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Boss GT-10B

#821
Hey,
I just got the GT 10B a few days ago and was trying to figure out how to turn on the expression pedal switch.Is it that it can only be used for some patches as the expression pedal switch light only comes on when some patches are selected.Have not been able to figure it out yet.
 
#823
Because the GT-10B is highly programmable, the EXP switch is present only when it is required (buzz word = "Assigned"), it can be set to control any one (up to 9 at a time actually) of the GT-10B's 700+ effect settings, on a per/patch basis.
So on different patches the EXP pedal switch (or any of the other GT-10B controls pedals) can do different things.
If the switch does not operate in a certain patch, then the switch has not been required to do anything.
 
#824
Two questions for those who have used these effects before:

1) How is the whammy effect? I'm looking to cover something like Disposition by Tool and hoping this fits the bill.

2) Does everyone find the compressors to be "usable"? I listened to the clips someone uploaded and they sounded good to me but those were only the factory defaults. I'm curious if someone has tried to tweak it and hit a wall somehow.

Here's to hoping the GT10B is exactly what I'm looking for! :D
 
#826
The whammy is less so.

The Boss ME 30 that I bought used in '99 had a much better whammy IMHO. I was very disappointed with this particular feature of the GT10B because the volume would drop out significantly when I pitch shifted to a lower note.

But.....

This box is extremely configurable. I set it up to that the expression pedal would increase the patch volume at the same time that it was dropping the pitch of a note. So, I have a relatively constant volume when I hit the pitch shift pedal.

I think it sucks that the user needs to program in this feature but, at least, it's possible.

Overall, I think the GT10B is an awesome machine. It took me a while to get it figured out but I believe it has been worth the effort and the money.
 
#827
dug dog said:
The whammy is less so.

The Boss ME 30 that I bought used in '99 had a much better whammy IMHO. I was very disappointed with this particular feature of the GT10B because the volume would drop out significantly when I pitch shifted to a lower note.
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Define "lower note". Are we talking something on the E and A strings or D string? I don't plan on using this feature a lot at all but for one or two songs at most.
 
#830
PauBass said:
Quite tempted in going for one of this units, my only concern are the overdrive, distortion tones.
Can you get nice overdriven, distorted sounds out of the GT-10B?
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I think they're fine. I know that people are extremely particular about their overdrive though.
 
#831
PauBass said:
Quite tempted in going for one of this units, my only concern are the overdrive, distortion tones.
Can you get nice overdriven, distorted sounds out of the GT-10B?
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They're not horrible, but not as rich and analog sounding as they could be. I thought the Line6 drive effects where much better sounding when compared directly, and of course regular analog stomps are much better sounding.

With that said, if you're not directly comparing side-by-side I think you'll find the drive sounds plenty usable. The Bass OD and Distortion sound pretty good, the Bass Fuzz is fairly decent.

You can drastically alter the sound of the drive effects by putting compression before and/or after, EQ before and/or after, and even amp sims before/after even if you're running to a real amp. Think of them all as sound sculpting tools instead of compression/eq/amp sim. Blend in some intelligent ringmod for musical VCO type sounds.

But if you simply stick a bare drive effect in there and send it to your amp you may or may not think it sounds the best.

Others may have a different opinion.
 
#833
The Bass OD is the drive effect I personally use most. It's slightly more distortion sounding than smooth, harmonic tube overdrive though. But seriously, you stick a light comp, low/mid gain bass OD, and the Ampeg sim on low gain, play a P bass with a pick, and just record that via USB and its a killer dirty rock bass sound.
 
#836
Eddy Flycatcher said:
You have to assign a function to it, like volume, wah or a value...it's all in the manual :)
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I'd also recommend turning the sensitivity of the switch up a bit, I think mine's set to 7 (or 3, whichever one means higher sensitivity). My mate noticed that the switch is really insensitive on low settings, as did I at first. I guess that's so it doesn't become too sensitive over time as the switch is used more, I dunno.
 
#837
I play bass in a pop&rock trio ( bass/voc', guitar/voc', drums ). The Boss GT10B is the first effects processor pedal of any kind I have ever used. I use it with a Sadowsky bass, and a Roland D-Bass combo (the 2-10). To date it's great. The presets offer a good starting point for some unique tones which are both defined, solid, and give my trio a good, clear low end, and a "BIG" live sound. Also, in my humble opinion, effects are best heard in the context of a total band sound, rather than in an isolated setting. For instance, a distorted basstone may not sound great on its own, but may really shine with the full band.
 

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