I've had this device for about 17 years now. It has been really handy for quick set ups at venues. In fact, I've performed with this effects processor going direct into the PA with no amp and that has worked out fine. I even managed to find a perfectly fitted gig bag for it which has been essential over the years.
I have the gold the GT 6 for guitar 6 string and its really nice. You see i have not only the GT6 but entire GT line of this era. The GT3 GT6 GT5 and GT8 as well as the GT rack unit that spawned from the GT8..
I used mine for a bunch of Jazz gigs - either plugged direct into the PA or brought a portable PA cab with me. Much easier on my back than my Ashdown rig. I used that last week and about died. Time to try my GT-6B again.
Great video, thx! In the section "In depth editing", around 4:10, you say that you can set up the bank/patch-footswitches to add FX-1 and FX-2 manually. Interesting, but I couldn't find how to do that. How can it be accomplished?
Yes you can, but it's bee a long time since I've used a GT6B - I've copied this part of the manual for you, hope it helps: 1. Press PARAMETER in the Play screen. 2.Press PARAMETER again to move the cursor, and turn the PATCH/VALUE dial to select the effect to be assigned to the pedal. The effects that can be assigned to each pedal are shown below. Number 1: COMP/LIMITER or WAH Number 2: OD/DIST or FX-1 Number 3: CHORUS or FX-2 Number 4: This pedal is a dedicated PEV/DLY pedal.
@@gearfacts Thank you for your answer. But not quite what I meant. The part you copied from the manual is about assigning an effect to the Number Pedals, but in the video, around 4:10, you say that you can set up the bank/patch-footswitches - so the 2 pedals on the top/right of the board - to add FX-1 and FX-2 manually. I was looking for a way to do that.
@@KrisCrommen Ahhh I see what you mean ...I might have accidentally misled you there. What I meant to say was that within each patch you can switch individual effects off and on. I thought that extended to the FX 1/2 pedals as well but it seems I was wrong. Those pedals control their respective effects but they aren't really on/off switches. There's a bit more about what you can do with these 2 pedals on page 33 of the manual - but I don't think it's quite what I implied. Sorry about that!
I play in church and in a jazz big band, this thing has been fantastic. A crap ton of pedals for very little money on eBay. Cost me less than my Seymour Duncan compressor, not bad to edit.
Method: Press UTILITY, then press PARAMETER < or >, so that PATCH SELECT is displayed. Rotate the PATCH/VALUE dial to set the method to be used for switching patches. Select BANK/NUMBER. Press EXIT. Patches can now be selected using pedals 1-4 and bank changes using BANK up and down switches. This is important as at the start of your video you hint at a limitation with this unit that might put someone off. That would be a shame since in over 45 years as a professional musician I have never found a more brilliant piece of kit than this. Its reputation as difficult to edit I find nonsense. It only takes a little effort to work out its editing structure and i have never been stumped for finding any required effect. Cheers.
Wow. I got one of these 20 years ago when I was a kid and although it hasn't gotten a lot of use in recent years after all this time I had no idea you could do that. Lol After watching this video I busted it out and I really never did scratch the surface of what it could do. I'm pulling out useful sounds that I would have dreamed to have had back then. Now I'm kind of tempted to pick up an old GT for that old-school boss sounds.
@@etpslick100 Yeah it's worth checking out alright. Has some excellent presets. If the price wasn't too much more I think I'd be really tempted by the 10B over the 6B. I did a demo of the 10B years ago but all I had a baritone guitar at the time. The video got a lot of hate for that!
Here in the States it's going for about 170 usd which isn't bad. I saw bassist Victor Wooten using one with Bella Fleck and hey, if it's good enough for Victor it's good enough for me.
I seen one going for 100 cdn at a pawn shop I go to, just last week. They had the gt6 for guitar as well for the same price so I bought it. If you shop around they can be found really really cheap.
If I don’t care too much about the preamps would it just be worth it to use my regular gt 6 for effects or is there some tonal difference that would mess up my bass sound
Too long ago for me, Paul. I'd suggest googling up the manual (search the model number followed by PDF) and the press CTRL+F to find the right section. It's a huge manual as I recall!
