SD-2 Dual Overdrive Mods?

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Chistopher

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Has anybody here tried any mods for the Boss SD-2? I was looking at getting one to serve as a duel overdrive for my emergency pedal board (so versatility is more important than being able to nail any specific tone or genre) and figured it was also a good chance to try out some mods.

I am most tempted to try the mods included in Bryan Wamplers book, but cannot find any sound clips to judge for myself. What mods have you guys tried for the SD-2 that you found in general improved the tone or function of one or both "sides" of this pedal. I figure getting it close to a KoT would be optimal, but the darned thing hasn't even shipped yet so I wouldn't know if it were possible.
 
SD-2 Dual Overdrive Mods?

It sounds like you have the mods but no experience with them. I have no experience either with the SD-2. But if you do need the mods, lmk.
 
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I've never considered modding my SD-2.
I use the overdrive side for boosting an amp, and the distortion side is surprisingly righteous for a Boss pedal. Probably the best sounding Boss distortion I've ever heard.
 
Re: SD-2 Dual Overdrive Mods?

Not really a mod, but a cool undocumented feature - get an expression pedal and you can use it to blend the 2 modes.
 
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ThisDyingSoul76 said:
Not really a mod, but a cool undocumented feature - get an expression pedal and you can use it to blend the 2 modes.
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How do you hook up the expression pedal?. I have one of those pedals somewhere in my vast pile of pedals I've accumulated, but don't remember if it has an expression input.
Al
 
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What does it not do that you want it to do? I’m kind of regretting selling mine, I might get another. It would be cool to mod the crunch side to be more Tube Screamer-ish. That and a JB-2 would be a ridiculously versatile compact drive section.
 
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I was actually looking at some of these mods:

Screenshot_20181103-160119_Drive.jpg

I don't know what "tube tone" is, but I might be down to try it out if it combats the fake, tinnyness of the crunch channel. The lead sounds pretty decent so far, but it could be better, I might not do the "adds bass" mod on the lead channel, but I'll do it on the crunch channel if it tightens it up a bit.
 
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