Analog Man Boss DS-1 Pro Mod

Mine has the midrange mod as well...so 4 knobs...it is not hard to dial in a tone...

Heres my setup...ibanez as103 bm into source audio hothands wah, bk butler tube driver, ds-1 pro/midrange, tu-2, xotic rc booster, moogerf ring mod, keeley tr-2, ch-1 chorus, rv5 reverb, dd-7 digidelay into hot rod deluxe. I love this thing! the midrange mod is worth it in my opinion if you are playing gigs because instead of turning the volume up if your not cutting through, you just turn the midrange and it still retains the sound you had before, but cuts through just a bit, especially good if your using a boost pedal...I love this pedal so much, its so smooth and deep sounding, with tons of saturation. I have compared it to my keeley modded rat, absolutely analog green russian, analog mike sd-9 midrange, keeley sd-1, ts-9 silver TB, bk butler tube driver, among a hundred others...anyway, for live distortion I havent found anything I like more. This pedal is also very versitile and the sounds are pretty limitless as distortion goes. I like going from satch style lead tone to ej to scofield with the turn of a few dials. I havent tried anything that is a true "marshall tone in a box" but this thing comes pretty damn close. cant give anything a ten, but ide give this a 9.5

its a tank, unless you somehow get a dud, which sucks, then no i wouldnt have to have a backup

always great...forgot to send me my t-shirt though...I want to sport you on stage mike! send that shiz man

I play modern DnB, trance, jazz fusion, funk, heavy-type rock, electronica, acid jazz, and everything between these lines. It is hard to find good tone for the first few genres as they have not been around for awhile, but this pedal helps me get my own and I feel like i am able to successfully transition from genre to genre with minor tweaks with the knobs on this pedal.

Before I get going let me say this....WOW!!! This is the best sounding tube amp in a box I have ever heard. Straight from the box it sounds great. I came in the normal Boss package with the stock info and what not. As easy to use as any regular Boss pedal, only much better sounding.

I play mostly a 335 style semi hollow Hagstrom Viking and also play Fender Tele's and Jagstang. My amp is a Fender Hot Rod Deville and also a Fender Eighty-Five solid state amp for some harsher tones. The pedal is not noisy, at the highest gain level the notes are clear and rich, full of great overtones and harmonics. It's a great pedal if you're looking for mellow to all out sustained distortion, I can get some of my favorite artist tones from it. I was actually blown away that I was able to get a Black Keys tone from it.

I have only had it for a little while but if it's like any Boss pedal I'm sure it will stand up for a while. I do have a few other pedals that I use for overdrive/distortion but this will be my main pedal for harder tones from now on. Mike has always been helpful and I'm sure this pedal will last a long long time.

I play classic rock mixed with some of my own stuff, this pedal stacks up great with the music I play. I've been playing for a long long time and also play a bunch of other stompboxes like Love Pedal, Farndurk, Psionic Audio, Vintage FX, Arion, Boss, Lehle...etc If this pedal was stolen I would replace it in a heartbeat. I have nothing negative to say about this pedal. It doesn't matter where you set the knobs, it sounds great all the time. I was on the hunt for a long time for a higher gained overdrive/distortion and looked into and tried out lots of other stuff, I am very happy I chose this pedal and look to purchase some more gear from Analogman. There are lots of stuff on my wish list, I won't even get started. This pedal will be in every gig and recording session, I have actually started using it on some new recordings already. Last I will say, I highly suggest anyone looking for a crisp, smooth, velvety, creamy, clear, tube like, overdrive/distortion pedal you should get one of these. YOU WILL NOT BE SORRY!

It??s very easy to use.
Normal Boss boxing.

In every position it sounds good and not weak. Really true.
Not noisy.
Yesterday i compared it with a Maxon SD-9 which is a great Pedal too.
The Analogman Boss DS-1 accents the mids and the gain i like very much.
Not comparable with the stock DS-1 although it??s a good sounding pedal too.
The Analogman DS-1 is actually for me the best sounding distortion pedal.

Not as long ago i??ve bought it so i can??t say something about Reliability. Boss Pedals are well made but in this mod-case in depends on workmanship. Time will show.

I??ve emailed with Analogmike because after unpacking i saw that the sticker on the Pedal (Analogman) was not straight and inside two solder point were forgotten. I was very annoyed about this. I expected unstudiedly a TOP Pedal. Analogman Mods seems to have an established reputation.
So i made pictures from the Pedal (outside and inside) and sent him the pictures. He was sorry about that.
He emailed me that i can do the Sticker straight and resolder the resistor or i can send it back to him (at this time i paid incl. shipping and tax $165 for the pedal). This admit was for me no option.
I beg him to check the pictures if all Pro Mod components were obstructed.
He told me that apart from the enumertions faults the Pedal "looks ok".
I believe him and would furthermore buy Pedals by Analogman.
He answered all my mails.

