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While this is an interesting deep dive into Boss pedals, anyone interested in pedals hasn't been looking to Boss for innovation for decades.

Programmable DSPs have led to the rise of innovators such as Chase Bliss, Meris, Hologram Electronics, Fairfield Circuitry and Empress releasing tools in a pedal form-factor that are northern Thai street food compared to Boss' Whopper Junior.

If you're interested, I recommend Knobs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_BLyPxShG4




I ended up on a YouTube tangent a few days ago looking at Hologram's Microcosm. That pedal looks like a lot of fun.


I’d be cautious. I’ve had two friends who bought it, were let down, sold it, thought maybe they weren’t using it right, bought it again, then sold it again.

It’s opinionated granulated synthethesis; it’s a good way to get that sound but if you find yourself not liking something about the sound, tough luck tweaking it.



It is fun. A game-changer, and relatively/subjectively affordable.




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