BOSS BOX-40 40th Anniversary Box Set

IN 2014, WE PARTNERED WITH BOSS to produce a comprehensive digital resource entitled Guitar Player Celebrates 100 BOSS Compact Pedals. The staff was buried in specs, tones, and artist interviews for months, and we had a marvelous time getting first-hand access to the company’s Compact Pedal archives.

- Michael Molenda

One of the surprises during this project was discovering how rare and collectible the SP-1 Spectrum had become, often fetching upwards of $500 to $700 or more for a 1977 original. Not bad for a single-band EQ pedal operating in the 500Hz to 5kHz range!