Alasdair May 19, 2008
Rating: 8/10
Great Pedal with 3 band EQ, what more could you ask for a pedal. SO much better than the digitech \"death metal\" pedal, which does not have a gain control. The concentric pots (double potentiometers one inside the other) do not take much getting used to, and the controllable mid frequency is great. Suitable pedal for someone wanting to make a heavy distorted sound, but also someone who is picky about the tone and eq of their distorted sound, you can play around with the sound of it for ages. Highly recommended
James Tinson October 17, 2006
Rating: 7/10
It's a good sounding pedal and if you want to get that bottom-heavy Metallica tone from your guitar then this is the one for you. It's got a good overall heavy and smooth sound, but since playing it loud (through a 250W half-stack) I've encountered a lack of 'cut-through' with the sound. i.e. I can't hear myself that well, even if I turn it up. You really need to fiddle around with the settings to get a good sound that cuts through. I don't know if it would sound better with Seymours or Active pickups (I use it with a Schecter and an Ibanez RG with passive pickups). For home practise, recording and small rehearsals, it's excellent... I'll let you know if I eventually gig with it though!
Roland UK Ltd provides a three-year warranty and technical support on all Roland/Boss products purchased from authorised dealers of Roland UK Ltd.
Our "Boss" pedals night at the Huddersfield Dolphin Music store was a great success, and those who attended were very impressed by the multi-talented Jonathan Quinney...
A great opportunity to come and listen to top Roland demonstrator, Jonathan Quinney demonstrate a wide range of guitar fx pedals and boss gear...find out the details.
Router pedals are amongst the simplest and most versatile pedals a guitarist can have...making their life easier and able to open up new possibilities for the creative player.
One of the most beloved echo effects ever made, the Roland RE-201 Space Echo, has been reborn as the BOSS RE-20 Twin Pedal!
Limited Edition new releases from Gibson and Dunlop bring back the magic sound of Jimi Hendrix: find out more about the Gibson Custom Shop Jimi Hendrix Flying-V and Dunlop's three Jimi Hendrix signature pedals (Octavio, Wah and Fuzz Face)
No less than five great new Boss pedals were introduced early this year at NAMM in California. They are now available to the UK, but quantities are very limited - get your hands on one as soon as you can, or you might be disappointed!!!
BOSS, possibly the most respected maker of FX pedals for guitar, has introduced some exciting new models for 2007, at this year's NAMM: the FZ-5 Fuzz pedal, the DN-2 Dyna Drive, the ML-2 Metal Core, the FBM-1 Fender '59 Bassman and finally, the FDR-1 Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb pedal. They seem destined to be hugely popular amongst guitarists - as you'd expect from Boss!
Saturday 18th November is Boss Day at the Guitar Shop
The PO300 stomp box gives you phat and big overdrive sounds with the heavy low-end punch of a tube-driven 4 x 12" cabinet.
Preamplifier/Volume Booster. Boost the volume and shape the sound of any instrument, or switch to turbo mode when playing solos. You can boost up piezo pickups to match regular amplifier inputs. Dedicated Gain, Bass and Treble controls are included for effortless sound shaping.
Vintage distortion at your feet—from screaming loud to whisper soft! Here’s an authentic, classic distortion effect—the warm and emotive tone that has ruled rock for the last 30 years.
Authentic Tube-Sound Overdrive Effects Pedal. Get tube-like distortion, smooth sustain and super fat tone. It will capture all the subtleties of your playing, from silky-smooth overdrive to howling tube sounds.
Heavy Metal Distortion Effects Pedal. The UM300 effects pedal gives you the most extreme and sought-after hard rock or heavy metal sounds with super-thick, tube-like distortion plus endless sustain.
VOX is pleased to introduce the first pedal in an ongoing collaboration with guitar icon Joe Satriani.
This is the perfect preamp pedal. The "Crackle Okay" volume knob is a negative-feedback control styled after classic 60's recording console inputs. (They crackled when adjusted too.)
The DN-2 is an exciting new type of overdrive pedal that reacts to the intensity of your performance. This unique BOSS pedal comes equipped with the acclaimed Dyna Amp technology recently introduced in Roland’s popular CUBE-60 amp, letting you create unique tone transitions based on picking dynamics. It + char(39) + s possible to get a transparent clean output sound…
The FZ-5 is a modern pedal built for the modern guitarist, but the sounds you can get from the FZ-5 are pure retro. Looking back at the glorious rock sounds of the ’60s and ’70s, the FZ-5 recreates its vintage fuzz through BOSS state-of-the-art COSM ® technology. Recall the fuzz-filled flavors of classic pedals such as the Maestro FZ-1A, Fuzz…
What Vintage series would be complete without an ultra-versatile and simple to use drive pedal?
Classic BOSS overdrive, based on a dual-stage design for bigger, fuller sounds. Variable Drive and Tone controls create overdriven sounds from mild to extreme with almost endless sustain.
Features twin modes for an expanded range of distortion—taking you from blues-rock rhythms to searing leads at the press of a pedal or twist of a knob.
A classic! Add some hard-edged distortion while preserving the subtle nuances of your playing dynamics. A Tone control is provided for easy sound shaping.
Features dual-gain circuitry for thick, tube stack distortion with heavy mids and lows and long-lasting sustain. A 3-band EQ with semi-parametric mids takes your sound to the extreme. Don’t let the name lead you to believe this is for metalheads only. The Metal Zone can call up a wide range of distortion flavors that should appeal to anyone in need…
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