boss ds-1s - good or crap?

[sonicsamurai]

i got my boss ds-1 today finally and after all the expectation i was sooo disappointed - it is without doubt the worst distortion pedal i've heard - horrible and harsh. so why do so many people love them ??:S

[hippietim]

Re: boss ds-1s - good or crap?

old one or keeyley modded one == good
new one == crap

[Twisteramps]

Re: boss ds-1s - good or crap?

I have a modded one (did keeley and a few other mods to it) it sounds ok. Stock it sounded like shit.

[PallarAndersVisa]

Re: boss ds-1s - good or crap?

i think alot of people use them as boosts more or less. ive managed to get a great sound with it with the gain channel of my 5150, though i forgot how i got it and i cant get it back for the life of me.

i definately wouldnt use it as my primary distortion

[sonicsamurai]

Re: boss ds-1s - good or crap?

i did also try to use it just as a boost but couldn't quite get it - it just killed my sound [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[Immortal]

Re: boss ds-1s - good or crap?

I use it just for mild overdrive, nothing more. In the past year I stick only to Danelectro, because their units suit my style best.

[Fragle]

Re: boss ds-1s - good or crap?

i HATE it. the sd-1 is better, but not much. i haven't tried any modded ones, though
basically the tone knob lets you decide whether you want a harsh ice-pick'ey sound, or a big muddy mess.

[pusikurac]

Re: boss ds-1s - good or crap?

biggest piece of shit in this planet. and i even had old (japan) one. crap

[thenine]

Re: boss ds-1s - good or crap?

my jap one (1983) is awesome. YMMV.

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[Deneb]

Re: boss ds-1s - good or crap?


i don't think they are that bad.

[khabibissell]

Re: boss ds-1s - good or crap?

+1

I've used it to boost a distorted amp and it worked well.

[jgcable]

Re: boss ds-1s - good or crap?

It all depends on the amp your using and the settings.
I used one to bump up the gain a little in an old JCM Marshall I had and it worked great. As a stand alone distortion pedal... unless its modded, its pretty crappy. FYI... there are a ton of pedals like the DS-1 that people love that will sound like crap under the wrong conditions.
Namely:
Rat
Rat 2
Turbo Rat
MXR Distortion +
If you are looking to slam your tube amp in the mouth and you are using the amps distortion, you should be using an overdrive or a preamp.
If you are looking for the pedal to create the distorion you need to spend more money and get something better than the DS-1.

[rocksoldier]

Re: boss ds-1s - good or crap?

I had one to use with my jcm 800, and didn´t like it that much, to buzzy or something.
I prefer my new Rocktron Austin gold overdrive big time [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[Firebird V]

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+1 what JG said.

[pagemalicious]

Re: boss ds-1s - good or crap?

Personally i think they are crap too. I thought the turbo distortion sounded better.

I use a SD-1 which my JCM900 to give a tighter sound. So i don't drown with so much bass because i tune down to B. That's the main reason why many people use them.

A friend of mine uses a Digitech Metal Master pedal into a clean setting of a crappy Laney combo. It sounds pretty good and you can get some useable lead sounds from it.