Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive Pedal
$62.99
Price: $62.99
(as of Jan 21, 2025 00:55:13 UTC – Details)
Legendary BOSS overdrive pedal with genre-defining sound and feel. Since its release in 1981, the workhorse SD-1 Super Overdrive has been the core gain pedal for generations of players across every musical genre. Based around the revolutionary asymmetrical clipping circuit from the OD-1 Overdrive—one of the three original BOSS compact pedals from 1977—the SD-1 delivers rich, smooth, and highly musical overdrive tones that continue to inspire guitarists everywhere.
Overdrive Pedal f Electric Guitar
Legendary BOSS overdrive pedal with genre-defining sound and feel
Stacks well with boost, overdrive, and distortion pedals
Unique asymmetrical clipping circuit produces tube-like overdrive characteristics
Customers say
Customers praise the guitar effect device for its solid build quality, good sound quality, and reasonable price. They find it well-made for gigs and practice, providing a warm tube amp tone. Many consider it a great value for money. The pedal works well with both pickup types and low tuning guitars. It’s easy to control, distortion, and lasts a long time. However, some customers have different opinions on the overdrive.
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Harcohen –
A Great Iteration of a Classic
I’ve been a fan of the Super Overdrive since the 80s. It’s a perfectly balanced overdrive pedal with just enough bite and transparency. Now, with the Waza Craft edition, you get even more bite, crunch and clarity. While I’m still a fan of the classic edition, I consider the Waza edition well worth the money. It’s built like a tank and works for any musical style.
Alex K –
Such a great product
Can’t say enough good things. It’s a high quality product for a great price. I got one of these to replace a Behringer TO800. The Behringer is fine but I wanted a mid focused drive pedal with more gain/bite than it offered and knew the SD-1 would provide that. For $62 this thing was a great deal. It’s built like a tank, solid metal. And it gives me that warm overdrive tube like sound I wanted with more flexibility in the gain knob than a tubescreamer. If you want that warm tube amp sound, this is perfect. I think some that rated this lower wanted a straight up distortion pedal which this is NOT. For the Boss version of that, look to the DS-1 not the SD-1. This is a medium gain overdrive, not a distortion pedal.
Yave Rodriguez –
great pedal
classic 80’s tone
walter mckown –
very nice
lots of sound. good deal
Richard Evans –
Great for classic/alternative rock and blues, not so great for hard rock or metal
The full-chord voicing tone that you get out of this pedal is amazing. It’s clean, crisp, and well balanced. I also like playing Vai and other virtuoso players. If you enjoy playing those stylings or hard rock or metal, this pedal may not be for you. “Super Overdrive” is not super overdrive, it’s more like a subtle distortion when it comes to lead play. In fact, even with the settings to the max, you can still hear the acoustic tones of the notes breaking through, which is awesome if you’re a blues player or 70s rock enthusiast. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great distortion and really flairs up the pentatonics when playing over an acoustic rhythm section. Major form and modal play are quite weak though. It also pairs well with alternative rock (broader chord voicing). If you like low end, this pedal may not be a great choice. It has quite a bit of treble and is very airy (not sure if that’s a word). I pair it with a chorus pedal, which really improves the tone. I think a lot of the demos that you see on this pedal are run through high-end amps, which really does not display how this thing sounds to the average person playing a $200 amp. Another trick that I’ve seen when people are demoing this pedal is that they add the super overdrive to a distorted channel to push it over the top, which sounds amazing. You cannot push this pedal over the top on its own. I hope this helps.
Jslon –
Great classic sound
This Boss overdrive gives the classic vintage overdrive sound in a compact package. Yes, you lose the battery option, but you gain room on your pedal board. Totally worth it in my case as I already use a power supply. Matches well with other Boss pedals. Sturdy and well made for gigs, practice, etc.
Joe K –
Great Over Drive Pedal!
Solid BOSS construction and sound! Works on a 9V battery or on DC. I enjoy using this pedal!
Nick Lane –
My favorite pedal
Great sound, great price. I have a handful of pedals, including the DS-1 and the Big Muff, but this one is my favorite. It gives a classic, warm overdrive tone.
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Buen sonido de sobre marcha , si te gusta un sonido distorsionado moderado, claro y definido pero sin irte a algo con mucha ganancia o demasiada distorsión este pedal es la opción
Eddie Biljan –
Boss products, great as always. I use the SD-1 to bump up my signal a bit and helps with definition when playing loud volumes/ high gain in various rooms, helps push the sound.
Alejandro B. –
Muy buen diseño y excelente operación. Lo usé para tocar Rock y Blues.
Anshul K. –
Great pedal get this pedal in great Indian Amazon sale really good tone also packing and delivery was good ð
mayonan –
As with most Boss pedals, this is well constructed and has a lovely warm overdrive sound or boost to your already crunchy amp.