BOSS DS-1 Distortion | Compact Distortion Pedal | The Benchmark in Guitar Distortion | Hard-edged Attack & Smooth Sustain | Wide Tone Range | Low Noise Even with High Gain Settings

I adore this. It's so versatile and beasty. And if you tweak it you're getting numerous sounds from it. Everyone knows of this pedal... Kurt Cobain, old school Pantera, halestorm, it's on so many boards and for such good reason, from bedroom players to professional famous guitarists. I got mine for $50 in the states new, God bless America, but it's an excellent bit of kit. Yah... NOISY..... So use a gate (my decimater 2 smashes that noise immediately though with no problem at all!), much MUCH better than the SD1, that SUCKS , but this!!! Everyone needs one!! It stays off my main board typically unless I'm playing a heavier set or song, as my mxr sugar drive and zvex box of rock and boost give me what I need, but sometimes you need that filthy dirty gritty heavy gnarly thicker tone and this does it extremely well....obviously it's well built a nice size for any board small to large and easy to use with just three knobs, three knobs with a lot of action and range! Try it it, don't like it, return it for free, no Brainer lol!

There is no wonder these have sold the amount they have. Very good for the cost Excellent quality Does exactly what it says Only downfall you need the power cable and you need to buy that separately. Otherwise cannot fault it

Bought for son loves it. Great piece

The DS-1 has often been described as a solid workhorse and that’s exactly what it is. It is solidly constructed, will stand up to the rigours of band work and will fit the distortion needs of many. I use mine with a Telecaster and 85W Fender Deluxe 112 and it suits me down to the ground for the Indie/Rock stuff that I play. If I need a boost in sustain for lead work I use it in conjunction with a compressor and digital delay. It provides plenty of girth for classic rock when used with a guitar equipped with humbuckers. It’s also great for punk but if you’re looking beyond that, at ultra-distortion/overdrive/sustain type of stuff, you’re probably better off looking elsewhere. It’s pretty simple to use. The “DIST” control lets you move from a slight crunch to full blown distortion (and everything in between) by turning clockwise. The LEVEL control can be adjusted so that when the pedal is turned on the volume given out is lower or higher than your clean sound. The TONE control gives you more treble and brightness as it’s turned clockwise. I find it to be a little on the trebly side so I tend to roll the tone down to just less than half way. I use mine with a power supply but it does come supplied with a battery (already fitted). Access to the battery compartment is a doddle - no tools are needed and you can remove/replace the battery in seconds. It’s been around for years and has been used by famous players such as Kurt Cobain, Gary Moore, Steve Vai, John Frusciante and Mike Einziger; to name just a few….so Boss must have made a good job of it!

Can’t go wrong with boss pedals 👌🏻

Built like a tank, sounds like a tank. Does what it says it does.

Perfect that’s what I needed

This is a great little piece of equipment and I've been enjoying it since the day i got it. I don't see anything wrong with it apart from the battery life. It eats batteries. As a result I would recommend purchasing a 1.2A 9v DC adapter for it which is what I have done. 9v DC batteries are not worth buying for it if you can buy an adapter for the price of less than 3 batteries. I don't want this to put you off though. This is a great little pedal and that's why I'm rating it 5 stars. I would also recommend watching some videos on the internet of people playing around with different settings so that you know you are getting the sound from it that you want since this pedal isn't for everybody. It covers a wide range from a warm sound, american rock, hardcore rock, british punk and a heap of other cool distortion sounds you can get by playing around with it. High Quality.

Tenía otro pedal de distorsión y no conseguía hacerme con él. Demasiado ruido. Vi el DS-1 de toda la vida por debajo de los 100€ y no me lo pensé. Acierto total. Distorsión ajustada a tu deseo en cada momento. Con los controles justos para conseguir lo que quieres cada vez. Lo dicho, un clásico con casi cincuenta años de experiencia.

Great mid-forward version of the DS-1, much smoother if you’re using a bright guitar and bright amp.

公式の紹介動画でなんとなく分かるかとは思いますが、非常にクリアな歪みです。 コードがグシャっと潰れない、いわゆる「音の分離がいい」ってヤツの究極形だと思います。 かなりハイゲインタイプのエフェクターですが、DISTをフルにしても音の潰れは全く感じません。 基本ドンシャリ気味です。私はHIGHを少し削ったり、ミッドブーストのイコライザーと組み合わせた セッティングにすることが多いです。 クリアな歪みだからといって線が細いなどということは全くなく、単音でも厚みのある音になってくれます。 強いて弱点を挙げるとすれば、個人的には浅めの歪みがイマイチ使えないってところくらいです。 まあディストーションでクランチを作る必要もないので、そこは別にオーバードライブとかを使えばいいかなと。 とにかく、個人的には最強のディストーションです。アンプはクリーンでエフェクターのみで歪ませていますが、 当分これで行けそうです。

Muy buen producto ,lo llevo usando pocas veces pero no tengo quejas de él 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

Great effects pedal good quality