New Boss pedals coming out this month.

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 12:15 pm

Voxy baby!

Boooost y feedback!

Dude. I mean srsly. DUDE.

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 12:19 pm

i saw some stuff on musicradar about them this morning but that FB-2 & Looper look great

http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/ ... box-497220

JJLipton · Post by **JJLipton** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 1:41 pm

meh, kinda looks like rehashing old ideas. Feedbacker again seriously?

Dingus · Post by **Dingus** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 2:36 pm

JJLipton wrote:meh, kinda looks like rehashing old ideas. Feedbacker again seriously?

The old feedbacker was crap though. You were forced to use the DS-1 circuit distortion that was built into it, and it didn't really have any settings to tweak it (not that this has much more).

Here's a quote from their website on the new one "The FB-2â€™s feedback is authentic and true, not an artificial, oscillator-driven sound."

Let's see how it sounds and then judge (Bah, there's a video but I cant load it here at work)

Although to agree with you about them generally rehashing ideas, I would love to see them put out a stompbox-sized Ring Modulator. Pretty much just because they haven't done one. They have one in some of the Multi-FX processors, but not in a stompbox.

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 1:41 am

Boss wrote:There are two primary types of feedback that occur while playing an electric guitar. One happens when a guitar string naturally resonates with the audio from an amp and/or PA. The other occurs when a guitar pickup receives sound from an amp and/or PA and oscillates into frequencies that cause unwanted high screeching. The FB-2â€™s Feedback function automatically detects the sweet spot and then boosts the signal into a preferable, naturally smooth feedback tone.

SWEET SPOT DETEKTORZ!

From reading that, I'm guessing the "unwanted high screeching" type of feedback is not employed in the pedal (they're not exactly specific in that description), although I can't imagine that always being a bad thing for some of us.

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Will · Post by **Will** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 3:12 am

I'm curious how the feedback thing works - sounds like some variation on a compressor.

What it SHOULD be is a digital polyphonic thing like the EHX Freeze. Just an EHX Freeze that I will trust to still work in 2 months.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 3:20 am

i want that rc-300!!!

izodiak · Post by **izodiak** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:44 am

It has an XLR input, and phantom power, shooooot. Thats my dream looper (good band name, or songs,h) .
Probably it will cost 600 buckzz.

wwrrss · Post by **wwrrss** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:54 am

Boss wrote: unwanted high screeching.

FUCK YOU BOSS, I WANT IT.

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 10:52 am

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George · Post by **George** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 2:04 pm

They spent very short time on the feedbacker part of the first pedal, which I was interested in. Therefore I can only assume it's crap and they aren't willing to show it off in depth.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 3:12 pm

lel @ voiceover guy. AE BWAAAAHHHHSS BEWSTERRR

plaidbeer · Post by **plaidbeer** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 5:59 pm

stewart wrote:lel @ voiceover guy. AE BWAAAAHHHHSS BEWSTERRR

Why the hell can't Roland avoid making such cheesy demos? If it's not the infomercial voice, it's guys who are stuck on 80s hair metal. They need to learn from EHX.

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 6:20 pm

WANT FB-2

WANT WANT WANT

rlm2112 · Post by **rlm2112** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 6:52 pm

I just bought an original Super Feedbacker & Distortion, mostly just for the novelty of it. The FB-2 looks a lot more useable. The feedback on the old Df-2 does not change with tremolo movement. It's just a constant note that can't be manipulated while you're holding the pedal down. This new one looks like it can. I'm definitely interested in one.

Will · Post by **Will** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 6:43 am

I like when guys who are losing their hair a bit grow it out real long and tie it back. Reminds me of going to old car shows.

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 8:45 am

Will wrote:I like when guys who are losing their hair a bit grow it out real long and tie it back. Reminds me of going to old car shows.

That reminds me of every other guy over 50 I see each year at the NAMM show.

Post by **Doog** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 8:51 am

theshadowofseattle wrote:WANT FB-2

WANT WANT WANT

Oddly enough, me too.

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 10:08 am

I'd quite like one too. The booster sections sound quite nice. Wonder if there suppose to sound like anything in particular. Ie is the treble booster supposed to be like its namesake or is a generic eq type of thing.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 2:30 pm

ultratwin wrote:
Will wrote:I like when guys who are losing their hair a bit grow it out real long and tie it back. Reminds me of going to old car shows.

That reminds me of every other guy over 50 I see each year at the NAMM show.

Van Morrison for me.