Boss SY300 Demo - Its Guitar-Synth-Tastic!!

[@thatdrewrivers]

Only his second lesson and he's already got the faces of rock down, i'm impressed! ;)

[@gumbyforthewin3537]

That is hands down the best guitar player Ive ever heard thats only played for 2 weeks....sensational!

[@TechMetalRules]

It's good to see Alex! Love his playing!

[@hafstrat]

Fabulous. We've come along way since 1977 and the gr thingy I played at a Roland road show. Everyone's a winner.

[@TobyKBTY]

On the tastiness level, Alex's playing is a rare steak.

[@Williamstanway]

it's science fact red meat has the most flavour at medium, and that's not a joke, I went to a convention about British lamb and the British champion of butchery told us that, it could be bollocks but I just thought it may interest you.

[@wolfie2478]

+William Stanway Lamb tends to have more flavour once you cook it past rare-medium rare (obviously not well done mind you). But I find that beef steaks has the best flavour and texture at rare, but thats dependant on the cut of beef you're using

[@LaniakeaLeathercrafts]

+William Stanway I think he meant it as a compliment for that reason.

[@13superdude2]

+Noah McCoy Only on a Chapman comment section will you find two lads conversing meat on a guitar related video

[@Williamstanway]

+Wolfie 24 it's all personal preference and your right fillet is much nicer just under medium, you should only cook fillet blue as well, you should never eat sirloin and rivets blue, the fat does not cook and the meat tastes ugly, fillet you can eat raw though , again all personal but those are classic guidelines.

[@stalker11421]

this is probably best effect ever made

[@32shumble]

+Erotic Potato - don't be so sarcastic

[@StratsRUs]

Hutchings has sold me so much stuff just by his playing performances.Excellent

[@dmanandcmac]

This synth pedal sounds fackin amazing guys! Great review!

[@JamesRussoMillas]

Alex, one of my favorite modern guitarists!!!

[@BrosAndSisters1]

wow! this will make huge retro video game soundtracks.

[@CraigMcClellan]

that is exactly what I was thinking. I wanted to hear some mega man or castlevania

[@ericnickel3280]

Holy crap! That jam @ .26 is incredible!

[@mikep6967]

At 12:40 you became an instant boy band. 3 heads bobbing with instruments and only one actually playing an instrument. But just for a moment. Brilliant piece of kit. My synth funk dreams are answered. Except for that 700 bucks I need ha

[@robertfrakes1746]

I own this pedal and I love it!!!!

[@12ealDealOfficial]

Ah yeah, it's Alex! This guy's playing is awesome! 4:39 in particular sounds brilliant.

[@Ryan_Thompson_Guitarist]

Alex seems like a brilliant guitarist

[@mistacoz]

My god this thing sounds amazingly funky.

[@danbenkert]

Alex is a fantastic guitar player. This is cool no bullshit hooked to the guitar so you can run any guitar you have instead of using just one Im sold.

[@TheDreadguy]

Hey Rob big fan of the ml3 modern been looking to try one, just curious are you thinking of stocking Chapman guitars in any other uk guitar stores or are you going to just stick with Andertons, the 300 mile drive form my house is quite far :D

[@lupang335]

Alex seems like such a cool dude, in every video he always looks like he's just enjoying himself. Not to mention he's a beast of a guitar player (aside from Chappers of course) hehe

[@stevai6732]

The pedal is kinda cool (too expensive), but Alex is a fucking beast.

[@KickTheFramaLamaLama]

kinda reminded me of the dead weather with the bassist playing trough a synth and havin the keys and the guitar in there as well. great fun review, amazing playing :)

[@krelbar]

Yes, but can it Miku?

[@2ndmerqury5]

krelbar thats a good question!

[@Sparky68M]

When Did I start making guitars ?

[@ZeFrenchiestFry69420]

Painfully underrated comment

[@budgetguitarist]

That is one technologically sophisticated box. It actually is a pretty amazing achievement. That said, as a guitarist who loves tone, to me this is stupid. If I want synth sounds I'll use a synth. To take the world's greatest instrument, the electric guitar, and turn it into a cheesy keyboard is folly. I predict they'll sell a lot of these, and then the used market will be flooded with them as guitarists get bored with them. However, I will say the slower passages where he combined the natural guitar sound with a good mellow keyboard sound were pretty cool. That'd be useful to guys who gig solo. At the end of the day, it's just another tool and it gives guitarists who can't play keyboard the ability to sort of play keyboard.

[@Chudhole]

I like when you guys have guests.

[@truesouljs4352]

These guys had me very confused when they said that bloke had only been playing for 2 weeks & then he starts shredding like a super beast!

[@Th3R3GuLaToR]

This is a pretty cool unit and I imagine once inside you can make some pretty gnarly sounds...however, I will be going with the Roland GR-55. If you all haven't seen it yet Rob and Alex did a killer demo of it a while back...Captain should've been there for that one.

[@Abr0Sia]

boss SY300+any talkbox=gold

[@bentyreman5769]

I really love alex's playing

[@1961jscofield]

So if I plug my guitar into that Super Mario Fart Machine, will it cause me to make all those crazy faces he does every time he plays a chord?

