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Developed exclusively for live performance, the Boss AD-3 Acoustic effects pedal gives guitarists a warmer, richer sound thanks to its tone-shaping controls specially tailored for acoustic-electric guitars. Boss includes high-quality reverb and chorus as well as a built-in feedback eliminator with this versatile stompbox. Quite simply, the compact Boss AD-3 Pedal is an acoustic musician's best buddy.

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Boss AD-3 Acoustic Guitar Multi Effects Pedal

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Average of 9 User Ratings

Overall

Overall: 8.78

Quality

Quality: 9.11

Features

Features: 8.33

Value

Value: 8.22

Customer Reviews

Overall

Overall: 10

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 9

Value

Value: 8

Versatile and Sounds Great!
Posted by Jude from Overland Park, KS on Mar 11, 2009
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Active Musician and Recording Artist
Reviewer's Play Style: Acoustic Rock/Folk/Indie
I've owned mine for over a year now. Never had any problems. I play a Martin with a sound hole pickup through it. I also play my Godin A6 (semi-hollow) through it for a different sound. Even my piezo pickup on a Parker Fly sounds booming and sweet when running through this processor. I recommend buying it, playing through it and seeing for yourself! My best friend played his brand new Taylor through it, and it sounded so sweet - even going through a standard stereo system. That's another great thing about this pedal. It has a switch for playing through PA (line) or through an amp. You can do Mono or Stereo. And it has a knob for gain adjustment. Plenty of ways to tweak your sound to make it "just right!" Good luck!

Overall

Overall: 4

Quality

Quality: 5

Features

Features: 4

Value

Value: 3

missing power supply
Posted by Humanheater from Pawleys island, SC on Jan 29, 2008
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Gigging musician
Reviewer's Play Style: blues rock country
This product is not worth the money. A simple chorus would do the same thing for less money. It does make your acoustic/electric sound a little bit better, but little bit is not good enough.

Overall

Overall: 10

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 10

Value

Value: 10

VERSITILE LITTLE BOX
Posted by 12 stringer on May 22, 2007
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: ACTIVE MUSICIAN
Reviewer's Play Style: COUNTRY
Have performed for many years now, and I have found a perfect combination for 12 stringers. Take this little box, do not plug into your guitars elec. input. Rather make a small "old time" investment in a Dean Markley sound hole pickup. You WILL achieve a true acoustic sound because nothing is piped direct to the amp. You are getting already mixed tones throughout the guitars internal and enhancing it with the Boss. Just make sure you also invest in the Dean Markley sound hole cover to help with feedback even though the box has a feedback switch. Then you will have much better response and sound control. Must say it looks a little old fashioned having a wire dropping off your guitar but do you want to defend the looks or the sound?

Overall

Overall: 9

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 8

Value

Value: 8

Great full sound!!
Posted by Fun Guy from Around on Feb 9, 2007
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Active Musician
Reviewer's Play Style: Rock, Jazz, Blues
I bought this pedal trying to find a way to plug my Takamine acoustic guitar into my Fender Hot Rod Deluxe. Well, that didn't work at all. But I'm not suprised or upset! ;-) Previously I was using the boss compression pedal through the PA. It sounded better then the guitar by it self, but it wasn't the right sound. This pedal puts a real punch behind the sound, and I can get a lot of low end out of it, giving a warm/full sound to my guitar. All in all I am very happy with it, and I don't see how I ever got by without it! Go buy it!!

Overall

Overall: 9

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 8

Value

Value: 9

It's really a great pedal... It fulls...
Posted by Anonymous Musician from South Africa on Nov 8, 2006
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Active muscian
Reviewer's Play Style: Everthing
It's really a great pedal... It fulls out the sounds nicely. I would've liked it to have an on/off for the reverb. Other than that, for the price, totally worth it!!

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Boss AD-3 Acoustic Guitar Multi Effects Pedal

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