Originally Posted by: jamesmustain[p]It depends on what blues player or style you are trying to emulate. For example:when I bought my BOSS DS-1 distortion pedal. I was mostly a rock player, but since then I have gone through blues courses 1 and 2, learned almost all the blues songs on this site and developed a love for blues. how can I get a bluesy sound out of this pedal, I can get close, but i'm still not there yet.
BB King is classic blues but a typically straight into the amp sound, no gain or pedal required!
SRV had a little more overdriven tone & used a Tubescreamer. TS-808 or TS-9. But you can use the Boss OD-1 or the Boss Blues Driver to get basically the same result. The trick is to turn up the volume or level to 70%, but keep the gain or drive at 30%.
And I'd be willing to bet you can get started with your DS-1 with the same settings. Just turn the gain down.
Hope that helps!
