Originally Posted by: graham.foggHi
I recently bought a Fender Champion 20 amp, whilst it's got a lot of effects built in, the metal effect ( distortion ) Doesn't sound that great to me, this is probably the limitations of a budget amp or me being a beginner?

So I was thinking about buying the boss distortion pedal, would this sound better than the in built distortion, or would it only be as good as the amp can play?

TIA

If you want something "metal" the DS-1 isn't your best bet. For a modern metal tone from Boss, I'd recommend you go with the ST-2 Power Stack.