My first guitar pedal :) Dad bought one when I got my first electric about 20 years ago. For years I thought it was just cheap and relatively good dirt box. It wasn't until a couple of years ago that I learned that it was actually very liked and used even at professional level. Thanks dad and local music store guy! Still my default, go to, favourite drive. My friend and a bandmate as kids had DS-1 and I never understood how he got a decent sound out of it (until this spring). SD-1 on the other hand had a drive knob that made it sound good, a volume knob that was good and a tone knob that made it sound good. Super easy to get it to sound nice. And I always liked the character and mid hump Q better than tubescreamer. The enlightment came from learning about the classic way of pushing the volume, then adding drive knob to taste for character. Recently I also heard how someone used SD-1 as a makeshift treble booster for not being able to afford and acquire one.
I've used an SD-1 forever. Sounds great as a clean/slightly dirty boost to tighten up fat amps like Dual Recs and 6505s. I also really like using one as a bass overdrive as it cuts just enough of the low end to make a really cool Lemmy style bass overdrive tone.
Honestly it’s the one pedal I can’t get away from. I use the Waza Craft version but never on the custom side. I use it with my JCM800 studio the little 20 watt guy and man…. It just slays
No shame in an Epi bro, I've got the Jerry Cantrell Wino signature and it's honestly my favorite guitar I've ever owned and that's been MANY lol. Check it for yourself. Oh and I also did some tasteful upgrades like pickups, locking tuners and orange drop caps. Gibson killer ALL DAY LONG. Rock on man.
Just makes my Marshalls sound amazing. Once I learned about cranking the volume and drive to taste, complete game changer. Recently acquired a 2nd one recently that’s stock, my other has a resistor (C6) clipped that makes the tone knob much more usable and opens the SD-1 way up
It’s simply the best of the classic ODs. I wasn’t into the black with yellow text on the anniversary version when I first saw it, but I gotta say it’s growing on me.
You can even use an SD-1 as an "amp" after a DS-1 Distortion. The SD-1 set up slightly driven to mimic a crunchy amp into an amp set up clean and the DS-1 before it with as much distortion as you like. The DS-1 "sees" the SD-1 as an overdriven amp and sounds better and not as nasty like going directly to a clean amp. Very versatile pedal and underrated by the boutique lovers because of the low price.
Criss Olivia did use 2 SD-1's but he used it into a some kind of clean'ish amp, most likely a JMP or JCM 2203 or 2204, using the low Input. His settings were: one did have the Tone Knob dimed & one on zero but the drive was also maxed out on both, making it noisy as hell obiously, but he had a gate going. He did also use a CE-2 and a bunch of Eq's to further shape the sound 👍🤘
Savatage, King's X and Ragdoll !!! We have the same musical taste man !!!! I'm so glad you mentioned Criss Olivia as one of your favorite guitar players of all time. Greetings from Mexico
Hi Leon great video thanks. I use the BD-2W as my clean tone/rhythm tone ( in custom mode) and the SD-1 to boost it for solos etc. I have a bunch of boutique stuff but I always go back to the good old boss stuff!!!! Thanks again.
Thats right Criss used two of them one with tone full and one with no Tone at all, but he used the clean channel of his amplifier. Great one , keep it up 👍
1) You’re terrific. 2) My SD-1 Anniversary pedal arrives tomorrow. Watching this video for the second time has re-geeked me. Watching it the first time is what compelled me to preorder it. Never thought I’d be this excited to get a $60 Boss pedal.
@@LeonTodd Into a Kemper, actually. I have a fairly full pedalboard that i prefer to use instead of the Kemper effects. Which are very good, but i'd rather twiddle real dials than _cursor and scroll and select._ And, sometimes the real pedals sound better. Like, most Kemper users crow about how good the Kemper delays and reverbs are. But, i wasn't really moved by the reverbs, so i got the UA Golden Reverberator, and BAM-happy. Similarly, although the Kemper has a ton of delays (and can probably-i'm sure) do what this pedal does, i just bought the $50 Donner White Tape delay, and i'm thrilled with it. So much simpler/easier/more direct and more fun. Back to the SD-1, though-to be honest, i bought it because it's black. I had previously considered one, but already have pedals that probably do similar things, but then they *(you!)* showed this, and it's "limited" and looks better than the standard, so... "I jump in it."