I play mostly Marillion - like melodic Rock. I (38 years) play since 4 years ambitious. At this time i have a US Fender Strat with SD Lil Screamin Demon (B), Lace Hot Golds (M/N), Boss DD3-, RV5, Laney Tubeamp LC30, Crybaby 535q, Pedaltrain.
I compared it with the Maxon SD-9, stock Boss ds-1.
I think i would buy the Analogman DS1 again.
I know that Steve Rothery from Marillion has one ( he has told it to me individually). He uses this for older songs.
If you like the older Marillion Sounds i assure you.. with this Pedal and my nothing special equipment you you get the tones.
Overall it meets all my requirements. I can recommend the Analogman DS1 with ProMod.

Very easy to get great rock tones out of this pedal. Even better with the external midrange knob.

Compared to a stock DS-1, actually scrap that, you can't compare the two....! Analogman's mod totally transforms this pedal. You can go from full deep rich rhythm tones to a screaming lead sound very easilly. I went for the optional external mid-range pot, very usefull is going from a scooped metal sound to a classic rock sound.

I use it through Matamp gear which is voiced towards a classic Marshall sound, i can get a great Satriani sound from this setup. Played through a Fender Blues Deluxe it does a good Marshall crunch, but if you roll off the tone your into Santana territory

It's a Boss pedal so i imagine it's going to survive for many years. I did open it up to look at the workmanship inside... a top notch clean job with no mess, very tidy indeed.

I've emailed Analog Mike many times about certain pedal which i 'need', i always get a reply within a few hours.

I bought this pedal direct from him, but i have also sent him a pedal from the Uk, it took 3 weeks in total from me posting it to playing it modded. I also had updates from Mike when the pedal had arrived, when the work was completed and when it had been posted.

I've had a stock DS-1 many years ago, everyone i knew had one! i then replaced it with a Keeley ds-1 ultra, which i then sold on ebay some 2-3 weeks later, it was just over bright with not much low end... but for some situations i imagine it to be fine. I don't use too much Distortion when gigging but at home i like to pile it on, this pedal has masses of distortion delivered in a tonefull way

Easy to use, just like a normal BOSS DS 1 three switch. Tone, Distortion and level switch. NO PROB! Pretty easy to dial in the settings you want.

I used this followed by a AnalogMan TS9 and Keeley TS9 with a delay after. I use this for main rhythyms and the TS9s for a volume boost lead. The sound is MUCH improved over a stock DS1. I feel the stock didn't have much tone or change, even with the distortion all the way up or down. Mike's mod improves this sooo much. I have this one and the Keeley. I prefer Mikes. His has a lower end to it, and very even, deep tone throughout. I like the tone about a 11 oclock, distortion about 1 or 2. Its perfect for me. What I like best is you can honestly hear individual string response- it doesn't get lost in the fuzz. This pedal is more of a solid-state Marshall sound. Not alot of tube noise, but very even-ed out.
Compared to the keeley, and why I prefer mikes more (up to you)
Keeley's has more midrange to it, brighter sounding. Theirs works with an LED clipping system. It gives excellent individual string response, but is noticably a LOUD pedal. Also, its a very dynamic/responsive pedal. You play soft, not a lot of distortion, wail on it-- thick distortion.
I prefered AnalogMikes to this because once i dialed my settings, his has the same response, without dynamics. Its equally loud if i palm mute or wail power chords. Not much volume difference, and dynamics are still heard. I like that its evened out. The Keeley I still use for a brighter sound, very good for fast hard picked leads, but not my fave. If I'd pick one, its Analog Mans.

Well, BOSS are built like tanks, never had any problem. Mike is a stand-up kinda guy, and I opened the pedal to look at what he did. Its very clean work, better looking than when i mailed it in. (he states he cleans up the "stock solder" even if thats not where he replaces a part). I have used this w/o back up. No worries here.

Excellent. Mike answered ALL my questions before I bought, not even knowing i would buy. Everything I read about him is due to word of mouth, and is due to his awesome service to his customers. He does treat you like his best friend. No problems, and i know he will keep this reputation if something goes wrong. Each email I sent was responded to in 12 hours. Great guy.

i play for church worship- bluesy stuff to rock for youth groups/retreats. Gig some as acoustic-type rock with good ol'fashioned (Collective Soul sound) rock thrown in. This pedal is a NEED for my sound. MIke nailed it. Get it!

As easy as the stock Ds1 but you can get many more cool sounds out of this one.

The sound quality is much better than the stock Ds1. The pedal is in the Pedaldoc, Robert Keeley league. As good for me as a much more expensive distortion.

It is still a boss pedal so I would say it is highly dependable.

I only contacted Analog man to order the pedal.

