Route 66 vs Boss BD2

Pierre

Pierre

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I'm strongly thinking of selling the Route 66 and getting a SD1 and a BD2 with the money (well I'd have to complete, as the SD1 is the equivalent of 70 USD here, and the BD2 of 120). The SD1 would get modded for a clean boost (i.e what I use the OD side of the route 66 now), and the BD2 would provide the OD sounds I've been wanting for ages but still don't have...
I basically still want a smooth but ballsy OD that's not nasal and horrible like a TS/stock SD1 can be. After that, I'm not picky, and Boss pedals are easy to mod...


Worth it you think? I can't try a BD2 yet.
 
Re: Route 66 vs Boss BD2

Pierre said:
I'm strongly thinking of selling the Route 66 and getting a SD1 and a BD2 with the money (well I'd have to complete, as the SD1 is the equivalent of 70 USD here, and the BD2 of 120). The SD1 would get modded for a clean boost (i.e what I use the OD side of the route 66 now), and the BD2 would provide the OD sounds I've been wanting for ages but still don't have...
I basically still want a smooth but ballsy OD that's not nasal and horrible like a TS/stock SD1 can be. After that, I'm not picky, and Boss pedals are easy to mod...


Worth it you think? I can't try a BD2 yet.
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Boss BD-2 all the way !!!


I really DIS-like the tone of the RT66 !!! YMMV, but the RT66 does NOTHING for me, or my playing style !!!


I love my stock BD-2 !!!
 
Re: Route 66 vs Boss BD2

I like my BD-2 quite a bit . . . it was decent stock, and I found some mods that have really made it a much better pedal. The great thing about those boss pedals is you can mod them the way that you want very easily . . .
 
Re: Route 66 vs Boss BD2

Don't waste any more money on Boss type pedals. Get something like a Fulltone FDII, CM Plexitone, or Banzai. You'll pay a little more at first, but won't have to mod anything, and the tone is better.
 
Re: Route 66 vs Boss BD2

Gearjoneser said:
Don't waste any more money on Boss type pedals. Get something like a Fulltone FDII, CM Plexitone, or Banzai. You'll pay a little more at first, but won't have to mod anything, and the tone is better.
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Gearjoneser forgot Fulltone's OCD pedal, which is also a great pedal.
 
Re: Route 66 vs Boss BD2

Tough call man... Two of my favorite pedals now throw in an original Marshall Guv'nor and now we're talkin'! They are all useful I can't choose.
 
Re: Route 66 vs Boss BD2

I love the Keeley modded Boss Blues Driver. I felt that it had plenty of dynamics and had a transparent fat tone. I think they sound okay at best stock, a little on the fuzzy side as with most stock boss stuff IMO. I say go modded or go for a Fulltone OCD which is a great pedal (sorta sorry I sold mine now) or the MI Audio Crunchbox - there are tons of amp-like dirt boxes out there and Im sure plenty of people here can point you in the right direction. After that, all you gotta do is RESEARCH and listen to clips on the internet and play them at the store and decide if that is really waht you want. Good luck dude!
 
Re: Route 66 vs Boss BD2

The BD-2 and the Route 66 are quite different pedals, speaking in terms of the overdrive. The BD-2 is simply more transparent.

And yes a plus 1 to the suggestion for the OCD. That is a fantastic pedal in the vein of the BD-2. Version 1 has less mids and Version 3 has more mids. So pick whichever depending on your rig.

EDIT: You mentioned smooth and ballsy. Go for the OCD V3 or a Fulldrive. They're still different in nature though. Try as much as possible before you buy.
 
Re: Route 66 vs Boss BD2

I have a Crunchbox and I love it. Basically what I need is a cleaner boost (I use the OD side with the drive to 0 and the bass boost on), and another nice OD sound.

I should have had a plexitone by now. But my flatmate was too lazy to call the post office to deliver it at a convenient time while I was away so it got sent back, and neither I nor Niels have had heard of it since...

A friend is selling a FD2 which I want bad, but it's a lot of money, more so than what I could get for the route 66. Anything over 100 pounds is a no no. That's 200 in the US but our pedals are at LEAST twice as expensive over here.
 
Re: Route 66 vs Boss BD2

You might want to check out the MI Audio Blue Boy, or Blue Boy Deluxe. The original version Blue Boy can be had fairly cheaply on some of the used gear boards. I recently got one and I am extremely impressed with it's versatility and performance. I've been through many, many ODs, too.
 
Re: Route 66 vs Boss BD2

I would but they're too expensive for me, inexistent second hand or new in the UK and I can't order online :(
 
Re: Route 66 vs Boss BD2

modded BD-2 is a pedal that can compete way above its price tag...well worth it imo
 
Re: Route 66 vs Boss BD2

joelap said:
Forget the fulltone stuff. You're a tinkerer, you'd be happier with the SD-1 / BD-2 combo. Matter of fact, indyguitarist has a mod that turns the SD-1 into the Fulldrive. So get the SD-1 and the BD-2 and have the best of both worlds. I spent a good chunk of time with a BD-2 (2 weeks to be exact), thats a fun circuit to modify. I got mine sounding really good with my mods, but I couldnt get it to sustain long enough no matter what I tried.
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Bad advice - about the Fulltone stuff.

If in doubt listen to his one minute muddy distortion playing on joelap's posting. Nothing like any of the Fulltone pedals I own sound like that muddy distorted noise.

No flame intended - posted so you can decide for yourselves... :nana:
 
Re: Route 66 vs Boss BD2

What's a good kit i can mod Boss pedals with?
Are the monte allums's good enough? I have pretty much no background in modding pedals so would this be a good start? The only background is just de-soldering and soldering pickups with wiring diagrams.

If i wanted to mod say the SD-1 and BD-2 would i just go with a monte allums or is it harder than just soldering and de-soldering?
 
Re: Route 66 vs Boss BD2

Well i was only planning on modding the 3 pedals so would the monte ones be good? I'm not really gonna mod pedals in the future, i just wanna see what these ones are like.
 
Re: Route 66 vs Boss BD2

All good advise there. I had a Monte Allums SD1 and I loved it. Turned it into a CLEAN boost and a smoother OD. Not nasal and ugly sounding like the stock SD1 (decent pedal mind you, just not for me).

I think I'll try the Fulldrive. It's easier to resell than the route 66 in case, and the Boss pedals are cheap so I could try them as soon as I have spare cash :) Thanks a lot guys.

And yeah I'm a tinkerer but lately I tried building two pedals, both failed, and swap a grand FOUR Components on a Guvnor and messed it up so bad it entirely stopped working :laugh2: I may lay off tinkering for a bit until I get a couple of simple boosts built.

Rid: I now have two things on my kill list: Flatmate AND British post office. Even the Danish one on a bad day. I'm actually really ticked off about this whole thing now. It'd have taken him no more than 2 minutes to get it and have it delivered...
 
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