I've been playing for 35 yers and have never owned a boss pedal.... until this week when I bought an old head that is super loud and clean. Picked up an SD-1A for a song (heh) and am now looking for another one to really kick the snot out of the front end of this amp... look what you did Leon! All the birds in my yard are dead ! ps. big big Criss Oliva fan here as well. That kid was special. RIP
I love the WAZA-version of that pedal, the custom mode is so sweet. The normal one was my first boost pedal to push british crunch into metal territory. Oh, did i mention that i just got a "Streets", a "Gutter Ballett" and a "Mountain King"-shirt from an eastern european mailorder XD Greetz from Germany!
I remember reading a Guitar For The Practicing Musician article and Jason Bieler and Zakk Wylde said that was their favorite pedal way back in the early 90's. Was always impressed with that magic box.
I've had a SD1 for a long time but didn't use it much. But recently, I've been appreciating its usefulness and application. Sounds great before a high gain amp, and great to tighten distortion pedal on a clean amp. Or to add a lil' bit of sizzle to a clean or crunch tone.
I just got an SD1 to use as another drive pedal in front of my Vox AC15. It sounds awesome. I used to have a TS9DX which I wasn’t really getting along with. The SD1 really seems like a fuller, more aggressive version of that!
Yeah Criss Oliva was said to use two SD-1's with the tone control settings as you show in the video. The thing that always puzzled me was that he apparently got all his dirt from those two pedals. I read that he always ran his amps clean through the low input channel. I just find it hard to believe that he ran his amp all clean and all dirt was from the pedals only. When I listen to live and studio recordings of him it does sound more to me like he used one to push a Marshall style amp (JCM800 or JMP) and the second one as a solo boost. I believe he maybe ran into low output of a Marshall, cranked it and then pushed it with his SD-1's instead of using the high input setting and pushing that as everyone else would have done. One thing for sure is I just went out and finally bought a used SD-1 yesterday and I will be experimenting all weekend with how to combine this together with my EQD Plumes and see how close I can get to Criss' tone. Again thanks for the video. Great content as always! Cheers!
I run my sd1 into my dark matter from tc electronic. The dark matter is more of a slightly higher gain overdrive instead of a distortion in my opinion but it's also a little more full range so when you run the sd1 into it it's more like boosting a jcm800. One of my favorite tones.
Best overdrive pedal to run in front of a hungry Marshall! Actually have two and that's how much I like it (one is WazaCraft, one is stock)! Great playing and tones like always from Leon Todd. You nail it again! :-)
@@LeonTodd Hi Todd, yes the Waza is really good and in the standard mode, it is identical sound-wise to my stock MIJ model. I did try them once similarly as you show in this video and I think that two of these together can do a lot of damage. What I did was to use it - from the first in the chain - standard SD1 (volume max, the tone in the middle, gain to 0) and then into Waza Craft (custom mode, volume max, tone in the middle, gain to 0). From there it went straight into the input of a Marshall (JCM800) that was set to dirty as a baseline tone. I can tell you, this combination rocks. Plenty of sustain and pinch harmonics galore, without too much noise really. As you state it perfectly, in that case, a noise suppressor at the end of the chain before amp's imput such as NS2 can get rid of the excess hum.
Anyone know if the 40th anniversary is just a black painted box with an smd board on the inside? I will buy it if it’s through hole, but I doubt anything other than their waza lines are through hole components these days.
Nice playing man! Just got this as my first pedal ever! using it in front of my cheap randall hi-gain tube amp and a guitar with x2n pick ups and im shocked how f-ing pleasant a sound can be. sometimes its a bit out of hand lol! i think i need a noise suppresor pedal next :D
Great pedal. People who really like the SD-1 should really consider trying the BB exotic preamp pedal (Orange w/white knobs is the one I have). Start w/all knobs straight up....I think they’ll be pleasantly surprised in how it sounds....
