Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor and Power Supply Pedal

Eliminates noise and hum of the input signal. Power-supplied to other pedals with an optional PSA120S and a daisy chain (both not included).

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Overall User Ratings

Overall:: 9 out of 10
Features:: 9 out of 10
Quality:: 9 out of 10
Value:: 9 out of 10
I Want It:: 9 out of 10
Sound:: 9 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 9 out of 10
Support:: 9 out of 10

"Read the instructions! A very good product!"

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
I Want It:: 10 out of 10
Sound:: 10 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 10 out of 10

User: a customer from comcast.net

Submitted: 5/21/2007

Style of Music: death and thrash metal

Musical Experience: Active musician

Location: York, PA

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Feature:
Don't really need too many features on this. What's on the pedal is all you need.

Quality:
It's a Boss pedal and it's built like a tank.

Value:
For the price I got this for it was worth every penny. Get a daisy chain to supply other effects pedals that you have.

Desirability:
I got tired of hearing the unwanted noise from my amp at shows and band practices, so I wanted this pedal.

Sound:
I keep reading a lot of reviews about how it kills your tone. The only difference that I've noticed was just a little bit of a volume decrease, but all I have to do is turn it up louder. I am using this pedal on a 200W Traynor tube amp head and a Marshall 1960A cabinet. It will definitely kill the unwanted sound immediately.

Ease of Use:
It really wasn't that hard to get it setup. But I will tell you right now, READ THE INSTRUCTIONS! It will tell you what the knobs do and how to set it up properly. Once I read the instructions I set it up in no time.

Overall:
Since I own the Metal Zone pedal, I expect this to last for a very long time. I've only had a few effect pedals go bad on me, but they weren't Boss products. If it ever went bad on me I would definitely buy another one.

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"Clearly, your noiseless solution is the BOSS NS-2"

Overall:: 9 out of 10
Features:: 8 out of 10
Quality:: 9 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
I Want It:: 7 out of 10
Sound:: 9 out of 10

User: a customer from yahoo.com

Submitted: 3/31/2005

Style of Music: Blues, Rock, Funk, Soul, R&B, and Country

Musical Experience: Active Musician

Location: Chino Hills, CA, USA

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Feature:
The NS-2 offers the option of powering additional pedals using a 'daisy chain', which is very useful. I placed the 'decay' knob at the minimum, which makes me wonder why it's even there. I wish BOSS would combine the NS-2 and the CS-3. This would save me some time and space.

Quality:
BOSS and beauty don't really go hand in hand, but this pedal along with other BOSS stompboxes are built like little tanks- reliable like a Honda and tough like Ford

Value:
Price is very reasonable for the rewards and benefits of use

Desirability:
The pedals looks decent. I wouldn't have purchased it if it resembled a cookie.

Sound:
Before commenting on the BOSS NS-2 I should describe my rig: Mexican Tele w/ vintage '54's, NS-2, TU-2, Xotic RC Booster, Xotic AC Booster, CH-2, back to the NS-2, and finally to a Fender Blues Jr. Every guitarist is familiar with the infamous 'buzz' or 'hum', which is usually a result of single-coil pickups or simply electricity. Why wouldn't anyone buy a 'noise suppressor'? Let's take the "Hush" pedal for example. I experienced a great deal of sound degradation and returned the pedal an hour later. My guitar lost its natural tone, punch, and harmonics. So I figured that all 'noise suppressors' acted the same way and quickly lost interest in any such product. I recently put this rig together and gave 'noise suppression' one more shot. I picked one up and I love it! My sound is hardly affected. I keep the 'decay' at a minimum and put the 'threshold' at around 11 'o clock. This way the hum is barely detectable even in a quiet room by myself and my Tele still has its twang. This is the pedal to get. Essential for all guitarist. It's like taking the heartburn out of hot sauce and keeping all of the flavor.

Support:
N/A

Overall:
This is a keeper and if something happened to it...I'd buy another one.

