Finally, the DS-1W

By the description of it, I'd be willing to bet the "Custom" mode is simply changing the corner frequencies of the tone control
 
I listened to Paul's review (the studio rats) and it makes a big difference, but yeah, something like that porbably. FWIW, I'm not buying one, just seems like they put off waza'ing the DS-1 for a long time when the SD-1 was one of the first. I do my own pedal mods so I like being able to pick up the cheap thru hole ones.

IMHO, the cool thing would be to reissue the original version of the DS-1, but the original Toshiba chip is OOP (although still available some places). It was a totally different circuit and sounding sooo much better. The modern ones can't even be modded to sound the same, maybe close, but not the same.
 
Yeah maybe... Just meant the thread as a PSA.

I never considered the DS-1 the "best" distortion out there, but works great for certain things and they were like $39 new and $25 used not long ago. They make great boosters for already cranked amps. I wouldn't pay $150 for the Waza version of it or the SD-1, but a lot of people have and swear by the SD-1w.
 
devastone said:
IMHO, the cool thing would be to reissue the original version of the DS-1, but the original Toshiba chip is OOP (although still available some places). It was a totally different circuit and sounding sooo much better. The modern ones can't even be modded to sound the same, maybe close, but not the same.
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I agree 1000% with this. There has to be a chip out there with very close properties to that Toshiba chip. I remember borrowing a friend's DS-1 when I first started playing. Then later on in the 90's I got one and was like, WTF? It sounded nothing like that other one.
 
Go to any coffee shop across the street from Berklee they give free refills and a DS1 to every customer. Seriously, the last time I was over there the music store across the street had at least a dozen of them used labeled at $19
 
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