Boss Blues Driver and TC Electronic Cinders - Are they the same? - episode 13

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  • Опубликовано: 28 янв 2025

Комментарии • 23

  • @VibeAlchemy
    @VibeAlchemy  Год назад +4

    Hey everyone, thanks for watching! And please SUBSCRIBE- we really appreciate the support to get this channel off the ground. Do you have an overdrive preference? Tell us here!

  • @lam-thai-nguyen
    @lam-thai-nguyen Год назад +3

    Wow, very helpful video. Your playing is phenomenal, tone is truly in the hands LOL. They sound almost identical to my ears, so I'd go for the cinders for its price.

    • @VibeAlchemy
      @VibeAlchemy  Год назад

      Hey Man, thanks a lot! You can't go wrong with either one. ⚡

  • @user-md8yn6sn5c
    @user-md8yn6sn5c Год назад +1

    Thanks for the video. It is exactly what I was looking for

    • @VibeAlchemy
      @VibeAlchemy  Год назад

      Great Man! I'm glad it helped! Thanks for the comment

  • @user-md8yn6sn5c
    @user-md8yn6sn5c Год назад +7

    I thought about buying cinders but after this video I much more prefer BD-2

  • @Hesohi
    @Hesohi Год назад +8

    I have the cinders. I think is sounds identical to one of my Blues Drivers. I have 3 plain Boss BD-2’s they all sound a little different.

    • @VibeAlchemy
      @VibeAlchemy  Год назад

      wow a lot of overdrives! 🔥

    • @Tanglangfa
      @Tanglangfa 9 месяцев назад

      @@VibeAlchemyso I’m really torn between the cinders bc of true bypass and the bd2. Does the Cinders sound exactly as good at high gain?

    • @VibeAlchemy
      @VibeAlchemy  8 месяцев назад +3

      @@Tanglangfa Hi! They both tend to be fuzzy when you increase the gain towards max, but as for whether they sound exactly as good at high gain, in the end I think it's just a matter of personal taste. Good luck, let us know!

  • @chinbeard3852
    @chinbeard3852 9 месяцев назад

    Great video. I've been torn between the two and I was leaning toward the Cinders because of the price but I really like the sound and dynamics of the Blues Driver. Personally I liked the BD with single coils better than the Cinders.

    • @jimmythorpe4368
      @jimmythorpe4368 4 месяца назад

      Think for single coil the TC electronics is better because it's a little fuller sounding... It also has a cooler gain when it's fully cranked. I've owned both. They are both great but I kept the TC. I play a Telecaster so I liked that little bit of fullness

  • @chucklakeridge7944
    @chucklakeridge7944 Год назад +4

    I've heard guys play the BD, but not cinders. Sounds nice in person. My take from the vid - not quite the same even if the architecture is similar. There must be something in the BD that moves the tonal center into a more pleasant or natural sounding part of the spectrum. Buffering perhaps? Cinders sounds nice too, and seems to behave to guitar volume differently. But I have a feeling the difference is found in the grade of components.

    • @VibeAlchemy
      @VibeAlchemy  Год назад +4

      Hi! Good point about components grade. I checked the PCBs of both pedals and they are at least both using the same OP amp brand JRC. I wasn't able to identify the transistors. I found some good quality components also in the Cinders. The only way to understand the real differences would be to analyze the two circuits. I appreciate your observations. Thank you for the comment!

  • @camdobie
    @camdobie 11 месяцев назад

    They really don’t sound the same at all, I’m not sure how people are listening to this video, but the blues driver is far clearer and has a different mids focus. Cinders sounds a little bit like it has a blanket over it in comparison, but standalone as a pedal it sounds good! I’d go BD2 W though

  • @earjwee
    @earjwee Год назад +5

    Blues Driver absolutely smokes the Cinders

  • @jimqartworks
    @jimqartworks 11 месяцев назад

    amazing! Thanks!

  • @tometal
    @tometal Год назад +8

    BD-2 sounds better, though i have the cinder 😂

    • @VibeAlchemy
      @VibeAlchemy  Год назад +1

      The Cinders sounds great too, just slightly different 🙌

    • @Mr.Steve-O
      @Mr.Steve-O Год назад +1

      same here ... lol

    • @michelvondenhoff9673
      @michelvondenhoff9673 Год назад +3

      This line of TCE pedals is nice. Got the Blood Moon Phaser myself.
      But must admit a BD-2 is my fav.