Boss - News and Rumours
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Boss outs 4 new “premium” 200 Series effect pedals with delay, EQ, drive and modulation
13 Jun · Boss new mid-priced pedal range, the 200 series, includes the DD-200 Digital Delay, EQ-200 Graphic Equalizer, MD-200 Modulation and OD-200 Hybrid Drive. Will they be special enough to woo buyers?
Watch JHS compare cheap Behringer pedals with the expensive classics they’re based on
12 Apr · In the latest video by JHS, Josh Scott compares classic, highly desirable guitar effects with some Behringer pedals they inspired. Gear snobs: turn away now. This may hurt.
Boss Nextone-Artist and Nextone-Stage: The next big thing in combo guitar amps?
15 Nov 2018 · Boss has just announced two new amps, the Nextone-Artist and Nextone-Stage. Both combine tube amp modelling and useful features with a light-weight combo design that should be easy to transport.
NAMM 2019: Boss Waza Tube Amp Expander – A Swiss Army knife for valve amps?
15 Nov 2018 · Do you own a tube amp? If so, then you should check out the new Boss Waza Tube Amp Expander due for release in 2019, which has a lot of cool features designed to complement your amplifier.
Is BOSS preparing to launch a Waza Craft DC-2w Dimension C and an MT-2w?
03 Oct 2018 · If this isn't some well-executed hoax, these two images seem to indicate that BOSS is planning to release a Waza Craft DC-2w and MT-2w. Are they legit? We hope so!
Boss wireless guitar system, the WL Series, announced
16 Jun 2018 · Boss has a new set of wireless hardware for your live guitar rig that even includes a handy compact pedalboard version that integrates with their Katana-Air wireless amps.
Swedish Death Metal guitar sound explained – Ola England and a Boss HM-2
12 May 2018 · The origins of Sweden's metal scene can be in many ways linked to a long forgotten, but now highly sought after Boss effects pedal that we all scorned back in the 1980s.
UK’s first ever FX-FEST pedal extravaganza on 2 June 2018 at Mansons Guitars
06 May 2018 · At this special UK event dedicated to pedals, guitar players will be able to try out hundreds of analogue and digital effects, from hand-built boutique FX to the big names in the pedal industry.
NAMM 2018: BOSS announces Katana Artist 100W, 1×12″ combo
24 Jan 2018 · BOSS have announced a cool new Pro version of the Katana amp series, with 100 Watts in a 1x12" combo - the ideal portable solution for the budget-conscious gigging guitarist?
NAMM 2018: BOSS launches new GT-1000 multi-effects processor flagship
24 Jan 2018 · BOSS is about to announce a new multi-effects processor at NAMM. Could this be their attempt to take on the mighty Line 6 Helix multi-effects and amp sim range?
Boss Katana-Air: A wireless wonder amp?
09 Jan 2018 · The latest desktop guitar amp from Boss is the new Katana-Air:, a completely wireless amp with quite a few tricks up its sleeve. Could this new practise amp make you ditch your cables?
Boss introduces Katana 212 guitar cabinet with 2×12″ speakers and 150 Watts
30 Oct 2017 · Boss has just released a premium 2x12 speaker cabinet designed specifically for their 100 watt Katana amp head, with variable porting and plenty of grunt.
BOSS DR-01S drum machine delivers organic sounds for acoustic musicians
26 Oct 2017 · BOSS has introduced a simple, cute drum machine designed to accompaniment players of acoustic instruments with organic-sounding percussion and simple grooves to get your song moving, the DR-01S.
Boss V-BDN: ‘That’ Strandberg guitar is finally released!
08 Sep 2017 · We saw the prototype back at the Winter NAMM Show and now the V-BDN is finally going on to general release, but will this modern take on guitar be welcomed by the guitar world?