The BD-2 Blues Driver is one of those pedals that earns its spot on thousands of pedalboards because it just sounds right. It nails that warm, amp-like breakup that responds to your picking dynamics -- dig in and it crunches, back off and it cleans up. From subtle grit to full-on rock overdrive, it covers a wide range of driven tones with a natural, organic feel.

The tone is creamy without being muddy, with enough bite to cut through a band mix. Three simple controls -- level, tone, and gain -- make it dead easy to dial in. It stacks beautifully with other pedals and sounds great pushing a tube amp into saturation. Blues, classic rock, indie, country -- the BD-2 works in more genres than its name suggests. There's a reason it's been a best-seller since 1995 and shows no signs of slowing down.