BOSS GT-6B starting place

BIG97BEN · #1 09-26-2011, 11:43 AM

I've been getting back into playing for a while and I got a great deal on a Boss GT-6B pedal and got it to basically play around and experiment with the different effects. My question is, is there a way to set up a completely blank patch to add stuff onto? I have searched this forum so I appologize if this is a rehash, but I'd really like to start from scatch and build my own effects. Thanks for any help.

Robman · #2 09-29-2011, 01:10 PM

Just start out on a patch and turn everything off, levels to zero, etc. Save it and copy it to the other patch banks.

**Mound of Sound** · #3 09-29-2011, 01:14 PM

IIRC, there should be a factory reset in the menu. You have two groups of patches, those that start with 'U' (user) and those with 'P' (preset). All the user patches should be blank after a reset.

Robman · #4 09-29-2011, 01:19 PM

The factory reset function resets the Preset banks, and copies them to the User banks just like out-of-the-box. I always emptied out a patch and copied it.

VanillaThundah · #5 09-29-2011, 01:23 PM

Yes, don't think of it as "creating a blank patch", moreso it's about re-purposing an existing one. As mentioned previously, you have a set of patches with "U" in front, which are ones you can edit and save as your own.

I honestly thought the GT-6B could have been better, but the delay, pitch shift, chorus, and vibrato effects on there were KILLER. The signature sound from one of my songs was stored on the one I sold, but I can get the same sound with a few single pedals. I'm still looking for a vibrato pedal that went as fast as the GT-6B could go though, gave it that quivering effective without sounding too "wah-wah".

Darknut · #6 09-29-2011, 03:54 PM

I loved my GT6b ... got a GT10b now .... in a lot of ways I like the GT6b better

MrUsefulAlien · #7 12-07-2011, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Darknut

I loved my GT6b ... got a GT10b now .... in a lot of ways I like the GT6b better

how so?

i have a gt-6b now, and am annoyed that the 2 banks cant be interchanged, or that 2 fx from 1 bank cant be used simultaneously.
on my main patch, i somehow disabled the volume function for the EXP pedal, and cannot get it working again! ARGH

if you want to trade + cash, hit me up

Darknut · #8 12-07-2011, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by MrUsefulAlien

how so?

i have a gt-6b now, and am annoyed that the 2 banks cant be interchanged, or that 2 fx from 1 bank cant be used simultaneously.
on my main patch, i somehow disabled the volume function for the EXP pedal, and cannot get it working again! ARGH

if you want to trade + cash, hit me up

Don't get me wrong ... I like the GT10b a lot & gig with it 2 or 3 times a week.

I did like the simplicity of the GT6b & it did everything I needed at the time. The main reason I went to the 10B is because its so damn configurable plus the effects loop & USB interface.

With the effects I use there is zero difference in the sound between the GT6B & 10B.

The 6b is still a lot of bang for the buck

MrUsefulAlien · #9 12-07-2011, 01:45 PM

Yea, mine was a steal, got it for 110 w shipping.
You think I should pursue a gt 10b?

Darknut · #10 12-07-2011, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by MrUsefulAlien

Yea, mine was a steal, got it for 110 w shipping.
You think I should pursue a gt 10b?

That all depends on what you need it to do in the end.

The effects that they share are pretty much the same but the 10b def does a lot more & the config possibilities boggle he mind.

Oh & the preamps are a lot better with the 10b if you need that.

Joe Louvar · #11 12-08-2011, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by BIG97BEN

I've been getting back into playing for a while and I got a great deal on a Boss GT-6B pedal and got it to basically play around and experiment with the different effects. My question is, is there a way to set up a completely blank patch to add stuff onto? I have searched this forum so I appologize if this is a rehash, but I'd really like to start from scatch and build my own effects. Thanks for any help.

Yeah - first reset the processor back to the factory resets - then crank the value knob up the user presets (U1) and then “overwrite“, name, and store your new patches in the user presets.

BIG97BEN · #12 12-18-2011, 06:32 PM

I just read the thread about being "Lownered" and didn't want to be accused of that. Thank you guys to your help. I basically turned everything off and wrote the patch as blank, and it had allowed me to play around with the different effects. I'd be interested to hear some recommendations for setting custom patches. In my defense I won't be back on for a week or two due to having surgery on my back tomorrow morning. Thanks for the input.

gumtownbassman · #13 01-16-2012, 12:58 PM

I recommend looking at the free GT-6BFxFloorBoard patch editor for the GT-6B
Fx Floor Board
it will help to visualize the effects and setup layout, get familiar with the assigns controls, as this is the functional heart of the GT pedals.

lowendgenerator · #14 03-26-2012, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by gumtownbassman

I recommend looking at the free GT-6BFxFloorBoard patch editor for the GT-6B
Fx Floor Board
it will help to visualize the effects and setup layout, get familiar with the assigns controls, as this is the functional heart of the GT pedals.

Thank you! I've been looking for this! I can't stand trying to make patches hunched over my amp and pedal board...play a note, turn a knob, repeat ad infinitum. This makes it much easier! Now I just gotta find my MIDI cables.