| Boss is an extension of the Roland Corporation, | | | | modulation effect may be enabled at once. |
| one of the largest and most well-known | | | | One feature not commonly found on other |
| producers of musical instruments in the world. | | | | effects processors in the same price range is that |
| Products released under the Boss trademark tend | | | | distortion is generated using analog circuitry. |
| to be focused toward the guitar-oriented market. | | | | Another plus of the GX-700 is that users may link |
| One example is the Boss GX-700, which was | | | | effects into an effects chain. The unit sets a |
| released in 1996 and at the time was Boss' | | | | default order of the effects but it can be |
| flagship multi-effects processor. | | | | rearranged so you can apply the effects in any |
| With an original price tag of £495, the | | | | order you chose. |
| GX-700 was engineered to give professional | | | | Besides the aforementioned effects, the GX-700 |
| musicians a selection of standard and modulation | | | | also includes a chromatic tuner, which is especially |
| effects, all integrated into a single rack-mounted | | | | useful for guitarists. |
| unit. | | | | The preset effects on the GX-700 are designed |
| Included on the Boss GX-700 are a number of | | | | specifically with guitar players in mind. Particularly, |
| typical effects such as noise gate, tremolo/pan, | | | | its distortion and amp simulators have been |
| compressor/limiter, delay, reverb, noise | | | | widely-used by rock and metal guitarists. An |
| suppressor, overdrive/distortion and chorus. Some | | | | unlikely side effect of including such harsh |
| less ordinary effects made their way onto the | | | | distortion effects on the unit has been the |
| unit as well, like a preamp, speaker simulator, wah, | | | | widespread use of these same by various |
| 3-band equalizer and various modulation effects | | | | industrial bands for processing both vocals and |
| (flanger, phaser, pitch shifter, harmonist, vibrato, | | | | instrumentals. |
| ring modulator, humanizer). However, only a single | | | | |