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Boss DS-1 Distortion Pedal
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Overall User Ratings
- Overall:
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8.6 out of 10
- Quality:
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9.2 out of 10
- I Want It:
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8.2 out of 10
- Ease of Use:
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8.4 out of 10
- Features:
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8 out of 10
- Value:
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8.8 out of 10
- Sound:
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8.6 out of 10
- Support:
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9 out of 10
Boss DS-1 Distortion Pedal Reviews
- Overall:
- 10 out of 10
- Features:
- 10 out of 10
- Quality:
- 10 out of 10
- Value:
- 10 out of 10
- I Want It:
- 10 out of 10
- Sound:
- 10 out of 10
- Support:
- 10 out of 10
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User: a customer from aol.com
Submitted: 8/12/2003
Style of Music: Rock - Punk, Emo, Hardcore
Location: Marlborough, MA, 01752
"BOSS DS1 Distortion Pedal - Thing thing Rocks - Best on the Market"
Feature:the ton and distortion knobs really give you a lot to choose from when it comes to how you want your guitar to sound.
Quality:
This thing seems to last forever. Me and all my friends use them and i cant get over how awesome it is and how good the quality of this pedal is. Boss makes a super strong product and i will always buy there stuff becaue i know i can depend on it to work when i need it to!
Value:
This product is better and cost less then other pedals i have looked at. I am very happy i decided to buy this pedal.
Desirability:
No way I could get this awesome sound without this product. It is so practical to add to your setup. It makes perfect sense to use and sick distortion sounds. I love it and will never buy any other pedal.
Sound:
no this pedal is really good. i like it alot and look forward to buying other Boss products in the near future.Thank you for producing such a great pedal that makes a world of differece in my playing.
Support:
They address is write on the box. I mean this thing comes with a 5 year warrenty! What else could u want with a pedal!!
Overall:
I will probably only replace it if i kick it too hard and it breaks, and if that should ever happen or god forbid it should get stolen, i would buy the same exact pedal.This thing rocks.
- Overall:
- 9 out of 10
- Features:
- 9 out of 10
- Quality:
- 10 out of 10
- Value:
- 10 out of 10
- I Want It:
- 10 out of 10
- Sound:
- 9 out of 10
- Ease of Use:
- 10 out of 10
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User: a customer from verat.net
Submitted: 3/23/2006
Style of Music: Rock and Heavy Metal
Experience: Hobbyst
Location: Smederevo, Serbia
"There are many distortion pedals, but this one is special!"
Feature:Everything you need. Don't listen to folks who complain that it doesn't have enough knobs... Well, with this three knobs and by changin' pickups on your guitar you can get any kind of distortion you like. Also, it's great for beginers because it's not hard to manage with three knobs.
Quality:
The one I used few times was old about 10 years and was as new.
Value:
For this ammount of money, it's a steal!
Desirability:
I allready bought Marshall Guv'nor as my main dist, but i'm thinkin' about buyin this one, also. It shure won't collect dust. The screamin orange colour is great, design is classic Boss, and this dist has personality of it's own. When you own it, you own a part of Rock history.
Sound:
This is a real tonal chameleon! It can go from 70's Rock to the 80's classic Heavy Metal, Grunge and even Trash. Although, it can sound very trebly sometimes and demands a high quality amp, don't expect it to pull off a good sound on a crappy one...
Overall:
Here in Serbia about 70% of semi-pro or pro players I know use this pedal as they main distortion, an they all play very different stiles. Also, it was used by Satriani, Vai, Kobain and many other players of all possible genres. I think it's a good recomendation.
- Overall:
- 10 out of 10
- Features:
- 8 out of 10
- Quality:
- 9 out of 10
- Value:
- 9 out of 10
- Sound:
- 10 out of 10
- Ease of Use:
- 9 out of 10
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User: a
Submitted: 4/24/2006
Style of Music: Rock, Blues, Jazz
Experience: Band Member.
Location: Jamaica
"Couldnt be happier."
Feature:Not many features but thats all you need for a distortion.
Quality:
Very durable and well made. Good quality. Very good sound quality.
Value:
I do think it was worth the price. Anything from BOSS is.
Sound:
Really awsome. It can get really really good tone. There are also many variations.
