The document is a catalog from BOSS listing their compact effects pedals from 2010. It includes 12 categories of effects pedals including overdrive, distortion, delay, modulation effects, and others. For each category it lists the various pedal models available and provides brief descriptions of their sound characteristics and features. The catalog emphasizes BOSS's leadership in the compact effects pedal market with over 10 million pedals sold. It highlights aspects of their pedal design like durable construction and use of FET switches for smooth tone.
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Advantage
The BOSS Compact Series avoid degradation
CO FECT
and leave the essential characteristics of
your guitar’s tone.
EF ORY
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 switches do when switching
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effects, and b) are less susceptible to sound degradation
that can result from long cable feeds.
■ No sound cut-offs or switching noises.
Simple mechanical switches cause sound
cut-offs when switching between contacts,
and they are susceptible to switching noises.
FET switches eliminate such undesired noises.
●Mechanical switch: ●FET electronic switch:
Sound cuts off Smooth switching
■ Low-impedance signals are used to ■ Comparison of sound
allow high-fidelity transmission. degradation after
transmission (at 5m)
Guitar outputs use high-impedance* signals.
Signals sent through long cables at high
The World Leader in Compact Effects
impedance are not only susceptible to cables’
capacitance, but can affect the tone itself, for ●At high impedance:
Sound is degraded.
example as a loss in the high end. The buffer
10,000,000 pedals sold and going strong ... BOSS is the number one amp in BOSS Compact-series pedals converts
signal to low impedance right at the input.
choice for musicians who want the best of the best. This helps maintain the quality of signal even
●Original waveform
Carefully selected parts, uncompromised circuit design, road-tough when using long cable feeds. The aim of this
construction-everything on a BOSS pedal is made with the professional design is to give musicians excellent tone in
real-world situations. ●BOSS Compact Series:
in mind. Musicians who demand the best choose BOSS. *Guitars with typical passive electronics. Almost no change at all
◆Drawings show actually measured waveforms.
Philosophy Breakthrough Pro Quality Bassists Welcome
From the beginning, BOSS has built the best BOSS has laid claim to many “world firsts” Only the very best components and circuitry are Not just for guitarists, BOSS
pedals by adhering to these key principles: during its illustrious history. Among the many used in BOSS pedals. No corners are cut, no has a range of effects built
➀ Reliable aluminum die cast bodies. ➁ Pedal BOSS highlights have been bringing to market compromises are made — these pedals are specifically for bass players.
switches that withstand the 1,000,000-repetition the first-ever chorus, overdrive, digital delay, built to sound great and take a pounding. So plug in, and anchor your
durability test. ➂ FET switches to eliminate the reverb, and pitch-shifter pedals. music with solid,
clicking noise of conventional mechanical high-impact effects that are custom-tailored for
switches. ➃ Non-slip rubber bases. low frequencies.
➄ Easy-to-install battery compartments.
➅ LED indicators. ➆ Battery and AC power.
DD-7 RV-5 PS-5
ODB-3 GEB-7 CEB-3
History Originality Colorful Lineup Imagination
The history of BOSS reads like the history of Beyond standard effects, BOSS is famous for BOSS offers an incredibly wide variety of effects Where will you take your tone? From subtle
guitar effects. The famous compact pedal its unique and unusual stompboxes, such as that can take your sound to places it has never sweetening to complete audio transformation,
line-up began in 1977 with the classic OD-1 the SG-1 Slow Gear, VB-2 Vibrato, and, most been before. Whether you need subtle polish or BOSS provides more tone-shaping options than
Overdrive, which established the masterful recently, the RC-2 Loop Station. full, sonic immersion, BOSS effects will do the any other compact-effects manufacturer in
design principle for all job reliably and professionally. industry.
other BOSS effects
pedals that followed.
SG-1 VB-2 RC-2
Note: The OD-1 is no longer in production. Note: The SG-1 and VB-2 are no longer in production.
