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Boss DS-1 Distortion
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«  Very good pedal »

Published on 05/10/14 at 14:34
Distortion pedal called "classic". Given the number of models that run we can talk about "standard" or "stallion". Some personality.

UTILIZATION

Easy to use, as written elsewhere, 3 knobs, switch.

SOUND QUALITY

My opinion is purely subjective, but for me, this pedal is very efficient. I played with for 20 years and I always come back. It is in position 3 in my chain of OD after a Boss Blues Driver and Ibanez TS9. She crunch perfectly, whatever the guitar and amp and more, it combines perfectly with the previous two pedals. If we take a few knobs, it saturates quickly. Perfect for rock.
Not a monstrous gain, but enough to send the sauce without worries.
Well it is true that we should not have a heavy hand on the distortion and tone knobs for the past three quarters of the race of these it becomes very loud. At this point we get a sound that goes beyond the usual, but difficult to use for my part paths.

OVERALL OPINION

I do not understand the negative reviews, because this pedal has become a "standard" experienced since its sortie.Ce is not a pedal "plug and play", that is certain. You have to fight the grind, tame ... But once one understands the intricacies of gadget we take a real pleasure to snap ....
Conclusion: Some very good stuff, but probably less popular today because of its strong personality typed "vintage".