Ease of Use:
Very easy to use and easy to understand. Good recomendations for different sounds in the manual.
Overall:
Great sound, great quality a great pedal.
- Overall:
- 10 out of 10
- Quality:
- 10 out of 10
- Value:
- 10 out of 10
- I Want It:
- 10 out of 10
- Sound:
- 10 out of 10
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User: a customer from Yahoo.com
Submitted: 11/9/2003
Style of Music: rock
Location: Dayton, Ohio, United States
"If you want great distortion for a great price, you'll want this"
This reviewer purchased this item from Same Day Music.
Quality:I've never jumped on it (yet), but it seems to be pretty durable. I've had it for about a week now and the battery Is still working great. I was also looking at those Danelectrio overdrive effects pedals, but I've no regret of my decision.
Value:
It looks like it could cost about twice the amount it does.
Desirability:
This pedal adds a nice edge to my playing. It looks pretty cool, but the looks aren't why I bought it. It has a nice design, shape, and size.
Sound:
It's exactly what I wanted.It can give a nice fuzzy sound, or a hard and powerful distortion for rock and stuff.
Overall:
Great sound and looks. for its price I haven't soon better
- Overall:
- 10 out of 10
- Features:
- 10 out of 10
- Quality:
- 10 out of 10
- Value:
- 10 out of 10
- I Want It:
- 7 out of 10
- Sound:
- 10 out of 10
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Submitted: 11/27/2003
Style of Music: I am very into all of the world's virtuosos, (steve vai, joe satriani, tony mcalpine, randy rhoads, eddie van halenm and others)
"You must own this pedal!"
Feature:There's really not much more you could ask for hear. The features aren't that important to me. As long as it sounds good and can be modified within reasonable parameters, I'm happy. I play an Ibanez RG through a peavey studio pro 112 at my lessons, and they sound great, whether you want to sound like Jimi Hendrix or Yngwie Malmsteen.
Quality:
What more do I need to say? It won't break even if hit by a neclear bomb practically!
Value:
The thing is 40 bucks. I know straps that are more expensive than that?
Desirability:
It may not look that appealing or sexy, but it has a killer sound and that's all that matters.
Sound:
I've used the boss ds-1 in combination with a small tube amp at my guitar lessons, and it does a fine job by itself, or with the amp's distortion it can give you some nice doubling up effects. The description's statement of it being dynamic-sensitive couldn't be more truthful. It is a truly amazing work of art by the boss technicians. Don't be fooled by it's simplistic design with only three knobs, because they are all you need with this pedal.
Overall:
Perfection!
- Overall:
- 10 out of 10
- Features:
- 10 out of 10
- Quality:
- 10 out of 10
- Value:
- 10 out of 10
- I Want It:
- 5 out of 10
- Sound:
- 10 out of 10
- Support:
- 5 out of 10
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User: a customer from hotmail.com
Submitted: 9/12/2004
Style of Music: from Haggard to Van Halen and everything in between
Experience: touring musician
Location: La Crescenta Calif
"from Roy to Angus"
This reviewer purchased this item from Same Day Music.
Feature:for what it is it rocks very simple controls but they hold a myriad of tones if you take time to tweak them
Quality:
seems very solid i am on the road alot so we will see in the coming months if it is indeed a 10
Value:
yes and then some I have a triac pod screamin blues digitech multi effects unit and it kicks ass on all of them for sweet distortions great pedal value wise
Desirability:
well if orange is your thing go for it ..its just a pedal right?
Sound:
the only pedal I have used that can get a real Roy B type tele sting and then go into heavy rock land ala Angus Y really cool I use it with a princeton dsp and it really sings
Support:
I have not had contact with them but i feel most co are about average in dealing with guitar problems hence the 5 rating
Overall:
I have used it on a few gigs and love it I may get another just to have a different setting so I don't have to change the overdrive for different songs
- Overall:
- 9 out of 10
- Features:
- 10 out of 10
- Quality:
- 10 out of 10
- Value:
- 10 out of 10
- I Want It:
- 10 out of 10
- Sound:
- 9 out of 10
- Support:
- 10 out of 10
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Submitted: 12/22/2004
Style of Music: Old school metal, like old pantera n metallica n stuff
Experience: Active Musician
Location: Swanton VT
"Buy this pedal"
Feature:has everything it needs
Quality:
Built like a ****ing tank. The biggest thing to break were the plastic knobs, but their plastic.