Very useful review, thanks! If you had a choice between this and the Zoom B1 four X, which would you choose? I'm thinking that the Zoom, being digital, might have better sounding effects, vs this aged analog pedal?
Hi there, no I'd still choose the old GT-6B. I did a comparison between it and the Vox Stamplab 2B, both of which are superior in sound to the Zoom B1 Four X in my humble opinion. To be fair, the B1 Four X has more extra features (looper, drums etc) and is arguably more fun :)
I have the me 8-b . This caught my eye, as it has midi . I thought the me8-b was complicated , but this looks even more so . Is it worth selling the me8-b and getting this ? I have synths and drum machines etc. Love your channel 😼
Thanks so much! To answer your question - or not - It's really a matter of what makes you smile. The design, for example - Boss really made some huge changes between the ME8B and GT6B. The ME is simple, quick, compact and it has that neat CTL pedal that I LOVE. The GT has more extreme possibilities but it's much harder to program, and it's bigger and heavier. I don't know tbh ...I think I'd stick with the ME8B to be honest because it's such a classic. Also fyi, the Vox Stomplab Bass sounds very similar to the GT6B, it might be a nice cheap way to access similar sounds.
@@gearfacts Thanks for your quick and very helpful advice 😼👍 I think you are right . That GT6B is too big tbh . The me8-b is the first effects unit ( modern at the time ) , which had menu diving / banks/ presets etc . I was confused. The expression pedal which I couldn't afford at the time, is essential for this imho. I remember you always saying the me8b was your favourite bass effects unit for a long time . I think I'll ignore 5 pin midi ,except for the stuff connected to my smallish synth collection . I don't gig, and don't need to make things more complicated . Cheers 😼
Sorry chap, incorrect. You can alter the patch change function to assign the switches 1-4 to patch numbers instead of effects and change banks using the patch/bank switches. It's how I've operated two GT6's for decades.
I love mine. Delays and reverbs are great for the type of music I play. Pitch shifter assigned to the exp pedal (with some delay) is great, compressors and synth are a bit tough to get a good sound out of it, but possible. Distortions, eq and amp sims are complete rubbish, I never use them. Everything else (tremolo etc) are usable and could be fun to experiment with, but definitely not the top of the game. In this price range, the GT6B it's a great pedal, build to last, it's easy to assign any parameters to the expression pedal, and being able to digitally control the pedal order / signal chain is very powerful.
Personally I feel the complete opposite. The time-based functions like delay, reverb, and looper are unusable rubbish, but I LOVE all the built-in preamps, compressors, and overdrives/distortions/fuzzes. Not to mention all the awesome modulation effects like the slow gear and harmonist which are both very rare, expensive pedals. I used to have a whole pedalboard full of high-end pedals, but I got this thing for 100 bucks used and it ended up replacing my board at jams and gigs. You can't tell the difference unless you do a side by side comparison
@@howler9171 Very interesting! thanks for sharing this. I guess it all goes down to personal taste, type of music played and so on.. will give those internal effects another chance then!! :)... Anyway very interesting point of view and thanks for commenting. Coincidentally I've used my pedal board for a jam with a drummer last night and had great fun with it!
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Excellent. All the boring uptight gear nerds will be saying "you can't do that, it's a bass processor" but meanwhile you'll be smashing out neatly-compressed, vivid and exciting vocal tones. Good choice! Gearfacts
@@DARTHMOBIUS I like it. I had tried the BOSS VE-20 and wasn't overly impressed. Then found my old GT-6 collecting dust and decided to go with it. Settled on "Fieldy's" sound.....crank the reverb......chorus.....flange. I didnt wanna sound like a robot, but you can if you want.
@@gearfacts So how do you make one of these pedals or one like this work for vocal tones I'm super interested! I would appreciate any information you can give me. Thanks
@@absolutely4151 It's easy, just get a mic that has a cable ending in a mono TRS pin, the same as a guitar cable. Then just go through the patches until you get something that sounds good. All multi effects systems can do this and yep it's a whole lot of fun!
There are definitely a lot of factory presets in it that are just for fun and not for any practical use. But there are also many great functions it has that aren't utilized to their full potential in the presets. It's a lot more versatile than it looks on the surface, it just takes some time to learn how the menus work
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Good review I have used this for years still works great n looks n sound good
Right on :)
I've had this device for about 17 years now. It has been really handy for quick set ups at venues. In fact, I've performed with this effects processor going direct into the PA with no amp and that has worked out fine. I even managed to find a perfectly fitted gig bag for it which has been essential over the years.
