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MGR/Matthew « Boss DS1-Distortion Pedal »
Published on 12/09/03 at 15:00£39 Music Shop in London
As simple as it gets....3 knobs for Tone, Level and Drive. It takes some playing with the box to get a good sound out of it - it's very 80s and on the scratchy side. I have settled on running it with the level at about 3 o'clock, the drive at about 2, and the tone at about 10 - that way I get a nice fat sound, but eliminate some of the tinny, "boxy" sound. I'm primarily using it as a lead boost as it is an excellent pedal.
Personally, I think this pedal SHINES in front of a tube amp to push it a little harder for more sustain but I wouldn't use this pedal in front of anything that doesn't already have a distorted tone.
Well, it's a Boss, so it's never failed.
This pedal does everything I need it to. It makes a 1 or 2 channel amp way more versatile. It gives me some really great lead sounds. I use it all the time, and even though I've tried very few other distortions, I can't picture myself replacing it with anything else.
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As simple as it gets....3 knobs for Tone, Level and Drive. It takes some playing with the box to get a good sound out of it - it's very 80s and on the scratchy side. I have settled on running it with the level at about 3 o'clock, the drive at about 2, and the tone at about 10 - that way I get a nice fat sound, but eliminate some of the tinny, "boxy" sound. I'm primarily using it as a lead boost as it is an excellent pedal.
Personally, I think this pedal SHINES in front of a tube amp to push it a little harder for more sustain but I wouldn't use this pedal in front of anything that doesn't already have a distorted tone.
Well, it's a Boss, so it's never failed.
This pedal does everything I need it to. It makes a 1 or 2 channel amp way more versatile. It gives me some really great lead sounds. I use it all the time, and even though I've tried very few other distortions, I can't picture myself replacing it with anything else.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com