All user reviews for the Boss DS-1 Distortion

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SOUND QUALITY

The ds1 possde a range of quite tense gain. the premir emoiti we are on a big overdrive dj not mla MUSCL. Ms. Adi zero it gives a little.

But to appreciate the full sonority of the model, totu depends on the amp. On a transistor it will be very flashy and cool. on a round lamp course. It is a case of school this pedal. On or opinions partags.

For me, uses a jcm 900, it gives its full potential in tone and gain around mid race. Between 10 am and 14h is the best. The grain is dfini with a small burr on the treble that gives it its charm and all its horror as tastes.

It's pretty Ralant, incisive, and "fuzzy" a little bit on levs gain rates.
The tonality is to be dose with lgert because it changes all the color, for example, it has substance loses its corp and becomes almost unusable. A zero is completely touf.

All in all mediums but are hollowed out well in the mix, the output level is pretty straightforward, without being a clean boost.

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The best of the best is the change ds1. Once sifts electronic levels it reveals a hidden potential well above the class with its cousin, the design proco rat for example.

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NOTICE GLOBAL

It is a good pedal overall. It has a color that we can fall in love.
This well ets particular, try.
To make change to achieve an exceptional level.

Analog distortion. My model is Tawanais. Just for a, we want them to be invaded by the Chinese.

USE

Classic pedal boss. Kitsch orange fawn bagnoles of DDE. It is his only positive for nostalgic seventies with its solidity.

SOUND QUALITY

I'm going to throw ...
It seems that Japanese DS1 are mythical killings is not the case for the l ...
I refile my nephew 16 years ... he made me ...

NOTICE GLOBAL

Well, overall, it is the worst distortion that I had ... with the channel "distortion" (lol) with a 15-watt Fender Champion transistors. Or, there's a niqu component in it ...

Cobain was using? probably explains his dprime ...

Can not rate this chose.Et ... yet it gave me ...

I saw a something that can be compared and also nazillard suragu with Rat, including a "real" old, with the chip germanium. I have a 84, has returned to compare a voodoo lab with Berhinger plastoc ... When do with punk, dcidemment the avanant age, I can be ALSO need a hearing aid ...

I accuracy of all to not impersonate a nihilist I have other Boss (DD3, BD2, GE7, CH1) that are very good pedals I trane years since, without envy to change, including the delay, and yet great digital.

Try it (as any!) With SA guitar and amp ITS before purchase. Again, the model test is estampill Tawan. A very bad series, probably ...

Distortion pedal, power supply: battery or power supply (not included)
three knobs (volume, tone, gain) between one and one output, is simple.

USE

Three buttons, so not complicated. Turn them what you will, step on it, and made loud noises (unless everything is zero, which is perhaps the best after all ...) For versatility, it's not a .. . A rock dirty and without character, voil what you can get.

SOUND QUALITY

I primarily accuracy of all I have a very transistor any amp (I bought a pack with my guitar ...) So perhaps this pedal sound correct with tube amp in a room with perfect acoustics, but at home, on my amp, and even playing with a Gibson SG, it's just devastating. The overdrive of my amp rotten makes a thousand times better (but there's no footswitch so ...) In short, made noise is very dirty, you could rub your guitar against a wall cr worse instead of playing mdiator has not change as the sound is dnatur and that, whatever the rglages. In short, this pedal is perfect for someone who does not play guitar, it totally obscures the game messes up the masterful guitarist and Manire her into a bitter thing and / or filthy. All without character, so no longer esprez express yourself with your guitar.

NOTICE GLOBAL

I have this pedal for 2 years, a friend has given me. He had bought this pedal when he started the guitar. Today, it is a true purchased: a Blackstar HT Dual. Well I quickly understood why he did not take what I pay him when I get me bought another.
At the same time, for the price it is expected much. But when even more than a.

In any case rflchissez well before you consider buying this pedal, imagine that you will play with you stronger in stores, your amp will be worse than the one on which you test p dale, and that you might find in trying it, "pchu and destroy", is rvlera so deafening and ugly.
Also take into account the fact that no one will want you to buy it, so you have that you have a beginner guitar player friend at hand to rid esprer you one day ...

