Boss Corporation
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Musical instruments |
| Founded | 13 March 1973 |
| Headquarters | Hamamatsu, Japan |
| Products | Effects units |
| Parent | Roland Corporation |
| Website | Boss.info/ |
Boss is a manufacturer of effects pedals for electric guitar and bass guitar. It is a division of the Roland Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer that specializes in musical equipment and accessories. For many years Boss has manufactured a wide range of products related to effects processing for guitars, including "compact" and "twin" effects pedals, multi-effect pedals, electronic tuners and pedal boards. In more recent times, Boss expanded their product range by including digital studios, rhythm machines, samplers and other electronic music equipment.
From the mid-2010's, Boss has also made digital signal processing (DSP)-based modeling amplifiers and speaker heads such as the Waza and the Katana. These digital products also feature multi-effects units emulating classic Boss effects pedals.