My first pedal Boss DS-1

[sunvalleylaw]

The DS-1 was one of my early pedals too. I think the Bad Monkey overdrive was first. I loved (and still do love) to stack those pedals, with the Bad Monkey later in the chain than the DS-1. I got that from Spud. I also really like the sound of my DS-1 followed by a chorus when I want to sound all grungey and stuff.

[tunghaichuan***]

The DS-1 was one of my early pedals too. I think the Bad Monkey overdrive was first. I loved (and still do love) to stack those pedals, with the Bad Monkey later in the chain than the DS-1. I got that from Spud. I also really like the sound of my DS-1 followed by a chorus when I want to sound all grungey and stuff.

I've got three DS-1 pedals, one is my main one, the other two are eventually going to be modded. All three are current Taiwanese manufacture. My main one sounds very good, I don't get all the hatred of this pedal. My guess is that 1. It isn't expensive, 2. it doesn't have a cool name, weird control names and isn't painted a pretty color, and 3. there isn't a 6 month waiting list for them.

I also like to stack my DS-1 with a Bad Monkey (thanks for the tip, Spudman ), or a TS-9 Tubescreamer set to a clean boost. Really thickens out the sound. Another pedal to try before the DS-1 is a compressor, the Boss CS-3 is a good one. It smooths out the drive sound giving another tonal option.

The Japanese models from the late 70s and 80s are supposed to sound better, they used a different op amp, so they sound different. Because of this they command premium prices.

Personally, I love Boss pedals. Always have. I own more Boss than any other brand.