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Great pedal for its price
By: Xefyeahnz
Submitted: 11/6/2023
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Sounds and looks amazing it really gives a bright chunky distortion. Gives that Nirvana “nevermind” distortion really recommended for people who are beginners with pedals as it’s a great rich pedal.
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Incredible distortion the pros use
By: Hunter
Submitted: 9/24/2023
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Great distortion Pedal always reliable and versatile to fit the tones of many many songs. 10/10 would recommend.
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Great addition
By: Matt Harrington
Submitted: 7/31/2023
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This is a great addition to my board. Great sound and tone
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Great Pedal, Boss Never Disappoints
By: Heather
Submitted: 7/27/2023
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Boss is a great brand, bought several as a gift.
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What everyone has & what everyone needs
By: Tony Joe
Submitted: 4/24/2023
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What can I say, it’s a classic pedal and it is for a reason. Every musician you follow or friends you watch play would tell you they have this pedal on their board or that they did.
This pedal is amazing for all various types of music…. even metal. Just don’t expect to chug on it.
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Great pedal.
By: Letters85
Submitted: 4/5/2023
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This is a great pedal for beginners. Simple adjusting. I wore out my first one I had and that one was 22 years old.
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Good pedal just not for me
By: Dylan
Submitted: 3/7/2023
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Great pedal I just prefer the digitech death metal
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Classic Sound!
By: Erik
Submitted: 12/28/2022
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This is one of the original distortion pedal that has been around for years and many bands from garage to stadium has used it. It is built like a tank so you know it takes a beating. The sound is the classic distortion sound that can be fine tuned for punk to heavy rock. Great tone that does not sound muddled but rough enough to get that big sound. Awesome pedal !
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Great value
By: Lou
Submitted: 9/26/2022
1 person found this review helpful.
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Great value product. Distinct sound and usual high quality build from Boss.
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The best thing
By: Pratti
Submitted: 8/10/2022
1 person found this review helpful.
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Amazing, I love this pedal, is amazing, this pedal is my sound, always
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Boss
By: Captain Trips
Submitted: 1/25/2022
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Really great pedal. Grade A quality from boss every time.
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A classic!
By: Collincouv
Submitted: 8/17/2021
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Great distortion that won’t break the bank… I play punk shows for little kids and this is a great distortion that can break up at low volumes to not be too aggressive yet still get that classic distorted sound.
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Very sturdy pedal and sounds amazing for a great price.
By: Micah
Submitted: 7/21/2021
1 person found this review helpful.
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Very sturdy pedal and sounds amazing for a great price.
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great value
By: Pbry1966
Submitted: 6/28/2021
1 person found this review helpful.
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this pedal produces a great sound at this price point. don't hesitate to add to your pedal board.
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Its a plain and simple distortion box
By: Big Daddy Mike
Submitted: 4/21/2021
1 person found this review helpful.
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I recommend using this through a bigger amp or 1/2 stack. I first tried this guy with a little 1x8 practice amp, and i was quite disappointed. I tried again with my 4x12 and it was awesome. Good distortion, good feedback, good harmonics
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Old School to the bone.
By: Paul
Submitted: 3/28/2021
2 people found this review helpful.
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Its that perfect effect for your studio player or beginner will satisfy either and great price.
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Amazing
By: Mark clowers
Submitted: 3/4/2021
2 people found this review helpful.
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Love this products amazing sound it was easy to set up and to change the configuration
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It worked very well.
By: Brendan Crowley
Submitted: 12/25/2020
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It worked very well. Sounds great, smooth clean and everything I was looking for!
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Great sound
By: Sean J
Submitted: 11/17/2020
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Great sound to add to rock playing such as Metallica.
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Distortion
By: ED
Submitted: 9/16/2020
3 people found this review helpful.
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Some people complain about this pedal. I have no issues with. Guess it depends what you use it for. It's an iconic pedal by Boss.
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Boss is a must.
