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Boss: DS-1 Distortion reviews

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Review by a visitor on Oct 21, 2006




I bought the pedal in Holand a long time ago. I can?t remember how much I paid for it.

 
 
  Features  
 
Three knowbs. Very easy to use. Very harsh sounding for my taste. I modified it myself using a kit manufactured by a company called Pedaldoc and it sounds great now.
 
 
 
  Playability  
 
Not very usable as a stock pedal but very nice sounding after having been modified.
 
 
 
  Quality  
 
As above very harsh sounding but very easily modified.
 
 
 
  Durability  
 
Very hard thing. You won?t breat this pedal easily.
 
 
 
  Overall  
 
The stock pedal sounds terrible. I wouldn?t buy it. However it can be modified and there are lots of companies selling premodified pedals nowadays. Try Pedaldoc. They work well and quickly.
 
 

Review by MRNview on Sep 5, 2004




i bought it 3rd hand off my friend for ?15 lol, and it still played without a glitch.

 
 
  Features  
 
strong points-great distortion sound, VERY durable and strong, versatile
weak points- um well i dont have any problems or any failed expectations except maybe som of the tones are not so good on it

one tone knob. one level knob. one distortion knob. simple to use. quite unique. good for grunge metal angry music etc nt so gd for more emo style stuff
 
 
 
  Playability  
 
like i said good for grunge and metal and heavy rock but for emotional rock and emo and indie rock you'd probably be better off with a marshall dist. pedal.
 
 
 
  Quality  
 
very loud. and pretty good i guess yeh
 
 
 
  Durability  
 
amazinly durabile. i got it third hand and threw it down some stairs plugged it in and ti still worked fine! really if ure tourin and need a durable dist pedal with a great sound this is for you!!!
 
 
 
  Overall  
 
an amazin pedal, quite durable but more for grunge and metal. really good and not too dear.
 
 

Review by Decency on Jun 22, 2004




I bought this pedal at Lentine's Music in Akron on May 15, 2004. I paid $40 for it which was what I expected to pay.

 
 
  Features  
 
It's got a Level nob, Distortion nob, and a Tone or volume nob. I like the bottom of it cuase it is a rubber material and it won't scratch things up. A light lights up to let you know when your in distortion mode.
 
 
 
  Playability  
 
I like it. For what I need it for, it does just fine. If you want to know, go to your local music store. You should find, it does the job well.
 
 
 
  Quality  
 
It does have a good distortion quality, it just takes some tampering with to find it. Compared to others, I don't know, but if you want a good Distortion pedal w/o paying big bucks, this is the way to go.
 
 
 
  Durability  
 
Well, I must say, do not leave it plugged in. It does, however give you I believe 30 hours of playing time. Depending on the distortion sound, you will need to change the amp and pedal for different things.
 
 
 
  Overall  
 
For now, I'll keep this one. I wish it had more controls, but until I get in a band and play hardcore, this suits me just fine. The reason I chose this is because I saw other sweet guitarists using this.