Built and tried dozens of overdrive pedals with some success but just recently thought maybe I should give the humble SD-1 a go. In front of my Orange Thunderverb 50 or Diezel VH-2 it just hits the right spot, my hunt is over! £30 second hand, money well spent! 🤘
Hm, from the sound of the two sd pedals sounds like Criss Oliva's early tone from the Sirens era. Doesn't sound like his Hall of the Mountain King era or later tone, but still awesome.
Great Vid , Once you mentioned Criss Oliva( summer rain solo = brilliant) and Savatage I knew i had to try it again with my current rig. So after some experiments here is some heresy - i play through a 6505 and blue marvel 1x12 both brilliant - after some tweaking on pedal and amp EQ i prefer SD-1 over , mini tube screamer, soul food, tumnus, and oh no.. the holy grail Maxon 808 - why ? I can get most of what the other pedals do with tighter more percussive cut and less noise and great harmonics. SD1 for the win on a 6505 even though tube screamers are “ supposed” to be better on Peavey. ( for reference, I play mostly hard rock, Dio ,Ozzy etc with PAF les paul , not blues through a strat )
This Xmas I started building a pedalboard, I got a pedal train classic 2 thought it looked massive…. Then I got a strymon big sky, tube screamer TS-9, Waza-craft delay and the Waza-craft SD-1, was also lucky enough to get a story on Zuma power supply (some of this I obviously got myself I’m a grown dude and hard working it wasn’t just gifts)…. The tube screamer as a break up tone then the SD-1 in the custom mode for some rhythm then the tube screamer and SD-1 together for solos are beyond butter, it’s full on dudes silky slip n slide not sure if it’s in or out because it’s wetter than an otters pocket vibes…. Also want the pantheon but I’m worried that will hit gushing territory
Well done Brother! Why have I never owned one of these? 40 years, I have socks that old! What am I doing up at 4am? Thanks for sharing Leon and Be Well All!
@@LeonTodd I run it in front and boost it with a GrindR sometimes on my Marshall DSL mainly. However I run it with Neural plugins along with the stock 33 and a 5150 III blue channel. I mean its good on everything really.
From what I understand, Criss used the two SD-1 pedals into a cleanish Marshall, likely on the verge of breakup depending on how he picked. Then he'd get the bulk of his gain, apparently, from the SD1s.
Hello- I’m doing the exact same thing soon. OD3 as crunch/rhythm and SD-1 as lead/boost pedal- do you get a significant volume boost when switching the SD1 on, on top of the OD3?
Criss ran all his amps clean and used the 2 Boss OD pedals for his rhythm and lead. The rolled off for rhythm then kicked in the rolled up tone one for lead.
i love my SD-1 but i find the brighter tone it has versus my TS9 works better with extended range guitars or even just lower tuned guitars, especially with an extra volume boost afterwards since i find mine has a bit of a volume drop? i still need a bit more volume with it on just about everything but my EMG equipped guitars, whereas they all work fine without it thru my TS9. 7 string into an SD-1 boosting a marshall tho and i get a real nasty tone that just sounds evil lol oh yeah, and as a standalone drive into a clean amp, the SD-1 has a lot more life to it imo. the brighter sound works really well, i only really use my TS9 as a boost since as a standalone drive it just sounds kinda dull
Great video. I've been trying to use the SD1 with a Marshall sounding amp without much success. I find that the same way it removes some of the bass, it also kills the high end, which is not very pleasant for this kind of amp. I started using it at the front of a NUX Amp Academy pedal in Fender mode. It really shines there. Any advice on getting to work better with a Marshall sound? Great video. Thank you
I just bought this pedal but at the moment it goes through a fender rumble 25watts for bass guitar as I play mainly bass, i just started to learn guitar and I would like to know which amp would you recommend me to play at home at have a great sound with this pedal as at the moment it doesnt sound really good, thank you all
Love the SD1! Happy 40th! Do you ever use it in front of your Axe/FM3? A shootout would be cool between using the SD1 in the Drive block vs thru a real SD1 in front. 👍
Preference? Maxon od808, or sd1? I’ve always used the od808, but I’ve never really compared it to anything. I just really like the maxon and never felt the need to use a different one. But 10 years later, it’s all beat up and the pots are starting to fall out and i think it might be time to replace it. I basically just use it, like you said, as a pre-eq and boost for my 6505+ on 100% of the time. Anyway, sd1 sounds good here, but I never really know until I actually play through it.
