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The Family Flips

Boss SY-1 Guitar Synthesizer Pedal for Electric Guitar and Bassists Latency-free

Boss SY-1 Guitar Synthesizer Pedal for Electric Guitar and Bassists Latency-free

Regular price $195.49
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This item is brand new and has never been used but the box has been opened. There are absolutely no cosmetic impurities. The box may be damaged or show some wear and tear.



  • Authentic BOSS polyphonic guitar synth in a compact pedal
  • No special pickup required-play rich, dynamic synth tones with any guitar or bass
  • 121 total sounds (11 types and 11 variations), all ready to play with no programming knowledge needed
  • Includes a wide variety of analog-style synth sounds, from leads, basses, and layered organs to sweeping pads and arpeggiated sequences
  • Latency-free performance 
  • Quickly adjust sounds to taste with Tone/Rate and Depth controls
  • Hold function for playing normal guitar over sustained synth voices
  • Blend synth and normal guitar sounds with independent level controls
  • Parallel send/return loop for easy integration with other pedals on your board 
  • Mode switch optimizes the synth engine for guitar or bass
  • Supports extended control with an external footswitch or expression pedal 
SY-1 Sound Types
  • LEAD 1/2: A wide range of sounds suitable for single-note soloing.
  • PAD: Full tones that work great with chords, from layered pads to synth brass and more.
  • BASS: Fat synth bass sounds, including filtered and sub-octave tones.
  • STR: Classic analog-style strings, including layered voices and sweeping textures.
  • ORGAN: A large selection of organ sounds, including many with rotary-style modulation.
  • BELL: Percussive synth sounds with metallic resonance.
  • SFX 1/2: A variety of synth sound effects, including explosive one-shot sounds, animated pitch/filter voices, and more.
  • SEQ 1/2: Pulsating sounds with rhythmic pitch or filter changes. 



The Family Flips-- Who We Are:

We are a small family-owned business located in Conway, Arkansas. We purchase our bulk inventory from many different suppliers around the United States so that we can keep our prices low for our customers. A majority of our items are shelf pulls and store returns.


The Family Flips-- Quality Checklist:

Each and every item here at The Family Flips undergoes a basic functionality test and the item is rated according to our cosmetic condition scale stated below.  Every product has been audited and is certified to be functional unless otherwise stated in the condition description.

We base our cosmetic condition on a 5 star rating system:

New:  These items are brand new that have never been used and the box has never been opened.  There are absolutely no cosmetic impurities.

New(Other):  These items are brand new that have never been used but the box has been opened.  There are absolutely no cosmetic impurities. The box may be damaged or show some wear and tear.

Mint:  These items are like new, showing minimal to no signs of scratches or scuffs.

Great:  These items may show signs of light usage to include light nicks, scuffs, and or scratches. Generally my have 1-2 small cosmetic issues.

Good:  These items will show signs of previous usage, with nicks, scratches, and or scuffs.  Generally my have 3-5 small cosmetic issues.

Fair:  These items will show sign of very heavy usage, with obvious nicks, scratches, scuffs, and/or cracks.

Payment Policy:

All items are expected to be paid for within 48 hours. If the item is not paid for within 48 hours, an unpaid item case will be opened and you will then have 4 days to pay for the item. If the item is not paid for during that time period, the case will be closed and the item will be relisted. If you are having problems paying within the allotted time period please reach out to us and attempt to arrange a payment date. 


Shipping Policy:

We will ship your item when receive payment Monday-Friday. All items paid for before 8 A.M. Central Time will be shipped same day. All payments received after 8 A.M. Central Time will be shipped the following day.  We do not ship Saturday-Sunday because we are closed. 

Return Policy:

We accept returns within 30 days of the sale of the item. Your satisfaction is our goal. If you notice a problem with your item, we ask that you please send us a message before opening a return request. We want to make it right and we want to ensure that items needing to be returned are under the right category.

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