Boss DS-1 Distortion Vs Boss DS-2 TURBO Distortion | Pedal Comparison 

DS2 definitely has more mids and is smoother even on low mode, but DS1 is more articulate and raw sounding, I'll stick with my old DS1.

Ordered a ds1, can't wait to try it out!

The DS1 works best with the tone at 10 o' clock and lower. Then you can also cranck up the gain. The best is to mod it and make it sound like a tight hi-gain distortion pedal.

I’m so happy with my ds2, bought it for cobain tones and thought I wasn’t going to leave mode 1, but I’ve never left more 2 since I tried it. Great pedal all round

I just got myself a DS-1 after more than 15 years playing with the DS-2 and it struck me how I've never noticed how "boxy" the DS-2 sounds! If you're looking for some Nirvana classic tones, the DS-1 is your best option in my opinion. God, even In Utero riffs sound better to me in a DS-1!

Ds1 definitely, more warmer, more true, great tone, twenty years ago i didn't liked it (but i was looking for a more compressed sound), now i'm happy with my two Caline od, the pure sky and the orange. Good Job mate.

Nirvana fans am i right:)

I love the raw, electric sound of the DS-1. It reminds me of the old school Marshall gain, but I also feel like it's versatile enough to give a modern progressive tone. I feel like the mids on the DS-2 need to be scooped a bit, but I also can't say much because I don't typically play songs that require that kind of tone.

My dad gave me an old beat up ds1 use it almost everyday it sounds so good, best thing about the pedal is you can get it for 20 bucks used. Great pedal

Hi, how are you doing? Great video. I have a boss DS2 and of course, it sounds good, but this video helped me a lot 'cause I decided to buy the ds1. Great work. Thank you, greetings from Mexico 👍:)

Great comparison, Rob. To be fair, i started off loving the DS2, re listened, and now prefer the DS1. You're right, it does cut through better. The DS2 seemed to get very flabby when turned way up. I'm playing a Blues Driver now, so not sure a change is warranted for what I'm playing. Maybe in a few months. Love the cheeky opening sequence! Cheers mate.

Cool Comparison, Thankyou. Have a DS-1 and love it, Use it after a BD-2 for that extra Crunch. Cheers

Show us all of your guitars and basses for the next vid please!!! I realy hope you do 🙏

Thanks that was a good video

thanks for playing with power chords! thanks a lot!

I´m a bit biased to give an opinion, since I have a DS2. I like its more rounded sound if compared to DS1. However, I like the DS1 sound as well, as long as the tone control is not maxed out. : )

Wow nice comparison.. i think i will buy the DS1. In here both hv almost same price for the second one. Thanks for the review tho. DS-1 all the way

I've always hated the sound of mode 2 on the DS-2. After hearing this comparison, I hate mode 1 also. The DS-1 sounds great! Its successor sounds like a bad clone with two flavors of yuck.

Thanks for this Rob. I was actually looking at these two and getting ready to buy the DS-2 until I heard it here side-by-side with the DS-1. Pretty obvious now that the DS-1 is more my thing. The difference is so huge it's easy to identify each sound just listening while writing in the comments section.

Omg can you please do an instrument collection video show us everything including the bass guitars😁😘👍

Have used a DS2 for a while, and I always wanted one since Nirvana times when I read in some magazine that he used it towards teh end. At last I now have both. I must say that yes they are very different, the DS2 is defeinitely not just a DS1 with a turbo mode. There's more going on and I'm not quite sure what is different. Mine also have teh noticeable difference in level when both are set at 12 (DS1 being louder at 12). The DS1 is surprisingly easy to like, you get a nice distortion sound quite easily. I found it hard to find a sound I liked on the DS2, but it is possible to get great sounds if you spend the time trying thintgs out. Very different. I watched this video about a year ago and promised myself I'd come back when I got both, and here it is! I also have the Boss OD20 which has a DS1 setting on it, I am yet to compare these as I think it will be different again!

