With most of these Waza dirt boxes, I like to think of S mode as how the pedal has always actually sounded, and C mode as how I always mistakenly remembered them sounding. I love that C mode on all these keeps the pedals character just makes it as good as we’ve always hoped it would be. My HM-2 never comes off of C mode for any genuine length of time.
I just bought a BD-2W today to add to a TU-3W ,a CE-2W, a DC-2W and a DM-2W . I've owned many of the original ones before. Boss are doing a great job with the Waza versions - adding in what was missing in the originals by today's standards and the DS-1W sounds like another example of that.
@@JBG949 I had and did not like that one bit. I’ve had 5 JHS pedals and I will likely never buy another. I can’t think of another company that releases worse sounding pedals. I had: Angry Charlie, Haunting Mids, Morning Glory, Superbolt and Colour Box v2.
@starshineraiser6729 The OD-3 is also good, a vintage reissue RAT of all things kicked the bd-2w off my board. Worst thing about the Waza pedals is they are not through hole so you can't mod or fix them yourself if at all, so after a decade they are dead whereas a standard through hole board I'd immortal if you have a soldering iron and 3 hours worth of basic skills and $1 worth of components for the fix.
Been trying to find good ds1 for retiring my vintage one but the newer ones dont have the tone that vintage has. Keep buy and selling and wish the waza craft out. And wooow my wosh come true... i might try this and i hope i can retiring my vintage ds1 soon.
Hey Brett. Wonderful review as usual! I'm not a big fan of the DS-1 but I think I'm going to give it a possibility... 😄 Thanks again and keep on rocking, please! 🖖
Huh, for some reason I thought Boss already had a Waza DS1, maybe it was the anniversary version I’m getting this one mixed up with. Gotta love the Boss trade dress, still looks as good now as decades ago
For me, this pedal has never been easy to get the distortion you want. This version managed to improve the pedal but it still sounds squeaky to me. The great musicians who got great results with it were by adding more effects together, even equalizers. Honestly, I prefer my Wampler plextortion ten times more. Still, Brett did a great job here.
I could have used this pedal in the 80's when I was making home recordings, no doubt about it! lol The S mode is something I would not have liked, although I heard that sound everywhere for sure. That C mode would have made me smile though!!
Ohhhhh Brett. You’re killing me. I was just about to order the Walrus EONS fuzz. Now I have a problem……………….. How many pedals is tooo many????!!!! Thanks for the great review.
just watched a couple of these DS-1W demos now, and my immediate thought is the same both times - I now want to hear it against the Boss DS-2 Turbo distortion as this is a DS-1 but the added Turbo mode is a mid boosted version...so not at all dis-similar to the DS-2!!! Is the Wazza gonna be much different? Hmmm....trots off to listen to some DS-2 demos.
Haha, Just recently sold my vintage original from 1980 still with the box and papers etc. Hmm maybe a replacement?! Had stopped using the thrashy sounding distortion years ago and mainly use my Ulbrick 12axe for overdrive.
I think the DS-1 sounds better with a dirty tone already. Not excessively dirty, of course, but a bit of breakup to start, then you add extra dirt with the gain on some (10:00 to 11:00).
To my ears boss is taking all the keely mods and now do it them selves. Nothing wrong with that but I use a keely modded ds-1 and it sounds exactly the same as the custom setting.
Good review. I have never and still don’t like the tone from the DS-1 or DS-1w. Too many better pedals with better high gain tone. Maybe some application with certain Marshalls or something?
I hear lots of guys talk about how there are so many better options to choose from these days. This is personal preference, this pedal was created when stage volumes were still loud for clean amplifiers that hardly broke up on their own, as well for players that ride both their volume and tone controls. These pedals are perfection for their simplicity. Today’s players that are always on 100% on both volume and tone and require great thick tones at bedroom volume - yes, perhaps not the pedal for you. It was never designed for this. But try and take your latest and greatest bedroom volume crunch pedals to a loud stage - not sure they will hold up?
I know Steve Vai had a DS-1 on his board for a very long time. I wonder if he used it mainly as a "clean" boost, or for distortion into a clean amp. Can anyone verify how he used it?
The DS-1 is the best distortion pedal ever for low output single coil pickups especially the wasa craft version and the worst distortion pedal for humbuckers especially high output pickups.
It’s getting overloaded by the hot pickups here. DS-1’s tend to sag out and overcompress when hit with a hot input signal. Satriani used HB’s but somehow his DS-1 tones sound much clearer.
