Like many guitarists, my first distortion pedal was a Boss DS-1, which was durable and aggressive, but also extremely frustrating.

The Boss SD-1 is my recommendation to any rock artist, looking for a good quality stomp box that will boost well into high gain

The Boss Super Overdrive works well with both pickup types and can have a good "bite" if you want.

If you like silent operation then Boss is the way to go

I like the Boss Overdrive for fact that it a great booster to your amps own overdrive or distortion

At $49, one of the cheaper Boss pedals, but sounds awesome.

Good solid Boss construction built for gigging as ever.

Classic Boss looks and easy battery change, if you like batteries (me, I'm a One-Spot fan, which works great for this pedal.

I would probably really only recommend the Boss Overdrive to someone who is using a bigger amp or stack

Like many guitarists, my first distortion pedal was a Boss DS-1, which was durable and aggressive, but also extremely frustrating.

I personally like the Boss Bluesdriver better