Boss Compressors Through The Years (CS-1, CS-2, CS-3, CP-1X)

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Boss have been making compressors since the CS-1 was introduced in 1978. Since then they have put out 3 others, but are they different? This video will examine each model and compare some against each other.
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0:00 I bypassed the compressor
0:17 intro
0:55 CS-1
4:13 CS-2
7:03 CS-1 and CS-2 compared
8:45 CS-3
9:37 CS-3 Comparison
13:21 CP-1x
16:15 CS-3 and CP-1X compared
17:14 Final Thoughts

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@karlmartin849 8 ай бұрын

I've got an 1982 Boss CS-2 and I agree. There's something about it that other compressors doesn't have.

@Unusednickname_1970 Жыл бұрын

Nice comparison. The CP-1x is, by far, my favorite compressor pedal, and I’ve had quite a few, including the Origin Cali76 and other “boutique” compressors. Boss knocked it out of the park with this one. It’s stellar.

@9277707 Жыл бұрын

Really encouraging to hear this positive comparison to the pricey Cali 76, as I'm on quest for a new comp - the digital CP-1X is really calling to me - honestly because I hear it's Quiet! I have the OD-1X, and it's almost my Fav OD now, and is hands down the quietest. Thanks you've moved me closer to calling Sweetwater ;-)

@odyssey6684 Жыл бұрын

I found my CP-1X used in pristine condition. One test and I was hooked. Love it for my clean tones. Have to agree - it's very musical. Hard to beat.

@QuicksilverFridays Жыл бұрын

Looking forward to this series!

@joshuabayerjazz 9 ай бұрын

Cool video! Just bought my first compressor - the BOSS CS-3. Loving it! Really makes stuff pop.

@EthanRMus 6 ай бұрын

Love these Boss history series videos, so helpful!

@JasonAyalaSpare 6 ай бұрын

There will be more coming

@TMoody 11 ай бұрын

That's it..... after this video I'm getting the CP-1X.

@matt-peterfry4286 Жыл бұрын

I love this video! Great work!!!

@GRBAquatics Жыл бұрын

This is so very cool, Thankyou. Still looking to buy a CS-3, only have a Behringer CS400 on my Behringer Board and it is awesome. My other board has Joyo Dyna Compressor which is also amazing, each provide awesome compression and sustain. Thankyou, cheers.

@chiptriplett655 Жыл бұрын

Great video and very informative. Comparison videos are a big help. Heard about your channel watching the Pedal Picassos and enjoy the material. Solid guitar playing as well!

@JasonAyalaSpare Жыл бұрын

Thanks, love Matt and Rod.

@mrmanch204 29 күн бұрын

That is a great review, very useful. I play alot of 12 string, so a comp is a must for me and the CP-X1 is it. Thanks.

@robcobi 6 күн бұрын

Great video Jason, subscribed! I never knew I needed a compressor for years, I never knew what I was missing. I love them all though (easy to please). Thanks for this review, helped me decide on the CP-1X.

@JasonAyalaSpare 14 сағат бұрын

Hopefully it works for you.

@joeydancer Жыл бұрын

thanks, nice video. did not know about cp-1x :) nice to hear horizons played!😊

@NewFalconerRecords Жыл бұрын

The CP-IX was prettly bloody fancy schmancy. Flawless in fact. Possibly the perfect choice you could make. Very impressive indeed. I have a JHS 3 Series compressor which has a toggle switch which has a "bright" option (identical idea to the first Boss one you demoed). Can't fault it for myself. The volume knob goes way over parity. I use it on a couple of songs where I do this Duane Eddy twangy thing and it cuts through like you wouldn't believe.

@christhemusicteacher 3 ай бұрын

Great Videos, Thanks!

@digital-guitars-uk Жыл бұрын

Thought this was great. Thanks for sharing this with us. 😎😎🎶🎶🎶🎶🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

@paulyC Жыл бұрын

Loving the song selection on the CS-2 demonstration.

