BOSS BP-1W BOOSTER/PREAMP & IR-2 AMP & CABINET £259 & £179
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What You Need To Know
1 We haven’t seen a new Boss compact here for a while…
And then, like buses, two come at once! These were both released in late 2023.
2 One looks more complicated than the other.
That’s right, the Waza Craft BP-1W is a pretty straightforward booster and preamp pedal, while the IR-2 is an amp and cabinet emulator that, by necessity, has plenty of knobs and eight sockets compared with the other pedal’s two!
3 Would they both go on my pedalboard, though?
The BP-1, for sure, and the IR-2, possibly – it has many roles, but it could be the last link on your ’board if you want to go straight into a PA, rather than use an amp.
Here’s a pair of
