1985 Boss SD-1 Overdrive Japan Vintage Effects Pedal

1985 Boss SD-1 Overdrive Japan Vintage Effects PedalThe Boss SD 1 is the longest running overdrive in the Boss range. Produced (and virtually unchanged) for over 20 years, the SD 1 is widely considered to be the asymmetrical clipping counterpart to the Ibanez Tubescreamer. The original Boss overdrive (the OD 1) lacked the frequency range of pedals like the Tubescreamer, so the SD 1 was a redesign of this circuit that included this function. The SD 1 features a Level knob that increases the output

Made in Japan in 1977

plays and sounds very good

Truss works well and the frets appear nearly unused

it’s made with what looks to be a basswood body and a semi-satin finish maple neck with a 21 fret rosewood fingerboard

Action (Low E

This is a Japanese market RR-7 model with an angled humbucker in the bridge position and a single coil in the neck position with a master tone/volume knob and 5-way selector

Made in Japan in the late 1980's (but you could have guessed that just looking at it)

frets have plenty of life with light wear

restrung with Ernie Ball strings prior to listing

Grover tuners keep the Bigsby-style tremolo system as tuned as they can

endlessly cool 26 fret ebony fingerboard (860mm scale length and a 40mm brass nut)

the Les Paul model was put on hiatus and an all-new design evolved into what is today known as the SG or “solid guitar”