Boss DS-1 Distortion Supreme Mod Kit for DS1

I ordered this kit last week and got it in the mail today. Went to the studio and got my DS-1 and decided that I was going to take the plunge. Before the mod my trusty pedal left a lot to be desired. I don't play a style of music that demands high gain or gee-whiz distortion, but when i need to burn it up I need that capability. I have had my old model DS-1 for quite some time and had grown out of the sound. The sound in question was thin, tinny, and gutless and I had considered dropping my old faithful friend in favor of something else. An hour or so later it has a lot more headroom, loads more gain, and more volume. It just sounds better.It comes with enough parts to do a number of mods to the pedal, and with instructions for each. If you're good with a soldering iron and know the basics of electronics this is a pretty straightforward project. If you have never picked up an iron I wouldn't recommend starting with this. As I have seen in a couple of reviews, this is not a complete pedal (hence the word KIT...duh). It will not turn you from a bedroom jammer to a guitar god, only long hours of practice will do that. What it will do it change the sound of the DS-1 from the sonic equivalent of nails on a blackboard to a very adjustable tone machine.Overall, I'm glad I did this mod. It's cheap, easy, and makes me proud to own a DS-1 again.

I got this kit and started with a simple mod but it didn't change much. I finally did the supreme mod and it did change the pedal's sound but not in a good way in my opinion. I play metal and this mod kit will only cut the gain in your pedal . It may be an awesome idea if you play rock or blues or something else but not a good idea for a metalhead . Maybe get a good eq to use with your ds-1.

I bought a brand new Boss DS-1 Distortion pedal. I chose this particular pedal after going to a friend of mine open Blues night jam and played through his DS-1 on my PRS custom 24. Loved how the smooth and rich tones I was hearing with his DS-1. Bought mine and plugged it into my pedal board and the sound was thin and choppy without a lot of range. Was not the same sounding pedal at all. I talked to my friend and he said his pedal was modded with a kit from Fromel Electronics. I bought it and had my guitar tech install the supreme mod. The kit comes with components to do 5 different sound styles. I decided on the supreme. It is superb!! I have so much more range and the tone quality is rich!! I can turn back the distortion knob to get a slightly over-driven signal to smooth sounding distortions with a lot of tones in between. I would highly recommend this kit!!

I though that it would come with the actual pedal. turned out that the picture was a lie and instead you just have bits that would make it go poof.

The idea of modifying a Boss effect came from the realization that these pedals are made in mass quantities with the cheapest components that "work". That said, installing the Fromel kit takes a little time and patience pulling the parts you want to change from the board and installing the replacements. The instructions are clear, and I believe the result is worth it. Just reducing the "hiss" level is worth it. I believe the pedal produces a smoother effect, and the volume control has more range.Distortion pedals, by their very nature, are "noisy". Run the gain somewhere under the 2 o'clock mark at most. Remember, this pedal isn't going to make you play any better! It may, in fact, make it more clear that you need to practice those riffs! Also, when you use this pedal along with others, use a noise gate (Boss makes the NS-1?). You will hear cutoff in the noise after you quit playing, and you won't hear it when you play. of course.