All user reviews for the Boss DS-1 Distortion

Boss!
Tone Volume Disto>> 3 buttons!

is the pedal base if you want ...

UTILIZATION

We shoot a few buttons in every way we look, we find, we play, we like ...

SOUND QUALITY

Let's say the sound is not ke super clean, but what to c if you want to play grunge or punk ...
not bad for the metal but the ideal c in.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had 3 hours and I am crazy! and I love the color orange!

I tried klk digitech because it was one they advised me in the store ... c't super complicated stuff with lots of different sounds etc etc ... I had everything they c't a pedal that allows me to go from clean to distortion! They have not been done for me to try a Boss! Either in the same shop I meet an acquaintance, we talk a little, I told him I want a ke pedal and he said his boss sells k'il DS-1 ... I'll try and hop home buy!

€ 40 on occasion, good deal! I think I'll keep this pedal a long time!

A tone, a drive, a volume ...

UTILIZATION

Attention, although the configuration of the pedals is extremely simple, the action of potentiomtres, and essentially that of drastic tonal REALLY!
2 milimtres in the course of the knob changes the sound REALLY

SOUND QUALITY

The pedals, it's all good, if you love the grain, and that we take the time to rgler
I use it with a classic vigier industrial and 30, and I must say I like bcp sound comes out
combined with a compressor mxr is a killer for soli ...
sounds a pretty 80-90 beginners (for the hard rock genre Ugly Kid Joe)
it is essential to the Global Warming lamps with an amp or assimilbr /> for example, is a disaster on a Valvestate (I made the exprience once ...)
only inconvnient this PDAL breath death!
j'achte going to have a noise gate ... (-2 For breath)
if not, I just love

OVERALL OPINION

Used for a while
I love ..
the pedals are unique
Above all, do not compare a marshall pedals or other ratt, big muff distortion or us + (I love these pedals, but has nothing to do ..)
it sounds trs transistor, but with a little patience, it sounds of thunder ..
in any state case, try (preferences on his gear, for example by taking that of a friend) before you buy

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 ...

It's a mega distortion analog sound, the batteries last 90 hours in theory, the boss what a pedal foolproof.

UTILIZATION

Then, three knobs, Tone volume, distortion, there's no simpler.
Sounds are fairly easy to obtain, but it can also succeed in making sound degueux in some configurations.

SOUND QUALITY

Indeed super efficient and varied it can go almost to the fuzz overdrive. Excelente sounds if you take a little time to find the settings that are suitable according to the scratches, the amp and your ears. I use it mainly with a godin lg. to avoid scratching, however, with a kind of imitation Start, because the morning breath and screaming distortion.
try to couple it with the distortion of the amp, you can find sounds great. I put 9 for people who find the sound too loud.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a few months, especially in repeated, because you can take it anywhere and it is unbreakable. Plus: Varita sounds incredible, with only three settings, the least: ca pe get pretty loud to see very ugly with bad settings, but you still want it. Report quality unbeatable price. I remake this choice without hesitation. Advised anyone looking disto solid, cheap, versatile. Try anyway: a tendency to grow in the treble, but with a proper adjustment of tone, it goes.

So a good distortion pedal, a very strong analog and what I read. There is an input and an output jack for more than one entry for the power supply. 3 buttons

UTILIZATION

Then very simple: there is a button Tone, Drive and Level one.
If you turn right over the sound spit while if you turn the Tone and Drive to the left is the sound of a raproche Overdrive.
He has a Level knob which I think is not powerful enough, because when you go from Clean to the sound is nearly saturated lower than the clean ... So for arrengements it must have the Level at tjs maximum, having the tones of his guitar up and volume down his guitar and well put the volume loud enough.
You can put a 9V battery but I use an ac power supply tjs. They scored BOSS PSA ADAPTOR ONLY but with a power supply of Brico all is well!

SOUND QUALITY

While the sound is great! If you can not find enough Polivalente just juggle the distortion and equalizer and you can get the distortion Grunge, Metal, Heavy, Rock and old Rock.

Well I use it with a crappy guitar (Stagg with 2 humbucker) and a Bogey amp.

Really when added to a multi mean effect sound is great

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a year and I added to my multi effects (Korg) and is one of the best distortion I've heard, only one should be able to put it a little harder!!
It's funny orange ^ ^ see quite ugly: p VERY strong! I buy in a store in Germany € 20 ^ ^ home button level was set in place of Tone and we screwed up a button on the Level con but it works great! I have the Made in Taiwan but I think Japan is better so if you want a good distortion is the one!

