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Boss Katana-25
“Ideal for beginner guitarists, it delivers a great playing platform for bedroom guitar players.”: Boss Katana-25 review

By Matt McCracken Published

Boss shrinks its ever-popular Katana into an amp and effects-loaded practice amp for beginners and bedroom players

Guitar Amps
Boss Katana-25
Boss's new Katana-25 is its most practice-friendly combo yet – and it's just $199

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The Katana series comes for your bedroom with a feature-stacked digital combo that packs 60-plus Boss effects and six amps into a compact 1x8 package

Guitars
Boss EX-4 Effects Expander
“Expands the range of your pedalboard – without changing what already works”: Boss unveils the EX-4 Effects Expander, a compact multi-fx powerhouse that's designed to maximise your pedalboard's potential

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The EX-4 has 120 onboard Boss effects, 256 presets, ample connections for integrating other pedals, and could be the wildcard your 'board's been waiting for

Guitars
As a pro guitarist, I think Boss makes the most reliable pedals around, so with 26% off everything from the DD-8 to the Waza Metal Zone in Amazon's Spring Deal Days sale, it's time to stock up

By Matt McCracken Published

Amazon might usually be the home of cheap guitar pedals, but the Spring Sale has unleashed a slew of savings on Boss stompboxes

Guitar Pedals
Boss GX-1 Guitar Effects Processor
Boss tackles budget rivals head-on with feature-packed entry-level GX series multi-fx pedals for guitar and bass

By Jonathan Horsley Published

NAMM 2026: The GX-1 and GX-1B have hi-res displays, assignable footswitches, AIRD tech and the all-new Gear Suite feature for super-easy amp and effects settings

Guitars
A collection of Boss Katana amps in our testing studio
I love Boss pedals and amps, and with massive Black Friday savings on everything from the Katana to DS-1, you can see what all the fuss is about for less

By Daryl Robertson last updated

The Boss Black Friday deals are here, and they include the practice-friendly Katana amps, our number one looper and a classic distortion pedal for only $54

Guitars
Boss X-100 and XS-1 Poly Shifter: the treadle-equipped XS-100 and Compact Series XS-1 pedal are photographed against an industrial-looking floor.
With an eight-octave range, has Boss raised the standard for pitch-shifting pedals with the XS Poly Shifter range?

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The XS-100 is a pitch-shifting workstation with integrated expression pedal, 30 memory slots, MIDI, and lots of range while the XS-1 presents a 6-octave range in compact format

Guitars
A Boss VG-800 guitar processor pedal and electric guitar lying on a sheet of metal
“If you’re looking to turn your guitar or bass into a completely different instrument, there’s no better way to do it than this”: Boss VG-800 V-Guitar Processor review

By Matt McCracken Published

Boss’ most convincing guitar chameleon yet delivers mind-blowing results – at a price

Guitar Pedals
Boss PX-1 Plugout FX: the white compact series pedal has blue knobs, digital display, and is a platform for 16 digitally modelled Boss effects, one of which is available at a time.
A compact series stompbox you can turn into any one of 16 classic Boss effects? Meet the Plugout FX

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The PX-1 Plugout FX is a pedalboard chameleon with 8 preset slots for loading models of Boss’ most-loved effects, with 16 in total to choose from

Guitars
Boss RT-2 Rotary Ensemble: the rotating speaker emulator has a visual reference on front, three modes, mono/stereo outputs and a metallic gold paintjob.
Boss puts Hendrix and Gilmour rotating speaker sounds on the menu with the RT-2 Rotary Ensemble

By Jonathan Horsley Published

What do you do when everyone loves that trippy rotating speaker sound but no has the space (or budget) for one? Boss has the answer – and it has three modes and lots of features

Guitars
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