BOSS has condensed five different overdrive and distortion circuits and incorporated them into the Boss ROD-10 Overdrive/Distortion. With it compactness, high sound quality, and a wide variety of effects, the Boss ROD-10 can satisfy the needs of today’s guitarists in all playing situations.
The five different overdrive/distortion effects include three kinds of BOSS’ unique, highly touch-sensitive overdrive; a sharp, brilliant distortion; and a good old-fashioned fuzz. Each effect is produced by a completely independent circuit. You can select any one of the five distinctive effects by simply rotating a knob.
The effects can be turned on and off using an Effect switch on the front panel or by remote control using an FS-5L footswitch. The Boss ROD-10 features discrete amplifier construction for the effects circuitry to ensure low-noise operation at all times.
A three-band equalizer—high, middle, and bass—is provided for a flexible tone tailoring. The center frequency of the middle band is adjustable from 250 Hz to 4 kHz. A line output is also provided. It incorporates a special line driver that provides the output signal with a frequency response similar to that obtained by a guitar amplifier Realistic “amplified” guitar sounds can be obtained even when the Boss ROD-10 is directly connected to a mixer, tape recorder, or any other line-level device.
