Members Jody Butt Posted November 28, 2006 Members Share Posted November 28, 2006 Has anyone here used a DS-1 as a boost? I regularly use my SD-1 and MT-2 as boosts. Can anyone comment on the DS-1 as compared to other pedals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fusionid Posted November 28, 2006 Members Share Posted November 28, 2006 Ive heard some do that. contrary to popular believe neither vai or satch do this. Vai does kind of to a certain degree but not real boost, more like stacking gain for leads. In both cases the volume is at unity or near. I think there are other optiones for boost as the pedal will color your tone even if dist is all the way down. Im sure you'll get a good answer from here. I dont use a booster as of now in my rig. On a somewhat unrelated note. Have you tried a compressor? Ive found some people need compressors in many cases when they ask for booster advice... just saying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members daver Posted November 28, 2006 Members Share Posted November 28, 2006 rip out the d4 and d5 resistors... its a super easy mod, now i use my DS-1 as a boost and it works great...lot less gain and a lot more volume Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian Marshall Posted November 28, 2006 Members Share Posted November 28, 2006 Originally posted by daver rip out the d4 and d5 resistors...its a super easy mod, now i use my DS-1 as a boost and it works great...lot less gain and a lot more volume those are diodes, but yea... rip them out... increases volume A LOT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lanefair Posted November 28, 2006 Members Share Posted November 28, 2006 Once youve done the boost mod, how does the pedal sound as a standalone ?(without anything to boost) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FLYING V 83 Posted November 28, 2006 Members Share Posted November 28, 2006 Originally posted by Brian Marshall those are diodes, but yea... rip them out... increases volume A LOT Likin' the new avatar Brian.What the hell is that anyway?Oh, and thanks for the quick turn-around on the LS, it's fine now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FLYING V 83 Posted November 28, 2006 Members Share Posted November 28, 2006 Originally posted by Lanefair Once youve done the boost mod, how does the pedal sound as a standalone ?(without anything to boost) A LOT more trebly (almost spiky in my rig) so I'm not using it anymore. I also clipped the C12, should've left that one in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NoDakStratblast Posted November 29, 2006 Members Share Posted November 29, 2006 I used a DS-1 for a while to boost my lead tones, worked pretty snappy for that if distortion was set to 0, tone at about 10 or 11 o'clock, level to where needed. Leads sounded pretty darn good. Using to boost cleans was a bit dicey, though, it's not really designed for that. Hey, it's a 40 dollar pedal, what can anyone expect? It certainly works fine for the price. Remember, whatever works best for you is what works. If you can get a Peavey Bandit with a Behringer overdrive pedal to sing, who really cares what brand it is as long as you get the tone you're looking for? If I could afford to be playing through a Soldano with a $500 O/D, I sure would, but my '65 Bandmaster sounds super duper great with any dirt pedal in front of it, so it works for me. Cripes, I have kids, if I can get away with buying a pedal used from the pawn shopa few times a year without being in the doghouse, I'm happy. More power to ya, man. You'll find what you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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