Make and model
BOSS SD-1
Description
This is a set taken from TWO versions of the BOSS SD-1, aka the Super Overdrive. It's a classic overdrive, that has been in production for around 45 years. If you have never played an SD-1, where were you when the cool cats played the guitar? One is a stock version, from somewhere around 2010. The second is a modified version. I bought 3 used at the same time, to use them as a platform to perform modifications. One I kept stock, two I modded, and the one that is profiled here is the one I liked the best, and it has stayed on my pedalboard ever since I did the mods. Both are captured at the same settings, so in this this set, it's kinda like having a mod switch :-D You get both a standard and a feather set here, btw, so those that are concerned with CPU performance should get this! There are seven tone settings, from 2 to 8. For each of these, there are four drive settings: Drive at 0 for those who wants to use it as a cleanish boost only (increase the output volume to taste). Drive at 2 which I included because that's about where I live on most overdrives. Drive at 5, and drive at 10. If you want the settings in between, pick the most driven one, and bring down the input volume in the plugin. Works great, and the whole gain range of the pedal can be reached this way. The SD-1 has a lot in common with the Tube Screamer. The circuits are very similar, and the sound is in the same ballpark. I prefer the SD-1 myself, but it's not a very big difference. YMMV. I have forgotten the exact mods that I performed on mine, and my notes are lost. But it lets a bit more bass through, and quite a lot more treble. Thus the TS/SD mid hump is still there, but the modded version is a bit flatter. Not all flat, though, not even near it, and it's like the centre frequency is a bit shifted in the modded one, so on the same settings neck to neck, it doesn't really appear like the modded one has more bass, even if it has. The modded one also has some germanium diodes in it, and even stacked opamps. It also has lower output at lower drive settings, higher output at higher drive settings. This shines through here, even if the output files were normalized. These are both variations over the same thing. The differences may appear as subtle, so play around, listen carefully, and find your favourite! Both of these versions will find their typical ideal amp companion in a Fender Blackface amp, or something similar, but it will work fine with other amps too. But together with this, I also release a Fender Princeton Recording Amp, and they fit very well together, so check that one out! Here: https://tonehunt.org/Raksha/dc64f390-f41f-4165-9dc9-6dbce2175efd Technical: Reamped through a Palmer Trave @ 6dBu Back into an Audient ID4 interface. Trained for a maximum of 400 (standard) and 800 (feather) epochs. You can use both input and output calibration on these. I prefer not to use the calibration myself, as I always tune things by ear. Do whatever you think is the best :-D Cheers!
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