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“Boss’s claims of the pedal being artifact-free more than hold up”: Boss XS-1 Poly Shifter review
By Phil Weller published
The Japanese giant's new pitch-shifting algorithm has been in its laboratory for years, but patience has proven a virtue with this small-but-mightily-usable stompbox

"The effects pedal equivalent of a jukebox packed with classics and overlooked gems – but how well it fits your needs may depend on how much extra you're willing to spend": Boss PX-1 Plugout FX pedal review
By Rob Laing published
Its announcement stirred up plenty of opinion online, but is the reality really so controversial?

“Boss has worked hard to counter the DigiTech Whammy's biggest pitfalls, but whether it dethrones it outright is a matter of taste”: Boss XS-100 Poly Shifter review
By Phil Weller published
After years of dominance, the DigiTech Whammy’s expressive pitch-shifting has a worthy challenger – but can it raise the bar?

Boss takes on DigiTech with the XS-100 and XS-1 Poly Shifter – could it topple the Whammy?
By Phil Weller published
With an eight-octave range, glitch-free performance, plus simultaneous shifting and dropping, Boss sees the XS-100 as the Swiss army pedal of pitch-shifters

How the trip to buy a Boss pedal inadvertently saved this guitar player’s life
By Phil Weller published
G.A.S. might be bad for your bank account but it can be invaluable for your health, as this case proves...

The Boss PX-1 Plugout FX backlash has gone viral – but is it justified? We put the biggest criticisms to Boss
By Matt Owen published
We leveled 5 of the internet’s most common issues with the divisive PX-1 to its maker. Now Boss has set the record straight

“There isn’t a bad sound in the RT-2 – this thing has real mojo”: Boss RT-2 Rotary Ensemble pedal review
By Alex Lynham published
Boss attempts to take everything that made the RT-20 great, and shrink it to a third of its size

Boss crams 16 beloved effects into the convertible PX-1 Plugout FX
By Matt Owen published
Boss unveils its answer to the Line 6 HX One and TC Electronic Plethora X1 as it seeks to revolutionize the compact pedal experience

This is all the new guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – and there’s a dreamy Stratocaster/Jazzmaster hybrid
By Matt Owen published
An Ariel Posen signature Strat, Jimmy Page’s latest Sundragon amp and a reissue of Metallica's hallowed IIC++ all dropped during a busy week for guitar gear
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