BOSS GX-100 - First Look

[@LeonTodd]

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[@zakklee2556]

Epic games bought bandcamp

[@musicbycandlelightmbc3225]

@Leon Todd: If you could only choose between the older AXE-FX ll for $1500 CAD 'Used' or the new Boss GX-100 for $829.99 CAD, which would you choose? Styles: ambient, melodic, pop, and rock.

[@kimdemegillo9631]

that 9:25 - 9:42 sequence was colossal, every note rings along with the wall of rich distortion, making my face melt. you did great Leon!! and Boss too! I wish someday i could afford it :)

[@TexAgsArmyVet]

@Leon Todd, this is THE most helpful video on the GX-100 I've seen!! Thanks greatly!! 🤘🤘🤘🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@davehendrix671]

thank you for the review man top notch as always just subscribed brother

[@BOSSinfoglobal]

Arigato, Leon! An amazing demonstration, as always!

[@LeonTodd]

My pleasure!

[@456or7strings]

GX-1000 soon?!

[@flamingwarpigz5105]

Please Boss make a reissue or Waza version of the MZ-2 Digital Metalizer. Leon you HAVE to try this boss pedal!!!

[@seba.makron]

XLR ?

[@accentontheoff]

Dear Boss who is your official dealer and service centre in India. Thanks.

[@markdouglas8073]

Boss knocked it out of the park with this one. Just got mine and I’m having a lot of fun!

[@miketomanelli8799]

Hey Leon, you are the reason I’ve gotten back into guitar playing, I was big into it in the eighties, then it sort of drifted off the radar. When I discovered you and rag doll about a year and a half ago your tone and playing style lit me up like I can’t describe. I have fired up my old mark 3 boogie, purchased a new jp2c and a boatload of new gear and just bury myself in it. I’m 60 years old and better than I’ve ever been thanks to you. Your playing is fantastic, tone is amazing and your knowledge of music and gear is mind blowing. I swear you could make someone dragging their nails down a chalkboard sound good. Keep up the amazing work, I am always looking forward to your next video. Thank you for the kick in the ass that got me back into this. I’m setting up a preset in my boss gx100 with your settings at the moment, then gonna spend the rest of the day in it.

[@LeonTodd]

I'm not worthy!!! Made my day reading this mate

[@billknudson7895]

Hey Leon! I just bought one of these. It’s two years after you made this video, and, as usual, your approach to firing up a new piece of gear made it easy to get through the basic navigation of this gadget. I’ve watched videos and did some of my own poking around, but I eventually downloaded and printed the 95 page manual. I retired a few months ago, so I’ve got the time to fiddle around. Thanks, as always, for putting together a clear and concise tour through a this “new” electronic juggernaut.

[@LeonTodd]

Nothing like a good manual is there? So much to absorb!

[@jstephenrussell6443]

Thanks!

[@LeonTodd]

Thankyou!

[@gabriel_santana_86]

Ah, more of that fusion style please. Melding your "Norum-style" with those fusion backgrounds is awesome!

[@BrianMorris-zc4md]

You're killing it brah! Thanks for taking the time to help us. Happy Holidays!

[@fergusuan7371]

Phenomenal Leon, I spent the entire video just enjoying the tones and playing, it sounds organic and brought on an instant Shred-Grimace!!........... I'm absolutely sold, thank you! 😁🎸

[@LeonTodd]

Thankyou!

[@tomreed8798]

I bought this two days ago and I LOVE IT!! Spent 2 hours dialing it all in and getting acquainted…and now this video has just explained every question I had! TY

[@ezequielflores6202]

thank you Todd for the video, was really usefull !. i bought one! and its amazing!! Greetings from Argentina.

[@LeonTodd]

Congrats!

[@jameshagan429]

Best demo for me! I just got this and it’s a Hugh learning curve. Thanks so much for the info. I love your channel and your one of my favorite guitarists. Anytime your in Wilmington NC let me know lol

[@susancorgi]

You're definitely my guitar hero! love your style man.

[@LeonTodd]

I'm not worthy! Cheers mate

[@thedeadxtras9927]

Nice one Leon! A great, simple & informative demo, Living the face pulling in this vid, especially when you played the preset that sounded like a Hammond / Rotary, you must have been really working on them faces recently!! Cheers take it easy! Steve.

[@user-sd8mu7ll1m]

Perfect, well structured and straightforward - thanx a lot 😀 I ordered it as a pure effect solution into a JVM 410

[@MercutioUK2006]

I bought an ME-5 in about 1988 when I first started playing........haven't played in years, but this is bloody tempting..... Great work on the video!

