I saw Nirvana open for Tad in 1989 or 90 at Maxwells in Hoboken New Jersey. Kurt smashed his guitar at the end of the set so me and my friend helped him pick up the pieces scattered across the floor. We talked as we helped him. He was very friendly and cool. Maybe 50 people were there
The magic of the turbo distortion lies in the frequency boost they added to the classic Ds1 (which is mode 1 on the pedal) and which is quite similar to the HM2 actually. That's what makes it brutal as Ola said. It's a criminally underrated pedal.
I had this pedal back in the 80's. Turbo was a great DB booster for lead solos. There is an Remote Footswitch input jack to switch between modes, sold separately of coarse! lol
Yeah I forgot about the period the sans amp was employed, I could have sworn it was during the 'In Utero' record, but I stand corrected, I've actually got both of them, I haven't looked at the Earnie Bailey 'Kurt's Equipment' in years, but he has all of that information listed on there and it's quiet fascinating for people into Nirvana / Kurt's rig, those MESA racks he used back them instead of Marshall heads (Kurt hated Marshall because of hair metal bands in the 80's) are crazy rare now and very pricey!
I own a SansAmp Classic reissue myself and it is really fucking badass, though it is pricey as hell. It cost me $299 and by the time tax was calculated, it was $317.
As a John Frusciante fanboy the DS-2 is an essential part of the pedal board. He puts it on mode II with every knob dimed… the sound is immediately recognizable it’s Frusciante in a box
Yes, I’ve heard he dimes the knobs but he may have some sort of tool to compensate for it. When I dime my DS-2 it sounds horrendous. I can get great RHCP sounds without diming anything, however
87 ! Made the year I was born ! also this pedal sounds amazeballs in 2022 and it shows the options available were not ready for current days ..... Back to the future represent!
I bought one of these at a yard sale a decade ago for about $5 and loved it immediately. I wasn't expecting much when I picked it up, but I was blown away by how good it sounded. Best $5 I ever spent.
Everyone is talking about the chugs, but the grind on those power chords is what got me. I love distortion that has that hard edge to it but still sounds thick. MIDS!
I've tried this pedal on fx loop return...straight on input and i've even used it as a boost... it gets the job done on every occasion i can say...Solid!
Thanks to this video, Ola, I gave the DS-2 a whirl into my FX Loop return… and my goodness! It’s a metal machine! I used to always put it in front of the amp for Frusciante style leads/solos and it’s wild and unruly… so I never considered a metal application for it till now… I kind of like it as a preamp pedal more than I do my REVV G3, and that’s a high bar to clear! Thank you for trying this out!
I've never played, or even heard a demo of a DS-2, but that actually sounds pretty sick. I might pick one up the next time I see one on craigslist for $40.
I didn't choose this Solar guitar it chose me, I didn't choose the chug life it chose me! I appreciate these videos Ola These are good for people that may not have a lot of money to just go out and buy a bunch of different shit they can come here get a good honest review thumbs up all the way around. 👍👍
I would love to see a "Will It Chug?" with the MD-2 Mega Distortion. It is the most confusing pedal I have ever used. I can't figure out what the difference is between the "Dist" and "Gain Boost" knobs, and I feel like there is a really good sound in there somewhere, if I could just figure out how to get it out.
Did it chug? Yes and far sooner than you said. 5 chug points to the Boss Turbo Distortion, -1 for Boss for putting "Turbo" on it, like everyone did on products in the '80s.
FUN FACT! Jon Nödtveidt of "Dissection" used a Boss Turbo Distortion (DS2) pedal and connected it between the guitar and a “distorted to the max” Marshall JCM-900 to record "The Somberlain" back in 93'!
@@WildChildMcCloud i’ve tried vst version of metalzone with vst marshall 800 and it’s very close to SOTLB tone. I’ve used epiphone gothic les paul with those preset i made in logic pro, and it was really good
I've had one of the back in 1995... lost it around 2003.. don't know how.. then after searching for years I found one for sale in either Stockholm or Malmo Sweden in 2010... love this pedal. Just awesome tones.
