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Welcome to the world of finding the right pedal...it's far from lonely!
Some amps don't handle it at all, especially things like BF/SF Fenders which have 'bright' caps at a couple of places in the circuit which really bring out the harshness and fizz. It also tends to sound better at gig volume than home, when the amp and the speakers start to compress and round things out a bit.
But set right, into the right amp, it's really one of the great distortion pedals. Classic albums have been recorded with it, so it isn't an inherently bad pedal. It's a shame more people don't give it a chance before writing it off…
It also sounds amazing with a SD-1 or Tube Screamer stacked in front of it.
"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
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Interestingly, someone on TGP posted that the current made in Taiwan DS-1s are quite similar to the 1981 DS-1s.
Personally I love the DS-1.
But I'm also painfully aware that the music I like most other people don't and vice versa.
Works for me.
My neighbours love it. 5 streets over......
Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21)
Vai uses it gain low, tone 11'oclock and into an already gained amp, essentially as you would use an overdrive, rather than the classic Dist into clean amp.
I used to use mine into a slightly crispy amp boosted by an Sd-1 or a TS.