BOSS GM-800 Synthesizer

[gumtown]

You can make a shorter patch cable for Serial GK, twin twisted Beldon data cable with foil screen + shield drain wire, and two TRS jack plugs.

 

[yberwaffe]

You can make a shorter patch cable for Serial GK, twin twisted Beldon data cable with foil screen + shield drain wire, and two TRS jack plugs.

Is it TRS -> TRS
or TRS -< RTS

 

[progjeff]

You can make a shorter patch cable for Serial GK, twin twisted Beldon data cable with foil screen + shield drain wire, and two TRS jack plugs.

No. I'm not good at those things, but not the point. They should have anticipated that option.

 

[gumtown]

Search up on AES/EBU TRS 110 ohm balanced patch cable

Mogami 3080 AES EBU Balanced Patch Cable w/ Gold Neutrik Connectors

https://www.amazon.com/10-Foot-Low-Loss-2xShielded-Balanced/dp/B014R18DDS

 

[gumtown]

Is it TRS -> TRS
or TRS -< RTS

it is TRS > TRS (1:1)
T > T
R > R
S > S

 

[rguerin]

Looks like that's what was used in the demo. Looked like a headless multiscale Ibanez. EHB1506 probably?

Correct, it is the Ibanez EHB1506MS. I may go for the full GM800/GK5B! If the tracking is truly better, then it's gonna be so killing!!

 

[J Posega]

Neat.

They should send it to Ian Martin Allison to test and review.

 

[Veldar]

Most of the Rolans midi stuff has been a bit too 90s general midi for me.

The Zencore stuff is legit though, this might be enough to get me to invest in one.

 

[gumtown]

So are there any youtube Bass examples at all yet?
Really keen to see the GM-800 in action with either the GK-5B, or GK-3B with the GKC-AD converter (GK-13-pin to GK-Serial).

 

[progjeff]

So are there any youtube Bass examples at all yet?
Really keen to see the GM-800 in action with either the GK-5B, or GK-3B with the GKC-AD converter (GK-13-pin to GK-Serial).

I've been waiting for that myself.

 

[gumtown]

So no one here has one yet ?
I got to sell off more gear before I get one.

Still using my GR-55 + SY-1000 for gigs,
but after 12 years use, the GR-55 is starting to look at bit battle worn.

Will also need the GKC-AD converter to use my existing GK 13 pin basses and gats.

 

[sunbeast]

So no one here has one yet ?
I got to sell off more gear before I get one.

Still using my GR-55 + SY-1000 for gigs,
but after 12 years use, the GR-55 is starting to look at bit battle worn.

Will also need the GKC-AD converter to use my existing GK 13 pin basses and gats.

I suspect it is a pretty niche investment for most bassists to take. The new pickup design itself isn’t likely to improve tracking speed (appears to just be the same design as a GK-3 but with AD conversion in the pickup vs in the pedal) so bass tracking will probably still have significant latency, though I suspect you’ll eek a bit faster tracking than a GR-55 due to presumably a significantly better/faster processor in the unit since the GR-55 is pretty lacking in processing power/speed (still the physics of pitch tracking mean the majority of the latency is going to be inherent). The new pickup might improve tracking accuracy to a degree by eliminating long analog cable runs. It seems like the editing options for sounds will likely be a massive improvement over the GR-55 though!

I might give one a shot if the opportunity arises to demo, though with the pickup and for guitar use (where I’d personally find it more useful) a Fishman TriplePlay setup would probably make more sense as I could use it to trigger any MIDI software/hardware. Having to buy a separate (and not cheap) box to use with my current 13-pin instruments is a big deterrent for me.

As far as demos, even after over a decade there are only a handful of GR-55 bass demos out there. And after a few years only a couple SY-1000 bass demos (which is far more useful with bass IMO!). These are still pretty niche offerings to most bassists or guitarists, and the Fishman stuff has poached a lot of the guitar side of the market

 

[Thegreatzambini]

Please Boss release one of these, but for bass… I’ve been waiting for so long for some thing that isn’t a menu dive nightmare. This is exactly what I’m after but it’s for a guitar, just came out recently.
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[lala]

Please Boss release one of these, but for bass… I’ve been waiting for so long for some thing that isn’t a menu dive nightmare. This is exactly what I’m after but it’s for a guitar, just came out recently.
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I'm going to get one for my bass. Why not. Lets see what it can do....

 

[Krisfield]

Video on installing the pickup. There’s a couple of others on installing for guitar.

 

[Gsnorgathon]

I love how they always use a Jazz, which has that nice big empty spot below the bridge. Somehow none of my basses manage to have that.

 

[gumtown]

Still not a single sound example produced from a bass yet ? Anywhere/nowhere to be found on the W.W.W.

 

[Gsnorgathon]

John Hoyt. Very brief.

 

[gumtown]

John Hoyt. Very brief.

But enough to see the tracking is a lot lot better than the GR-55 on Bass/GK-3B

 

[Krisfield]

I think I'm gonna hold out on this one and see what else Boss produces. I mean, they brought out 4 in the SY series. They've been making a lot stuff lately so who knows.