The Boss DS-1 was my first distortion pedal. It can usually be had for about 30 bucks, and sounds remarkably acceptable (but not much more). Naturally - it's found a big market for modders.
Googling "Boss DS-1 mod" returns a dump truck worth of info - here's a couple I've been looking at:
http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2008/Feb/Boss_DS_1_Mods.aspx?Page=2
http://www.instructables.com/id/Modify-Your-Boss-DS-1/
So far, though, all I've done is a basic diode mod - Replaced D4 with two diodes to achieve asymmetrical clipping - for a more "tube-like" tone. So far so good, though it's surprisingly annoying to get the pedal apart and back together.
Anyway, more mods to follow in the future - I swear I'll actually make some legit resistor/capacitor mods soon.
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