With most of these Waza dirt boxes, I like to think of S mode as how the pedal has always actually sounded, and C mode as how I always mistakenly remembered them sounding. I love that C mode on all these keeps the pedals character just makes it as good as we’ve always hoped it would be. My HM-2 never comes off of C mode for any genuine length of time.
Not a huge fan of the DS-1 but the C mode is a big improvement.
super pedal, I almost like the whole Japanese waza craft line 🎵🎼🎶❤️🙏🎸✌️🍀👌🇮🇱
My DS1 comes out when I am feeling nostalgic. It makes me happy it is 2022 and I have more pedal choices. 😆 THANKS BRETT.
Finally, a video with tones that sound great with a DS1! Sold!
I just bought a BD-2W today to add to a TU-3W ,a CE-2W, a DC-2W and a DM-2W .
I've owned many of the original ones before. Boss are doing a great job with the Waza versions - adding in what was missing in the originals by today's standards and the DS-1W sounds like another example of that.
The BD-2w may be my favorite pedal I own. I think it’s untouchable. Much better than the standard.
For this type of tone kindly check out the JHS Angry Charlie V3 killer in every phase of distortion
@@JBG949 I had and did not like that one bit. I’ve had 5 JHS pedals and I will likely never buy another. I can’t think of another company that releases worse sounding pedals. I had: Angry Charlie, Haunting Mids, Morning Glory, Superbolt and Colour Box v2.
@starshineraiser6729 The OD-3 is also good, a vintage reissue RAT of all things kicked the bd-2w off my board. Worst thing about the Waza pedals is they are not through hole so you can't mod or fix them yourself if at all, so after a decade they are dead whereas a standard through hole board I'd immortal if you have a soldering iron and 3 hours worth of basic skills and $1 worth of components for the fix.
Bet demo I’ve heard, regarding the difference between the settings. I could hear it very clearly. Nice playing too! Thanks Brett!
Slade in the background YES!!!!!!
They are the reason I started playing guitar, way back in 1972.
Thanks Burgs! I just went to the store and bought one! Your demo sold it! 😎👍
I used to run a DS-1 low gain then at times boost it with a Tube Screamer or a Blues Driver. Worked great. Gotta get this!
serial number 0013 - nice!
Been trying to find good ds1 for retiring my vintage one but the newer ones dont have the tone that vintage has. Keep buy and selling and wish the waza craft out. And wooow my wosh come true... i might try this and i hope i can retiring my vintage ds1 soon.
Loving the Britney Spears mic bruh
Hey Brett.
Wonderful review as usual!
I'm not a big fan of the DS-1 but I think I'm going to give it a possibility... 😄
Thanks again and keep on rocking, please!
🖖
Just wanted to let you know you were right about the way block...sounds great. Thanks again✌
Seems like all the demos hit simultaneously, but of course had to check out Brett’s first ✌️
Huh, for some reason I thought Boss already had a Waza DS1, maybe it was the anniversary version I’m getting this one mixed up with.
Gotta love the Boss trade dress, still looks as good now as decades ago
I just got been waiting for so long.🎸
Great review, buddy. Keep ROCKING! 🤘🎸🎸🤘
Honest crunch with an optional kick! Still use my DS-1. Boss pedals are awesome!💪
Been waiting for this one….get your Satch and Vai on ! 🎸😎
Pedal fantástico!
Excelente vídeo!
Has the best C mode of all their drives.
Great demo!
Great demo! Thank you 👌🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠
Great Demo!
For me, this pedal has never been easy to get the distortion you want. This version managed to improve the pedal but it still sounds squeaky to me. The great musicians who got great results with it were by adding more effects together, even equalizers. Honestly, I prefer my Wampler plextortion ten times more. Still, Brett did a great job here.
I could have used this pedal in the 80's when I was making home recordings, no doubt about it! lol The S mode is something I would not have liked, although I heard that sound everywhere for sure. That C mode would have made me smile though!!
Huge. Classic.
That charvel is a beaut
Ohhhhh Brett. You’re killing me. I was just about to order the Walrus EONS fuzz. Now I have a problem………………..
How many pedals is tooo many????!!!!
Thanks for the great review.
Fighting the urge w the hat v and y pedal my friend..eons looks fantastic and rounds out the series nicely..the ages and eras sound killer as well
The correct answer is “one more pedal”
Did you get the Walrus Eons ?
