Nice review of the Boss DA2 adaptive distortion pedal

equalsql

Very impressive  distortion.. dare I say it.. but could this pedal  be 'the' boutique OD  killer(?)

Handsome_Chris

equalsql said:

Very impressive  distortion.. dare I say it.. but could this pedal  be 'the' boutique OD  killer(?)

No: It's not true bypass. :P

monquixote

It sounds good, but that guy demoing is really distracting!

viz

Sounds pretty good! (And i quite like the presenter's playing!)

stickyfiddle

"Here's the clean sound: KRANG!!!"

Bleh. 

FWIW it actually sounds ok to me through laptop speakers, but then what doesn't?

EDIT: scratch that- as soon as he goes to the high gain setting his so-called "clarity" is wasp-in-jar as far as I'm concerned...

 Ultimately, does anyone want a digital dirt pedal?

ThePrettyDamned

I have tried it. I really like it, it sounds unique, it's responsive and adds to the tone of your amp - doesn't smother it, but it does add it's own character.

This, and the dyna drive, are two things I've referenced for how new things can be better than old. Definitely worth trying them out.

The dyna drive can be bright, but the tone control is powerful so keep that low and it can be warm, too.

Of course, the concept will be ignored until, in twenty years time, boutique guys clone it and the boss original has been discontinued. Lololol

equalsql

I liked the fact that the chords he played with close, almost dissonant notes, sounded so clear. A lot of distortion  boxes start to sound like mush when using such chords at high gain settings, I do wonder if many of us are Luddites when it comes down to the digital/analogue arguments . B-)

At what sampling rate does the digital translation effectively become analogue from the perspective of human hearing ?  

ICBM

It does sound pretty good in the demo - until the 4-minute mark where he turns up the gain and it produces a really nasty separated-sounding buzz - truly horrible. (And again a bit after 6 minutes.) Odd how it does that when it sounds OK at lower settings.

I agree about the 'clean signal' not being clean and it would help to know what he's going through.

Boutique OD killer - not remotely. It's a Boss, it's 'mass produced', it's not true bypass, it has too much gain, its not 'transparent', it's probably digital, it's not a rip-off of a vintage circuit and it doesn't have a stupid name.

hugbot

I own one, I like it a lot.

I tried it out at band volume and I think it sounds better than my Blackstars drive channel.

It feels a bit odd though, extremely tight and "stiff" compared to other pedals. Which is good for fast picking and tight bass tracking but not for everyone.

Also the clarity works against you in some ways, it totally exposes your playing mistakes!

equalsql

Boutique OD killer - not remotely. It's a Boss, it's 'mass produced', it's not true bypass, it has too much gain, its not 'transparent', it's probably digital, it's not a rip-off of a vintage circuit and it doesn't have a stupid name.

Ha ... yep I forgot those prerequisites! 
>:D<

ICBM

I forgot…

equalsql said:

At what sampling rate does the digital translation effectively become analogue from the perspective of human hearing ?

44.1KHz .

ThePrettyDamned

You can tame that nasty buzzy sound he gets on the mega distortion by just taking the high knob down.  It's quite impressive, in the flesh.

bobblehat

equalsql said:

Boutique OD killer - not remotely. It's a Boss, it's 'mass produced', it's not true bypass, it has too much gain, its not 'transparent', it's probably digital, it's not a rip-off of a vintage circuit and it doesn't have a stupid name.

Ha ... yep I forgot those prerequisites! 
>:D<

You forgot the crap paintjob!