Great flat response but can get the needed mid hump with the hot switch. The bd2 is more crisp and clear, hence people preferring it as a booster over the blue note. Sep 04, 2009 okay, after some debate i decided to put this thread up. Rockett audio designs pro series blue note overdrive guitar effects pedal. Tried a rockett pedals blue note through a bluesbreakerles paul. Aug 22, 2019 for me its all about keeping the rig as simple as i can while at the same time getting the sound i want as if we ever get exactly what we think we want. I play with clean and low gain tones most of the time, and really do not like overdrive pedals at all, but the mad professor sweet honey overdrive, simble, and little green wonder have fantastic picking dynamics, and give a very tube like feel.
I dont know anything about who is responsible for the design but from looking at it i assumed that it started with a fairly generic circuit. I have a keeley java boost, and it sounds awesome with my marshall but not so much. I like the ts9 but sometimes its a little bright and a little fuzzy when turned up. Rockett audio designs, a woody, organic drive pedal that does it all, from gentle, tubey breakup to crankedamp crunch.
The blue note gives you a very woodsy blues feel and can achieve more gain than a typical tube screamer no this isnt another ts clone just using this as a reference. Also have you tried to hit the front of the amp hard and juice up the level to too loud. Maybe i was trying to use too much gain but the blue note works better for me. I should add that my bd2 was tweaked a little bit from the stock galaxie mod to give it more presence and a bit less midrange emphasis. In the ongoing efforts to arrive at the perfect tone, ive been spending an inordinate amount of time experimenting with and researching overdrives, fuzzes and distortions. Guitar pedal x gpx blog 28 of the best compact overdrive. It has a slightly fatter treble response which sound so good with a gretsch. Nov 15, 2012 klon centaur overdrive pedal new version fulltone plimsoul overdrive pedal rockett blue note overdrive pedal overdrive pedal shootout.
Looking at the blue note circuit board there doesnt seem to be anything real impressive there but it works as advertised. In its time, it has inspired pedal tinkerers, builders, and even its own parent company to make the humble overdrive even better. I set about getting all my current favourites and notables into the above visual, and i will freely admit im very happy with the results. This is my own preferred overdrive selection intentionally as broad as possible with actually 12 categories of overdrives, but could still be an even longer listing, and ive had to make some very difficult choices for the final selection even though it is relatively. Boss bd2 blues driver klassisk mediumgain overdrive. It also has a hot switch which can boost the mids to be more tubescreamer sounding when engaged but, unlike the tubescreamer, the blue note has a fat knob that allows you to adjust the low mids to any value you want. I use a boss tuner, a boss blues driver, a rogue analogue delay, and i have an ibanez tube. So another chapter of the tone quest is nearing its momentary endpoint. These are a mix of pedals which are direct replicas, inspired by, or just well within the ballpark of the original klon centaur which is still fetching ridiculous prices on and ebay typically way in excess of. The blue note tour series is designed for the touring musician with a rugged, steel enclosure and the new speed switch system.
I did hear the mxr micro amp one night, guy in a blues club playing a cranked ampeg gemini i. Id take the bd as a boost, the blue note if i needed low to medium gain od. If youre looking for a full sounding, transparent od that wont color your tone to add a little od to your signal for crunch rhythm type tones, this is not the pedal. It might be fair to say, then, that the blues driver, with its higher gain range, is more like a ts9. Being somewhat eclectic in my tastes, there are a number of the deemed key core sounds i like. In praise of the humble, underrated boss blues driver. Heavy blues oddistortion pedal recommendations page 2 my. Wtf, that pedal sounded insanely good on every setting. Hot wired brent mason pedal vs rockett blues note overdrive pedal. Klon vs plimsoul vs blue note overdrive pedals youtube. For that type of application, id recommend the barber gain changer, j rockett blue note, or fulltone ocd, among several others out there. This transparent and organic sounding overdrive pedal is ideal if you.
Other pedals to consider aside from what has been mentioned already is a menatone red snapper, paul c audio timmy or rockett pedals blue note overdrive. The hot switch adds more gain, more volume and gooses the lowmids for a thick. The blue notefirst in chainalso would pick up radio when the guitar volume was rolled back. It would be appreciated if a mod could sticky this. Ive been trying to look for a good blues pedal and ive tried most of the typical ones like the boss blues driver, ts9 etc. Mar 08, 2017 canadian session player and touring musician kris richards created this fantastic demo of our tour series blue note overdrive. Owler reports affino blog 12 degrees of saturation key. More than 20 years on, the boss bd2 blues driver has become a staple for players across genres. So many other pedals can do what you want rockett blue note is one for sure, but nothing has challenged the tim for me.
