All user reviews of 2/5 for the Boss DS-1 Distortion

A basic distortion pedal, everything has already been said.

UTILIZATION

Very easy to use, you plug it plays.

SOUND QUALITY

Therein lies the problem ...
The distortion is cold and screaming, I can play with no more than ten hours in total before returning to the basic distortion of my amp (Marshall MG50FX)
The sound is great and perfect for saying rock is finally disgusting, whether on my VGS equipped with EMG or my Kramer equipped with Seymour Duncan, I am rarely disappointed with a purchase, but now I regret ...

In addition, when the pedal is on (plugged in) there is a horrible hissing simply unbearable.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had almost a year, but I've only used it a few hours in total, because the sound does not suit me (but please can could be more) and especially the continuous whistle unbearable when the pedal is activated.

a beautiful orange box

UTILIZATION

straightforward, typical for a disto

SOUND QUALITY

1. generates an incredible breath to limit the noise stress: unusable for my config
2. a constant: the tone knob is impossible after half of the race (ultra shrill)
3. the distortion is sharp and responsive to the game can achieve high levels of saturation and the pedal is really made for it (even by setting the gain to a minimum, it does not reaches the quality of an overdrive)
4. pedal "eats" the bass seriously, for me completely rédibitoire
(Not to mention the mediums that are almost absent)

OVERALL OPINION

I wanted to taste the legend but I'm quickly back down in my little cloud
I think the Chinese specification leaves little expoir ultimately even if users of the amended by keeley (ultra-seeing eye) told me that they were not convinced so far
Briefly, I had to play with 5 or 6 times to bring myself to sell it
in sum, no interest
in the same brand, I recommend the BD-2 blues driver that is classified under the overdrive / distortion that sends severely without the problems mentioned above (although the lack of bass ...)
of course, I recommend investing in one economize for Fulltone OCD for example ... it's just day and night (or otherwise!)

Distortion TElement not push, no exaggeration, we can be disappointed because the word caliph Distortion does not really sound of the pedal. Personally I think Advent to play with what made her a more contoured and more fat with more distortion.

UTILIZATION

3 pots, use is very simple and basic sound quickly found suitable

SOUND QUALITY

If you play on a transistor amp, the pedal too much color the amp and it's a shame, if you push it all thoroughly to feel the distortion is more real.
I put "1" for a beginner because it can be fun to play but after playing with it very vitte Lassan ...

OVERALL OPINION

Personally I do not recommend buying the DS1 Taiwan, the Japanese offer a meuilleur Sound Quality. The pedal may be suitable for a beginner but personally I strongly advice saved a bit more money and a Achte DS2 which is slightly better now thanks to its its most versatile.
The ultimate is when the same BD2 that develops a sound that kills. Obviously it would be inappropriate to a metal as the sound of the Blues but raproche calitée is really superior to DS1, DS2 ...

Small distortion pedal Boss from home.
Volume 1
Tone 1
Dist 1 (gain)
It's pure analog to the delight of some.
Jack entered

UTILIZATION

It is a simple distortion pedal, so obviously it's great especially this simple model it should say.
It is working stream very quickly the sound that suits us better now

SOUND QUALITY

So by the cons, I was terribly disappointed. I tested it with a Fender Start Deluxe Fender SSH on a 100W transistor, and my first impression was "too dirty wouaw beaucou"
And yet I'm a big big fan of Mr. Cobain who used this pedal for a few years.
I find the sound as I said way too cold messy and imprecise. It has a sound of interest and against a huge POTATO. But that's all.
The distortion of my FM 212R is really better than this one.

OVERALL OPINION

I had very little to the Occasion played on, but it has never given anything. After you may have to see how you play and what scratch amp (but hey Humbucker Stratocaster Deluxe + fender amp transistor even veiled What is pa's shit either) After the best way is to go the tested even in your store, prenan care of the gear tested with characteristics very close to you with your gear

The Boss DS1 for years has been a cheap way to get just a standard rock distortion tone. It's a very basic in its feature-set. There is only three controls, a tone (for adjusting your equalization frequencies, a level (for adjusting your overall output), and a drive (for adjusting the amount of gain or saturation being produced by the pedal. It, like the vast majority of Boss pedals is housed in the classic compact metal casing, painted a classy shade of orange. It has a single input and output jack set, and is powered by either a 9 volt battery or the Boss PSA adapter.

Just a very simple distortion unit overall. Nothing too fancy, which shouldn't be expected at the low price point that these sell for.

UTILIZATION

Setting up this pedal is very simple. There's no odd functions to learn, no tricks to it really. The controls do what they say and it it produces a distortion sound. Pretty basic to dial in and get tones out of, which is great for first time users/people who haven't had much experience with effects pedals before.

This pedal produces a very angry sounding distortion tone that is very grainy and somewhat harsh. It is great for styles like grunge (Kurt Cobain was a noted user of this pedal for a long time) where the tone is meant to be aggressive and raunchy. It's far from a very smooth sounding pedal for sure. Compared to the Super Overdrive SD1, it's much raunchier and angrier sounding with lots of clipping and harmonics. It's not a very versatile pedal, and it's not one I'm a fan of because of it's very brash nature overall.

SOUND QUALITY

I've used this pedal with various humbucker loaded superstrats, both as a standalone distortion unit and a booster for an already overdriven amplifier. As I stated above, I'm not a huge fan of the type of grainy distortion that this pedal produces so I can't really say I enjoyed using it very much. As a standalone unit it was just too grainy and buzzy for my tastes (I prefer a much smoother, rounder overdrive tone), and as a booster it took a nice smooth overdrive tone and made it too brash sounding. I'm sure that approach works very well for grunge, punk, or garage rock, but for the much more streamlined sounding rock I play, it just didn't work for me.

OVERALL OPINION

You can pick these up cheaply used and they make great platforms for modifications to change the tonal structure. I do not like this pedal in its stock form, but when modified they can turn into a much better sounding pedal, with a smoother attack that takes away some of the inherent graininess that I dislike so much. They're cheap enough to pick up used and modify, but if you're buying a pedal to use in its stock form, I would look elsewhere (perhaps grab an SD1 or an Ibanez TS7) unless you want a really grainy, harsh sounding pedal.