By: Brian S.
Submitted: 8/28/2020
1 person found this review helpful.
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Bought this pedal due to the fact it was the first distortion pedal I had ever played when I started back in 95 and its been a while since then so got it for nostalgic reasons and of course like always boss is consistent and never disappointing.
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Boss pedals win once again !
By: The Door-Man
Submitted: 8/21/2020
1 person found this review helpful.
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When you are building a new pedalboard, it will never be complete without a distortion pedal. That is where Boss comes in once again! My board is now complete at 8 pedals, 4 being BOSS pedals! Yes!!!
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Pedal and packs a punch
By: Antonio Rodriguez
Submitted: 5/26/2020
2 people found this review helpful.
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Every guitarist, and I mean every guitarist, should definitely own this product. The pedal easily made my fender reverb amp into a totally different machine.
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Great pedal
By: Dean
Submitted: 4/28/2020
2 people found this review helpful.
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great all around pedal. Its apart of any pedal collectors collection.
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Plenty of Distortion
By: mastrocm
Submitted: 1/27/2020
1 person found this review helpful.
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This is exactly what I needed. It is exactly as described.
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Well built beginner pedal I bought it to go with my fiance's guitar.
By: Jay
Submitted: 12/30/2019
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Well built beginner pedal I bought it to go with my fiance's guitar.
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Excellence
By: David A Cassidy
Submitted: 12/10/2019
2 people found this review helpful.
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I have been using the Boss distortion pedal (DS1) for more than 35yrs. It is truly the best distortion pedal for the money.
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Best pedal ever
By: I’m better than you
Submitted: 10/27/2019
2 people found this review helpful.
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But this, use it. Doesn’t sound good? Your not good enough yet.
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Industry Standard
By: Don
Submitted: 7/27/2019
1 person found this review helpful.
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Boss has been making some of the best stomp box pedals for decades and the DS -1 is one that every guitarist should have on hand for that little extra something. Adds the right amount of extra distortion while maintaining the amps original tone.
As with all my other orders AMS delivered in excellent and professional fashion. A+
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What can I say about this pedal that you dont already know? BOSS puts out fantastic pedals and the ...
By: Curt
Submitted: 7/10/2019
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What can I say about this pedal that you dont already know? BOSS puts out fantastic pedals and the DS-1 is no exception. It does what it is is supposed to do, and it does it well. and with the metal case, it will stay up to all the abuse you an give it.
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Awesome pedal
By: Tone
Submitted: 3/25/2019
2 people found this review helpful.
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Everything I know it to be. These make a good distortion sound and you can punish it and it keeps going.
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The original, still the best!!
By: David Gordon
Submitted: 3/21/2019
2 people found this review helpful.
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Had one in '78 when I was a teen, just bought one for my 14 year old to be his first pedal. Pedal CATCHS a lot of flack by users who don't use correctly. Been on my boards for 30 years I use for classic rock and boss mt2 for metal and thrash. Boss has always been the best makers of all pedals, never used any other. You won't be disappointed with this pedal...
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Classic tone
By: Tina
Submitted: 3/15/2019
1 person found this review helpful.
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All of the classic distortion tones you’ve heard for forty years and still built like a tank. Should be on everyone’s pedalboard.
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Good low priced pedal
By: LDFox
Submitted: 3/3/2019
2 people found this review helpful.
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Does the job for the fraction of the price of expensive pedals
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Classic distortion
By: Rhaley
Submitted: 3/1/2019
1 person found this review helpful.
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It's hard to review this seeing as it is in the top ten of many lists for distortion pedals. It's hard to find used. This has the classic sounds for heavy metal, thrash, etc. Add a good chorus/flange and it's amazing
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This was well worth the money!!
By: John Mucci
Submitted: 2/4/2019
1 person found this review helpful.
