Boss OD-3 | The Most Underrated Overdrive Pedal?
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Welcome to this demo and review of the Boss OD3 overdrive pedal. Is this the most underrated and under appreciated overdrive pedal out there? What do you think? Using a Fender Stratocaster into a Henry Amps SRT+ and a Gibson Les Paul into a Fender Blues Junior IV.
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I absolutely loved my OD-3! In fact I was recording with P90s, into an OD-3, into a blues Jr. and the engineer and producer said "That is the PERFECT overdrive tone!" I told them what I was using and they acted deflated. Awesome and lame in the same moment.
Gotta love when you get an amazing tone from a rig that tone snobs thumb their noses at
What are your settings? I have a similar setup including the amp.
The OD-3 with P-90s is a really nice combination. Just a huge, perfect rhythm sound.
I use P90's so glad to hear this. I love my TS808 and want to get upgraded ST9 to be able to adjust the q of the mid boost, but I can't justify that without getting an OD-3 first. I was worried the OD-3 would not cut enough bass and could get muddy, but this comments really helps.
unique and versatile,a beastly pedal,got taiwan,have not played the newer ones
The OD-3 is not a simple diode clipping circuit like the old Boss SD1, Ibanez Tube Screamer or the legendary DOD 250 still used by Yungwie. The OD-3 includes 3 gain stages driven by OP amps in JFET configuration. That's why the Boss OD-3 can do soft clipping overdrive with such rich warm tone and increasing all the way to high gain with natural compression which never loses its fat tone natural picking dynamics which make each note jump out of the speaker, as if solo notes want to run away ahead of your fingers. There is much more refined technology going on inside an OD-3 than in any other Boss drive pedals.
This pedal is like having an actual preamp in a box.
Boss OD-3 is smooth as butter! I just recently discovered this pedal by a friend's recommendation. Beats out all the boutique overdrives that I have tried. Very underrated pedal.
I went into a music store in the late 90s and tried every overdrive box they had in the store. To my ear the OD-3 was the most transparent, and it was the one I bought.
My mum is always commenting I make those faces while playing guitar. Funny that Jack is making exactly the same.
I think instead of generic, you mean the OD-3 is the platonic ideal of an overdrive pedal. And I agree with you, it’s a fantastic pedal. The OD-3 gives me in spades what all the blues breakers, OCD, and Nobels never quite got right, imho.
I've owned well over 250 different Overdrive pedals and have tested a few hundred more. Everything from $50 pedals to $350 boutique pedals. I have yet to try an Overdrive pedal that I like more than my BOSS OD-3 OVERDRIVE. It's just amazing. I don't know what it is but no other Overdrive pedal does it.
By the way, I too have the Fender Blues Junior IV Western with the Eminence Cannabis Rex speaker. But I'm really considering swapping out the speaker for something less bassy and with a bit more presence.
OD-3 fan since day one (yeah, ive been using it since it first hit the market in '97).
That it works so well from boost to max gain is one it’s most impressive characteristics.
The SD-1 is great for pushing more into hard rock, but it's a very biting kind of tone and a bit too much for me most of the time. I like a more rounded overdrive.
The Boss OD-3 was the first pedal I ever bought. A dozen overdrives later (SD-1, Blues Driver, Soul Food, TS-9 etc), the OD-3 always makes out back on the board. The tone is much warmer than the SD-1 and just feels better on the ears. OD-3 is more bassy and full, like playing a big amp.
Best tone I ever heard was an early 2000s ebony frett board SG faded into an OD-3 into a 1 watt 50th marshall JCM 2000. I want to say it was a KoT into a Dumble or something, but I'd be lying - it was an OD-3.
Boss has always been "boutique" to me.
I believe the OD-3 is basically a blues driver pedal but using FET transistors instead of opamps like in the BD-2. Think Orange Solid State Crush amps having been opamp based but converted to JFET based in the latest super crush 100 for more authentic tones. I believe the OD-3 was slated to replace the blues driver as it was the improvement. But since sales were so good for the BD-2, they left it in the lineup.
It has its own thing going, especially if you mod it.
The OD-3 , the OD2r, the SD1, The BD2 and The Glove EHX with a Boss EQ all cover a beautiful range.
Great demo Jack
Wow! Amazing tone and awesome licks. Plus now I discovered the eminence C-Rex
This was the first overdrive pedal I bought--I run it through a Blues Jr III with a Vintage 30--and while I'm always thinking of trying out other pedals i can't find anything wrong with this one to justify spending more on another. It's that good.
Hi Jack, love your videos I never miss one of them 😁😁😁
No doubt about it. Nothing beats a well-engineered overdrive into a tube pre-amp. This is especially true when the pre-amp gain is cranked up.
Thanks for that demo, Jack. I really appreciate it!
Ive got 2! I have a practice of stomping a pedal off/on in my chain to make it clear to me if that particular ped is vital for the tone: this BOSS OD-3 just adds warmth to the tone! Apparently the FET stages do that job! after OD-3 I have a cheapo Dolamo D-8 for bass: cuz the OD-3 really enhances low middle freqs, not exactly the bass, and the Dolamo has Excuisite bass! a late golden nugget Ive found is the Boss Dyna Drive, which just gives a strat neck pup JAZZ dark definition tone, after the forementioned pedals...
my chain: simble-fenderengagerboost/eq-od3-dolamo8-inca kola-dynadrive-nuxhorseman-bossod1x-ZOOMG2(for eq/reverb).........................
There is a top end compression that has great chime for arpeggios and open string drone runs.
