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Boss BD-2 Blues Driver vs Walrus Audio Slo: what real owners say

Real owners lean toward the Walrus Audio Slo: 88% of 307 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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Walrus Audio Slo

88%of 307 owners recommend
88% recommend · 8% neutral · 4% don't
Owners praise
  • Lush, dreamy ambient reverb tones
  • Infinite sustain/latch footswitch for drones and pads
  • Favorite Dream mode beloved by owners
Owners complain about
  • Learning curve to dial in the sounds
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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 Walrus Audio Slo owners say

“Yes this is the looking out the car window being sad sound I needed”
— @coolrecorderguy4206 on YouTube
“Oh god my wallet”
— @UncoolOcean on YouTube
“Walrus audio slo, I love the art but it's just another shitty Fv-1 reverb with uninteresting algorithms.”
— tails_the_gay_fox on Reddit