2-3
3. Dyna Drive Distortion
Digital Delay Phase Shifter
OverDrive/Distortion Digital Delay
TURBO Distortion Flanger
Volume/Expression Pedal
TURBO Distortion Flanger Mega Distortion Acoustic Simulator
Dyna Drive Distortion
Digital Delay Phase Shifte
Distortion Fuzz
Phase Shifter SUPER Shifter
TURBO Distortion Flanger Mega Distortion Acoustic Sim
Mega Distortion Metal Zone
Acoustic Simulator Digital Reverb
Distortion Fuzz
Phase Shifter SUPER Shift
Fuzz SUPER Shifter OverDrive
Bass Loop Station
Mega Distortion Acoustic Simulator
Metal Zone Digital Reve
SUPER OverDrive Compression Sustainer
Digital Reverb Core
Metal Noise Suppressor
Explore Your Inner Rock Star
SUPER OverDrive Compression Sustainer Metal Zone Wah Pedal Fuzz SUPER Shifter OverDrive
Bass Loop Station
SUPER OverDrive Compression Sustainer
OverDrive Equalizer Wah Pedal
Warm, Tube Drive Sounds BOSS’s Most Popular Extreme Metal in A Distorted Blast Crunchy Overdrive
Uses BOSS’s asymmetric overdrive Pedal! a Compact Pedal from the Past Effects for Bass
Warm, fatten, bake, or burn — BOSS overdrive and circuitry for warm, smooth
Equalizer
Features dual-gain circuitry for
Bass OverDrive
The ML-2 delivers massive
Chorus Ensemble
Loop Station Line Selector FZ-5 uses COSM technology to
The
Metal Zone
An overdrive effect designed to
Digital Reverb
Metal Core Noise Suppr
OverDrive
overdrive sounds that respond to thick, tube stack distortion with distortion and gain with heavy lows authentically reproduce three cover the entire frequency range of
distortion pedals are world famous for their rich, your picking style just like a tube heavy mids and lows and Foot Volume
for music that requires a crushing
OverDrive Equalizer Blues Driver fuzz effects of the
famous vintage Bass Equalizer guitars, including 5-string
bass
amp. Includes a Tone control to dial sound. The ML-2’s ferocious and basses. Overdriven sounds can be Volume
aggressive, and expressive sound. With 12 compact in just the right sound.
long-lasting sustain. A 3-band EQ
with semi-parametric mids takes biting tone will slice through any
’60s and ’70s. Turn the FUZZ knob to
BOOST and you’ll create an intense
Foot
blended with dry bass signal for
pedals in this category, guitarists have an expansive your sound to the extreme.
Metal Core
blast beats your rhythm section can
Noise SuppressorChorus Foot Volume
SUPER Bass Limiter Enhancer even exceeds the
distortion that
Bass OverDrive
maximum clarity and punch.
Chorus Ensemble
Loop Station Line Selecto
Blues Driver Bass Equalizer produce. originals.
range of power-tone tools to choose from. Blues Driver OverDrive/Distortion
Bass Equalizer Digital Delay Foot Volume
Volume Pedal
OverDrive/Distortion Digital Delay Chorus Ensemble Line Selector Chorus
Bass Bass SynthesizerCore
Metal Noise Suppressor Chorus
SUPER Volume Pedal Bass Limiter
SUPER OverDrive Compression Sustainer Wah Pedal
OverDrive/Distortion Digital Delay Drive
Dyna Digital Delay
Volume Pedal
Volume Pedal
Dyna Drive Digital Delay SUPER Chorus Dynamic Wah
Bass Limiter Enhancer Chromatic Chorus Ensemble
Tuner Bass Chorus
Line Selector Bass Synthe
SUPER OverDrive Compression Sustainer
OverDrive Equalizer Wah Pedal SUPER OverDrive Compression Sustainer Wah Pedal
Dyna Drive TURBO Distortion
Digital Delay Flanger
Foot Volume
Volume/Expression Pedal
TURBO Distortion Flanger Bass Chorus Bass Synthesizer Octave
SUPER SUPER Chorus Dynamic Wah
Bass Limiter Enhancer Chromatic Tu
SUPER OverDrive Compression Sustainer
OverDrive Equalizer Blues Driver Wah PedalBass Equalizer SUPER OverDrive OverDrive Volume
Foot
Compression Sustainer Equalizer Wah Pedal Volume/Expression Ped
SUPER OverDrive SUPER OverDrive Compression Sustainer Compression Sustainer TURBO Distortion Wah Pedal Wah Pedal
Flanger Distortion Phase Shifter
Foot Volume Foot Volume
Volume Pedal Digital Delay
Distortion Phase Shifter Dynamic Wah Chromatic Tremolo
Tuner Bass Chorus Bass Synthesizer Octave
SUPER
OverDrive Volume
Foot Foot Volume
OverDrive Equalizer Blues Driver OverDrive/Distortion
Bass Equalizer SUPER OverDrive Digital Delay Compression Sustainer Equalizer Blues Driver Wah PedalBass Equalizer
SUPER OverDrive Compression Sustainer OverDrive Wah Pedal Equalizer
OverDrive Equalizer Distortion Phase Shifter Distortion
Mega FootAcoustic Simulator
Volume
Foot Volume
Natural Overdrive with The Perfect Tone Distortion and Overdrive Improves Your Powerful 7-Band EQ!
