We Need to Talk About the Boss GX100, honestly

[@misterbassixx]

Hej John, thanks for your fine Videos. I had a Helix Floor Unit, a Kemper Stage and an Axe FX 3. Sold them all and use the GX-100 for live gigs playing Guitar and Bass. I think, this Unit has a better „Play feel“ regarding the response on picking dynamics and latency. I am sure nobody in the audience will be able to tell the difference between the devices, once you dialed in „you“ sound. The GX-100 is very user friendly and you can make really quick changes in the heat of a gig, if necessary. Personally I just don‘t need 150 Amp models, for most live situations I just need one clean, one crunch and one Lead Sound for Guitar, just one good sound for Bass. So for me it’s definitly the best bang for the Buck and reliable. For Recording it‘s a different story - is there more fun than tweaking one good valve amp with a good cabinet in a good room with some decent mics? (By the way, I don‘t need 110 dbA, 85 is enough 😉 )And if it has to be quick, you just need one good VST you really like. The less time you need to get to know your tools, the more time you have to practice and play 😊. Keep on rockin‘ P.S. I am convinced that 80% of your tone is in your fingers. And for at least 80% of the audience it is more important that the song you are playing is good and you support the Song well

[@Jak_Low]

I remember plugging this pedal in the first time and being very disappointed, but what Ive learned is that you need to spend a lot of time learning to use it and all its functions properly, thats only when you unlock its true potential. The dual amps is also definitely where this pedal shines.

[@ogmakefirefiregood]

I have had my Boss GX100 for a year now. I love it. The tone is great and it footswitch assignment is very flexible. Like most modelers you need to put a high cut in and have an ear for tone.

[@MOAB-UT]

nAH

[@Newnodrogbob]

@@MOAB-UTnah, what? You don’t need a high cut and an ear for tone? The tone isn’t great? The foot switch assignment isn’t very flexible? I must know what you mean!

[@MOAB-UT]

@@Newnodrogbob I bought a FM9- far superior product. You don't know what YOU don't know son. Do better. Save your money and buy real gear. Not BOSS.

[@ogmakefirefiregood]

I have an Axe FX 2. Sounds great. I also have a Eventide H90 I use with the Boss GX100 for reverbs and " Wierd" effects. Oh.. one other thing.. I can play the hell out of the Guitar so the gear is secondary. 🎸 🤣

[@brianrankin6159]

@@MOAB-UT I don't know why you think that was such a dunk - fucking obviously you don't know what you don't know?

[@micwalt]

The GX-100 is my favorite of all the modelers I've owned. The Assign section is actually very powerful. The amount of switching/parameter changes you can pull off with one button press is pretty amazing. I even have the expression pedal raising and lowering amp gain, while raising volume to compensate, switching from hi gain to med gain, and turning on shimmer reverb at the bottom. It's so smooth and sounds great.

[@gabrielkesslau]

Which expression pedal do u have?

[@TheCyberMantis]

@@gabrielkesslau He's probably using the one on the GX-100.

[@swardmusic]

Pod go does same

[@TheCyberMantis]

@@swardmusic GX-100 > Pod Go

[@micwalt]

@@TheCyberMantis Yep

[@Studio22mix]

I got it as soon as it was available and really like it, easy to use, sturdy as can be and great sounds. This one is going to stay here for a long time 😊

[@VinceMGuitar]

Thank you for this great straight up discussion of this unit. I’m exactly the person this is for- I’m deciding do I go with this or something 3x the price like the fender tonemaster. The tones you are getting here really impressed me. I’ve never heard anything close and didn’t know this was capable of such gorgeous cleans and mid gain sounds. Most reviews of this focus on heavy sounds. Your scrolling through the amps was super helpful and I thought it was a great demonstration of the different amp sounds even as you complained about them haha. I’m definitely much more impressed with this unit after seeing this! The pitch shifting was also great to hear. Subscribed.

[@ChrisLau90]

Snapshots functionality is actually available (with gapless switching) in the Memory Mode. You can also change the settings so that you can switch modes with a single press of C2 rather than the hold which is on by default. While I do think it needs some updates, I do love this unit and sold all my other stuff to use this full time!

[@gabrielkesslau]

I’m thinking about it, sell all other stuff. I’m only afraid of a bad functioning or other problem happening to the unit. Pedals are more expansive but the chance of being surprised is lower. Raising some money would be nice, but I’ll keep both for now.

