Side by Side Comparison of: Gator vs BOSS Audio

Amazing quality and capacity. Holding up well despite being banged around.

I got this for my new helix pedal to protect it while in transport. The helix is an expensive floor switch controller which has every tone I could ever want. I was worried because it had no hard case offered by line 6 ( only a crappy soft side case ). I did some research and found this guy on one of the line 6 user forums.The line 6 helix fits perfectly inside with ZERO modification at all to the foam. Note, you do have to press down a bit to close it the first few times because the egg create foam inside the top of the case needs to break in. I suppose you could even consider cutting the foam slightly to accommodate the buttons but I decided not to. I just took my helix set it right on top of the provided board, and slowly pressed down on the top to get it to latch.Another nice feature, is that you can take the board out, and store your power chord/picks/cables underneath. This is great for people like me who need extra strings and such for a show. You can store your stuff, and use the handle on top and wheels to roll it around.Now one small thing to note, is that this thing is heavy duty metal, and if you are not careful you can cut your fingers opening and closing the latches. I cut my thumb day one opening the case for the first time. Also, your helix is 14 lbs, and the case is about that too.... my point once secured, this will be HEAVY. If you are in a band however, you are likely accustomed to hauling around 40 lb items to and from shows.

I'm shocked at the high quality of the board and case. I've been through several others over the past years. The previous setup I had was nice to tuck the power supply and wiring under the board, but whenever there were issues that needed troubleshooting it was a nightmare. I've now switched to having all my wiring nicely done on top and it's much easier to troubleshoot in an emergency. The board is at a slight angle due to taller feet in the back which is great. The case and latches look and feel of high quality and i love the layout in the case with storage underneath for extra gear. The handles are spring loaded so they don't flop around and they stay tight to the sides of the case. So far this looks like the best bang for the buck out there.

Keeps it organized and easy to move, but wish this one came with the shield from the sun, so I wouldn't get a glair.

SOLID board. Good construction. Killer value. Case appears sturdy and the wheels help with mobility. Good for casual musician or pro that needs a board for fly dates. Great value.

The pedal board is a pedal board. It has some heavy duty handles on it to make moving it around easier but it's essentially a board with some kind of veneer on it and metal trimming. It's solid, but nothing special. The provided Velcro adheres to the surface strongly. There are rubber feet on the bottom of the board.The real attraction is the case. It's solid, sturdy, and well made. The latches are solid, the handles are solid, and the wheels are solid. I'm 5 foot 9 so I can roll the case with no issues. If I was any taller I would have to stoop to roll the case. It keeps my pedals protected and dialed in and I'm able to stow all of my cables, extra cables, extra patch cables, and an extra power strip under the board in the case.

What can you say, it's a BOSS.. If you want Distortion, here's the place to find it.. Start here and build up.. Great price on this pedal too. A lot of the sound will depend on your guitar and your amp, but you can taper that sound with this pedal. And maybe a Bad Horsie 2, or a Cry Baby.. But this will get you in the ball park.

I was looking for a pedal to use playing rhythm guitar. Nothing fancy or complicated. And with reasonable battery life. I have used this pedal now for 4 gigs and it does exactly what I wanted. The settings are easy to deal with. Battery life is excellent. I trust that it will hold up to regular use for a long time.

very good, nirvana pedel

I just got this today but I gotta say I love it already. I hooked it up to a vox ac15c and baby it sounds like the metal I know and love. You can also turn down the distortion for a more moderate tone. My first pedal!

This is a great buy , I would totally recommend it to friends. It gives great sounds and ease of use for dialing in settings. It soinds good on my 10 watt amp.

Great pedal, use it for guns n roses, pink floyd, etc. The only problem is that if you leave the input and output cables in, it drains the battery even when off. So, I have to unplug it every time I stop using it. It's not a big deal, just went through a few batteries until I realized. Could be a faulty pedal, but I can live with it.

Its a great board and very sturdy. My only complaint is I thought the handle extended, so because its short and on wheels it makes it difficult to roll easily and I'm 5°4!

I don't care for the pedalboard itself, but I like the case. It seems sturdy enough, and the rollers are a plus. The 24x11 size allows you to use this case with a number of standard pedalboards (I'm using the Temple Audio Duo.) The pedalboard itself doesn't work very well. It buckles easily, doesn't provide for routing of wires underneath, and with little use, one of the feet fell detached. Buy it for the case and ditch the pedalboard.

Solid, but on the verge of over kill.

Very solid pedal board. Wish Amazon sold one just a bit longer because I had ran out of real estate quick since the majority of the pedals I put on this board take up the space that two typical Boss stomp boxes take up. All in all, I was able to get my Ditto2, Pog2, Whammy4, Bad Horsie 2, Voodoo Lab 2, and my Banshee 2 talk box on it. I had to turn the Banshee 2 sideways to get it to fit so its a bit of a reach with my foot to engage it. Other than that, the case is solid and built tough. Good purchase & recommended.

