BOSS CE-2W Chorus | Premium Waza Craft Guitar Effect Pedal with Analog Circuitry | True Reproduction of the Legendary CE-2 & CE-1 Chorus Pedals | Made in Japan

The BP-1W is one of the jewels in the Waza Craft crown. Boss outdid themselves with this low key gem-it’s part boost, part drive, part compressor and all brilliant.I use this primarily for solo shows with my Fender American Acoustasonic Jazzmaster, it’s up front on a pretty extensive board (behind a TU-3W and a ten band EQ), and I use it as a clean boost for fingerstyle, to push my overdrive for solos, to stack with my compressor for edgy tones and controlled feedback and sometimes just as a mild drive.The Nat setting offers a slightly hairy and vaguely compressed clean boost, like an MXR Micro Amp into a Diamond Comp turned way down, but more hi-fi. It simply makes everything sound better and bigger. RE mode is a little darker and crunchier, bringing a replica of the Space Echo pre into play. The CE mode sounds just like a MIJ CE-2 with the chorus controls turned all the way down.The CE mode is why I bought this pedal-my producer has an early ‘80s CE-2 which we often use as an always-on “bettering” pedal, such is the great tone of the preamp in it. This does the same job but for way less money than an MIJCE-2!The BP-1W is super easy to use. Two knobs, one three way switch, and an on/off treadle. Great tone is easy to find-just switch it on, find unison output, add gain to taste and let it do its work.It just works so well. Would probably be my desert island pedal. I bought one before, didn’t appreciate the subtlety, returned it and almost immediately bought it again. It’s simply sensational.

This new, Waza Craft, in other words; Made In Japan Super Overdrive (as were the OG BOSS pedals), is superb!I have a fair few overdrives, and although the Waza Blues Driver (BD-2w) is probably my favorite for lead boosting as an overdrive, this one isn't far behind, and is arguably the better 'always on' pedal of the two, especially for Hard Rock / Heavy Metal tones! That's probably a biased statement, as that's the genre of music I prefer, but stack the two together and you've got something quite special!Harmonics just seem to jump out with this pedal on, and I find myself having a very handy 'Van Halen-esque' tone constantly and easily - great for lead and rhythm.Simple, foolproof layout and knob options, typical bombproof BOSS build quality, low current draw (15mA for all you pedalboard builders out there!), comes with a 9V battery as well. The switch in the middle changes the character of the drive from the old, standard SD-1 (but with improved circuitry) to a more modern take - both are great, but I personally REALLY like the Custom option!Nothing to dislike here, superb pedal at a more than fair price.

Likely the best overdrive.It has a really good range from subtle to slightly over the top.Really nice when playing monophonic or duophonic.Not really for metal, there are better distortion pedals for that I would say, but great for rock and blues style for many popular bands styles.Not sure I needed the waza features, when on, the waza reminds me of the Dolby switch hifi devices used to have ie it adds tone maybe a little dull and less rough. Through a large amp this may make a huge difference. Better to have it and not regret it later though when you see reviews or your friends tell you how great waza is

Probably one of, if not the best chorus pedal on the market. If you love all those 80's classic chorus sounds this is the ticket for you. For the CE-2 mode,think about the sounds of the Police, Pretenders, Echo Beach, Bryan Adams, the Cure & all those great riffs from that era & that's a good marker for how this pedal sounds. CE-1 mode takes you off into the more richer realms of chorus with some frighteningly accurate sounds akin to a few famous Metallica riffs.... i'll let you figure the rest out. The 3rd mode, (CE1 Vibrato) with a few twists of the rate & depth you can get some great sounds also. Rate & depth take you from beautifully subtle to some really edgy stuff so there is hours of fun to be had.It works & sounds great with both single coils & humbuckers. Running mine through a Marshall DSL with 4 x 12 cab if your wondering.This is an amazing pedal which i highly recommend to those left wondering if the price tag seems a little steep. I was in this boat, glad i went for it as its worth worth every penny & of course, It's built like a tank as you would expect from Boss.Cheers Boss, you've just created something very special once again!Well happy!

One of the best chorus pedals around!

Sounds absolutely fantastic and it’s very versatile at both low gain (great clean boost) and full gain (almost fuzz-like). It loses a star due to it being not true bypassed. This means if this pedal is placed first in your chain, any fuzz pedal or other pedal that requires interaction between your guitar volume will not work, which is disappointing (but typical of Boss’ design). Well worth it though as it’s a classic, and the updated circuit is fab.

I've had lots of distortion pedals, and even built my own (Fuzz Face), but so far nothing beats this DS-1W. Lovely smooth distortion with a sweet tone, and can range from almost no distortion effect up to heavy distortion, so this can usefully replace an overdrive pedal. The Custom setting basically gives you a second distortion pedal, so it is almost two for the price of more-than-one (quite expensive, but overall worth the money). HOWEVER, if you just want a nice distortion pedal, without the extra oomph of the Custom setting, then go for the DS-1 (without Waza Craft), for much less cost. Nevertheless, now I have bought this I will keep it, the facility of effectively two distortion effects in one unit is nice to have.

The sound of 90s Scandi death metal, simply beautifully chainsaw sounding! The new mode seems to perk up the mids in some way. Can be used for searing leads and grimy chords too!