Foot Volume
Volume Pedal Foot Volume Precise Tonal Control
Endless Sustain! for Blues Together At Last! Overall ToneVolume Pedal Shape your sound and With a frequency range from 50Hz to Volume Pedal
Classic BOSS overdrive, based on a Get the tone of a bluesy, vintage A flexible pedal capable of Foot
Mega Distortion Acoustic Simulator SUPER Octave
Compresses louder signals eliminate feedback with seven 10kHz, the GEB-7 is ideal for any
Dynamic Wah Chromatic Tuner
Tremolo
OverDrive/Distortion Dyna Driveoverdrive, distortion, orVolume
Digital Delay Equalizer Blues lower signals OverDrive/Distortion
Bass Equalizer Foot Volume Digital Delay Foot Volume
Blues Driver
OverDrive design for bigger, fuller
dual-stage Bass Equalizer amp in a compact pedal
tube
Equalizer SUPER OverDrive producing
Compression Sustainer
Blues Driver
OverDrive a
Blues Driver
Digital Delay
Bass Equalizer while Equalizer Driver Pedal
Bass boosting Wah bands of equalization. Includes
Mega Distortion Foot Acoustic Simulator including 5-string
Volume Fuzz guitar,
bass SUPER Shifter
sounds. Variable Drive and Tone capable of anything from warm combination of both. Get “in your for smooth sustain without frequencies ranging from 100Hz to Foot Volume basses. Seven bands of EQ are
controls create overdriven sounds overdriven sounds to full-on Foot Volume Volume Pedal
degrading the original sound 6.4kHz with a powerful 15dB available, affording greater control Volume Pedal
face” distortion while maintaining
from mild to extreme with almost distortion. Leaves the subtle the subtle nuances of single-coil
Volume Pedal quality. Onboard EQ provides boost/cut per band.
Digital Delay over the crucial midrange. Volume Pedal
endless sustain. nuances of your playing intact. guitar pickups.
Fuzz SUPER Shifter precise tonal control; low-noise
Tremolo Volume Pedal Volume PedalSUPER Octave
Volume/Expression Pedal
Digital Delay Foot Volume Digital Delay
SUPER OverDrive
OverDrive/Distortion
Compression Sustainer
Digital Delay
Dyna Drive
OverDrive
TURBO Distortion
Digital Delay
Wah PedalEqualizer OverDrive/Distortion Blues Driver
Foot Volume
Flanger
Digital Delay
OverDrive/Distortion design forOverDrive/Distortion
Bass Equalizer
super-quiet operation.
Digital Delay Fuzz
Dyna Drive
SUPER Shifter Zone
Blues Driver Bass Equalizer Metal Digital Reverb
Volume Pedal Foot Volume Volume Pedal
Volume Pedal Volume Pedal
Volume Pedal Digital Delay
Metal Zone Volume Pedal Digital Reverb Volume/Expression Pedal Tremolo Volume/Expre
Dyna Drive TURBO Distortion
Digital Delay Flanger Distortion Phase Shifter
OverDrive/Distortion Digital Delay DriveVolume
Dyna TURBO Distortion
Digital Delay Flanger
OverDrive Equalizer OverDrive/Distortion Blues Driver
Digital Delay Bass Equalizer Drive
Dyna Dyna Drive Digital Delay Digital Delay Foot Metal Zone Digital Reverb OverDrive
Bass Loop Station
Foot Volume
Volume Pedal
Volume Pedal
Bass OverDrive Volume/Expression Pedal
Loop Station Volume Pedal Volume/Expression Pedal
TURBO Distortion Flanger Distortion Phase Shifter
Mega Distortion Dyna Drive Acoustic Simulator TURBO Distortion
Digital Delay Flanger DistortionVolume/Expression PedalVolume/Expression Pedal
Phase Shifter
Blues Driver Bass Equalizer Drive OverDrive/Distortion Foot Volume Digital Delay
TURBO Distortion TURBO Distortion Flanger Flanger Bass OverDrive Loop Station
Dyna Digital Delay Metal Core Noise Suppressor
Volume Pedal
Volume Pedal Volume/Expression Pedal
Metal Core Noise Suppressor
Distortion
Digital Delay
Phase Shifter
Mega Distortion Fuzz
Acoustic Simulator TURBO Distortion SUPER Shifter
Volume/Expression Pedal Flanger Distortion Phase Shifter
Mega Distortion Acoustic Simulator
OverDrive/Distortion TURBO Distortion Flanger Dyna Drive Distortion
