Boss BP-1W Waza Craft Booster/Preamp Pedal

£149.00

This is a New Boss BP-1W Waza Craft Booster/Preamp Pedal from Boss, listed in Preamp & DI Pedals on Just Pedals. Read More below.

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The Boss BP-1W Waza Craft Booster/Preamp Pedal is the high-end stompbox that tone purists have been waiting for. It combines the variable preamp characters of the legendary CE-1 Chorus and RE-201 Space Echo to give you those iconic baseplates without the associated effects. Along with a default “natural” voice that serves as a clean boost the BP-1W introduces extra richness depth and versatility to your guitar tone. Built to the highest standards in Japan the Waza Craft series BP-1W promises the height of premium analogue tone experiences. In CE mode the pedal reproduces the bell-like chimes and bright tones of the preamp section of the legendary CE-1 Chorus Ensemble whereas RE mode voices the chunky rounded sound of the RE-201 Space Echo Preamp. And if you want minimal sound colouration the Natural mode delivers a pure clean boost to elevate your tone without influencing it. Complete with selectable standard or vintage input buffer you can get the sonic and response profiles youre looking for on the BP-1W.

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Boss

In the current JustPedals catalogue, Boss is represented by Multi-Effects Pedals, Delay Pedals and Distortion Pedals. Current listings include PW-3 Wah, PX-1 Plugout FX and FZ-5 Fuzz. That makes the range relevant to players looking for drive, gain and clipping, plus time-based effects and ambience. Check each model for its exact circuit or processing platform, controls, power requirements and connections, particularly where the catalogue includes both pedals and supporting gear.

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Preamp & DI Pedals

Preamp and DI pedals shape an instrument signal and can feed a mixer, interface, PA, recorder or amplifier with a more controlled level and impedance. They may add EQ, gain, cabinet simulation, balanced output, ground lift or instrument-specific voicing. A bass, acoustic or electric-guitar preamp can solve very different problems, so check the input headroom, output format, phantom-power behaviour and routing. Decide whether the pedal should drive an amp, replace one for direct use or perform both roles.

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Analogue

Analogue products use continuous audio circuitry for some or all of the signal path, so clipping, filtering or modulation arises from physical components rather than sampled algorithms. The label does not guarantee a particular tone; component choice, headroom, bias, noise and the surrounding gain stages still matter. Check whether the switching, presets, control section or cabinet stage is digital when the exact signal path is important.

Boost

Boost pedals raise level, add gain or do both. A clean boost mostly preserves the source voice and pushes the next gain stage harder; a coloured boost changes the frequency balance as it lifts the level, while treble or mid boosts narrow the emphasis deliberately. Gain, output, tone, presence and headroom shape the result. Place the boost before overdrive for more clipping, after gain for more level, or into a clean amp when a louder signal is the aim.

Vocal

Vocal products process a microphone signal with harmony, reverb, delay, doubling, pitch correction, distortion or tone shaping. Microphone type, phantom-power handling, input gain, footswitch control and balanced output are as important as the effect list. Check key or scale settings, monitoring, feedback control, dry-signal routing and the intended PA or interface connection before using a vocal effect on stage.