NPD! Boss Angry Driver

[Mikelamury]

I just received my boss angry driver today and I'm not completely sure whether to put it before or after my packrat? I'm thinking about using it as a overdrive for certain parts rather than leaving it on all the time. What are some of your opinions? Do you like your overdrive before or after distortion? If there's something I should know please school me...

 

[Erlend_G]

I'd say; try it both ways. Then you'll see what works best.

 

[Aceman]

Damn I need one of those!!!!

I like OD BEFORE if I'm using the OD to slam level into the Distortion.
I like them AFTER if I'm using the OD to add a solo boost to the distortion for more loud.

That said...the Angry D can be set to go back and forth from OD to Distortion.

I'd put it first, and maybe have and OD sound, a Distortion sound, and another different Distortion sound with the Rat. Something not Fuzz, but not balls to the wall distortion either. I'd set the Angry for that.

AD > Rat > The rest

Then you could use:

Light Rat distortion
Heavy Angry distortion
BD+Angry
BD+Rat
or just BD for like 5 different OD sounds with two pedals!

 

[Securb]

I have my OD after my distortion but as Ace pointed out I use mine to goose my leads.

 

[Mikelamury]

I'm going to try it before also but I think I'm going to use it afterwards to drive my leads or maybe find a BD setting to leave on all the time and switch it to an AD setting for driven leads...

 

[Aceman]

I'm going to try it before also but I think I'm going to use it afterwards to drive my leads or maybe find a BD setting to leave on all the time and switch it to an AD setting for driven leads...

With the AD, you can set one level - like Angry, louder for a lead boost. I do that on my OD1/OD2 on my Marshall. Usually play on OD1, then go to a slightly rainier and louder OD2.

You'd be doing BD then AC for leads

 

[dave74]

You can even set both sides of the pedal running at the same time in parallel.
The AC side would really make a good lead boost due to it's thick mids,,,,and the BD has always been good as a typical OD.
For stacked tone I prefer BD as a clean-boost into the AC's dirt.

 

[Bogner]

Rule #1 - There are no rules.

The best advice anybody could give you is try it out in all possible ways and see what you like best. Each user, rig, end result has its variables on what is wanted/needed.

Cool pedal, Congrats!

 

[Mikelamury]

Wow! I haven't tried both of the stacked modes yet but both circuits sound really good. I think I'm going to leave the BD on all the time and switch to the AD for leads. The AD might actually replace the dirty rat for some songs... More tinkering to do...

 

[Aceman]

Is there a Turbo Rat in that pedal? Could use that as a goose for the BD2 or the AC. Should be hella loud.

 

[Mikelamury]

Is there a Turbo Rat in that pedal? Could use that as a goose for the BD2 or the AC. Should be hella loud.

Yes there's a turbo mode on there, I was liking the dirty setting (you dirty RAT) when that was my sole source of distortion, I might go through the modes again if I need a different driving sound.

 

[stevie_bees]

Personally I would put it after, so you have a distortion into it, and the Angry Charlie set after the BD so you have the best of both worlds.

 

[NegativeEase]

I prefer OD before Rat personally -it makes the Rat Harmonics go into super sparkle mode

 

[Aceman]

I prefer OD before Rat personally -it makes the Rat Harmonics go into super sparkle mode

A TS9 into a Rat is a wonderful thing.

My Mosky GoldenHorsie into my Mooer Black Secret was pretty freaking cool too.

 

[GuitarStv]

I think the Angry Driver is one of the coolest pedals that Boss makes.


FWIW, I'd try it first after the rat . . . because the later pedal tends to control the tone more. You should get a greater variety of tone this way:
- Rat on it's own (middy)
- Rat into AC (super middy)
- Rat into BD-2 (slightly less mids)

Running everything into the rat will make everything sound a lot like the rat but just with different gain levels.