[@Williamstanway]

Super Mario tart machine hahababahahababab

[@javichino6371]

Super mario fart machine hahaha jo

[@benlevin6275]

mad that you'll never be that good huh?

[@NathanChisholm041]

JH Scofield And more??

[@VioletDeliriums]

where do i get a guitar face synthesizer like alex's?

[@earlgrey626]

Are all those classic instrument emulation patches like violin, horn, etc on presets? Holdsworth used those a lot on the Synthaxe for his solo voices, usually with some kind of breath or foot controlled expression parameters. That's what I'd really like from this pedal.

[@squirelova1815]

"NEEERRRDS!!!!" Very elegant ones though.

[@jonkerrmusic]

OMFG That opening riff...

[@diegon2020]

Dude this is great!

[@seanodonnell3683]

That guy has some strong potions. Potion seller. I am going into battle. I need your strongest potions.

[@PeterDad60]

You are not deeply rooted in reality, now are you!

[@madstreaker84]

obviously don't know when you filmed it but this vid coming out back to the future week , definitely should have played some huey Lewis synthtastic power of love

[@HugoWelti]

Man, that dude has some skills.

[@michielsmissaert]

I love one sound in particular , that starts at 1:30 - 1:53, I assume he uses the SY300 for that but does he also use something else, namely the Roland next to it? So my question is what do you need to reproduce that sound, thanks in advance. Great video!

[@allanb1402]

Loads of talent

[@TheLegendOfDale]

I'm getting some Snarky Puppy vibes from this. EPIC.

[@Gibson1976uk]

Your stood there with this pedal, ready to play live right :) will you be thinking, which sound will actually work??? A lot of piss about stuff

[@Doug5524]

When I first switched this on I thought I was watching The Big Bang theory with Leonard and Sheldon lol :-) I know Rob will appreciate this ,penny penny penny :-) on a more sensible subject This Boss SY 300 is amazing will be taking a closer look, The 39 steps went right over his head

[@kojaniszewski]

Jesus, this guy has a wonderful technique :D

[@noahchristytv]

I'm assuming a DD-500 video is soon to follow??? Crossing my fingers! Thanks Rob & Capt!!! And Alex!

[@robertbossart]

Great! I've got one of these. For me it's the first Guitsynth that works, since the GR300. And like the old 300, it's more like a big fuzzbox than a synth.

[@robertbossart]

No, I didn't, my good guy. Buy a Klon, it's even more and just an overdrive ;-)

[@tinyj4520]

+Robert Bossart How does it stack to the EHX MicroSynth?

[@WhoAmIWill]

The pads would work really well in a church setting for vamping during prayers and such and I could also see it used to do covers of Jump by Van Halen

[@Koziolrh]

wow! now that's a piece of gear!

[@Cring0r]

liked purely for alex

[@azasol101]

But most importantly... can it Miku?

[@SinnGread]

How dare you compare it to the one and only Miku!

[@megatyaesree]

BOSS SY300 IS LOVE BOSS SY300 IS LIFE

[@ashleyrose6438]

i could play the entire portal 2 soundtrack with this

[@MrRockstar1968]

Pity the viewer couldn't see the effects unit itself whilst it was been changed from sound to sound. Doe's this peddle also have piano, or trumpet and cello sounds, etc?

[@MoneyBooBoo]

Would probably run something like this in parallel with an ABY switch to another amp. Great review.

[@MitchRench]

Hey Rob. Can you please tell me where I can watch the UFO disclosure video you talked about. Thanks.

[@xManifrd]

sy300 has midi out on the back, is it possible to trigger other external synths or vsts with it?

[@SixStringSteve]

Imagine if Zappa had one of those . . my mind is melting.

[@zac_m]

I wonder what the least and most returned items and brands are. I know returns aren't a judge of quality, but i wonder if there are some brands that people can part with easier than others.

[@wolfie2478]

What guitar is Alex using?, it looks absolutely stunning

[@darkinertia2]

:25 what would you call that style of playing? it reminds me of cky kinda, what scale is that in?

[@silentwitness93]

So glad that these guys think outside the box and use this pedal to actually play riffs using the sub-octave type effects, rather then just mucking around with some organ butterfly or some shit to make ambient sounds.

[@TridgyEdits]

Christ, this is great fun, I want that!! :o

[@Dam0n11]

would you guys be able to demo some JHS pedals as i don't think you have done them before? :))

[@FractalJim]

The SY-300 beautifully captures the sound of Pat Metheny giving up, and not trying so hard anymore.

[@harryalderman1345]

Alex, you are one of the best guitarists who has ever lived, but DAMN that's a bad comb over.

[@Cyclopgamingfreaks]

Are all the music videos for the new album shot in malta?

[@JRandallS]

Back in the late 70's early 80's I had a Roland GR-300 and the guitar controller called a G-808 (I think). It would play like a 4th or 5th of an entire chord, so you could stack them. It really did strange things to major sevenths and minor sevenths. Can this thing handle that?