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SD-1 fanclub assemble!
We're assembling! :-D
Red 5 standing by
I expect to see Euge Valovirta here at some point!
THICK! THICK!! THICK!!!
@@TyrannusEtImperium copy that Red 5, this is Gold Leader.
My first guitar pedal :) Dad bought one when I got my first electric about 20 years ago. For years I thought it was just cheap and relatively good dirt box. It wasn't until a couple of years ago that I learned that it was actually very liked and used even at professional level. Thanks dad and local music store guy! Still my default, go to, favourite drive.
My friend and a bandmate as kids had DS-1 and I never understood how he got a decent sound out of it (until this spring). SD-1 on the other hand had a drive knob that made it sound good, a volume knob that was good and a tone knob that made it sound good. Super easy to get it to sound nice. And I always liked the character and mid hump Q better than tubescreamer. The enlightment came from learning about the classic way of pushing the volume, then adding drive knob to taste for character. Recently I also heard how someone used SD-1 as a makeshift treble booster for not being able to afford and acquire one.
Savatage, SD1, soldanos, rack preamps, hair metal, awesome lush lead tones... this channel is my fav. damn.
Me too brother. If your Axe-FXing go to axechange and look up author "overture" and check out my Solos models.
I've used an SD-1 forever. Sounds great as a clean/slightly dirty boost to tighten up fat amps like Dual Recs and 6505s. I also really like using one as a bass overdrive as it cuts just enough of the low end to make a really cool Lemmy style bass overdrive tone.
8:13 "Maaaaaaaaaadnessssssss reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeiiigns!!" "In the hall of the mountain king!!"
Honestly it’s the one pedal I can’t get away from. I use the Waza Craft version but never on the custom side. I use it with my JCM800 studio the little 20 watt guy and man…. It just slays
The SD1 was MADE literaly for the Marshall Amp its a match made in Heaven
@@matthewlewis281 this is the channel that sold me on the sd-1 through an orange amp. I light up like a Christmas tree every time I stomp that pedal.
YES!!! In the hall of the mountain king...!!! 🤘🏼
I love that 1st PRS jam.
I liked the tape over the Epiphone on the Les Paul.
No shame in an Epi bro, I've got the Jerry Cantrell Wino signature and it's honestly my favorite guitar I've ever owned and that's been MANY lol. Check it for yourself. Oh and I also did some tasteful upgrades like pickups, locking tuners and orange drop caps. Gibson killer ALL DAY LONG. Rock on man.
@@Naughtforeye Why didn't you direct this comment to the Epi owner not me?
Doesn’t look like an Epiphone headstock. Maybe Greco, Tokai or Edwards.
Just makes my Marshalls sound amazing. Once I learned about cranking the volume and drive to taste, complete game changer. Recently acquired a 2nd one recently that’s stock, my other has a resistor (C6) clipped that makes the tone knob much more usable and opens the SD-1 way up
It’s simply the best of the classic ODs. I wasn’t into the black with yellow text on the anniversary version when I first saw it, but I gotta say it’s growing on me.
My SD-1 sounds perfect with my Friedman JJ jr! It cleans up the lows nicely better than my TS9 and 808 it seems.
I've been running Ibanez TS 808 and a boss blues driver at the same time it does make a difference
Excellent demo, loved it. Fantastic playing.
Great vid! Never used the SD-1 but seeing as you put this out I may actually give it a shot.
Yes! Criss Oliva love! I was in charge of the tabs and FAQ sections of the old Savatage website back in the day...