[@NeverEatenChestnut]

That intro solo was one of the best sounding demo’s I have ever heard, congrats!!

[@flamingwarpigz5105]

Absolutely love your playing and tone. Exactly how I set up mine with chous or a doubling effect. Love that 80s tone!!! GF is dying over here, while I am listening apperently I make the same faces listening to shred as playing. Also I need to send you a video of my fully wireless/powerless pedalboard rig and the possibilities now a days.

[@LeonTodd]

Hahahaha I also do sympathetic stank face when listening to guitar

[@bigvin1970]

Thank you for a great video. I bought the gx 100 about 7 months ago, I still haven't got into it as such as I was releasing my first album but now my plan is to take it to stage so have to learn my pedal 😅 your video has helped me. You're an awesome guitarist .

[@LeonTodd]

Glad it was helpful!

[@peterharvin2775]

I find it absolutely amazing that UI is, these days, very nearly as important as tone. How far we have come from volume, bass, and treble knobs.

[@algrundau9441]

Just to play Devil's advocate...............Have we really though? All this technology and they STILL model what? Vintage amps and effects. Oh the irony.

[@duel5071]

@@algrundau9441 You missed the point. The entire purpose is to keep tweaking endlessly rather than make music.

[@algrundau9441]

@@duel5071 Hahahaha...GUILTY as charged. Been there done that. I am a self confessed gear head and endless tweaker. But it's all a part of the fun....cheers!

[@HardRockHeavyMetal]

Thank you for the precise explenations about this new unit, I will get one soon, great playing by the way.

[@jhue73]

man i really enjoy your slow melodic playing, its awesome.

[@maximusaugustus6823]

wow, I m glad I just bought this pedalboard it's coming in the mail, I am glad I watched your video, I loved your playing.

[@billthompson4345]

Phenomenal review! We got ours from Sweetwater with the Bluetooth yesterday so your review was spot on!

[@RandyRanis]

It's so good. Thank you - I was needed to hear these sounds. Now, i... I wish peace to all of you.

[@kingeagle5045]

Thank you for this amazing video ! Love your playing, style and sound ! Excellent as always ! The GX 100 has an amazing easy UI and its easy to get Great sounds ! One of the best modéllers ! Thank Leon and Thanks boss !

[@LeonTodd]

Thank you!

[@brianlebrun2382]

I have one coming in tomorrow. I use a Helix floor at my gigs and it has way more than I'll ever use but it's housed in a heavy flight case and it's a drag to carry it around for a rehearsal or for a small gig where I don't need my Plexi preset, soldano preset, JTM45 preset...you get it. I just like how easy it was to get a really nice clean tone without a million parameters. I'll still run the Helix until it dies but it's nice to know there'll be a good back up and something I can take to a rehearsal without killing myself. Great video, great playing.

[@carlosaguirre8457]

The sound that you get are amazing, and You play excellent, thanks for all that you know. Saludos desde México.

[@CheenTube]

I’ve looked at many modellers but for some reason boss has got on this one. Very underrated and the studio rats channel has changed my mind.

[@mzwakhilethwala7105]

I must admit. I really enjoyed the jams. Man you can play

[@sean64367]

Man! You are awesome!! And your guitar playing is just beautiful, which really helps to showcase the power of this thing. Thanks for explaining everything so well and really getting into the important stuff about this unit. I've already ordered one, but they're selling fast here in Australia so it's on backorder and I'll need to wait a bit. Your vid has got me even more excited about my decision to go with a Boss multi-effects unit, and I have no doubt this will do everything I need and more, rather than trying to build my own pedal board etc, which I had been playing around with. Now to delve deeper into the effects, amp modelling etc that you mentioned are detailed more in your GT-1000 vids. Keep up your fantastic work mate - very much appreciated!! Sean :)

[@LeonTodd]

Keep me posted with how you like it when it arrives!

[@208414]

I liked the fusion playing. You should considering doing more with that style.

[@deanfullford8820]

Picked up mine yesterday. Loving it. Thanks for showing us how to assign effects to foot switches in an easy to understand way. I was a bit confused with the manual but you made sense of it. Cheers

[@crgmcrgm6758]

Fantastic demo, thx Leon !

[@LeonTodd]

My pleasure!

[@ozbiteguitars8467]

Love the delay setting you made at the end sounds great 👍

[@jt5326]

I really like this Leon! I've always liked the Boss sound, but never liked the multi - fx units they made. This seems a lot more practical with a touch screen. It also seems like a smaller footprint, which I think is great for the gigging person that needs to throw down quickly, and pack up quickly. Oh yeah, it also sounds great!!! Great demo man! As always ;)

[@LeonTodd]

For the price this is very good

[@DisruptedSinner]

This thing combined with your masterful playing is just SICK! Thanks a lot - now I'm off to spend even more money, damnit. 😝

[@LeonTodd]

GAAAAS!

