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Long ago, when I first started playing in bands, it was a cool thing if you were rocking out with an effects box or two. And if you had a multi-effects pedal… whoa, you were kind of a big deal. The first company to really master and capitalize on multi mania was Boss, a respected titan in the pedal industry. Over the years, Boss has loaded these do-it-all tone command centers with tons of features and sounds, with which a player could spend countless hours tweaking to their delight. One of the company’s most recent multi-function toolboxes is the GT-1B, a streamlined unit designed for bassists that’s jam-packed with 21st-century features.
Residing inside the relatively small (12" x 6" x 2 1/4") GT-1B are amp-modeling options, compressor/limiters, a bevy of effects and patches (both preset and user generated), a tuner, and looping capabilities. One can send an MP3 device through the aux in and plug in a pair of headphones for isolated listening capabilities. It boasts a wah/expression pedal and also serves as an audio interface for your preferred DAW-and that’s still not all. In fact, the only component seemingly missing from the GT-1B is a coffee maker, but I refrained from holding that against it. The GT-1B is powered by either four AA batteries or an AC adaptor (not included).
Operating the 3-pound unit is accomplished through a series of controls that allow you to press, stomp, and dial in your sound. The trio of knobs located on the upper-middle section of the device allows you to navigate the various, selectable parameters displayed on the LED screen. For simple navigation, the “easy” section on the left side consists of two buttons that organize the effects based on music genre or effects categories, such as clean, crunch, or modulate.
More detailed operation can be achieved through the array of square-shaped buttons located in the middle of the unit, which are sorted by effect. A quick tap of one of these buttons engages its functionality, and holding down the selected button displays the controls of the effect, which are presented on the screen. Some of the buttons require a bit of exploration, as the FX1, FX2, and delay buttons also contain menus to assign different effects. The memory edit button reveals a signal-chain-style interface from which you can reposition effects and/or assign the different sections. The menu button is similar to the settings portion of a computer’s operating system, as it provides options for initial setup and connectivity.
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