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Boss GT 1000Core

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So yesterday I received my Capo again (I had to returned because it had a faulty chip. That's what they told me) so I put my pedalboard back (Tuner-->HX Stomp or Boss GT1000 Core-->Capo). I started with the Boss. I liked the sound. With the Capo I add a little overdrive that feels very natural. Even though I have an amp sim and cab sim in the Boss, I use the Capo to give that little natural overdrive and a nice DI. Then, I decided to switch back to the HS Stomp. I made a preset that I have been using for touring for a year and a half that, in my opinion, sounds really really good. I plugged everything, I started playing and... the Boss sounded much much better. I love my HX, I really do, but the difference is huge. I must say that I prefer the Ampeg Scrambler sim in the HX than the overdrive I am using in the Boss. I also have the real thing and it is one of my favourite overdrives, and I think it sounds really good in the HX. But apart from that, I tried to copy my HX preset in the Boss and in the Boss sounds much better IMO. I am surprised by how good the Boss sounds against the HX...
 
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javi_bassist said:
So yesterday I received my Capo again (I had to returned because it had a faulty chip. That's what they told me) so I put my pedalboard back (Tuner-->HX Stomp or Boss GT1000 Core-->Capo). I started with the Boss. I liked the sound. With the Capo I add a little overdrive that feels very natural. Even though I have an amp sim and cab sim in the Boss, I use the Capo to give that little natural overdrive and a nice DI. Then, I decided to switch back to the HS Stomp. I made a preset that I have been using for touring for a year and a half that, in my opinion, sounds really really good. I plugged everything, I started playing and... the Boss sounded much much better. I love my HX, I really do, but the difference is huge. I must say that I prefer the Ampeg Scrambler sim in the HX than the overdrive I am using in the Boss. I also have the real thing and it is one of my favourite overdrives, and I think it sounds really good in the HX. But apart from that, I tried to copy my HX preset in the Boss and in the Boss sounds much better IMO. I am surprised by how good the Boss sounds against the HX...
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That is my own experience as well. The HX just sounds way less clear than the Core!
 
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Ritter667 said:
Well, for what it is worth the Boss got more processing power than the Line 6 Stomp, and the Hotone Stomp more than both of these two, plus unlike the Boss and Line 6 the Hotone it is now compatible with NAM captures.
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Source for that claim? I find it very hard to believe that the Hotone Ampero II Stomp has more processing power than the GT-1000.

Hotone claims the Ampero II line uses a "new tri-core DSP platform", which I believe is made by Analog Devices, but they don't specify a part number, and in any case, it's extremely difficult to make direct comparisons across DSP platforms, like with Roland's Behavior Modeling Core (BMC) platform that is the basis of all Roland and Boss' top-end digital products. Roland, by the way, is the only company in the pro audio industry that produces their own custom in-house DSP VLSI chipsets, which is one reason why they are a price/performance leader. Everyone maker in the market is buying off-the-shelf general purpose DSPs from a third-party, and has no control over the hardware features offered.

What we do know is that the Ampero II Stomp offers 12 simultaneous effects blocks, half of the 24 simultaneous effects blocks the GT-1000 series offers, and that the Ampero II Stomp has 24-bit linear/44.1 Khz sampling, compared with 32-bit floating point/96 Khz for the GT-1000. The Ampero II Stomp also uses 800 mA current, compared with the GT-1000Core's 670 mA. So, it's really hard to see how anyone could possibly make the claim that the Hotone Ampero II Stomp has more processing power than the GT-1000Core.

I have no need for NAM captures, so that point is lost on me. The factory amp/cab/mic models that Boss provides are more than sufficient for me to achieve great sound.
 
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I'm coming back and forth with the GT1000 and the HX Stomp. I like the Boss, but sometimes it is a little bit frustrating. I have to say that I create a preset, I am not 100% satisfied, I then switch to the HX Stomp and it sounds worse. The amps and cabs on the Boss are much much better. Easier to dial and better sounding.
However, I cannot find a fuzz and an overdrive that I like. I tried all of them, in different paths and I cannot find one that I really like. Even the Natural Bass with the Gain cranked up was not that impressive.
The same with envelope filters. There are actually only two, but the one for bass is useless (it makes like a clipping noise). I dialed the one for guitar with some dry signal back and I don't hate it, but I am not that impressed. I am thinking about adding a MXR envelope filter to one of the loops. Not ideal because I wanted to downsize, but I cannot find a sound that I like.
What do you guys use for fuzz, overdrive and envelope filter?
 
