Boss - News and Rumours
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Will Boss Pocket GT revolutionise how we learn electric guitar?
17 Sep · The new Boss Pocket GT has Bluetooth music streaming, a USB audio interface and YouTube compatibility as well. This multi-effects and amp simulator appears to handle a lot of useful things in one neat package.
8 more cheap pedals every guitarist needs to try
12 Sep · Here are 8 more great budget effects pedals that you should try before you die. They include tube overdrives, classic chorus effects, reverbs, tremolos, and more. All for around £60 each!
5 floor tuners that cater to every budget
12 Sep · Looking for a floor tuner but not sure which one to get? We've narrowed the choices down to these 5 options that we think would be a worthy addition to any rig.
Confessions of a pedal junkie: How I became addicted to stompboxes
05 Jul · Our contributor Jef Stone is a pedal addict. A certified AAA stompbox junkie, in fact. Here's the story of how his pedal collection grew from a single BOSS SD-1 to hundreds of effects.
Best mini amps: 6 tiny amplifiers for lockdown guitar practice
04 Apr · Are you in lockdown and need a new mini practice amp for guitar? These six tiny guitar amplifiers by Marshall, Fender, Blackstar, Yamaha, Orange and Boss should be on your radar.
DEAL: Get Boss Katana Artist 100-Watt combo at €100 off!
23 Jan · If you're looking for a multi-role modelling amp that covers lots of scenarios, Thomann has a proposition for you: a full €100 off the highly successful Boss Katana Artist 100-watt combo.
NAMM 2020: Boss Katana-Artist MKII 100-watt combo
15 Jan · The new flagship Boss Katana-Artist MKII 100-watt combo packs in even more features than its predecessor and has enough power to handle stage work with its custom Waza 12-inch speaker.
Katana Version 4: Boss Katana Series 1 amps get free update with new effects
28 Dec 2019 · A new Katana Version 4 update for Boss' Katana amplifier range has been released for Mk 1 amps, giving users new effects and a neat new Stereo Expand function.
Best guitar effect pedals 2019: Our Top 6 by Strymon, ThorpyFX, EHX, Boss, Origin, Wampler
27 Dec 2019 · What a year it's been for amazing effect pedals! We sifted through all the releases in 2019 to come up with the best 5 (ok, 6) best guitar effect pedals we think you need to have on your pedalboard.
Best Guitar Amplifiers 2019: Top 5 new amps by Boss, Friedman, Yamaha, Mesa/Boogie, Victory
21 Dec 2019 · The last 12 months has seen a slew of new guitar amplifiers, with loads of cool new valve, digital and hybrid gear released. Here are our picks from a packed field: The Best New Guitar Amps 2019!
Boss Waza-Air: Wireless headphones with a built-in guitar amp!
05 Dec 2019 · These headphones have a Katana amp stuffed in, with bags of amp sounds and effects! Oh, and there's some 3D spatial imaging tech going on in there, too. The perfect home practise set-up?
Boss SY-1000: An expansive – and expensive – new guitar synth floor pedal
05 Dec 2019 · Boss has just unveiled its most powerful guitar and bass synthesizer system to date, the SY-1000. Yup, it packs in a lot of features and has an epic-looking blue frame. But is it simply too expensive?
Boss Katana MK II: A new sharper blade for your tone!
03 Oct 2019 · Boss Katana MK II launches today with five new amps and variations, for up to ten sounds and a new Stereo Expand feature for the 100 watt models. The blade has been sharpened and is ready for action.
Boss revamps its delay pedal line-up with new DD-8 and DD-3T
26 Sep 2019 · The new Boss DD-8 and DD-3T digital delay pedals add a loads of usable features to two of the company's much loved digital delay pedals. Now we have tap-tempo, Warp and GLT!