Rod Brakes, Author at BOSS Articles

The echo aficionado reveals his favorite stompboxes and explains why “BOSS has been at the forefront of all this incredible music.”

The shred virtuoso talks about the power of songwriting, her social media success, and stamping out separation, misogyny, and sexism.

The six-string sensation discusses her beloved BOSS pedals and this year’s IWD campaign theme: Inspire Inclusion.

From gritty clubs to world-famous arenas and festivals, pop session extraordinaire Liv Thompson offers sound advice.

More than merely a drive pedal for blues players, the BD-2 Blues Driver is a modern classic with genre-spanning appeal.

The CE-1 and RE-201 are beloved for their analog preamp circuits. The BP-1W Booster/Preamp now puts these revered preamps into compact form.

With the release of the Waza Craft FZ-1W Fuzz, BOSS has come full circle from its ’60s psychedelic rock roots. Get the entire fuzzy history.

Get the full story of the HM-2, the genre-defining pedal at the dark heart of Swedish death metal, now immortalized in Waza Craft form.

The MT-2 is more than a million-selling mainstay of bedroom players. Learn how Biffy Clyro, Kurt Ballou, and others harness its extreme tone.

Still the industry standard of noise gate pedals, guitarists can use this flexible NS-2 in several ways to tame the buzz.

The inside story of how UK pedal pioneers Sola Sound forged a collaboration with BOSS and wrote a new chapter in the history of fuzz.