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Being new at the electric guitar, I needed something simple, yet effect to give me the rock sounds I was looking to produce. The Boss distortion pedal DID NOT dissapoint. It's simple to use and sounds great!! Perfect for the beginning rockstar!
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Like it
By: George
Submitted: 1/16/2019
1 person found this review helpful.
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Good sound like it
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Can’t go wrong
By: Eric
Submitted: 12/27/2018
1 person found this review helpful.
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The DS1 is one of my favorite distortion pedals. There are more versatile and tighter sounding pedals. I grew up with this sound and it still sounds great.
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Great product!
By: curt kluesner
Submitted: 11/6/2018
1 person found this review helpful.
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For the money, The best you"ll get.
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Pretty great pedal
By: Dallas
Submitted: 10/4/2018
1 person found this review helpful.
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A great pedal for the price point it performs amazingly for the price. My only issue is the volume jump when it’s turned on but that isn’t that big of an issue.
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The best
By: robin brawner
Submitted: 8/9/2018
1 person found this review helpful.
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A standard must have pedal
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Well worth the money and easy to use.
By: Gradaphene Daugherty
Submitted: 12/18/2017
1 person found this review helpful.
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It is easy to use. I’m happy with my purchase. The only thing that would make it better is if it came with a power supply so you didn’t have to use batteries.
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new choices
By: rich beckholt
Submitted: 10/1/2015
3 people found this review helpful.
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Will give me many moe variations of sound for my studio!
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i love this pedal
By: David S.
Submitted: 3/19/2015
2 people found this review helpful.
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This pedal sounds great using it with my 4 watt vox tube amp. The distortion is more clear with the pedal rather than just cranking up the amp for its natural overdriven. I get more gain with the pedal too.
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Really Good!
By: Chris Basden
Submitted: 11/21/2014
2 people found this review helpful.
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This isn't built to be versatile. It isn't built to be a super high gain death metal distortion. It's built to sound like a distortion channel on a decent tube amp, and it does that fantastically well! To my knowledge, this is Boss's cheapest effects pedal, and it's is a wonderfully good value! I expected it to sound really thin and harsh with my Mexican Fender Strat, but even those pickups sounded really good here! (If you can get over the noise; those pickups are dastardly noisy when driven!) My main guitar, a Super Deluxe FSR Telecaster with Fidel'tron humbuckers, is being worked on so I haven't had the pleasure of really putting this through its paces, but if it can make a Mexi Strat sound passable, imagine what it will do with my grown-up guitar!
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I think everbody has owned this pedal.
By: AIC
Submitted: 2/11/2014
1 person found this review helpful.
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Bland generic distortion
By: zardoz78 from simsbury CT
Submitted: 12/12/2011
3 people found this review helpful.
It's a Boss. It just won't die.
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I have owned one for years. I plug it in once in awhile to remind myself how much it sucks. This pedal has been sold for $39.00 for ever. It wasn't worth it then. It's not worth the higher price now.
It will suck the tone out of guitars that sound awesome thru almost any other distortion pedal.
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Great For Beginners
By: Jenna from Rochester Hills, MI, USA
Submitted: 5/2/2011
1 person found this review helpful.
This pedal was made pretty week, its very durable but the battery life is very short. So if you get this your also going to want to buy a charger cord as well.
Its very durable, its been thrown around a lot going from place to place and still works perfectly.
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I got this pedal because I play electric guitar with a band, its a pretty good pedal you just have to know what kind of sound you want but overall for the price its worth it.
The sound changes sometimes when the battery starts to die, so if that happens when your on stage its not the easiest to adjust the tone then.
The tone was nice, it really depends on what kind of music you play. If your looking for a hard rock distortion this might not be for you, but if you want distortion without being too edgy then this is for you.
Its a very nice looking pedal, with a very crisp look and a paint job that looks the same today as when I took it out of the box.
It worked right when I took it out of the box, so I could play with it right away.
