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Five Reasons Why You Should Add the BOSS DM-2W Delay to Your Pedalboard

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Upgrade Your Tone with a Waza Craft Analog Delay

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Waza Craft DM-2W Delay from BOSS.

For a long time, savvy guitar players have known about the special magic that the vintage BOSS DM-2 Delay brings to their sound. That’s why the long-discontinued pedal has fetched such high prices on the used market for two-plus decades now. With the Waza Craft DM-2W, the fabled stomp has been completely reborn and then some, offering the same warm analog sound as the classic DM-2, plus additional range and versatility for modern styles. Of course, those familiar with the original have already snatched up DM-2Ws for themselves, and are enjoying its exceptional sound now. But if you’re not in on what makes this pedal stand out from the analog delay pack, here are five great reasons you should add one to your setup.

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Build Your Guitar Skills with a BOSS Loop Station

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Berklee’s Mark Hopkins Talks About How Looping Will Improve Your Playing

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The BOSS Loop Station family.

Guest Author: Mark Hopkins, Senior Academic Advisor, Berklee Online

I’m a Senior Academic Advisor for Berklee Online, and I’ve been playing guitar for 25 years. My influences include everybody from Joe Pass and Wayne Krantz to Derek Trucks and Paul McCartney. In addition to teaching, I gig constantly—with my band, in a duo with a drummer, and as a solo acoustic act. In all scenarios, my trusty BOSS Loop Stations get a lot of heavy use! In this post, I’d like to discuss my thoughts on looping and how it can be a guitarist’s best friend.

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A Tale of Two Guitar Synthesizers

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What’s the Difference Between the SY-300 and GR-55?

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BOSS SY-300 (left) and Roland GR-55 guitar synthesizers.

At BOSS and Roland, we’ve been exploring the bleeding edge of guitar technology since our start, pioneering numerous advancements in synthesis and modeling over the last 40 years. Two of our latest products in these areas, the SY-300 and GR-55, represent our highest achievements to date. While both of these devices are guitar synthesizers, they each have their own unique sound capabilities, features, and uses. To help you determine which one is best for your music, let’s examine the different design approaches behind these powerful creative tools for guitar and bass.

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Buy an OD-1X or DS-1X, Get Pedal Juice for Free

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Convenient Rechargeable Power Supply for Pedal Effects

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The BOSS OD-1X Overdrive and DS-1X Distortion pedals are highly regarded by players everywhere for their incredibly natural sound, great response, and wide tonal range. Now, for a limited time, you can get even more when you add one of these impressive stomps to your arsenal. Until August 31, 2015, BOSS will send you a free Sanyo Pedal Juice with a qualifying purchase of an OD-1X or DS-1X. This cool rechargeable power supply runs your pedals for hours at a time, making it ideal for on-the-go performing and mobile pedalboard setups.

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New Product: DD-500 Digital Delay

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Incredible Sound, Power, and Versatility

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BOSS DD-500 Digital Delay.

If you’ve been searching for the ultimate digital delay pedal, your wait is over. The new DD-500 is a powerhouse sound machine for creative musicians, offering 12 different delay modes with exceptional audio quality, plus deep editing controls, a graphic display, patch memories, MIDI, and much more. Capable of delivering an endless stream of unique, inspiring sounds, the DD-500 may be the last delay pedal you ever need.

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New Product: PW-3 Wah Pedal

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Small Footprint, Huge Tones

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BOSS PW-3 Wah Pedal.

Are you looking for a great-sounding wah, but need to conserve space on your crowded pedalboard? Then you really need to check out the new PW-3 Wah Pedal from BOSS! It delivers awesome tone with two different sound modes, and features a robust, heavy-duty design that strikes the ideal balance between compact size and functional usability.

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New Product: SY-300 Guitar Synthesizer

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Tap Into a World of Amazing Sounds—No Special Pickup Needed!

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BOSS SY-300 Guitar Synthesizer.

The introduction of the revolutionary SY-300 Guitar Synthesizer brings the guitar synth to an all-new level of sound and accessibility. This magical box lets you take advantage of BOSS’ legendary guitar synth technology using the normal pickups on your axe, with no special add-on pickup needed! The SY-300 delivers fat, analog-style polyphonic synth tones with zero latency, opening up an extraordinary world of real-time sound creation for every guitarist. What’s more, you can shape your normal tone with the SY-300’s filters, amps, LFOs, and effects for even more sonic diversity.

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New Product: BOSS VE-1 Vocal Echo

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Sound Like a Pro Wherever You Sing

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Make your vocals sound great with the BOSS VE-1 Vocal Echo.

Whether you’re a pro stage singer or just singing for fun on YouTube videos, every vocalist benefits from enhancing their sound with high-quality reverb and studio effects. Unfortunately, most of us don’t have a sound engineer with us to dial up great sounds every time we perform. The VE-1 Vocal Echo solves this problem, providing a compact, all-in-one solution that lets you sound your best everywhere you sing.

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New Product: BOSS BB-1X Bass Driver

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A Powerful Tone Enhancer and DI for Bassists

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With the new BB-1X Bass Driver, improving your bass tone has never been easier. Far more than a typical stompbox, the BB-1X incorporates powerful BOSS technology to make your sound big, bold, and punchy. It functions much like a preamp, allowing you shape your tone without altering the fundamental core elements of your bass and amp sounds. The BB-1X also includes a uniquely tuned DI output that ensures the FOH engineer gets a great sound for delivering your personal tone to the main PA.

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