Boss releases RT-2 Rotary Ensemble compact pedal at $239.99

July 1, 2025 · 3 sources

Boss announced the RT-2 Rotary Ensemble, a compact pedal that simulates rotary speaker cabinets, for July 2025 at $239.99¹. Guitar.com reported the pedal was available in the month of its July 17 article at the same price². MusicRadar gave the US price as $239³.

The RT-2 is the successor to Boss's RT-20 Rotary Ensemble, which was discontinued in 2019². It has a three-position Mode switch for a classic rotary speaker sound or two modern variations developed with custom Boss tuning¹. MusicRadar describes Mode II as widening the range of tones and Mode III as giving "enhanced definition with intense modulation and drive settings, adding power and presence to arpeggio playing and solos"³.

Controls include a Drive knob for distortion inspired by the tube circuits of vintage rotary cabinets, a dual-function Drive/Balance control assignable via a rear-panel switch to set the volume balance between the treble and bass rotors, a Rise/Fall Time switch for the transition between rotor speeds, and two-way fast/slow speed control¹. A display shows the current rotation of the virtual rotors¹. The pedal switch offers four operation types¹. External footswitches provide independent speed control and a brake setting that stops the rotors at their current positions, and an expression pedal controls level, drive, balance and speed¹. It runs in mono, stereo or a wet/dry stereo configuration³.

MusicRadar reported that Boss has voiced the pedal to work with digital pianos and synthesizers as well as guitar³.