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I personally never use an envelope filter, but I have loved the newest Aguilar filter twin every time I've heard it.

I use a Joyo Double Thruster (similar to a Darkglass b3k) for almost all of my driven tones. It's cheap, but it's built very well and sounds amazing and is very versatile. It feels like it's basically it's own pedal, stuffed into a b3k shell to appeal to a certain audience.

I still just use the 60s fuzz on the GT1000 to make room for my octaver on my tiny pedalboard, but for fuzz I would unironically pick the Behringer sf300. I legitimately prefer the sound of it to every fuzz on the market. (It is a clone of the boss fz2, if you choose to boycott Behringer.) The Aguilar agro is solid too though
 
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After a little time with it, I absolutely love the Core. Everytime I switch to the HX I cannot believe the sound difference. However, the Core has always some background noise that HX does not. It happens in different places so I am not sure if it is the power supply. I use a Cioks SOL, which is the same I use for my HX and a couple of pedals. It is kind of annoying and I need to investigate it. Did you guys have any issue with background noise? I have some noise even in a preset with only an amp and cab. Even with a NS1 in the unit activated.
 
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I just 'tested' this with a mixer and a headphone. I had to raise the volume on the mixer a LOT to hear the Core was there ( I mean connected vs. no input on the mixer). I tested with an amp block with gain switch on low, of course you get noise when starting saturation.

But, if the noise issue is there with the NS engaged it doesn't seem an FX block related thing. Nevertheless, did you try a HI CUT on the global EQ (not suggesting as a solution, more as testing) ?
 
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javi_bassist said:
After a little time with it, I absolutely love the Core. Everytime I switch to the HX I cannot believe the sound difference. However, the Core has always some background noise that HX does not. It happens in different places so I am not sure if it is the power supply. I use a Cioks SOL, which is the same I use for my HX and a couple of pedals. It is kind of annoying and I need to investigate it. Did you guys have any issue with background noise? I have some noise even in a preset with only an amp and cab. Even with a NS1 in the unit activated.
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Make sure to set the input gain appropriately, too. This video was helpful for sorting that out in my head.


What helped me get rid of hiss (sometimes) was setting Patch Levels at 100, and then I could set output from amps a bit lower. I've also used an EQ with a rather low LPF (as low as 2k in some cases).
 
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What the GT 1000/Core lacks is decent compressor and output metering. What I do is create all my patches connected to the computer and use a 3rd party meter to ensure I'm getting the right output level. I aim for between -20 to -15 RMS. That leaves plenty of headroom for an amp, recording, or FOH. Any adjustments I make to an effect block level, I can immediately see the effect it has on the output level. The result is a very clean sound and zero noise. I always start with ALL direct, effect, gain levels at 50. The default position of the mixer levels is at 100, I change that to 50. When I've finished mixing the patch, I try to make the Master Block Patch Level between 90 and 110.

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Hello! It's me again with a stupid question:

Which option do you choose for the output? To me it is more "normal" to choose Line/Recording. However, in that option, I cannot choose the cab sim (I can only choose the mic). In Recording mode I can, but I find it a little bit odd. I plan to combine the GT1000 with the Capo and I have been using the Recording mode.
 
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I am still trying to replace my HX Stomp for the GT1000 Core but the noise it produces is killing me. If I have the Cali76 in the effects loop, it creates some audible noise. As you people said, I turned down the volume and I did everything possible to try to recude the noise (I played with the EQ, I used NS...) but it is still there. Today I tried it alone, without the Cali or the Capo, and stills makes noise by itself. Much less, but it is still there. The HX Stomp is dead quiet, but the GT unfortunately isn't. And I do love the sounds I can get from it, I even like the UI, but it is driving me crazy. I will continue experimenting with sounds and see if I can get rid of the noise, but I am a little bit dissapointed now.
 
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I took the GT1000 Core for its first gig and I have to say that I love the result. I was able to record all instrument through my DAW and I love how the bass sounds.

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But I need another piece of advice from you who are much more experienced users. In my current preset I have soft overdrive (with the Natural bass preamp with a lot of gain), a chorus and more heavy distortion (Darkglass kind of distortion). However, all distortion blocks seem to make noise. I guess it is a recreation of a gain stage of what regular pedals do (some of analog pedals that I have make some sort of noise when engaged). I currently use a noise supressor that engages when I also engage the distortion block. I also found this video about noise gates:



What do you guys do in this situations? With my HX it didn't make any noise when a distortion block was engaged and the noise gate solution is the only one I could think of.
 
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