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BOSS PRODUCTS CATALOG 2011 Experience the power of BOSS effects! Our website is filled with the latest information, including techniques that you can use in the real world. It also includes details on the latest products, www.boss.info interactive tours, videos, and more. Visit us now! BOSS iPhone website “BOSS SOUND TRIAL” See the BOSS effects in action with your iPhone! http://boss.mobi/iphone/ Always by your side. BOSS. Once a musical instrument generates sound vibrations, it reaches the human ear through various mediating objects, each of which significantly affects the sound. The material and configuration of the instrument, the electric/electronic/magnetic amplifying system, the air and the reverberation of the room all affect the final sound. Sound modeling, the latest DSP technology, “virtually” reconstructs these objects. Roland’s breakthrough Composite Object Sound Modeling (COSM) uses the advantages of multiple modeling methods and succeeds in accurately emulating existing sounds, as well as producing sounds that have never before been created. MIDI Visual Control is an internationally-used recommended practice that was added to the MIDI specification so that visual expression could be linked with musical performance. Video equipment that is compatible with MIDI Visual Control can be connected to electronic musical instruments via MIDI in order to control video equipment in tandem with a performance. Using V-LINK, musicians can “play” video from their electronic instrument — or even control a live video camera — when used with Edirol video products. With V-LINK, musicians have a powerful interface for realtime audio and video integration. All specifications and appearances are subject to change. All trademarks used in this catalog are the property of their respective companies. Roland, BOSS, Blues Driver, COSM, DYNA DRIVE, eBand, LOOP STATION, METAL ZONE, MICRO BR, RHYTHM COACH, ROTARY ENSEMBLE, SLICER, SPACE ECHO, TSC, V-WAH are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Roland Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. CAKEWALK is a registered trademark of Cakewalk, Inc. in the United States. ASIO and VST are trademarks of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH. Gracenote® is a registered trademark of Gracenote, Inc. The Gracenote logo and logotype, and the “Powered by Gracenote” logo are trademarks of Gracenote. www.boss.info Printed in Japan May 2011 RAM-4693 GR-GEN-SS AFH2 Philosophy History From the beginning, BOSS has built the best pedals by The history of BOSS reads like the history of guitar adhering to these key principles: ➀ Reliable aluminum effects. The famous compact pedal line-up began in die cast bodies. ➁ Pedal switches that withstand the 1977 with the classic OD-1 1,000,000-repetition durability test. ➂ FET switches to Overdrive, which established eliminate the clicking the masterful design principle noise of conventional for all other BOSS effects mechanical switches. pedals that followed. ➃ Non-slip rubber bases. ➄ Easy-to-install battery compartments. ➅ LED indicators. ➆ Battery and AC power. Note: The OD-1 is no longer in production. Breakthrough Originality BOSS has laid claim to many “world firsts” during its Beyond standard effects, BOSS is famous for its unique illustrious history. Among the many BOSS highlights and unusual stompboxes, such as the SG-1 Slow Gear, have been bringing to market the first-ever chorus, VB-2 Vibrato, and, most recently, the RC-3 Loop Station. overdrive, digital delay, reverb, and pitch-shifter pedals. SG-1 VB-2 RC-3 DD-7 RV-5 PS-6 Note: The SG-1 and VB-2 are no longer in production. Bassists Welcome Pro Quality Not just for guitarists, BOSS has a range Only the very best components and circuitry are used of effects built specifically for bass in BOSS pedals. No corners are cut, no compromises players. So plug in, and anchor your music are made — these with solid, high-impact effects that are pedals are built to custom-tailored for low frequencies. sound great and take a pounding. ODB-3 GEB-7 CEB-3 Imagination Colorful Lineup Where will you take your tone? From subtle BOSS offers an incredibly wide variety of effects that sweetening to complete audio transformation, BOSS can take your sound to places it has never been provides more tone-shaping options than any other before. Whether you need subtle polish or full, sonic compact-effects manufacturer in industry. immersion, BOSS effects will do the job reliably and professionally. Advantage The BOSS Compact Series avoid degradation and leave the essential characteristics of your guitar’s tone. We put the power in your performance All BOSS Compact-series pedals are equipped with FET electronic switches and buffer amps, which offer the following