Guitar enhancers

The Boss EH-2 is a foot pedal designed for electric guitar to 'enhance' your tone. It gives you a brighter tone and cuts through a mix or a room quite well. The pedal has a 1/4 inch input and output and like all Boss pedals can be powered by either a nine volt battery or power supply. It isn't a rack mountable piece of gear as it is a stomp box. UTILIZATION The make up of the Boss EH-2 is quite simple to follow as it only has three parameters - it has knobs mix, frequency, and sensitivity - with an LED light to show the rate of sensitivity. That is all of the parameters that this has to offer although this doesn't mean that you can't get a good amount of varying tones between the parameters given. I think that just about anybody could figure out how to use this pretty quickly without a manual and regardless of experience... SOUND QUALITY The sound quality of the Boss EH-2 is pretty good overall even if you only use it subtly. It is similar to other enhancers, exciters, and tone boosters, but it has its own sound and its own capabilities. I use the pedal with a Fender Strat and a '76 Fender Twin Reverb or '65 Deluxe Reverb amp most of the time for recording and live shows, so I think I've definitely been getting an accurate read on what this pedal actually sounds like and I definitely like what I'm hearing. While it isn't a pedal that I tend to use all that often, I like having it around because you never know when a unique enhancer like this will come in handy... OVERALL OPINION The Boss EH-2 is an older pedal in the Boss collection and is no longer made, but if you are interested in getting one you should be able to find a used one for a reasonable price. While I do think that there are some better options if you are just looking for a tone booster, this will definitely have the same effects and does have a very nice sound. I'm a big fan of the older Boss pedals as I not only think that they are great collector's items but generally enjoy the sounds they have to offer. All in all, the Boss EH-2 is definitely worth a look if you want a unique enhancer/exciter.

OK, some people don't understand these things...They play with a lot more parameters than just EQ...Phase relationships and harmonics also play a huge role... Anyway, it's a dead simple pedal with 1/4 in and out and an on and off switch.... There are no tubes... UTILIZATION Sound editing is as simple as adjusting the two parameters...The response is already tailored to be very good...It's a matter of how much of it you want.... The manual is simple as the pedal...There really isn't much to understand beyond where you place it in your chain or loop.... SOUND QUALITY The sound quality is outstanding....I use mine in moderation and it's a nice subtle push to my tone...I don't use it while recording....Only live....I find that natural is better for recording and using the BBE colors the tone... It makes all my guitars and basses sound good...And I have over 25....I love this pedal in the loop of my Crate BV-120...Wow, they were made for each other... This pedal will take your tone and not only fill it up but shape it just so...Two knobs can do a lot more than you think! OVERALL OPINION Built like a tank....Sounds awesome...You just gotta remember not to overuse it....It sounds really great when you're on your own playing solo....But with a band, it can get hairy...Too much bass can interfere with the band's tone in general.... I'd buy another....I already own two... I tried others but BBE has it down...Period... Highly recommended...

I purchased the unit from my guitar tech for $150 He recomended it to me and said that if I didn't like he would take it back, he can't have it back! When I first pluged it in I thought it was very simple to use, set everything to twelve o'clock turned on, then off, it was amazing the phat lowend I got, it seemed to tighten up my B string, even in my 2-10 cab turning it off These guys at Aphex were thinking, there is a DI that you can switch from wet/dry on the output,ground lift,and a active passive switch. I was also told that is a true bypass switch,and the paint looks good,cool blue This is this best thing that I have found in years, often when I show up at the gig I'm not playing through the same rig every time, with this little box dialing in a great sound is easy This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com