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I’ve had my eye on the Boss RE 20 Space Echo, which is based on the classic Roland RE201 tape echo, for a while.
The RE 20 Space Echo basically reproduces many of the effects that are possible using an analog tape delay, but does it in a reliable, affordable digital package.
This video [...]

 

2008 Winter NAMM Show Update: BOSS announced the GT-10 Guitar Effects Processor.
According to Boss, the GT-10’s DSP engine provides a more natural and musical response. It also offers Phrase Loop,and Parallel Effects Chain, while new USB audio/MIDI capabilities add flexibility.
The GT-10 also offers the COSM technology found in many BOSS and Roland products, including the [...]

 

At the 2008 Winter NAMM Show, BOSS announced the BR-900CD Version 2.
With Version 2., BOSS has added the GT-Pro quality COSM guitar amp model, a new drum-editing software application (downloadable from the web), and 500 minutes of recording time via 1GB Compact Flash.
The BR-900CD features an 8-track recorder with phantom-powered mic inputs and built-in CD [...]

 

BOSS announced the GT-10 Guitar Effects Processor, a floorboard effects processor designed to offer a big improvement in sound quality, features, and user interface from previous generations.
The GT-10 comes loaded with features including Phrase Loop, and Parallel Effects Chain. The GT-10 also comes equipped with a rear-panel USB port, where audio and MIDI data can [...]

 

Summer NAMM Show: The Roland RE-201 Space Echo has been reborn as the BOSS RE-20 Twin Pedal. According to BOSS, they’ve recreated every sonic detail and nuance of the original, providing users the warm, unpredictable and highly tweakable retro sounds of the RE-201.
Description:
The original Roland RE-201, commonly known as the Space Echo, was an analog [...]

 

BOSS has expanded its ME series multi-effects family with the ME-20, a powerful multi-effects unit optimized for live performance.
Description:
The ME-20 provides overdrive, distortion, delay, chorus, phaser, flanger, tremolo, rotary, and EQ effects, taking BOSS’s performance-based philosophy to a very affordable price point.
The ME-20 features a newly designed super-rugged metal chassis complete with three footswitches, 5 [...]

 

Musikmesse: This could be incredibly cool if they get it right - one of the most revered effects ever made, the Roland RE-201 Space Echo, has been reborn as the BOSS RE-20 Twin Pedal.
Features:

Roland and BOSS have recreated the legendary spacious, analog tone of the original Space Echo.
Faithful modeling of the RE-201’s tape [...]

 

NAMM Update: A new looping unit from BOSS was turning heads at the recent Winter NAMM Show. BOSS calls it “the most feature-laded looper in the company’s history.” (We’ll take that as feature-laden!)

The RC-50 is housed in a seven-footswitch floor unit, and allows three stereo loop tracks to be manipulated simultaneously. Each loop track [...]

 

NAMM 2006 Winter Show: BOSS introduced a new Compact Pedal; the AC-3. This new-generation compact pedal employs COSM modeling technology to transform any electric guitar into a variety of acoustic guitar sounds.
BOSS’s COSM Acoustic-Modeling technology is showcased in this small but powerful pedal, which simulates an acoustic guitar much more precisely and realistically than previous [...]

 

BOSS used the 2006 Winter NAMM Show to introduce the BR-600, a streamlined eight-track studio.
The BR-600 provides eight simultaneous playback tracks. Each of the eight tracks also contains eight V-Tracks (virtual tracks), which gives users access to 64 tracks of recorded material. Users can record dozens of takes, and choose their favorites for mixdown.

The BR-600 [...]