Digital Delay Distortion Phase Shifter Phase Shifter Metal Core Noise SuppressorEnsemble
Chorus Line Selector
Volume Pedal
Chorus Ensemble Line Selector
Mega Distortion Fuzz
Acoustic Simulator SUPER Shifter Zone
Metal Distortion Digital Reverb Volume/Expression Pedal
Phase Shifter Distortion
Mega Fuzz
Acoustic Simulator SUPER Shifter
Dyna Drive Digital Delay
Distortion TURBO Distortion
Phase Shifter Flanger Mega Distortion Mega Distortion Acoustic Simulator Acoustic Simulator Chorus Ensemble SUPER Chorus
Line Selector Bass Limiter Enhancer
An Overdrive Pedal that Used by Pros Everywhere Two Distortions Nu-School Distortion Advanced Electric-To- The Original Chorus A Unique Stereo Chorus
Reacts to You A classic! Add some hard-edged for the Price of One with Massive Low End Acoustic Guitar Modeling Produces everything from mild, Delivers a clean chorus sound with
SUPER Chorus
Volume/Expression Reverb pedal’s dual Distortion and Bass Limiter Enhancer
Equipped with Roland’s Dyna Amp distortion while preserving the
Fuzz SUPER Shifter
Metal Zone modes for an
Features twin Digital Pedal OverDrive
This
Bass Mega Distortion Loop Station The AC-3Fuzz new-generation
is a
Acoustic Simulator natural chorusing to the penetrating
SUPER Shifter
Metal Zone Digital Reverbhighs and a unique
crystal-clear
TURBO Distortion Flanger Distortion Fuzz
Phase Shifter SUPER Shifter SUPER Shifter
technology, this innovative overdrive subtle Distortion your playing
Mega nuances of Acoustic Simulator range of distortion —
expanded Gain Boost circuits takeFuzz
thick, compact pedal that employs SUPER chorus popular in
stereo Chorus Bass Limiter Enhancer variable between the
Bass Chorus
stereo effect, Bass Synthesizer
pedal reacts to your playing dynamics. A Tone control is taking you from blues-rock rhythms heavy distortion sounds to a whole COSM modeling technology to contemporary music. Covers a wide left and right speakers. An EQ
dynamics. Get a transparent, clean provided for easy sound shaping. to searing leads at the press of a new level. Special Gain Boost and transform any electric guitar into a frequency range and includes both function adjusts the tonality of the
sound by playing softly, for example, pedal or twist of a knob. Bottom controls let you shape your variety of beautiful acoustics. high- and low-cut filters. chorus sound.
Bass Chorus Bass Synthesizer
and transition smoothly to a powerful Metal Zone Digital Reverb OverDrive
Bass Metalfor maximum volume and
tone Core
Loop Station Fuzz Noise Suppressor SUPER Shifter Zone
Metal Digital Reverb OverDrive
Bass Loop Station
Distortion Phase Shifter
Fuzz Mega Distortion
SUPER Shifter Metal Zone
Acoustic Simulator punch. Metal Zone Digital Reverb Digital Reverb Bass Chorus Bass Synthesizer Wah
Dynamic Chromatic Tuner
overdrive by picking aggressively. low-end
Dynamic Wah Chromatic Tuner
Bass OverDrive Metal Core
Loop Station Noise Suppressor Ensemble
Chorus Metal Zone Line Selector Digital Reverb OverDrive
Bass Metal Core
Loop Station Noise Suppressor
Mega Distortion Acoustic Simulator
Metal Zone Fuzz
Digital Reverb SUPER Shifter OverDrive
Bass Bass OverDrive Loop Station Loop Station Dynamic Wah ChromaticSUPER Octave
Tuner
SUPER Octave Digital Delay
Metal Core Noise Suppressor Ensemble
Chorus SUPER Chorus
Line Selector Bass OverDrive Bass Limiter Enhancer Metal Core
Loop Station Noise Suppressor Ensemble
Chorus Line Selector
Fuzz SUPER Shifter OverDrive
Bass Metal Zone
Loop Station Digital Reverb Core
Metal Metal Core Noise Suppressor Noise Suppressor SUPER Octave Tremolo
4-5
Digital Delay
Tremolo Digital Delay
Chorus Ensemble SUPER Chorus
Line Selector Bass Limiter Enhancer
Bass Chorus Metal Core Bass Synthesizer Chorus Ensemble SUPER Chorus
Line Selector Bass Limiter Enhancer