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With 12 minutes of stereo recording time, the RC-1 Loop Station Pedal from BOSS is small enough to fit on a pedalboard, even when used with an optional external footswitch such as the FS-5U, FS-6 or FS-7 (sold separately), which can be used as an additional control to easily undo/redo phrases or stop recording/overdubbing/playback.The RC-1 is equipped with dual in/out jacks for use with stereo effects, stereo amps, or dual-amp setups, as well as to connect stereo instruments such as keyboards. Using a single footswitch and knob, the RC-1 is straightforward and easy to operate for the player that is just getting into looping. It can be used to create a basic backing track for practice or to jam along with or to layer complex phrases for luscious arrangements. Whether you’re a beginner or a touring professional, the RC-1 is an ideal tool for any guitarist, bassist or keyboardist.

Boss has revamped their RC-505MK2 Loop Station to add impressive dynamic range to the mix as well as extended looping time and more rhythmic support from its onboard processors. Let’s examine what the Loop Station is before we get into the updates: the RC-505MK2 is a live performance tool for loop artists, housed in a compact tabletop enclosure. It provides easy fingertip control of five stereo phrase tracks and various loop playback behaviors, while a choice of input and track effects deliver a wide range of real-time processing options.

Put 21 different reverb effects under your feet with the BOSS RV-500 pedal, intended primarily for electric guitar. Rooms, halls, plates, springs, it’s all here, alongside more esoteric processes, such as octavized shimmering, as well as the characterful Lo-Fi, Slowverb, and Storm. Classic Roland units have also been emulated, such as Space Echo (the RE-201), and SRV, based on the SRV-2000, a popular unit in the 1980s. The RV-500 provides its sound using 32-bit AD/DA conversion, 32-bit floating-point processing, and sampling rates of 96 kHz.With a panoply of parameters in every effects type, you’ll be able to control your tone to an extensive and deep degree. In addition to dedicated panel knobs for pre-delay, effect level, and tone, you’ll also be able to perform extensive editing via the LCD screen and quadrumvirate of push-buttons. A tap tempo/control footswitch offers more in the way of on-the-fly manipulation. A and B footswitches not only provide bank selection tools—they also give you the ability to engage two reverb as once in a variety of modes (series, parallel, and parallel to different amps/destinations come to mind).

The SD-1-4A Super Overdrive Special 40th Anniversary Edition from BOSS is a popular pedal that offers guitarists a palette of overdrive tones from creamy leads to crunchy rhythm sounds. Featuring asymmetric overdrive circuitry for a classic, natural tube-amp growl, this pedal excels in a wide variety of musical genres, from blues, to jazz, to rock.

The ST-2 Power Stack Guitar Pedal from BOSS delivers everything from fat crunch to high-gain distortion, yielding a sound reminiscent of a tube amp with stacked speaker cabinets. The SOUND knob simultaneously blends gain amount and sound character, so you can quickly dial-up anything from vintage crunch and punchy drive to full-on distortion. To add further detail to your tone, simply tweak the onboard 2-band EQ to taste.

Turn your guitar into an analog-style synth with the Boss SY-300. This pedal offers three synth engines and a multitude of effects to launch your axe into synthy styles suitable for prog, fusion, and other styles of music. Choose from eight fundamental waveforms, such as sine, saw, and triangle, and then add tone color using up to 21 editable effects. Furthermore, you can make use of synth-style modulators, such as LFOs, to process your existing guitar tone in interesting ways.

The TU-12EX Chromatic Tuner from BOSS is a metered, needle-accurate tuner with Accu-Pitch that features an audible verification for tuning acoustic, electric, and bass guitars. The 1/4″ / 6.35mm line input works with electric instruments, while the built-in microphone allows for the tuning of acoustic guitars or other instruments not equipped with a pickup. The TU-12EXs metering has sharp and flat indicators to ensure perfect tuning. The unit supports drop tuning and features a special flat mode which lowers the pitch in user defined semitone increments. The Auto-Off function prolongs battery life and turns the unit off when inactive. The TU-12EX ships with two AAA batteries.

Listen privately to your electric guitar playing in a highly realistic manner with the BOSS Waza-Air Wireless System, which comprises a WL-T Transmitter and a pair of Bluetooth headphones. This is a wireless headphone system that offers Bluetooth audio streaming from smartphones and tablets, as well as tons of amp emulations and effects, all editable from your smartphone or tablet. BOSS has built these headphones with 50mm custom-made drivers to give you a full frequency response. You’ll also note the onboard spatial technology to recreate the feel of an amp in a room. BOSS has even included a gyro sensor, so you can move your head around and experience a realistic shift in phase and tone. Three built-in ambience selections are on hand. The Waza-Air offers five amplifier emulations and over 50 customizable effects. After a quick setup procedure, you can plug your Boss WL-T transmitter into your guitar’s input to hear the sound of your electric guitar transmitted to your headphones at digital wireless (2.4 GHz) ultralow latency. The transmitter battery charge will last up to 12 hours at a clip, and the headphones last up to 5 hours. Both are powered from built-in, rechargeable batteries.