hey guys.. i just traded my sansamp gt2 this morning with a friend of mine for a boss ds1 and dd3. i was expecting that the ds1 was a keeley ultra mod, but i was mistaken when i saw the switch was on the opposite side (nasa right) and the led was still red.. so hindi nga keeley. but the dd3 was so friggin mint, it just made my day, though i had doubts about the ds1.. so i drove home, keeping them pedals safe in my bag. (excited!)
when i got to my room, i started setting the new pedals up. i tested the delay first.. hold function.. and the other modes. perfect!
when i got to the ds1, WOOOO!! I WAS BLOWN AWAY. its tone got me. BAM! NAILED! hehe. ANG TABA NG TUNOG. then i experimented with the switch, when it's set to up, less gain, but great tone, tapos pagnaka baba, KILLER AND FATTER TONE. GOD. i can't believe na ds1 sya. kinabit ko kasi siguro sa behringer gdi21 ko, pero naka clean lang yun. eh pc speakers lang gamit ko, so i need a preamp pa rin. anyway, kahit na hindi sya keeley, i'm still happy with the tone i'm getting. now the tone knob doesnt go from muddy to thin.. ngayon, swak lang. i don't know what mod it is eh.. it's got a switch like a keeley, ang keeley kasi di ba blue LED and nasa left yung switch? ayun.. i don't know if bunyok did this. btw, kung may nakakaalam, kay aldrich aguilar of hellbender yung pedal before, he was the one who had it modded. ayun...
so i just realized na tinitimpla ko yung sansamp ko to get that FAT, real distortion tone na may konting touch ng chug. middy dist, with a touch of metal tone. parang ganun, tapos mataba. great definition. AT HUMIHINGA ANG DIST. unlike yung sa super high gain peds na SSZZZHHHH lang yung naririnig, pero ok pang palm mute. i'd go for clarity and definition.. may palm muting power naman sya kahit papano.. nde OA.. at pwde ko naman haluan pa ng fab metal ko or turbo overdrive. i'm a ds1 man pala after all. (I ACTUALLY GOT BACK TO MY ROOTS HEHEHE). ayun. now, i'm not gonna worry of not having an effects loop sa amp pag gig, kasi gnagamit ko na lang yung preamp ko sa clean, not for dist.. at least, mas consistent ang tone. zero ang eq sa amp, sabay naka clean yung gdi ko sa end ng chain ko. wla lang.
my current setup goes like this
gtr>dd3>od2>fab metal>modded ds1>wah>ce5>rv3>gdi21 (fender clean)>amp/speakers.
ayun lang. thanks guys for the advice kagabi!
have a great day!
just like to share that to you guys.