@@james9789 I did and it’s used 4 nights a week!!!
@@markthespark6240 very nice so many quality sounds in there
Had one back in the day did one of the mods that they made for it wish I would’ve kept it
Must have pedal IMO!🙂
Classic
just watched a couple of these DS-1W demos now, and my immediate thought is the same both times - I now want to hear it against the Boss DS-2 Turbo distortion as this is a DS-1 but the added Turbo mode is a mid boosted version...so not at all dis-similar to the DS-2!!! Is the Wazza gonna be much different? Hmmm....trots off to listen to some DS-2 demos.
That's what i'm thinking as well bro!!! With this DS1w C mode, it functions like a DS2
Ordering this immediately.. 😂..🤘🤪🎸🎶
OMG. Sorry, Mrs Warrington!
@@BrettKingman Don’t worry, he got divorced last week so he could buy this pedal.
@@JPMonstie after the 2 days of Duke of Tone she's probably drawing the papers up as we speak.. LMAO..this may seal the deal
Haha, Just recently sold my vintage original from 1980 still with the box and papers etc. Hmm maybe a replacement?! Had stopped using the thrashy sounding distortion years ago and mainly use my Ulbrick 12axe for overdrive.
👍🏻👍🏻
Hey Brett , if you own gt100 why have DS1 pedal since it is included on gt100
I run Fractal Audio gear on stage so none of this makes any difference to me. I'm just here to demo the pedal as best I can.
I think the DS-1 sounds better with a dirty tone already. Not excessively dirty, of course, but a bit of breakup to start, then you add extra dirt with the gain on some (10:00 to 11:00).
Brett... Looking good for 60!
To my ears boss is taking all the keely mods and now do it them selves. Nothing wrong with that but I use a keely modded ds-1 and it sounds exactly the same as the custom setting.
JCM 900 - DS-1 = Dave Navarro…
Annnd wellll
He sounded pretty dog gone good?
So.
👏🏻
I'm more interested in that hardtail Charvel stratty thingy. Hard tails are so rare.
Show!!!!!!
when I was young, it was the metalzone or nothing. did waza do that pedal?
Good review. I have never and still don’t like the tone from the DS-1 or DS-1w. Too many better pedals with better high gain tone. Maybe some application with certain Marshalls or something?
What we, moders, have done for years.. even better maybe..
That first chord. Jesus H Christ!!!
😂
Agreed...sold me first 🎵
I hear lots of guys talk about how there are so many better options to choose from these days. This is personal preference, this pedal was created when stage volumes were still loud for clean amplifiers that hardly broke up on their own, as well for players that ride both their volume and tone controls. These pedals are perfection for their simplicity. Today’s players that are always on 100% on both volume and tone and require great thick tones at bedroom volume - yes, perhaps not the pedal for you. It was never designed for this. But try and take your latest and greatest bedroom volume crunch pedals to a loud stage - not sure they will hold up?
I have 2, I dunno why I have them. :D
1 + 1 = 11, don't it? That's 1 more.
@@BrettKingman Only 10 kinds of people speak binary.
Agora, só falta lançar o FZ-2w.
Not anytime soon... Because of the recent and very good FZ-1w.
I know Steve Vai had a DS-1 on his board for a very long time. I wonder if he used it mainly as a "clean" boost, or for distortion into a clean amp. Can anyone verify how he used it?
He claims it’s for distortion on a clean platform vs. overdrive pedals you want to mix in with a little of the amplifiers harmonics
"Waza up"?
Sounds so lo-fi fuzzy
I got my DS1 in 79...
Did NOT make my Coronet 30w sound remotely similar to this!!
Upset me mum tho.
When does it release?
😃
😎👍❤🖖
The DS-1 is the best distortion pedal ever for low output single coil pickups especially the wasa craft version and the worst distortion pedal for humbuckers especially high output pickups.
dig that serial number !
Sounds like Early Judas Priest.
I like mode 1 better. I'll stick with the cheepo.
Can't listen to demos into sim
Cabs
Is it just me or does literally every distortion pedal suck compared to even basic amps?
I find this sound really unpleasant.
It’s getting overloaded by the hot pickups here. DS-1’s tend to sag out and overcompress when hit with a hot input signal. Satriani used HB’s but somehow his DS-1 tones sound much clearer.
I should also add that running it into an Axe Fx isn’t helping matters. Digital models just don’t have the headroom to take pedals well in my opinion.