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Boss DS-1 Distortion
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Published on 12/16/07 at 10:29
This is the legendary DS-1, used by Kurt Cobain, the pedals Distortion has 3 knobs: Tone, Level and Distortion.

So simple to use, but since everything is subtle nanmoins analog. In terms of food there two possibilities: A universal adapter 9V or 9V battery good old enough to be on aprciable scne because the adapter produces interference, which may be detrimental to its in gnral. To the battery is easy to trs ACCS, just dvisser the small black button.

So there is nothing to say on the appearance of the product, the BOSS is reliable and works well.

Come on, you plug a jack and see what it gives ...

UTILIZATION

In terms of use, I would say it's a sound that offers PDAL INTERESTED in terms Satur but will put off making a few.

Indeed, the DS-1 provides a plutt "Vintage" in the sense that it's a bit fat, a drooling and it's hot. So, for my part I am happy because it is exactly the kind of saturation I DSIR but attention to other surprises. Any fawn it is better to try before you buy any hardware. Besides this purpose, I suggest you Youtube, you type the name of pedals and you will find a vidoo bte is the test. Plutt is good fun but all the same focus, the config is not the guy forcment yours.

But I expected that the o pedals forward, it is in coupling with another pedals: the Tube Screamer TS 808 reissue. In fact, I play mostly blues / rock and I am a follower of the TS, but when I went solo I needed to power supplmentaire and I had the DS-ide 1. Frankly, I'm not with rglages appropriate coupling of the two provides a powerful sound, a warm vintage wish.

SOUND QUALITY

Well, for sound, I use it with an Epiphone BB King Lucille Gibson micro customizes a 490R and a Gibson Classic 57 'Plus. For the amp it is a Marshall MG100 DFX.
For rglages, I am clear about his amp with:
Bass = 12
Mid = 1:30 p.m.
Treb = 2:30 p.m.
Gain = 1:30 p.m.

For the pedals, I put the tone from 9am to 11am, 12am and the level distortion between 14h and 16h.

J'obtient saturated sound really warm and powerful but also "filthy" is also this little dirty ct gives it its personality. Short to love.

OVERALL OPINION

I just to have it before I had a DS-2 Turbo distortion n'tais and I really do not sound excited, too "compressquot; I got, while the DS- one has really captured, in addition to playing the Rock Nirvana, Silverchair, etc. ... it's really at the top. In short, as well as guilt only with TS 808 or a Small Clone, this p dale is really INTERESTED and more it is not CHRE.

I can not say that I advice the pedals because I am partisans of the "Try before you buy". So you listen and then make your own opignon, but I will tell all of the same we must also rely on their instinctive, it must be bold To create new soundscapes.