Using a Boss DS-1 as a lead boost.

[Guitarbilly]

Not the SD-1, the DS-1. What do guys think?

I used to do that when I started out, mostly because it was the only gain pedal I had. But I remember liking it.
Yesterday, I decided to dig my DS-1 out of the closet and try it again. Sounded pretty good. It gives the lead tone a smooth, liquid quality, very different from the percussive attack of the SD-1. The lower registry notes have an almost fuzz-like quality to them.
I think I'll use it on a few gigs and see if it stays on the board.

[Spaced Out Ace]

1-2 shows. One more if Billy doesn't have time to swap it out.

[Guitarbilly]

[Spaced Out Ace]

That's if it ever makes it to show time. I'm not certain it will. Frequency or response you don't want will potentially be the reason if I had to hazard a guess.

[nightflameauto]

I've never been a fan of the DS-1 in stock form. Clipping a couple things internally made a huge difference, but it's been so long I don't remember what I clipped. Stock it just seems a bit too hairy or something. Though maybe that works for different types of music than I tend to go for.

[Spaced Out Ace]

For me, the DS-1 is too much like the Big Muff circuit wise for my tastes. It sounds alright into a distorted sound, where it kind of fuses together better, but still.

[Riffraff]

The no-solder mod is clipping & removing C12 or R17.

[nightflameauto]

The no-solder mod is clipping & removing C12 or R17.

Dingo bingo! That's the one. Takes most of the grit out, and turns it into a tremendously powerful boost.

[Sizzler]

Friend of mine (who bought my old Recto and JVM HJS) for years ran a DS-1 into a wound up 1987x. He sounded great - I talked to him a couple months ago and asked how my old amps were doing....

He still has them but went back to the plexi/ds1 combo

[Spaced Out Ace]

Friend of mine (who bought my old Recto and JVM HJS) for years ran a DS-1 into a wound up 1987x. He sounded great - I talked to him a couple months ago and asked how my old amps were doing....

He still has them but went back to the plexi/ds1 combo

I'm guessing the 1987X is running with some gain on it, then the DS-1 pushes it further with a bit of volume and gain as well?