“We have the gear to answer your questions.” -Product SupportIt happens to all of usit’s past 10:00 p.m. On a Saturday, and you are stumped as to how to work a particular feature on your Roland product. Normally, you’d have to wait to call product support until Monday. Obviously, this is not very helpful if the band is waiting for you to get things together for the night’s gig!Earlier this year Roland U.S. Launched a suite of product support services to help you get the answers when you need them. No more waiting all night or weekend for your answers. Below are the different avenues of product support available from Roland U.S.
While this serial number decoder was developed to date Boss compact pedals, it should date most Roland and Boss products made from late.
Knowledge BaseThe is continuously updating with new topics and solutions based on your direct feedback. As a question comes in, we not only provide the answer to one customer, we also turn that solution into a Knowledge Base article to benefit all users. In addition, many of the Knowledge Base articles have videos that show you step-by-step exactly how to accomplish a task. Check out the video below as an example.
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This particular video shows you.The Knowledge Base features thousands of articles that cover frequently asked questions to very deep, technical issues. Product Support Via Social MediaHave a question for support and love social media? You can ask a question via our or pages and get a direct response from our expert team.
It’s a great way to get the help you need. You can post your question on our Facebook wall if you want to open your question to our Facebook community as well as our team of product specialists.
Or, you can send your question via Facebook private message. Product Support Via EmailIf you prefer to write out your question and email it to us, that’s no problem. You can log in to and send us your questions. Just like sending your question via Facebook or Twitter, you can be sure that your response will come from an expert on your product.
Your Backstage account will keep track of all your support requests and lets you view the status of those requests in one convenient location. You can also register your Roland and BOSS products, access a list of all your products with serial number and purchase information, and access quick links to the owner’s manuals.
Product Support Via PhoneSometimes things are best discussed on the phone, and we are more than happy to oblige. Our product specialists are available by phone Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time.Roland and BOSS customers in the U.S.
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Can enjoy this new suite of services now, free of charge!
Boss DS-1 DistortionThis is truly a classic distortion pedal. It produces a distortion sound with a hard edge and is known to have a very low noise level compared to other distortion pedals. Many people swear that the older Japan made pedals sounds better than the newer ones made in Taiwan. The DS-1 has over the years been used by a lot of great guitar players. Steve Vai and Joe Satriani are just two of the players who has voiced their praise over this pedal.
The DS-1 is also a favorite among modifiers. Keeley, Analogman and Stinkfoot all provide their own versions of this icon among distortion makers.Version differencesThe design of the DS-1 has changed little throughout its lifetime but the opamp the circuit is based around has changed several times.
From 1978, the DS-1 was using the Toshiba TA7136AP opamp. This remained unchanged for about 16 years but in 1994 it was replaced by the Rohm BA728N. In 2000 the opamp was again changed. This time the Mitsubishi M5223AL was used.
The last change came 2006 when the New Japan Radio NJM2904L opamp was introduced.The DS-1 went through a few cosmetic changes in the early years of production. The first version had a clear switch, silver thumb screw and the D in DS-1 placed directly underneath the t in Distortion. This is usually referred to as the long dash version.
The clear switch disappeared around serial number 8700, the silver thumb screw at serial number 0500 while the D in DS-1 ended up under the i in Distortion around serial number 14xx00 (short dash version). Since early 1982 the only changes has been to the bottom label. It changed when the production moved from Japan to Taiwan i 1988 and a silver label was introduced when the circuit was modified to accept the PSA adapter 1994.Specifications. Controls: Tone, Level, Dist.
Connectors: Input, Output, AC Adaptor. Current Draw: 4 mA (DC 9V). Weight: 400 g (15 oz.).
Nominal Input Level: -20dBu. Input Impedance: 470kOhm.
Nominal Output Level: -20dBu. Output Impedance: 1kohm.
Recommended AC Adaptor: ACA or PSA Series (depending on production year)Labels. Black – Made In Japan. Black – Made In Taiwan. Silver – Made In Taiwan.