[@gabrielkesslau]

You can also carry on effects like set up a global tap tempo 😊

[@LuisJimenez-pb3ge]

I gig this live and use it daily for over a year… ZERO issues :)

[@danonthestrings]

Did exactly that for the C2 switch as I know I will be changing patches more often than tuning. Only thing I wish is that the hold time for the tuner be slightly quicker to activate it.

question , can i have dual amps running in mono and have a line out with cab sim for front of the house and one with out cab sim for my on stage cab ? also can that IR be a custom one ? thanks!

[@LuisJimenez-pb3ge]

I absolutely love my GX100. I love being able to assign boost, delay, and chorus to a single button for those big solos! Running the X-Modded with the Recti Stack in parallel sounds soooooo good.

[@mortenroedfrederiksen3393]

I have this. I keep trying to convince myself to buy a tonex to combine the two, but the amps sound so so great in this that I just don’t need it.

[@thahoustonbassrunnaz4389]

I have the tonex with this unit! It's the real deal! Get yourself one! 👍🏾

[@Felipe-wr4xk]

@@thahoustonbassrunnaz4389where do u connect the tned to the gx 100¿

[@wandido2001]

Sounds really good. He makes everything sound good. I have the GT1000 and finds it great and very flexible... The 16 assigns are powerful High cut rolled to 6.3khz to 8khz makes a difference for boss pedalboards

[@servethesongs]

@2:32 spam free zone starts here

[@danonthestrings]

This unit is so customizable it’s actually crazy lol. The one thing I realized after a month of endless playing around is that for the harmonizer, you can pretty much set any parameter for the 4 quick use knobs below the screen EXCEPT changing the key for the harmonies… thats literally the most useful one to have for a quick adjust in a live setting and it’s not available.

[@TomWhite-nu2rp]

I’ve used a GX-100 for a couple of years now. It’s pretty easy to dial in and sounds really good. Perhaps it’s not a fractal or whatever but it works great and the switching is super flexible.

[@therandom802]

I’m surprised that boss isn’t talked about more often. I’ve always been into their gear. I’ve owned single pedals, the me50, and now the gt1000 core. I have a hard time coming up with good excuses to buy anything else for a comparable price.

[@Newnodrogbob]

They rarely update things, so after release….theres nothing to talk about.

[@therandom802]

@@Newnodrogbob Despite the lack of updates, the Boss products still hold up to the competition. But I agree, there are only so many videos a person can make on that. Cordy seems to make more Boss related videos than most channels, to be fair.

[@brianlebrun2382]

I have a Helix floor that I carry around in a heavy flight case and I was looking for something smaller to use when I didn't need the power of all those amps and when the stage size became an issue and I picked the Boss. It does something that I've fought the Helix with....it has clean programs that I can use with my G&L Comanche AND my Les Paul without tweaking anything. Yes, the touch screen icons are a bit weird but the unit sounds great, it's lighter than my Helix and it's built like a tank.....all metal. My Helix is still king but I have no problems with the Boss at gigs.

[@iniyan30]

What would you recommend to buy boss gx100 or line 6 pod go?

[@brianlebrun2382]

@@iniyan30 after gigging with the boss I'd say go with the pod go. The big issue I have with the boss is that the unit doesn't tell me what the amp is. I suppose as long as it sounds good then that should be enough but if I'm looking for a particular sound it's nice to know what the starting point is. The boss is a decent unit but anything line 6 is better. Again, the cleans are really good with the boss but I still prefer my helix.

[@iniyan30]

@ Thanks! That’s interesting

[@microstrat]

My favorite preset of the GX-100 is JCBOUTIQUELEAD :) (OD+Dumble+Delay) so sweet

[@sixtyaffairs]

I work with my two GX100 ( one is spare ) in the Studio and live . I like the Stompbox Mode , so I have 2 Gain Stages , 2 Delays , Univibe,Tremolo , Looper and a Wah / Volume Control. Plus a very good Tuner it has everything I need. I don't need a bunch of Amp Models . I need one Amp ( Boutique Amp ) that is on the edge of breakup. No bank switching , nothing.

