Guitar Pedals · owner-verdict comparison

Boss BD-2 Blues Driver vs Boss GT-1: what real owners say

Real owners rate these about evenly: 64% of 167 Boss BD-2 Blues Driver owners recommend it, vs 69% of 182 for the Boss GT-1.

Verdicts aggregated from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube owner comments — affiliate reviews excluded. Sample sizes differ; judge accordingly. How we score

Boss BD-2 Blues Driver

64%of 167 owners recommend

64% recommend · 19% neutral · 17% don't

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Boss GT-1

69%of 182 owners recommend

69% recommend · 12% neutral · 19% don't

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What Boss BD-2 Blues Driver owners say

“the Blues Driver beat all of them. The most organic drive I've heard in a pedal.”
— @jonny1251 on YouTube

“LOVED my bd-2 and ds-1 when i was in high school”
— @jonwanrocks on YouTube

“Mehhh. I have the Waza version, and I can hear the same fizziness - which some may like but I don't.”
— @RPSartre01 on YouTube

What Boss GT-1 owners say

“Sounds great!”
— @SonicBluMustang on YouTube

“it still amazes me as to how good it sounds (and how simple it is to operate.)”
— @davidwoods358 on YouTube

“Got the unit today and already a big disappointment.”
— @montiac22 on YouTube