BOSS效果器是全世界吉他手的第一选择。不论是在录音棚录音还是在舞台上演出，专业的吉他手们都会选择BOSS作为他们的第一武器。这里我们列举了一些使用BOSS效果器，并在世界上颇有名望的吉他手。（根据吉他手或贝司手使用BOSS效果器的年代进行排序）。

70年代末到80年代初
Jeff Beck
OD-1 [过载] / BF-2 [镶边] / DD-3 [数字延时] / DSD-3 [数字采样器/延时] / BCB-6 [踏板箱]

Eric Clapton
CE-1[合唱] / HM-2 [重金属]

Lee Ritenour
CE-1 [合唱]

Buzz Feiten
CE-1 [合唱] / GE-10 [图解均衡]

Jimmy Page
SD-1 [超级过载] / CE-2 [合唱]

Johnny Winter
CE-2 [合唱]

Joe Walsh
CE-1 [合唱]

Carios Santana
CE-2 [合唱] / CE-3 [合唱] / DD-2 [数字延时]

John Tropea
OD-1 [过载] / CS-1 [压缩] / BF-1 [镶边]

Eric Gale
OD-1 [过载] / CE-3[合唱]

Brian May
CE-1 [合唱]
Rick Derringer
OD-1 [过载]

David Gilmour PINK FLOYD
HM-2 [重金属] / MZ-2 [数字金属] / CS-2 [压缩] / CE-2 [合唱] / DM-2 [延时] / DD-2 [数字延时] / GE-7 [均衡]

Richard Thompson
FAIRPORT CONVENTION
CE-1 [ 合唱] / DD-3 [数字延时]

80年代中期
Edward Van Halen
SD-1 [超级过载] / GE-10 [图解均衡] / OC-2 [八度]

Steve Luckather
CE-1 [合唱]

Gary Moore
DS-1 [失真] / CE-3 [合唱] / DC-2 [三维空间 C] / BF-2 [镶边] / DM-2 [延时] / OC-2 [八度] / PSM-5 [电源] / BCB-6 [踏板箱]

Uli Hon Roth
SCORPIONS>ELECTRIC SUN etc.
VB-2 [颤音]

Neal Schon JOURNEY etc.
OD-1 [过载] / SD-1 [超级过载] / DS-1 [失真] / BD-2 [布鲁司失真] / CS-1 [压缩] / CS-3 [压缩] / BF-2 [镶边] / GE-6 [图解均衡]

The Edge U2
SD-1 [超级过载] / OD-2[爆管失真] / GE-7 [均衡]

Jack E. Lee
OZZY OSBOURNE >BADLANDS
DF-2 [超级回授&失真] / FZ-2 [法滋] / LM-2 [限制器] / DC-3 [数字三维] / CE-1 [合唱] / BF-2 [镶边] / HF-2 [高段镶边] / PH-2 [超级相位] / DD-3 [数字延时] / GE-7 [均衡] / EH-2 [激励器] / LS-2 [线路选择器] / （SCD-700）

Warren DeMartini RATT
OD-1 [过载] / SD-1 [超级过载] / OC-2 [八度]

Robin Crosby RATT
SD-1 [超级过载] / GE-7[均衡]
Vivian Campbell
DIO>WHITESNAKE>DEF LEPPARD
OD-1 [过载] / GE-7 [均衡]

Carlos Cavazo QUIET RIOT
HM-2 [重金属] / NF-1 [噪音门] / PSM-5 [电源]

Steve Clark DEF LEPPARD
CE-2 [合唱] / DM-2 [延时]

Richie Sampora BON JOVI
SD-1 [超级过载] / CE-2 [合唱] / CH-1 [超级合唱] / PN-2 [颤音/相位]

Yngwie J.Malmsteen
CS-3 [压缩] / CE-1 [合唱] / CE-5 [合唱] / BF-2 [镶边] / OC-2 [八度] / GE-7 [均衡] / NS-2 [噪音抑制器]