Analogue distortion pedals while bte. 3 potentiomtres: Tone, Dist, and Level.
His ditable (yes, turn the knobs and the sound changes! Mad!)

UTILIZATION

Config gnrale edition and ultra simple. Manuel clear

SOUND QUALITY

It is the drip pan that is ca: Its cold, synthetic, mtallique, it looks like a distortion straight out of a multi-purpose. And on top of that, it blows ..

OVERALL OPINION

PDAL not a good march CHRE. If you like the sounds cold and mtalliques, go for it .. (I personally dtest.)

Otherwise it can play the rle of booster (tone and dist 0, a background level)

= Standard boss pedal to switch solid and inflexible
it really is not much food in a pile!

UTILIZATION

Simplified Deployment

SOUND QUALITY

Just because it is written "distortion" need to believe it! it's more a Overd. you can either go for the deaf SOND, round, or very (too) sharp.
with settings very thin, and some associated amplifiers, it sounds as clean and then crunch when the mediator calls are more violent.
aA pedal is good, pace some. it has become essential because of its fame, the "worship" him as some conference ...
Personally I will not even l. is an efficient pedal, that's it.

OVERALL OPINION

The report qualitprix is ​​very good. it is not able to pedal the century, it is not the best, but when a musician is secular, not "Ides of the world" is more than enough (and I repeat, especially this price).
Finally, it is a standard and if anyone could reach it already is would be great!

Tone, level, distortion, why make it complicated when it can be simple? lol I hate this Sitat. Extra!

UTILIZATION

You suspect that there is no need for manual turning three buttons, three buttons just yet bcp possibility of the small orange!

SOUND QUALITY

This pedal, I love it my little bb! but beware! we must know it sounds very different depending on the amp! it is necessary to try at all costs with the amp you use, I'm using it with a Start and a Peavey C30 and is just great. If you like distortion to a background and have a little fender transistor, not really worth the blow it will be too noisy clarity added to the fender and broken ear, but with a warm as I love them, it is perfect and I love this pedal the more expensive is that with a good set, we get to have a dynamic crystalline you bang your head against the wall so beautiful it can be not the most important, but a report. It is super versatile for my taste, only if you made the return hosmose with the rest of your gear.

OVERALL OPINION

This pedal is spectacular with its fuzz trends. I could have 40 of OCCAZ, but I would pay a high price if the opportunity had not Submitted. However, and I care, there must be the try with his own stuff as much for me, it tears with my Start and my C30, it is common to see as many bad branch on something else. I think she is worth more branch on the stroke of lamps that branch of transistor and it is even more like a blow when its hot.

PDAL of DISTO very simple! Three knobs: tone, level, distortion!

UTILIZATION

It can not be simpler, it all RULES and go! Trs quickly found its ARE! Excellent output! The manual ... you throw a quick eye and is put in the closet! important to BAC for five 3 tourn button! lol.

SOUND QUALITY

I'm a fan of this compltement pedals! You on the disto littrallement! I use it with a transition. 100 watts and even a transistor with a given! Best, it's coupled with the distortion of the amp, you made a good lead sound sympatoche, and you rgler p dale with: a tone-13h
A 12-level
Disto-thoroughly !!!!!!
Boom and we are left with the sound of Steve Vai in the song "for the love of god" (a few prs of course that is less Evous go a all-tube amp!) For solo is simply beautiful all the notes sounded divine, the sustain is superb ...
THE PDAL is for you if you'll sound a fan of Steve Vai, Joe Satriani (who uses it for over 10 years now!) And want a really for his solo beautiful! it is well worth 10!

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a month, and frankly I thought I would cry THE FIRST faith that I branchcoupl with the distortion of the amp gives a sound simply amazing! (hot as word lol) I ssay the ts9dx, MT-2, the DS-2, and quite a few other but none comes close to the DS-1! and worse the report for pedals qualitc'est given qualitje would do this without really choi Sitat! gnial the pedals is just!

3 settings: acute, level, distortion. 1 input 1 output jack. For the price you can not ask for more. (A low level would have been perfect)

UTILIZATION

Very easy to adjust. I did not have a manual.

SOUND QUALITY

A grain of some well blusy the Vai / Satch as they use both.
If you do not have a marshall tube like me, I find that the sound is close enough sound and heat lamps. I use it with a JS1200 and a tsl 602, my behringer noisegate snr2000 is essential to cut the hum.