You’re a funny guy. I enjoy your vids and I dig my OD3. It’s on my board next to my Chellee Odie, which is another incredibly versatile OD.
Got this pedal yesterday and I absolutely love it
Well done and cool playing too.
That is THEY overdrive sound I have always had in my head! I have wasted thousands on boutiques when all along it was a non MIJ Boss.
I've been wanted to get this pedal for some time now. I have done my research and I think it'll serve me well, just have to pull the trigger! Thanks for the video!
Great pedal. I've owned one. I'm a big fan of Boss pedals. They are tried and true and I've been using them for almost 40 years now. I also prefer overdrive as opposed to distortion pedals when I'm using strats because of how overdrive works with single coils. You can get a fatter gain with accentuated harmonics with a solid overdrive like the OD-3, Blues Driver, and Tube Screamer.
Over time I've gone from boss, to 'boutique', and back to boss. An OD-3 into a Blues Driver really is it. However I mostly play clean and use the OD-3 with the drive real low and it just focuses the sound a bit, without chopping out all my lows like a tubescreamer
BECAUSE it is so underrated I was able to get one a few years ago for a ridiculous price.
Got one from 97,yellow box,best natural full bodied overdrive,big bottom,the way i like it,can do Angus on a whim,amazing with the strat,tf?!!
Purchased new in early 2010's in a store i'never been to,tried it and was told it's been dustying for years,it was written in stone i had to take it.
Curious to get a Malasyia-made to compare.Salute
OD-3 and BD-2 is a great combo!
Great demo, Jack.
I cannot tell you how many dirt pedals I've been through over the years (some very expensive/boutique), but the OD-3 is easily in my top 3, and I still use one to this day.
I can cover all my dirt needs with an OD-3 and an SD-1. I'm boosting the OD-3 with the SD-1 for high gain.
I’m still a bd-2 dude.😎
Thank you for avoiding the clickbait game.
I have the OD-3. It’s the only OD pedal I have. It’s the only one I need.
I always say that. Thnks for the video! 🤟🇧🇷
I have it. My parents bought it for me when I was just getting started. I thought it sounded like shit. Fast forward 25 years, I dug it out, blew the dust off one day and plugged it in and had a nice Eargasm. It's a lovely pedal.
Oh, it’s good. But I still love the ODR-1
Surely the warmest Boss OD and among the warmer ODs out there
I replaced my SD-1 with n OD-3 and my DS-1 with a TS-2 and a BD-2 sitting in between.
Driving a Dumblish driven in it s clean state. I think Im almost there ...
The OD-3 is a really good boost pedal
What about þe MXR Diſtortion +? I’d ſay it is arguably more underrated.
I tried hard to avoid using what everybody else uses. So I got a lot of pedals, including an OD3.
This way it took me decades to find out that nothing comes close to a SD1 into a Marshall...
That being said, when playing into a clean amp using only gain from the pedal: OD3...with a SD1 pushing it 😄
I think the SD1 was the "secret sauce" to some really great 80's tones like Huey Lewis' famously coveted "Heart and Soul" Marshall derived tone. Just add an SD1 to the most popular Marshall studio amps of that day and...viola! , there it is, that great, Deep delicious grind.
That pedal blows about 90% of the overdrive pedals on the market away! Indeed, it is a sleeper! However, i think you need to try the “Octonaut Hyperdrive” by Interstellar Audio! I’ll just say this… mind = BLOWN!
Great video. Maybe the archetypal overdrive sound…
great tone, warm, growly and pleasing. but the bd-2 is more dynamic
i agree the od3 is the best overdrive alongside bd3
Wampler has replicated this specific pedal and created their own versions like the Pinnacle, Sovereign, and more. They have been inspired by this pedal and have crafted their own variations.
The Belle also, which is one of my favorites
I've had this pedal since the late 80's and chose it because it just had the best tone playing through a clean amp.
Must be another yellow Boss pedal, because the OD-3 was released in 1997.
How is that possible? It was only released in 97.....
@@endezeichengrimm Good question. Looking around, it looks like '97 is when it came out, so maybe I'm forgetting something. But, this is the only pedal I remember having, and I'm pretty sure I used it in a band I had that broke up in '93. I had a piece of tape with my name so it wouldn't get mixed up with someone else's gear. I've looked at other pedals, but I'm positive it was OD-3 with the 3 knobs. But, I'm pretty sure I can't time travel either, so I don't even know what's going on.
Probably the SD-1. (yellow with 3 knobs....)@@DriveElectricWithDomenick
First! (Love your videos btw).
Hey Jack, did i see you coming out of GC in Sopo maine a couple of weeks ago???
Probably! I’ve been there recently
@@JackFossett 🍻
I wasn't certain it was you but I wanted to say I enjoy your videos. Keep it up!
Is it true bypass? does it color tone when not used? Thanks. Also curios about the Turbo OD2.
Hey Jack, do you think the OD-3 is a good match for a Fender PRRI '65 amp. Thanks!
Definitely- in fact it’s one of the best pedals for that amp IMO
Thanks, so not too much low end w/a PRRI?@@JackFossett
No one forgets it. It's in every music shop you can find....
Blues driver has that horrible fizzy top end. OD-3 hits the sweet spot. Glorious through a 5E3 or JTM45 an can hold it's own with boutiques. ,
actually on the board of the Jesus and Mary Chain
The answer to the thumbnail is 'yes'.
Have some technology force me to throw away my boss ds1 .before this time 2years. Thailand.
Why people open their mouth and doing strange things while they playing guitar?
It's like unconsciously singing for the note to play next. Santana does it the best and Prince too