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  • Boss SY-200 synth pedal

    Boss' SY-200 is a powerful guitar synth that fits on a pedalboard

    by 
    Terrence O'Brien
    Terrence O'Brien
    09.16.2021

    Boss' latest guitar synth pedal is flexible, immediate and fits on a pedalboard.

  • Boss

    Boss' SY-1000 is a synth orchestra you control with a guitar

    by 
    Terrence O'Brien
    Terrence O'Brien
    12.05.2019

    There's more than one way to turn a guitar into a synthesizer. But Boss and Roland have always gone for the most elaborate and complicated approach. While the new SY-1000 can be played simply by plugging in a guitar or bass via a standard 1/4-inch instrument jack, it really shines when connected via Roland's proprietary GK pickup. Unlike a lot of other guitar synth pedals, the GK pickup system allows for polyphonic tracking of notes on a guitar without the use of MIDI, which can be a little unreliable. The SY-1000 builds on the tech in the SY-300 which turns your guitar licks into everything from a gnarly synth lead to a rich pad, or even a thick Leslie-like organ.