[@Sometimes_I_Play_GTR]

I've been a BOSS user for years... Just got a GT-1000 that I've been messing around with. I'm still not 100% sold on modelers for live stuff. Sounds great as always John.

[@ashplaysbass1959]

Its a Brilliant pedal for £450ish. You can go crazy on these moddlers but really for Gigs we've found you only really need Two Duluxe Amps amps (Running at the same time ) Running with the Drive and Gate Infront (Each Drive Pedal its own Gate . Sounds Cleaner) The Modulation and Delay in the Loops . Reverb at the End for some realness . Eq at the End to Sculpt the Tone Live. High Cut and Low Cut on the Global EQ . Done ✅ Gigged the GX100 straight into the P.A for Guitars and Bass . Its our Bands Ampless Rig now for Weddings , Party's and Pubs . Good thing is the Feel once its Dialed in you won't go back . Looked at the expensive pedals but unless you need that level of IRs , Amps and just noddling about for the Studio they just dont sound or feel any better live. £450ish all day on this beast !!!

[@maxsalasr]

It's a great unit , I was in a budget and sounds great no matter the price 👍🏻👍🏻

[@LivinginLosAngeles-re5yx]

Amazing time to play guitar. I came across a little Flamma FX100 for $50 and bought it on a lark, and it surprised me how solid it was, tones "quite good". An amazing time to be a musician! 👍

[@Scott__C]

Boss has had that assign matrix since at least the GT-10. I think the acoustic simulations and also the pickup emulations (hum to sing and vice versa) make their units flexible for if you want those tones out of a guitar that doesn't have splits or is a single coil only. Their dual amp workflow to me has always been great.

[@xycl2008]

Even my VF-1 from the 90's has assigns

[@conordyer2307]

Combined with a tonex this is super powerful.... I have a dual tonex rig with one in the gx100 loop and the other in the loop of a hx stomp xl........then i put my physical pedals infront abd after them to create a '2 amp rig' that can split into 2 to 4 speakers for double stereo ping pong..... Im just lucky i have been collecting pedals for years so i have over 100 different physical pedals covering every effect to create unique signal chains and blending effects with triparallel mixers and splitters from EHX so i can have a third superego+ synth chain with a range of effects in its loop independent of the other 2 effects chains...... Utilising most of the pedals has allowed it to become a modular synth style tool for home use, using the 2 multifx and tonex as the 'core'.......

[@conordyer2307]

Heads up guys although hxstomp xl is 800 in the UK, thomman has a crazy deal on a limited edition silver hxstomp xl for £560 for their 70th anniverary.....get it if you are thinking about it!

[@juggert]

£560 is minus taxes, customs

[@conordyer2307]

​@@juggert not to the UK, its all included in their pricing, and i bought it from them a few weeks back so the price is 568 all in, its an offer for their 70th anniverary......they are doing a limited edition silver tonex for 300 too

[@juggert]

@@conordyer2307 Oh ok. Sounds good then. I tried to order the same but it would come closer to £ 760 for me including taxes and delivery. I managed to get a deal on the regular HX stomp for £500 here so was more than happy to pick it up. Plus the silver is bit too much for me. Too much Late 90's -early 2000's

[@steved1099]

I have a pod go and switched to gx100 and there is no turning back…. Sounds great (the X-mod on here sounds great and I use it loads),it has loads of DSP, great form factor, expression pedal, midi. It seriously does it all for £445. Then throw in the Bluetooth module and you can stream music to it and tweak on a tablet rather than PC or the unit. It will take something special to turn me away from it. Would need to be helix 2, but half the size, all the effects and same price…!!! Yeah more like £2k. But all seems to be going pedal modellers now (IR2, pod express, lion, toneX one etc)

[@swardmusic]

Oh wow! I'm enjoying my pod Go just started gigging it. Can this boss beat the litigator amp? Better live feel? How does it compare to the newest 2.0 update on the pod Go?

[@steved1099]

​@swardmusic I still love the Pod go and haven't sold it. Just I needed more options in the chain (fender to marshal amp switching, 2 delays, 2 ODs, chorus, reverb, trem, fuzz etc). GX100 does all that in one patch... the gx100 has the lowest latency of all modellers so feels very dynamic and responsive and i like the amp tones i have. But that said the litigator and grammatico on pod go are great, also I love the harmonic trem on pod go which the gx100 doesn't have. So always some trade off. What I would say is if you don't need loads of effects and like the tone from pod go stick with that... Great unit

[@wandido2001]

@johnnathqncordy can you try to make one of those boss amps sound like another?

