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Boss GT-1B discussion thread
- Thread starter coyote1
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Woo hoo! Just pulled the trigger on this!
AMS zero interest for 8 months. I got the Boss adapter just to be safe.
I will post again after I get it. It is slated to arrive Thursday!
AMS zero interest for 8 months. I got the Boss adapter just to be safe.
I will post again after I get it. It is slated to arrive Thursday!
It’s a really great and affordable way to explore a lot of effects and combinations. I’d recommend going to the Boss Tone Studio website and downloading the software to your laptop or pc. You can preview the different download patches available. I found 5 or 6 of them better than the pre programmed ones. I now have them and about the same number of my own patches saved. Really easy to do, you just drag them across to your user patches in the software with the pedal plugged in. There are YouTube guides but it’s simple to use.
Yes, software is a must have. Well organized and easy to use, it can work parralel to DAW on the same PC and the same USB cable, so you can record, edit, loop etc. at the same time.
I'm using a Voodoo Labs under my board, but I've run the device on generic 9V supplies that came free with Amazon pedal purchases and it worked great. Anything that powers your average Boss or MXR pedal will work fine, and the connector is the same.
I am just about to pull the trigger. I already have an analog boss board but rather than add more pedals to it I am thinking of getting this unit. Question...are the pre-programmed patches editable as well for tweaking? If you make changes will it save on the pre-programmed patch or do you have to use a user patch address to save any edits to the stock patches?
Just wanted to make sure that when I made adjustments they could be saved in the factory patch and not have to take up a user slot. Thank you.
You get P for preset and U for user. You modify the U01 and on.
So if I make a tweak say to the OD level in a preset patch it won’t save there for next time?
If you tweak any patch, even existing user patches, you have to save it before switching patches or powering the unit off. As mentioned above, you can only save to User (Uxx) slots.
If you use Tone Central via USB, you can save U01-U99 in sets for a virtually unlimited number of saved user patches. Be aware that if you edit a patch in Tone Central, you'll have to "Write" to the device before leaving the patch or you will lose the settings, just like editing from the panel.
It's here! It's here! It's here!
I have only just begun to play around with it and it is freaking GREAT!!!
Thanks to everyone on this thread for putting me onto this! I can't wait to learn all that it can do!
I have only just begun to play around with it and it is freaking GREAT!!!
Thanks to everyone on this thread for putting me onto this! I can't wait to learn all that it can do!
Amazing!
Have fun with it! If you need anything just say it, glad to help! Don't rely too much on default presets, some are garbage and don't do justice to the real power of gt1b.
Have a nice day,!
Yeah I know that. But at first glance one could say "this thing sucks" lol...anyway some presets are really good "simple fretless" is great, "atmosphere" is a good one also..
Yes, I have seen that very sentiment expressed here many times. I am going to grab some coffee, sit down with the manual and the pedal, and tear into it!
Thanks again for all y'all's help!
I would suggest first deciding on how you want to use this unit.
My idea was to use it as a pedalboard, that I sold last year. So, I built couple of the patches from the start. Than I made couple of aditional ones for synth sounds, connecting fuzz and octaver, or t-wah. Yes, Boss GT-1B has synth effect, but its tracking is hit or miss, depending on your bass guitar.
My idea was to use it as a pedalboard, that I sold last year. So, I built couple of the patches from the start. Than I made couple of aditional ones for synth sounds, connecting fuzz and octaver, or t-wah. Yes, Boss GT-1B has synth effect, but its tracking is hit or miss, depending on your bass guitar.
Same here. Many of the presets on modelling guitar amps are also not very good without tweaks. I think many players whip through the presets, call the device junk and move on...
On the other hand, I bought a spotless used GT-1B for $125 from Guitar Center, so maybe I should be happy someone traded it in.
Yeah, I got mine used for 100€, people give up too easy, you have to open a manual, read a bit
