Boss DS-1W Waza Craft Distortion - Pedal Tone Profile & How to Use It
Boss DS-1W Waza Craft Distortion - its tonal profile, specs, and how to recreate its sound on the gear you already own. No catalogued songs use this pedal yet, but ToneMirror can translate its voicing to your rig in under a minute.
- bright
- high-gain gain
- mid-priced tier
Dial the Boss DS-1W Waza Craft Distortion sound in on your own rig
Waza Craft rework of the DS-1 on a revised discrete analog circuit: Standard mode is the classic bright orange-box distortion driven by a two-stage gain circuit, while Custom mode is thicker and mid-focused with 6dB more level and higher input sensitivity.
- Type
- Pedal
- Brand
- Boss
- Production
- 2022–present
- Price tier
- Mid-priced
- EQ voicing
- Bright
- Gain structure
- High-gain
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Common Questions About the Boss DS-1W Waza Craft Distortion
What does the Boss DS-1W Waza Craft Distortion sound like?
Waza Craft rework of the DS-1 on a revised discrete analog circuit: Standard mode is the classic bright orange-box distortion driven by a two-stage gain circuit, while Custom mode is thicker and mid-focused with 6dB more level and higher input sensitivity. The signal-chain placement on each tone breakdown shows exactly where it sits relative to the rest of the rig.
What are the Boss DS-1W Waza Craft Distortion's key tonal traits?
The Boss DS-1W Waza Craft Distortion is characterized by bright EQ, high-gain gain. ToneMirror uses exactly these traits when it translates a tone you pick onto your rig - or the Boss DS-1W Waza Craft Distortion's sound onto whatever you own.
When was the Boss DS-1W Waza Craft Distortion made?
The Boss DS-1W Waza Craft Distortion has been in production since 2022.
Do I need a Boss DS-1W Waza Craft Distortion to play these songs?
No - that's the whole point of ToneMirror. Each per-song page describes the sound on the record, and our match engine translates it to whatever pedal you actually own. Different drive characteristic, same recorded result.