[@MarkFromHawaii]

Great video. I've been using the GX-100 for a couple years now. I use the Tone Studio software. Yes, it's a little quirky but I can dial in great sounds with it. One of the tricks is to use the In/Out Settings to choose the right output system and then customize it from there. Boss recently updated the firmware and added a few goodies - more amps, a feedback effect, a slicer, a sitar simulator and more bass models . Maybe the best thing is the IR loader is now built-in so you don't have to launch a separate piece of software.

[@89ji76]

I’ve noticed the retailers here in Japan don’t even have the GT-1000 or Core on shelves anymore. Only the GX-100 and the ME-90. Could simply be from a lack of sales but it makes me feel like a “GX-1000” is coming soon so they didn’t stock up on the old model.

[@TheCyberMantis]

Boss Katana head is not available in the USA anymore. I think they might be getting ready to release a new one.

[@TheCyberMantis]

And... I was right. 😉

[@bikersoncall]

Does this GX100 have the same 'fake' sound as the ME90 for classic rock tones. I notice most when I pluck hard on the lower strings like open E and A , they don't ring with the attack tones that I get, even with my ancient Zoom G2? The Zoom G5n also has that fake tone on pick-attack like the ME90. Does the GT1000 sound a lot less digital and 'real'?

[@Elienguitar]

I love my GX-100. I use it 4CM into the Katana MKII. I did add a the SDE3000D into the Signal chain>. Also, I added an FS-6 for more flexibility.

[@AlecBourneMidiMadScientist]

You mention snapshots quite a few times, but with GAPLESS preset switching why would this be a concern? This is quite a bit more powerful if you can spin through rigs without dropping audio.

[@solacemusic242]

I own an FM-9, but before I bought it, I played the Boss GX100 for quite a while at a music store and thought it sounded awesome. I love my Fractal, but is it worth $1400 more (I also bought a fractal volume pedal!) ? I don't think so. Is the FM-9 still better? yes, in some fundamental ways, and some peripheral ways, but.... I agree, the Boss is def the best value/bang for buck out there.

[@iniyan30]

I was planning to buy fm3 with ev2 exp pedal… thought I could stretch a bit to fm9 or axe fx iii. was really worried bout my budget as im still a intermediate player. Then decided to just go for gx 100 for now and can upgrade later. As youre a fractal user and having experience with gx100 Am i making the right decision or should i go at least for fm3 for a long run ? will the gx100 do justice for me next 1 or 2 years for recording & lives?

[@malcolmevans2437]

Bought my GX100 for £280 off eBay. I’m looking forward to setting up my preferred patches using the tips in your videos 👍 I’ve bought a GT 100 used (for £97) and 2 way foot switch for a backup rig. All for less than the price of a HX stomp. Reckon I am set up for the foreseeable future.

[@daniyalahmed97]

How you enjoying your GX100 compared to the GT100? I'm on quite a tight budget and was seriously considering getting a gt100

[@IamMusicNerd]

I have always preferred the Boss effects sounds over any of the other multi effects units. For amps I prefer ToneX, Fractal, and QC, but for delays, reverb, chorus, phaser, octave, OD, etc I like the Boss stuff better. So on my board I usually just use a ToneX for amps and a GT1000 core for effects. But the GX100 has a way better UI. I wish Boss would make a GX100 core that has the smaller form factor but the UI from the GX.

[@gabrielkesslau]

Some people use GX100 with Tonex, works really well

[@Stefan-]

It will be hard to fit the GX-100 UI in a GT-1000 core format, im sure they can improve the UI in the future though.

[@Stefan-]

Who cares about snapshots which can only change the settings and states of the present preset when you can change everything with switching a patch with gapless switching, i really dont understand what people are talking about when they say they miss snapshots, preset changes eats snapshots for lunch. BTW i think the GX-100 was always very competitively priced even before the others raised their prices, its way more powerful than the POD Go when it comes to functionality especially.

