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The Boss DS-1 is a distortion pedal for guitar, manufactured by the Roland Corporation under the brand name Boss since 1978. The first distortion effects unit made by Boss, [1] it has become a classic effect, used by many notable guitar players. [2] Boss released a successor, the DS-2. [3]
The DS-1 uses two hard-clipping diodes for an aggressive edge, similar to the ProCo Rat, released the same year. This type of circuit became known as "distortion," as opposed to the soft-clipping "overdrive" of Boss's later overdrive pedals. [21] The DS-1 uses a preamplifier instead of the conventional op-amp for a gritty, warm tone.
The DS-1 uses two hard-clipping diodes for an aggressive edge, similar to the ProCo Rat, released the same year. This type of circuit became known as "distortion," as opposed to the soft-clipping "overdrive" of Boss's later overdrive pedals. [14] The DS-1 uses a preamplifier instead of the conventional op-amp for a gritty, warm tone.
The Boss HM-2 was first issued in October 1983. It was originally manufactured in Japan from 1983 until 1988 and then in Taiwan from 1988 until 1991. [1] It was designed to emulate the mid-range response of a Marshall stack. [2] The HM-2 is based on Boss's DS-1.
DS1 or DS-1 may refer to: BOSS DS-1, a guitar distortion pedal; Digital Signal 1, a T-carrier signaling scheme devised by Bell Labs; Deep Space 1, a mission to 9969 Braille & 19P/Borrelly; DS-1 (drug), a selective GABA A α4β3δ agonist drug; South African Class DS1, a diesel locomotive class; Datsun DS-1, a car by Nissan, see Datsun DS Series
The DS-1 was the first ever distortion guitar effect pedal manufactured by Boss An auditory example of the distortion effect with the clean signal shown first.. Distortion and overdrive are forms of audio signal processing used to alter the sound of amplified electric musical instruments, usually by increasing their gain, producing a "fuzzy", "growling", or "gritty" tone.
Strobe tuner and regular electronic tuner pedals indicate whether a guitar string is too sharp or flat. [128] Stompbox-format tuner pedals route the electric signal for the instrument through the unit via a 1/4" patch cable. These pedal-style tuners usually have an output so that the signal can be plugged into a guitar amp to produce
Two suggestions are to re-name it to something like "Boss distortion pedals", or to split the article in two. -ginkgobiloba- 17:32, 29 October 2010 (UTC) I think we should keep it as one article and rename it "Boss DS pedals" or something. Tubularbells 1993 04:20, 29 July 2011 (UTC) I agree with Tubularbells1993.