“Lots of thought has gone into this. There’s a learning curve involved, but getting through that and turning this up in a room is a rewarding experience”: Boss Katana Artist Gen 3 review

Boss Katana Artist Gen 3.

As a sibling to the famed Roland Corporation, Boss began its own ascent in the mid-1970s with the CE-1 Chorus Ensemble pedal – an effect that, until then, had only been available in Roland’s Jazz Chorus amps.

Very quickly, the Boss CE-1 found its way onto the pedalboards of Andy Summers and Alex Lifeson, among many others. By 1980, the much-loved (and still current) compact effects series was following in its footsteps.