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“Before BOSS, there just wasn’t a wide enough selection of pedals. They kicked it into high gear, eclipsed everything else…” How BOSS changed the soundscape of modern music in five decades
By Henry Yates published
The inside story of how BOSS revolutionized effects. The milestones that led the Japanese firm to the cutting edge of the modern music scene

Are BOSS's 50th Anniversary versions of the DS-1, SD-1 and BD-2 the ultimate collector’s editions?
By Henry Yates published
Limited to a production run of just 7,000 units each – and featuring one-off finishes – here’s why BOSS’s 50th Anniversary DS-1, SD-1 and BD-2 are the holy trinity…

There’s no beating the Boss: Reverb reveals its best-selling guitar pedals of 2023
By Matt Parker published
From an orange classic to Josh Scott’s fake-it-til-they-make-it hit, here are the stompboxes that shifted over the last year

“The sounds of classic tube amps and mic’d speaker cabinets in a standard stompbox”: Boss takes the fight to Universal Audio and Strymon with its smallest amp and IR pedal to date, the IR-2
By Matt Owen published
11 factory amp and cab pairings – including Fender, Soldano, Marshall and Mesa/Boogie-inspired amp models – and third-party IR compatibility head up the new unit

I’ve owned two Boss DS-1s in my lifetime – and with $50 savings on the DS-1W, I might just buy another… and this heavily reduced HM-2W to boot
By Michael Astley-Brown published
Two of Boss’ top distortion pedals have had big reductions this Cyber Monday – not to mention the pro-level GT-1000 multi-FX/amp modeler

If I hadn’t bought a Spark last Black Friday, I’d pull the trigger this year – or else I’d pick up one of these killer cheap amp deals
By Matt Parker published
There are some big deals to be had on small amps right now

“Beloved by generations of players in every musical genre”: Boss’ sparkling 50th Anniversary series celebrates its place atop the pedal pile – and, with prices under $100, won’t put off the players that got it there
By Matt Parker published
The effects brand has launched limited – yet nicely priced – takes on its iconic DS-1, SD-1 and BD-2 pedals

Best guitar pedals for beginners 2025: kickstart your pedalboard
By Alex Lynham last updated
Don't know your RAT from your Whammy? Your Tube Screamer from your Big Muff? We're here to help you take your first steps into the world of guitar effects

It’s finally here: Boss has unveiled the RV-200 – one of its most anticipated pedals in years, which offers a compact take on its revered 500 Series reverb machine
By Matt Owen published
It's been a long time coming, but it looks as though Boss has made the RV-200 worth the wait, delivering a streamlined form factor and an all-new reverb algorithm
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