Life changing band for me, as I'm sure they were for many others
You can even use an SD-1 as an "amp" after a DS-1 Distortion. The SD-1 set up slightly driven to mimic a crunchy amp into an amp set up clean and the DS-1 before it with as much distortion as you like. The DS-1 "sees" the SD-1 as an overdriven amp and sounds better and not as nasty like going directly to a clean amp. Very versatile pedal and underrated by the boutique lovers because of the low price.
SD-1 has been my favorite OD pedal. I was excited to get the 40th anniversary version. Hall of the Mountain King riff awesome.
I got 1 too i like with mtzone
Criss Olivia did use 2 SD-1's but he used it into a some kind of clean'ish amp, most likely a JMP or JCM 2203 or 2204, using the low Input. His settings were: one did have the Tone Knob dimed & one on zero but the drive was also maxed out on both, making it noisy as hell obiously, but he had a gate going. He did also use a CE-2 and a bunch of Eq's to further shape the sound 👍🤘
Savatage, King's X and Ragdoll !!! We have the same musical taste man !!!! I'm so glad you mentioned Criss Olivia as one of your favorite guitar players of all time. Greetings from Mexico
Thankyou brother!
Awesome vid. Thanks for getting the SD-1 in front of the Ceriatone! Much appreciated.... Great tones and great playing man!
Cheers!
Good one my man!
Nice sweet playing too
Such a great pedal, into a Marshall/Bassman styled amp it's pretty hard to find many things better.
I gotta give props to the very tasty solo improvs :) . And the pedal sounds great. I have one myself with my Tele and Katana Artist.
Always useful pointers - quick w no bs .. 👍👍
hell yeah, i just bought an sd1 and a klone for stuff along this line. great video, killer sounds
Love the Bird-Man clips in the background by the way!
The world has once again witnessed that you cannot spell "TODD" without "OD"! Tasty playing dude. Tasty indeed.
I wouldn't play guitar if there was no OD!
Hi Leon great video thanks. I use the BD-2W as my clean tone/rhythm tone ( in custom mode) and the SD-1 to boost it for solos etc. I have a bunch of boutique stuff but I always go back to the good old boss stuff!!!! Thanks again.
Brilliant!
Thats right Criss used two of them one with tone full and one with no Tone at all, but he used the clean channel of his amplifier.
Great one , keep it up 👍
1) You’re terrific.
2) My SD-1 Anniversary pedal arrives tomorrow. Watching this video for the second time has re-geeked me. Watching it the first time is what compelled me to preorder it. Never thought I’d be this excited to get a $60 Boss pedal.
Congrats! What are you going to play it with?
@@LeonTodd Into a Kemper, actually. I have a fairly full pedalboard that i prefer to use instead of the Kemper effects. Which are very good, but i'd rather twiddle real dials than _cursor and scroll and select._ And, sometimes the real pedals sound better. Like, most Kemper users crow about how good the Kemper delays and reverbs are. But, i wasn't really moved by the reverbs, so i got the UA Golden Reverberator, and BAM-happy. Similarly, although the Kemper has a ton of delays (and can probably-i'm sure) do what this pedal does, i just bought the $50 Donner White Tape delay, and i'm thrilled with it. So much simpler/easier/more direct and more fun. Back to the SD-1, though-to be honest, i bought it because it's black. I had previously considered one, but already have pedals that probably do similar things, but then they *(you!)* showed this, and it's "limited" and looks better than the standard, so... "I jump in it."
Hello Leon, thank you for review. I definitely will by it for my collection!
I've been playing for 35 yers and have never owned a boss pedal.... until this week when I bought an old head that is super loud and clean.
Picked up an SD-1A for a song (heh) and am now looking for another one to really kick the snot out of the front end of this amp... look what you did Leon! All the birds in my yard are dead !
ps. big big Criss Oliva fan here as well. That kid was special. RIP
Criss was an absolute master!
I love the WAZA-version of that pedal, the custom mode is so sweet. The normal one was my first boost pedal to push british crunch into metal territory.
Oh, did i mention that i just got a "Streets", a "Gutter Ballett" and a "Mountain King"-shirt from an eastern european mailorder XD
Greetz from Germany!
Great demo and you play guitar Amazing.
