BOSS GT 100 Connections with Roland GA 212

Get the most out of your BOSS GT-100 by connecting it to your PA, audio interface, or guitar amplifier; including the '4-cable Method' which puts all the GT-100 effects and COSM amps in the correct order for best results when using or bypassing your guitar amplifier's preamp.

[@benharton1533]

Finally, someone who clearly explain the send and return function .. THANK YOU so much DAN !! :))))))

[@netinhorodrigues1217]

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[@thefirstdude]

Six years later, your video is still quite relevant and extremely useful. Thanks. Keep ‘em coming! 😎👍🏼

[@cripps78]

So far out of many reviews, you are the only person who shows the four cable method. Excellent review!!!

[@almunisyraf]

yeah thats right dude! 👍 very nice tutorials!

[@musicoftheordinaryboy6473]

I've watched your video about half a dozen times lol and each time I pick up something new. I just re-created all of my sounds using 2 A in the GT and I run them into my Roland JC and it sounds unbelievable!

[@pb12661]

this guy is a natural teacher. great video.

[@NargleThornberry]

Great lesson! Just got a GT100 the other day. I knew nothing about effects chains but now I feel very knowledgable. Keep rocking!

[@professorhardknock]

The best explanation of effects chain, pre-amps, and multi effects pedals I have ever heard.

[@ECKTEastCoastKISSTribute]

Hey Dan great video and you will be happy to know that I just purchased the GT 100 today and you graciously spent time demonstrating its flexibility at the Long and McQuade store in Bedford! Thanks Again! Jeff

[@johncarusone5635]

This the absolutely best video/explanation/lesson on how to hock up the GT100 in the most effective way.

[@carreramike]

Man, you explained this so good! Specially the 4 cable method. I did not have the full concept till i watched your video. Thank you so much for sharing!

[@AntonioCavicchioni]

The info in this video is pure gold... even after all these years...

[@greatvanzini]

One of the best & most useful vids around. Thanks a bunch.

[@thetravelpony]

The best tutorial video on the topic. Rare to find on the net

[@richietownsend6737]

You helped me decide to spring for a GT-100. I was fretting (pun intended) over the ins and outs of it, and your clear explanation showed how easy it really is. Thank you!

[@GlennMichaelThompson]

Great, well explained and concise demo. Great job.

[@VictorEdemSetordjie]

Wow...how did it take me so long to find this video. Great, concise, and extremely informative

[@flexguyuk]

This is the first video that explains in layman’s terms the various cabling for the gt100, and makes sense of it all. Thank you ! I finally understand the reason for the 4CM.

[@donzi32boats80]

This has been the best education on using the 100 I've found on Y.T. Well done, easy to follow. Thank you...

[@dwaynefengier4224]

Hey Dan I just wanted to say good job on the GT 100 ! you broke it down like a pro! I watched some others on you tube who were ignorant of that concept! but you handled it with a touch of rock and class! thanks" Dwayne Fengier"

[@jonbryan3015]

Absolutely bloody brilliant, I'm not very technical so really pleased to find a clear concise turltorial - many thanks, cheers Jon 🇬🇧

[@jeffmilkey]

Dan, Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video....incredibly clear and concise. I wanted to be able to use a mix of sounds with my Blackstar Preamp and using the COSM amps....S/R On and Off .... Its a beautiful thing. Boss will sell a lot of these units just because of the flexibility and their understanding of what real guitarists need. You are the MAN.

[@Guitarist33764]

Great review! Elegantly and tastefully done

[@Gastonus]

Awesome explanation! You are an excellent teacher and musician.Thank you!

[@edwardcorrado]

Great Video. I have been trying to understand what the differences were to the different cable methods. I finally understand. Thank You!

[@Desertlifeinthesonoran]

Sweet! Great explanation! Now I’m really excited for my GT 100 to show up!

[@giuseppecannella6237]

This is such a great and very useful video. I just got a Boss Nextone Special and connected my loyal Boss GT-100 to it. Without your video I would have spent much more time trying to figure out how to workout the S/R and pre-amp stuff. Many thanks!

[@mgsa1991]

Amazing demo and explanation. Very helpful for newbies trying to learn

[@edwinmartinez9787]

Dude you are a beast on that guitar and the knowledge of the GT100 best explanation I have ever seen thanks sir

[@kanyewest132]

Thank for doing this video for the guitar community.

[@andrewdeane917]

Brilliant Dan. Thank you very much. I'm just a little bit in the dark though about how you switch between the GT-100 preamp and your amp's preamp, right at the end of the video. To anyone who supplies the answer thank you in advance.

[@vix144]

Dan ,, that was just awesome ! Great Demo ..

[@ElusiveSights]

I've been looking for this. Very helpfull!

