BOSS GT-10B Bass Guitar multi-effect pedalboard.. yes or no?

smiththebassist · #1 05-29-2010, 08:07 AM

I've been looking at this pedalboard for awhile.. should I get it?

Or are there other better ones? OR should I just stick with buying various pedals and placing them on a pedalboard instead? Cost more, but yea... i guess there would be a difference in sound.

Owh, and can the Wah on the BOSS pedalboard be manual? hahaha, yes, I'm confused with this pedalboard, just by the manual wah.

**TheMutt** · #2 05-29-2010, 08:38 AM

The easiest answer to your first question is if the GT-10B does everything that you need it to, at a quality that you are fine with, and a price that you are willing to pay over the price of the individual effects that you would otherwise need, then yes, you should get it.

As far as better that is a matter of opinion, but here are a few other multi effects that you could look at: Line 6 Bass Pod family, Line 6 M9/M13, Zoom units, Rocktron Utopia, I'd steer clear of the DigiTech multi effects though.

Also, I am sure that there is a way to control the wah with the foot pedal, but I have never owned this multi effect.

moles · #3 05-29-2010, 03:13 PM

I own one. I'm pretty happy with it - so far it's proven to be the best quality multi- I've had experience with. By quality, I'm referring to sound quality as well as build.

There are a few different types of wah's on board with this one. And yes, you can use the footpedal (among other things) to trigger the wah.

stratovani · #4 05-29-2010, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by smiththebassist

I've been looking at this pedalboard for awhile.. should I get it?

Or are there other better ones? OR should I just stick with buying various pedals and placing them on a pedalboard instead? Cost more, but yea... i guess there would be a difference in sound.

Owh, and can the Wah on the BOSS pedalboard be manual? hahaha, yes, I'm confused with this pedalboard, just by the manual wah.

Multieffect unit pros: it's like buying a boatload of pedals for one (relatively) low price, and it's fun to experiment with it.
Cons: If it craps out, you've got nothing! And the learning curve can be steep.

Individual effects pedals pros: if one pedal in your effects chain craps out, you can always bypass it and continue on. Very important in a gigging situation.
Cons: You're limited to whatever effect your pedal has, so it's nowhere as versatile as a multi-effects unit. And it will be much more expensive than a multi-effects if you want to even approach all the sounds of a multi-effects unit.

Myself, I prefer individual pedals. I'm not really into heavy-duty tone sculpting, and if one pedal craps out, I'm still in the game. As always, YMMV (your mileage may vary).

CopperheadLXXIX · #5 05-29-2010, 04:00 PM

I've switched several times between multi & individual pedals over the last 12 years, and I keep coming back to single pedals-it can be a pain constantly tweaking the knobs and not having presets, etc., but the tone and flexibility more than make up for it imho.
The GT-10B has TONS of features, but I personally found the sounds sterile. I thought the Zoom sounded quite a bit better. Just my 2 cents, YMMV, every other disclaimer, etc...

depalm · #6 05-29-2010, 09:36 PM

It depends, after many years spending money on expensive pedals I decided to get a Boss GT10-B and Line6 BassPod XT.

For most of works (some live gigs, small tours, certain recording sessions) that's all I need. (Little compression, amp simulation, distortion) etc etc…

I still put lots of cash on individual pedals but use them only on special occasions.

Boss multieffects are built to last and sounds nice.

el-Supremo · #7 05-29-2010, 09:58 PM

I like mine alot. I haven't messed around with it much in terms of getting other tone colors and stuff, however, for what I'm going for it's more than enough.

smiththebassist · #8 05-29-2010, 11:50 PM

I also checked out the ZOOM B9.1UT, similar or different in sound quality?

I guess I'm just looking for sound quality and ease, what more can I ask for as a bassist?

In your opinion, ZOOM B9.1UT or the BOSS GT-10B? IN sound and yea.... I haven't had a try on any of these, so I might try them out sometime... just don't know when. hehe.

gumtownbassman · #9 05-30-2010, 02:08 AM

I use the Boss GT-10B, great machine with 3 different levels of complexity i say.
The EZ-Tone is as it says, very easy to create a new sound. Or you could view the patch settings in List Mode, where all 700 parameters/per/patch are available.
Check out the link to the Graphical editing software i made for the GT-10B in my signature below.

The GT-10/GT-10B are the most configurable multi's there, and contain very powerful programmable features called "Assigns", allowing like the Expression pedal changing up to 8 of any of the 700 parameters avaliable in one sweep.

CopperheadLXXIX · #10 05-31-2010, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by smiththebassist

I also checked out the ZOOM B9.1UT, similar or different in sound quality?

I guess I'm just looking for sound quality and ease, what more can I ask for as a bassist?

In your opinion, ZOOM B9.1UT or the BOSS GT-10B? IN sound and yea.... I haven't had a try on any of these, so I might try them out sometime... just don't know when. hehe.

Go with the Zoom. You lose some of the programming flexibility, but the overall effects sound much better in my opinion.

electrobass60 · #11 01-27-2012, 03:18 PM

I have some questions about using the GT-10B with a digital recorder. I've played bass for a long time, but I'm very new to this multi-effects thing and am trying to get an understanding on how all of this comes together, so please bear with me.

I've looked at most of the recommended digital recorders out there and they all seem to have a lot of sound effects that are included in the GT-10B. Why would I need a digital recorder that has the same sounds that I already have with the GT-10B? Is there a digital recorder out there that's compatible with the GT-10B and doesn't have the same effects as the GT-10B and still provides a drum machine as well as the essentials for getting acceptable CD\RW recordings using my bass, acoustic guitar and keyboards? I'm not interested in studio type recording, just what I do in my music room with the various instruments I play, making my own music with a studio quality. I'm kind of leaning toward the Boss BR-1180CD. I'm playing a Music Man StingRay5 with a Traynor 100 amp, although I don't need the amp with the GT-10B.

Any suggestions, hints, tips and constructive guidance would be greatly appreciated.