Dan Swanö talks about Jon Nödtveidt Boss DS-2: "after that he took his Boss Turbo Distortion (DS2) pedal and connected it between the guitar and the “distorted to the max” Marshall amp and there it was “The Dissection sound” - a lovely blend of transistor and valve distortion!!🔥🖤
In my last gig, my DS2 broke, next day I ordered another one, this pedal is my absolute favorite, it is very versatile when used right, from quite dense distortions to light atmospheric-like ones. For me this pedal is a must
@@PapaRikkiBalls He didn't need to on his albums, multi tracking the guitars gave similar saturation. On In Utero his distortion was maxed though but he used a Tech 21 Sans Amp Classic for that
This was my first pedal i ever owned. It broke and i had to do without it for a while, until i met my wife and she gifted me a new one maybe 4 years ago. Its such a great distortion pedal.
Also, the Duncan Powerstage is designed to have distortion pedals go into it directly. Might not sound as good when played directly into the fx return of a 'normal' guitar amp. But these were some very usable sounds for sure
I'm a diehard metal fan, but I've always loved Nirvana and still do. I was 15 when Kurt passed, but I did get to see them twice here in Houston TX. Once in 91 when I was 13, and then in 1993 when I was 15. Anyway, besides the point. Lol. I started playing guitar around the age of 14 and the Boss DS-2 was one of the pedals that I had, along side the Boss DS-1. Both pretty damn decent IMO.
This was my 1st guitar pedal too! But I was looking for a more tighter tone with more attack. Replaced the ds2 with a Horizon Devices Precision Drive. Long live metalcore
This was my first distortion pedal. I got it when I was 13. I love that thing. It’s not always on my main board but when I want to play some Nirvana, you can bet your ass I plug it in.
During the Bleach Era and or before it is said somewhere that Kurt used a Randall amp as his go to amp before moving to a Fender Bassman,Vox AC-30 (him and Pat Smear were Beatles fans), and Mesa Boogie / Marshall, It has been said that on mode 1 the DS-2 has simular circuitry as the original MIJ Boss DS-1.
Damn I have seen so many of these over the years and never tried one..thought it would sound terrible...Ola made it sound amazing ! Oh and the Fart pedal rules ! great job Ola !
I'll be honest! Ola - I adore the channel. But I'm not huge on your branded guitars. BUT THAT one there... OMG man. It plucked a string in my heart, and somehow, old-school metalhead to metalhead, it resonated to the very core of me. I don't know how on Earth I will manage it, but I simply MUST get hold of one of those to try, and if I like it, buy. That thing is one of the most perfect axes I've seen in a while. Bravo, Ola!!!!!! \m/
In the old days, the Boss page would say the DS2 shines when everything is cranked up to the max in turbo 2. The pedal is awesome! Total rock n' roll sound.
sorry for one year of delay, but i bought it. very cool, mode 1 more scooped tone at max into effect loop of my valvestate and g12t.75- very 90's doom sound, yes a little fuzzy but i like it. one of my best discovering in the latest years.
Ola I don’t know if anyone else is experiencing this but 2/3 ads I get on UA-cam are now for solar power for my home…. I live in an apartment so it has to be because of Solar Guitars.
Oh my God, I have been getting solar panel commercials for the longest time too. I got one at the end of this video even. I never made the connection until now. 🤦🏼
Google actively listens to you and your activities (including stuff you're listening to) then provides you with ads based on your apparent interests! Scary.
@@jeffnduran yeah and literally the only thing Solar related in my life is Ola’s videos and other Solar content like Stay Metal Ray’s new baritone video.
My father in law gifted me this pedal. He's more of a country player and I keep trying to get him to implement it in his playing with the church. One day....one day.
I ain't wow-ed by the pedal, but the Solar Vinter 7 string model with chrome up-picks, Evertune bridge and machine heads are just simply.... GORGEOUS TO THE MAX. SERIOUSLY.
