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Boss GT 1000Core
- Thread starter Krisfield
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You can further isolate the OD by putting it into Divider 2 and setting the Mixer 2 Channel A to 50%. Also, you can put in a Parametric EQ and use a High Cut (LPF) at 2.50kHz. This means you can specify the frequency range where you want the OD to happen, eg 1.25kHz to 2.50kHz.
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I do it the other way round: Divider 1 split
channel A is full range -> Natural Bass preamp (drive setting as needed)
channel B is LPF at 315hz or 200hz -> Studio Comp
This sounds more old school overdrive. I suppose yours is more oriented towards modern metal?
channel A is full range -> Natural Bass preamp (drive setting as needed)
channel B is LPF at 315hz or 200hz -> Studio Comp
This sounds more old school overdrive. I suppose yours is more oriented towards modern metal?
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Not necessarily. All I’m trying to illustrate is the ability to isolate drive tones using the Divider/Mixer and HPF/LPF. It can result in a very subtle OD effect.
If you're maxing out the fuzz and distortion and using one noise suppressor isn't cutting it, you can use another noise suppressor in front of the gain section. You can get fairly close to a gated effect. Having a noise suppressor at the beginning of the chain can clean up noise from the instrument like string noise or single coil pickups.
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A studio technique I read about was to use a High Cut (LPF) on the delay effect, which the GT 1000/Core has. Apparently it's used because of the delay effect adding more harmonic content in the upper frequencies. This keeps those upper frequencies clean. If your patch has a lot of treble this technique could be useful, particularly if you're Bi-Amping. Set it between 10-12.5khz and see how it sounds. You could go lower to 7.5khz.
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Just picked up a Quad Cortex after selling a bunch of gear and a bass.
Gotta say it sounds impressive. The amp sim and drives sound really good, their Hiwatt 103 model has even knocked my SLO pre off the board for now. There’s not as many options as the GT I don’t think but captures provide more than enough options.
The interface is super easy to use, I haven’t had to check any guides or parameter docs to get my head around it. The rotary foot switches are incredible.
The area where the GT outperforms it is in modulation and other effects where the QC isn’t quite as advanced. The QC doesn’t have as much depth as the GT with assigns etc. I still prefer assigns to Scenes, when you want to make loads of changes though like totally changing an EQ etc Scenes are way more manageable.
There are still a few minor annoyances with the QC like not having input presets for different instruments and little bits like that which are annoying but not a deal breaker. If I’d not got a really good deal on it I’d maybe be more frustrated.
Purely for effects I’d say HX/GT is the way to go. For an all in one or more amp stuff, the QC is the one that takes it though for me. It’s certainly made me appreciate some aspects of the GT1000core.
Gotta say it sounds impressive. The amp sim and drives sound really good, their Hiwatt 103 model has even knocked my SLO pre off the board for now. There’s not as many options as the GT I don’t think but captures provide more than enough options.
The interface is super easy to use, I haven’t had to check any guides or parameter docs to get my head around it. The rotary foot switches are incredible.
The area where the GT outperforms it is in modulation and other effects where the QC isn’t quite as advanced. The QC doesn’t have as much depth as the GT with assigns etc. I still prefer assigns to Scenes, when you want to make loads of changes though like totally changing an EQ etc Scenes are way more manageable.
There are still a few minor annoyances with the QC like not having input presets for different instruments and little bits like that which are annoying but not a deal breaker. If I’d not got a really good deal on it I’d maybe be more frustrated.
Purely for effects I’d say HX/GT is the way to go. For an all in one or more amp stuff, the QC is the one that takes it though for me. It’s certainly made me appreciate some aspects of the GT1000core.
I had a QC as well, but soundwise I am really glad I am back to a hybrid analog preamp pedals/ digital effects board.
Yeah, that's fair. I'm still in the honeymoon period with the QC, so I'm forcing myself to try to be objective about stuff.
One of the big issues I had with the GT and an all-analog/dedicated pedal board was that I tend to use a few of my drives for both guitar and bass. I was wasting a lot of time switching between settings trying to dial it in.
It's early days, but being able to capture my go-to settings for home and recording purposes is a huge plus for me. It means I can switch back and forth using captures of my favourite settings for each. I rarely tweak them once they're set.
Since the band ended a few months back, I've not done any gigging. I don't have to make quick tweaks to account for rooms/stage dynamics so having quick access to controls isn't really an issue. If I did, I honestly don't know what I'd do!
The QC and GT1000core definitely have their place and pros/cons, though. I suspect despite the "nicer" UI, I could probably build out a signal path just as fast with the GT1000 as I could with the QC. The QC is, without a doubt, prettier.
In Input settings you can save input levels for different basses ...
Here's a Bi-Amping patch example using both Speaker Simulators then a mono output. In this case I'm using Sub Out for recording or FRFR. The default setting for the Mixer is both channels 100. This is too much for Bi-Amping (imho) so I use 50,50.
Channel A - Div 1 HPF 630hz, Distortion, X Drive Bass, Rev, 2x15 Speaker Sim, and EQ 1.5k boost.
Channel B - Div 1 Full Range, Octave, Concert, X-Comp, Chorus, 1x18 Speaker Sim, EQ Low Shelf boost.
Mix 1 - Ch 1 50, Ch 2 50
FX3 - Hard or Natural Limiter
Output - HPF 40hz, LPF 3.15k
Channel A - Div 1 HPF 630hz, Distortion, X Drive Bass, Rev, 2x15 Speaker Sim, and EQ 1.5k boost.
Channel B - Div 1 Full Range, Octave, Concert, X-Comp, Chorus, 1x18 Speaker Sim, EQ Low Shelf boost.
Mix 1 - Ch 1 50, Ch 2 50
FX3 - Hard or Natural Limiter
Output - HPF 40hz, LPF 3.15k
Hello guys,
I'm in the market for an all-in-one multi fx unit (tuner, compressor, amp + a few pedals). I'm not as multi pedal guy but I love one particular synth sound which I chase in multi-fx.
I'm talking about the Thriller mini moog sound:
Any MultiFx which emulates that sounds gets my money right away.
I had a Line 6 Stomp but the synth section particularily is nothing to write home about and I wasn't impressed by that.
How is the Boss in this regard ?
I'm in the market for an all-in-one multi fx unit (tuner, compressor, amp + a few pedals). I'm not as multi pedal guy but I love one particular synth sound which I chase in multi-fx.
I'm talking about the Thriller mini moog sound:
Any MultiFx which emulates that sounds gets my money right away.
I had a Line 6 Stomp but the synth section particularily is nothing to write home about and I wasn't impressed by that.
How is the Boss in this regard ?
Emulating a Moog ain’t gonna happen with any multi effects unit as far as I know. There’s the Boss GM 800 guitar synth pedal which might get you there.
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I was wondering ... why is that ? That is a universally praised sound. Is it because technological limitations ?
I was just thinking the new ME 90B has Sawtooth and Squarewave sounds that might sound like a Moog, which the GT 1000/Core lacks. I haven't tried it out yet. There's a thread about the ME 90B.
https://www.talkbass.com/threads/boss-me-90b.1647877/
https://www.talkbass.com/threads/boss-me-90b.1647877/
