Pedals that stack with the Boss BD-2 Blues Driver
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Ibanez Tube Screamer
Ibanez
37% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (transparent → mid-forward)
The Screamer's mid-forward boost stacks with the Blues Driver's own solid, bluesy overdrive.
Klon Centaur
Klon
35% matchTwo clear, transparent drives — stack the Blues Driver into the Klon and the breakup layers without turning muddy or losing note definition.
Electro-Harmonix Bad
Electro-Harmonix
25% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
The Bad Stone's resonant, organic phase sweep follows the Blues Driver's solid overdrive for added motion.
Comes later in the signal chain
Boss DS-1 Distortion
Boss
22% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → clean boost)
What Boss BD-2 Blues Driver brings here leans toward full — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
MXR Dyna Comp
MXR
22% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (transparent → mid-forward)
The Dyna Comp's squash evens pick dynamics before the Blues Driver's own solid, bluesy overdrive.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Electronic Audio Experiments Glaive Octave Fuzz
Electronic Audio Experiments
19% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → clean boost)
The Glaive's extreme, doom-voiced octave fuzz gives the Blues Driver's solid, bluesy gain a genuinely strange new texture.
Comes later in the signal chain
Donner Dumbal Drive
Donner
18% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → clean boost)
What Boss BD-2 Blues Driver brings here leans toward full — that's worth building a pairing around
Caline CP-14 English Man Distortion
Caline
17% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → clean boost)
Boss BD-2 Blues Driver pushes a high gain tone toward clean boost
Comes later in the signal chain
Beetronics Vezzpa
Beetronics
16% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)
Run fuzzy into Boss BD-2 Blues Driver for more clean boost on top
Comes later in the signal chain
SONICAKE Shark
Sonicake
16% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → clean boost)
Stack Boss BD-2 Blues Driver on top and a crunchy tone tightens toward clean boost
Comes later in the signal chain
Fender Full Moon
Fender
15% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → clean boost)
Feed a high gain signal into Boss BD-2 Blues Driver and it comes out closer to clean boost
Comes later in the signal chain
Fuzzrocious Blast Furnace
Fuzzrocious
15% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → clean boost)
Boss BD-2 Blues Driver takes that high gain character and pushes it toward clean boost
Comes later in the signal chain
Meris Polymoon
Meris
12% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Boss BD-2 Blues Driver's full voice out front: Meris Polymoon goes after Boss BD-2 Blues Driver in the signal chain so its modulated voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Dawner Prince Boonar
Dawner Prince
12% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
The Boonar's Echorec-style repeats trail the Blues Driver's solid, bluesy overdrive into a vintage wash of echo. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Black Arts Toneworks -Fnord
Black Arts Toneworks
11% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → clean boost)
Stack Boss BD-2 Blues Driver on top and a high gain tone tightens toward clean boost
Comes later in the signal chain
NuX Drive Core Deluxe MKII
Nux
9% matchWhat Boss BD-2 Blues Driver brings here leans toward full — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
One Control OC Tornado
One Control
9% matchWhat Boss BD-2 Blues Driver brings here leans toward full — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Master Effects Transmission Bass Preamp
Master Effects
9% matchBoss BD-2 Blues Driver's full voice suits Master Effects Transmission Bass Preamp's own tight character
Comes later in the signal chain
Catalinbread CB Series Fuzz
Catalinbread
9% matchWhat Boss BD-2 Blues Driver brings here leans toward full — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
AlfaTone Paperback Heartbreaker #3
Alfatone
8% matchBoss BD-2 Blues Driver's own full character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Crazy Tube Circuits Triptychon
Crazy Tube Circuits
8% matchBoss BD-2 Blues Driver's own full character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Morley MDB2 Dual Boost Distortion
Morley
8% matchWhat Boss BD-2 Blues Driver brings here leans toward full — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Hudson Electronics AP-II
Hudson Electronics
8% matchWhat Boss BD-2 Blues Driver brings here leans toward full — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
JHS The Milkman Echo/Slap Delay/Boost
JHS Pedals
8% matchBoss BD-2 Blues Driver's own full character is the real reason this is worth trying — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
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