Boss TE-2, PW-2, BC-2 and More!

In this week's episode, Josh tries to stump you with BOSS pedals you've never heard of, realizes that some pedals are not sold in America and has a mild emotional breakdown over the number 4. So, yeah, another normal day at JHS.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:28 TE-2 & PW-2
4:09 "Quantum Cannon"
4:59 BC-2 & FB-2
8:00 "Blue Asteroid"
9:36 DN-2 & PQ-4
12:17 "Sneaky Little Dinosaur"
13:26 Did That Sound Like Radiohead?
14:40 MO-2 & DB-5
16:45 "Twinkle Twinkle Supernova"
17:32 A Lesson In Not Following The Crowd
18:28 Record Time
19:20 Thanks For Watching!

Gear In This Episode:
BOSS TE-2 Tera Echo
BOSS PW-2 Power Driver
BOSS BC-2 Combo Drive
BOSS DF-2 Super Distortion & Feedbacker
BOSS DF-2 Super Feedbacker & Distortion
BOSS FB-2 Feedbacker/Booster
BOSS DN-2 Dyna Drive
BOSS PQ-4 Parametric Equalizer
BOSS MO-2 Multi Overtone
BOSS Driver DB-5
JHS "Loud Is More Good Amp"
Bilt Relevator Guitar

Record Time:
Waxahatchee - Saint Cloud

Josh’s record player is by U-Turn Audio:

The jams from this episode are on BandLab! Head over to the link below to jam with us, download the stems, and create your own samples from our sounds... or all of those things.

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[zedcarr]

Over 30 years of playing guitar, and I never knew that the AC in Vox AC30 stood for Amplifier Combo.

[Leoine]

That fact that you guys are showcasing a direct competitor's products for the sheer purpose of helping us all find more cool stuff, is just awesome. You guys are truly the best.

[magranamx]

I'm here to complain that a pedal I knew nothing about yesterday, just became too expensive for my pedal budget

[phogue]

“Be you, don’t be them.” That’s the pedal quote of the year, at least for me.

[MrKaufmana]

When I worked at a music store, I would show EVERYONE the Dyna Drive (the piano teachers didn't care for it). It is a FANTASTIC drive pedal.

[RIKSUAVE]

Dude, this channel is effing rad! Something about this dude's whole shtick is just wildly entertaining; maybe it's the juxtaposition between the enthusiasm and the deadpan. I love the nerding out on these obscure pedals, the jams, and free music. Thank you.

[PerpetuallyTiredMusician]

I own the terra echo but then again I buy all the boss echo/delay pedals. Gotta have em all. I also have the combo drive. I didn't buy it myself and its the last christmas gift I got from my mom before she passed away so I am never ever getting rid of it.

Great show as always, have a nice weekend and stay safe everyone <3

[rayjeeves]

I discovered this guy through Paul Gilbert. Watching an interview he did with him about his pedal, and am so glad I found him. His sense of humor alone makes it worthwhile to watch!

[luisantoniogarcia]

My very first pedal was the FB-2. I love it. It was really fun being able to get feedback from my tiny fender amp at age 13 without driving my parents nuts

[ericcarpenter]

My first pedal was a Metal Zone, and i thought it was the coolest sound ever, then everyone told me how terrible that sound was. You, sir, have really brought me back to loving Boss. I thank you for it, every time I buy a Boss pedal, I feel a ton of pride. Thanks Josh!!

[NerdGasims]

The XT-2 Xtortion needs to be added to this list. Produced for less than a year, came out around the same time as the PW-2. Also the XT-2 has a red sparkle finish

[LeviBulger]

The Combo Drive is absolutely incredible. Beatles in a box but with the ability to go full on treble booster fuzz

[BassBooking]

The super feedback distortion was the sound of the mid 90s Jacksonville, FL indie rock scene. Still got one.

[mmurphy]

The Tera Echo delay seemed really interesting and then I found it on the BOSS GT-1 and it’s a really fun and great effect.

[michaeladams]

The Dyna Drive actually makes for a good Bass drive pedal. Can be used for a clean boost or as a light drive that responds to how hard you play.

[MrNeurotix]

Another rare boss pedal from the same era as the pw-2, is the xt-2 xtortion. Was also produced less than a year, meant for the grunge scene. it's a distortion/fuzz like sound with something that resembles a fixed wah. pretty unique

[Aidan.w]

I agree with what you said about not letting people on guitar forums decide your pedals for you. Forums can be helpful to understand the pros and cons of certain pedals, but everyone has different tastes and you should always get the pedals YOU want, not what someone else thinks is best. A good example of this is my Boss AC-2 Acoustic simulator. After a year of hesitation (caused by haters of that pedal on forums), I finally got it and it's absolutely fantastic! Turns out the reason it gets hated is because everyone just plugs them into guitar amps which isn't what it's designed for, they're for acoustic/bass amps or PA's, and for switching to acoustic tones mid-song, rather than a permanent replacement of an acoustic guitar.

[jmanson]

The Tera Echo was my first and only pedal for my first 5 years of learning. I think it is pretty popular with film audio people because you can make Scifi folly sounds with it like laser blasters etc.

[justinguitarcia]

4 in japanese is close to the word 'death' in japanese, so makes sense that there is superstition around the number making it even weirder that this is the only boss pedal (according to josh) with the number

[dylanadams]

One of the cool things about the Boss MS-3 (it's a multi FX but also a mini pedal switcher) is that it has the Tera Echo built in.