The pedals all share the same 'footprint', for compatibility with pedal boards.īoss introduced COSM (Composite Object Sound Modeling), Roland's proprietary version of digital modeling technology, into their AC-3 Acoustic Simulator pedal in 2006. The Heavy Metal (HM-2) distortion pedal was an integral part of the guitar sound of many styles of heavy metal music ever since. In 1992 Boss released nine new pedals, including the Turbo Distortion (DS-2). The Metal Zone (MT-2) was released in 1991. In 1983 Boss released the DD-2 Digital Delay, the first mass-produced digital delay in a compact pedal format. Their first compact chorus pedal (CE-2) came in 1979, and their first flanger pedal (BF-2) in 1980. The Boss DS-1 was released the next year, in 1978. Other foot pedals of that year are the GE-10 (a graphic equalizer), the BF-1 (a flanger unit) and the DB-5 (a distortion unit).īoss's line of compact pedals began in 1977 with the release of six pedals, all of them discontinued: an overdrive pedal (OD-1), a phaser pedal (PH-1), a parametric equalizer called the Spectrum (SP-1), a 6-band graphic equalizer (GE-6), a compressor pedal (CS-1) and an automatic wah pedal (TW-1). The first proper Boss foot pedal effect, the CE-1 Chorus Ensemble, was released June 1976, which was a stand-alone unit of the chorus/vibrato circuit found in the Roland JC-120 amplifier. At this point the Boss company had not been formed and it was still a Beckmen Musical Instruments product (as seen on the B-100 box ). This came with a clip-on pre-amp and a pickup to amplify acoustic guitars. The earliest Boss product was called B-100 The Boss, released in 1974. This is the Boss DS-2 Turbo Distortion pedal, the successor of Boss DS-1. This is the Boss DS-1, the first distortion pedal designed for electric guitar, a popular model of Boss effects pedal. History A typical Boss compact effects pedal.
Both feature multi-effects units meant to emulate Boss' classic effects pedals. They also are now manufacturing solid-state amplifiers and speaker heads such as the Waza and the Katana. In more recent times, Boss expanded their product range by including digital studios, rhythm machines, samplers and other electronic music equipment. For many years Boss has manufactured a wide range of products related to effects processing for guitars, including "compact" and "twin" effects pedals, multi-effect pedals, electronic tuners and pedal boards. It is a division of the Roland Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer that specializes in musical equipment and accessories. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)īoss is a manufacturer of effects pedals for electric guitar and bass guitar. ( May 2018) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations.
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