Posts tagged "BOSS"
For decades, if you wanted dramatic, foot-controlled pitch bends, there was really only one game in town: the Whammy. It was iconic, but it could be noisy and fussy with chords. The BOSS XS-100 feels like the spiritual successor we’ve been waiting for—it takes that same thrilling concept and elevates it with modern, polyphonic brilliance.... Click on the title for more
The BOSS Poly Shifter represents a significant leap in polyphonic pitch-shifting technology, offering glitch-free, ultra-fast tracking across a wide range of up to ±7 semitones or ±3 octaves. Powered by advanced proprietary algorithms and 24-bit Adaptive Focus conversion, the XS-1 maintains the natural character and attack of your instrument while delivering pristine pitch-shifted tones.... Click on the title for more
A rack unit launched in 1983, the Roland SDE3000 was one of the the first delays to feature dual delays and a modulation section. It was famously used by Van Halen, and Japanese brand already released a non-compact pedal version with a variant inspired by the star guitarist in 2023. The BOSS SDE-3 is the skinny version of it.... Click on the title for more
Although the first plugin emulating a guitar amp dates back to 1998 (Line 6's Amp Farm, whose algorithms ended up in the Pod) amp and cab simulation is a category of effect pedals that has exploded in recent years, and Japanese giant BOSS hasn't exactly been on the forefront of it. The new BOSS IR-2 promises to change that.
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The BOSS DM-101 is an analog, BBD-based pedal that confirms a few new trends in the "upper-level" stompbox industry, like the takeover of stereo and presets, but also a more granular approach to multi-mode devices: where the pedals of yesteryear gave you several types of delays (like analog, digital, tape etc), today's stompboxes offer you several flavors of the same type of effect - in this case, analog delay.
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We heard a rumor about this and here it is, the new BOSS DD-202 Space Echo! Check back soon for our write-up. In the meantime, we can confirm that this pedal will in all likelihood be on display in our Stompbox Booth at
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