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Will it chug? 🙃

I boughtht the electro harmonix nano pedal. Sounded great for aboit a month then it fizzled out in the middle of a gig. 80$ wasted.

Drunk Beaver has recently released the Seattle Driver which is a modern take on the venerable Power Driver.

I had one back in probably the late 2000s, and while I was (and still can be) very much a 90’s power chords type of player, this pedal didn’t work with my amp at the time, no matter what I did there was a squidgy, fizzy top end that just sounded so gross to me. I had always heard it was Boss trying to make their version of a Big Muff but the fact that there’s no clipping diodes means that’s just a false internet rumor. I have a better rig now so I would be willing to try one again if it were cheap, so… (checks Reverb)… looks like I will probably not be trying one again anytime soon.

The Drunk Beaver version is a really cool take on this.

sounds to me like a fuzz face meets metal muff. probably not what boss was going for, but kinda neat. if EQD or OBN put out this same circuit and just gave it an aggressive name and some interesting artwork, i think people would appreciate it much differently.

Good to see the ASAT being put through its paces. 😊

Ibanez Soundtank pedals would be a great episode. They made lots of different ones. they are out there for cheap.

This is the sound i been looking for!

when ya turned up drive. tufff

I just watched your Power Driver video and was really impressed that you showed the eq on an oscilloscope. I was a bit bummed that you didn't use it on this video. That would have been very interesting.

How about a No Graham? No Parker? No Attractions!! T?

Ive had the PW2 in my setup since 2000 and I love it to death. I wish Boss would re-release em. It can go from kinda subtle-ish(turn down you guitar volume knob almost all the way) to rip your friggen face off. It also plays really well with dynamics - and still rip your face off.

That intro song started like something R.E.M. would do in 1994 😎

Very thankful to say that I am nothing like you and have no idea what a balantro is.

The middle knob seems backwards because Josh's tradition is to follow the original design of any given device (as demonstrated clearly with the PackRat's filter knob, which changes direction dependent on which model Rat is selected.) The original Tel-Ray's middle knob went clockwise fast to slow, & was labeled "reverberation", which would be unnecessarily confusing to potential buyers today. So he went with the technically correct "speed" & historically correct direction.

Sounds really compressed, like a Rock version of the Metal Zone lol

I'm glad this pedal is getting attention. I use one in a stoner doom band, it's earned a long term place on my board. I mainly use it paired with the gain channel of my rockerverb, it makes it soo much fatter, it Blends beautifully. I like it on its own, but I think it's a pedal that can really be used to boost any gain stage, if you want to get some really meaty but not muddy sound. It can easily get in HM2 Chainsaw zone, the EQ works the same. it's just gonna sound a bit more "fuzzy" than an HM2. However, I've heard people claim that this is Boss's Big Muff, I personally don't hear it.

Thank you, 90’s teen man; I feel heard!

Thanks for sharing these great vids. I like everything about them. Format, sound, lighting, playing, humor. Stay awesome.

So glad I got one of these as a teenager, still have the box, too!

I play a Baldwin Professional Deluxe, a now-obscure late 60's solid state amp made here in Arkansas. It has germanium output transistors and is really a big, beautiful sounding amp- only 30w RMS and is perfect for (loud) home use. Problem is repairing them...parts an unobtanium now, therefore mine is a ticking time bomb that no one wants to service.

The power driver rules I got one a few months ago and it's my favorite boss drive by far

I'm confused the Boss Power Driver has the same Op amp as the Boss Blues Driver, Boss DS-1 with NO clipping diodes? but has a parametric recording console EQ circuit to get those 90's alternative rock tones?

Had it. Hated it. Don't miss it.

Okay, this sounded really familiar and then I made the connection. It is very similar to a Pettyjohn Rail fuzz. That effect also does not use clipping diodes and can get into that square wave, buzz saw sound like this pedal does. The big difference with the Pettyjohn is that you can tame it down with its stepped knob to be a distortion, or a "heavy overdrive". The thing gates out at maximum and that makes it have this "noise suppressor" effect which works well in high volume settings. I have this pedal on my board but I use it as a distortion at a lower setting. You might actually like it.

Dirt Monger Instruments has a modern version that's really dope. He gave it a four-band EQ, so it's a fair bit more flexible than the original.

Damn, that's a ball breaker, both girl and boy balls. Pedal Warning,: not safe for ovaries or testes! Guard yoself. Mad with Power!

You’re looking at this all wrong, if a Waza PW-2 comes out then you need to do a video on the Boss PN-2, then the Space Station, etc… Use this power for good, please don’t do the Flashback Fuzz.

I had one of these for about 20 years and just sold it. Only used it a few times and could never get a sound I liked

Drunk Beaver had a couple of clones of the PW-2 over the years. Currently they are offering the Seattle Driver.

Mr. Beatdown, Well, that was random! :D I have a question about the "fat" knob. Does it seem like the low end boost happens ahead of the distortion circuit? Cranking the "fat" seems to have a bigger result on the sound than just increasing bass.

Hyped to see you do a video on this! I picked one up a couple weeks back and love it, though only for certain things. With a subtle octave down in front of it you get a MAAAAASSIVE tone. Love that it’s like a HM-2 x Muff in one.

Very interesting, I didn't think so when it was new (of course). The first jam sounded like Neil Young and Crazy Horse to me, so I was wondering for a second if it was an early example of copying amp innards, a precursor to the "amp in a box" thing, maybe some hot rodded Tweed deluxe ideas in it (possibly the absence of diodes?). It doesn't sound dated to me though. Great video, fun stuff as always.

I have the Boss and Behringer pedals. They are very similar. No idea why the Behringer would be so expensive. Sounds good on bass, but I haven't found good use for it on guitar. I guess I'll hang on to them both to pay off my mortgage in a couple of decades.

I read in a few places that it is Boss' Big Muff, sounds at least in the ball park (and obviously different tone shaping options).

Incredible content as always!

I’ve just bought ReVolt and this video answered a lot of my questiions. Thank you!

Sounds really good 👍

I have probably 50 delay pedals and Belle Epoch Deluxe is one of my absolute favorites. It just does what I want a delay ot do every time.

I thought this pedal was so cool when it came out, but 500 bucks was a little steep, however, with 50% on black Friday this year one is already on its way to me!

Does roland gr1 works without memory card?

I’ve always preferred the CE-3. It has less mid boost than the CE-2 and can be more subtle which I prefer. I don’t think the cap changes were necessary. Sounded the same before and after in the video.

I've had this pedal on my board for 2 years plus and its great! The people that hate on it clearly have no idea how to adjust the settings for each patch. The shimmer is to die for! The mod is also insane especially the red flerb mode, I use this pedal subtly throughout our ep, check it out ruclips.net/video/ECUTgzcdH5U/видео.htmlsi=ZaPHVm9VS97pCZiE

There's nothing more boring than gobsh¡te dullards slagging off equipment that they lack the imagination to utilise

Bravo! Nice job. And you don't talk too much. You did a fine job of explaining both.

The pedal nobody asked for or even wanted in the first place...

Great pedal. Bad video.

Yes.

I had one which was stolen. So I just used my DS1. I had an HM2, but honestly, it sounded great in my bedroom, but live, it didn't cut through! Thats why I think the metal zone was better, as it had better mids!