OD-1 Famous Users Thread
Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2021 6:58 am
Whilst researching the OD-1 I came across this article about the late great Rory Gallagher, who in his latter days used a nice array of classic BOSS pedals. Here's a snippet of an interview with Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell discussing his choices:
https://equipboard.com/pros/rory-gallag ... ects-pedal
and his equipment pedalwise here > https://rorygallagher.com/effects-pedals/
There's a picture there of an incredibly grime and filth encrusted BOSS board or Rory's with most of the aforementioned effects in, like his guitar there was green plant matter and goodness knows what all over it!
The sheer brightness and treble content of the OD-1 always put me off initially (as for years I was mostly hunting an always-on overdrive to use as an amp drive substitute). But in context, and pedal tech/history lineage terms, it's introduction was very much as a replacement to the equally punchy bright treble boosters of that era, as was the case with Rory (Rangemaster, later a Hawk EQ/booster). Of course it could also do a nice tube-alike overdrive by itself.
Additionally here is Pete Townsend of the Who's simple setup of more recent years featuring the OD-1 alongside a compressor, and most recently a delay, all encased in a nifty Pete Cornish board.
https://www.thewho.net/whotabs/gear/gui ... drive.html
I love this stuff!
https://equipboard.com/pros/rory-gallag ... ects-pedal
and his equipment pedalwise here > https://rorygallagher.com/effects-pedals/
There's a picture there of an incredibly grime and filth encrusted BOSS board or Rory's with most of the aforementioned effects in, like his guitar there was green plant matter and goodness knows what all over it!
The sheer brightness and treble content of the OD-1 always put me off initially (as for years I was mostly hunting an always-on overdrive to use as an amp drive substitute). But in context, and pedal tech/history lineage terms, it's introduction was very much as a replacement to the equally punchy bright treble boosters of that era, as was the case with Rory (Rangemaster, later a Hawk EQ/booster). Of course it could also do a nice tube-alike overdrive by itself.
Additionally here is Pete Townsend of the Who's simple setup of more recent years featuring the OD-1 alongside a compressor, and most recently a delay, all encased in a nifty Pete Cornish board.
https://www.thewho.net/whotabs/gear/gui ... drive.html
I love this stuff!