I saw Nirvana open for Tad in 1989 or 90 at Maxwells in Hoboken New Jersey. Kurt smashed his guitar at the end of the set so me and my friend helped him pick up the pieces scattered across the floor. We talked as we helped him. He was very friendly and cool. Maybe 50 people were there
You didn't realize how lucky you were
I want to be your
TAD was awesome!
That’s super cool. Yeh Kurt just seemed like a regular dude. That’s what punk/alt rock is all about, regular people just making music.
Man TAD was amazing back in the day
The magic of the turbo distortion lies in the frequency boost they added to the classic Ds1 (which is mode 1 on the pedal) and which is quite similar to the HM2 actually. That's what makes it brutal as Ola said. It's a criminally underrated pedal.
Yeah I immediately discovered it's chainsaw potential after purchasing one a few years ago.
@@DJKr15py lolol
I had this pedal back in the 80's. Turbo was a great DB booster for lead solos. There is an Remote Footswitch input jack to switch between modes, sold separately of coarse! lol
And you can sweep easly through light overdrive to fuzz territory. Sounds amazing in all possible ways
@@freedomination2 never tried but i guess you can easily just plug in any off-brand cheap mono footswitch.
About Kurt. He did use the ds2 as a replacement after his ds1 broke, but during the in utero era he mainly used a sans amp
I'm almost sure he had both of them,
not sure why he kept the ds2
Yeah I forgot about the period the sans amp was employed, I could have sworn it was during the 'In Utero' record, but I stand corrected, I've actually got both of them, I haven't looked at the Earnie Bailey 'Kurt's Equipment' in years, but he has all of that information listed on there and it's quiet fascinating for people into Nirvana / Kurt's rig, those MESA racks he used back them instead of Marshall heads (Kurt hated Marshall because of hair metal bands in the 80's) are crazy rare now and very pricey!
He used the DS-2 not the Sansamp to record In Utero.
I own a SansAmp Classic reissue myself and it is really fucking badass, though it is pricey as hell. It cost me $299 and by the time tax was calculated, it was $317.
This man is really appreciative of his art, this outro song is truly sublime.
Fuckin master of his craft
@@Juliankb39 The Fart pedal is transcending the way music is made.
Indeed, apotheosis has been reached and no one else need bother.
As a John Frusciante fanboy the DS-2 is an essential part of the pedal board. He puts it on mode II with every knob dimed… the sound is immediately recognizable it’s Frusciante in a box
Yes, I’ve heard he dimes the knobs but he may have some sort of tool to compensate for it. When I dime my DS-2 it sounds horrendous. I can get great RHCP sounds without diming anything, however
Sold it and got proco rat. It's better
@@doomerius1300 haven’t tried that one yet… on the bucket list 😂 actually, I wanna try the JHS Packrat
@@ZL1LoVeR daaamn, that one is not cheap at all
@@doomerius1300 yeah, probably will wait a while and pick one up used. Although it is 9 pedals in a single enclosure, sooo…. 😁
87 ! Made the year I was born ! also this pedal sounds amazeballs in 2022 and it shows the options available were not ready for current days ..... Back to the future represent!
I bought one of these at a yard sale a decade ago for about $5 and loved it immediately. I wasn't expecting much when I picked it up, but I was blown away by how good it sounded. Best $5 I ever spent.
Sure you did
@@FUY735 lol what? Do you need a picture of my pedalboard or something?
@@JakeMakesMusic711 You can't trust a man named Kurt Mustang.
Everyone is talking about the chugs, but the grind on those power chords is what got me. I love distortion that has that hard edge to it but still sounds thick. MIDS!
I've tried this pedal on fx loop return...straight on input and i've even used it as a boost... it gets the job done on every occasion i can say...Solid!
Whether it chugs or not, it’s a great distortion!
Sounds fairly brutal, and great to hear Ola rocking some nirvana :)
I much preferred turbo 2 as the mid push made it more barky
Do you think havin version 1 is pointless versus v2?