OVERALL OPINION

This is the inevitable distortion pedal, the sound goes Satriani Knopfler (Dire Straits) super easy to use. The sound is clean but you need a good noise gate to cut the hum when active.

A simple distortion, solid case trs
9v battery or power supply power supply (15)
3 knobs: tone and distortion level

UTILIZATION

One branch is turned the knob and it plays, no need for manual, very simple

SOUND QUALITY

The sound overall is not bad, it's going to the beautiful overdrive (tone between 0 and 2) the big dirty fuzz well (drive a 10, a tone 7)
can a cold with a bad amp (I play on a drive CD200R)
Boust monstrous for a good amp (I play on a Vox AD30, the fuzz pedal adjusted over a leg crunch and especially Marchall Vox AC30 sounds a hell of)
Not great for playing metal (but I play a fender tele so ...)
great for rock in general (his trs "nirvana" or "the vines"), for the drunk leg if the rule because it responds very well to the Dynamics of games

OVERALL OPINION

It is in all a good distortion trs sound palette with a huge, plus the ratio quality price is good trs

I do not want to appear to be a dcrire pedals that no connate ...
There are three rglages, tone, and drive level. The first plays on frquences mdiums the deuxime on the gain and the last on the desired degree of saturation.
Entrance, exit, as the mono jack, but what a joy!
The Casing is solid, the pedals is robust, the rub is that it's a boss, and level lifetime, you will survive the Casing (r is the mtal sisting!) but the pedals in itself will not last long ... Indeed, the switch button is a poor plastic. But it is the small bte look, I admit ...

UTILIZATION

The buttons are simple to use, the fact that they are closer to pose too much problem unless you have big fingers. The simplicity of the pedals in fact its main advantage, no buttons concentric, no tricks how crappy (yet they are able to boss!). Then we ACCS a wide range of sounds, easily ditable, a lightweight motion of a button changes the sound (which can be a one shot ... inconvnient sole and your sound chri goes! Record your rglages if you can, may save your life in concert, believe me).
Once engaged, the only concern is the breath ... I use a 2203 JCM800 2004 JCM800 cabinet connected to a home (in Mount 65 Watts folks, and yes) and a combo Fender Champ 25 lamps, as well tell you that on the fender , has the fact (the breath is not too important) but on the JCM800, the breath is deadly for your ears!

SOUND QUALITY

So l. .. Despite the breath agaant, once the agreement is good lch! The pedals, sadly, is not only a pure amp of course, pure and with a guitar!
On my gothic SG, I have two EMG (81 85) and rings of death on my marshall! Saturation fucking! but beware, it is very simple to have a rotted area of ​​metal, screaming, with no consistency, if we push the right tone too ... finally got question I guess.

In any case, the distortion with the following rglages, tone 2 level 10 and drive 10 has sent the steak on the JCM800!

OVERALL OPINION

Well not bad at all for pedals! I also use a Maxon OD pedals 808 of the rdition ibanez tube screamer (maxon know that it is providing components for ibanez!) Is a fucking overdrive ... but the distortion metal, cold, cold, sharp, I did with my DS1 !!!!!

Well, then I think everything has been said!

UTILIZATION

Same: it's a pedal, it's simple to understand and use ...

SOUND QUALITY

This is where it gets funny. The sound is synthetic, metallic, just awful. In their place, I never sold it. I thought it came from my transistor amp, as some have said, but when tested on my very light ENGL screamer, it is the same its quite crap. Fortunately the lead of my ENGL hi just raise the level. Do not even try to raise the tone too much, you could die laughing so much it's awful. Ultimately, for agreements, rhythmic, and letting the tone almost to 0, the term may be less grain rot (a mixture of notes requires), but when attempting a solo, it soon returns to reality ...

