Revisiting The Boss DS 1 - Are You Using It Wrong?

I previously did a video on the Boss DS-1, which was, like many others, my first guitar pedal. And also like other people, I found it a bit harsh sounding. But was I using it wrong? I have since learned that I may not have been using the pedal in the way it was originally intended.
In this video, I look into how the Boos DS-1 distortion pedal should be used to get the best tones out of it. But will it make any significant difference?
Some footage was filmed while I was visiting New York so look out for some famous NY locations.
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[@Nacoinini]

Thanks for this video and hope you enjoyed your stay in NY, just had to ask you, is that the building they show on Seinfeld at 3:15? 😁

[@ProFunctionist]

Thanks! Had a great time! And you were close. It was the apartment from Friends. I tried to re-create one of the establishing shots from the show.

[@iandeare1]

LOL jet lag is much, much, worse West to East... You've got that to look forward to... Last time I was woken up, by a Fireman at my door, and hauled out of my house, because I literally couldn't make any sense of the situation, until I saw the flames! (a very small fire, in a mutual yard: petty vandalism between antisocial neighbours)

[@ProFunctionist]

Strangely, I had a better time dealing with the jet lag coming back to the UK. Really felt it going out to NY. But not so much on the return.

[@iandeare1]

@@ProFunctionist: "Flying east, or west makes a difference to jet lag:
Your circadian rhythm (body clock) is less confused if you travel westward. This is because travelling west 'prolongs' the body clock's experience of its normal day-night cycle (the normal tendency of the body clock in most of us is slightly longer than 24 hours)"
Admittedly, on my return flight, I just couldn't sleep, and ended up overdosing on videos!