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pretty nice
By: Brandon
Submitted: 2/13/2011
1 person found this review helpful.
should last for a few years
only had it for a short while so we'll have to see, but so far i think it will last as long as any other boss pedal
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for the price i dont think you'll be disappointed, good standard distortion out of this baby
looked good, just orange with black print
OTB was fine, i use a power supply so i didn't have to mess with the battery
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must have for beginner ..............
By: zedthewizard from vt
Submitted: 2/7/2011
1 person found this review helpful.
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very good . . . for the beginner a great product due to pricing.
brown.
good
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great pedal
By: jody from auburn, alabama, america
Submitted: 11/21/2010
1 person found this review helpful.
yes
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great for any type of distortion
perfect and not too complicated
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First pedal
By: John from Novi, mi
Submitted: 10/24/2010
1 person found this review helpful.
again, no problems
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Very happy!
feels to be a quality piece
makes my crappy little amp sound brand new
Turned it on, looked at the manual for some setup tips, and loved it!
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29 years old and still going strong.
By: Kerry Learned from Washington State, USA
Submitted: 9/28/2010
1 person found this review helpful.
Exceptionally well made. Recommend to those on a budget.
I bought this and my first Stratocaster during my freshman year of high school (1979)and still have both and still working like the day I bought them.
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Bulletproof. I paid $99 for it in 1979 which was a lot more than $99 today. Felt it was a bargain back then. As far as I was concerned it ruled the distortion pedal market then and still does at it's price range.
Again, it's a stomp box.
Good tone quality for the price. Worked fine for me for three decades.
Mines chipped up a bit, then again it's been through the war and back. Looks goog.
It's a stomp box.
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Great With Few Problems
By: Guy from Somewhere
Submitted: 7/19/2010
1 person found this review helpful.
Well made.
After a year of use, the original battery hasn't died, and still works great.
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This pedal is very good. However, you can get feedback issuses sometimes.
Could be warm and slightly crunchy, could be heavy. Depends on setting.
Bright and appealing
Ready to use right out of the box.
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Awesome Price/ Ok sound
By: from
Submitted: 6/23/2010
1 person found this review helpful.
Seems like i could kick it out of anger a bunch of times and it still treat me good.
Just got this one but Boss has always been good to me when it comes to longevity.
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This is a really good deal for a very sturdy and reliable product. Its good for beginners but if you demand more fullness or range from this pedal, you may want to look else where unless you are willing to do modifcations to the board yourself(which are avaiable online).
deep and a little dirty. If you want some crunch or light warm sounds then its spot on. Dont look for much bright and crisp or fullness on this.
Looks purdy for the color orange. lol
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simply awesome
By: richard eubanks
Submitted: 9/14/2009
1 person found this review helpful.
very well made
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great very well made
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awesome orange
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A must have
By: Jeff from Vancouver, Washington
Submitted: 7/7/2009
1 person found this review helpful.
Boss makes awesome pedals. They always do what they're supposed to do when asked.
It can take me stomping on it, so...good.
Your general opinion of this product.
This is a great pedal at a great price.
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Gives great distorted tone.
Gotta love the bright orange!
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METAL MONSTER
By: Eric Dennis-Guitarist for HAMMER OF FATE from Fairburn, GA, USA
Submitted: 4/21/2009
1 person found this review helpful.
This pedal is built like a tank. Since it stays on all the time for me, it's no big deal.
I've had it for two years and it's never had a problem.
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Overall it is an incredible value for the money. Can't beat it.
It gives me heaviness and power from rhythm to lead, all day every day, all the time.
The tone is spot on every single time. This pedal allows me to reproduce my tone on both my guitars on any amp, any time.
The paint job has not changed in two years. ORANGE CRUSH ALL THE WAY
It was perfect the first time I took it out of the box and it is still perfect two years later. It puts the HEAVY in my METAL.
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The percect "fit all" distortion pedal!
By: Jun Imai from Denison, Texas, U.S.
Submitted: 12/13/2008
1 person found this review helpful.