Paul Gilbert
RACER X, MR.BIG
OD-2 [爆管失真] / DS-1 [失真] / CS-3 [压缩] / CH-1 [超级合唱] / CE-5 [合唱] / D-3 [数字延时] / TR-2 [颤音] / OC-2 [八度] / AC-2 [原声模拟]

John Norum EUROPE
DS-1 [失真] / CD-2 [压缩] / DC-2 [三维 C] / CE-5 [合唱] / DM-2 [延时] / DD-3 [数字延时] / OC-2 [八度] / NF-1 [噪音门] / NS-2 [噪音抑制器] / BCB-6 [踏板箱]

Adrian andenberg
VANDENBERG >WHITESNAKE etc.
SD-1 [超级过载]

Tracil Guns L.A.GUNS
CE-3 [合唱] / DD-2 [数字延时] / PS-2 [数字移调器/延时]

Vinnie Moore
BF-2 [镶边] / DD-3 [数字延时]

Ronni Le Tekro TNT etc.
OD-1 [过载] / SD-2 [双过载] / CE-2 [合唱] /BF-2 [镶边] /DD-3 [数字延时] /OC-2 [八度]
Joe Satriani
DS-1 [失真] / CE-2 [合唱] / CH-1 [超级合唱] / DD-2 [数字延时] / OC-2 [八度]

Steve Vai
OD-1 [过载] / SD-1 [超级过载] / DS-1 [失真] / DS-2 [爆管失真] / CE-5 [合唱]
Allan Holdsworth
CE-1 [合唱]

Alex Lifeson RUSH
PH-2 [超级相位] / DD-5 [数字延时]

Akira Takasaki LOUDENESS
CE-1 [合唱]

Char
SD-1 [超级过载] / OC-2 [八度]
90年代早期到中期
Zakk Wylde
OZZY OSBOURNE, B.L.S etc.
SD-1 [超级过载] / CH-1 [超级合唱]

Michael Schenker
CE-5 [合唱] / DD-3 [数字延时]

Nuno Bettencourt EXTREME etc.
CE-2 [合唱] / CE-3 [合唱] / DD-2 [数字延时] / DD-3 [数字延时] / PS-2 [数字移调/延时] / OC-2 [八度] / GE-7 [均衡] / LS-2 [线路选择器] / NF-1 [噪音门] / PSM-5 [电源] /

Marty Friedman MEGADETH etc.
MT-2 [重金属] / CE-2 [合唱] / HF-2 [高段镶边] / DD-2 [数字延时] / DD-5 [数字延时] / HR-2 [和声] / AC-2 [原声模拟器]

John Sykes
THIN LIZZY>WHITESNAKE >BLUE MURDER etc.
CE-2 [合唱]

Red Beach WINGER >DOKKEN
SD-1 [超级过载]

Dough Aldrich
LION>BAD MOON RISING etc.
DS-1 [失真] / FT-2 [动态滤波器] / DD-3 [数字延时] / OC-2 [八度].

Bill Leverty FIRENOUSE
CS-3 [压缩]
Kai Hansen GAMMA RAY
GE-10 [图解均衡]
Chris Duarte
DS-1 [失真] / CE-2 [合唱] / CE-5 [合唱] / DD-3 [数字延时]

Joe Perry AEROSMTH
FZ-2 [法滋]

Brad Whitford AEROSMITH
SD-2 [双过载] / CS-3 [压缩] / CE-5 [合唱] / DD-5 [数字延时] / GE-7 [均衡]

Slash GUN N’ ROSES etc.
DD-5 [数字延时] / GE-7[均衡]

Richie Kotzen POISON >MR.BIG
OC-2 [八度]

Takahiro Matsumoto B’Z
SD-1 [超级过载]

Tomoyasu Hotel
CS-2 [压缩] / DM-2 [延时] / VB-2 [振动]

