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Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive

Also documented as SD-1

This gain entry consolidates documented Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive variants, controls, settings and roles across dated guitarist pedalboards.

Pedalboards
3
Artists
3
Archived variants
3
Documented roles
  • Provides the only dedicated gain pedal in Buckingham's 2012 electric path.
  • Three separate units preserve distinct gain settings that the Bradshaw system can select per song.
  • Adds Prince's floor-controlled gain before the concealed clean/dirty amplifier switching system.
Controls found in the archive
DriveLevelTone

Source-specific records

Documented variants

3 archive entries

01
Recorded model

Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive

Controls

Level / Tone / Drive

Documented settings

Electric rig / Exact settings not documented

02
Recorded model

Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive

Controls

Level / Tone / Drive

Documented settings

Three units in rack / Different preset gain levels

03
Recorded model

Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive

Controls

Level / Tone / Drive

Documented settings

Exact setting not documented / 1990 tour board

Archive references

Pedalboards using this pedal

3 documented rigs