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mattpas
Bronze Member
USA
74 Posts |
 Posted - 06/14/2006 : 22:02:05
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I know some people have been asking about modified DS-1 pedals. This is a review I wrote on Harmony Central about the Analogman DS-1:
Ease of Use: 10
Three knobs, you turn them and stuff happens so... very easy to use.
Sound Quality: 10
I am using a customized 79 Fender Telecaster with a Strat neck, Seymour Duncan Hotrails in the bridge and a Duncan Hotstack in the neck, Early 80's Charvel with a Dimarzio Air Zone Humbucker in the Bridge and a mid-80s Charvel with three Dimarzio Single coil pickups, Bridge has a Virtual Vintage Solo, and Neck and Mid are both Virtual2 Neck pickups, Fender Blues Junior 1X12 amp for home recording, various tube amps for live setups. I also use a bunch of other Boss effects with this pedal.
The Analogman DS-1 is the sound I always wanted a stock DS-1 to make. I have played the Taiwan DS-1 and the Japan DS-1 and Analogman's DS-1 is the best sounding distortion pedal I have ever heard.
I usually have the Tone at 11-12 o'clock, the level at about 12 o'clock and the Dist at 3 o'clock. With the stock pedal I always had to really turn the level way up on the pedal and it really never seemed to put out. Analogman's pedal seems to have more of a boost with the level knob. As for the tone knob, WOW, it finally works. You can now adjust it to what you want rather than what Boss makes you have. The Distortion level is what really shines on this mod. On the original when you turn the Dist on 0 it sounds kind of muddy and flat, like the tone knob went out, and the more you crank it up the more broken-up fuzzy it gets and you loose the distinction of the strings. This especially happens if you pick out distorted chords. With the mod and the Dist on 0 it is like an old Boss OD-1 really dirty and clear, the tone doesn't change when you turn up the Dist either. When I have it on 3 o'clock this pedal really shines. The distortion is very smooth and warm and huge and picked out chords sound amazing. This is by far the best money ever spent on any pedal I have ever owned.
Reliability: 10
Extremely dependable, it's a Boss.
I would never play without this pedal.
Customer Support: 10
I have called Boss for other things like replacement rubber bushings where the screw for the battery is and they have always been outstanding.
Overall Rating: 10
I have been performing and recording music for over 22 years. I play everything from Blues Rock to Metal.
If this were stolen I would replace it immediately.
I love that it sounds the way Boss says there stock pedal should sound. Boss says "The DS-1 provides a harder distortion effect for guitar sounds. Instead of toneless, fuzzy distortion, the DS-1 faithfully reproduces all the subtle nuances of your playing dynamics, from whisper-quiet to screaming loud. The onboard Tone control allows you to tailor the overall sound to your liking."
The stock Boss pedal does not do this but Analogman's DOES! |
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DS-1 Modified by Analogman
