Originally Posted by: bbzswa777Hey guys,

I just ordered my first pedal! It's the Boss DS-1. I know it'll be perfect for rock and many other kinds of music, but will it be enough for death metal? My amp has a gain setting. I'm thinking high gain plus this pedal might be enough? Or do I need something like the Boss Metal Core or even a compressor pedal with a noise suppressor?

I'm really new to all this stuff.

Hey nice pedal u bought. Just for the hell off it , Google metal amp tweaker. Theres several types of amp tweakers available.
One suited for heavy metal. It has a built in noise gate. And you can and two pedals to it. You just have to see this, I think you would really like it! Amp tweaker .wWhen you stop playing the amp tweaker makes your amp silent. The amp tweaker is perfect for death metal , you need to check this out. You can see demos on youtube. Im on my tablet other wise I would of sent you the link.