OVERALL OPINION

I preferred to buy a brand lamps hi gain rather than suffer this atrocity. Just because I was looking for THE sound of distortion (well, for my taste!), And I thought this pedal would ... If you say that Vai and Satriani's own, so it should sound, forget it, because and they have nothing to do with the DS1 taiwan.
I hesitate between the bear to show it to my friends scratch, just to type a good time to laugh, or sell it, but I would be disrespectful if I tried to sell this waste. I put 2 / 10 for robustness (that BOSS) for the supplied battery, and also because There's the sound that comes out, anyway ... xD

Everything has been said

UTILIZATION

Super simple, there are only 3 knobs, the adjustments are very intuitive and progessive, no complaints

SOUND QUALITY

Poibt first: the color virtually no distortion signal, +: each amp sounds differed
-: If it was not a good not great amp c
The real plus of this distortion is versatile indeed sound n 'not reaches the level of some references (Proco, tube SECAM, svex fuzz factory ...) but the sound palette is impressive if you overdrive down the tonalite , distortion, heavy metal distortion with the drive almost a background fuzz with lots of treble (note that the "fuzz" does not work with all amps, if not the orreilles farewell, but when it works, the " nirvana "(yes, it works very well to play it, its like" Breed ") a single flat, the tone is poorly calibrated, there are too many Egusi
ca makes it also very well boost by another disto dessu
So very polivalente
furthermore, it perfectly meets the dynamic game

OVERALL OPINION

it's been a year since I use it and I do not regret me acha, this pedal allows me to dramatically expand my sonic palette with the added quality boss. So I reffer this purchase without eSite (plus the price is right)

Analog distortion
9V battery or mains.

UTILIZATION

Usual settings for this type of effect: volume, tone and drive.

SOUND QUALITY

The famous DS-1 has become a classic due to its grain rather go anywhere and simplicity. But that's probably what I dislike: the sound is banal in the extreme.

I never liked the grain distos Boss in general. The sound it produces is relatively good, but I frankly find it difficult to appreciate what is seen as the choice of distortion pedal in and have a special grain, warmth, originality, ... personality! This is really what is lacking in this pedal.

OVERALL OPINION

+ A distortion that has proven itself and has become a classic.
+ An affordable price to all
+ The quality and robustness Boss

- The ordinary and without personality
- The problem of the classics, is that everyone's a. ..

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

Purchased 10 euros-a friend who stopped the electric and the thought farted
Disto-analog trend bzzz if you see that cque jveux
-9v power supply or battery
And out-
-Tone, level, gain

UTILIZATION

-Very simple

SOUND QUALITY

-A little too dirty, the breath
-I have no clear and sharp distortion of a good metal even if it is not my style, nor the rock to AC / DC or the overdrive NOT PLAY ON EQ rather punk I say, go why cobain loved her that.
Poyvanente-still

OVERALL OPINION

I got a OCCAZ, but it is not my first choice, I prefer the distortion of my rock PRO1000

BOSS DS-1
Distortions 3 buttons (level, tone, gain)

UTILIZATION

Trs simple, one branch, it RULES, play

SOUND QUALITY

Try to have more distortion (sd1, mt2, ds2), I think it is good because it trs respects the sound of the instrument (for me, it's an Ibanez JS 100 with DiMarzio satch) . I do not understand some people describe the sound of dirty, because even with the gain a background, the sound does not bleed and is prcis, this should probably dpendre of the instrument has not sound like a Les Paul. For me the sound is warm and modern, for cons I find it lacks some sustain, that's why I'll invest in a compressor.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had one month and I am happy because trs for 59 euros, I think this gives a grain PDAL rvle and the personality of the instrument.

- Yes disto
- While analog
- Rack with other pedals so

UTILIZATION

- Trs simple, three knobs!
- Between the type of guitar, amp, pedals, and this little o) there is something to take the head will ... 5 minutes before finding the sound, nag, we like.

SOUND QUALITY

- It is effective in the base saturation of good bass, treble and beautiful if we cut the EQ a minimum (Tone button).
In the light I got nothing for the moment, I am not optimistic (at the same time my guitar clean sound does not work wonders dj). As with any background against (the Tone 2mm right), I find it carrment honnte, besides, I am trs tonn of Notices to this dfavorables PDAL . Apparently there is a diffrence between Taiwan and Japan SERIES more? ... Has to be a, mine is very well.
My REFERENCE saturation, including Rage Against The Machine, System of a Down, Green Day, Nirvana, Slipknot, Pantera, I'm pretty short rceptif a DIFFERENT kind of saturation and that they don ' not frustrated at all.
I use it with a copy of SG in Ellypse (HumbuckerX2), a small transistor amp it offers enough distos happening everywhere, green day.
On a Hartke combo of 350 Watts, it can still in the register of big distortion / bass provide a chunky and well, be trs pais but incisive.

OVERALL OPINION

- I use it for two days, but a REFERENCE c'tait dj in the 90's.
- I love the color orange horrible hardware construction, it is his leg!
- Quality over price, fine, but pricing, foutage mouth of the guys has 15 pegs that you sell 400 bales lchez them 25 Euros. arf.

