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Published on 10/31/01 at 15:00About £50 from some shop somewhere in the middle of the UK.
It produces a wide range of usable sounds right from SRV blues tones right through to rock. In front of a valve amp, it is just great. Inside, it is identical to an Ibanez TS-9 except that Boss has asymetrical clipping and the TS is symetrical (I think that is the right way round). Have a look at the schematics. Having said that, it seems to me that the Boss develops a bit more bass than a TS. I like the simplicity of the three control knobs - I attached a bung to the volume control so that it can be altered by my toe when I'm playing - very useful!
I hate the colour (or color for you US people). What a nasty yellow colour. Still, it is the sound we are interested in. I have meantioned the TS a couple of time previously and to be honest, I prefer the sound that the TS gives me.
It's one of those Boss metal cased things. Virtually indestructable. A good thing for all you gigging musos. It seems to have held up well.
At virtually half the price of a TS, you can't really go wrong. A great overdrive for the price!
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It produces a wide range of usable sounds right from SRV blues tones right through to rock. In front of a valve amp, it is just great. Inside, it is identical to an Ibanez TS-9 except that Boss has asymetrical clipping and the TS is symetrical (I think that is the right way round). Have a look at the schematics. Having said that, it seems to me that the Boss develops a bit more bass than a TS. I like the simplicity of the three control knobs - I attached a bung to the volume control so that it can be altered by my toe when I'm playing - very useful!
I hate the colour (or color for you US people). What a nasty yellow colour. Still, it is the sound we are interested in. I have meantioned the TS a couple of time previously and to be honest, I prefer the sound that the TS gives me.
It's one of those Boss metal cased things. Virtually indestructable. A good thing for all you gigging musos. It seems to have held up well.
At virtually half the price of a TS, you can't really go wrong. A great overdrive for the price!
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com