[@LuisJimenez-pb3ge]

Right?!?? Plus you can copy the same patch on four presets and just adjust to your taste and bam you have “snapshots”

[@myTubesTube]

Snapshots have their reason to be and they would be great to have in a gx actually. In cases where you have radically different sounds it is better just to change patch, but staying in a song with 3 or 4 variations, and being able to recall them is great. I know you can work around that, sort of, doing multiple assigns but it is cumbersome and frustrating when you change man6 effects/paramters at a time: snapshots are at a higher level and they do simplify life.

[@Stefan-]

@@myTubesTube Snapshots are only there for the reason that the modeler isnt powerful enough to change patches so that they are instant/seamless, when the modeler can change patches that way snapshots are obsolete since a patch can do all a snapshot can and much much more.

[@LilOlFunnyBoy]

​@@Stefan-regardless of the technical reasons for their use, snapshots or scenes do have a practical advantage. If you replaced 5 scenes with 5 patches, you've got a bunch of replication there. Let's say you wanted to swap or add an effect. You'd have to add it to 5 patches. With scenes you only do it once on the master patch.

[@LilOlFunnyBoy]

All digital effects seem to be stuck way in the past with their UIs and the concept of patches anyway. It would be far better if units allowed you to create "blocks" of components. Eg I might want a Marshall model with a 4x12 IR as a block. Another block with a reverb and a delay etc. I could then use these block presets within multiple patches. If I want to replace the delay, I do it in the block and all patches that use the block are updated.

[@davinielgonzalez]

Do you recommend using it connected to an amplifier or use the amplifier emulations. Which do you prefer and why?

[@mariomazza9235]

John, please look at the GX100, struggling to get a warm clean tone with bloom , would love your help on this.

[@Hubi194]

First of all, keep it simple. Throw away literaly everything from a patch and start from scratch. 1. Compresor. Just a little bit. Not too much. Like a pinch 😉. 2. For warm tones try some tweed amp simulation. But, to be honest, almost all of them will work fine. It's just your taste that matters at the end of the day. 3. Keep the amp at lowest gain switch. Adjust gain knob to your preferences (important: don't set much gain, set it low, but add more volume). 4. Adjust tone knobs: high on 11h, mid on 3h and bass on 2h. Aprox. At the end and some eq. With all of tones on 2h (more or less). 5. If necessery add some Tubr Screamer between Comp and Amp. But keep it at lowest gain possible. Just use it as a booster. (Important: a real clean booster doesn't work as good as TS. Nobody knows why. It's probably magic😉). And that's it. That's the base. Now you can add some reverb, echo, delay or chorus. But first you have to set a proper foundation.

[@tonray9395]

Most of us don't have access to all the gear we 'need' to talk about every day...lol

[@chrisdaviesguitar]

When are you going to review the Mooer GE300?

[@indigos290]

I was going to buy the GT1000. Deciding on the GX-100 just from an Anderton's video was the best decision. The models on this thing are breathtaking.

[@i.b.l.b5627]

would you get the GX100 or the Ampero 2 stage??

[@peted450]

Love my GX100

[@jirikrajnak9047]

damn, that ui is clumsy. isn't there a mobile app for setting up the chain

[@christianpucciarelli]

imho boss needs to: hear its customer base ,support their (expensive) products more(aka updates and bug fix),get a 2024ish ui and signal routing,invest in comunity and preset sharing...i have an sy1000........

[@JoeWalsh-pm4zf]

And provide xlrs!

[@aaronvalure178]

For the price that sounds really good or is it the playing?

[@LuisJimenez-pb3ge]

Both, this pedal sounds great even with my shitty punk rock songs

[@Studio22mix]

I have this pedal for over a year now and it still sounds great 👍🏼

[@Bluenoteguitar]

John, I think you should look at the Boss GT1000 core prices, currently you can pick one up for as low as £510 Brand new, and in that price bracket it smashes everything else out the park.

[@roryt1985]

I think the Stage 2 is better value

[@Bluenoteguitar]

@@roryt1985 Hi Rory, is that the Ampero Stage II? I must admit I dont know much about them and after just having a quick look it certainly seems to have much more versatility in terms of amps & cabs, effects seem to be roughly on par but I wouldnt have a clue how good they are and although the Ampero seems much more limited in the effects chain compared to the Boss you could easily argue who would want or need more than 15 effects at one time. I also couldnt find one for less than £610 new although I did see that the stomp is cheaper at about £480. Personally I still rate the GT1000 core, although I will admit I also have a Tonex pedal in the effects loop although I dont always use it as some of the boss amps are really good.

