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And today , more than two years after its introduction , we still believe that the FR5 is a fully functional , gig-worthy pedalboard option that was obviously designed with the working musician in mind .
But we want more . Specifically , we want one for acoustic guitar . And there ’ s reason to believe .
According to Tech 21 , the company was inundated with requests for a bass version of the Fly Rig 5 since the day the original was first launched . So imagine our delight to see such an expansion into the bass guitar world back at the 2016 Winter NAMM show .
The Bass Fly Rig features several key upgrades that would be a perfect fit for the acoustic player .
Just imagine a Fly Rig for the acoustic player . Something with an onboard tuner , compressor , pre-post boost function and a balanced XLR output . Pair those upgrades that with a tasty reverb and delay section and the company ’ s legendary SansAmp technology — perhaps adopting some of the tech from Tech 21 ’ s Acoustic DI unit — and you ’ ve got a real winner on your hands .
Fingers crossed .
When we interviewed Yoshi Ikegami , the boss of Boss , for the cover of the July 8 , 2016 issue of Tone Report , we discussed the Waza Craft line of pedals at some length . In fact , we asked him a very pointed question about which other discontinued BOSS pedals we might eventually get the Waza treatment .
His response was simple : “ I don ’ t have any
And today , more than two years after its introduction , we still believe that the FR5 is a fully functional , gig-worthy pedalboard option that was obviously designed with the working musician in mind .
But we want more . Specifically , we want one for acoustic guitar . And there ’ s reason to believe .
According to Tech 21 , the company was inundated with requests for a bass version of the Fly Rig 5 since the day the original was first launched . So imagine our delight to see such an expansion into the bass guitar world back at the 2016 Winter NAMM show .
The Bass Fly Rig features several key upgrades that would be a perfect fit for the acoustic player .
Just imagine a Fly Rig for the acoustic player . Something with an onboard tuner , compressor , pre-post boost function and a balanced XLR output . Pair those upgrades that with a tasty reverb and delay section and the company ’ s legendary SansAmp technology — perhaps adopting some of the tech from Tech 21 ’ s Acoustic DI unit — and you ’ ve got a real winner on your hands .
Fingers crossed .

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When we interviewed Yoshi Ikegami , the boss of Boss , for the cover of the July 8 , 2016 issue of Tone Report , we discussed the Waza Craft line of pedals at some length . In fact , we asked him a very pointed question about which other discontinued BOSS pedals we might eventually get the Waza treatment .
His response was simple : “ I don ’ t have any
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