It , like all boss pedal, has a metal casing so it will last basically forever.
I just got it, but if it stands up like my other boss pedals I easily would have paid $80.00+ for this pedal.
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It looks great, feels great and is just overall great.
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The potential of this pedal is great! Set the tone on high and the distortion on low and it's a bright and crisp. Set the distortion and tone on high and it'll push into metal territory! I can't believe the price of this! The tone is absolutely great.
Not a scratch on it. Completely clean and clearly made well.
Set it up in less than a minute and was playing.
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It's ok but...
By: Tim Crook from Lincolnton, GA, USA
Submitted: 11/14/2008
2 people found this review helpful.
I built well. Should last for a long time.
It's worked every time I've stomped it
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Only real issue I've had is that it doesn't work well with really hit pups. For some reason they make you lose volume really bad.
three knobs no probs
It can be a little thin. Nothin a few mods can't fix if you're into that kinda thing
Classic boss orange
It's a pedal. It was fine
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i can dig it!
By: Hoganmania from Tennessee
Submitted: 10/30/2008
1 person found this review helpful.
pretty good pedal, but it is a little too quiet! My blues driver is louder than this thing! A lot of the time it is hard for me to ear it if i don't have a monitor in my face! but, overall realy good for the price!good job boss!
still going strong
Crisp or dirty
good ORANGE
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This box screams greatness!
By: Greg O'Block from Chicago, IL USA
Submitted: 10/23/2008
1 person found this review helpful.
ive used it all the time for the last couple months and havnt had a single issue yet...
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I could easily replicate many different tones -- vintage rock, heavy metal, soft/warm overdrive, and just pure death metal... this is a great pedal at a great price... you cant beat this value!!!
it is easy to turn on/off...
great different tones!!
o god, i just LOVE the orange paint job!!!! :D
great action!
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A Basic Distortion w/ Lots of Potential
By: Ricky Vinluan from Philippines
Submitted: 10/21/2008
1 person found this review helpful.
It 's quality made. At $39 you can't go wrong.
It will stand up for years. The newer versions has some chips issues.
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This is still a great Boss product for the price.
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It's fuzzy but has lot of full potential after some modification.
Visit this link for my personal modification. Check out all the Crunch/Distortion Mode Clips performed by my customer Marc. I'm sure you'll love it!
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DS-1 Rocks!
By: Eric Holder Reed from Knoxville Tn USA
Submitted: 8/1/2008
1 person found this review helpful.
like an iron skillet
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these are great and are a perfect platform for modding
sturdy and easy to use
out of the box a little on the bright and raspy side, after modding its like a wall of Brit stacks or Cali stacks depending on setup.
good
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Boss DS1 ROCKS!
By: Kim Kelley from Sanger, Texas, USA
Submitted: 7/10/2008
1 person found this review helpful.
I bought this for my son for his birthday and he LOVES it.
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Heavy metal and made well
Sounds great when playing, makes a HUGE difference in the feel of the music
Bright orange
Plugged it in and started playing
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Pretty nice pedal.
By: AMS Customer from USA
Submitted: 2/5/2008
1 person found this review helpful.
Your general opinion of this product.
I used this pedal strictly for my 15 watt Fender practice amp. It really helped the distoriton a lot on that amp. I'm keeping it for that purpose only.
QUALITY:
This product is built like a tank. Virtually indestructable.
FEATURES:
Tone, level, distortion - The more tone and level you use the screachier it gets on your strings.
EASE OF USE:
Pretty simple.
VALUE:
Excellent price.
SOUND:
Anything from classic rock to moderate metal to hard rock. Very good tones. However I noticed when you click off the pedal it sounds like it taints the clean channel a bit.
STYLE:
metal, rock
MUSIC EXPERIENCE:
hobbiest
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Great affordable distortion pedal.
By: AMS Customer from USA
Submitted: 2/5/2008
Your general opinion of this product.
