Boss
8 mentions in 4 episodes.
Charli XCX
“these two are just going through the Boss Superdrive, and then it's so basic”
One guitar layer in the 'Thinking About You' section runs through a Boss overdrive, one pedal per sound.
“and then we've got this, which is just playing through the Boss Phaser”
A Boss phaser pedal recorded direct provides another guitar texture on 'rock music'.
Djo
“John has one of these Boss C ones, the hardware. Which I think this plugin is emulating.”
The Wurlitzer chorus sound comes from a plugin emulating engineer John Rooney's hardware Boss CE-1.
EJT
“It's the pedal version. I have previously used the big real guy, but it's temperamental... it's the one with the 2 different tape heads”
Clarifies her Space Echo is the twin-pedal Boss RE-20, preferred over the vintage unit for reliability, portability and hands-free use while singing.
Joy Anon
“Lou was on this loop station, this 505, RC-505 loop station. We had one mic in the middle of the room”
The duo's Stornoway writing sessions were built entirely around looping live jams on the RC-505, which became the cornerstone of their 'source material' sample bank.
“has this amazing also like guitar setup where he's using the 505, which is like the cornerstone to the source material”
The RC-505 is used on stage to build ambient beds, mirroring its role in creating their source recordings.
“I'd say the 505 is probably— the Loop Station. We used it in a way I don't think either of us had ever seen it used before”
Asked for the one essential piece of tech, they name the RC-505 Loop Station: five channels, overdub, onboard effects, 99 saved memories and laptop-free portability.
“we played at Earth Hackney and we all had 505s for that one... all linked, all talking to each other”
For the Human Again anniversary show the whole band performed on networked RC-505s, recording table knocks live into them.