i bought a ds-1, why in the hell did i buy a ds-1

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Sun May 19, 2013 11:21 pm

i think this is honestly like the 6th or 7th one i have ever owned. i found a crybaby wah in my folks basement, i used to have like 3, don't know where they came from, well, one came from the dwarfcraft graveyard, but anywho, traded it for a ds-1, fucking this is dead mint, if that really matters, plugged it into my penpen dumpstar guitar and 10 dollar battery amp, it was cool for like 5 mins and then i remembered that i don't really like these things. im wanting to mod it, i know i have seen folks on here do some cool stuff with them.
anyone have a cheap easy mod for a ds-1?
i can also score an OCD for 79.99 and the ds-1 would probly get me a credit of about 15 bucks.....

luciguci · Post by **luciguci** » Sun May 19, 2013 11:38 pm

Shit, I'd probably take it off you if you don't want it. I like the shittiness of DS-1s, reminds me of when I started out on guitar and i would make terrible noise. I miss those days.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Mon May 20, 2013 12:50 am

I did the Keeley mod. It is pretty cheap. The ultra mod has two mods you can switch back and forth with. One of my DS-1's is that way. The other, I just did the one mod I liked best to and didn't add the extra switch option.

71Smallbox · Post by **71Smallbox** » Mon May 20, 2013 4:57 pm

I happen to like the DS-1, if I get sick of my Rat, I'll just switch to a DS-1 for awhile and vice versa. I have an older DS-1 with the mojo chip so that probably helps out.

Brandon W · Post by **Brandon W** » Mon May 20, 2013 8:28 pm

I like mine also.

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Mon May 20, 2013 10:04 pm

YUN MOD.

Paperclips add mojo.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Tue May 21, 2013 12:10 pm

i pulled it apart last night and was suprised at how simple the board looked, i was expecting more, but i found the diode that is involved in the keeley mod, i just gotta find a reliable link to it, anyone got one?

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Tue May 21, 2013 3:53 pm

This is the site I used. Has links to pretty much all the parts.

Normally the Keeley mod uses the red stomp light led to swap in and replace one diode. You then add in a new bright blue LED in its place.

The switch mod puts an additional LED in with it and makes it much more heavey. Basically the switch just changes clipping diodes.

Modify Your Boss DS-1

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Tue May 21, 2013 5:31 pm

AWESOME! thanks! i kinda wish he would lump the parts together, its annoying to try and score all of them, but whatever, it will be a fun lil project, i will post up the results once im able to afford all of them, i still have to pay off ends.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Wed May 22, 2013 1:55 pm

i was able to score MOST of what i needed at the local radio shack, i still need to get a few more bits and bobs, but i will have to wait till i get paid in a couple days.
here are some random gut shots from last nights work in progress.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Wed May 22, 2013 5:22 pm

I really enjoyed the process of modding the two DS-1's I have. They were my first success with PCB work and gave me confidence to try more. (After my failed attempt at my Shredmaster clone that had to be rebuilt.)

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Thu May 23, 2013 1:57 pm

i made a bazzillion and a half pedals for dwarfcraft, and made a trem, and a revereb from byoc ages ago. so this is just kind of a refresher of sorts, but its nice. i just wish i had gotten all the parts all at once, i hate waiting.....

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Thu May 23, 2013 2:47 pm

I hate waiting too. LOL Worst part of this for me was that, but ordering from the place he linked was good. Each item came in a bag with it's info on it so it was easy for me (not having a multimeter) to know which part was what when they arrived. That was my problem with my Shredmaster clone. The parts were all in one big bag so I mixed up some parts.

71Smallbox · Post by **71Smallbox** » Thu May 23, 2013 2:53 pm

HNB wrote:I hate waiting too. LOL Worst part of this for me was that, but ordering from the place he linked was good. Each item came in a bag with it's info on it so it was easy for me (not having a multimeter) to know which part was what when they arrived. That was my problem with my Shredmaster clone. The parts were all in one big bag so I mixed up some parts.

Where was it that you ordered the Shredmaster clone from?