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The OD-2 and SD-2 seem very similar. Both are dual mode overdrives that can be toggled between lower gain and higher gain settings and both the later OD-2r and the SD-2 have the ability to switch between modes via an external footswitch. How do they compare tonally and circuit wise? For reference, I...

So, is the OD side even an SD-1 circuit?

I have a bunch of Boss pedals, but would not be able to even afford the patch cables for all of Doc's pedals...lol

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I did not know that the OS-2 was similar to a Rat-most people write about it being a DS-1 circuit? Are the DS-1 and Rat circuits similar to begin with or did Boss just go with something completely different for the OS-2? Does Boss make a dedicated distortion pedal similar to the Rat? Too bad about a...

Does anyone know if the SD-1 and DS-1 like circuits in the OS-2 are wired in series, as if you were chaining separate pedals together with a patch cord, or are they wired parallel; e.g., like with the parallel mode on the JB-2 Angry Driver? If in series, which one comes first-DS-1 or SD-1 circuit? I...