This is a distortion pedal.
Supplied without power.

UTILIZATION

Setup is simple, we can find different sounds easily. It's pretty simple, a few knobs turn and basta. Easily found the maximum potential of this effect.

SOUND QUALITY

The effect is not at all effective in my case. The sound is really very very very "digital" ca rens really artificial to perfection and it is clear that we have a Distortion pedal 50 € the colors of the DDE.
Joe Satriani has one it seems ... But it also seems she is moddée. This may be the value of this pedal. It is not too expensive, is it can be made to be moddée.
But new, vulgar distortion simulation discount is obtained. This is really bad.

I used this pedal on a Gibson Les Paul 70's Tribute, and an Ibanez RG on Marshall amps Valvestate VS265R Marshall DSL40C, Orange Micro Crush CR-3. Nothing ay do is bad!

OVERALL OPINION

I used it a few days, not more. I had not used real effects worthy of the name before that this is a Peavey VYPYR with effects in models of same value or Multi zoom effects that gave the same effect made made in Lidl

With the experience I do not redeem this pedal. First I try to test the DS-1 modées before I started!

analog distortion

UTILIZATION

adjusting the distortion is simply a tone and gain good level ben! What a pedal

SOUND QUALITY

I used to grade a good distortion garage with us strat and a tube amp musicman.
I had the opportunity of using a transistor amp and c is not dinguo but it sounds anyway.

OVERALL OPINION

c is a very good pedal provided that the rest of the gear'm correct (guitar and amp) i got a ds made taiwan and frankly there is no picture and shades are really best in japan ds.

Distortion pedal called "classic". Given the number of models that run we can talk about "standard" or "stallion". Some personality.

UTILIZATION

Easy to use, as written elsewhere, 3 knobs, switch.

SOUND QUALITY

My opinion is purely subjective, but for me, this pedal is very efficient. I played with for 20 years and I always come back. It is in position 3 in my chain of OD after a Boss Blues Driver and Ibanez TS9. She crunch perfectly, whatever the guitar and amp and more, it combines perfectly with the previous two pedals. If we take a few knobs, it saturates quickly. Perfect for rock.
Not a monstrous gain, but enough to send the sauce without worries.
Well it is true that we should not have a heavy hand on the distortion and tone knobs for the past three quarters of the race of these it becomes very loud. At this point we get a sound that goes beyond the usual, but difficult to use for my part paths.

OVERALL OPINION

I do not understand the negative reviews, because this pedal has become a "standard" experienced since its sortie.Ce is not a pedal "plug and play", that is certain. You have to fight the grind, tame ... But once one understands the intricacies of gadget we take a real pleasure to snap ....
Conclusion: Some very good stuff, but probably less popular today because of its strong personality typed "vintage".

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.

Everything has been said below, needless to add.

UTILIZATION

It could not be simpler ...

SOUND QUALITY

Its very marked 80'S. Compression tight. The volume could go higher. The tone in the acute care background! Good race gain from a quiet overdrive a good distortion clear-cut. Too bad we can not better sculpt the sound with the mids but it is the spirit of this pedal.

OVERALL OPINION

So a classic with his personality. I use from time to time this distortion at home to work the sound, it's not my favorite. Those who criticize this pedal does not know how to use or are really stupid and sectarian. Tastes and colors it is for everyone. In addition try a product, and then buy down in flames: anything!
If you are looking in the same style but more sophisticated buy the Vox Satchurator very close in sound.

The +

Price
A sound that has left its mark.
Solid.

The -

A true bypass would still be preferable even if the buffer is good.
Volume setting too tight.

distortion base. size pedal for guitar, in connection jack. Robust shell and orange paint any guitarist knows!

UTILIZATION

three knobs, volume and tone gain, hard to lose! it is regrettable further than just tone eq, but it would not be the same pedal ..

SOUND QUALITY

If the rule well, the distortion is biting and not bad at all (even when it is found in quite a few become classics! Albums), I use it with guitars, I find already quite acute. The tone pushed to the right gives sounds very chemical, zero itself, but perfect for the noise, dubbing guitars etc ... to use! For the price the sound is good!