Great distortion for only a few bucks more than the original Ds1 (which by the way sounds really dodgy).

If I lose this pedal I will probably get another one.

Very easy to use. There are only three knobs. You do have to be a little sensitive to the level and especially the tone controls, but they all work very well.

I love this thing and have bought two of them. I ust this with a 50 watt plexi Marshall clone and run it into a variety of cabs. If I set the amp fairly clean, it will do nice bluesy overdrive without the tubescreamer mid-hump. Turn the amp up to where it's just breaking up and it sounds great for Blues/Rock and old-school rock tones like Angus, Billy Gibbons, Allmans, Aerosmith, Zep etc. I don't play modern mid-scooped metal so I can't comment on that. For me it works better than any overdrive/dist I've ever used. for perspective, I've had or still have the following: 1997 Fulltone Fulldrive, Fulltone '70s Fuzz, Roger Mayer Axis fuzz, RM Classic fuzz, RM Voodoo 1, Analogman Sd-1 Silver, Analogman BD-2 Bluesdriver, Various tube screamers, EH Big Muff (original 1972 model, Way Huge Green Rhino, and possibly a few others I can't remember anymore. My only dissapointment in this box is that right after I bought my last one, they came out with a midrage control addition that I would have liked to try. Hmm... maybe i'll just have to get another. Yes, I like it that much.

It's a modded Boss pedal. I can't see how you could hurt it under even the heaviest use.

Mike always answers email in a prompt, informative and friendly way. No problems at all

Been playing 38 years. Blues, Blues/Rock, Rock, Jazz, some country, slide etc.. Play mostly strats, teles and a LP. The Ds-1 Pro likes them all. I have NO complaints or dislikes about this box. It does everything I want really well. I've owned my first one for a year-and-a-half so the honeymoon is definitely over and I still love it. I use it every day and unlike most other stuff, it always sounds good to me. As I said before, the only thing I'd like to try is the new midrange control feature Mike just came up with and the only reason for that is curiosity. This pedal has huge bang-for-the-buck. I'd buy another without hesitation

Easy to use

i play a wolfgang archtop into a mesa boogie nomad 55 with bunch of fx in between. i got an analogman ds-1 after getting a keeley. i was really disappointed in the analogman. i actually thought something was wrong with it. but i took it to music store and a/b with stock pedal. analogman sounded better than stock pedal but not much. the keeley blows this thing out of the water.

i am sure it will hold up for whoever buys it from me.

Mike is great about answering your questions and does it in a timely fashion.

i have been playing for 29 years and i know tone. this pedal was really a let down.

3 knobs. Very easy to use.

I loved modding pedals and I compared this to a Ds1 modded by Pedaldoc. The sound of the Analogman pedal is somehow more compressed but I find more appealing the openness of the Pedaldoc pedal. However this pedal doesn??t sound bad at all.

Boss product. No problems until the day you decide to sell it or throw it to the rubbish can.

Never had to contact Boss or Analogman.

Very nice sound. Much better that the stock pedal, no doubt. As I said above I compared it with a Pedaldoc modified pedal and liked that one more though. Better sound and definition. I will be comparing both of them with a Keeley pedal shortly.

Modded pedal. Three knobs, lots of tones. Love it.

Took a peak inside both pedals. Great workmanship. No slop. Feel certain that they'll last.

Never had to deal with Boss, Keeley or Analogman, but have read wonderful things about both Keeley and Analogman. I've also read their postings on forums, and they both seem passionate and supportive when it comes to tone.

I play anything from backwoods hillbilly acoustic stomp to pink floydish soundscapes to blues to rock to metal. I mostly record at home and sometimes gather with my family and jam. I've been playing almost 18 years now. I have lots of gear, have had PRS guitars and Boutique amps. Always looking for something different. If both pedals were stolen, I'd have a hard time deciding which one I'd want back. I'd miss em both. When I decided to get both, I wanted to compare and sell the one I liked least. I'm keeping them both, for now. I'd keep only the Keeley if it had another switch that added the mids found in the AM. I think. I sold a Vintage ProCo Rat so I could buy the Analogman. I loved the distortion on that thing, but could never get happy with the tone knob. I hated to let it go, because the distortion was everything I wanted in a pedal, but dammit, that tone knob just sucked! I've had several other dist pedals including Danelectro Fab tone (that I got rid of, just ok). I tried out the EH Metal Muff, and it's an awesome pedal if metal is your thing. I found that I could get close to the same tone with my POD 2.0 on the rectifier model, so let it go back in favor of the Keeley DS-1, which started my desire to compare the Keeley and Analogman. Overall, you can't go wrong with either pedal. Get the AM if you want to nail the Marshall tone. Get the Keeley if you want something real close, but that allows you to play outside that box. Both pedals are a good deal for the cash.