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“Puts authentic sounds from the stage class Boss Katana amp series at the instrument’s output jack”: Has the Katana:GO just changed the headphone amp game forever?
By Matt Parker published
Full-fat Katana tones in a jack – for $119? Boss has seriously upped the stakes when it comes to guitar and bass headphone amps

“It’s one of Boss’ most eagerly anticipated pedals ever – but is this featured-packed reverb worth the wait?” Boss RV-200 Reverb review
By Michael Astley-Brown published
The long-awaited twin-footswitch reverb pedal has taken the flagship RV-500 format and downsized it to pedalboard-friendly proportions, all while adding an all-new Arpverb algorithm

Boss GT-1000 Core vs HX Stomp: which amp and effects modeler should you pick?
By Matt McCracken published
Which of these pedalboard-sized amp modelers should you choose? We deep dive into the fine details to find out

“A desktop amp that crosses over into serious recording, rehearsals and more”: Boss Katana Air EX review
By Nick Guppy published
More Air, vicar? Boss has pumped up its popular wireless desktop amp with some specs that make it a viable option for stage, studio and home

Best cheap distortion pedals 2025: get your perfect rock tone for less money
By Chris Corfield published
From Boss to Behringer, Electro Harmonix to ProCo, here's our pick of the best cheap distortion pedals

Anatomy of a BOSS pedal: 10 ingenious design features that changed stompboxes forever
By Stuart Williams published
10 pedal design features popularised by BOSS

“So much music has been inspired by the sound of these little boxes. When BOSS released a new pedal, you simply had to try it out”: How BOSS pedals shaped guitar culture
By Henry Yates published
Inspiring artists and gear designers alike, BOSS gear has shaped much of the last half-century of music. Here, we consider the company’s impact on guitar culture

“This is going to sound really f**king strange”: Joe Bonamassa says his go-to BOSS dirt pedal is the Metal Zone – here’s why the blues ace rates the metal monster
By Matt Parker published
The blues rock kingpin and gear obsessive places his faith in this heavy classic

The most valuable BOSS pedals ever made
By Trevor Curwen, Jamie Dickson published
The BOSS compact pedals may be colorful little objects of desire to many, but some of them are more desirable than others...

“It’s the only delay that can make those OK Computer sounds”: Ed O’Brien explains why one BOSS pedal was integral to Radiohead’s landmark ’90s albums
By Michael Astley-Brown published
The Bends and OK Computer wouldn’t sound the same without the BOSS DD-5 – and Radiohead’s resident effects expert is already eyeing up some newly launched delays for the band’s next outing
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