Boss Ds 1 Inside

Used by the likes of joe satriani steve vai.

Boss ds 1 inside. Boss ds 1 distortion is still one of the best ones out there it already had a 9v battery inside it so i didn t have to buy a power supply the battery lasted for 3 weeks and then died. The ds 1 distortion is a true icon in the world of guitar effects. Introduced in 1978 boss s first distortion pedal defined a bold new sound delivering hard edged attack and smooth sustain that s been a staple of players for generations. Here s how i use the ds 1.

Leave the ds 1 on all the time. Sales people at guitar center will say something like its a great beg. You can change the tone and distortion levels so i think this would be an ideal pedal for me. Every guitarist at some point has at least tried boss s ds 1 distortion pedal.

In my boss ds 1 review i talk about my experience with the distortion pedal that has been around since the late 70s discussing what i like about it and why i also think it s severely overrated. The clear switch disappeared around serial number 8700 the silver thumb screw at serial number 0500 while the d in ds 1 ended up under the i in distortion around serial number 13xx00. The boss ds 1 is the first distortion pedal produced by boss and since it was released in the 1970s has become a mainstay on guitarists pedalboards. The original ds 1 used the toshiba ta7136p chip.

So there was a major change in the sound there. 2 if you re using a distortion pedal like a big muff plug the big muff into the ds 1 you ll be surprised at how much smoother and less like a. Someone asked me about this. The earliest version had a clear switch silver thumb screw and the d in ds 1 placed directly underneat the t in distortion.

Modify your boss ds 1. 1 first off think of the boss ds 1 as a guitar signal enhancer not as an overdrive pedal that gets stomped into action when you want some distortion. The original ta7136p was not a dual op amp. When this chip went out of production boss changed the circuit to accommodate an newer dual op amp without changing the rest of the board.

The classic ds 1 distortion pedal provides a harder distortion effect for guitar and keyboard sounds. Instead of toneless fuzzy distortion the ds 1 faithfully reproduces all the subtle nuances. Show more show less. This over hyped pedal sounds really thin with no punch.