[@micklawrence2630]

Great vid as always Leon…… very tempted with one of these….. loved that bit of solo when demoing the dual delay 👏👏👏

[@LeonTodd]

The effects alone are probably worth it IMO

[@stevengoodman3498]

Great demo my man. Sweet riffage as well. Thanks Leon and have a great weekend!

[@SalP1974]

Amazing demo as usual Leon, great sounds!

[@deigonz]

I subscribed because of the phenomenal playing. The actual gear demo is a nice bonus for me.

[@LeonTodd]

too kind :)

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

It’s the early morning hours of Monday, 19 February, 2024 as I comment. I purchased a 100 on Friday, and I am really digging the presets. It’s giving me some great ideas on how to program my own patches for it. It was worth clicking on this video among others, if only for the reminder that devices like this one can be strictly used as an FX generator if you already plugged into an amplifier that you’re satisfied with. My MO for the last 17 years has been to use my paddleboard to model amplifiers and look for a direct line into a PA channel whenever possible. Unorthodox though that may be, I feel like it produces pretty decent results.

[@LeonTodd]

Here's some more free patches I made - kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGfWhKB3j6yMo68

[@george.kollaros]

Simplicity goes a long way. The tone with just an amp and reverb was great, to start with! That gives you an idea of the quality and the thought that is put in a unit and how practical it is in real life situations, not a ton of effects and bizarre sounds to impress. You can have a good amp sound and then you add effects to taste. If your core tone is great then the effects are just the "pepper", the "mustard" and the likes that give you some different tastes! Very nice unit!

[@thomasanderson9202]

Very good points. I don't give a shit about zillions effects. I want to know the core amp sounds. If that sounds good alone then I know I have a good unit.

[@stevegough9798]

@@thomasanderson9202 I'm knocked out with my EVH Iconic 40watt combo and I've had 3k amps. I use it with Pod Go in fx loop. for delays, drop pitch Eb, Reverbs, volume pedal etc.

[@jeffhoving7784]

Awesome playing and informative as usual. Only problem, you make everything sound so good that I want to buy everything you review. You're an amazing Aussie muso Leon and my go to for gear reviews.

[@ТОО-ы8р]

Thanks, you are great musician!!!

[@LeonTodd]

Thanks for the kind words mate :)

[@bte00754]

Very good please more setup🙏🏼

[@karanramgopal1322]

Stellar review. Quick question. The riff you play at 9:32 and a couple other times during the video, is that from a song or just something you play? Sounds fantastic.

[@Bob-tp3nx]

Top notch work as always Leon. I'd love to see an updated GP-10 with wireless GK pickup. Have you ever used the GP-10?

[@LeonTodd]

I've heard the GP10 is a bit of a sleeper so I need to check one out. Had plenty of time on the old VG8 though which is fun

[@barrettflorida]

Damn, that's some great playing. I'm thinking of getting this.

[@therealtech833]

Very nicely done video. I appreciate you taking the time to build a simple rig, sounded pretty dang good as well. I've been using my Head Rush gigboard for playing regularly. It's a good unit, but I am always looking for something either as a backup, or to become primary. I don't find myself using more than four or five effects and most of my rigs. I love all my Roland/Boss gear I do have.

[@LeonTodd]

Much appreciated. I've only used a HR a few times but if you like that workflow you'll enjoy this.

[@ruastacey9065]

Awsome.i want one now.thanks to you.Big ups brother.

[@blessedheavyelements8544]

Thanks Boss! Excellent listen demo. Best Regards and Best Wishes!

[@LeonTodd]

Thank you too!

[@Seraphiqueband]

This blank sheet works great!

[@RodRanDusted]

I am unable to hit the effects button and pull up a blank chain. What am I doing wrong?

[@PatrickTengmusic]

clear and concise explanation love it easy to understand how it works

[@LeonTodd]

Glad you think so!

[@GUNFREAK2000]

Leon thank you soo much! I’m digging into this monster GX-100 and your (specifically) “Presets from Scratch” got me past my pushing buttons phase of new gear fear…. I’m jumping from my old Boss GT-5, And BONUS I love discovering NEW (to me) music and you flippen rock!! Thanks again!!!

