“Boss’s claims of the pedal being artifact-free more than hold up. I’d have the confidence to gig with this and use it to avoid guitar changes”: Boss XS-1 Poly Shifter review

Boss X-1 Poly Shifter.

What is it?

It was big news when Boss announced its DigiTech Whammy rival, the XS-100, in late September. So much so, that its little brother, the XS-1, which was announced at the same time, was a little overlooked. But it’s very much a part of the firm’s all-new assault on the pitch-shifting pedal market.