• Reviews around sound (3.99 of 5)

    BOSS DS-1 Distortion Guitar Pedal, Black, 40th Anniversary Limited Edition

    • Great sound if you looking for a distortion and not sure
    • Very nice sound, and can produce a wide range of sounds for a good price
    • This pedal has been around since the 80`sThe distortion isnt a repackaged reproduced boutique pedal its a straight forward clean distortion pedal with no BS.I have owned hundreds of distortion pedals and always came back to this one and said:WOW,I still like this sound after so many years of owning so much junk.
    • It's the same sound as the original orange DS-1; that classic solid-state distortion that's a little noisy, heavier than the SD-1 or those Tube Screamer type pedals
    • For the price this is one of the best distortion boxes available, it works quite well into a clean sounding amp like the little Quilter Micro Block
    • The not-quite-tube like dynamics actually benefit my sound in this setup as the preamp is doing all the tuby stuff
    • It's got an excellent distortion sound and has great pickup attack.
    • A classic pedal with a classic sound.
    • I must say that I don't use it on a daily basis, but still, for the time I have had this thing It gave me great sound great
    • You can certainly dial in a solid distortion sound for your guitar or other electric instruments, but I recommend you use it with a noise gate as well, in order to cut down on some of the unwanted frequencies and popping sounds.
    • Great sound
    • It doesn't really make a solid-state amp sound like a tube amp, it's just a very honest distortion
    • v good sound, only bad thing is i am physically unable to play
    • The sound is amazing!
    • They build rock solid pedals, and versatile sounds.
    • you have a nice clean sound with a bit of hair....bring it up and it gets bluesy and heavier, but it doesn't have a mid bump like TS style...which is good
    • and I love the sound the pedal plays well with others
    • Great box -- perfect sound and great price.
    • Great Sound as you Expected!
    • It gives great sounds and ease of use for dialing in settings
    • , it killed it and everyone loved the sound!
    • but It has great sound.
    • Great sounds and simple to use!!
    • It wasn't bad just not quite the distortion sound that I wanted.
    • It turned my Boss DS1 distortion into a fantastic, way more expensive sounding pedal
    • It turned my Boss DS1 distortion into a fantastic, way more expensive sounding pedal
    • It's Tone knob gives the sound a more thick, almost muddy sound when turned to the left, while turning it to the right gives it a much more clear, defined, but treble-y sound.
    • This pedal generates a very cool sound which is great especially when performing live!
    • Great sound.