[@vikramjitbanerjeetuki]

Hey great to find a fellow GT5 user,i still use mine and it's my main unit in my home studio,to hear the tones i have configured on mine i would like to direct you to my track Space Guitar - kzbin.info/www/bejne/r32xm4KsebB3rqs

[@Sholes73]

Very well explained.. thank you. I am planning to buy

[@mc30052]

Great review thanks !! will decide to buy it ! PS : great Salabanzi deck on the back

[@anthem7777]

you made some very useable sounds and you play great and you showed enough to see this as a potential re-ntry into a new multi effects unit for mr - it seems pro enough for me to record and gig with - i think the logic & learning curve of this seems to make sense to me cheers and thanks again for a great review

[@TheEricsnet1]

I know I could find a happy medium with it! It is nice to see BOSS using a touch screen and still leaving a respectable number of buttons to push and knobs to turn. I was looking forward to the wah sounds from it though. Thanks for the review.

[@joshuaramirez]

Wow!!!!! Nice tones and performance. 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼 Im having trouble assigning a wah pedal to an existing patch though. I want to be able to turn it off and on pressing down on the expression pedal. 😢

[@GuitarMan3YT]

You nailed Zakk’s tone spot on!! 👍🤟

[@חייםצרפתי-ו2י]

Grate review, grate performance

[@Sholes73]

thank you , will consider to buy one

[@10smdjbtk]

I think it is a very underrated piece of equipment. The only negative point is the lack of XLRout, if it had XLRin like most modern equipment, there would be nothing to say. Excellent and cost-effective.

[@stevenlobo2828]

Sick demo mate! Wish I never sold mine, seen some live demos as well - ideal gigging solution!

[@efraim_gk]

Thank you so much! This video is amazingly straightforward and your playing is absolutely solid! Now a question.. I own a gx100 for a while now and I always tried using it with headphones and pa speakers because it has the amp modeling but I always had a buzz coming along when I play individual notes and I'm extremely frustrated... I've been watching KZbin videos for a while now on this particular model and they always sound amazing in the videos... Can you clarify if you use a guitar amp with it or how you output the sound from it? I would really appreciate it. Thanks!

[@LeonTodd]

Straight to the interface here. Lots of potential sources for boost and buzz unfortunately so it can be hard to nail down

[@shawnshipstad9281]

Thank you. Great. If I were to buy one it would be the 100. No question.

[@briancarter3912]

Good to see that Boss is catching up.

[@CptnKraken]

When using headphones - is there any easy way to input music from a phone or computer to play along with - instead of wearing 2 sets of headphones?

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

You won't believe this, but I searched for PItch effects with the GX100 and your video came up and it even started where you were turning off the Over drive and pitch shifter and then turned them on .. I cant believe it. hahaha.. Tim

[@LeonTodd]

:D

[@plotin2009]

Really a great review - thx! 👍👍👍 Wish you had added at least 10 more minutes for other sound combinations! 😉

[@dentondam]

Great sound that GX-100 and great demo. But let's be honest, I am here only to hear you playing. I really like your style, solos are always amazing, flawless technique and a lot of feeling. 👍

[@LeonTodd]

You're absolutely too kind, thankyou!

[@dentondam]

@@LeonTodd You are very welcome. PS : We can't be too kind, can we? 😀

[@reneliebregt6319]

Leon Todd well done 😊😊🎸🎸👍👍

[@58lp2002]

Great review! Love the backing track on Jam #3 FX only.

[@brettwalker52]

Got mine today and wow this thing rocks

[@gianthonour]

Great demo, utterly ridiculous playing! 👍 🇬🇧

[@AndyDrudy]

Great video. Lovely playing.

[@kc.88]

Nice! 👍 Yeah, really like the unbounded blocks. Hope to see a GX-1000 with capability to run 2 SDE-3000 vintage delays in the near future! 😋

[@davidlum2001]

Yup, but I prefer Boss to update the GT like how they freed up the processor by switching to mono and giving us another fx4. They should let us choose to turn off preamp 2 and give us another master delay block and another reverb block.

[@kc.88]

@@davidlum2001 Yeah, if the future GX1000 is anything like the GX100, you can do 9 or more master delays or reverbs if you so desire. That would be awesome! Unbound blocks are way more flexible.

[@Tyt130]

How do you create your own chain without using the pre-sets?

[@arthurthedane9204]

Great sounds, but they have disappeared from Boss Tone Studio. Is there anywhere else I can get them from?

[@s.kmusic7597]

Because of your video I’m going to buy it ❤️❤️

[@edwinprinse8626]

Nice demonstration. Thanks. But: What on earth would the effects loop add to the endless possibilities?