[@roryt1985]

@@Bluenoteguitar all fair points mate. John has a couple of videos on the Stage 2 that might be worth a watch

[@Bluenoteguitar]

@@roryt1985 Youve got me intrigued, I'll go check them out.

[@iancurrie8844]

I’ve been a boss user since 94 with lots of stomp boxes. I love the me-80 and me-90 of which I have 2. I even like the GT-1. I bought the GTX-100 and couldn’t use it. I read the manual, I watched videos. The interface is SO BAD. I just couldn’t use it. It went back to the store.

[@charliezimmerman2114]

Love your playing! Have you played a fractal axe fx ii xl plus? How does it compare to the current axe fx iii turbo? Should I upgrade? 🤘🏻 Cheers!

[@Aiji00]

Great video ! I buy this one year ago, i love it so much ! I play on this and Neural DSP plugins :) Hope you buy a bunch of preset for this one soon !

[@zaporoshti3392]

I am waiting to buy this unit but has the IR issue solved? They claim they solved it but it is still the same, the IRs loaded on the Boss GX100 sound low volume, dark and muddy.

[@CinemaKev24]

I've worked with Boss since Feb 2024 to fix the IR issue. They dont seam interested in a fix. However, you can tweak IR volume/EQ to make them sound good.

[@harimaguilar3154]

Have you try to use boss gt 1000 but the full gear? Because I’ve seen you have some videos about gt core. But you should try the boss gt 1000. You have so much power there !

[@JP-mp5st]

I tried everything I could get my hands on but chose the gx100 because to me it felt the most like a real amp. Having models of super specific amps is nice and all but honestly how does any body really know how accurate it is and does it even really matter? As long as it sounds good I’m happy and I’ve got a Tonex that will cover all that any way. Got an ox stomp to add in as well and IMO that is superior to any IRs I’ve loaded in. The only thing I wish the gx100 had was a stereo effects loop and xlr outputs. Aside from that, with the ox stomp it is extremely hard for me to tell the difference between the gx100 and a real amp especially when it comes to the feel of it.

[@AVFCAM]

So, I went into my local guitar shop to talk about getting into pedals…I hadn’t got a clue…I was shown a Boss ME90 I think it is and I shown this. I said I wasn’t sure what I was looking for, I knew I wanted to play metal and have some effects, but I didn’t know what they were… …chap recommended I look at a multi pedal like this, I preferred this to the ME90 as it had the touch screen… …for a beginner, 12 months into their guitar journey, is this too much? I don’t understand pedals and effects enough to start buying random pedals, but I acknowledge that this is nearly £500 and I’m still pretty new and just want to make what I play sound more like what it is supposed to be.::

[@jjdubois6101]

I wish xlr outs were standard

[@joebowbeer]

And now GX-10 offers almost everything (compatibly) for less weight, footprint and cost

[@johnnathancordy]

Yeh - weird timing I only did a GX100 a few days ago and that GX10 came out of nowhere

[@tommanseau6277]

​@johnnathancordy So here's a question you folks might have more insight with. I recently bought a Helix LT, but find I keep reaching for a touch interface, option overload, and dsp limitations for surprisingly simple chains. And I already have been using Tone Studio for my Nextone Special amp. I'm within the return window, and the Boss is looking tempting for significantly less money. Which of the Boss units would you go for?

[@garyatkins4479]

I just bought the GX-10 yesterday .. really liking this unit

[@Doa616]

Does any one here still have issues with IRs sounding muddy and very low volume??? I love the gx 100 but that’s the only thing that gets me annoyed

[@im58woody]

To my ears the clean tones sound great. The dirty stuff not so much.

[@MOAB-UT]

Tru

[@Knubben71]

It's a matter to use the right of equalisation.

[@sirgerbilmacintosh9101]

I agree and I feel like that's a recurring theme with Boss effects processors and modeling units.

[@LuisJimenez-pb3ge]

I absolutely love their gain, for punk rock I like their X-modded and for metal either Recti, Uber, or Orange with an overdrive set at low gain to tighten up the sound.

