem to have the throaty growl that say, my 1978 Marshall JMP MK II 50 Watt Lead has, and just sounds "Buzzy" to me. I want a distortion pedal to compliment my rig not over power it. Nice try Boss, keep trying you'll get there. JMHO.

[@arisl2370]

His playing it through a fender amp dude...what did you expect..

[@gawydion]

Guy looks like Adam Jones from 2022

[@EdouardKutchukian]

Dynamic? Very! Good distortion? That's a matter of personal taste. Does it sound like a tube amp? Well. He is running it through a tube amp. So how can U tell if it's the actual pedal? Seems to me that the way to sell guitar gear now is to use words like: "Tube Like", "Overtones", "Amp like", "Amp-esque"... If you want it to sound like a tube amp . guess what ... get a tube amp.

[@Skullbastard]

@mellon12000 probably crappy also : )

[@1971SuperLead]

$4000 worth of guitar and amplifier to test an $80 dirt box. Uh, ok.

[@adrianol.3442]

Too noisy!!!

[@chrisgreenwood9654]

Adriano Lanari so don't buy one its a review

[@zplapplap]

lol

[@Alphastyx7]

Boss sucks.