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a year, I had several ds-1 modified in the hands, and the only one I found is the best outlaw-mod. Mine is from 1989, I know they changed anointed components from. For me it is an extra distortion, because I am fortunate enough to have many expensive distos. The value for money is unbeatable. On top of that it is easy to find secondhand!

Ben a distortion 3 buttons, actually the volume and tone are reversed compared to other pedals from Boss ...

UTILIZATION

Very simple configuration.

SOUND QUALITY

Then on the transo is not always great.

On a small clean lamp is more convincing, the shrill tone makes pedal when pushed too much.
It may sound Fuzzy pushing the gain and lowering the tone.

On an amp that starts to make the saturation, it is great, to add a layer, not strong gain, volume loudly. and there the gaudy side of tone deflect an advantage, since it allows to send a typed mediums into the amp and play on the grain.

OVERALL OPINION

35 Euros secondhand for a pedal that does a very good job, which is a great platform to learn about the hacking of distortion, do not hesitate.

distortion.


UTILIZATION

configuration very simple, made for those who love the simplicity and efficiency (for me the two are very often linked to aillor )
One-tone (high possibilty finally for me not higher than noon if c is too loud, but it's not serious below was already a wide range of variation)

A volume-

A gain-

manual entertaining 5 minutes Sev example configurations, friendly,
but I prefer to look good personal sound that I agree with my ears

the sound is easy to find, but as I've said the tone is quite sensitive which is owl somewhere else, but very quickly finds her c is on.

regarding the design of the pedal, c is the sound is not soucis.c boss c is known


SOUND QUALITY

then c is for me its one of the best that I've heard yet.
j also have a blackstar ht drive (lamp) jy but come back after.
I'd already previously purchased this pedal then sold live because I had tried a fender frontman amp and a transistor I found a file ...
then I pay a fender hot rod deluxe (lamp) and I tried again that of a buddy on my amp and there have anything!
zero at the top!
So you will definitely understand the it is a terrible amp but not a lamp transistor too harsh and not beaucoupe possibility of ringing correcement.
but on a lamp, c is clearly beautiful, warm, clear grain has terrible marshall.
j have tested some pedals before that, and more expensive! (I'm a little but ruin the good times to compare not have much choice) and finally trying in comparing where c is the one I prefer and c is the least expensive c .. like what is not always the price says it all, in any case there are exceptions and that there is a ...
I have always look for a distortion that could look like a marshall its because I love the clean but my fender at the disto I love marshall sound, I've tried a pedal but it's frankly this one that s close the most and do the most natural.
j also have a blackstar ht drive so well and seriously they sound very similar, just that the blackstar has cut its heat lamp over the presence and not the small side fuzz, but the grain is very similar.
j uses the blackstar to pieces a little more punchy nag is going to say, and I want to give more presence ...
and solos rendering is better, but the ds-1 is doing well a little more time I maigrellette.des associates for solos it gives a good offense.
I play mostly rock and punk rock of the time, and the ds-1 is clearly exeptional side is not too clean at the same temperature not vague either, not modern c I c is what I wanted but at the same temperature I do not think ca super veillo she heat unlike what I have ever heard, and the grain ... I frankly find exeptional c rock is a wish, and I find that rather polyvalante what we may say also, you can play the nirvna, ac / dc, white stripe (when not using his big muff), punk ... all kinds of style Californian dirtier, even bluesy stuff, and hendrix .. . and j on ...
Now for the most Bourrain metallica style and c is on company need something a little beefier c is not too in its class, but n is not ridiculous all the same.
not honestly after a few years of guitar and testing of any kind, I can say that c is a very good pedal to an amp lamp! well I said.
recess and it depends on a lot of gear used.
but I have three guitar, fender telecaster us (customized with a double bridge pickup), a junior sg, gibson lespaul and with three guitar it works just as well
I do not put 10 because faudrais have tried all distos market, and I do not think that will happen one day ca m

OVERALL OPINION

I used two years ago.

the +:
sound!, personality, dynamics, heat.
polyvalance.
symplicité.
price (50euro nine).
(The largest is played with c is not for nothing!)

