green, for example, to clean for acoustic and the red to a smokin’ rock amp and cabinet.
I downloaded the BOSS IR-2 IR loader software. There are a ton of fantastic IRs online. You click the download icon with the software and choose one from your computer’ s hard drive. The software allows you to overwrite any of the stock cabinet IRs. You can assign one of the three verbs, room, hall, or plate, to your cabinet and several other rig-specific settings.
MY TAKE AWAY: I always enjoy reviewing innovative gear. Don’ t sleep on BOSS. They make great stuff; I’ m proud to have their pedals on my pedalboard. The IR-2 has become a huge seller, and I heard from a guitar store that they need help to keep it in stock. IR-2 does things that most boutique pedals don’ t. Having all those amps to choose from and having two saved on board is fantastic. I could switch from a beautiful, clean amp to an overdriven amp for crunch stuff. The external jack allows me to control those with my ES-8. One of my biggest challenges has been to get my clean tones as loud as the dirty stuff. This is one of the beautiful features of the pedal. I
wish I had room to talk about each of the eleven amps. Some of them are extraordinary. When you turn down your guitar in the higher-gain amps, they clean up nicely and respond to your picking dynamics. You will feel right at home when you load your favorite IR cabs. This is a pedal you owe it to yourself to try. It’ s small and weighs about one pound. It can compete with units with much higher prices, too.
$ 219.99 www. Boss. info
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