QUALITY:
Boss is the best.
FEATURES:
Not a whole lot of features with this pedal, but that's part of the beauty of it. It's a great, basic distortion pedal.
EASE OF USE:
Three knobs...that's a no-brainer.
VALUE:
Very affordable and it's definitely worth it.
SOUND:
Great basic distortion. If you're into really heavy music, this isn't for you. If you play just about any other form of rock music, this'll do just fine.
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Great Pedal for the price
By: AMS Customer from USA
Submitted: 2/5/2008
1 person found this review helpful.
Your general opinion of this product.
I just got mine, but it's an awesome pedal, its VERY easy to use, and isn't like other pedals where you screw up the EQs and you never get the right sound that you had, you can get a lot of different distortions on it. I play everything from AC/DC to Green Day to Goo Goo Dolls, and this pedal does the job, and it puts out a whole lotta distortion.
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greatness
By: AMS Customer from USA
Submitted: 2/5/2008
1 person found this review helpful.
Your general opinion of this product.
OVERALL:
this is an easy-to -use product and it is a bargain.
STYLE:
Grunge
MUSIC EXPERIENCE:
2 years
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You. . . Read this review!
By: AMS Customer from USA
Submitted: 2/5/2008
1 person found this review helpful.
Your general opinion of this product.
QUALITY:
It's a Boss pedal. . . What do you expect?
FEATURES:
Everything!
EASE OF USE:
3 knobs, a footswitch, plug in your guitar and plug out to your amp. . . A retarded monkey could use this pedal!
VALUE:
Worth every penny
SOUND:
Great think Classic Rock and Hard Rock sound, think Metallica. Awesome Punk sounds, think Social Distortion. Great for 60s Blues Rock.
STYLE:
Classic/Hard Rock, Punk (Old-School, beoch!), Blues, Country, Rockabilly
MUSIC EXPERIENCE:
Lead guitarist for The Gray Tones
OVERALL:
I have had extreamly good luck with Boss and I will continue to buy their products. I already own a BD-2 Blues Driver and a CH-1 SUPER Chorus and have been very satisfied. I play in a Punk garage band a I depend on its crunchy tone. Sounds heavenly when used with a dropped tuning. Great for whatever style you play! Punk, Blues, Metal, Jazz, or Country!
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FEEDBACK!
By: AMS Customer from USA
Submitted: 2/5/2008
1 person found this review helpful.
Your general opinion of this product.
I like this pedal alot except for one thing......FEEDBACK!. The feedback is louder than the guitar sometimes, but all in all a great buy.
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Not what I expected........
By: AMS Customer from USA
Submitted: 2/5/2008
1 person found this review helpful.
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I thought it would have alot of distortion like the product info says, but it barely has any fullness or tone unless u turn up the tone thing, which gives it a ton of feedback......uh
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good
By: AMS Customer from USA
Submitted: 2/5/2008
1 person found this review helpful.
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good
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Valvey
By: AMS Customer from USA
Submitted: 2/5/2008
1 person found this review helpful.
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QUALITY:
From Boss, step on it and it will work...always. I expect it to last indefinately. I've spilled soda on mine, had power issues, and even had it fall out of a moving car...still works perfectly.
FEATURES:
Impressive valve-y breakup on low settings. Though some tones are unusable unless you modify it. It can sound like a bee in a tin can. I keep mine on low Dist settings into a solid state combo and it makes it sound more bluesy.
EASE OF USE:
So easy, three knobs and a stomp switch...easy
VALUE:
For the price, this thing will last forever and sound consistant. It should be tried by everyone. It sounds cool on bass too.
SOUND:
Great boost, blues sustain, grunge distortion, and bass fuzz. I boost the mids with an EQ or a preamp pedal afterwards and it really sings.
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SWEET!!!!
By: AMS Customer from USA
Submitted: 2/5/2008
1 person found this review helpful.
