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That's more or less what you're saying, isn't it?
Didn't the earliest ones use a single op-amp, rather than the dual one the later ones use?
(I haven't tried any MIJ ones, that's just what I've read.)
I'm loving the DS1 at the moment. Sounds tits going into a ZVEX Channel 2; it's got a fuzzy edge to it, which I like.
Some of the mods seem to aim at removing the fizz from the distortion, but thats a no, no for me. What other available pedals are based on the DS1 sound? Would be nice to find something with the same distortion, but more versatile tone stack. I saw a demo for the Empress Distortion recently and it sounds like DS1 on the mild setting, and RAT on the crunch setting; would like to give one a go. Anything else out there?
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
As is the Vox Satchurator....slightly tweaked (for the better) but still no escaping what it is - a DS-1 in a bigger squarer box. Remember when I had a Vox Satchurator some years ago, during a rehearsal I had an OD pedal for my rhythm sound and I come to do a solo and stomped off the OD pedal and then turned on the Satchurator and promptly disappeard from the mix due to the mids being missing. Of course I should've stacked them - then I'd not have dropped out the mix...but stil it taught me something there - when you lose the mids you need more volume to force it through the mix.
But looking here, it seems to claim the early ones had a single op-amp chip: https://buildyourownclone.com/collections/distortion/products/orangedist
Yeah they sound virtually identical (probably well within component tolerances). When I got to try the two head to head, the DS1 was maybe marginally sweeter-sounding. But it was really subtle, and countering that is the fact that the Hot Head has a bass control as well, and (when it was still available) was half the price.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Just out of interest, how long have these been out of production for?
If it matters they're also an excellent last-ditch-backup pedal to have, because the 'mixer' output can be run directly to the PA or some other available non-guitar amp and sounds tolerable.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I have a vfe Dark Horse which is a modded DS-1 cicuit - see here ( if you go to 'older versions' it's the #2 version). It has a lot of tweakability with clipping options, bass and treble controls in addition to the overall tone and an internal trimpot for compression.
I'm not sure if vfe are still making them but I'd be willing to let mine go - it was a gift and I'm more into boosts and overdrives than full on distortion (and I'm after raising funds for a Two Notes Torpedo). Message me if you're interested and I can give you more details. pics, etc.
Nice
I'm not sure exactly either, but "Not that long ago" is what my gut says. You might well still be able to find new old stock in shops, for example. I'd think maybe 18 months, or maybe slightly more? It doesn't seem that long ago to me, but I'm pretty terrible with dates...
Yeah I think so. That's the word on the net, anyway (I don't think I've seen a schematic).