RichCI Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 I used to have one of those back in the early 80's; in fact, it was the first pedal I ever owned. I used it for several years as my dirtus operandus when I played in hair bands and it worked well enough but I ended up trading it to another dude for an Ibanez Sonic Distortion. As I recall, the DS-1 was thin and harsh sounding and I liked the somewhat thicker sound of the Sonic Distortion. Lately, I've been seeing more buzz about this pedal and people getting excited when they find one, especially if it's a "vintage" one made in Japan. I know tone is subjective and all that blah, blah, blah, but I don't get it. Am I nuts or is my memory foggy (80's) or is that pedal pretty crappy sounding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPC666 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 i never liked them too much, always thought they sounded thin and cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 I have one and I got it for 29 dollars. It sounds okay, I prefer my SD-1. You are correct, it does sound harsh, but it gets the job (semi) done. Do you know of any better sounding ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 They sound like hammered ***! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 Fred, it depends on what you're into. The best all arounder I've tried is the Analogman King of Tone as it works great as a clean boost, overdrive or straight ahead distortion if you're into more amp-like tones. It's a lot more expensive than the DS-1 at $235 but it's not too bad when you consider that it's two pedals in one box. I like it so much that I bought a second one so I could keep one at our rehearsal space and another at home. There just seems to be so many better sounding dirt boxes being built today. Ones that I've heard samples of on the interweb are the MI Audio Crunch Box, Zvex Box of Rock, Fulltone OCD and Lovepedal Eternity, to name a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shnate McDuanus Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 I just checked out the Ibanez SD9 on Youtube. That's got to be one of the coolest pedals I've ever heard. Yeah, I never cared much for the BOSS pedals, to be honest. I tried a DS-1 and I thought it sounded pretty lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 They sound like hammered ***! I can always count on AXE to cut straight to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 I just checked out the Ibanez SD9 on Youtube. That's got to be one of the coolest pedals I've ever heard. I still own mine and I don't know if I'd give it that many thumbs up, bit it still sounds a lot better than a DS-1, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Me personally. I don't hear anything natural with them. Just BZZZZZZZZ... icky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 I fell in love with the Lovepedal Purple Plexi. It is great I like the sound and tone of it. It is a little expensive, but I will definitely save up for it. Lovepedal is sweeeeet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 I have resisted temptation to get a DS-1, even when they come up for sale for as low as $20, after I heard the demos I thought it sounds harsh, even the modded versions. The SD-1 is a great overdrive pedal but my Coffin Blood Drive has a fatter tone, as a result my SD-1 sits new in its box. Of course in turn ever since I bought my Mesa amp all of my distortion pedals sit around pretty much unused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swleary Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Never really cared too much either for that DS-1, I had one in my board back in the day. Hardly ever touched it. IMO Way too thin sounding. I personally think they suck banana peels lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Analogman can work wonders with the Boss SD-1. A really good friend of mine won't play without his now that Analogman worked it over. He mods the DS-1 too - though I have not heard them in person like I have the SD-1 mods. http://www.analogman.com/boss.htm#basics Also here is an interesting site that I just found for comparing some OD pedal sounds. http://www.oldtonezone.com/distortionoverdrive-pedal-shootout/the-od-pedal-comparinator/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrosion of conformity Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 I own one, but only because I bought it from a friend for $10. Like everyone else is saying, it's too thin and harsh for what I usually play. I use it for Green Day covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 I own one' date=' but only because I bought it from a friend for $10. Like everyone else is saying, it's too thin and harsh for what I usually play. I use it for Green Day covers.[/quote'] +1, I do the same thing, it sounds decent for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGplayer1994 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 I bought mine a few months ago, I usually use it for a few Nirvana songs and thats about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrosurfer1959 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 It a pedal almost everyone I know bought young and then got rid of they are cheap for a reason they sound like crap. I kinda feel that way about most of the Boss pedals the only two I use on a regular basis is the TU-2 tuner that's been on my board forever and works great and a Boss 20xl(?) looper the 2 pedal version with 16 minutes of looping time. The looper is one of my favorite pedals and I use it all the time when I play the acoustic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 I don´t know... I have a friend that owns a coolection of DS-1s and he swears every one of them is different... he has moded some, some are from different years... some are the same model same year same everything. The cheap boss pedal I do like is the underrated SD1 superoverdrive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 Also here is an interesting site that I just found for comparing some OD pedal sounds. http://www.oldtonezone.com/distortionoverdrive-pedal-shootout/the-od-pedal-comparinator/ That's pretty darned cool! I especially enjoyed listening to the differences between the Analogman modded SD-1 pedals, one with symmetrical clipping and the other with asymmetrical. I thought the symmetrical clipping one had a cool fuzz thing going on. And while writing my reply, I listened to a couple of comparisons and, let me reiterate - that's a REALLY freaking cool site! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 It a pedal almost everyone I know bought young and then got rid of they are cheap for a reason they sound like crap. I kinda feel that way about most of the Boss pedals Some Boss pedals are pretty cool sounding. An online friend of mine who plays guitar in an RHCP tribute band owns an ancient CS-1 and it sounds awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 My Boss chorus sounds fine to me. I have a DD-6 delay too. The DD-6..... well it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrosurfer1959 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Yep they all work and work pretty well usually but over the years I've swapped all of them off my pedal board it was never a conscious thing it just seemed to happen as I replaced individual pedals. I always thought it was cool how they all were the same size and shape though the pedal boards used to be small and clean. Guess Im just a pedal snob but I want this custom painted ZVEX pedalboard. A set of 9 different ZVex pedals; custom painted by ZVex artist Hannah Haugberg. ?Set includes (from left to right): ?1st row: Box of Metal, Box of Rock, Fuzz Factory ?2nd row: Ooh Wah, Wooly Mammoth, Machine ?3rd row: Trem Probe, Fuzz Probe, and Wah Probe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 I use several Boss (along with other brands, including boutique brands) pedals, and have never had any trouble, whatsoever, with any of them. Very reliable, at least for me. I tested them out, prior to purchase, so I knew what I was getting, sound/tone wise. Some, I have since been replaced in the lineup, with other things, but...quite often, I will reinstate that pedal, too...if it will do what I need, for what I'm playing, at that time. CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitargreg1993 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Yep they all work and work pretty well usually but over the years I've swapped all of them off my pedal board it was never a conscious thing it just seemed to happen as I replaced individual pedals. I always thought it was cool how they all were the same size and shape though the pedal boards used to be small and clean. Guess Im just a pedal snob but I want this custom painted ZVEX pedalboard. A set of 9 different ZVex pedals; custom painted by ZVex artist Hannah Haugberg. ?Set includes (from left to right): ?1st row: Box of Metal' date=' Box of Rock, Fuzz Factory ?2nd row: Ooh Wah, Wooly Mammoth, Machine ?3rd row: Trem Probe, Fuzz Probe, and Wah Probe [/quote'] wooaahhh!!! holy crap thats awesome!!!! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowdown Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 I own one' date=' but only because I bought it from a friend for $10. Like everyone else is saying, it's too thin and harsh for what I usually play. I use it for Green Day covers.[/quote'] I bought mine a few months ago' date=' I usually use it for a few Nirvana songs and thats about it. [/quote'] Well there ya have it! Says it all. 'Nuff said . Over & out....:P Time ta start buying shares in BOSS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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