Boss SD-1 vs Digitech Bad Monkey

Overdrives on a budget! I'm running the Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive up against a Digitech Bad Monkey Overdrive. 2 very different pedals, both for $50 or under. SD-1 seems a little better at first, but the Bad Monkey really tears it up once you use the Low and High knobs to shape the tone.

Sorry for the lower quality audio. My recording levels were up too high and I got some serious nasty distortion in the recording (and it wasn't from the pedals - ha!) so I used the camera's audio instead.

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[FollowChristJesus]

BTW are you using a tube amp or a solid state amp? It sounds solid state to me, those don't have the same sonic characteristics of a tube amp so comparing these pedals that are designed to push tube amps on a solid state amp is like test driving a Porche while in park...

[machogriz]

@FollowChristJesus Well, technically I was using a Line 6 UX2 Studio with an emulated Fender Bassman, which gives a very realistic tube tone, but then I was using a Fender Frontman 25r (which is solid state) for my output speaker, which is was you're hearing, so I guess you could say that it is tube and solid state, haha!

[Crunchifyable]

@machogriz Even though it's a solid state amp, I think you did a pretty good job demoing at the 3 main settings most people would want (no gain, full gain) and seeing how the EQ worked.

Still hard for me to pick one. Only real difference I see is the Bad Monkey has more volume / boost on tap.

[machogriz]

@Crunchifyable Thanks!

[hoodiey]

what song is @5:00 ?? anyone ..

[machogriz]

@hoodiey Falling in Love Again by Jack Thammarat

[Xenogenocide]

I think the SD-1 kills it. :)

[MrRoMe00]

I have a SD-1 and I like it more than others pedals (for this money)

[randomtwit]

Dude learn how to equalize them first

[yuricriss]

sd-1 is much more clean...

[moniqeumika]

this is fake

[paulgaudinjrBCN]

the volume of the Bad Monkey is too low

[JBL8863]

Great demo...I own the SD1 and at first I hated overdrive pedals. Most of my amps are tube driven. Now I use it to boost my dirt pedal in my Dime head and the combination is amazing. I like the Digitec Bad Monkey pedal I don't own one but I own a Jam man by Digitec and their stuff is as good as Boss products. If I need another set up for my other amp I would get the BM for sure...

[knikk77]

Bad monkey, alot better. IMHO. I own both. But the Bad Monkey is more similar to the Xotic Effects BB Preamp than the tubescreamer. The SD-1 is more like the tubescreamer.