BOSSes (2)

So the new BOSS pedals are DS-1s. Predictably, one is the WAZA incarnation but what's the other?

The other DS-1 is the Malaysian version which I bought to prove myself right. I had a casual conversation last year with a certain someone who said the Malaysian version had a slight tonal difference. I disagreed because when I tested it in the store, there were no differences to be heard; the reason I didn't buy one then. So this purchase was to enable me to test the pedal out with my gear at home to maybe discover that difference but again, I hear no differences between the Malaysian & the Taiwanese. So, there.

Orange WAZA

Fresh off the press - BOSS announced the WAZA version of it's fabled DS-1. In its C mode, the pedal manifests a volume boost & fatter midrange. I have to hear this in person, I am currently happy with the standard version. Some 'fat' boost tweak (on any pedal) might just be distasteful & missing the mark. Hope to hear good stuff from this one as soon as it gets here, of course. We all want one, we don't need one, yes?

Pic: BOSS