Value:
Good value at any price, really.
Desirability:
The color grabs your attention. But the SOUND, man. The sound goes from here to there to everywhere.
Sound:
This pedal is the balls. When I put it into a 50 watt marshall JCM900 combo with reverb, it sounds exactly like Kirk Hammetts tone on Ride the Lightning or Kurt Cobains on Nevermind. Add a Dimebucker or Duncan boost pedal, and a solid state amp, like my Ibanez toneblaster25, it nails dimes tone perfectly. Hell of a value. Not the best for tapping a'la EVH, but still kicks @$$.
Support:
No need for support.
Overall:
I am going to be buried with my DS-1, man. It is the only pedal ill ever use. I tried the MT-2 that people are so fond of using to judge the DS-1 against, and the DS-1 kicks it in the nads. Has a truer distortion sound than most other pedals.
- Overall:
- 10 out of 10
- Features:
- 10 out of 10
- Quality:
- 10 out of 10
- Value:
- 10 out of 10
- I Want It:
- 10 out of 10
- Sound:
- 9 out of 10
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Submitted: 1/12/2006
Style of Music: Metal
"Excellent instrument for an excellent price."
Feature:Straight and simple. Just what you need to get some good distortion.
Quality:
Reliable and looks good. What else do you want?
Value:
It's worth more then it costs. For an instrument of such excellent quality, it's a steal. (but still, it's low price makes it available to a wider range of customers)
Desirability:
Both practical and appealing. Practical for it's awesome sound and sturdy metal case, and appealing for it's simplicity, color, (again) metal case, and, it has a feeling of old-school rock and heavy metal from the 80's.
Sound:
Just one word: awesome.
Support:
Never used it.
- Overall:
- 10 out of 10
- Features:
- 9 out of 10
- Quality:
- 10 out of 10
- Value:
- 10 out of 10
- I Want It:
- 10 out of 10
- Sound:
- 10 out of 10
- Support:
- 10 out of 10
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User: a customer from gmail.com
Submitted: 2/6/2005
Style of Music: emo
Experience: in a band
Location: NJ
Boss DS-1 Customer Review
Feature:its got what i need to get distotion what else do i need?
Quality:
it has not broken
Value:
cheap and it works
Desirability:
its a peadle come on
Sound:
Sounds great
Support:
it has not broke so i have got no support.
Overall:
i dont think i will ever need another one. unless i get a combo box.
- Overall:
- 10 out of 10
- Features:
- 10 out of 10
- Quality:
- 10 out of 10
- Value:
- 10 out of 10
- I Want It:
- 10 out of 10
- Sound:
- 10 out of 10
- Support:
- 10 out of 10
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Submitted: 3/5/2005
Boss DS-1 Customer Review
Feature:there are many tone settings despite not many nozzles.
Quality:
durable metal shell
Value:
excellent v for ya money
Sound:
sounds good i play grunge have had many pedals but this is the best and cheapest. i play bass and it works well with mine
Support:
havent had to use
- Overall:
- 10 out of 10
- Features:
- 10 out of 10
- Quality:
- 10 out of 10
- Value:
- 10 out of 10
- I Want It:
- 10 out of 10
- Sound:
- 10 out of 10
- Support:
- 10 out of 10
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Submitted: 1/21/2006
Style of Music: Rock
Experience: Active Musician
Location: Metairie, LA
"A must-have pedal"
Sound:For pure distortion this pedal is the best....and it's inexpensive. I use it with the Chorus Ensemble and it's incredible. I highly reccommend it.
- Overall:
- 9 out of 10
- Features:
- 10 out of 10
- Quality:
- 10 out of 10
- Value:
- 10 out of 10
- I Want It:
- 10 out of 10
- Sound:
- 9 out of 10
- Support:
- 10 out of 10
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User: a customer from hotmail.com
Submitted: 9/20/2003
Style of Music: blues/punk/grunge/metal/alternative..oh what am i saying..MUSIC!!!!!
