BOSS DS-1 Distortion Pedal

How did I miss getting one of these before? This is my first DS-1. As far as I know this is the same as the DS-1 they sold on 2016, just repackaged.I love it!I had always seen this on lists of great pedals and I had always thought it was because it was $50 and tough. I guess most of my pedals have been in the overdrive family. Having this really hard clipping distortion pedal really brings out my inner metal-head. It’s much more versatile than I thought. I don’t understand how I went for so long without picking up one of…

Good for certain applications I should say first, that I do not play out much. I am a fanatic about my gear, but for no other reason than I simply love the guitar. I play through a Fender Blues Deluxe all tube 80 watt, 1×12 amp. I play mostly an American Standard Strat and at times, an American Standard Telecaster and Les Paul Custom. Most of the time I use my second channel cranked for a distorted sound, and use an Ibanez Tube Screamer for that crunchy sound (ala SRV). But there are times when I want a hard nose…

It’s a black DS-1 with analog circuits.