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Best cheap distortion pedals 2025: get your perfect rock tone for less money
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
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
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
The blues rock kingpin and gear obsessive places his faith in this heavy classic
The most valuable BOSS pedals ever made
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
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
How BOSS became one of the world's biggest guitar amp companies in under a decade
BOSS’s status as an effects heavyweight is set in stone – but lesser-known is how the visionary company reached the summit of the amp sector in under a decade
Why should keyboard players have all the fun? A history of BOSS guitar synths
Your guitar isn’t limited solely to traditional sounds. Roland and BOSS have been at the forefront of guitar-based synthesis for decades – and they’re showing no signs of stopping
Discover Joe Bonamassa’s “secret weapon” and the delay pedals key to Radiohead’s signature sound in BOSS’ monumental 50th Anniversary supplement
Packed with exclusive artist interviews and arriving in the February issue of Guitar World, this special commemorative publication details the history of the world’s biggest effects pioneer and features stunning photography throughout
“We can create sound with more freedom, while maintaining the original quality”: What is BOSS Waza Craft? The Japanese effects giant’s boutique range explained
If classic tones with custom voicings and enhanced functionality is what you’re after, in a package that’s built to the highest possible quality, Waza Craft is for you
