Boss Chorus Pedals History
The history of boss guitar pedals.
Boss chorus pedals history. It was originally conceived for keyboard and synthesizer players but guitarists have occupied it as well like john frusciante red hot chili peppers. And in october 1979 the ce 2 was unveiled. Produced from 1979 1992 the boss ce 2 chorus was the original compact chorus pedal. Thanks to its extremely durable made in japan construction many original specimens are still around and sound great.
With roland shifting the focus of its boss division towards a series compact pedals in 1977 it was only a matter of time before their famous chorus sound was downsized. An overdrive pedal od 1 a phaser pedal ph 1 a parametric equalizer called the spectrum sp 1 a 6 band graphic equalizer ge 6 a compressor pedal cs 1 and an automatic wah pedal tw 1. The boss ds 1 was released the next year in 1978. This lets users create any kind of chorus effect from a mild natural chorus to the clear and penetrating stereo chorus effect popular in contemporary music.
The pedals they manufacture range from compact pedals to twin pedals and they also have wide range of multi effects pedals. Produced and developed by roland manufacturer of v drums v pianos boss guitar pedal effects synthesizers and all of your electronic musical needs. The history of boss compact pedals produced and developed by roland manufacturer of v drums v pianos boss guitar pedal effects synthesizers and all of your electronic musical needs. Boss ce 1 released in 1976 it was one of the first chorus effect pedals commercially available based on the same circuit from the roland jazz chorus amplifier.
Boss chorus pedals have a strong legacy connected to andy summers john frusciante and herbie hancock among others. And of course boss pioneered the famous chorus pedal in 1976 a now standard effect that s regularly used by players in every style of music. The ce 5 chorus ensemble is boss ultimate compact chorus pedal covering a wide frequency range and featuring high and low cut filters. In 1983 boss released the dd 2 digital delay.
Mostly known as the stereo version of the earlier boss ce 2 the ce 3 had a slightly sharper tone. Boss s line of compact pedals began in 1977 with the release of six pedals all of them discontinued. Over the years a rather significant number of boss pedals have been devoted to the delay effect another essential sound tool for musicians and guitarists in particular. In 1979 these demands were answered with the ce 2 chorus.