“There’s no higher utility pedal.” That’s how results large BOSS is describing its newest multi-effects pedal, the EX-4 Results Expander.

Providing an enormous library of 120 results in a compact design – spanning the whole lot you’ll want from overdrive and distortion to delay, reverb and modulation, in addition to bass-tuned results and different BOSS classics just like the Gradual Gear and Slicer – the EX-4 is described as an “important toolbox” for guitarists seeking to “construct skilled sounds on the fly”.

And gamers can select to deploy as much as 4 of the 120 onboard results concurrently, with devoted utility blocks additionally out there together with foot quantity, two noise suppressors, a ship/return, a divider/mixer and even a worldwide EQ for total tone shaping.

An enormous a part of the enjoyable of guitar pedals is dialling in your individual tones from scratch. However generally you simply need to plug in and play. The EX-4 caters to this want, too, with a Gear Suite providing a number of “professionally tuned” presets for every impact. Gamers may edit parameters and save their very own presets.

When it comes to person interface, the EX-4 sports activities a full-colour 2.4-inch show, the place guitarists will see their full results chain, particular person impact blocks, enhancing choices, menus and extra. In the meantime, 4 devoted FX buttons enable customers to modify off impact blocks with a single press, whereas accessing enhancing parameters with an extended press. In a brand new UX contact, the FX button colors match every impact’s show colors for simple identification.

Elsewhere, the unit options dual-function footswitches which are as rugged as BOSS customers have come to count on. These might be customized configured system-wide or per reminiscence, with assignments that embody block on/off, reminiscence up/down, grasp bypass, faucet tempo and extra.

Relating to I/O, you’ve additionally received 4 audio jacks providing each mono and stereo connectivity, with the added possibility of utilizing two jacks as an results loop to place exterior pedals wherever inside the EX-4’s results chain. In the meantime, two footswitches or an expression pedal might be attached for extra real-time management, whereas there’s additionally TRS MIDI I/O, too, for integration with exterior MIDI pedals and switching methods.

Value-wise the EX-4 will likely be out there from October 2026 for $299.99.

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Sam is the Affiliate Information Editor for Guitar.com and MusicTech. Completely immersed in music tradition for almost all of his life, Sam has performed guitar for 20 years, studied music know-how and manufacturing at college, and in addition written for the likes of Guitar World, Complete Guitar, Metallic Hammer and MusicRadar.