Works great, very sturdy, happy with my purchase. I wish the internal well were a little deeper to more easily fit common peripherals. Also, a built in power source and/or holes to run wires under the board would both be nice.

Great pedal. It gets super scratchy when recording direct into a DAW. I typically have to roll off some treble in post EQ or just on my amp. I bought this as a back-up pedal incase my amp footswitch went out. Used it for a gig and it does a solid job, although some palm muted guitar notes sound a bit wonky - but most would never notice. For what this pedal is, and what it costs, its a great value for the price.

I tried this pedal out with a couple of different amps and overall the sound was not to my liking. It wasn't bad just not quite the distortion sound that I wanted. It was an easy to use pedal and did what it said it did.

Just recently made a pedal board. Bought this guy because it's a staple when it comes to guitar pedals in my opinion. While I'm more a fan the dirty channel from my tube, I'm sure I'll find use for it.

One of the finest distortion pedals ever created. Cheap, too. An industry standard. Every guitarist needs one!.This one had a minor defect where one of the knobs was coming off, but you could still turn it like it needed to and really it was just some minor cosmetic damage.

I use it with a squier telecaster deluxe and it sounds awesome. I feel the classical distortion like alternative mucisians use (and other genres). The only thing, that I dont know how to solve it, is this pedal suck the effect from my wah wah pedal. If I want use my wah, I have to put this DS-1 out from the pedal chain

It's not exactly the sound I was looking for to begin with, but I fell in love with it. It's not a really tight or clean distortion. It definitely has an old school metal vibe to it. However, I run the DS1 in front of a Jet City distortion and it's just perfect. The way that this one kind of gargles with the super trebly crunch of the Jet City is just perfect. The only reason I gave this a 4 star is because it's just a little to gargley for me as well as being extremely loud when not being played through.

Case is acceptably large and heavy but sturdy and would trust it on the road. The pedalboard itself seems much lower quality and shlepped together. I expected stronger or thicker wood for the board, and the aluminum trim is not flush. The rubber feet appear to be put on with no precision.Also received the board with the paint chipping off of the handles on the pedalboard. Yes it is paint or some kind of coating, not foam or rubber on the handles. Will see how it holds up with my busy gigging schedule. I like the space for accessories. Wouldn't recommend for anyone with a tendency to really stomp their pedals.

Industry standard so it is fine burn I like os1 better.

I should say first, that I do not play out much. I am a fanatic about my gear, but for no other reason than I simply love the guitar. I play through a Fender Blues Deluxe all tube 80 watt, 1x12 amp. I play mostly an American Standard Strat and at times, an American Standard Telecaster and Les Paul Custom. Most of the time I use my second channel cranked for a distorted sound, and use an Ibanez Tube Screamer for that crunchy sound (ala SRV). But there are times when I want a hard nose distortion, but not that deep crunchy driven sound. This is when the DS-1 comes into play. It does have a high pitch treble sound, but that's not a bad thing if that's what you are looking for.The moral of the story is that the DS-1 is a great pedal if you use it for the right purposes. Don't expect a rich low end zone and you will be happy.

classic distortion is good but it sucks volume and is really noisy, i guess you get what you pay for. i'm using it on synths for acid sounds. solid build quality as per usual from boss.

LED Light failed after one hour. I miss the days when Boss made good products. Buy yourself a blues box and don't waste your time and money. Out of three guitar pedals ordered here, all have been returned.

Guess I'm just stupid for assuming this would have came with a power cable. And being an Army Soldier, stationed in South Korea, I now have to wait another 2 weeks for a damn cable to get here. Review might be updated when I actually get to try it out.

i like the boss blues driver better

I love BOSS pedals the tone sounds great, but it stopped working about a week after I got it which really made me mad. It has started working again but the distortion sounds horrible now.

It's not too bad.. It works ok-ish but the sound quality sucks... It's not really worth the money

at first it was pretty solid. then it started to get ultra sentsitive to being touched in certain areas like the side of the pedal and the input jack. its having issues and i'm going to have to pay extra to get it fixed.

MADE IN CHINA (for those who care)

2nd defective product item in a row. I will never buy from this seller ever again.

Terrible. Produces little to no noticeable effect on my guitar. I've tried everything that one would think would solve the problem. All it does is produce a lot of background fuzz on top of the unchanged sound. I'd have given no stars if that was an option.

power connector is cheap and intermittently disconnects since new. poor quality.

Stopped working after about a week in a half.

i just recently purchased this pedal here for 35 dollars and there was no power outlet included whats so ever, i chased for it, even ordered one online, nothing. went to radio shack they had none that fits. so called guitar center lady said they have it all... so lets wait till i get there and see what will happen. i dont understand how they sale us these things on 50%, hell with this. suppoused to always send an electric equipment with its power outlet... wtf