Cool Boss Gear Alert: Synth Guitar and Bluetooth Expression

The traditional product release cycle is a thing of the past. Thanks to the internet and YouTube, companies are no longer bound to the standard of unveiling major releases at the January NAMM show. Though Boss was not at the Summer show, they picked a time that coincided with the Nashville exhibition to unveil two new products that should be of special interest to modern guitarists: a guitar with their SY synth technology built in, the EURUS GS-1 Electronic Guitar; and a bluetooth expression pedal, the EV-1-WL Wireless MIDI Expression Pedal.

Here are a couple of comprehensive looks at these innovative devices:

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NAMM 2018

NAMM 2018 was even bigger than last year, yet much more manageable. The brand new ACC (Anaheim Convention Center) North building  housed most of the high tech and pro audio stuff, allowing guitars and related products to be centralized in one area on the main floor of the original building. NAMM further reduced the spread by offering the new boutique manufacturers—previously relegated to downstairs Hall E—smaller, more affordable booths in the main guitar product ghetto. Thus, I was able to cover the show in two relaxed, rather than three grueling, days.

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The new AAC North building

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Introducing: Boss V-BDN VG-Strandberg Guitar

If there is a guitar that smells like the future, this is it. Boss is introducing the V-BDN VG-Strandberg guitar, a new instrument that fuses the designs of Swedish builder Strandberg with the V-Guitar technologies from Boss.

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Summer NAMM 2015

Pedals were rampant at Summer NAMM 2015. Symbolic of this trend was the giant, fully functional Cusack Reverb pedal. Yes, you had to manhandle that huge footswitch to turn it on.

Big reverb

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Boss SY-300 Guitar Synthesizer‬

The ability to create polyphonic synthesizer sounds with a guitar, without the need for a special pickup, has been on the table since the advent of Jam Origin’s MIDI Guitar software https://www.guitarmoderne.com/gear-2/jam-origin-midi-guitar-the-full-review. Still, there are many guitarists who would prefer not to use a computer in their setup. For them, the Boss SY-300 Guitar Synthesizer sounds promising. I only wish the video spent more time showing the synth sounds and functions, and less time on guitar shredding.

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