[@PikaStu666]

I had a GT-1000 (my bandmate then bought a GX-100). Both were impressive, but I disliked the wah and pitch shifting. In the end I went back to a pedalboard with individual pedals, but I use a Boss OD-200 for overdrive / distortion. Having a TS, Klon, Blues Driver, Fuzz and others all in one pedal is awesome.

[@juventinos81]

The only thing that kept me from buying this unit was the polyphonic pitch shifter that i thought that it didnt have.is it good?

[@TomWhite-nu2rp]

IMO the Achilles heel of this unit is pitch shifting. It does everything else well.

[@juventinos81]

@@TomWhite-nu2rp isnt it good because of quality or because it starts to have more problems the more you pitch down? i am asking because i dont care about more than 4 semitones.if at this range is good then its good for me.

[@TomWhite-nu2rp]

I never tried to use it as a detuner but octaves don’t track well.

[@rafaelgibgabor1033]

Hi. Please do a comparison with the ampero 2. Thank you

[@leffivanov3127]

There's quite a lot of tiny downsides that make modern boss stuff not competing well with others. For example, no balanced outputs, amp modeling is lacking in terms of both quantity and quality, strange and ugly ui and etc. I actually used boss stuff a lot before, but nowadays there's not much reasons to use any of it.

[@Nasa25348]

For Basic solid tones and sounds- for home users,propably nux mg-30,Valeton gp200 or Me-90,they are cheap and easy to use..what do you think?

[@LivinginLosAngeles-re5yx]

Add the Flamma FX100 to that list as a cool little box that has really solid tones for pennies. A great time to be a musician!

[@joebowbeer]

There are a lot of basic options now, incl. Ampero Mini. Boss GX-100 is a real gigging unit.

[@Stefan-]

@@joebowbeer Yeah, you dont neccesarily need as much switches if you just play at home so you can buy often buy a small and even very simple unit to use for that. As you say, the GX-100 is more aimed at gigging.

[@raulpaiva5296]

Hotone ampero stage 2 or Boss Gx 100? What is best?

[@LucasDaniel-sl4th]

I'm on the same page

[@zakklee2556]

2:30

[@RogerThat902]

Boss basically zigs while everyone else zags. That's both good and bad for them. If you just want stuff that sounds good and aren't into "gear" Boss stuff is hard to beat. They make great stuff (interfaces suck IMO though). The probably is their amps are usually their own flavors and most gearheads like the idea of playing modeled version, if not direct capture, of a real, legendary amp. That's where it doesn't feel as fun to play boss stuff IMO. Silly yes, but that's been my experience. I say that as a lover of their headphone amp.

[@KenneyBlanck]

I use my gx100 in a wer dry wet set up. It's insane!!!!

[@GDIEternal]

I accidentally listened to the beginning on 1.75x speed. It sounded like a Reggae version of Polyphia.

[@RMS12.2]

I had to try it 😂

[@Hickeroar]

You can tell their pitch shifting is simple shifting, because there are audio artifacts when playing those chords. Need something like a polycapo, but I expect that device doesn't have the DSP for that, or at least not with all those other things.

[@ClaudioGiraud]

boss family have the lowest latency of all modellers

[@ociroid]

Indeed. I sold my ampero 2 after watching leo gibson's latency tests. UI of the gx100 could be better, but the sounds I get from it are way more usable than the ampero 2. I can actually stack 4 drive pedals and get same joy as doing that with analog pedals.:)

[@Ghaos]

I said this in your other vid, IR management. Better IR management and this thing will fly off the shelves. I should be able to put at LEAST 32 custom IR on this thing.

[@bikersoncall]

Why is it that hundreds of youtubers are selling us presets that presumably are 'authentic' sounding, and close to artist tones, and I can do the same; make a patch that when sounding good or great, sounds good or great on any amp and or guitar that I plug in, but BOSS AND LINE6 can't.....