Thanks to this video, Ola, I gave the DS-2 a whirl into my FX Loop return… and my goodness! It’s a metal machine! I used to always put it in front of the amp for Frusciante style leads/solos and it’s wild and unruly… so I never considered a metal application for it till now… I kind of like it as a preamp pedal more than I do my REVV G3, and that’s a high bar to clear! Thank you for trying this out!
I've never played, or even heard a demo of a DS-2, but that actually sounds pretty sick. I might pick one up the next time I see one on craigslist for $40.
It might be slightly broken if not glitchy or dead on arrival. 😂
I am double impressed by not only that DS-2, but that single cut Solar which looks absolutely magnificent!!
Great video Ola!
I didn't choose this Solar guitar it chose me,
I didn't choose the chug life it chose me!
I appreciate these videos Ola
These are good for people that may not have a lot of money to just go out and buy a bunch of different shit they can come here get a good honest review thumbs up all the way around. 👍👍
That riff at 4:53 keeps me coming back and watch it over and over again. I want to put some drums on it but I'm not a musician!
Damn, I was expecting it to fart out like the DS-1 but that was brutal as hell. Sounds like it’d be fun for some gross metal riffs.
That´s one absolutely amazing looking 7-strings Solar. Dear lord!
Why isn’t there a Nobel Prize category for helping people to chug? Because Ola would win every year.
This was Fudge Tunnel's main distortion Alex Newport made this thing absolutely chug on their albums. 🤟
No sabia que usaba este pedal
@@gatogrisojosamarillos no time for dat goku...
I love this pedal i always have it on, it is even great with almost no distortion it is very transparent with the tone. It is a cheap great pedal
I would love to see a "Will It Chug?" with the MD-2 Mega Distortion. It is the most confusing pedal I have ever used. I can't figure out what the difference is between the "Dist" and "Gain Boost" knobs, and I feel like there is a really good sound in there somewhere, if I could just figure out how to get it out.
I just use it for leads myself ,it works for chugging
But there’s better options
Personally i prefer the Metal Zone for chugging
I had one, I found the bass to be a bit much. Would probably suit well for a stoner metal guitarist
Man considering how much I love running my DS1 in front of a marshall, this things sounds incredible.
Did it chug? Yes and far sooner than you said. 5 chug points to the Boss Turbo Distortion, -1 for Boss for putting "Turbo" on it, like everyone did on products in the '80s.
Hmmm actually. It's a +1 for calling it Turbo 🤣🤣🤣
you mean +5hp for "Turbo"?
yeah, thought so :)
FUN FACT! Jon Nödtveidt of "Dissection" used a Boss Turbo Distortion (DS2) pedal and connected it between the guitar and a “distorted to the max” Marshall JCM-900 to record "The Somberlain" back in 93'!
@@klauskarlkraus must sound rad dude!
Hail Jon
if i’m not wrong he also used ds2 on SOTLB, or it was metalzone instead of ds2
@@yaschenkoyar6088 the ds2 into a Marshall sounds exactly like Dissection. It's got that midrange roar with a tight bottom.
@@WildChildMcCloud i’ve tried vst version of metalzone with vst marshall 800 and it’s very close to SOTLB tone. I’ve used epiphone gothic les paul with those preset i made in logic pro, and it was really good
I've had one of the back in 1995... lost it around 2003.. don't know how.. then after searching for years I found one for sale in either Stockholm or Malmo Sweden in 2010... love this pedal. Just awesome tones.
Love this pedal. I can get a great old school thrash/death tone with this into a Marshall 2210.
I used to record metal riffs in studio as an engineer combining a DS-2 on turbo mode with a HM-2 for extra balls . IMAGINE THAT
always have a smile start to show on my face as Ola dials in on the chug
Will it chug - a boss acoustic simulator boosted with a precision drive!
Dan Swanö talks about Jon Nödtveidt Boss DS-2: "after that he took his Boss Turbo Distortion (DS2) pedal and connected it between the guitar and the “distorted to the max” Marshall amp and there it was “The Dissection sound” - a lovely blend of transistor and valve distortion!!🔥🖤
great playing as always, and that guitar looks so sick with the pedal and cab!
