For DS-1 Record Keeping

[Chistopher]

An old resource I used when modding my DS-1s has recently become ungoogleable

https://mrfuriousrecords.com/audio/jack-of-all-boss-ds-1-mod/

It's still around, but impossible to Google. The most important resource on it if you ask me was his little table he put together of example Q2 Bias points:

• v Most gain/distortion

• R6 100K (stock), R9 22 ohms (stock) - just for reference, this is not a mod!
• R6 47K, R9 22 ohms (stock) - Stock voltage gain with a more symmetric signal swing
• R6 100k, R9 47 ohms - chistopher mod, less fizz and cleans up a little nicer
• R6 47K, R9 82 ohms
• R6 56K, R9 390 ohms
• R6 68K, R9 680 ohms
• R6 150K, R9 1K - Jack's Phat Mod, for reference
• R6 82K, R9 1K - Voltage gain same as Jack's Phat Mod, with a more symmetric signal swing. In other words, very similar range of distortion as the Phat Mod but a flatter frequency response. Very nearly clean at minimum Distortion settings with Epiphone humbuckers

• ^ Least gain/distortion

I took the liberty of adding my own specs to the list. Mine is more of a stock+ sound. It doesn't lower the gain all that much, but it does reduce the nasty ds-1 fizz and allow the pedal to clean up at lower gain settings.