Features
- Advanced overdrive pedal with next-level sound, feel, and tonal response
- BOSS’s innovative MDP technology and high-speed DSP deliver a superior playing experience that’s unattainable with analog overdrive circuits
- Powerful real-time processing provides wide-ranging drive sounds with rich harmonics and natural compression
- Bold, high-definition tone that’s also smooth and refined
- Preserves the unique tonal characteristics of different guitars and pickups
- Very low noise, even with high-gain settings
- Drive, High, and Low knobs control multiple internal parameters at once, providing sophisticated sound shaping not available in typical pedals
- Striking appearance with exclusive chrome knobs and control plate, plus vintage silver knob for battery compartment access
- BOSS five-year warranty
Natural Overdrive Realized with Advanced BOSS Technology
Backed by our MDP engine, the OD-1X dishes up loads of refined overdrive sounds that smoothly integrate with nearly any amp platform. At every gain setting, you get lively tones that are punchy, articulate, and satisfying. From light edge-of-breakup body and fat rhythm crunch to mid-boosted gain for singing leads, it’s all there in one versatile and highly musical pedal.
Hear Your Guitar’s Real Voice
Guitarists spend a lot of time choosing instruments and pickup configurations for different styles. Our sophisticated MDP process enhances your fundamental tone, providing transparent performance that allows the guitar’s true character to shine through. The OD-1X sound is natural and open, letting you hear the unique elements of body construction, pickup types, string gauges, and playing techniques.
Instant Access to Great Sounds
While it looks like a standard pedal, the OD-1X has far more range than meets the eye. Every knob adjustment changes multiple internal parameters at once, unlocking an array of tonal possibilities with just four simple controls. It’s quick and easy to dial in that elusive “tone in your head,” thanks to high-speed DSP and precision tuning by the skilled BOSS engineering team.
MDP: Advanced Tech, Superior Tone
Leveraging decades of research and development, BOSS’s proprietary Multi-Dimensional Processing (MDP) technology offers a fresh approach to achieving exceptional tones. In real time, MDP analyzes the various elements that make up the sound, including frequency, overtones, dynamics, pickup response, and more. Various playing characteristics are analyzed as well, such as note register, single notes vs. chords, bends, vibrato amount, and others. Each individual element is then processed in unique ways to produce optimized tones as you play. With its ultra-detailed, high-tech approach, MDP delivers tone quality and playability that reaches far beyond the limits of traditional effects processing.