Everyone connate ... Small orange bote trsrpendue and easily findable everywhere. Tone / Level / Dist, nothing again: simple and effective.

UTILIZATION

Trs simple setup, may be just the fact that the Tone button types a little too easily in the acute, but hey, nothing dramatic ... In addition I like is the high, me! Manual useless.

SOUND QUALITY

L I not include the consensus reached in this dmolir pedals ... Without being the ultimate distortion, it does its job ...
The tonality wavers between 11 and 13 hours, rarely del history not to twist the ears. At bottom, the Disto is returned inside, perfect for a good solo I think. With the gain to 15 hours, we made a decent rhythm. It can also be used as overdrive, it dbrouille trs well this game!
Some say it is a grain "pass" ... May be it is their game which is commonplace? Must see to remember it's not the pedals of CRER your sound. This is fortunate to be findable everywhere for very little, so forcment should print some quite a few people who possdent ... I have no complaints.

OVERALL OPINION

Given the complexity of the pedals, two weeks are enough to tame it!
She is strong, can move the warm overdrive distortion trs much acid. I have yet to test group, but she seems to have a lot of momentum even when. Not blame him ...
I have owns and test a lot of overdrive and distos, and she is doing pretty good early, just to rock.
It is not super expensive, some say it's already too ... They can always go to the cot of Danelectro.
I also compared with the DS-2 with a buddy to me prt ... Well watch out, there's a gap between the two! Better to test them, because the sound has honestly see anything. The DS-1 is much more acid inside and returned her sister. I prfre us for a. .. The other gives me the impression of a duck enrhumm.
For now I use it a lot as a main distortion to replace my Shredmaster blowing much, and for more gain. If she jumps, I Rasht a very sr.

Analog distortion all that is classic
avoid repetition ....
a jack in / out
vol-tone-in boss driveboitier robust RAS

UTILIZATION

Configure this pedal is very simple
be a sound is easy when you know his (her) scraper (s) and his (its) amp (s)
the manual is clear
some say it is useless, I would say that many adjustments provided inside help to understand how the pots interact with each other ....

SOUND QUALITY

The distortion is very effective
I would not say it's hot or cold
grain tight I like a lot
there are plenty of headroom
Some would say it is noisy I can not find personal
(And at worst ca be easily corrected for cheap)
color distortion is the tone knob (logic):

between 0 and 3 were very low and mediums which can leave the crunch / distortion very bluesy / rock (depending on gain)
between 3-5 it starts to rise in the treble and this has the effect of increasing the gain
above 5, the higher up it is more acute and the more it pulls on the fuzz
obviously much too acute tendency to have "cool" sound

In any case, the distortion is very responsive to the game and has a very dynamic will enjoy (do not get on your high horse I know this is not the lamps ...)

with my two guitars and my amp it makes a very light very well.
it does not mean that it will make any such stuff ...

OVERALL OPINION

Very happy with my investment but that does not necessarily please everyone.
I recommend trying it before buying (of course) and especially, if possible, with his stuff ...
I really like the grain and it is what I expect from a distortion pedal.
it fits perfectly in my set, it will not be the case for everyone. Try it if you plan to buy a distortion and compare with other

Analog distortion pedal
What classic -input/output
-Settings: volume, tone, distortion
-Metal box, very sturdy

UTILIZATION

Adjust the pedal is so simple intuitive view the manual is almost certainly clear superflu.Néanmoins there are examples of régages pourons inside that inspire you to create your own sound.

SOUND QUALITY

I have a guitar and an amp ibanez ibanez rg170dx tb15r.Si you will see the reviews on these products you will understand that my sound is pouri.Puis one day I decided to buy a distortion pedal history to improve everything. I was advised that ds-1.
Frankly, it was a miracle sonore.La distortion tone is powerful and can qualify the all that versatility: a sound that ranges from ac / dc to van halen in Passan by pantera.
We play just about everything with this pedal, punk grunge metal, even using a slight crunch to play rock and roll (watch for the results vary by the rest of the stuff, hope pa sound like Chuck Berry with an ESP for example, let's face)

OVERALL OPINION

This pedal is amazing! great sound for its price (about 60 euro), a surprising versatility, a miracle I tell you!
This is a true reference that I recommend to all the world when those who think that such quality can exist on a pedal of this price I highly recommend them to test it, you might be surprised ...