Boggle Eyed Boss DS1 mods

[FlyingVFanatic]

So i got a Boss Ds- 1 for the first tiiime for 25 quid, apparently cause one knob was missing, so now it looks like this

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Im sure you can guess why ive named it boggle eyes

What do i do with it? I wanna do some simple mods :P And well, you guys usually have cool ideas

[Fuzzy_Puppy]

Never done this myself (never been a DS 1 fan ) but this guy's mods are quite popular and successful !

http://www.robertkeeley.com/audio6l6/dstech.html
These mods are quite old now, maybe there are some new ones. With a simple google, you'll find loads. But there should be someone here that can be more helpful than me !

[FlyingVFanatic]

Yeah, i found toooonnnsss of possibilites D: I just like throwing stuff to the People here cause they are much more knowedgable than me, and might have some really cool ideas

And this is literally the first boss pedal ive owned, i bought it cause ive heard its fun to mod, and it was cheap a shit :P

[Jero]

The tremolo mod is cool. One simple connection makes it behave like a pick sensitive distorted tremolo. The harder you dig in, the less trem you hear.

[FlyingVFanatic]

Waaaaat ive always wanted a trem

Sounds like thats for me then!

Bit of a pain finding it, eventually found the schematic for it... On an old ILF thread

[Fuzzy_Puppy]

Yeah, i found toooonnnsss of possibilites D: I just like throwing stuff to the People here cause they are much more knowedgable than me, and might have some really cool ideas

This is the main reason why i came to this forum

Oh and i'd love tho see/hear the ds1 once you've modded it, the trem' mod sounds pretty cool !

[ryan summit]

there used to be a link to a ds1 mods page
it was a pdf of so many mods
and i cant find it anywhere now
if someone can link up to it, thanks

[Jero]

Not the pdf Ryan refers to, but here's one: http://urso94.free.fr/techniguitare_com ... 1%20us.pdf

Also, here's the trem mod:


The stuff on Casper Electronics is good too...http://casperelectronics.com/finished-pieces/boss-ds-1/

I think the casper mod and trem mod don't work together though, so don't be surprised when nothing happens (in certain settings) if you end up putting those on switches.

[ryan summit]

ooh that looks kinda complex
bob the robot gave me a secret santa modded ds1
it does this weird blipping
like pitch down repeats at some settings
but basically its just farty lowend nastiness
ive wanted to try that trem mod with it
i bet it would be fun if it worked
seeing that picture im not sure whats stopping me

and what i was talkin about was essentially that link jero
but there was about 20 pages
it was a collection of the same kinda stuff
just all in one place
i see it as a pdf cause im usin an ipad i guess

[FlyingVFanatic]

hhhmmmmm My DS1 is a 2009 model... and the circuit board is different to both ones i have seen for the trem mod... and i cant get a good picture, dammit... Is it likely to be an issue? Its just the green conductive coating extends through more solder joints than in the pictures...

[Gone Fission]

I've seen mention of a Penny Pedals DS-1 mod. Anyone know what that one is like?

[Jero]

Random findings...

Pretty involved thread on some bass mods
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f36/boss- ... ed-461804/

pulled from here http://www.ilovefuzz.com/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=8871

and this one gets right to the point
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f36/penny ... ve-737776/

Might have to try these soon. I have a ds1 that's forever left wide open in a drawer.