Is aBoss Blues Driver made for Humbuckers?

[teleman55]

Had one of these laying around for a few years and it never did much for me. I usually play a Tele, sometimes a Strat. Went to rehearse for a Gospel Music project and took an Ibanez Artcore I recently got. Something told me to take the BD. It sounded real nice. Is this a humbucker kinda pedal? Was plugged into a Deluxe Reverb for reference.

 

[Wesman61]

I think they sound way better with hums.

 

[Simto]

I think they sound way better with hums.

It's a matter of taste because i think it's way better with Single Coil

Although.. i only use it with a very low gain setting.. at higher gain settings it sounds way better on Humbuckers if you ask me.

 

[Wooley]

It sounds great with my SG ('buckers).

I have not tried it with my strat.

I should add that I have the Keeley-modded version.

 

[onyxrhino]

According to guitargeek, they do work best with humbuckers.

http://guitargeek.com/gearview/38/

But, Adam Franklin of Swervedriver uses one with a Jazzmaster, and sounds pretty swell.

 

[Gas-man]

I've had good success with a Tele and JM and the Keeley BD.

 

[kctxsa]

BD-2 for buckers, Tube Screamer for single-coil.

 

[myTakamine]

The BD seems to have a mixed reputation, but I found that I liked its dirty blues sound. But given this thread to think about it, I realize that I've only used HBs with it. Gotta try the single coils now...

 

[semi-hollowbody]

not ALL my pedals sound good with single coils (I play one strat, the rest are buckers) but the blues driver sounded great with buckers and single coils

 

[Windup 43]

I like it w/ neck sc's, but its generally less fizzy w/ buckers.

 

[teleman55]

BD-2 for buckers, Tube Screamer for single-coil.

Yeah. With my Tele and Strat I like my SD1 or Tubescreamer too.
The BD suprised me with the Ibanez. I was gonna sell it but guess I'll keep it now.

 

[PatrickE_FenderADV]

I only play single coils and I think the BD-2 works great... but with a lot of tweaking.

As SIMTO said, lower gain settings with a higher level setting. I use both a BD2 and a TS9... they are great pedals.