[@Saenzzzzzz]

I haven't been able to get past the first two and a half minutes

[@MrBlank0907]

For some reason I can’t get this unit to sound nearly as good as the HX stuff or Ampero II . Sounds too artificial to me . Glad other people like it tho, I’ll be listing mine on reverb soon 😅

[@gabrielkesslau]

If you tweek a little you’ll get better sound even than GT1000

[@Knubben71]

Mrblank. You need to try harder,i have to

[@bikersoncall]

Instead of giving us fantastic and authentic Classic Rock and other genre Presets that we can build from, Boss and the others are now giving us a matrix of massive complexity and dubious versatility that many of us have absolutely no interest in. They tell us we can get any sound on earth we are looking for , well I just want great sounding guitar patches that don't sound digital and fake which I find with most of the mid to upper level processors today. For eg my old zoom g2 sounds real, it's not exactly what I would prefer but it produces real guitar sounds, that don't have a fake 'squashing' tone. Currently, while I expected Zoom's newer products to be as good or better than their earlier models, like my G2, the newer models have that same 'stifled' digital sound that I can't dial out, Boss is the same, and I doubt Line6 is any better. Many or perhaps most of today's players may be quite happy with what is being put out now, particularly players that didn't grow up with tube or even solid state amps, using stomp boxes, and being able to preserve the characteristics of the guitars more natural tones. If you listen to Voodoo Chile and some of Hendrix's other songs, or Dickey Betts on most of his work, SRV , or Johnny Winter and several others, typically there sound is not over the top distorted but it is quite 'fat' with proper sag, and clarity especially when they hit an open string. When you hear Hendrix, SRV, Johnny winter and others, hit that open E, or A to a lesser degree on a Strat neck pickup and get that huge fat, clean , sustaining tone that many of us search for and the clarity of two and three note power chords of they and Malcom Young had, Boss, Nor Line6 nor the others have never given us 'that' , they rely on excuses that they call 'versatility' ''tweek it to match your taste, rig etc'' ..... really lol 😄😄, as mentioned earlier, we have hundreds of youtubers selling us their custom patches and when I make a good patch, it sounds good on any guitar/amp combo I plug into, maybe requiring extremely minor eq adjusting if even that, and if not adjusted in any way, still sounds good, not fake. Boss Et al , won't or can't so what we are able to do, and what many others search for tweak for hundreds of hours with no success.

[@efosefpsefjpos]

next video: maybe we should talk about the boss gt-1000 again (for the 9th time)

[@RockSiffredi]

We need to talk? No we don't.

[@MrPFMneto]

Yeah lol I hate KZbinrs and journalist catch phrases...

[@TrumpetsInMy4x12]

"What would Boss need to do?" Learn to model amps that sound like their real life counterparts vs. focusing on original amp models?

[@matmarchi]

I don´t think this argument is valid. How many people have played the real amps? This "real life" thing is just a thought of what it might sound like. Are you comparing the "real sound" with what? With another modeler or with actually the real amp?

[@JaredPitcher]

@@matmarchi Agree, this contant nostalgia baiting in the modelling world is weird to me. I actually appreciate Boss including unique amp sounds, it's fresh and new. But sadly it seems like most consumers just want everything to sound like the same 4 amps from the 60's.

[@TrumpetsInMy4x12]

@@matmarchi I've been down the Boss amp modeling rabbit hole for years. You can great sounds of them for sure. But if you want an accurate Marshall sound. An accurate Rectifier sound. An accuarate Bogner Uberschall sound. You aren't getting it out of a Boss product. This is compared to real life amps. As well as whatever Fractal I have in front of me at a given time. This is not me snobbing on Boss; this is me saying "maybe you should pay attention to real amps and the fact that not everyone wants to grab the Juggernaut model when they really want a 5150 or Dual Rectifier or Mark series amp" because that's what amp modeling is supposed to be.

[@iancurrie8844]

People are chasing the sound of their idols who inspired them to play. They may not have played the amp, but they know the sound.

[@QuoVadis88]

The new Boss GX-10 will disrupt the whole game with the lowest cost high end product. It has stuff that no other pedal has. Everything you need and nothing you don't need.

[@sirgerbilmacintosh9101]

The distortion sounds are so bad, lol. I have, and still use, a very old Boss GT-3 from the late 90's. It's mostly great, with a ton of useable effects, but the distortion tones are also garbage in that thing. Boss needs to sort that out, yo.

[@LuisJimenez-pb3ge]

Or maybe you don’t know how to dial in a good distortion? I can play crunchy punk rock to extremely saturated drop C and B metal

[@ThomasHope73]

That interface does look reeeeeally irritating to use.

[@jimmathews8427]

Gotta say to my ears the amp modeling is not very good.

[@fraenkiboii]

No, we don't (need to talk about this). Bye.

[@Rummy73]

It sounds cheap.