The Boss TU-30 is a combined tuner and metronome sporting an on-board mic and a 1/4″ input jack for guitars and basses. The TU-30 features multiple tuning modes for measuring pitch, as well as multiple rhythmic patterns for improving your groove whilst practicing. Its tuner features an accuracy of ±1 cent, while its metronome can demarcate between zero and nine beats per measure.
The TU-80WH from Boss is a slim-profile chromatic instrument tuner and metronome with a white exterior. It features a function called “Accu-Pitch” that plays a tone when the instrument is properly tuned. The metronome in the TU-80WH has 7 rhythms with 10 beat variations built-in. The Reference Tone Play function allows for tuning by ear, and the Memory function stores favored tuner settings. The gracious LCD and clear graphics permit quick “spot” tuning, and the unit supports 7-string guitars, 6-string basses, strings, brass and woodwinds as well.
Get two distortion sounds in one pedal with the BOSS DS-2 Turbo Distortion. Selectable via the front panel or a separately available footswitch (such as the FS-5L), the DS-2 has two types of distortion on tap. The first mode, called Turbo Mode I, provides warm and mellow distortion with a flat frequency response. The second mode, called Turbo Mode II, adds more bite and midrange; great for kicking on in time for a solo. In addition to the mode selection, the front panel holds classic, easily adjustable controls for Level, Tone, and Distortion.
BOSS brings back the vibes with the Waza Craft VB-2W Vibrato Pedal. Using the same bucket-brigade circuitry as the original highly sought-after VB-2 pedal from 1982, the VB-2W elicits the same expressive pitch-shifted vibrato as the original model—that is, before you engage the Custom mode switch. In Custom mode, the VB-2W generates a completely different vibe which adds an innovative new vibrato sound with a unique filter wave and real-time control function for enhanced expression. It’s like having two pedals in one, providing an efficient combination with the best of vintage and modern vibrato effects.
The VE-1 Vocal Echo from BOSS is a compact voice processor for live performance, providing you with a vast palette of studio-quality effects to take your vocal sound to the next level. Featuring seven types of ambiance effects with adjustable settings, the VE-1 offers a powerful, yet flexible feature set, designed to allow you to dial in a vocal sound customized to your particular voice. The VE-1 is packed with reverbs, delays, pitch correction, and hard-tuned FX, allowing you to contour your voice to whatever style of music you’re playing. The unit supports both battery and AC operation, enabling you to perform anywhere, whether you’re in a backyard or onstage in a club (AC adaptor sold separately). Additionally, the built-in USB audio port enables you to record your polished vocal sound directly to a DAW running on your computer, or create a studio-quality sound for a YouTube performance.
The VE-5 Vocal Performer from Boss is a compact and mobile personal effects processor and “looper” designed for vocalists. The simple-to-use tabletop housing can be easily attached to a microphone stand using the included adapter, making the unit perfect for singers, rappers, beat-boxers, webcasters, and anyone who wants to process vocal sounds. A “Favorite Sound” function allows for instantly accessing preferred sounds with a press of button. Some of the unit’s other functions can be controlled by optional footswitches, great for hands-free operation. The built-in “Phrase Looper” provides functionality and fun as more and more layers can be recorded and played back in real-time. With battery operation and the built-in phrase looping, the VE-5 is also an ideal tool for street performers who want to add a new dimension of creativity to their act.
he VE-5 Vocal Performer from Boss is a compact and mobile personal effects processor and “looper” designed for vocalists. The simple-to-use tabletop housing can be easily attached to a microphone stand using the included adapter, making the unit perfect for singers, rappers, beat-boxers, webcasters, and anyone who wants to process vocal sounds. A “Favorite Sound” function allows for instantly accessing preferred sounds with a press of button. Some of the unit’s other functions can be controlled by optional footswitches, great for hands-free operation. The built-in “Phrase Looper” provides functionality and fun as more and more layers can be recorded and played back in real-time. With battery operation and the built-in phrase looping, the VE-5 is also an ideal tool for street performers who want to add a new dimension of creativity to their act.
