What boost/OD combo has bumped the FD2 off your board?

[Mig60]

Blackstone

[lukeII]

The Red snapper (more transparent, less compressed, no added mids)

[teanett]

none

[jlagrassa]

Although I really like the FD-2 Mos I ended up with a much smaller package the MI Audio Blues Pro, when used as a low gain pedal it has a very nice open tone to it so it sounds a little less like a Tube screamer and more like a gritty amp channel!

[woude]

Suprisingly none. Everytime I buy or try another overdrive to replace it, I realise that there are some unique and beautifull sounds that other pedals just don´t have. I like it as much as my timmy, eternity and J-Drive TR. I tried about 30 overdrives so far and although I think that some pedals are way better in certain applications, for some of my needs the fulldrive is my go-to pedal.

[SkipTracer]

I used to have a yellow custom shop FD-2 and sold it for a Hot Cake. In combination with my AC30, the Fulldrive had too much mids and compression. The Hot Cake sounds much more like the amp when it's cranked, which is what I wanted, so I think it was good decision.

[neil99]

I never really bonded w/ the overdrive of the FD2, tried a couple different units so I really only used it in Comp Cut mode as a boost into an OCD. Replaced it w/ a RC boost in front of the OCD and a BOR after the OCD.

Now I can hit the OCD and BOR in the front to kick up the gain a bit with the RC , or boost the whole mess after OD with the BOR boost section or any such combination. Kind of like Boost>OD>OD>boost

[trishoot]

I agree with woude. I have tried the Klon, Eternity, Hotcake etc.. All great pedals, but for $160 you can't go wrong with the FD-II. However, don't mistake the boost function as a separate function like the ZIM and the GT-500. It just increases the gain of the pedal. It basically gives you two gain settings of the same sound, and I have found it very useful. If you want a boost/od combo pedal, I would have to agree with the member who recommended the ZIM, but you could get a Bad Bob Booster and a FD-II for the price of the ZIM and that is a killer combo.

[bluesmain]

I just picked up a BB Preamp and swapped it out with my FDll last night.I'm considering using the BB for just a hint of added gain and the FD ll for clean boost for solo's with my Bluesbreaker. I haven't fired up my mark lll with the BB on my board.

[DerekEstrada]

Hmmm....I'd say the Creation Audio Labs MK.4.23 boost with either a newish Maxon OD808 or a Zendrive pretty much do it for me, when played through a marshall rig...

[Jon Silberman]

I want to be clear at the outset that I like my FD2 a lot and it's become my primary "for the guy at the jam without available gear" pedal. However, the pedal that literally knocked it off my board is the green one.

[kenoflife]

Originally Posted by teanett

none

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[Phillip_H]

I had the Mosfet FD2 for a few months and could not bond with it at all. I'm now using an LTD Silver/Small Fry combination with a boost that RAILhead built for me. These pedals are way more flexible than the FD2 was.

I now understand that the boost function is not designed to act as a clean boost unless it's in comp cut mode, but I was pretty irritated when I first discovered that. Why can't you use the boost without the OD?

[Jon Silberman]

Originally Posted by Phillip_H

Why can't you use the boost without the OD?

For the same reason you can't fly in the air in your submarine: it's not designed for that.

[puddinstone]

I've used one but never owned one. Didn't stand up to my Burriss Boostiest. Nothing did for a long time.

Now I use a combo of LGW and Burriss Boost. This seems a bit more versatile and I like having them in separate boxes.