@JasonAyalaSpare Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much

@zorbanongreco 9 ай бұрын

Good info and tasty guitaring.

@PoppysGuitar Жыл бұрын

Hey pretty good chops btw

@KRAZEEIZATION 6 ай бұрын

The CS-1 is my favorite, has its own punch and cluck! The CS-3 was on my board from 1992 until 2016. I’m not to fond of the CS-2 as the CS-3 is better. You know what I’m going to say about the X model!!! The CS-1 is the oldest boss pedal I own dating back to 1978 and it has the intermittent LED malarkey!

@jamesthepanther Ай бұрын

Nice job on the Bach! Bravo haha!

@thomascunningham2919 Ай бұрын

Which Bach piece was that? I would like to learn it.

@jamesthepanther Ай бұрын

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@PeterKennedy3 8 ай бұрын

Great video. I was racking my brain about the chords at 5.30. I now realise it's an upbeat version of Pachebel, Canon in D major.

@chicojennings3535 5 ай бұрын

I thought it was the intro to The Impression that I get by Mighty Mighty Bostones

@user-mm7li8il5d 18 күн бұрын

Did you also catch Bach’s Lute Suite No. 1 Prelude at 14:30?

@PeterKennedy3 17 күн бұрын

@@user-mm7li8il5d I didn't know that one.

@1965zimmy 11 ай бұрын

Great comparison. Really nice guitar playing too. Dire Straits followed by Bach. Impressive.

@JasonAyalaSpare 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for noticing 🎸

@mushymystic Ай бұрын

Swweet, my CS-2 ... So damn FORMIDABLE, versatile, it has character. I've only got compression while in the studio to compare it to tho ... It gives the right shaping. Might be just me but in your vid, the japanese cs3 has clear and plentiful bottom end; even when you turn the tone up on the malaysia cs3 the bottom doesn't roar at me in the vid. That's the character thing, like the CS2 is gives me (not thru a tone dial tho!) Tasty guit colour you have there (; She's put together well

@JuxtaCrucem 8 ай бұрын

Feeling like the cats pajamas with my old CS2 now. Will start using it more now I have revalued it.

@sparkyguitar0058 Жыл бұрын

Hey. What yrs did the CS 2 have ASA 12v power ?

@marijanbarac1216 Жыл бұрын

Quick question...i hoped you would show cs1 vs cs3 as well...i wonder how much 'tone' knob should you dial on cs3 to get the 'treble' sound from cs1? I hope you know what i mean :)

@JasonAyalaSpare Жыл бұрын

It does sound similar, but the the CS-1 also cuts bass.

@90041hood 9 ай бұрын

What model of Tele is that mate?

@PedalScience Жыл бұрын

Nice comparison! They all have their unique strengths IMO, but I have used the CS-2 for years - it just has a really nice attack. The CS-1 can be fun, despite the low output; the CS-3 has a broad range and useful tone knob, and the CP-1x is the most hifi i.e works pretty well after dirt in my experience. Cheers

@marijanbarac1216 Жыл бұрын

Do you maybe know how much 'tone' on cs3 you have to dial in to get the sound of 'treble' mode on cs1 by any chance?

@Paul_-sn9cq 4 ай бұрын

Hi Jason, I have 2 x cs2's one is march 84 and Jan 82. The older one has grub screw knobs and a slight anomaly. The sticker on the back says made in Japan but is a separate sticker to the black label sticker, it has been stuck on afterwards over the top of the black label. Have you seen any boss pedals like this? It has "use a coin to open battery compartment" on the back. I had thought the sticker may have been fake, but all cs2 are made in Japan as per your video so I thought I would ask another Boss nerd for your opinion. Great video, thanks. Paul

@JasonAyalaSpare 4 ай бұрын

Hey Paul, that's quite the anomaly. I've never seen a sticker saying 'use a coin to open'. Do you use them in series or in parallel?