[@rrrripbing]

Alex once again establishing his position as World Gurning Champion. (If you don't know just google it).

[@ebrh1502]

I don't know and i wont google it.

[@zaiten2012]

guitar gurning, he's a champ

[@BlackLeaf_Studio]

13:45 sounded so awesome :D

[@kashigill9364]

Gus! He finally did! Chappers did Newman!

[@goosemansell]

Can't beat a bit of old Gazza! You'll give in to his brilliance eventually! p.s: it's NUMAN!

[@melvoid01]

How much does Alex charge for Guitar-face lessons and is their a masterclass for guitar gurning (Grade 3 ) ?

[@gordontubbs]

Alex Hutchings must feel like James Bond walking into Q-Branch whenever he shows up to work at Roland.

[@DasOmen02]

Daft Punk would be proud :P

[@alanburling8727]

Is the Synth hooked up to that expression pedal, or is it another piece of kit?

[@AndersAaroe]

Where did the old room go? It was so nice...

[@AquaHulKMUSIC]

I need this!!!!!

[@deldia]

Does anyone know if there is any software that can do this? I don't mean synth software that is MIDI driven by a MIDI pickup. I have found an monophonic iOS app called "Jam Synth" that does the same thing - it's good but fairly limited.

[@NathanChisholm041]

wikichris Yes the boss gt-100 pedalboard can control synths as its a audio interface too so plug the boss into the laptop fire up you're daw once the guitar signals on a channel drop your favorite vst on it but other then thats there no other softwear/hardwear that can do it! So this or the roland gt-55 synth

[@gothicpotato8629]

wikichris yes, there is software called midi guitar and is pretty good. I thought boss had just put it in a box to begin with.

[@homeslice1479]

This thing is amazing for folks that don't need pitch-to-MIDI. Now can Boss make something equally as good that DOES do pitch-to-MIDI?

[@simonderycke7545]

Some variation should be great. It's clear Alex loves the power-saw sound with some filter sweep. Now common make another sound, it's a synthesizer with 3 oscs. Even my Juno 60 with 1 osc (and one sub) has a wider tonal range... and it sounds less bad.

[@stevenlouth8565]

Just wondering if you know if you can create a piano sound on the sy 300 I have been looking for a piano patch can anyone help? please !!!!!!

[@deltafit]

Does Alex remind anyone else of Zed from Police Academy? :\

[@gavinBsussex]

Ah Bobcat Goldthwait plays some juicy licks!

[@WillBidewell]

+deltafit Or the Predator??

[@GuitarJerk13]

Will you do a review of the new Boss delay, the DD-500?

[@droneswasabi]

OMG what a fascinating experience to watch this vid completely high-ass--stoneeeeeeeed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 ajajajjaja hilarious XD

[@Red_Robin_Guitars]

Anybody else not a little disappointed that everybody passed on the opportunity to play the opening few bars of Jump?

[@lukedavis9123]

Rob, can you please review the new pedaltrain 2015 lineup and do a drive pedal shootout ex. plimsoul vs ts9 vs purple plexi?

[@ShaneyPo0]

I see this as more of a 'Production' tool for use in the studio and what not.

[@deldia]

It works with a nylon strung guitar well except for the high E string.

[@megahurtz30]

If they had a guitarist in there who knows how to play Vangelis, this would have been epic :D But, nice piece of gear!

[@Jeepjones85]

I would like to have one lol but every time I save enough money to buy one the new model comes out and bills happen. What is this cycle of defeat?

[@howardcoleman4748]

i like it but the volume seems to need to be level i love the tracking the way you can use the wammy and its realy so much like a keyboard

[@waynewhiteside]

Sounds a lot like Yamaha digital synth from the old days. (DX & TX) I like this.

[@EvaSlash]

Did chappers or captain ever meet Doug Aldrich?

[@TheSeanCreagh]

At a few points it sounds like an eighties sci-fi flick or a SNES/Mega Drive sound track. I really like it! LOL

[@paulmyfinger]

Spooky, i was just thinking this morning that I hadnt seen Alex in a while

[@CraigMcClellan]

I could see everyone from 80s cover band to Jan band using something like this. If Jerry Garcia was still around I could see him digging something like this on Space.

[@DJBpm100]

wow this is sick

[@DeclanTheCrow]

Fuck this, you can't just get a guitar-synth pedal and NOT play Final Countdown. Disliked and unsubscribed.

[@Urredurre]

+ScumContinual96 I was hoping to hear Jump :(

[@budaroddy]

i was thinkin the same song :(

[@DeclanTheCrow]

colintraveller It was a joke, calm down bro.

[@MuvoTX]

On a more serious note , i think they have to be careful doing covers and copying tunes.... For copyright reasons.

[@esoteric1213]

+colintraveller spoken like a true Irishmun

[@ronydeprins6392]

Like 3 kids in a candystore, fantastic.

[@-CrippledNinja-]

GAS! I want one! NO, I NEED one! Oh I and I play country rock... LOL!

[@timb5913]

I did'nt know stuff like this existed

[@PutItAway101]

The steward of the Night's Watch can shred!