Al Pitrelli
MT-2 [金属地带] / CE-3 [合唱] / DD-5 [数字延时] / HR-2 [和音] / AC-2 [原声模拟]

Kerry King SLAYER
GE-7 [均衡]

John Frusciante
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
DS-1 [失真] / DS-2 [爆管失真] / FZ-3 [法滋] / CE-1 [合唱]

Steve Stevens
BF-2 [镶边] / GE-7 [均衡]

Pete Lesperance
HAREM SCAREM, RUBBER
CS-2 [压缩]

Kiko Loureiro ANGRA
CS-2 [过载/失真] / DD-3 [数字延时] / LS-2 [线路选择器]
Buddy Guy
OC-2 [八度]
Mike Keneally
DD-5 [数字延时]

Kurt Cobain NIRVANA
DS-2 [爆管失真]

90年代末到现在

Larry Carlton
BD-2 [布鲁司失真]

John Scofield
GE-10 [图解均衡]

Phil Upchurch
CE-1 [合唱] / OC-2 [八度]

Adrian Belew
CS-3 [压缩] / PH-3 [相移]

Al McKay
BD-2 [布鲁司失真] / CH-1 [超级合唱] / PH-3 [相移] / OC-2 [八度]

Andrew Latimer CAMEL
CE-2 [合唱]

Bill Frisell
DD-3 [数字延时]

Mike Stern
DS-1 [失真]

Tony Levin
CD-2 [压缩] / DD-3 [数字延时]

Lenny Kravitz
CE-1 [合唱] / DD-5 [数字延时] / OC-2 [八度]

Warren Haynes
THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND>GOV’T MULE
OC-2 [八度]

Joe Stamp
CD-2 [压缩] / OC-2 [八度] / NS-2 [噪音抑制器]
HelgeEngelke FAIR WARNING
AW-2 [自动哇音]

Max Cavalera SOULFLY
PH-2 [超级相位] / BF-2 [镶边] / DD-5 [数字延时] / PS-3 [数字移调/延时]

Judah Bauer
THE JOHN SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION
PN-2 [颤音/相位]

Bernard Butler
PN-2 [颤音/相位]

Noodles OFFSPRING
BF-2 [镶边]

Tom Morello
RAGE AGAINS THE MACHINE
DD-3 [数字延时]

Munkey KORN
RV-3 [数字混响/延时] / PS-3 [数字移调/延时]

Head KORN
FZ-3 [法滋] / CE-5 [合唱] / RV-3 [数字混响/延时] / TR-3 [颤音]

John 5 MARIL YN MANSON
SD-1 [超级失真]
CH-1 [超级合唱]
PN-2 [颤音/相位]

Twiggy Ramirez
MARILYN MANSON
OC-2 [八度] / SYB-3 [贝司合成器]

Billy Corgan
THE SMASHING PUMPKINS
CH-1 [超级合唱] /DM-2[延时]

James lha
THE SMASHING PUMPKINS
AW-2 [自动哇音]

Keith Nelson BUCKCHERRY
GE-7 [均衡]

Yogi BUCKCHERRY
DD-5 [数字延时]

Meegs Rascon COAL CHAMBER
CH-1 [超级合唱] / BF-2 [镶边] / PH-2 [超级相位] / RV-3 [数字混响/延时] / TR-2 [颤音] / GE-7 [均衡] / SYB-2 [贝司合成器] / PSM-5 [电源]

Ace SKUNK ANANSIE
PH-2 [超级相位] / DD-3 [数字延时] / AC-2 [原声模拟] / PN-2 [颤音/相位] / NS-2 [噪音抑制器]

Wes Borland LIMP BIZKIT
MT-2 [金属地带] / PH-2 [超级相位] / DD-3 [数字延时] / PS-5 [超级移调] / RV-3 [数字混响/延时] / GE-7 [均衡] / SYB-3 [贝司合成器] / OC-2 [八度] / TR-2 [颤音] / NS-2 [噪音抑制器] / LS-2 [线路选择器]