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hot tubes
Silver Member
Canada
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 Posted - 12/21/2008 : 23:03:51
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looking for help with a mod for a ds1 , looking for modern type
thick distortion wity alot of sustain at your finger tips etc.
thanks for any help from the forum . |
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
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hot tubes
Silver Member
Canada
162 Posts |
Posted - 12/22/2008 : 05:27:33
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i have a few mod sheets from many good mod guys , but i 'm looking
for someones own mods that they feel work better than the mods from
say keeley or alike etc. , thats if you want share , thanks for any
info or suggestions. |
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leonard d rock
Silver Member
Philippines
301 Posts |
Posted - 12/22/2008 : 05:36:42
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there are a lot of mods for ds-1 here. if your looking for heaviness, replace your d4 or d5 or both with 1n4001 diodes. however the heavier your sound is, you also loose some volume. my ds-1 is the 1n4oo1 on d5 with d4 as stock. its similar to the wampler mods although i didnt change the other components.
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
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Posted - 12/22/2008 : 15:07:59
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Hi hot tubes
Welcome to the forum from Australia.
Don't forget about the "Melan Head Mod"
It's in our Mods & Tech section.
Just as a side note, while I was away on business the other week.
I picked up a MIT DS-1.
When I plugged it in, I actually thought that this pedal was modded internally.
But it wasn't.
This has to be one of the Best sounding DS-1 That I have ever heard.
I was gong to use if for a "Melan Head mod", but not after hearing it.
Over the Holidays, I am going to do a closer inspection of the internals,
using the Scope (CRO), & My HP N&D test analyzer.
Hey Laurie & Zen, I wish you could hear this Stock MIT pedal.
And BTW, I wasn't full of  or Reds...
Regards Dr. Bob |
Edited by - Dr. Bob on 12/22/2008 15:15:51 |
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zerksies
Double Platinum Member
USA
3406 Posts |
Posted - 12/23/2008 : 00:02:44
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| what do you mean buy heavy? I mean maybe the ds-1 is not the right pedal for you even modded |
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hot tubes
Silver Member
Canada
162 Posts |
Posted - 12/24/2008 : 03:11:22
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i am looking for higher gain and lots of sustain , think the likes of SATRANI or VIA , i think these guys have modded ds1 in there
rigs , i guess not anymore , but they did at one time .
thanks for any help . |
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Dingus
Silver Member
USA
472 Posts |
Posted - 12/24/2008 : 16:24:23
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| Hey Dr. Bob, I had that same experience with a second-hand MIT DS-1 not too long ago. I'll open mine up and let you know which op-amp I have. |
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zentropa
Gold Member
USA
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Posted - 12/24/2008 : 16:32:37
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i am looking for higher gain and lots of sustain , think the likes of SATRANI or VIA , i think these guys have modded ds1 in there
rigs , i guess not anymore , but they did at one time .
they still use some similar modded ones (although i believe they are analogman modded ones now), but their tone is highly dependent upon running said pedal through a high gain tube amp at a very high volume.
you won't be able to get that kind of sound without having a similar setup going.
however, if you want a higher gain DS-1, you'll have to beef up the clipping diodes to something that's chunkier than a 1N4148.
the melanhead mod does have a lot more low end than most DS-1 mods, but i believe the clipping section is identical to the SEM. taking that into account, you might want to try duplicating the tone section from the melanhead mod and then experimenting with some heavier diodes in the clipping section (most likely rectifier diodes). |
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copper
Bronze Member
USA
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zerksies
Double Platinum Member
USA
3406 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2009 : 23:57:55
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| i love my keeley ds-1 |
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hot tubes
Silver Member
Canada
162 Posts |
Posted - 01/06/2009 : 05:50:32
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Originally posted by copper
Check these out:
http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2008/Feb/Boss_DS_1_Mods.aspx
I did the Classic JCM Marshall mod and it sounds really good. Didn't do the extra metal mod, but I'm sure it will be mostly the same character just with more gain.
thanks copper , i'v done that one but i used a 1n4148 in D5
and that made it like a jcm800 on roids.
thanks again. |
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heavy ds1 mods
