BOSS GM-800 Synthesizer

[Trvbass]

What are you missing from the SY1000 from the 1/4" input?

I haven't yet tried a GT1000 or VG-800. From demos and what I've read though, the GM-800 wouldn't offer much over the SY1000 for 1/4" use apart from the built-in FX Loops and some added amp modeling while you lose some of the modeled synth abilities (like the Dynamic Synth engine) that the SY-1000 has. For me the Dynamic Synth engine is a big part of what makes the SY-1000 so cool due to the lack of any latency and the flexibility of layering multiple sounds- very different than the triggered synth sounds in the GM-800, and can be triggered from the 1/4" input (which I don't believe is an option for the VG800 synths, though I could be wrong)

Thanks for getting back to me. I need to spend more time with the SY1000, but so far, using it as a preamp and effects for bass isn't a clear winner over my pedalboard and the VG800 might be a better companion to the GM800 from a GK equipped guitar.

The VG800 and GT1000/GT1000 Core are said to have newer modeling options and a greater number of amps for the 1/4 input, so I'm planning to try those next.

 

[Trvbass]

Here too , I use two units , I blend both to create some very original tones ( SY1000 + VB99 )
BTW : VB99 has better PTM performance than the SY1000

Thanks for your reply!

Right now, I'm able to blend the GM800 with the SY1000, but I need to spend more time with it and/or compare it with the VG800 and/or or GT1000/GT1000 Core to see if either of those are a better compliment to the GM800.

Regarding PTM, the GM800 seems to be much better than the GR55 and SY1000. Triggering a keyboard from the GM800 works, but capturing the midi in Reaper from the GM800 works as well and probably how I would use PTM.

 

[Krisfield]

With the Boss GT 1000/Core you have two amp blocks and able to split your signal into four parallel paths. There are nine AIRD Bass Amp Models.

@sunbeast & @gumtown

Thanks for your helpful comments on this topic! I no longer have the GR55 and I now have the SY-1000 and the GM-800 driven by the Roland Ready Strat and the US-20 A/B/Both switcher. I'm still looking for better support for bass guitar on the 1/4 input than what the SY-1000 has and I'm considering the VG800 or the GT1000/GT1000CORE to compliment the GM-800.

Do you have any experience or viewpoints on the VG-800 and the GT1000/GT1000CORE as better compliments to the GM-800 over the SY-1000?