All user reviews for the Boss DS-1 Distortion

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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.