[@johanburger6109]

Simple and straight to the point. Awesome

[@chrisbreinl]

Thank you for explaining the four cable method! Great video!

[@unleashthefury111]

Outstanding intuitive video!

[@Dryst08]

thank you so much! you explained it really well, very helpful!

[@chrissng5831]

Thank you very much, i being trying to understand GT100 , it definitely help me to understand, you are the best.

[@stainedrosemusic]

Cheers Dan you’ve just made life so Simple 🤘

[@vkgraphics]

Great review Dan , easily the best on U tube .....thanks for sharing . I have a JVM head and wanted something that could both change channels and give me more FX to play with ......I just bought a GT-100 after seeing this so thanks again man . Vinny from Scotland .

[@pd3862]

I always use my amp on basic then plug in thank YOU so much for the in-depth 😍

[@OceanBoulevard2009]

best ever video of GT100 thank you!!

[@aidank2]

A fab Video so much help in setting up my Boss GT 100 Many Thanks

[@kanyewest132]

The sound is amazing

[@asaphessiene4272]

You teach so well

[@vettster89]

Saweeet! I’ve been trying to use my tube amp correctly with my GT-100. Thanks!

[@nmjdfbjq]

great video, can't wait to have one in my hands

[@psour33]

Sir, it may be a little late to thank you for this very usefull video wich made me understand the whole thing as I'm a beginner. Very instructive. Thank's again.

[@richfiryn]

This was a very useful demonstration of the GT 100 which i happen to own. I now know why the sound coming from my amp sounded kind of funky, i am in the front of a Fender Virbrolux that does not have a send and return on the back and i didn't know you need to turn off the BOSS preamp in the signal chain.

[@diasspeed]

Great review man! you explain it very good, thanx!

[@MEGARETH69]

Thank you for sharing ( especially 4 cables method ) 👍👍

[@thunderbolt2910]

great video very helpfull plus great playing and sound many thanks

[@BoyAditya]

great review and tips, i never knew the 4 cables method

[@hammett769]

This was fantastic, thank you!

[@richardbarnett9400]

Fantastic video - many thanks!

[@ArnieStein]

A very helpful video, thank you so much!

[@larrymartin9301]

Very good-clear video

[@markattaway4429]

Great and informative video!!! Thanks so much!!!

[@bennyking5996]

Thank you. You explained it very well

[@user-os2uv1wm1s]

Great video !!! Thx so much , now I have idea about connection, so useful !!

[@ADIKTIVESOUNDS1]

Great Video Dan well explained

[@rubenjaimeclasesdeguitarra2034]

great data men, thanks!

[@sleekitwan]

Cool vid Dan, good overview with enough background info, slanted to the GT-100 which is an imminent purchase - hopefully. I had always stuck everything in front of the input, in a long series. Will explore. Thanks.

[@hwangyoosang4567]

thx alot for posting this video . it helps me a lot

[@DarioAvilaaCL]

Excellent video thanks you made me want to buy that Boss bad boy!

[@philf4086]

Very informative, thanks!

[@tenpasteleven11.10]

9yrs later you helped someone get his shit together with the tone. Thank you so much for your clear explanation 🙏🏼

[@sdbanotts]

Great video, and nice man. Thanks!

[@dmz140]

Great video!! Thanks!

[@yvesschonmacker9275]

Great video!! Thank you!!

[@mcmartini]

So helpful. Thanks a lot!

[@skymarbles7953]

Holy shit nuggets, that dual amp sound blew my mind

[@nigel134679]

Great tutorial, that's where i was going wrong thank you

[@ArmanJovi]

Great teacher👍🏿

[@pd3862]

I got mine in 2021 love it it’s like drivin an 18 wheeler 🚛

[@WILLIONSTONE123]

Thank you so much sir..now I got it....

[@bertybot]

I've had a gt100 for 4 years now and I'm always looking to improve the sound and tweak. This video is the most informative. I'd be interested to know what you default eq your amp i.e on clean do you set bass, mid and treble to a 12 o clock position?

[@charlesgraham4286]

Great video! many thanks :)

[@ManfredElsingBielefeld]

now i understand;even good you have a realy stereo send and return,thx for the video!

[@zapzap36]

great video. thank you

[@iwo1621]

great job! thanks a lot.

[@undercrackers56]

Thanks for making that so clear. Could you please make a video demonstrating how to get levels correct using a board (GT100) and amp? There are a lot of volumes to play with: Guitar Vol, GT100 input level, GT100 patch level, GT100 output, Amp pre-amp volume and gain then the master volume. Thanks.

