Product: Boss DS-1 Distortion
Price Paid: US $50
Submitted
12/19/1995
at
10:11pm
by
Anonymous
Ease of Use
:
10
Three knobs, level, tone and amount of distorion. Real easy.
Sound Quality
:
7
It has the noise any distortion will have. It isnt a very flexible unit. The box claimed it can do softer, more subtle distortion, but it cant. Even at it's lowest rating, it's still pretty distorted. But, if you are looking for a dedicated distorion box,this might be the one.
Reliability
:
10
Never had trouble with it or most of my Boss pedals
Product: Boss DS-1 Distortion
Price Paid: US $30 used
Submitted
10/21/1995
at
11:20pm
by
Azhar Husain
Ease of Use
:
10
If you're looking for your basic, reliable fuzz box, this it it. 3 knobs - tone, level and distortion. Any monkey could run this thing.
Sound Quality
:
6
It sounds alright. When your amp's cranked you get lots of feedback. At low volumes it still sounds good. The big problem with this box is that you can't really make play intricate stuff with the distortion all the way up without it sounding like a buncha noise. If you have more tone than distortion, it sounds bad. If you have more distortion than tone, i guess it sounds alright, but kinda muddy. it took me a while to figure out a decent setup.
Reliability
:
10
This is a very reliable, solidly built box.
Overall Rating
:
7
Like i said earlier, this is your basic, decent sounding fuzzbox. I like bright tones when i play, and this doesn't quite cut it. Keep in mind though, it wasn't built for bass and it doesn't sound like it.