BOSS’s VO-1 Vocoder Pedal combines a vocal synth and a talk box into a stompbox chassis. Using the onboard XLR microphone input, plug in a microphone, and vocally modulate your guitar’s signal using one of the synth or talk box modes. This cool effect is not just for guitars. Plug in your bass or a synth and see what other cool tones you can achieve.
Get a wide range of features and full-bodied analog wah sounds from a compact pedal with the BOSS PW-3. Housed in a rugged, die-cast aluminum chassis for a substantial feel underfoot, the PW-3 offers long, smooth pedal action, which is adjustable for precise control. Its compact size makes it ideal for maximizing space on crowded pedalboards, and convenient for traveling. Side-mounted LEDs clearly show when the pedal is engaged or not. Sound-wise, the PW-3 offers low-noise operation and has two switchable modes for a variety of tones. The Rich mode retains low-end fullness, rather than becoming thin as the treadle moves. The Vintage mode evokes a more classic wah tone with a familiar vibe.
Intended for electric guitar players, the BOSS Waza Amp Head is a four-channel, 150W amplifier head with three speaker outputs, two analog line outputs, a headphone output, and a USB port for recording sound from the amp straight to your computer. The amplifier utilizes a solid-state design, though it can be voiced to give you the sound of a tube amplifier at loud or quiet volumes, thanks to a Power Control switch and its Amplifier knob. This knob boasts three selection points: Internal, A, and B. Internal provides the sound of a modeled EL34 tube amplifier, while A and B provide access to two installable tone capsules that significantly change the tone of the amplifier. By default, the amp ships with one tone capsule which aims to give you the famed Waza Brown Sound, though it can be swapped up for other options.
Voiced to complement the Waza Amplifier Head for electric guitar, the BOSS Waza Cabinet 212 is a companion speaker cabinet designed to generate legendary tone. Each of its two speakers has been custom-built to evoke the tone of the coveted speakers found in early Marshall cabinets, which could only handle 20W. However, the limited power-handling capacity poses a problem in compatibility when used with a powerful amplifier. Seeking a solution, BOSS engineers were able to develop a new 12″ speaker capable of producing those acclaimed tones while handling 80W of power, thus enabling 160W of power handling in total for the cabinet. So with the BOSS Waza 212, you can achieve classic tone at levels suitable for small, medium, and large venues alike. The cabinet also utilizes a single 1/4″, 16-Ohm input, and provides a configurable closed-/open-backed design to better suit your gig.
Voiced to complement the Waza Amplifier Head for electric guitar, the BOSS Waza Cabinet 412 is a companion speaker cabinet designed to generate legendary tone. Each of its four speakers has been custom-built to evoke the tone of the coveted speakers found in early Marshall cabinets, which could only handle 20W. However, the limited power-handling capacity poses a problem in compatibility when used with a powerful amplifier. Seeking a solution, BOSS engineers were able to develop a new 12″ speaker capable of producing those acclaimed tones while handling 80W of power, thus enabling 320W of power handling in total for the cabinet. So with the BOSS Waza 412, you can achieve classic tone at levels suitable for small, medium, and large venues alike. The cabinet also utilizes a single 1/4″, 8-Ohm input, and provides a configurable closed-/open-backed design to better suit your gig. With four casters included, you’ll be able to wheel the cab around from gig to gig.
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.
Improving on the last generation’s S2, the 704 S3 3-Way Floorstanding Speaker from Bowers & Wilkins in gloss black ushers in a new standard in high-fidelity sound. Whether it’s used purely for music or in a larger home entertainment system, you will enjoy dynamic sound from dual 5″ Aerofoil Profile woofers, a 5″ Continuum cone FST midrange, and 1″ decoupled carbon dome tweeter. Add in a rear-firing port, biomimetic suspension on the midrange, and more; and you have speaker capable of truly clean, precise, and dynamic audio reproduction.