Location: Canada
"SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!"
Feature:simple - 1 Tone, 1 Level, I Distortion..needs a BOSS adapter, but they are rather cheap.
Quality:
it is BOSS, built like a tank.
Value:
for the price, it is one of the best distortion pedals on the market.
Desirability:
ohhhhhhhhh baby, how your sounds excite me ;)
Sound:
this pedal is sweet, even on my mediocre peavey amp, it has a nice thick fill crunch or you can have a light sound, it is very versatile and has a great sound for anyone who likes a good distortion.
Support:
never had to deal with them
Overall:
all in all it is a good solid pedal with a good range of sound to it, i would recommend it to anybody.
- Overall:
- 9 out of 10
- Features:
- 8 out of 10
- Quality:
- 9 out of 10
- Value:
- 10 out of 10
- I Want It:
- 8 out of 10
- Sound:
- 9 out of 10
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User: a customer from zoominternet.net
Submitted: 8/18/2003
Style of Music: Rock, Alternative, Punk
Location: North East, Ohio U.S.A.
"AWESOME PEDAL, IT IS WORTH MORE THAN YOU PAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Feature:I like how you can control the rate of distortion.
Quality:
When I used it, it was in great condition and he had had the pedal from more then a year.
Value:
You deffinately will love this product, and the price is EXCELLENT!
Desirability:
I would use the pedal every time I played, even if I didnt need it!
Sound:
With this Boss pedal, almost anything you play sounds good!!!
Support:
I wouldnt know because I never had to.
Overall:
I would say it could last a good 3-4 years before you needed a replacement (if you played it everyday and was handeled properly).
- Overall:
- 9 out of 10
- Value:
- 9 out of 10
- I Want It:
- 8 out of 10
- Sound:
- 9 out of 10
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User: a customer from yahoo.com
Submitted: 1/24/2005
Style of Music: Metal and Hard Rock
Experience: Active Musician
Location: Moreno Valley, CA
"Very Good Pedal....I listen to metal and it meets my qualifications."
Value:very very very good value
Desirability:
it is great...not the best but it is the best in its price rang...top of the line.....50-70 dollar pedals might not even be as good.
Sound:
The sound quality is excellent.....and looking at the price..makes it even better.....no kidding this is a great affortable pedal!
- Overall:
- 8 out of 10
- Features:
- 7 out of 10
- Quality:
- 10 out of 10
- Value:
- 10 out of 10
- I Want It:
- 7 out of 10
- Sound:
- 8 out of 10
- Support:
- 10 out of 10
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User: a customer from yahoo.com
Submitted: 7/4/2003
Style of Music: Mostly Hard Rock
"GREAT FOR BEGGINERS!"
This reviewer purchased this item from Same Day Music.
Feature:I dont need tone,just distortion and level,but overall good.I just wish it had an overdrive to.
Quality:
This thing is tough and dependible.There hasnt been one performance from our band where it has failed(plus i jump off an amp and onto it so its durable)!
Value:
FOR $40 THIS IS A DEFFINATE MUST HAVE!
Desirability:
I dont care much for the color,but its tone is wonderfull and makes me want it!
Sound:
THis pedal goes pretty hard core,I LOVE IT AND NEED ONE!Im a huge Linkin Park fan and the first time i played One Step Closer with it,i was hooked,awsome distortion.
Support:
Ive ordered other pedals from them,and they are fast and simple.
Overall:
Not the heaviest distortion ever or the best lookin,but for the price,its a must have.
- Overall:
- 9 out of 10
- Features:
- 9 out of 10
- Value:
- 9 out of 10
- I Want It:
- 8 out of 10
- Sound:
- 9 out of 10
- Support:
- 10 out of 10
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User: a customer from juno.com
Submitted: 12/30/2006
Style of Music: classic rock
Experience: hobbyist
Location: Englewood, Ohio
"my boss ds-1 review"
Feature:it did come in a nice cardboard box. power adapter not included. battery life is very good though.
Quality:
it's made to take a beating. i've had it for 4 years and it's always worked when i needed it to.
Value:
it's not the greatest but it's really good for starters who don't want to spend a lot.
