What can be better than a DS-1? A DS-1 Black Edition

jpttaylor

Because everything looks better in stealth mode - Link

No idea whether this is exclusive to Guitar Center or whether they're going to be making their way over here.

bingefeller

that looks cool!  I want one.

jpttaylor

One day I'll get the hang of hyperlinking, but it is not this day. Fixed now

Sassafras

Almost anything would be better than a DS-1.
An absolutely hateful sound.
IMO, of course.

professorben

Sassafras said:

Almost anything would be better than a DS-1.
An absolutely hateful sound.
IMO, of course.

Could be worse..... Could be a Rat. 

bingefeller

Sassafras said:

Almost anything would be better than a DS-1.
An absolutely hateful sound.
IMO, of course.

To be fair, they do sound pretty bad.  The DS-1X isn't bad, but it still has a bit of metallic fizz.  

You'd hear guys like Satriani using a DS-1 as their main gain, in the early days, and he sounded great, so I dunno.  

Do you know the Steve Vai song Oooo?  The solo of that is a DS-1 straight into the mixing board IIRC.

BintyTwanger77

professorben said:

Sassafras said:

Almost anything would be better than a DS-1.
An absolutely hateful sound.
IMO, of course.

Could be worse..... Could be a Rat. 

Aw, the poor little misunderstood furry bastards.

guitarfishbay

DS1 seems to be super picky about pickups, and input level. Too hot of a signal in seems to give a fairly unpleasant drive sound. Also the tone control has a weird range to it (often needs lower values).

The DS2 is more usable IMO, but it isn't as good at being a DS1 as the DS1 is, if that makes any sense to anyone.

Sassafras

I only ever tried a DS-1 once. It was through a Watkins wedge front Dominator so maybe not the ideal amp for it but it was enough to put me off them forever.
I was fairly new to distortion pedals at the time but I had an MXR Dist+ that I much preferred.

Sassafras

professorben said:

Sassafras said:

Almost anything would be better than a DS-1.
An absolutely hateful sound.
IMO, of course.

Could be worse..... Could be a Rat. 

I'm not falling into your Rat-trap again.

thecolourbox

Clearly hoping to tap into the Metal Zone fanship

capo4th

I don't have the hair for one of those

ICBM

I want that. It might make me miss my MIJ DS-1 less...

menamestom

Here's a great tip for using a ds-1, to get the most out of it.  Take your lead from your guitar towards the ds-1, but rather than plugging it into the input (and here's the good bit), don't.  Either plug it into a different pedal, or just plug it into the amp.  

impmann

Hopefully it has a good off switch 

professorben

Sassafras said:

professorben said:

Sassafras said:

Almost anything would be better than a DS-1.
An absolutely hateful sound.
IMO, of course.

Could be worse..... Could be a Rat. 

I'm not falling into your Rat-trap again.

Go on...... Have a nibble. 

MattBanshee

If you're gonna buy a black DS-1, why not just buy a Metal Zone and have an infinitely better time?

paul_c2

Good on Boss for up-selling a £43 pedal by painting it a different colour, and setting the price at £53. A fool and their cash, etc.

ICBM

MattBanshee said:

If you're gonna buy a black DS-1, why not just buy a Metal Zone and have an infinitely better time?

The Metal Zone is actually grey. The one you want is an HM-2 .