Yes Criss used 2 Drive like that, but he started by a clean tone. Maybe Caffery talk about that. So great job!
As usual, great show Leon!
I remember reading a Guitar For The Practicing Musician article and Jason Bieler and Zakk Wylde said that was their favorite pedal way back in the early 90's. Was always impressed with that magic box.
I've had a SD1 for a long time but didn't use it much. But recently, I've been appreciating its usefulness and application.
Sounds great before a high gain amp, and great to tighten distortion pedal on a clean amp. Or to add a lil' bit of sizzle to a clean or crunch tone.
Cheap and cheerful! A forever pedal for me.
Well... yet another pedal I need to buy... thanks a lot, Leon... >:-(
;-)
I just got an SD1 to use as another drive pedal in front of my Vox AC15. It sounds awesome. I used to have a TS9DX which I wasn’t really getting along with. The SD1 really seems like a fuller, more aggressive version of that!
Great video and awesome playing as always.
Thanks mate :)
Yeah Criss Oliva was said to use two SD-1's with the tone control settings as you show in the video. The thing that always puzzled me was that he apparently got all his dirt from those two pedals. I read that he always ran his amps clean through the low input channel. I just find it hard to believe that he ran his amp all clean and all dirt was from the pedals only. When I listen to live and studio recordings of him it does sound more to me like he used one to push a Marshall style amp (JCM800 or JMP) and the second one as a solo boost. I believe he maybe ran into low output of a Marshall, cranked it and then pushed it with his SD-1's instead of using the high input setting and pushing that as everyone else would have done. One thing for sure is I just went out and finally bought a used SD-1 yesterday and I will be experimenting all weekend with how to combine this together with my EQD Plumes and see how close I can get to Criss' tone.
Again thanks for the video. Great content as always! Cheers!
How did I miss this. Oh, I was sick. That's right.
Love the SD1.
Very very cool sir. Epic pedal of course. 🤟♥️🤟
Hope you're doing better my man
@@LeonTodd Doing better sir.
Amazing playing, dude!
I agree on Criss Oliva you should play more Savatage!
What a band!
I run my sd1 into my dark matter from tc electronic. The dark matter is more of a slightly higher gain overdrive instead of a distortion in my opinion but it's also a little more full range so when you run the sd1 into it it's more like boosting a jcm800. One of my favorite tones.
I use boost my bad monkey pedal with my Ibanez tube screamer. It’s one of my favorite overdrive tones.
The best way to use sd-1 is in front of a Marshall JCM 800 2203, both of them have asymmetrical clipping diode.
Greetings from Greece.
ΓΕΙΑ ΣΟΥ ΡΕ ΠΑΤΡΙΔΑ !!!!!
@@nikolasmetalupyourass4820 Γειά σου αδερφέ!
@@SWOURDAS_BABIS Σε τραντζιστοράτο Marshall ακούγονται καλα τα boss π.χ. σαν το sd1??????
Love this, so affordable too!
Dino Riders on the background! OMG, this is my childhood favorite cartoon!
Yeah Dinoriders, Cadillacs and Dinosaurs and Widget = my childhood
I need to rethink my drive pedal aversion. Thanks for that.
Nice playing by the way.
Dino-Riders on a Boss Pedal Review! I admire a man of culture.
That's the color scheme the SD1 should've been originally. It's a great pedal and that color scheme really stands out on a pedal board.
Best overdrive pedal to run in front of a hungry Marshall! Actually have two and that's how much I like it (one is WazaCraft, one is stock)! Great playing and tones like always from Leon Todd. You nail it again! :-)
The Waza looks and sounds so good. Ever run them together?
@@LeonTodd Hi Todd, yes the Waza is really good and in the standard mode, it is identical sound-wise to my stock MIJ model. I did try them once similarly as you show in this video and I think that two of these together can do a lot of damage. What I did was to use it - from the first in the chain - standard SD1 (volume max, the tone in the middle, gain to 0) and then into Waza Craft (custom mode, volume max, tone in the middle, gain to 0). From there it went straight into the input of a Marshall (JCM800) that was set to dirty as a baseline tone. I can tell you, this combination rocks. Plenty of sustain and pinch harmonics galore, without too much noise really. As you state it perfectly, in that case, a noise suppressor at the end of the chain before amp's imput such as NS2 can get rid of the excess hum.
