Boss Ds 1 Circuit Board

This schematic includes all of the components from the original ds 1 board including input and output buffers as well as the switching circuitry.

Boss ds 1 circuit board. They sound great but i guess i m just not a ds 1 guy. Discussion in effects pedals strings. Essentially this ds 1 mod will bridge a circuit within the pedal creating some huge sounding octave fuzz tones. The ds 1 is a very mod friendly circuit that s also easy to work with all parts are clearly labeled and laid out in the pcb.

I was able to find it in one of your pictures but c11 doesn t seem to be labeled in your diagrams. Disregarding mods you can do to the stock boss ds 1 such as those. It can activate the effect routing the signal through the circuit or deactivate it bypassing the pedal core but keeping the input and output buffers always in the signal path. The stock ds 1 uses a pair of 1n914 silicon diodes.

That red led will vary in brightness depending on how much signal goes through it i e. The boss ds 1 sporting the new leds and here we can see the replacement blue led and the red led in the o of tone. Also the 47pf cap across d4 and d5 doesn t seem to be shown unless i m misreading something. Which modded boss ds 1.

Legendary distortion used by guitarists everywhere since 1978. It can be done in just about five minutes using nothing but a strand of wire and a soldering iron. I have two other pedals of his on my board bi comp an sd 1. Byoc had done something quite interesting by varying the gain of the first transistor to get some cool low gain stuff happening.

The idea is simple. The original boss ds 1 circuit has a jfet bypass switch circuit to enable disable the effect using a simple cheap momentary push button. Best boss ds 1 clone discussion in effects pedals strings things. The ds 1 is the top selling boss compact pedal ever and its original unchanged design continues to inspire the creation of great music everywhere.

Click the button below to add the pcb tonepad boss ds 1 distortion to your wish list. How hard you pluck or strum. Boss ds 1 octave fuzz mod this is the first modification i had ever done to a guitar pedal. These are by far the most common clipping diodes as seen in almost every other boss pedal as well as tube screamers and pro co rats.

Boss ds 1 modifications stage one of this mod involves changing the clipping diodes which are responsible for all of the distortion characteristics of the pedal. I have a ds 1 from 1989 the circuit board isn t labeled with r and c values. The classic ds 1 tone is behind the signature sounds of numerous rock legends and is ready to fuel your own signature sound today.