Getting mines soon :)

Hi Rob, could you tell me what guitar you are playing in this video? It sounds really great with the Boss DS1 and DS2. Thanks in advance.

I own a DS2 and so I was interested in the comparison. Naturally I thought 2 would be an upgrade from 1. The DS1 sounds far more gutsier especially since you said you had to level out the volumes for the vid. I reckon I might have to get one.

I own a DS-2 and it's one my favorite effects pedals and it's a real learning experience for me because in mode 1 I have to out smart the pedal so it doesn't sound too muddy sometimes and in mode 2 I just max it out and it sounds like a fuzz which is great because I have a Fender Champion 40 watt amplifier

I got a used DS-2 recently for about £12. I really like it, but slightly prefer the tone from my fuzz face combined with a tubescreamer (FF first), which is similar-sounding. I also have a Mooer Ultra Drive mkII, which is basically a copy of a Keeley-modded DS-1. That sounds really good.

I just finished an EP and I recorded several songs with a DS2 on them. It's a fun pedal to play for sure but like other people have pointed out I needed to give the tracks some love to get rid of the boxiness. I would have preferred not to do that. Maybe I wouldn't have had to do that with a DS1 or a RAT? -Eric

I love the midboost of my DS-2. DS-1 sounds thin, can't handle humbuckers and has low output.

I might be the only guy here who likes the DS2 because you get that classic Weezer sound.

Thanks for this, guess I'm getting the DS-1!

Ds1 ! The video gave a good impression. I compared them myself now with the real pedals and DS1 is brighter as the video said. DS 2 has more bas. For DS2 I like the second position more than the first. Heavier.

DS 1 has more brightness to it but DS 2 has more low slightly muddy but with single coils it would work great.

an apology if it is an ignorant question on my part, but ... what is the name of the songs that are played in this video?:)

Will any of these ever work with p90 pickups ? sorry I am a beginner

I think both of these are great. The DS1 was intended to work with overdriven amps and it works in that context really well. DS2 is more of a standalone pedal which you can run into a clean amp as your core distortion sound. I like how you can switch between the two channels to get more mids for leads. That said DS1 in front of a marshall with my guitar's volume control is great.

Sound the same to me. Get whatever is cheaper. One thing you should try is those Danelectro "Vintage" batteries. Its a 9v battery with a lower output. Really changes how stuff sounds. I just got an EHX Hot Tubes pedal and the Hot Wax pedal which is the hot tubes combined with the crayon od. Love the hot tubes, but the hot wax sounds nothing like the hot tubes. That leads me to my question today. What are your thoughts on 2 in 1 pedals?

Cool paint job on that guitar at 3:00.

Which type of adaptor is required for ds1

Seemed very close to me maybe I should listen again. Though I dunno of I'd get DS2 when I've got a DS1 right now.

Hey mate, are you going to mod that pinkie strat at all? Cheers :-)

This guy is a nirvana fan, I trust this guy judgement. I look for a nirvana sound as I’m a huge fan and grunge player

I've got a DS1 it's an amazing pedal

What nirvana song is that riff your playing for the comparison demonstration?? Great video too🎸

Trying to decide what to get ... I used the metal zone for ever but I just switched to a fender hotrod after using solid states for years and it just doesn’t sound good on it ... it could also be that I switched from humbuckers to p90s mainly as well idk

I have a ds-1 now

I have the same kurt sticker on my guitar!

I have a question for the manifesto community. I was planning on building a kurt Cobain mustang off of a classic vibe mustang. My one issue is picking a design/color for the mustang. I would like your opinions on if I should do the competition blue mustang with the racing stripe, the fiesta red mustang, or the sonic blue mustang. Thanks in advance.

I want the waza craft model ds-1. Update: Oh s😳! T I just gave myself an idea 💡

My mate praises his DS1 but I love my Boss Metal Zone.

I like my Keeley modded DS-1, but the DS-2 is a bit heavier in the sound.