@taab7 3 ай бұрын

Nice video, but I need more in depth specs on the CS-3 controls which aren't available on the Roland website. Does anyone know what the threshold ranges are and also what the compression ratios are on the CS-3? Both threshold and compression ratios are on the same sustain knob and are factory preset, so assuming the sustain knob is set at 1o' clock, what is the db threshold and what what is the compression ratio likely to be?

@JasonAyalaSpare 3 ай бұрын

That would be good to know. I know with some compressors the ratio and threshold are combined in the one knob, such as the dyna Comp.

@ZombieBath 10 ай бұрын

The Boss TW-1 T-Wah also had the toggle in the middle.

@JasonAyalaSpare 10 ай бұрын

Correct, both came out in the same year

@HTRism 3 ай бұрын

is there a link or social media for Dane?

@michelfouche4599 Жыл бұрын

I bought one in Japan in 1990, but found it seemed to add a little fuzz when trying to play with a clean sound. I don't think it was just noise. I may have to pull it out and have another play with it.

@mushymystic Ай бұрын

Did you have it running with anything else? Was it on PSU or battery? These are things to consider!

@michelfouche4599 Ай бұрын

@@mushymystic I have since pulled out again and found the problem. I had been underpowering it. It required an ACA power adaptor which actually supplies 12V. When I brought it back to Australia and asked at the local shop for a Boss power adaptor for it they gave me a PCA and I didn't know any different. I have now bypassed the voltage drop resistor in the pedal and it runs happily off of my 9V power supply. It only took me 30 years to work it out.

@mushymystic Ай бұрын

@@michelfouche4599 awesome! 🎶

@PoppysGuitar Жыл бұрын

Someone said you can mod a resistor in cs-1 and it sounds much better. Anyone here know about this? Is there forum where this is discussed? Thanks Great vid btw

@JasonAyalaSpare Жыл бұрын

Try The Gear Page or on the the Boss fan page on Facebook. I'm glad you liked it 👍

@78tag 8 ай бұрын

Doesn't it all come down to why and how you use it?

@dasczwo 4 ай бұрын

cp1x is one of the most underrated pieces of gear. its digital. on acoustic guitar you dont even necessarily hear it working. guitar just sounds better. try it on voice ;-)

@JasonAyalaSpare 4 ай бұрын

It's so clean

@sashaloobkoff Жыл бұрын

My black label cs3 went on the fritz so I purchased a newer sliver label cs3 on reverb and was thoroughly unimpressed. Lost was that magical creaminess and the string attack (different from the attack knob) was unbearable. Also was way moe treble-y. Tried a friend's sliver label and experience the same displeasure. Anyone else experienced this? Should I look for a black label or was my original just a "special" luck of the draw?

@JasonAyalaSpare Жыл бұрын

Trying them back to back they are definitely different.

@goodman1127 6 ай бұрын

CS-3 is the most popular, available and great sounding compressor. I really don't like digital pedals. Pedal must be analog.

@marcosmarques982 9 ай бұрын

I gonna bought dyna comp or cs3 because i like talking heads or yo la tengo, but I want a bright sound, like the second album of talking heads But idk if compressor has this in my board

@alpkorsan 5 ай бұрын

cp-1x is much quieter than cs3, easy choice

@charlesrubitschung7592 Жыл бұрын

The CS-3 is 35 years old so yes it's pushing 40 years old🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@Davidthestratman7 Жыл бұрын

If it came out in 86 then it's 36/37 years old 😂😂😂😂😂

@geezberry8889 11 ай бұрын

anything with an "X" or "COSM" just avoid

@Unusednickname_1970 8 ай бұрын

The X series are not COSM, they employ Boss’ MDP technology. Still digital and I get that digital dirt pedals don’t always sound as good as analog, but in the CP-1X the technology really shines. The CP-1X gets great reviews, and it’s my favorite compressor pedal. Very quiet, very transparent, very tweakable from subtle to spuashed. Don’t let the fact that it’s digital put you off. It’s a fantastic compressor.

@philma6240 7 ай бұрын

What an awful take. I use this compressor for gigs a few times a month and the noise floor is insane and it's compression ability is incredibly versatile.