how to get a place on the pedal board
again.”
The ES-8 has done exactly that. A dream
come true for users the world over, the
ES-8—and its little brother, the ES-5—
offers unparalleled routing flexibility and
customization, and does so with
consummate attention to quality. Tonal
purity—keeping the sound as
unadulterated and free of noise as
possible—was at the forefront of the
project and is achieved with carefully
designed analog circuitry.
Interestingly, the DD-500—an updated
take on the modern megadelay featuring
a dozen modes, deep editing options
and assignable real-time control
functions that make it a dream on stage,
in the studio and at home—was born out
of the development process for the ES-8.
In the nascent stages of the ES-8 project,
it became increasingly clear that a new
digital delay—specifically, one with MIDI
capability—had to be added.
“The DD-20 Giga Delay is great pedal,
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but has no MIDI capability,” says Yoshi.
“Modern digital delays have a lot of
functionality and flexibility, and a twin
pedal is not enough for this. And, for
pedalboards, space was another
important factor.”
So the smaller, sleeker, more
customizable and eminently flexible DD500 is just another step toward the
future. Proof of a company—and a
leader—obsessed with what’s next.
What’s better. And what sounds good.
Yoshi says that the pursuit of originality
as a sound innovator has been at the
core of the Boss brand since 1976.
Today, four decades later, nothing about
that has changed.
The Boss is still looking forward.
Yoshi wouldn’t divulge any secrets
regarding upcoming products, but did
want us to highlight the new TU-3 app
for iOS and Android. It’s free, so
download it today from the App Store
and Google Play.
The Boss of Boss: A Tone Report interview with Yoshi Ikegami