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Old July 14th, 2008, 10:51 AM   #1 (permalink)
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ds-1 or bad monkey?

tonal differences?

looking for light break up to- wow that is amazing tub overdrive- that must be some kinda high end gain that goes to 20!
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Old July 14th, 2008, 12:07 PM   #2 (permalink)
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One is distortion and and the other is overdrive.
The DS-1 can make you sound more metal-Marshalley.

The BM is a tube simulator. I like the bass knob. There are a few modes I can use with a lot of bass on the BM and heavily driving the amp gives me a liquid sound.

I have both!
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Old July 14th, 2008, 12:13 PM   #3 (permalink)
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well, the ds1 can always be modded.. which is a plus factor.
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Old July 14th, 2008, 04:10 PM   #4 (permalink)
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They are both great. The DS-1 has alot more crunch than the Bad Monkey. They are both very different animals, but I think the DS-1 is more versatile.
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Old July 14th, 2008, 04:59 PM   #5 (permalink)
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if your looking for a natural break break up go with the overdrive. If you want the somethat just scrambles the signal go with the distortion. If your looking at cheap pedals consider the ibanez ts7 tubescreamer same guts as the ts9!
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Old July 14th, 2008, 05:27 PM   #6 (permalink)
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It sounds like you need to go to the local music store and spend some time with the almighty Boss tree! Many fine folks here lean towards the OD-3 over all the others. I've yet to try one - they're never in stock wherever I go. I bought an SD-1 Super Overdrive, and I kinda like it. A buddy picked up the Blues Driver, and I liked it too. I seemed to remember liking the DS-1 a whole lot less than the others that I've named. They are all just different flavors, and it's all a matter of personal preference.

I STILL haven't tried a Bad Monkey yet, so I can't comment there.
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I had the Bad Monkey.

While I loved the Bad Monkey, and highly recommend it, it doesn't have the "oomph" I'm looking for whenever I play electric guitar...
Now I also have the Boss DS1, which is what I was looking for. But being caught up in the pedal "mod" craze, I thought I'd try to get it done...

I'm glad I did. I love my DS1 even more...after the mod was done.
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An alternative to the DS-1 from the Digitech family would be the Hot Head. It actually sounds pretty good and is cheaper than the DS-1.
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Has Keeley modded a Bad Monkey yet?
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While I loved the Bad Monkey, and highly recommend it, it doesn't have the "oomph" I'm looking for whenever I play electric guitar...
Now I also have the Boss DS1, which is what I was looking for. But being caught up in the pedal "mod" craze, I thought I'd try to get it done...

I'm glad I did. I love my DS1 even more...after the mod was done.
What mod did you get done to yours?
Was it Keeley?

I've been contemplating getting a Keeley mod on mine for years..
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