BOSS BD-2 B50A Blues Driver Overdrive Guitar Pedal (50th Anniversary Limited Edition Model)

BOSS BD-2 Limited 50th Anniversary Edition – A Collector’s Tribute to 50 Years of BOSS Innovation

Sweet, nuanced, and ultra-expressive, the BD-2 Blues Driver stands as an enduring icon in the world of guitar overdrive. Its influential BOSS analogue circuit design behaves like a tube amp, providing natural, touch-responsive gain that’s not possible with standard overdrive and distortion pedals.

Nearly three decades on, the BD-2’s articulate voice continues to power the sounds of players in every musical genre, from blues and rock to country, jazz, and beyond.

Landmark Amp-Style Circuit

From the beginning, the BD-2 was conceived by BOSS engineers to reproduce the interactive gain and compression properties of a tube amplifier. To meet this goal, they developed a unique multi-stage clipping circuit inspired by actual amps. This innovative design delivers a very organic playing experience, with drive character and harmonic content that changes with your picking attack and sound that smoothly cleans up as you roll back the volume.

Clean to Mean

Don’t be boxed in by the name—the versatile sound of the Blues Driver circuit flows with any guitar style. Lower gain settings produce a mild breakup that’s ideal for defined chord work, arpeggio playing, and adding body to lead lines. The tone gets fatter and more saturated as you crank the gain, mimicking the behaviour of a vintage tube amp. The BD-2’s transparent voice also excels as a full-range boost for pushing downstream drive pedals and high-gain amps into fierce distortion while maintaining definition and clarity.

Unmatched Dynamic Expression

The BD-2 is renowned for its sensitivity and expressive range, and many players use it as an “always-on“ pedal to shape their core sound. A soft touch is rewarded with a rich harmonic bloom around the notes, while a hard attack delivers sharp-yet-smooth tones that cut through the band. With your just playing touch and volume knob adjustments, there’s a universe of drive colours ready to explore.

50th Anniversary Limited Edition Model

Celebrating five decades of BOSS craftsmanship, this 50th Anniversary Edition faithfully preserves the legendary tone and circuitry of the original model while introducing a sleek metallic finish, gold-capped knobs, and commemorative anniversary badging. This special model is part of a very limited run, so once stock is gone - it's gone forever!

KEY FEATURES: BOSS BD-2 Blues Driver Overdrive Guitar Pedal (50th Anniversary Limited Edition Model)

• Special Limited Edition model with premium metallic blue finish that honours BOSS' 50-year legacy
• Classic BOSS overdrive pedal, in continuous production since 1995
• Innovative amp-like gain circuit with organic tone and rich harmonic content
• Highly responsive to picking dynamics and guitar volume changes
• Wide gain range supports a variety of applications, from a transparent clean boost to aggressive overdrive
• Tone control for shaping the high-end response
• BOSS five-year warranty
  

BOSS BD-2 User Manual