-the:
the tone past noon, c is not beautiful, screaming fuzz has died ca.

I would do this choice, yes, that seem "made in japan" sounds better with time, do not know never tried it, just saw on youtube and the extremely small difference paraissais me ...
good ca become difficult to find, such as amplifiers of time on that it sounds better but here, I think that even if the components are generally worse than that time, it has all the same good things for the price offered now. ..
if any person make mods above, why not have to see what it gives in real life, if I have the secondhand one day ... but not on youtube toujour easy to make a correct opinion ...

I also wanted to say that I've read a lot of bad about him, good tastes and colors ...
but I think some people are much sérumen in the ears (wash them! finally I know not what, say that it is a shit c is frankly no matter what, when or pti on a transistor amp then yes I am in agreement
and if you really do not like the sound of marshall and that you're a die-hard metalheads ...

Purchased from okaz to 50roros, there is plenty elsewhere, out of pure curiosity.

Analog and true bypass without of course being proposed bypass I think more useful in certain situations (see my review di box typed guitar).

The battery is hidden, and must gaffer to not pull the thread, plus the location is just too much for a battery so it goes or you do not take it off ever again.

Used with a stabilized power supply no buzz, although I have an overdrive on the same power supply in chain.

UTILIZATION

It is easy to die, a lot of available volume, gain rather moderate for today's standards, and treble tone cut without affecting the rest.
The switch works every time, and silently LOUD please.
So excellent to use, as far as it sticks a guitar of its time ...

SOUND QUALITY

And this is the point. Tele, Strat, she's doing great grain for both the precision and warmth.
Made for single coils koa, also the digitech hot head is the same.
I tested many guitars and double windings is not terrible against those equipped with sh1 and sd dm dual sound is still playable pronounced distortion.
These are double that time very old now, you see the plan?

Serious frequencies are absolutely not filtered, there are too many and spit everywhere ca with modern double. Also, even in strat / tele, on an amp that reproduces well the bass is not manageable by one amp against old school sounds with the natural distortion.
The hot head as it is the same base, but the equalizer output and its 2bandes additional mix are a much better choice.

I love the sound of ds1 with the gain just nine hours, which is srv arrives and it's downright enjoyable. So surprise!

The rating is 7-8 with single-coils, and downright 2-3 with double the previous opinion is correct on this point. So I put 5

OVERALL OPINION

I love the organic side when assayed little gain, and the overall sound with a tele / strat amp especially as my old school kustom d5h or AC15.

What is the time of creation of this boss, early seventies, thus calibrated with simple or better then the first commercially without guitar humbuckers or sd sh1-4 and dm-dual super distortion sound. Finally this is how I see the trick.

I do not regret my purchase therefore, would even curious to try a modified kinley etc but will find it with us ...

What a distortion. 1 tone, 1 level, 1 gain (Dist).

UTILIZATION

Configuration could not be more simple, three knobs.
I do not have the manual.

SOUND QUALITY

I found this pedal absolutely disgusting ... A real fridge, no distortion thickness for a little pronounced, slobbery. The gain is pretty ridiculous, even cranked out a big crunch, you can not get a little distortion consistent, the palms are sick mute> <What cool what a tube amp.

OVERALL OPINION

It's been a few times that I try in-store or with a buddy on the Peavey XXX, Vox Valvetronix, Vox Lil'Nighttrain or Peavey Vypyr 15 with my Cort EMGX rise each time I was very disappointed.
My advice to flee, except the side plug'n'play, I find him no interest ...

Well ... there are 3 buttons, and unlike other Boss pedals with 3 buttons, level and tone are ... reversed ... Personally I find it very stupid, no doubt it was their first pedal and they realized after they used more often than the level knob Tone knob (once set as you want, you touch more), when suddenly I tested in store I put the Tone 9 - 10am and 12pm at level ... thinking that I had done the opposite, and was surprised that the pedal does not sound so acute nor crunchy on the videos I saw ...

UTILIZATION

... This is a distortion pedal ... manual can help to sound different, because there are examples.

