Make you Boss DS-1 a clean boost no coloring

[ibanezcollector]

I bought a DS-1 to do some modifying after reading a very simple tutorial on how to make it a clean boost/treble booster.

By clipping the Diodes D4 and D5, and the cap C12. Just be careful of the surrounding areas when clipping

It turns the unit into a clean boost with the tone set fully counter clockwise and then you can dial in the amount of treble boost by going adding clockwise.

Very simple mod took all of 3 mins to clip the Diodes and the Cap..


This mod sounds amazing in front of my PodXT I will try and get some demo clips tommorrow.. Lots of CLEAN gain now..

Just thought I would pass the info along.. Yet another DS-1 mod..

** I take no responsibility of you hacking into your pedal **

[Gex]

very interesting.

I got a Jap DS-1 sitting around that I dont like the sound of, planning on selling it.

You've given me second thoughts.

[ibanezcollector]

Originally Posted by Gex

very interesting.

I got a Jap DS-1 sitting around that I dont like the sound of, planning on selling it.

You've given me second thoughts.

If you have a Japanese version sell it, its worth a little bit of cash.. You can then go buy a new one for $40 and mod it, and have a little cash to boot

[Gex]

Yeah, I may do that.


what do you do when you clip them? do you just clip one of the contact points or, do you cut the whole thing out and solder a patch wire to complete the connection?

[ibanezcollector]

Originally Posted by Gex

Yeah, I may do that.


what do you do when you clip them? do you just clip one of the contact points or, do you cut the whole thing out and solder a patch wire to complete the connection?

you clip it completely out and leave it as is..

Its the simplest DS-1 Mod I have seen anywhere on the net.. No soldering, nothing but a clip here and there..

I will show some pics when I get home from work this evening around 9pm

[ibanezcollector]

here ya go..

[Gex]

I know that the diodes create the clipping circuit, I.E. the distortion. So by clipping them out. . . out goest the distortion. Pretty simple.

Do you happen to know what the cap does?

If this tutorial is online somewhere, can you link it?

Thanks!

[C.Thep]

Ohh, thanks. I am going to get one off the bay now, since everyone seems to have these.

[newbieguitarmaker]

i think ill stick with the robert keeley mod

[ibanezcollector]

there is literally like 20 mods for this pedal..

Anything from the clean boost, a rectifier, a tremelo LOL, synths, the keeley mods, all sorts of things haha

An the pedals are pretty cheap new or used. So its not a big deal.

[C.Thep]

More info on synths mod please

[ibanezcollector]

http://www.geocities.com/overdrivespider/DS1/dsmods.htm

both the Keeley mods and the synths on that site.

* I will make no comments on his sound clips though *

[jaxadam]

Wow, I might have to try this out...

[The Extremist]

would this work on something like a ts-9?

[mi2tom]

Originally Posted by ibanezcollector

here ya go..

I think I'm gonna try it on my DS 1, so you just cut the 2 thingy is it? And does it sound good?