The Keely or the DIY Allum's mod take this pedal from noobish amateur junk to a professional level, no doubt about it. It may not be so obvious in this vid but in real life it does. BTW same with the MT-2 which I think is even the best mod ever, best distortion on my board is the Allum's modded MT-2.
Hmm...there are some really badly recorded ds-1 vs Keeley ds-1 shootouts on youtube, this is the first half decent one I've heard. Gotta be honest, I think the stock unit sounds better, but I guess its subjective. I dont think the keeley mod necessarily makes it a better pedal, just gives it a different sound...so to wlmnn's comment below, I understand why Boss havent replaced the standard ds-1 with a keeley-type version at a higher price. I think there is a lot of hype surrounding these mods...
totally right, the upright is more of keeley modded comparison and demos like this do this to get that dramatic "OH MAN the stock sounds so nasally and one sided!" well of course it does with the tone all the way up :/
@whattheworldrejects it's not the tone knob, but level.. DS-1 has the tone on the left knob and level on the middle one. Which makes no sense, with how they position them in their other pedals but there it is.
Dude, you have the tone knob on the stock DS-1 up all the way. WTF, of course it sounds terrible. Also, you should have the switch UP on the keeley for a better direct comparison.
Much ballsier tone with the Keeley. Nice. I would say it makes the regular DS-1 sound thin and brittle by comparison, but the regular one does that by itself even without a Keeley sitting next to it. Why doesn't Boss just make the DS-1 to Keeley specs in the first place and just charge a little bit more for it?
@pedecamp The DS1 Keeley have a lot more bass response, more gain and volume. Better on high harmonics and not too "sharp" "edgy" like the regular Boss. Maybe the audio didn´t capture the sound as we tought, but the diferences are obvious.
@ajpeagle sounds better because its a poor recorded sound but if u try it on ur own with a nice amp then you will hear a smoother creamier sound with alot of umph to it ... keeley and analog man does a good job usually modding
The Keely or the DIY Allum's mod take this pedal from noobish amateur junk to a professional level, no doubt about it. It may not be so obvious in this vid but in real life it does. BTW same with the MT-2 which I think is even the best mod ever, best distortion on my board is the Allum's modded MT-2.
rediryou 2 months ago
It's difficult to hear the difference on YT. In person though, the difference is quite dramatic. Vai used one for years.
MrUltraworld 4 months ago
why usin pedals havin a les paul? :D
furbyunicejafisher 5 months ago
Hmm...there are some really badly recorded ds-1 vs Keeley ds-1 shootouts on youtube, this is the first half decent one I've heard. Gotta be honest, I think the stock unit sounds better, but I guess its subjective. I dont think the keeley mod necessarily makes it a better pedal, just gives it a different sound...so to wlmnn's comment below, I understand why Boss havent replaced the standard ds-1 with a keeley-type version at a higher price. I think there is a lot of hype surrounding these mods...
riknoise 5 months ago
totally right, the upright is more of keeley modded comparison and demos like this do this to get that dramatic "OH MAN the stock sounds so nasally and one sided!" well of course it does with the tone all the way up :/
whattheworldrejects 7 months ago
@whattheworldrejects it's not the tone knob, but level.. DS-1 has the tone on the left knob and level on the middle one. Which makes no sense, with how they position them in their other pedals but there it is.
mstakissa 6 months ago
Why changing the sound of an already great distortion. It make a shit one. The original sounds much better.
IDP5150 7 months ago
Dude, you have the tone knob on the stock DS-1 up all the way. WTF, of course it sounds terrible. Also, you should have the switch UP on the keeley for a better direct comparison.
BATCH420 10 months ago 3
Most effective comparison I've seen. The difference is plainly obvious. Time to send off my stock model for its liberation!
campagnadg 1 year ago
Much ballsier tone with the Keeley. Nice. I would say it makes the regular DS-1 sound thin and brittle by comparison, but the regular one does that by itself even without a Keeley sitting next to it. Why doesn't Boss just make the DS-1 to Keeley specs in the first place and just charge a little bit more for it?
wlmmn 1 year ago
So cool! Can you help me? I don't know if I can get it in a store, or if I must buy the original and then modify it. Thanks!
RomanoStrat 1 year ago
I guess you gotta be there. I dont hear any difference except volume.
pedecamp 1 year ago
@pedecamp The DS1 Keeley have a lot more bass response, more gain and volume. Better on high harmonics and not too "sharp" "edgy" like the regular Boss. Maybe the audio didn´t capture the sound as we tought, but the diferences are obvious.
GuitarGearComMx 1 year ago
@GuitarGearComMx my ds1 is horrible by itself. so youre saying this mod will make it usable?
pedecamp 1 year ago
@pedecamp totally. Check reviews and compare more demos like ours
GuitarGearComMx 1 year ago
I think the main difference is the bass response.
alcoyot 1 year ago
*has
TequeDiogo 1 year ago
the ds-1 original has the level knob all the way to the right...
so the keeley was more volume... errr... so what?
TequeDiogo 1 year ago
the keeley is just louder.
the boss is just eh.
The modded is like "Damn, that sounds good!"
saraband0 1 year ago
@saraband0 The pedal is not only louder ads a true bypass to it also has more gutsy sound to it =D
Morethanl1f3 1 year ago
The stock pedal sound better.
ajpeagle 2 years ago
@ajpeagle sounds better because its a poor recorded sound but if u try it on ur own with a nice amp then you will hear a smoother creamier sound with alot of umph to it ... keeley and analog man does a good job usually modding
Morethanl1f3 1 year ago
me gusta titias muchos grandes.
thefray123 2 years ago 4
@thefray123 tell me about it!!! ;P
dsally23 1 year ago
Aparte de tener mayor "output" el Keeley DS-1 no tiene ese sonido "pastoso" (mejor control de tono) lo cual lo hace mucho mejor que el ofiginal...
soundsickness 2 years ago
Esa Lester esta de huevos.
agutierrez20 2 years ago
el keeley mod es mas naranja...
eso le da un toke mas de boutique--
vistritha 2 years ago
Keeley DS1 mod has a lot more output than the regular one.
Nasdatmusic 2 years ago