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"This is the thing to buy if you have noise and dont want to lose quality"

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
I Want It:: 10 out of 10
Sound:: 10 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 10 out of 10
Support:: 10 out of 10

User: a customer from ecu.edu

Submitted: 5/28/2009

Style of Music: Alternative, Contemporary Christian

Musical Experience: Active Musician

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Feature:
Nothing came with it but what else do you need.

Quality:
Great quality of course its a Boss....

Value:
I would have paid more for this product!

Desirability:
Its a sexy compact Boss Pedal!

Sound:
I turned it on then off then on over and over again and could hear ZERO difference in quality!! This thing doesn't weaken or change your tone!

Ease of Use:
Extremely user friendly I pulled it out of the box plugged it up played with the settings for about a minute and it worked great!

Support:
haven't needed it.

Overall:
An amazing product, I had major noise coming from my amp and just plugged the thing up and it was all in the past.

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"great pedal,powers other....best ever"

Overall:: 9 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 8 out of 10
I Want It:: 7 out of 10
Sound:: 9 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 10 out of 10
Support:: 10 out of 10

User: a customer from gmail.net

Submitted: 2/13/2008

Style of Music: Punk,Emp,Experimental,Grunge,Hardcore

Musical Experience: playing guitar 2 yrs...in a band

Feature:
THe way it can power up to 7 other pedals is amazing! i own 4 other boss pedals and a few others so it works great... a mute mode works great when playing live and switching guitars.

Quality:
its built just like any boss pedal...STRONG!

Value:
hmm...welll...85 bucks...a lot of money,but for the way it powers other pedals really made me buy this... so

Desirability:
umm... not really .. is doesnt look as impressive as the boss PH-3 or GT-8 or DD-6 Or PS-5...

Sound:
This noise suppressor sounds great. People say it alters ur tone..IT DOESNT. All it does it cut ur sustain a little bit...it works the best with humbuckers..i kno humbuckers dont make really any noise but just with my setup and surroundings i still get noise and it works amazing On my strat however... i have to turn up the threshold up to get rid the noise when i use a lot of distortion...so it really cuts the sustain..but still works amaing...im really glad i got this one

Ease of Use:
EXtremely easy of use! much easier than like the MXR Smart Gate (which also a very nice pedal)

Support:
Boss is my favorite brand of pedals..i own five....Any question i ever had ,i always got a answer.

Overall:
amazing...not a waste of money

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"But this. Now."

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
I Want It:: 10 out of 10
Sound:: 10 out of 10

Submitted: 7/7/2005

Style of Music: loud, fast, and heavy

Musical Experience: Active musician, recording student

Feature:
What more do you need? In my opinion the mute option is a bonus on this thing.

Quality:
Rugid as all hell. I've dropped it, dented the floor and not even scratched the paint of this thing.

Value:
Cheap. Effective. Easy.

Desirability:
Its a white Boss pedal. No suprises, no stupid graphics, no odd shapes that are hard to work with.

Sound:
Dosent degrade the sound like alot of other N.S. and can have a very soft "cut" to how it ends the signal, not abrupt or irratating.

Overall:
Some of my friend's have this and when they use a battery it actually kills some noise but increases the hum. Always use an AC adaptor, no matter what.

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"Def worth the money"

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 8 out of 10
I Want It:: 10 out of 10
Sound:: 10 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 10 out of 10
Support:: 10 out of 10

Submitted: 5/28/2009

Style of Music: Metal, TOOL, Punk, Classic Rock,

Musical Experience: Actively involved in a band

Location: Canonsburg, PA

Feature:
Includes a mute feature to completely mute the signal, and also includes the gate/suppressor

Quality:
It's a BOSS. It's a beast.

Value:
The pedal puts a dent in the bank, but I think it's worth every penny. I bought the pedal used (but in great condition) locally for about $60. It's totally worth it. It does exactly what I was hoping it would do.

