The bass control on an amplifier adjusts the low-end frequencies played through the amp. Turning the mids setting up will allow the tone to sound fuller and provide more depth, whilst turning it down is often called “scooping the mids” and may be compensated by having high bass and treble settings instead, which is often used for heavy metal.
The middle or “mids” setting on a Fender amp allows you control mid-range frequencies. Having the treble on a lower setting will make the tone sound more mellow. Turning the treble up will cause the sound to be crisp, sharp and bright, allowing the separate notes being played to be heard more distinctly. The treble control on a Fender amp allows you to adjust the high-range frequencies. Low-mid gain settings suit blues, rock and indie well, whilst high gain settings are suitable for heavier genres such as metal. Turning the gain up will cause the tone to become more distorted. The gain control can be found on many Fender amps on the second channel settings. The distorted channel will usually have a “gain” setting, allowing you to control how distorted the tone will be. One is for purely clean tones, and the other is for distorted tone. Many Fender amps have two channels available. Overall I feel my money would be better spent on an OCD in this price range, or with the Dano TOD if budget is a factor.Let’s start by going through some of the main controls you’ll find on Fender amps including Hot Rod, Mustang, Champion, Rumble, Tone Master, Vintage Modified and Vintage Reissue models. I also think the Danelectro TOD is way beyond this offering from Boss for half the money. I like the Digitech Bad Monkey because it splits the tone into two separate knobs, allowing for more tweaking and it runs around half the price, but I do feel the BD-2 responds to picking attack slightly better (not 50 dollars better IMO). I prefer it to the similar priced Ibanez Tubescreamer, but once again I feel that pedal is overpriced for what it does. Overall this pedal would be a good pedal in the 50US dollars market, but for 100US dollars there are better options out there. An added high and low EQ selection would be nice, but this pedal holds it own for those dirty rhythm and lead tones especially so with a Stratocaster or Telecaster into a tube amp. The sound of this pedal does simulate the sound of a pushed tube amp fairly well (better than the Super Overdrive SD-1 from Boss), but it is a little sterile sounding when compared to a boutique pedal like the OCD from Fulltone for example. You can easily get those sustained rock leads, but there isn’t enough gain to get a saturated 80’s metal lead tone, as would be expected. There is as much gain on this thing as you would expect for a pedal called a “Blues” driver. This pedal is not meant to be a super heavy sounding distortion pedal, so when I hear people complain about the amount of gain on tap it just seems silly. I could have used a better EQ section than just the basic tone knob, at least a two band EQ would have been nice. The housing and jacks are metal and will deal with life on the road.
It’s a very straightforward layout and the knobs seem sturdy and hold your settings well. I wouldn’t worry about any Boss pedals breaking on you. It is a very reliable pedal and I’ve never heard any complaints in the build of the pedal or quality control. The Boss has the same build quality that has proven the test of time. Dimensions of the pedal are Boss’s typical 2.4" x 5.1" x 2.9" and it weighs about a pound.
The pedal can be powered by 9 volt batter or external AC adapter. It has familiar settings, one tone knob to adjust the EQ of the pedal, one knob for overall volume, and one knob for the amount of gain. The Boss Blues Driver (BD-2) is a typical Boss overdrive pedal.
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