This poll is mostly just for fun, although I do think it would be cool to find out if there is some sort of awesome sleeper Boss gain pedal. I had to limit the pole to the compact pedal series because of the number of pedals Boss has made. Even after that I had to choose a couple pedals to exclude.
Here are the pedals not in the poll:
HM-3 Excluded because it was not sold for very long and is not that popular
AFAIK. It is also very similar to other Boss distortions.
ML-2 Excluded due to use of the word 'core' in the full name 'Metal Core'.
OD-2r Excluded because it's pretty much the same thing as the OD-2. Just vote for the OD-2 if this is your favorite Boss gain pedal.
PW-2/XT-2 Not excluded but grouped because they're both weird and were made during the same period of time and were both made for less than a year.
Other exclusions include the COSM pedals that model guitar amps, and any pedal I couldn't easily find out about by searching the web. Let me know if you think I left out something good.
I've always felt that there was something "fake" sounding about Boss gain pedals, but I was playing around with a DS-1 yesterday, and it seemed kind of ok, so it inspired me to make this poll. I realize this poll is a little silly because it includes pedals ranging from OD to crazy fuzz, but I really just want to see what the favorites are regardless of style. If you feel that there is a Boss gain pedal that is best, but only when modded, just vote for that pedal and explain any mod details in a post.
Sorry there is no other/carrots option. There were too many pedals to include.
