Why no Boss TR2 Waza?
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Skyhook
Friend of Leo's
And what would the Waza-mode on the TR-2 entail? More wave shapes for tremolo?
An option for true bypass like on the KTR?
I have no inside info on the subject but my guess is that way more pedals get Waza:d already than
there would be an actual demand for. I mean, sure, if a pedal is popular then keep cranking it out
and make a profit. Nothing bad there. I'm just doubtful that Waza has that much to add in every case...
Boss TU-3w, anyone?
northernguitar
Poster Extraordinaire
I have no idea why that one has any appeal. Why spend twice as much as an excellent Polytune?
Skyhook
Friend of Leo's
Well... it is black(ooh-aah style factor) and it has that Blue Death Ray™ -LED which lights up when a string is in tune
and makes sure you're blind for the next five minutes. Yay, Waza...
TBF though... somebody on here defended that Blue Death Ray™ -LED on the TU-3w saying that it's very visible
during outside gigs when the sun is shining.
Only thing is... I can understand that application.. fine... but when I turn the Waza-mode off I should get my non-blinding
red(or was it green) LED back!
But on the whole... I can't wrap my head around the TU-3w.
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EHX Pulsar is beautiful. If I could recommend one pedal to every guitarist….it’d be the Pulsar.
SixStringSlinger
Poster Extraordinaire
The Seymour Duncan Shape Shifter has a control that affects how much time the tremolo spends rising vs. falling. That's a neat one.
bgmacaw
Doctor of Teleocity
I agree. They seem to be releasing more complex pedals like the SY synths and things like the Slicer right now.
omahaaudio
Poster Extraordinaire
Give 'em another few minutes.
northernguitar
Poster Extraordinaire
I’ve had full sun on my board at a gig. The Polytune display is totally visible. And the polyphonic tuning feature is fantastic.
schenkadere
Poster Extraordinaire
Seriously...it's a tuner.
Yeah, that is what got me thinking about the Boss, the Pulsar Nano with stereo outs.
bottlenecker
Doctor of Teleocity
Because polytune switches fail.
northernguitar
Poster Extraordinaire
Hmm….never heard that. My Polytune is five years old, working perfectly. I also have the HyperGravity compressor pedal around that old, no problems. Plus, I recently sold a seven year old Helicon, which was used and abused…all three switches worked well.
northernguitar
Poster Extraordinaire
IMO, they should have just improved on the TU-3.
Ben Harmless
Poster Extraordinaire
If they never touched the TR-2, it would just keep selling forever.
That said, I'd LOVE a tap tempo function, even though that's not really the kind of thing they've done with the Waza stuff - Boss seems to be more into massaging the tones. I could see maybe a waveform warp for sawtoothy sounds. Maybe a blinky light for a rate indicator. An extra output for panning like on that Boss panning pedal, the name of which escapes me at the moment. Perhaps external volume? Again though, I don't think they're adding many knobs to these boxes - more just a little switch.
That said, I'd LOVE a tap tempo function, even though that's not really the kind of thing they've done with the Waza stuff - Boss seems to be more into massaging the tones. I could see maybe a waveform warp for sawtoothy sounds. Maybe a blinky light for a rate indicator. An extra output for panning like on that Boss panning pedal, the name of which escapes me at the moment. Perhaps external volume? Again though, I don't think they're adding many knobs to these boxes - more just a little switch.
Stereo input and output
Expression jack
Tap tempo
That little switch selects a harmonic trem
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Yup, stereo I/O with harmonic trem option. I would buy that.
