Guitar Pedals · owner-verdict comparison

Boss BD-2 Blues Driver vs MXR Carbon Copy: what real owners say

Real owners lean toward the MXR Carbon Copy: 71% of 31 owners recommend it, vs 64% of 167 for the Boss BD-2 Blues Driver.

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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MXR Carbon Copy

71%of 31 owners recommend

71% recommend · 13% neutral · 16% 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 MXR Carbon Copy owners say

“Easily my favourite delay pedal!”
— @thejosebatista on YouTube

“Love the CarbonCopy.”
— @northof50now on YouTube

“j'ai acheté cet effet c'est loin d'être ça !”
— @francoisb4830 on YouTube