But for me, the bn and the gc together are pure magic. Rockett pedals blue note overdrive the blue note gives you a very woodsy blues feel and can achieve more gain than a typical tube screamer no this isnt another tubescreamer clone just using this. Guitar pedal x news 12 degrees of saturation key guitar. You can live in the jazzblues world all day long with the blue note tour series always. Canadian session player and touring musician kris richards created this fantastic demo of our tour series blue note overdrive. J rockett audio blue note pedal demo video by shawn tubbs. Id take the blue note over the blues driver anyday. It has a very amp sounding od and is dynamic like an amp. Guitar pedal x gpx blog 22 of the best klon klone style. The blue note is smoother as the gain increases, not as spiky in the treble as the bd2.
Still have the blues driver but the erd is pretty good. Boss bd2 blues driver classic mediumgain overdrive. Not a bad thing at all, and it could be perfect for you but. The rockett majestic and 45 caliber are almost identical to the blue note circuitwise but my pick is the majestic for use with filtertrons. Low gain overdrive pedals gearslutz pro audio community. Klon will work it has the right sort of midrange for a gretsch but for me it is too compressed for rockabilly. The magic is in the tweaking that the rockett website claims took over a year. Must have effect pedals fender stratocaster guitar forum. Regular boss bd2 w blues driver, digitech screamin blues, keeley katana blues drive, pedaltank blue overdrive, vfe pedals blues king, wampler paisley drive large analogman king of tone, fulltone fulldrive 3, j rockett tim pierce signature, lazy j cruiser deuce, lovepedal amp eleven, tone city king of blues, trex moller 2. As one might guess from the name of the pedal, it is meant for blues, roots rock or anything that calls for a greasy, gritty rhythm or lead tone. I can also suggest the cmat butah as a good low to mid gain overdrive. Making a crazy custom guitar the most complex electric guitar ever. The boss bd2 blues driver pedal gives you the classic, bluesy sound of an overdriven vintage tube amp in a compact pedal.
The bd2 earned its place in the stompbox hall of fame thanks to those evolutions and the ways it continues to. I periodically do these category roundups, typically triggered by a pedal launch or two, as is the case in this instance. Ive got a stock bd2 and i really like it but it can sound a little shrill and fizzy from time to time. I purchased a rockett blue note, a barber gain changer, and the new visual sound vs xo. Please check out this thread before posting a question on something that might be covered here, hopefully this turns. Depending on the pedal, such as those by tc electronic, mxr, and electroharmonix, you can get anything from a warm, rich overtone to a harsh and. Rockett pedals blue note od overdrive pedal youtube. Rockett audio designs tour series blue note overdrive.
I also play blues rock and i would recommend a rockett blue note to start with. However the boss blues driver does not always like lp. Lowgain and boasting a ton of tonal shaping ability, the blue note will only ever creep into harder rock territory when the hot switch is flipped. The blue note tour series is identical in sound to the original blue note, but does not offer the hot switch option.
Apr 19, 20 i have seen the best blues guitarist i have ever seen, compete at the international blues challenge in memphis using an unknown stage amp and using his guitar and the boss bd2 blues pedal. Peluso ck2sp matched capsules cemc6 peulso ck41sp matched capsules cemc6 maxon ood9 organic overdrive. Mar 02, 2011 rockett pedals blue note overdrive the blue note gives you a very woodsy blues feel and can achieve more gain than a typical tube screamer no this isnt another tubescreamer clone just using this. With the newly added hot switch the pedal is capable of multiple tones. If youre playing blues and jazz and want an od pedal but find that most are too extreme, the j. Rockett audio designs tour series blue note overdrive youtube shawn tubbs fly out pedal board rundown demo video by shawn tubbs duration. Rockett audio designs is a balanced, precisiontuned amp extension with just enough voice of its own to make a statement. Rockett blue note vs boss blues driver the gear page. Rockett pedals blue note overdrive guitar effects pedal. In my mind heavy blues is more of a marshall thing. This is the thread for discussion of overdrive distortion pedals. Dial in cool, singing blues overdrive on the blue note, or flip to its hot mode to go from a flat eq to bumpedup mids, perfect for howling leads. These pedals to not impart a midhump like a tubescreamersimilar to barber ltdsr. The blue note gives you a very woodsy, blues feel and can achieve more gain than a typical tube screamer no, this isnt another ts clone as we are just using this as a reference.
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