All user reviews of 4/5 for the Boss BE-5 Guitar Multiple Effects

Boss Guitar Effects Guide Book Vol 7 (1991):

Integrates five high-quality effects essential for guitarists
Features of the Five Most popular guitar effects, Including compressor, overdrive / distortion, digital delay, noise suppressor and chorus.

Effects are ugly out in the MOST effective order for guitar applications For instance, the chorus is the after the digital delay Located in the signal chain, Enabling wide 3-dimensional sounds.

The Color control lets you mix overdrive and distortion, or choose Between the two.

The chorus features outstanding stereo dimensional effect year varies That DEPENDING on the placement of left and right speakers.

The send / return jacks allow system expansion using an external effect unit or volume pedal. A tuner out is Provided for speedy tuning, and the headphone jack Enables silent monitoring.

Compact and lightweight design.

UTILIZATION

The config is easy, no preset everything is done with the old knobs.

SOUND QUALITY

chorus, compression and delay are very good and configurable by the cons overdrive distortion is not really terrible

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 20 years, he made a few years in piano bars and small stages, without any problems.
Simple and strong!