Man, I used this baby for 2 years back in the 90's and it definitely chugs!!!
4:23 I will never be able to hear this song the same way again. Thanks Ola!
In my last gig, my DS2 broke, next day I ordered another one, this pedal is my absolute favorite, it is very versatile when used right, from quite dense distortions to light atmospheric-like ones. For me this pedal is a must
Thanks for that! Got the impression v1 against v2 was a waste of time?
"Maybe a little too much gain for Nirvana"
Meanwhile Kurt who was using the DS-2 with gain all the way up: Am I a joke to you?
To be fair, Kurt didn't have active pickups
@@RubyRoks and he was playing upside down the whole time.
He never dimed the distortion on any of his albums, only during live performances for feedback.
🤣🤣🤣
@@PapaRikkiBalls He didn't need to on his albums, multi tracking the guitars gave similar saturation. On In Utero his distortion was maxed though but he used a Tech 21 Sans Amp Classic for that
This was my first pedal i ever owned. It broke and i had to do without it for a while, until i met my wife and she gifted me a new one maybe 4 years ago. Its such a great distortion pedal.
It's surprising, you place it as a preamp, directly before a power amp, but it sounds great ! 👍
Most Boss distortion pedals sound great into a power amp, it's how people (including Ola) found out the Metal Zone actually sounds decent through it.
Also, the Duncan Powerstage is designed to have distortion pedals go into it directly. Might not sound as good when played directly into the fx return of a 'normal' guitar amp.
But these were some very usable sounds for sure
That is Ola's signature technique. He did that with the Metal Zone as well, then everyone else started copying it.
@@endezeichengrimm Ola wasn't exactly the first guy to do that.
@@DominiqueHeine The first ever!
Hearing Ola play Nirvana is so much fun!
I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR SO LONG!!!
That is a chug coming from a classic pedal and a beautiful guitar..
Turbo 1: "chug!!!"
Turbo 2: "CHAGG!!"
I'm a diehard metal fan, but I've always loved Nirvana and still do. I was 15 when Kurt passed, but I did get to see them twice here in Houston TX. Once in 91 when I was 13, and then in 1993 when I was 15. Anyway, besides the point. Lol. I started playing guitar around the age of 14 and the Boss DS-2 was one of the pedals that I had, along side the Boss DS-1. Both pretty damn decent IMO.
Ola with his sense of humor…genious 😂
my first ever Boss Pedal :D so much memories.. traded it for a used OS-2.. then eventually sold it to add fund for Ibanez Jemini
Was waiting for this particular video
This was my 1st ever guitar pedal, back then i didnt understand why you'd want the turbo switch, as turbo on would obviously be better than standard.
This was my 1st guitar pedal too! But I was looking for a more tighter tone with more attack. Replaced the ds2 with a Horizon Devices Precision Drive. Long live metalcore
5:59 absolutely beautiful man!
I ll buy one of those guitars one day. It's just beautiful.
I've been waiting a long time for this video, thanks Ola
Your outfit matches the Randall cab, nice coordination!!
This was my first distortion pedal. I got it when I was 13. I love that thing. It’s not always on my main board but when I want to play some Nirvana, you can bet your ass I plug it in.
Awesome demo! I just upgraded my DS-1 for the DS-2!
During the Bleach Era and or before it is said somewhere that Kurt used a Randall amp as his go to amp before moving to a Fender Bassman,Vox AC-30 (him and Pat Smear were Beatles fans), and Mesa Boogie / Marshall, It has been said that on mode 1 the DS-2 has simular circuitry as the original MIJ Boss DS-1.
Sounds awesome 🤘 you should take that out on tour. 87’ was an awesome year.
4:51
It's been too long since I sat down and listened to Opeth. Thank you, Sweder!
Bought one about 2 weeks ago as a first pedal and i'm enjoying it a lot
How have I just found this channel? This guy is the shit!