Sound:
The pedal does not directly affect your sound. The purpose of the pedal is to cut down on unwanted speaker hum, effects hum, pickup hum, etc. It does a great job doing it

Ease of Use:
It takes a little tweaking to get the decay and threshold to where you want them so your signal doesn't sound choppy, but once you find the sweet spot you will only have to adjust the knobs in minor amounts

Support:
Haven't had to use the support yet, and I'm hoping I wont have to.

Overall:
I was considering buying this pedal for a few months, but once I started playing in a band, I realized that the time was right to buy one. Before I had this pedal, I had a LOT of noise coming from my amp (the amp itself, guitar, effects, etc.) Once I got this pedal, it cut back NEARLY ALL of the noise. I am VERY pleased. I would recommend this pedal to anyone who is looking to sound a bit cleaner without all the fuzz coming from their unit.

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"Nice if you got the extra cash."

Overall:: 9 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 6 out of 10
I Want It:: 10 out of 10

User: a customer from hotmail.com

Submitted: 3/18/2002

Style of Music: Metal

Location: Louisville, KY

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It does exactly what it is supposed to. I play with a Gibson SG through a marshall half stack. I use a BOSS MT-2 Metal Zone distortion pedal. At high levels, the feedback and humming is unbearable. With the NS-2 on my effects loop, everything is SILENT when I stop playing. Even at high volumes. Set it all the way down on Decay and 3/4 on the cutoff and it eliminates unwanted noise from your pickups, effects, and cable disturbance. I really, REALLY needed this pedal to put an end to the noise when I stop playing. I gave it a 3 in value because like all BOSS pedals, it is kinda expensive. So it's nice if you got the cash, but you don't necessarily have to have it. Like I said, I play with a hellacious amount of distortion and gain so it really made a difference for me. If you have other BOSS pedals, you can also get the daisy chain power thingy which makes it alot easier to power everything.

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"This thing is great for people with huge amps!!!!"

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
I Want It:: 8 out of 10
Sound:: 10 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 10 out of 10
Support:: 10 out of 10

User: a customer from yahoo.com

Submitted: 6/1/2009

Style of Music: power metal

Musical Experience: hobbyist, I've played lesson free for about 6 years

Location: Cadillac MI USA

Feature:
There really are no features but the features that it don't have get an automatic 10 because it's fricken Boss!

Quality:
Top of the line quality, I mean it's fricken Boss is it not?!

Value:
It had a reasonable price but not quite as amzingly priced as the DigiTech stomp boxes, they are insanely cheap!!!!

Desirability:
It looks okay but what really matters is the sound not looks.

Sound:
Sound? The point is to have less sound isn't it?

Ease of Use:
I wouldn't know, I only tried it out in a store and really all I did was turn it on but just that made it quiet so guess it is pretty easy.

Support:
I have needed no support

Overall:
Overall it's a top notch pedal!

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"The Boss has'nt said anything!"

Overall:: 8 out of 10
Features:: 7 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 7 out of 10
I Want It:: 8 out of 10
Sound:: 9 out of 10
Support:: 10 out of 10

User: a customer from iinet.net.com.au

Submitted: 8/19/2004

Style of Music: rock, pop, metal

Location: australia

Feature:
Don't use the decay or just set on min., mute is handy, plus power out is a great bonus to have.

Quality:
very solid unit

Value:
hmmm. yeah I supose value was right.

Desirability:
I wanted it and was'nt let down.

Sound:
Well no sound is what you want here and yes, it delivers. All the way on, things start to fade a bit.

Support:
Boss are always good in this department

Overall:
need to buy power apptor.

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"noise suppressor"

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
I Want It:: 10 out of 10

User: a customer from aol.com

Submitted: 1/9/2001

Style of Music: metal

Location: ma

i play a ibanez rg 470 through a 5150, and needless to say the squaking and feedback was ridiculous, and after purchising the ns-2 noise suppressor no more problems with unwanted noise. it's well worth the money.

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