Desirability:
it's not sexy enough to turn me on, but i wouldn't suggest buying a pedal based on it's sex appeal. although it's not ugly, it's nothing to get excited about.
Sound:
if you want to play some really heavy metal this probably isn't the best pedal for you. it's pretty light distortion compared to most, but it's also better than most when they cost the same. for the sound i want, it's hard to tune out the feedback. i have to make some adjustments on my amp and guitar. however, it doesn't sound cheap. it can actually sound pretty smooth if you adjust it correctly.
Ease of Use:
you just have to play with it for a while depending on what kind of sound you want.
Support:
none.
Overall:
i will probably just keep this pedal because it was my first. it's great for playing by yourself or even messing around in the garage or basement with friends, but when i play infront of people i just borrow my friends' POD, ibanez tube screamer, or maxon. however, it's a good gift or addition to anybody who wants some light distortion to mess around with.
- Overall:
- 2 out of 10
- Features:
- 2 out of 10
- Quality:
- 7 out of 10
- Value:
- 1 out of 10
- I Want It:
- 1 out of 10
- Sound:
- 3 out of 10
- Ease of Use:
- 3 out of 10
- Support:
- 10 out of 10
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User: a customer from aol.com
Submitted: 6/27/2004
Style of Music: Rock and Metal
Location: Dover PA, USA
"Don't waste you cash"
This reviewer purchased this item from Same Day Music.
Feature:It has the same amount of distortion feature as a regular amp
Quality:
Its made well but if you don't have a boss ac adapter you have to buy one of them and a cord and it ends up cost all most as much as the pedal
Value:
Your better off geting a different pedal if you play rock and metal songs
Desirability:
I wish i won't of wasted my money and would of bought a different pedal
Sound:
It adds some Distortion but is not good for playing most rock music It only make the distortion that is already with my amp a little better
Support:
never deal with them
Overall:
It does give you a little more distortion then you amp not enough good sond it more for a fuzz sound kinda
- Overall:
- 2 out of 10
- Features:
- 2 out of 10
- Quality:
- 8 out of 10
- Value:
- 5 out of 10
- I Want It:
- 6 out of 10
- Sound:
- 2 out of 10
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User: a customer from yahoo.com
Submitted: 10/6/2005
Style of Music: rock
Experience: active guitarist
Location: pa, usa
"you cannot get a good sound from this pedal"
Feature:the two nobs really dont provide that much helpfullness...its too much
Quality:
its built durable
Value:
its sold at a good price
Desirability:
its cool boss design but the pedal is bad
Sound:
the sound is terrible i hate this pedal im surprised so many people actaully seem to like it... the distortion amount is not very good...thats why boss has more distortions like the mega distortion... i do not reccomend it especially for rythym guitar...i cant get a good tone out of it at shows and i always end up using my amps distortion
Support:
not available
- Overall:
- 4 out of 10
- Features:
- 4 out of 10
- Quality:
- 4 out of 10
- Value:
- 3 out of 10
- I Want It:
- 2 out of 10
- Sound:
- 4 out of 10
- Support:
- 6 out of 10
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Submitted: 5/16/2003
"Pedal Review READ"
Sound:The sound on here is soo incredibly bad. If you want a nice distortion I would select the DOD Grunge pedal. Its a little more hard core, but I own it and I love it. I wouldnt drop 40 bucks for it guys.
- Overall:
- 1 out of 10
- Features:
- 1 out of 10
- Value:
- 1 out of 10
- I Want It:
- 1 out of 10
- Sound:
- 1 out of 10
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Submitted: 4/11/2005
"BAD109"
Feature:WHAT FEATURES?! THERES LIKE NOTHING ON THIS 40$ SLICE OF DUTY!!!!
Value:
even thou it is only 40$... i can think of better things 2 do with 40$
Desirability:
NO!!!! IDONT WANT IT
Sound:
this is the worst f***** stomp box ever made, there is like no distortion at all not 2 mention the lack of sustain! I have owned this product 4 about a year and i pluged it in 4 the first time, seriously about 4 minuites ago, RIHGT NOW...THIS VERY HOUR!!!and like i said before........IT SUXXX SOOOOOOOO BAAAAAAAAD!!!! dont get it!
Overall:
JGFS
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