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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great little pedal, July 25, 2008
Like the review above me said, it is built like a tank. It has taken quite a bit of stompin' from me, and it is giving no signs of wearing out! It provides an amazing range of tones. I've used it for 3 things. First off, as one might hope with a name like Blues Driver, for some nice Bluesy warm overdrive. You can also use it for more hardcore distortion, which can get pretty hardcore with all knobs turned to the right. But also, with the distortion turned all the way down, but the Level turned up, it is a great little Level Booster that works great before or after other pedals. I use it before my Wah-Wah, and it makes a great sounding Wah!
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Rockin', April 9, 2008
This is built like all Boss pedals...like a tank. Solid construction, metal jacks. When you plug it in, the magic happens. Solid overdrive all the way from a gentle bluesy fell to overt crunch. Won't work for you metalheads out there, but for most of us, this is an awesome pedal.
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Buy it NOW - Great sound!, February 9, 2010
The following is my REVIEW of: Blackheart BH-5 Little Giant Tube amp head, the BH-112 Bottom, BEHRINGER Digital Reverb pedal, and BOSS BD-2 Blues Driver.
The Blackheart LITTLE GIANT Half Stack consisting of the BH-5 head matched with the BH-112 bottom has earned rave reviews from many respected sources for its great tube sound for little money creating great tube sound at an excellent value ($350. Musicians Friend). I personally found everything positive said about this great little halfstack to be 100% true. It seems to be sturdy and well made but lack handles. It has a handy 3 watt/5 watt selector switch which lets you go from practicing in a little apartment, to actually practicing with your garage band. In both the 3 and 5 watt selections you get a thick, rich tube sound but for some reason the 3 watt sound just a bit muddy compared to the 5 watt. To dial-in the sound you want, it does have tone adjustment with its treble, mids & bass knobs BUT on the down side there is NO gain & reverb controls.
So I said to myself this is the PERFECT opportunity to daisy-chain a couple pedals and see what happens. I selected the BOSS BD-2 for tone & gain, and daisy chained that with the Behringer Digital Reverb for the reverb sound.
About BOSS, my experience has shown me you can't go wrong with the BOSS brand. They come through with the goods every time but at
$90+ dollars per pedal I feel they are on the pricey side and I try to save if I can. As suspected, the Tone & Gain came though like a champ. Even at low volume levels the BH-5 set at 3 watt and half volume achieved that much desired "Speaker Breakup" sound. Don't get me wrong, YES you can get the speaker breakup sound from the amp on its own But without a gain control to boost the signal and push the tubes, you really have to crank up the volume. Neighbors may not appreciate that much :)
About BEHRINGER (the poor man's pedal), my experience has shown me at $25+ per pedal the value is excellent but the natural tone is lacking. For example I tried to save a few dollars by buying the Behringer Blues Overdrive pedal (instead of the Boss BD-2) and all I can say is NO-WAY. To me the sound was very artificial and didn't meet my expectations. My wife saw how frustrated I was with the Behringer Blues Overdrive and she surprised me with the BOSS BD-2 for Christmas... Thanks Honey :)
BUT WAIT - Don't give up on Behringer yet!! Again with the lure of saving a few bucks I decided to try the Behringer DIGITAL REVERB and was very pleasantly surprised. I was hoping for a realistic Reverb sound and this time Behringer truly delivered. There's many different settings such as Spring, Plate, Hall, and Gate. They all sound accurate like the real thing and it's the first Behringer pedal I'm really glad I own. It gets the job done.
IN CONCLUSION - If you're looking for a great all tube little half stack at a great value. The Blackheart Little Giant halfstack is an excellent choice. AND if you want amazing sound that rivals tube amps costing TWICE the price, simply add and overdrive & reverb pedal. I personally got the tone I was looking for from the BOSS BD-2 chained with the Behringer Digital Reverb. Experiment and see what works for you. Hope this helps, and as always, THANKS for reading my reviews. Be well. The WebbMan.
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