Boss GT 1000Core

[Krisfield]

Here's a basic template for splitting between Main Out and Sub Out. Like splitting between an amp or FRFR, and FOH.

 

[Johno Dunn]

This is my template, with all effects blocks are initialised.

- FX 1 is for Pitch Shifting and Wah effects
- CMP is post AIRD Preamp and Drive effects
- FX 2 is the Bass Chorus
- FX 3 is the Limiter
- DIV 1 is single or dual channel
- Speaker Sim is always 8x10 or 2x15
- Main Out is Low Cut 40hz and High Cut 3.15khz


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How are you setting up your Div’s and Mixes?

 

[Krisfield]

How are you setting up your Div’s and Mixes?

Pretty much left in default position except Dual Channel Mixer has a A Level 100 and B Level 70 mix. If I want to remove any frequencies, I use the LowCut and HighCut in the EQ block.

Single Channel Divider 1 and Mixer 1

Dual Channel Divider 1 and Mixer 1

 

[Krisfield]

Here's an example of using Divider 1 as a Crossover. Channel A (low channel) frequencies above 500hz removed, Channel B (high channel) frequencies below 500hz removed.

 

[Johno Dunn]

Here's an example of using Divider 1 as a Crossover. Channel A (low channel) frequencies above 500hz removed, Channel B (high channel) frequencies below 500hz removed.

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Have you tried the Divider using the sensitivity filter?

 

[Krisfield]

One of many things I haven't tried yet.

Have you tried the Divider using the sensitivity filter?

 

[Johno Dunn]

One of many things I haven't tried yet.

There is a wealth of possibilities!

 

[hamliner]

Hi guys, new to the club. Was lurking around for a while by now and the forum got my attention a while back when I searched for beginners tips etc. Correlli had made quite a few uploads on soundcloud which a liked a lot. I´m not just new to the world of multi effects but effects itself. Bought a book a while back - pedal crush - in order to gain more wisdom. What a fantastic source! So many great tips. set up a few patches which in turn influence my playing or rather keep me busy thus won´t let me stop. Obviously no surprise for most people I learned by overdriving any pedal - analog that is - you might find your new best drive pedal hidden in a humanizer. So did I.

 

[Krisfield]

Hey Hamliner, congratulations and welcome to the community. Any resource whether it’s for guitar or bass is going to be useful.

Is anyone aware of any places to download/share gt-1000 patches for bass?

First time with a multi-fx so trying to decide how to organise my patches. I was thinking of creating some templates with each of the amp types and some useful signal chains as starting points on slots 20+. That way I can clone to slots 1-19 and tweak as required.

Tbh I can't imagine needing more than 2-3 patches at any given time but handy to have room to scale

 

[MrDinsdale]

One thing I've noticed is that with any bass heads I've had in the past the approach has always been set everything to 12 o'clock and tweak a little as needed. It's rare I'd ever go further than 10-2 o'clock.

With the GT preamps I'm regularly cranking bass and applying additional eqs to get a fairly neutral but full bass tone. Is that fairly common or does it sound like I'm doing something silly?

 

[Nuage420]

One thing I've noticed is that with any bass heads I've had in the past the approach has always been set everything to 12 o'clock and tweak a little as needed. It's rare I'd ever go further than 10-2 o'clock.

With the GT preamps I'm regularly cranking bass and applying additional eqs to get a fairly neutral but full bass tone. Is that fairly common or does it sound like I'm doing something silly?

I noticed the same. I really didn't use them at all, never got a hang of them.

 

[furym]

One thing I've noticed is that with any bass heads I've had in the past the approach has always been set everything to 12 o'clock and tweak a little as needed. It's rare I'd ever go further than 10-2 o'clock.

With the GT preamps I'm regularly cranking bass and applying additional eqs to get a fairly neutral but full bass tone. Is that fairly common or does it sound like I'm doing something silly?

Disclaimer: I don’t have a GT-1000 but I do have a recently acquired HX stomp. I notice a huge difference in the mic I chose on the cab sim. If the GT has a choice maybe try a different mic. I found a ribbon mic to keep more low end.

 

[Krisfield]

Good point! The best mic for bass in the GT1KCORE/Core is the DYN421, IMO. That’s the one I use. It’s modelled on a Sennheiser MD-421, which has extended low end according to the Boss manual.

Disclaimer: I don’t have a GT-1000 but I do have a recently acquired HX stomp. I notice a huge difference in the mic I chose on the cab sim. If the GT has a choice maybe try a different mic. I found a ribbon mic to keep more low end.

 

[Windreaper]

Good point! The best mic for bass in the GT1KCORE/Core is the DYN421, IMO. That’s the one I use. It’s modelled on a Sennheiser MD-421, which has extended low end according to the Boss manual.

Yup, DYN421, short distance, about 5cm off center.

 

[SlowpokeJoe]

One thing I've noticed is that with any bass heads I've had in the past the approach has always been set everything to 12 o'clock and tweak a little as needed. It's rare I'd ever go further than 10-2 o'clock.

With the GT preamps I'm regularly cranking bass and applying additional eqs to get a fairly neutral but full bass tone. Is that fairly common or does it sound like I'm doing something silly?

Have you adjusted the input level for your bass? This can make a huge difference and if it's still set to the default level it will very likely be several dBs below ideal.

For example:

 

[MrDinsdale]

Have you adjusted the input level for your bass? This can make a huge difference and if it's still set to the default level it will very likely be several dBs below ideal.

For example:

Yeah I set up profiles for my basses and guitar as the first thing. I'll have a play with some mic options and work my way back through the signal chai and see how I get on.

 

[Michael Stanley 2112]

I swear by the BOSS GT100 for my guitar and the BOSS GT1-B for my bass. The latter is $250 (USD) and well worth it.

 

[Johno Dunn]

I got a couple of the LBA 2020’s (v1), and I put them in the FX loops of my CORE, and oh my! I’ve moved them around to find the “right” spot for them, and I’m running them as Direct mix, and really pushing the send on them. They have really brought my tone to life. Super punchy and responsive!

 

[MrDinsdale]

Well I started playing with some free IRs and I think it's the game changer. I found the difference between the onboard cab sims via headphones/recording vs the sound I was getting from my actual cab was so wildly different that it was so hard to find a balance.

The Mesa RR215 IR in the free Line Shift pack (Shift Line Bass IR Pack) is a pretty perfect match for the sound I'm getting out of my BF two10, at least at home practice volume levels. If anything I'm rolling off the bass rather than piling it on the amp/eqs now

 

[SlowpokeJoe]

I got a couple of the LBA 2020’s (v1), and I put them in the FX loops of my CORE, and oh my! I’ve moved them around to find the “right” spot for them, and I’m running them as Direct mix, and really pushing the send on them. They have really brought my tone to life. Super punchy and responsive!

Any chance you can post a before/after sound clip? I've always been curious about the 2020s