Boss Audio Systems GS-10 OD/DS Overdrive/Distortion, Drive, Effect Level, Edit Custom DS

Chapter 4 Introduction to Effects and Parameters

OD/DS (Overdrive/Distortion)

This effect distorts the sound to create long sustain.

It provides 22 types of distortion and three different custom settings.

Parameter	Value
On/Off	Off, On
Type	refer to below
Drive	0–100
Bass	-50–+50
Treble	-50–+50
Effect Level	0–100
Direct Level	0–100

On/Off (Effect On/Off)

Turns the OD/DS effect on/off.

Type

Selects the type of distortion.

Blues OD	This is a crunch sound of the BOSS BD-2.
Turbo OD	This is the high-gain overdrive sound of
	the BOSS OD-2.
Booster	This is a booster that works very well with
	COSM amps.
OD-1	This is the sound of the BOSS OD-1.
T-Scream	This models an Ibanez TS-808.
Natural OD	This is an overdrive sound that provides a
	natural-sounding distortion.
Bass OD	This is an overdrive sound that works well
	with bass guitars.
Distortion	This gives a basic, traditional distortion
	sound.
RAT	This models a Proco RAT.
GUV DS	This models an Marshall GUV’ NOR.
Mild DS	This is a distortion sound that provides a
	mild distortion.
Solid DS	This is a distortion sound featuring an edge
	effect.
DST+	This models an MXR DISTORTION+.
Metal Zone	This is the sound of the BOSS MT-2.
R-MAN	This models a ROCKMAN.
Heavy Metal	This creates a heavier distortion sound.
Loud	This is a distortion sound with a boosted
	low end.
Sharp	This is a distortion sound with a boosted
	high end.
Mechanical	This distortion sound boosts the low and
	high ends, yielding a mechanical-sounding
	distortion.
‘60s FUZZ	This models a FUZZFACE.
Oct FUZZ	This models an ACETONE FUZZ.
MUFF FUZZ	This models an
	Electro-Harmonix Big Muff π.

Custom 1	Custom OD/DS 1
Custom 2	Custom OD/DS 2
Custom 3	Custom OD/DS 3

When CUSTOM 1–3 is selected for Type

You can set the following parameters when TYPE is set to Custom 1–3.

“Customizing Overdrive and Distortion” (p. 56)

EDIT CUSTOM DS 1–3

Parameter	Value
Type	OD-1, OD-2, CRUNCH, DS-1,
	DS-2, METAL-1, METAL-2,
	FUZZ
Bottom	-50–+50
Top	-50–+50
Low	-50–+50
High	-50–+50

Drive

Adjusts the depth of distortion.

Bass

Adjusts the tone for the low frequency range.

Treble

Adjusts the tone for the high frequency range.

Effect Level

Adjusts the volume of the overdrive/distortion sound.

Direct Level

Adjusts the volume of the direct sound.

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