# DS-1 Distortion

> This gain entry consolidates documented DS-1 Distortion variants, controls, settings and roles across dated guitarist pedalboards.

- Canonical page: https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/ds-1-distortion/
- Machine-readable index of the archive: https://pedalboardarchive.com/llms.txt
- Evidence and reconstruction conventions: https://pedalboardarchive.com/methodology/

- **Category:** Gain
- **Types:** Distortion
- **Also known as:** Boss DS-1, Orange compact distortion
- **Controls:** Distortion, Level, Tone
- **Identification:** The model is identified.
- **Documented appearances:** 2 boards, 1999–2018

The orange compact distortion with tone, level and distortion.

## Documented boards

Each row is an observed appearance on a dated board. A position is only an observed one where that board's order evidence says so.

| Artist | Board | Date | Positions | Order evidence | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| John Frusciante | Californication era board | 1999-06-08 | 5 | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/john-frusciante/californication-era-board-1999/ |
| Mark Speer | Khruangbin touring board | 2018-04-25 | 3 | Source-described | https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/mark-speer/khruangbin-touring-board-2018/ |