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Ibanez TS7 vs. Boss Distortion vs. Somethin else

burnin-candleburnin-candle Posts: 158
edited February 2004 in Musicians and Gearheads
OK, I am going to get my first effect pedal, and these are the ones currently in mind. The sound I am hoping to make is a crunchy, grungy sound, kinda like the guitars on STBC or DTE.

Anyway, if anyone has these, I was wandering if you could recommend either one, or suggest a better distortion that I could get.

Thanks.
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  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Boss- DS 1.
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  • mogwaimogwai Posts: 141
    Check out the DS-1/Pro Mod made by analogman
    http://www.analogman.com
    I have one and I think that there's a big improvement made to the stock form.Actually the DS-1 is the most basic distortion pedal to start from.You can hear it everywhere...Satriani and Vai use it and so did Kurt Cobain...You can imagine that it's a quite versatile pedal from the players mentioned above...I am not saying that you'll find your dream sound in it but it's a low priced pedal that may always be helpful.It's a good 6th player in NBA terms.You can also check out the DS-1 made for Steve Vai in
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  • PintoMusicPintoMusic Posts: 73
    Instead of the Boss DS-1, I would probably suggest the Boss SD-1 (ie: SuperOverdrive) instead. It's a little grainier and has more midrange.

    Of course, my amp does a pretty good post-Vs. Pearl Jam sound. :cool:

    What kind of guitar/amp setup are you using?
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  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Originally posted by PintoMusic
    Instead of the Boss DS-1, I would probably suggest the Boss SD-1 (ie: SuperOverdrive) instead. It's a little grainier and has more midrange.

    Of course, my amp does a pretty good post-Vs. Pearl Jam sound. :cool:

    What kind of guitar/amp setup are you using?

    also a good choice. I prefer the BD-2 blues driver but that's just me.
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  • DrummachineDrummachine Posts: 34
    i would suggest you also that DS-1 or SuperOverdriver by Boss-thez are prettz good but zou should choose the one as an addition to your pick-ups. If you have humbucker, go for DS- but with singles only config you should buy SuperOverdrive-it will add more warmth to zour sound.
    My brother had Ds-1 but it didnt work with non-valve amp,so zou shoukd also consider this part.
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  • stefanwastefanwa Posts: 43
    Hi!

    I'm pretty new to all this effect stuff, but I got myself a Boss BD-2 Blues Driver as my only pedal right now -> I'm loving it! I think it doesn't sound so thin like the DS-1 and you can get a variety of sounds out of it, it's pretty versatile. I'm pretty sure it suits most of PJ's songs...

    Tell us what you got and how you like it!

    Bye,
    Steve
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    BD-2 > SD-1 > DS-1
  • burnin-candleburnin-candle Posts: 158
    Thank you all very very much!

    I think I'll try the Blues driver and the Boss Super Distortion and hear them and then decide. I think both seem pretty versatile, so maybe uts the wallet that decides. lol

    Thank you again. You guys are really great!!!!
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