Boss BD-2W Waza Craft Blues Driver

{
  "schema_version": "capability-outboard-v1",
  "id": "boss-bd2w-waza",
  "name": "Boss BD-2W Waza Craft Blues Driver",
  "maker": "Boss / Roland",
  "clone_of": null,
  "device_class": "distortion",
  "device_class_subtypes": [
    "distortion"
  ],
  "topology": "discrete-transistor overdrive (Waza Craft variant)",
  "topology_note": "'The amp circuit consists entirely of discrete components; no op-amps are used' (manual). Waza Craft analog overdrive with selectable Standard (original BD-2 tone) and Custom (added sustain + body) modes.",
  "channels": 1,
  "linkable": false,
  "params": {
    "distortion": {
      "kind": "transistor",
      "kind_note": "Discrete-transistor overdrive (no op-amps). Manual p.2.",
      "drive": "0..100%",
      "drive_note": "GAIN knob -- 'Turning the knob clockwise increases the gain creating harder distortion' (manual).",
      "tone": true,
      "tone_note": "TONE knob -- 'Adjusts the brightness of the effect sound. Clockwise brightens'.",
      "mix_wet_dry": false,
      "level": "0..100%",
      "level_note": "LEVEL knob -- output volume when effect is on.",
      "mode_select": [
        "S (standard)",
        "C (custom)"
      ],
      "mode_select_note": "Mode switch: S = original BD-2 tone; C = custom tone with added sustain + body (manual)."
    }
  },
  "io": {
    "audio_in": {
      "format": [
        "ts"
      ],
      "balanced": false,
      "impedance_ohms": null,
      "inst_zi": true
    },
    "audio_out": {
      "format": [
        "ts"
      ],
      "balanced": false,
      "impedance_ohms": null
    },
    "sidechain": {
      "send": false,
      "return": false,
      "format": null,
      "per_channel": false
    },
    "stereo_link": false,
    "bypass": "electronic",
    "bypass_type": "buffered",
    "bypass_note": "Boss-standard buffered bypass (flip-flop switching).",
    "power_dc": "9V battery (alkaline 6LR61) OR PSA-series AC adaptor (manual specifications)",
    "operating_level": [],
    "rack_format": "pedal"
  },
  "meters": [],
  "performance": {
    "bypass_per_channel": false,
    "auto_release": false
  },
  "provenance": {
    "manual_path": "manuals/fx-distortion--boss-bd2w-waza-manual.pdf",
    "confidence": "high",
    "last_verified": "2026-05-28",
    "manual_pages": [
      1,
      2
    ],
    "verify_via": "SM59 single-seat manual extraction (Opus). P8 pedal-batch tracer #5/13.",
    "verify_note": "Manual-grounded extraction from manuals/fx-distortion--boss-bd2w-waza-manual.pdf. Front-panel controls captured per the manual's panel descriptions; field provenance is 'high' on what the manual directly states + '_verify' on what it does not. Schema extension fields used by this pedal (params.modulation block; params.distortion.mode_select; io.bypass_type from SM58) are documented in SCHEMA-capability-outboard-v1.md."
  }
}