advantages: a) They do not cause sound cut-offs that mechanical and the fire in your soul switches do when switching effects, and b) are less susceptible to sound degradation that can result from long cable feeds. ■ No sound cut-offs or ■ Low-impedance signals are used to allow high-fidelity transmission. The BOSS compact series — a reputation for innovation switching noises. Guitar outputs use high-impedance* signals. ■ Comparison of sound In 1977, the OD-1 overdrive unit was launched as our first compact effects Simple mechanical switches cause sound Signals sent through long cables at high degradation after cut-offs when switching between contacts, impedance are not only susceptible to cables’ transmission (at 5m) unit. Its mellow and beautiful distortion became an instant favorite among and they are susceptible to switching capacitance, but can affect the tone itself, for guitarists worldwide, and helped fuel the meteoric rise of the BOSS noises. FET switches eliminate such example as a loss in the high end. The buffer ●At high impedance: compact series. The history of BOSS is decorated with innovative undesired noises. amp in BOSS Compact-series pedals converts Sound is degraded world-firsts and many unique features that have been hailed as revolutionary. signal to low impedance right at the input. This helps maintain the quality of signal even ●Original waveform — As our brand reaches its 35th anniversary, we at BOSS vow to when using long cable feeds. The aim of this continue our quest to innovate, to set new standards, and to help design is to give musicians excellent tone in real-world situations. ●BOSS Compact Series: ●Mechanical switch: ●FET electronic switch: Almost no change at all guitarists soar to new creative heights. Sound cuts off Smooth switching *Guitars with typical passive electronics. ◆Drawings show actually measured waveforms. 2-3 SUPER OverDrive Compression Sustainer Wah Pedal OverDrive Equalizer Foot Volume/Expression Blues Driver Bass Equalizer Foot Volume/Expression Volume Pedal OverDrive/Distortion Digital Delay Volume Pedal Dyna Drive Digital Delay Volume/Expression Pedal TURBO Distortion Flanger SUPER OverDrive Compression Sustainer Wah Pedal Distortion Phase Shifter OverDrive Equalizer Foot Volume/Expression Mega Distortion Acoustic Simulator SUPER OverDrive CompressionBlues Sustainer Driver Bass Equalizer Wah Pedal Foot Volume/Expression Volume Pedal Fuzz Harmonist OverDrive Equalizer OverDrive/Distortion Digital DelaySUPER OverDrive Compression Sustainer Wah Pedal Foot Volume/Expression Volume Pedal Metal Zone Digital Reverb Blues Driver Bass EqualizerDyna Drive Digital DelayOverDrive Equalizer Foot Volume/Expression Foot Volume/Expression Volume Pedal Volume/Expression Pedal Bass OverDrive Loop Station OverDrive/Distortion Digital DelayTURBO Distortion Flanger Blues Driver Bass Equalizer Foot Volume/Expression Volume Pedal Volume Pedal Metal Core Noise Suppressor Dyna Drive Digital DelayDistortion Phase ShifterOverDrive/Distortion Digital Delay Volume Pedal Volume/Expression Pedal Chorus Ensemble Line Selector TURBO Distortion Flanger Mega Distortion Acoustic SimulatorDyna Drive Digital Delay SUPER OverDrive Compression Sustainer Wah Pedal Volume/Expression Pedal SUPER Chorus Bass Limiter Enhancer Distortion Phase ShifterFuzz Harmonist TURBO Distortion Flanger OverDrive Equalizer Foot Volume/Expression Bass Chorus Bass Synthesizer Mega Distortion Acoustic SimulatorMetal Zone Digital ReverbDistortion Phase Shifter Blues Driver Bass Equalizer Foot Volume/Expression SUPER OverDrive Compression Sustainer Wah Pedal Dynamic Wah Chromatic Tuner Fuzz Harmonist Bass OverDriveVolume Pedal Loop StationMega Distortion Acoustic Simulator OverDrive/Distortion Digital Delay SUPER OverDrive CompressionOverDrive Sustainer Equalizer Wah Pedal Volume Pedal Foot Volume/Expression SUPER OverDrive SUPER Octave Compression Sustainer Power Stack Metal Zone Wah Pedal Digital ReverbMetal Core Noise SuppressorFuzz Harmonist Dyna Drive Digital Delay SUPER OverDrive CompressionOverDrive Sustainer Equalizer Blues Driver Wah PedalBass Equalizer Explore Your Inner Rock Star Warm, Tube Drive Sounds Authentic amp stack BOSS’s Most Popular Extreme Metal in A Distorted Blast Foot Volume/Expression Uses BOSS’s asymmetric overdrive sounds from a stompbox Pedal! a Compact Pedal from the Past Digital Delay Foot Volume/Expression circuitry for warm, smooth The ML-2 delivers massive Warm, fatten, bake, or burn — BOSS overdrive and Tremolo Based on an extensive analysis of BassFeatures OverDrive dual-gain circuitry for Loop StationChorus Ensemble Volume/ExpressionLine Selector PedalThe FZ-5 uses COSM technology to OverDriveoverdrive sounds that respond to Equalizer distortion and gain with heavy lows Metal Zone Digital Reverb classicTURBO guitarDistortion amps,