Whether for use onstage or at home, the new RC-20XL allows musicians to create multi-layered performances in real time. Loops and riffs can be stacked repeatedly until the 16 minutes (!) of ample recording space is full. Never before has it been so easy to create a massive “one-person band” sound in real time. [...]
TU-15 Tuner & Metronome
A tuner like no other
By Jim Bybee
With over 700,000 units sold, the classic BOSS TU-12 has become the de facto standard for professional musicians the world over thanks to its exceptional accuracy and reliability. Released in 1983, it was the world’s first automatic chromatic tuner—automatically detecting and displaying a note’s pitch so [...]
BOSS GT-6 Guitar Effects Processor
Jim Bybee
Guitar fads come and go, but very few become standards. This is most evident in the fact that 95-percent of all solidbody electric guitars on the market today are simply variations on three landmark instruments that were developed nearly half a century ago. Similarly, BOSS, which recently celebrated its 25th [...]
BOSS DR-3 Dr. Rhythm
Big beats in a small package
By Mike Snyder
Layin’ it out
First off, you’ll notice the layout is different than most drum machines. At the bottom, you’ll find pads for triggering the built-in patterns. These velocity-sensitive pads are also used for playing the individual drum or bass sounds if you want to program your [...]
BOSS DR-880 Dr. Rhythm
This Ain’t Your Daddy’s Dr. Rhythm
By Phil Gates
The BOSS DR-880 is the new Sheriff in town. In the old-school days, you had your drum machine, and it did drums and percussion — period. Now you have options. Not only does the DR-880 provide the drum/bass rhythmic essentials, it goes where no [...]