Probably the best overdrive I've ever heard/used.
Hard to beat
Anyone know if the 40th anniversary is just a black painted box with an smd board on the inside? I will buy it if it’s through hole, but I doubt anything other than their waza lines are through hole components these days.
I hope it is through hole
I Got MY 40th Anniversary Edition. My GT-10 has this to do ALL the BOSS Petals in 2008. Nothing has Changed.
Nice playing man! Just got this as my first pedal ever! using it in front of my cheap randall hi-gain tube amp and a guitar with x2n pick ups and im shocked how f-ing pleasant a sound can be. sometimes its a bit out of hand lol! i think i need a noise suppresor pedal next :D
Great pedal. People who really like the SD-1 should really consider trying the BB exotic preamp pedal (Orange w/white knobs is the one I have). Start w/all knobs straight up....I think they’ll be pleasantly surprised in how it sounds....
Built and tried dozens of overdrive pedals with some success but just recently thought maybe I should give the humble SD-1 a go. In front of my Orange Thunderverb 50 or Diezel VH-2 it just hits the right spot, my hunt is over! £30 second hand, money well spent! 🤘
Hm, from the sound of the two sd pedals sounds like Criss Oliva's early tone from the Sirens era. Doesn't sound like his Hall of the Mountain King era or later tone, but still awesome.
Great Vid , Once you mentioned Criss Oliva( summer rain solo = brilliant) and Savatage I knew i had to try it again with my current rig. So after some experiments here is some heresy - i play through a 6505 and blue marvel 1x12 both brilliant - after some tweaking on pedal and amp EQ i prefer SD-1 over , mini tube screamer, soul food, tumnus, and oh no.. the holy grail Maxon 808 - why ? I can get most of what the other pedals do with tighter more percussive cut and less noise and great harmonics.
SD1 for the win on a 6505 even though tube screamers are “ supposed” to be better on Peavey. ( for reference, I play mostly hard rock, Dio ,Ozzy etc with PAF les paul , not blues through a strat )
Yep, I'll take 2 please
+1 for having Dino Riders in the background!!
😍
This Xmas I started building a pedalboard, I got a pedal train classic 2 thought it looked massive…. Then I got a strymon big sky, tube screamer TS-9, Waza-craft delay and the Waza-craft SD-1, was also lucky enough to get a story on Zuma power supply (some of this I obviously got myself I’m a grown dude and hard working it wasn’t just gifts)…. The tube screamer as a break up tone then the SD-1 in the custom mode for some rhythm then the tube screamer and SD-1 together for solos are beyond butter, it’s full on dudes silky slip n slide not sure if it’s in or out because it’s wetter than an otters pocket vibes…. Also want the pantheon but I’m worried that will hit gushing territory
Great, now I want two SD1s
Gorgeus tones.
I use a stock SD1 to boost my MP1. Sounds killer.
I see you have immaculate taste in gear :D
Well done Brother! Why have I never owned one of these? 40 years, I have socks that old! What am I doing up at 4am? Thanks for sharing Leon and Be Well All!
Mister Todd Todorović, please try to crank the Gain on SD-1 and than boost it with Ibanez Tube Steamer with common setings - Savatage tone😊
That's one pedal that never seems to ever leave my pedal board.
Cheap and sounds great. Great video
Winner on all fronts get. What do you run it with?
@@LeonTodd I run it in front and boost it with a GrindR sometimes on my Marshall DSL mainly. However I run it with Neural plugins along with the stock 33 and a 5150 III blue channel. I mean its good on everything really.
@@21stcenturymetal31 I bet it's even good on oatmeal and on hotdogs!
@@LeonTodd Lmao maybe
Dude...Dino Riders in the background? Sweet.
You know it!
I feel great when you tell me "hello legend"
Cool video! I have a 1986 super overdrive, I love it! I like it better than a Ts, killer chops man!🇨🇦
35 years and going strong!