[@planzed463]

Great video man! I tell you guys, I’ve got the GT1000 & once you’ve put your own IRs on it it’s another story - freakin LOVE mine!!! I’ve run it in so many ways (with valve amps 4cm etc), I’m not a fan of touch screens though 😬 (big old hands that these screens don’t like!) but love how you can use a small chain in this unit, like Leon says in GTK ALL the blocks are there all the time wether used or not so every rig is looooong! This GX is Cute, compact & very powerful 👌🏼

[@niloben659]

Which Ir's are you using?

[@nicholastotoro7721]

They've come a loooooong way since the ME-5 I had back in 1991 or so LOL!

[@anthem7777]

i got mine in 88 ran it into a Red Box simulator loved that thing

[@irishplucker]

Still have my ME-5 from 89.... going strong and sounds surprising good still.

[@jorgemm1000]

Ive always felt Boss effects sound so organic, in the past more then Line6 (to my ears), now Fractal to me is more organic, but Boss its been really goodddddd 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@jessetate9701]

And it’s 599 so cheap but so good tone

[@blackfender100]

I own a Boss GT 10 .I use it all the time my pedal board is collecting dust LOL

[@JodyParsons]

So I’ve always found much of the GT series (or COSM in general) has this weird frequency in the high end that. But that’s only with the amp sims with their stick cabs. If I drop my own IR in front of it, it opens right up.

[@jorgemm1000]

@@JodyParsons Great

[@mrrnrob]

I was Considering The Boss Katana Artist 1x12" 100-watt Combo Amp.. But "WOW" I am Sold on The BOSS GX-100..Great Job Leon. Best Sound/Playing I've Heard out Of The BOSS GX-100.. Your Awesome Man.. TY..Rob

[@LeonTodd]

Thanks Rob!

[@ogmakefirefiregood]

I have had mine for a month. THIS THING HAS MASSIVE POTENTIAL. Best $600 I have ever spent!

[@johnnathancordy]

Hmmm yeh nice I'm hoping to check one of these out!

[@LeonTodd]

I'd love to hear warfare you do with some of those delays

[@crunch_amp9282]

Nice solo work I was kidding you earlier about turning your settings up and down You're a very good guitar player wish I could take a lesson

[@lakhikantadas6711]

Leon, you are an amazing guitar player, love you gentleman,

[@LeonTodd]

🙌

[@Scubasgamecorner]

Great Video Leon, Curious what speakers are you playing this through in the room ? and the sound we hear on youtube is that direct in or ??

[@LeonTodd]

Adam A7X monitors in my room. You're hearing the unprocessed DI out.

[@Scubasgamecorner]

@@LeonTodd Thank you, this unit sounds amazing

[@dreezzofficial]

Thank you so much.

[@LeonTodd]

You're welcome!

[@felipesazo9970]

It sounds phenomenal

[@boblathim7424]

Leon, any ideas on Andy Larocque Rythm snd Lead Tones?!

[@LeonTodd]

There's plenty of high gain Marshall/5150 style tones to be had with the X-Modded amp

[@lasu7712]

Hello Leon, a question please: does the sound we hear at 1:40 come straight out of the GX-100 (including Reverb effects and so on), or it went through further gear(s)? Because I saw some demos even from Boss, the out-of-the box presets sound dry for me, looks like mono too, not so good though! I am hesitating between GX-100 and Nux MG-30 which seems to me having good "ready-to-use" presets... Thanks! Edit: Oh, I put question too early (due to other clips seen and surprise when reaching here, before seeing the rest of your clip), it seems all that come out from GX-100 then!

[@LeonTodd]

Straight into my audio interface with no post processing

[@DarioGrillo]

Leon my friend 😊 How do you rate this pedalboard compared to boss gt1000? is it possible to record the sound and the dry track at the same time to be able to edit it also in post production? is it possible to cross two different delay things? Is the whammy sound with the expression pedal acceptable for live performances? I saw that Nita Strauss really used the gt1000 live with uncle Alice and the performance was excellent .. I really like the sound and the functionality of this pedalboard! Thank you so much for your video demonstration !

[@LeonTodd]

Same sound, different internal layout. Should do 90% of what the GTK does. I'll have to check regarding the DI via USB

[@DarioGrillo]

@@LeonTodd Ok.. I'm waiting for your other news regarding these two pedalboards ! Thank you so much !

[@Osssssssssssssh]

Nice demo I haven't play boss effects for a while they did improve a lot specially the distortion effect .

[@bestboy897]

would love your opinion on this and the hx stomp but ofc you make everything sound fantastic

[@LeonTodd]

Any specific questions?

[@bestboy897]

@@LeonTodd which is more value for money

[@kimlenbu]

i hope i will buy soon. Great price for a beast like that.

[@jesterraj]

Have you tried the Valentin gp 200??