He's been at it for years now
I had one back in the early 90s but upgraded to the metal zone I still use today along with an EQ pedal to clean it up
Oddly enough, I use this pedal primarily to add body to my clean sound. I always have the distortion knob turned all the way down. It's quite nice.
Turbo Distortion Fart was something I didn't know I needed to hear today.
I bought one in 87 when I was in high school. Still have it…made in JAPAN baby. I’ll never give it up.
Damn I have seen so many of these over the years and never tried one..thought it would sound terrible...Ola made it sound amazing ! Oh and the Fart pedal rules ! great job Ola !
Love those Randall Jaguar cabs, wish I still had mine
These videos keep getting better and better! Highly entertaining AND informative ‼️😎😜
I'll be honest! Ola - I adore the channel. But I'm not huge on your branded guitars.
BUT
THAT one there... OMG man. It plucked a string in my heart, and somehow, old-school metalhead to metalhead, it resonated to the very core of me.
I don't know how on Earth I will manage it, but I simply MUST get hold of one of those to try, and if I like it, buy.
That thing is one of the most perfect axes I've seen in a while.
Bravo, Ola!!!!!! \m/
Ola playing nirvana warms my cold black heart
Love when you started playing the Beatles song at the end.
Always appreciate the Feared songs in demos :)
I got mine in 1994 and still get some playing time from time to time.
Congratulations on the channel. Great videos.
that's pretty neat
I had a Boss distortion pedal like that about 30 years ago. We used call it “Crunch” instead of chug.
In the old days, the Boss page would say the DS2 shines when everything is cranked up to the max in turbo 2. The pedal is awesome! Total rock n' roll sound.
Holy shit I love that Solar LP
sorry for one year of delay, but i bought it. very cool, mode 1 more scooped tone at max into effect loop of my valvestate and g12t.75- very 90's doom sound, yes a little fuzzy but i like it. one of my best discovering in the latest years.
I could sit around and listen to ola all day.....Um wait a minute... 😜
Man, I used to have one of these. Kind of miss it, to be honest.
5:04 THAT RIFF IS SICK AF
Adding the Fart Pedal near the end was classic lol, Love it
DS-2 ist one of my favs dist ever
I used to use one back in 89 90 loved it great sound through my marshall amp
I like the look of that Randall cab
My favorite Distortion pedal, volume and gain dimed and tone at noonish and you're set
You had it at 00:11 👍 👍
When you you first fired it up I got that nirvana feel. So definitely Cobain's pedal
Damn! That chug out does a lot of the modern chug. Boss did a great job on that one.
Ola I don’t know if anyone else is experiencing this but 2/3 ads I get on UA-cam are now for solar power for my home…. I live in an apartment so it has to be because of Solar Guitars.
Oh my God, I have been getting solar panel commercials for the longest time too. I got one at the end of this video even. I never made the connection until now. 🤦🏼
Google actively listens to you and your activities (including stuff you're listening to) then provides you with ads based on your apparent interests! Scary.
@@jeffnduran yeah and literally the only thing Solar related in my life is Ola’s videos and other Solar content like Stay Metal Ray’s new baritone video.
I love the new "Will it fart?" section at the end!
Sounds like a tamed HM2. I love it!
Another badass pedal when used through effects loop
My father in law gifted me this pedal. He's more of a country player and I keep trying to get him to implement it in his playing with the church. One day....one day.
The super Distortion/feedbacker was killer.
Near700k! Btw I just today tried looking for this guitarpedal… and what? It’s just today Ola’s video
Thank you so much🤙🏻🤙🏻😘😘
It sounds better than i thought it would
I was at a show where he threw a pedal in the crowd, too! It was in San Diego in December 1993.
I ain't wow-ed by the pedal, but the Solar Vinter 7 string model with chrome up-picks, Evertune bridge and machine heads are just simply.... GORGEOUS TO THE MAX. SERIOUSLY.
"Crave the chug" would make a good t-shirt.
Ola + old Boss Pedal = eBay and Reverb goes boom!
My first Boss distortion pedal!