BOSS BD-2 BLUES DRIVER &
DM-2 ANALOG DELAY
(WAZA CRAFT OR ORIGINAL)
Boss is perhaps the most recognizable
name in effects pedals worldwide. We
all own, or have owned, something
from its lineup of indestructible
stompboxes, and it’s created many
classics such as the BD-2 Blues Driver
and DM-2 analog delay. The latter
was one of the first pedals I ever
owned, and I was enchanted by the
warm, bubbly repeats that created
a magical cloud around whatever
I played. You could say I owe my
pedal obsession to Boss because of
that old, beat-up DM-2. One of the
first boutique pedals I ever had was
the Keeley-modded BD-2, and as
advertised, it offered sweet, dynamic,
amplifier-style grind and saturation. It
helped me learn a thing or two about
dynamics when playing; it made me
pay more attention to what I was
doing. Both pedals have been reborn
in the form of the artisan Waza Craft
series, which takes what we all know
and love about the classics and raises
them to another level. The Waza Craft
Blues Driver has the original mode
you’ve become familiar with, and it
also has a custom mode, which offers
more gain, body, and sustain. If you