Oh and my gain control on my amp, should I have that turned down or up, being as I'm going to adjust drive on the pedal to taste
I bought a klon-style to swap the sd1 as boost on my pedalboard, now i have two boosts on my pedalboard...
Boosts are better than overdrives in my experience once you find an amp you love but that's me
From what I understand, Criss used the two SD-1 pedals into a cleanish Marshall, likely on the verge of breakup depending on how he picked. Then he'd get the bulk of his gain, apparently, from the SD1s.
I’m using my SD-1w as a boost into the OD-3. That works too.
Hello- I’m doing the exact same thing soon. OD3 as crunch/rhythm and SD-1 as lead/boost pedal- do you get a significant volume boost when switching the SD1 on, on top of the OD3?
Covering the Les Paul Head stock
Criss ran all his amps clean and used the 2 Boss OD pedals for his rhythm and lead. The rolled off for rhythm then kicked in the rolled up tone one for lead.
Holt did the same thing but into his gain channel of his amp
"Maybe Boss should kind of put out a pedal that's two SD1s in one."
Clearly it would have to be called the SD2 Mountain King.
All in favour, say I.
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I use mine with my MP1. It adds.....I dunno...something. Whatever it does it’s cool!
i love my SD-1 but i find the brighter tone it has versus my TS9 works better with extended range guitars or even just lower tuned guitars, especially with an extra volume boost afterwards since i find mine has a bit of a volume drop? i still need a bit more volume with it on just about everything but my EMG equipped guitars, whereas they all work fine without it thru my TS9. 7 string into an SD-1 boosting a marshall tho and i get a real nasty tone that just sounds evil lol
oh yeah, and as a standalone drive into a clean amp, the SD-1 has a lot more life to it imo. the brighter sound works really well, i only really use my TS9 as a boost since as a standalone drive it just sounds kinda dull
Great video. I've been trying to use the SD1 with a Marshall sounding amp without much success. I find that the same way it removes some of the bass, it also kills the high end, which is not very pleasant for this kind of amp. I started using it at the front of a NUX Amp Academy pedal in Fender mode. It really shines there. Any advice on getting to work better with a Marshall sound? Great video. Thank you
I prefer it as a boost into a Marshall that is already crunchy, to go from rhythm to lead. Drive very low, level max, tone between 5 and 7
I just bought this pedal but at the moment it goes through a fender rumble 25watts for bass guitar as I play mainly bass, i just started to learn guitar and I would like to know which amp would you recommend me to play at home at have a great sound with this pedal as at the moment it doesnt sound really good, thank you all
I'm still waiting on the release of the Boss go's to eleven pedal.
That and the talent booster will be a wicked combo \M/
@@LeonTodd 😄😎🤘
Great tone ...i can see from your face bro... great player too...
Why did he put tape over the Gibson logo?
Dino Riders? That takes me back.
Question: How high is your amps gain with the pedal on lead, thanks.
I'm sure you already explained it somewhere Leon but why are you hiding your Gibson logo? Haha :D Great looking les paul. And cool video.
Yeah a little in-joke related to the whole "play authentic" thing. It's a great guitar!
Love the SD1! Happy 40th! Do you ever use it in front of your Axe/FM3? A shootout would be cool between using the SD1 in the Drive block vs thru a real SD1 in front. 👍
Do you have a link for the BT? Downloading bandcamp and will follow 🙂
What pickups do you have in the Gibson
It just works.
I finally bought one right before the anniversary, and now it’s my favorite od. The 200 dollar pedals just don’t sound as good.
Yeah available through 2021 yet it’s almost August and nobody has one in stock WTF 🤬
Preference? Maxon od808, or sd1? I’ve always used the od808, but I’ve never really compared it to anything. I just really like the maxon and never felt the need to use a different one. But 10 years later, it’s all beat up and the pots are starting to fall out and i think it might be time to replace it. I basically just use it, like you said, as a pre-eq and boost for my 6505+ on 100% of the time. Anyway, sd1 sounds good here, but I never really know until I actually play through it.