SOUND QUALITY

The sound quality ... I must say I was surprised. I bought this pedal (used for € 30) in order to tweak and to use it as a training ground for reviewing the different switch mod that I found and understand how it all works.
First I think its crunch when the gain is at least interesting. It responds very well to attack, you can really calm her playing softly and launch at least already attacking the strings hard. The sound seemed much less catastrophic than the demos I've seen on youtube! No doubt many have a tendency to start to tone treble, and there is not a success ...
I prefer the tone rather around 11am.
I associated with my Boss BC-2 Combo Drive and there, I admit that it rocks a lot, nice surprise, the sound was more serious, less screeching biggest ... (given the settings the BC- 2) The BC-2 is a simulation of AC-30 amp (and therefore light) I understand that this pedal sounds better on an amp lamp.
Otherwise I associated with other overdrive pedals to see, always leaving the minimum gain and pushing the overdrives. it goes rather well with the BD-2 (Blues Driver) OD-3 and T-rex Tonebug overdrive. But my preference is for the association with the Boss DN-2 (Dyna Drive ... that I sold some time ago and I did well to change my mind)
Dyna adds a side light fuzz that I like, it's also the color slightly, but subtly.
This is good for the DS-1 Original (Made in Taiwan in December 2009), because after I started to tweak, change resistors, diodes ... ha hey, I found myself with an overdrive ... very nice, but I have more crunch my minimum gain .... okay, I know it has to change, I'll come back when I'd go around the mods ... I may not mix the components with the original scheme I can even transfer all, I could always return to the original (must not fuck up the original components, and be very methodical and check before they can replace them with new ones without problems)

OVERALL OPINION

This pedal is great considering all the mods that exist, it can happen to get what you want if you know how to hack. Its exploration is very interesting, and opens the way to understand the inner universe of the pedals and steer towards after "Do it yourself" or delve into his other pedals to adjust as desired, remove the treble one hand, increase the bass, soften or harden the gain ...
In addition it is cheap used, and changing three components are in fact very quickly a nice overdrive at a price defying any competition.
For components, do not look far, you can be free if you are lucky in your city bulky (TV, stereo, Minitel, printer ...) are deposited on the sidewalk. (No luck for those who must take them to the recycling center because they can not recover once over there .. I hate that!). Me what is it that I find most of the components (except some diodes).
The value for money is no comparison (even if it is cheap to buy components, why buy 100 resistance - minimum lot-when you need it as 2?!) And as you have the chance to find the diagram on the net, unlike many pedal, it is a valuable aid to not get lost.
After you see it, but between buying a pedal kit "Do it yourself" for 50 euros, and change component on a DS-1 at 30 euros, the choice is quickly made

No rocket science in the features of the Boss DS-1, just straight ahead fizz when you need it. Three easy to use controls for tone level and distortion. That's as straight forward as it gets. Well made and instruction manual is more than sufficient.

UTILIZATION

The tone control takes the DS-1 into bright to bassy territory depending on the setting. Level sets your level of the pedal tone in comparision to your amp tone. FInally the Distortion dial gives you more or less distortion depending on your preference. As I said, very straight forward and easy to use configuration with few bells and whistles. Typical Boss battery configuration for easy changing of the 9 volt. Can take a power adapter as well.

SOUND QUALITY

This is a tough one for me because before I recently became a tone snob, I used the DS-1 through a Fender Twin Reverb for many years and loved it. It served its purpose which was to make a clean toned amp sound dirty and hairy. I have to say back then I loved it and it was all I needed to gig with. To my more picky ears these days, it can be a little harsh and fizzy but that is what it's supposed to do so I don't mean that in a negative way. We all have preferences for what we'd like to hear and to my ears these days, I prefer a warmer distortion less abrasive and more compressed. This is not it if that is the goal. It creates an open, fizzy gain that works for most hard rock songs and in a mix who can really tell anyway.

OVERALL OPINION

I like the simplicity of this unit and when I gigged with it years ago I really like it a lot. While I have one now as a back up, I don't actively use it anymore but I think it is perfect for what it is and it is truly an old standby. Hard to find anyone in my group that hasn't used this at one point or another. Yes there are better units out there but for simplicity and price this one is tried and true and works well.