Have you ever tried the os2, rob?

Hmmm i’d say DS2 Cuase it sounds good in my opinion, its sounds raw and awesome And besides it the one kurt used heh.

Pls anyone help me which is better pedal DS 1 or 2 in case if v need more raw sounds. For indian classical+metal

You know me Rob,I'm not a fan of either pedal but if I had to pick one it would be the DS1 . I can quite happily listen to other people use them ,but I hated my mate's DS-2 when I borrowed it (for like 2 years , whoops sorry Ben!) 😉👍

So you could basically EQ a DS-1 into mode 2 to approximate the DS-2?

i like my ds1 mij than the one made in tawain took me awhile to find one for decent price. i use it with my Randall commander 2x12 that is still stock lol [ i might change the speakers i think they are almost shot since these were made in the late70s early 80s]and my kc jag total bleach tones no problem there. i believe there are pedal mod kits you can mod a ds1 mit to mij spec but i could be wrong might be something check out rob.same goes for the ds2 mit to mij mod kit. the made in mij ds1 has a darker tone to it but still has the awesome raw sound especially thru a cranked amp.

I prefer de Ds2, i think the Ds1 is more crunchy (idk but it's like an overdrive with drive in max..),the Ds2 is more clear and loud (but i dont like the turbo, it's so synthetic sound..)

The DS-1 sounded miles better to me, that DS-2 sounded muddy as the banks of the Wishkah....lol

I love both but I recommend getting the Turbo Distortion because you pretty much get the sound of the DS1 but with a nice boost to it, so more headroom and versatility.

Boss DS1 + OD3 = TOO MUCH AWESOMENESS

Ds-1 all the way

I think the DS1 sounds a lot more lively

Ds1 always for me

I prefer the DS1, it has more edge.

i don't know if i buy Boss DS-1 or Boss DS-2

Do you still have the Kurt Cobain signatured jaguar or the mustang or the jagstang?

IMO the ds2 second channel sounds more like the ds1 than channel one

Not sure what the big fuss is about the Ds1. I bought one and it sounded garbage, no matter how I dialed it in. Was sold on eBay within a week

Nevermind = DS1 In Utero = DS2

Which one for grunge sounds??

Hard to go wrong if you learn how to use boss!

DS-1 is Marshall type sound. DS-2 mode II is more rounded distortion. Prefer the DS-2 mode II sound. 😊

ds-1 forsure

Not that these terms are more or less desireable but only words to describe them. They all sounded great to me. Boss DS-1: Fizzy Boss DS-2 Mode 1: Fuzzy Boss DS-2 Mode 2: Buzzy.

Kinell rob, did u see dave simpson's q and a vid tonight??? Haha he was saying how honoured he is to be up there with all the guitar greats like jimi hendrix and John frusciante hahaha, he genuinely believes he's an all-time great, that boy is one step away from a straight jacket!!! I dont normally watch his channel but couldn't believe what I was hearing

Ds1 sounded better.The DS2 is designed for going with the rig a bit more ,delay etc

I am going to buy one of these pedals.. Which one should I get?, I still haven't decided..

2:53 :)

DS 1 is the shit!!

What kind of guitar is that brother? Very pretty.

DS-1 Cobain DS-2 McCready

7:22

I didn’t know Jesse Lacey was British!??!?!!

Para RATM cual de los dos me recomiendan?

didn’t know they made a mcdonald’s signature guitar

is that a Spanish guitar? XD

The lack of Frusciante DS-2 comments on here is disturbing. Have some respect.

The only pedal I have is a broken crybaby wah pedal😂

J'ai beuggé j'ai un morceau qui ressemble comme deux gouttes d'eau a un de la vidéo! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-COK8LKMzI50.html

I disagree, the DS1 sounded awful I thought and very thin. The DS2 sounded much better and both pedals sounded best at 12 oclock.

DS2 turbo sounded pretty muddy 👎

First?