BOSS BD-2W Blues Driver | Premium Waza Craft Guitar Effect Pedal with Analog Circuitry | True Reproduction of the Legendary BD-2 Blues Driver | Standard & Custom Playing Modes

This new, Waza Craft, in other words; Made In Japan Super Overdrive (as were the OG BOSS pedals), is superb!I have a fair few overdrives, and although the Waza Blues Driver (BD-2w) is probably my favorite for lead boosting as an overdrive, this one isn't far behind, and is arguably the better 'always on' pedal of the two, especially for Hard Rock / Heavy Metal tones! That's probably a biased statement, as that's the genre of music I prefer, but stack the two together and you've got something quite special!Harmonics just seem to jump out with this pedal on, and I find myself having a very handy 'Van Halen-esque' tone constantly and easily - great for lead and rhythm.Simple, foolproof layout and knob options, typical bombproof BOSS build quality, low current draw (15mA for all you pedalboard builders out there!), comes with a 9V battery as well. The switch in the middle changes the character of the drive from the old, standard SD-1 (but with improved circuitry) to a more modern take - both are great, but I personally REALLY like the Custom option!Nothing to dislike here, superb pedal at a more than fair price.

Great purchase. My guitar sounds loads better

Likely the best overdrive.It has a really good range from subtle to slightly over the top.Really nice when playing monophonic or duophonic.Not really for metal, there are better distortion pedals for that I would say, but great for rock and blues style for many popular bands styles.Not sure I needed the waza features, when on, the waza reminds me of the Dolby switch hifi devices used to have ie it adds tone maybe a little dull and less rough. Through a large amp this may make a huge difference. Better to have it and not regret it later though when you see reviews or your friends tell you how great waza is

One of the best chorus pedals around!

Sounds absolutely fantastic and it’s very versatile at both low gain (great clean boost) and full gain (almost fuzz-like). It loses a star due to it being not true bypassed. This means if this pedal is placed first in your chain, any fuzz pedal or other pedal that requires interaction between your guitar volume will not work, which is disappointing (but typical of Boss’ design). Well worth it though as it’s a classic, and the updated circuit is fab.

The sound of 90s Scandi death metal, simply beautifully chainsaw sounding! The new mode seems to perk up the mids in some way. Can be used for searing leads and grimy chords too!

I've had lots of distortion pedals, and even built my own (Fuzz Face), but so far nothing beats this DS-1W. Lovely smooth distortion with a sweet tone, and can range from almost no distortion effect up to heavy distortion, so this can usefully replace an overdrive pedal. The Custom setting basically gives you a second distortion pedal, so it is almost two for the price of more-than-one (quite expensive, but overall worth the money). HOWEVER, if you just want a nice distortion pedal, without the extra oomph of the Custom setting, then go for the DS-1 (without Waza Craft), for much less cost. Nevertheless, now I have bought this I will keep it, the facility of effectively two distortion effects in one unit is nice to have.

Just quality overdrive without the pedal inflicting its own characteristics. Waza mode another level