Boss DS-1 [Bass Demo]

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Gear:
- MIM Fender Jazz Bass
- Boss DS-1
- Line 6 Toneport UX2
- Mixcraft 6
- Adobe Premiere CS6
- Canon 70D

[brucebannon]

Nice, I use the DS-1 for bass distortion as well. It sounds great and does everything I need it to.

[paytonbowling]

I love using this on my bass because I can get a cliff Burton kinda sound out of it

[Consulting-vfev]

I'm using the DS1 as a booster for my Fender Jazz, I solved the problem of lack of volume, it's a fantastic pedal

[Imezramusic]

This and the bass chorus pedal sounds magical

[mortachaiepstein]

I love taking a guitar disto pedal (in particular, a Klon-circuit pedal) and putting it in front of a bass amp for recording! The sounds one can get from a guitar pedal is just so much more natural and interesting than the bog-standard buzzsaw-bass pedal like the Boss ODB. All you need is a bass, a DI box, a guitar distortion pedal and a bass amp. Get a touch of low-end from the DI (the filters inside a guitar pedal remove a ton of bass) and crank the gain up on the pedal.

[maatias.herrera]

Peter Steele used to use this pedal and a boss ce2

[mvyper]

With a blend knob this would be awesome.

[klaymeister]

I like the sound with the tone knob backed off

[johntruelove]

The x-blender from Xotic is a great solution to pedals that you like but still want to blend an unaffected signal. It works pretty good with the DS-1, too. I am in no way affiliated with either product, just someone who uses both.

[enzograz]

i own BOSS ODB3 (overdrive for bass), and BOSS DS1, combined they sound really great. Unique sound, so i recommend trying that combination before you buy something expensive. im not saying that is better than darkglass or something, just saying it has many really interesting options.

[MarkCharlesLamendola]

Ladies and Gentlemen say what you will.. I have never owned one but!
I saw Vanilla Fudge some years back in Ft. Laud and Tim Bogart was playing through one into an SVT.
I was leaning on the stage so close enough
If Tim uses it then I really should have one!

[bassandmess]

I have this one. Use it before a Boss Bb1x that also works like a preamp. So I have my low end as it should be. Perfect combination between the two mentioned pedals.

[FlankinspanK]

one of the coolest dirty bass tones ive heard

[fernandohenriquecarvalhosi]

I use this pedal sending the signal to the Behringer pré-amp with drive on. The result of distortion + drive is awesome!

[petougao]

Sounds a lot like the Darkglass, without the bottom end.

[uncopino]

if you crank the tone knob, try humbuckers and, after fiddling with the bass’s knobs a bit, you’ll eventually find a fuzzy, almost synthy tone... like the prodigy’s “invaders must die” intro.

[joelthefilmist]

You're a great bassist, man. Thank you. Esp the ending where you come full on. I actually don't think it's any more thin than the sansamp variety. We have eq and rabbits up sleeves, so...seems like a good investment. :)

[Little_Cable_Boy]

I have a Boss DS-1 the 1st thing I noticed is it gives my bass more body and more feeling

[morteparla]

All bass need to be played with distortion. It should be a universal law.

[TonyDupre]

I like to use an old DS-1 on my bass pedalboard for some fun effects. As for bass OD or distortion, I like to use the Swollen Pickle and the Bass Soul Food. Check those out!