[@johnbunyan5259]

Very helpful thanks 😍👌

[@erniejohnson8200]

Thanks, Roland for elucidating the uses of the four cable method. I was wondering, though, when you explained 'switching the GT-100 COSM Preamps and my amp' what you physically were kicking on the GT?? Little confused. Ernie Johnson,Thousand Oaks, CA.

[@robertforest6923]

Great video and explanation on 4 cable and OUTPUT SELECT, BUT, no mention on which OUTPUT SELECT to use in 4 cable method. I'm thinking that if I have the pre-amp in the GT100 turned off and using my amps pre-amp I should have it on COMBO AMP, JC-120, let's say, and, now I turn the GT100 pre-amp on, and the SEND/RETURN on, should the OUTPUT SELECT be on combo return? Or does it matter?

[@andreluizpalominobernardo9196]

Excellent!!!

[@MrStephenlederle]

I love the dual amp tones from this unit. I recently bought mid-level studio monitors specifically for home practice using the dual amp feature. The only thing I do different is, instead of a 100 right and 100 left i go 85 right-85 left and it really seem s to fatten up the tone.

[@guille_toledo76]

What an amazing videooooo !!!! I have the Me-80 and want to change it for get GT-100 but I didn't knows how to connect it to my interface.. As I learned in this video, I gotta use the L(mono) output but change to Line/phones output with the system button????

[@lushkordz6643]

Im still using the GT100 in almost 2020 N i think im going to keep using this unit 4 a long time coz it really blows in terms of sonic achievements ...i also have a good old Zoom G9 which has tons of good tones thanks to its hybrid tube/solid state preamp section with two tubes (once they have been replaced with good ones)... But the Gt100 with its Dual Processing + an unbeatable PC interface (Tone-Studio) remains my Fav MultiFx unit -- Im doing this 4CM (kind of) with a ENGL 530 tube Preamp + stereo ENGL 840/50 Pow-Amp (3U rack head) i have the the ENGL preamp inserted into the GT100 S/R block N i can switch between channel on my preamp with an Ext. pedal using a TRS 1/4 jack cable (using the Ctrl Assign function) it works flawlessly i have also another tube preamp [Effectrode Blackbird] + an MXR 10 bands EQ inserted into the FX-loop of the ENGL preamp in order to get some more really cool colorations 4 my ENGL Clean N Crunch channels .....this is the best setup you could ever find so far.....

[@partanto67]

Nice video, Thanks a lot Dan. Is it possible to record directly from GT-100 to DAW software?

[@guyfromthatthing1017]

Video still relevant today--thank you! QUESTION: why (or is) the 4 Cable method better than, say setting output to Returns and sending L/R out from GT-100 directly to GA-212 A/B stereo inputs on the back of the amp? (you're still using the Preamp on the GT-100--and this is a mains in--it bypasses the preamp on the physical amplifier). Why would 4CM be better than this approach?

[@Sam-lp5ly]

Es mejor cuando tu amplificador real es muy bueno y quieres seguir utilizando su preamplificador natural, si no es el caso no vale la pena en mi opinión.

[@tmonzo]

First off excellent demo and thanks for the explanation of the Gt-100's wiring set-up's. Very helpful. Using the 4 cable method, your demo doesn't resolve the issue of changing the GT-100's "Output Select" from "Combo Return" back to "Combo Amp" when turning the S/R in the GT-100 on/off. I've tried to find a solution to this but there is none. The only way to change the "Output Select" is to change patches. You cannot change the "Output Select" within an individual patch. Boss missed this one.

[@davidliu8088]

Very Clear!

[@eddetollenaer]

Thank you. This helped me a lot. Just one question. What system setting do I use for the 4 cvable method? Combo Amp or Combo Return? I guess both are okay right?

[@pd3862]

Still gettin to know it ❤

[@arvincasupanan]

Thank you bro.

[@musicoftheordinaryboy6473]

How would you use the 4CM going into a mixer? This is such a great video!

[@TonyRamos2024]

Awesome !

[@jessereyna7408]

i have a jet city 50 watt combo5012c;and what cable method do you suggest with the boss gt-100 and this combo amp;if you want to utilize the amps preamp and other pedals like tech 21 para driver and reverb fender pedal? Or do ya have to choose one or the other methods? thanks jesse.

[@xK1S1x]

Do you go in-and-out of the preamp or the effects loop I have both I have a Marshall head with pre amp send and return, and effects loop send and return

[@YaNKeeR_]

Can anyone suggest a good tutorial series on how to use the GT-100 to the fullest? I have owned one for a long time but I am so new to playing guitar, I am somewhat overwhelmed. I think I need help with tone in general and all of the lingo/basics. Pedals and all are rather new to me, as a beginner. I just had to have this thing, but it is collecting dust and I want to get more into using it. Any help would be much appreciated.