Your general opinion of this product.
The DS-1 is the only distortion pedal you will ever need.
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the best distortion ever
By: AMS Customer from USA
Submitted: 2/5/2008
1 person found this review helpful.
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i am 13, i just bought this and it is perfect for playing stuff like van halen, montrose, and led zeppelin, all the good stuff! if you like to play that kind of stuff, this is the distortion pedal for you.
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A perfect pedal for anyone.
By: AMS Customer from USA
Submitted: 2/5/2008
Your general opinion of this product.
A perfect pedal for anyone. This is my first distortion pedal and I don't see why I would ever need another one. This down to earth priced simple to use pedal would be great for anyone.
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AWESOME
By: AMS Customer from USA
Submitted: 2/5/2008
1 person found this review helpful.
Your general opinion of this product.
QUALITY:
It's great, made of metal, the letters are clear, looks great!
FEATURES:
The best feature is how different the tone will get just by turning the tone knob a little.
EASE OF USE:
VERY, VERY easy. 3 knobs, how hard is that?
VALUE:
It was worth every penny.
SOUND:
The distortion sounds great.
STYLE:
Soft to Hard Rock
MUSIC EXPERIENCE:
hobby, in a small band
OVERALL:
Very good, I love it, it sounds great. I would never look for a better distortion pedal. It should last a lifetime. There really is no bad things about it.
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The Holy Grail of punk rock
By: AMS Customer from USA
Submitted: 2/5/2008
Your general opinion of this product.
OVERALL:
Originally I had a Zoom505 II and I knew I needed something that had more quality and was easy to use, so I picked up the DS-1. Initially I was a little disappointed, but I've since grown to love this little pedal. It's so unassuming, but can really sound great! It can do bluesy riffs, blazing leads, and noisy punk rock stuff. This is a really sweet pedal for playing punk. Just switch to the bridge pickup and put it through a Marshall amp at about half gain and let loose. It also sounds good in lower tunings where some of it's treble tendencies are offset. My only real complaint about this pedal is that it isn't loud enough. I keep the volume knob cranked all the time, but I feel like it doesnt' boost the signal quite enough. My clean sound still sounds a little louder than it, depending on the amp settings. There is a little bit of noise/feedback when you crank the distorition too far. In the end, though, you can't beat this one for the price. I've had it for over t
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Great pedal for a great price
By: AMS Customer from USA
Submitted: 2/5/2008
1 person found this review helpful.
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QUALITY:
This thing is great, its fully encases in metal so i don't think i'll break it, i'vehad it for a year or so now and it still works so im happy
FEATURES:
Basic Distortion, only problem i have is that the knobs can be move easy, so i just took a sharpie and put marks where i like my settings at
EASE OF USE:
On/off, not that difficult to use
VALUE:
Definatly worth it, i bought from a freind but i would have gladly paid full price for it
SOUND:
Great sound, i stick it infront of my Digitech bad monkey and turn both of them on together, and together they make my kramer striker have a nice smooth but still egdy tone and my Lp knockoff have a warm, sometimes punk sound
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it gets the job done
By: AMS Customer from USA
Submitted: 2/5/2008
1 person found this review helpful.
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i've been playing for 2 years.and this was my first pedal.i think something has happend to mine.but it sounds great.
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totally fantastic
By: AMS Customer from USA
Submitted: 2/5/2008
1 person found this review helpful.
Your general opinion of this product.
QUALITY:
yes
FEATURES:
the sound
EASE OF USE:
very easy for begginers
VALUE:
yes
SOUND:
excellentey
STYLE:
rock
MUSIC EXPERIENCE:
amateur
OVERALL:
outstanding
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Not worth the money
By: AMS Customer from USA
Submitted: 2/5/2008
1 person found this review helpful.
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this product would do well for an incubus or fuel type group, but i personaly would not have it in my collection for anything more but to look pretty. it simply can't get heavy or raspy enough for my tastes.
