Boss - News and Rumours
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Best Practice Amps 2021: 9 great-value amplifiers to improve your playing
09 Apr · Need a compact amp for home practice sessions or as a songwriting tool? Here are nine of the best-value guitar practice amps on the market.
How to Sound Like: Robert Smith of The Cure
27 Mar · Today we take a look at the guitars and gear you need to sound like Robert Smith, the iconic frontman and guitarist of gloomy goth-pop icons The Cure.
The new BOSS TU-05 is the latest rechargeable clip-on tuner on the market
25 Mar · BOSS has just announced a new rechargeable clip-on tuner. The TU-05 comes with four modes and has a super-bright colour display.
The BOSS BAS-1 Amp Stand – for when beer crates just aren’t good enough!
18 Mar · The new BOSS BAS-1 Amp Stand stops you from blasting your ankles and helps you de-couple your amp from the ground.
Boss shares images of new Waza HM-2W cosmetic prototype on Facebook
03 Mar · Boss just uploaded an image of the new cosmetic prototype for its Waza Craft HM-2W reissue via Facebook next to an original HM-2 pedal.
The Pedalboard Challenge Part 2: Get a full-on pedalboard with effects for €200!
13 Feb · Part 2 of our €200 Pedalboard Challenge: Time to buy some pedals! The Gearnews crew gather ideas for the best cheap pedals for €100-180.
Boss Waza Craft TB-2W: The Tone Bender Mk II fuzz pedal is back!
04 Feb · The Tone Bender Mk II fuzz pedal is back - in a limited edition by Boss, the Waza Craft TB-2W pedal. Pre-orders start today!
NAMM 2021: The Boss BCB pedalboard series gets an update for 2021
18 Jan · Boss has revamped its BCB pedalboard range for 2021 with three updated models, and a new range of low-profile patch cables and MIDI cables to go with them.
COVID conspiracy theorists claim Boss pedal is a secret 5G chip, or something.
04 Jan · You couldn't make it up: COVID conspiracy theorists claim the Boss MT-2 is a secret 5G chip used by governments for mind control, or something.
New Boss Waza TB-2W Tone Bender revealed! – based on the Tone Bender MK II fuzz from the ’60s
01 Dec 2020 · Boss unveils its latest Waza Craft pedal! The new Waza Craft TB-2W Tone Bender fuzz is a collaboration between Boss and Sola Sound, and it looks epic!
Boss to reissue HM-2 as a Waza Craft pedal – but not just yet…
25 Nov 2020 · The Boss HM-2 will be reissued as Waza Craft pedal, Boss supremo Yoshi Ikegami casually drops during a video chat on Facebook. Swedish Metal ahoy!
Boss Nextone Special: Tube Sounds, Two Channels and New Waza Speakers
19 Nov 2020 · Boss' new 80W combo amp, the Nextone Special, gives you two separate channels, new Waza speakers and plenty of ways to recreate classic analogue sounds.
BOSS Europe teases new Waza Craft pedal “Like nothing we’ve ever created before”
13 Nov 2020 · Boss Europe has just teased a picture of a new Waza Craft pedal on its Instagram account and it looks familiar.
Five iconic delay pedals you can’t go wrong with.
18 Oct 2020 · Looking for a new delay but overwhelmed by the staggering amount of options? Don't worry, we've narrowed the choices down to a list of 5 delay pedals that we think are worth considering.