I play guitar from the time I can remember . I was 6 or 7 when I started.

Heavy Metal

This product works great after dis/od box. This product fails if you use amp distortion. Using this product in the fx loop produces bad results. If you use amp distortion I would recommend an isp noise reduction product or a MXR Smart-Gate in the fx-loop.

When it comes to noise reduction it has all the knobs you need and a nifty silent mode. The drawback of having to run your fx threw the Ns-2 Separately from your guitar creates a more cluttered pedal board, Awkward cables are needed in order to get your last fx units sends back to the Ns-2 input, and this could be avoided if boss switched the fx inputs inputs around.

Very easy to use product.

Very dependable.

Great value compared to what els is on the market.

Boss support is very easy to get.

It looked nice and easy to use.

Active Musician

Metal

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

Active musician

death and thrash metal

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!

Nothing came with it but what else do you need.

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!

Great quality of course its a Boss....

I would have paid more for this product!

haven't needed it.

Its a sexy compact Boss Pedal!

Active Musician

Alternative, Contemporary Christian

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.

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.

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

Price is very reasonable for the rewards and benefits of use

N/A

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

Active Musician

Blues, Rock, Funk, Soul, R&B, and Country

home noise maker

Metal,hard rock

Guitar/bass for 30+ years.

Rock and Blues

As usual Boss has come up with very unique ideas. This is one of them that I am very impress with. It makes my Bass sound dynamic with the Fat Lows and the Punchy Mids and Crunchy Highs. I am pleased to have it in my rig.

Not really but for the price I got it for with the 3, 6" cables and the Boss PCS 20A parellel DC cords (Daisy Chain) plus 1 SPOT power adapter. Hey I can't complain I am totally happy.. All for $75.97 Hey I am happy with tax and all.. LOL...

As usual all Boss products are constructed very well. I have no doubt in the material..

Yes I got it at a heck of a price, I am happy... LOL

No doubt but I was hoping to find a owners manual just like most of the other companies I have found online. Just in case I lose mine I could download it and print it out online..

Let's just say I am not kinky but the product suits the taste.. LOL..

Jazz Fusion

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

playing guitar 2 yrs...in a band

Punk,Emp,Experimental,Grunge,Hardcore

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

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

very solid unit

hmmm. yeah I supose value was right.

Boss are always good in this department

I wanted it and was'nt let down.

rock, pop, metal

Does not change your tone if you set it up properly. I read a zillion negative reviews by people who didn't use this correctly and then thought it was the pedal's fault. Use all 4 jacks...this is not the same type of pedal as the mxr smart-gate or isp decimator, etc. It's more like the ISP Decimator G-String but you get the save yourself $120 getting this instead of the g-string. I've owned both and they're both great but this affords you more tweaking options and is way cheaper.

All the things you need a gate to do in a guitar rig, this does. Note: It will not eliminate the sound from ground loop hum...if that's your problem, please look elsewhere. (Ebtech makes some good devices for that ailment)

I only gave this an 8 because although it couldn't be easier to use people seem to constantly use it wrong and then bash it for poor results which are, by and large, their own fault. For this to sound good right you'll need: Dirt pedals into a clean amp or, A separated preamp / power amp setup or, An amp with a series effects loop (preamp out, poweramp in) Your guitar goes into the NS-2 then out of its "Send" jack into your amp then from the amp's fx loop send into the "Return" jack on the NS-2 then out of its "out" jack into your delay, reverb, time based fx, then into your amps fx return. It will do what you hope it will in this configuration. Simply plugging this in between your guitar and amp is a waste of your time and money. Also, never ever put delays, reverbs, time based effects before the ns2 or in its loop. It will sound stupid that way.

Its a boss pedal so you're good for at least 5 years out of this baby.

When compared to the only equivalent noise suppressors on the market, this thing is a steal. It does more than the MXR, the Rocktron, the cheaper ISP. Its a great deal for high gain applications.

haven't needed their help

If you play rock, metal, hell even heavy blues, and you don't have a noise suppression system you're doing yourself, your tone, and especially your audience a disservice. If you need a noise suppression pedal...get this one. Its dirt cheap for the help it'll give you and you won't be disappointed.

Active gigging guitarist

Metal

This is where it separates from all the rest; i've used HUSH and MXR noise gates and BOTH left me lacking. The HUSH worked great at killing the noise but it COMPLETELY clamped ANY sustain OR volume and the MXR well.....just sucked IMO. This thing DOES NOT take ANYTHING away from your tone. Dont believe the negative reviews on this, this pedal could easily sell for twice as much! Take this from someone who; A. is a sound guru, i hate ANYTHING that colors my tone, B. someone who plays on a Peavey 5150 so needless to say that if i say this thing tames the noise, then it does! and C. from someone who is a recording nut! nothing about a bad tone can hide from me and this thing IMHO is as important to my rig as any guitar or speaker!

Another great thing about this pedal, it can kill ANY noise produced by either your guitar's feedback in the front of the amp AND any noise that is produced by efx/in the efx loop AT THE SAME TIME!!!! what more could you want?

Read the manual folks, its all there.........

Its a friggin' Boss pedal remember? In the guitar community, when you hear Boss, you KNOW you are getting quality product.

Invaluable! Once you get this thing figured out to your liking, you will NEVER want to part with it!

N/A. Never had to deal with them. I've had a few questions about other pedals online and i received emails within less than 24hrs so id say its pretty good but the way i feel about it is, the quality in their pedals leaves no need for customer support.

Appeal? READ THE REVIEW!!!!! Nuff' said!

10yrs, lead guitar/vocals, professional

metal, hard rock, thrash

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

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

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.

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

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

I have needed no support

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

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

power metal

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

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

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

It's a BOSS. It's a beast.

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.

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

Actively involved in a band

Metal, TOOL, Punk, Classic Rock,

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.

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

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

Cheap. Effective. Easy.

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

Active musician, recording student

loud, fast, and heavy