Its a boss...what else is there to say
Has the neccessary boring features.
if you can't use a pedal, you can't play guitar.
Not worth paying for period.
decent. that's about all i can say.
all metal, all punk, hard rock
played aggresively in local bands of three years
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Amazing!!!!!
By: AMS Customer from USA
Submitted: 2/5/2008
1 person found this review helpful.
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I have had this pedal for about three months now and i am so greatful to have it. Ive only thought good thoughts about it. If anyone hates this pedal.............well i just dont no wut to think if u do
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i like it a lot
By: AMS Customer from USA
Submitted: 2/5/2008
1 person found this review helpful.
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it is a really gond pedal for the price
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ds 1 rocks
By: jonathan p from St Croix Falls, WI
Submitted: 2/5/2008
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OVERALL:
i am completely happy with this pedal. i owned a boss od2 before and i could get any sound worth anything out of it. but with this pedal u can get a number of sounds crank up the distortion to play some hard rock anthems or move it down for classic fuzz sound. i even use my ibanez tubescreamer to kick up the sustain for some awesome hendrix sounds. i love it!
QUALITY:
built like a brick
FEATURES:
awesome distortion pedal, u can use from anything from jimi to nirvana
EASE OF USE:
any idiot could figure it out
VALUE:
easily worth the price i paid
SOUND:
awesome sound i bought i boss od2 a long time ago and the pedal completely sucked, this pedal is awesome u can play classic rock and new rock just but the twist of a button.
STYLE:
comtempary, rock, bluegrass
MUSIC EXPERIENCE:
9 years
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I liked it
By: Kristian from WA, USA
Submitted: 2/5/2008
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STYLE:
Rock, Blues, Christian Rock
MUSIC EXPERIENCE:
6 years
OVERALL:
There isnt much to say. Compared to other distortion pedals this is cheap. I have never had any problems with it, very dependable. You can get the perfect crunch with it if you take the time to set it up. Worth the money.
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Worth the money
By: Mike from Northwestern, CT
Submitted: 2/5/2008
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QUALITY:
High quality boss pedal. Durable enough to play aggrerssively, but I'd be leary of stomping too hard on it.
FEATURES:
There is actaully quite a range of distortion tones you can get between the three knobs on the pedal and the different pick-ups on a guitar.
EASE OF USE:
Very simple - no programing required. Plug it in and step on it to play.
VALUE:
I feel there is no better value.
SOUND:
Sounds pretty good - no annoying hiss (though good cables help out with that as well.)
STYLE:
pretty much all over the board
MUSIC EXPERIENCE:
playing guitar for over 13 years
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Great distortion for the price!
By: Ryland Gralish from New London, MN, USA
Submitted: 2/5/2008
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OVERALL:
It's an overall great pedal! The distortion is very clean and sounds great no matter what you have the settings set to. Make sure to unplug the cords when not in use if you're running it on battery, cause it eats them up fast. Other wise investing in the power supply is a great idea.
QUALITY:
Extremely durable. Made really well.
FEATURES:
Wonderful in it's simplicity. With just 2 knobs for distortion and tone, you can really get quite a few distinct tones to play quite a few different types of things. Very well done.
EASE OF USE:
Again, with only 2 knobs, it's hard to mess it up too bad :) And stomping on a pedal is obviously pretty easy!
VALUE:
Great quality for the price. You may not be able to get a lot of effects out of it, but if you simply need diffent distortion effects, it's all there.
SOUND:
The disortion's great. No matter what settings you have, it doesn't sound bad.
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Perfect distortion
By: Stratogism from Tx
Submitted: 2/5/2008
Your general opinion of this product.
QUALITY:
Built Boss tough.
FEATURES:
Tone, Level, Distortion.
EASE OF USE:
Plug in, tweek, and play.
VALUE:
At $39.00; they are giving these pedals away.
SOUND:
Really brings my strat and Fender Deville to life!