It doesn't surprise me that it has stood the test of time :)
I have the gold the GT 6 for guitar 6 string and its really nice. You see i have not only the GT6 but entire GT line of this era. The GT3 GT6 GT5 and GT8 as well as the GT rack unit that spawned from the GT8..
@@gearfacts gearfact guy said: "stood the test of time", it´s nice phrase to a metal song.
Good review! I have this pedal and I love it!
Glad you liked it :) #gearfacts
Must admit I've had one of these for years and never really got to grips with it tbh, think I'll have another go at it
Yeah they aren't user-friendly unfortunately. Good performer once it's set up right though
I used mine for a bunch of Jazz gigs - either plugged direct into the PA or brought a portable PA cab with me. Much easier on my back than my Ashdown rig. I used that last week and about died. Time to try my GT-6B again.
I have one of these. Practically brand new. Fun
good. now you have to study a lot and play man.
Great video, thx!
In the section "In depth editing", around 4:10, you say that you can set up the bank/patch-footswitches to add FX-1 and FX-2 manually. Interesting, but I couldn't find how to do that. How can it be accomplished?
Yes you can, but it's bee a long time since I've used a GT6B - I've copied this part of the manual for you, hope it helps:
1. Press PARAMETER in the Play screen.
2.Press PARAMETER again to move the cursor,
and turn the PATCH/VALUE dial to select the effect to
be assigned to the pedal.
The effects that can be assigned to each pedal are shown
below.
Number 1: COMP/LIMITER or WAH
Number 2: OD/DIST or FX-1
Number 3: CHORUS or FX-2
Number 4: This pedal is a dedicated PEV/DLY pedal.
@@gearfacts Thank you for your answer. But not quite what I meant. The part you copied from the manual is about assigning an effect to the Number Pedals, but in the video, around 4:10, you say that you can set up the bank/patch-footswitches - so the 2 pedals on the top/right of the board - to add FX-1 and FX-2 manually. I was looking for a way to do that.
@@KrisCrommen Ahhh I see what you mean ...I might have accidentally misled you there. What I meant to say was that within each patch you can switch individual effects off and on. I thought that extended to the FX 1/2 pedals as well but it seems I was wrong. Those pedals control their respective effects but they aren't really on/off switches. There's a bit more about what you can do with these 2 pedals on page 33 of the manual - but I don't think it's quite what I implied. Sorry about that!
@@gearfacts Ah, ok. No problem. Thanks for you reply!
Great review, thanks!
Thanks kindly!
I play in church and in a jazz big band, this thing has been fantastic. A crap ton of pedals for very little money on eBay. Cost me less than my Seymour Duncan compressor, not bad to edit.
Method: Press UTILITY, then press PARAMETER < or >, so that PATCH SELECT is displayed. Rotate the PATCH/VALUE dial to set the method to be used for switching patches. Select BANK/NUMBER. Press EXIT. Patches can now be selected using pedals 1-4 and bank changes using BANK up and down switches.
This is important as at the start of your video you hint at a limitation with this unit that might put someone off. That would be a shame since in over 45 years as a professional musician I have never found a more brilliant piece of kit than this. Its reputation as difficult to edit I find nonsense. It only takes a little effort to work out its editing structure and i have never been stumped for finding any required effect. Cheers.
Cool man, thanks for this revised info ) Gearfacts
how bout zoom b3n?
Wow. I got one of these 20 years ago when I was a kid and although it hasn't gotten a lot of use in recent years after all this time I had no idea you could do that. Lol
After watching this video I busted it out and I really never did scratch the surface of what it could do. I'm pulling out useful sounds that I would have dreamed to have had back then.
Now I'm kind of tempted to pick up an old GT for that old-school boss sounds.
Why don't u make full tutorial. About these gt6b
Amazing pedal
I ´m negociating boss gt6b , and i think about gearfact guy. i think, wow, this think make a lot of strange noises, so gearfact man will like
Haha I do love the weird stuff!
I have a zoom B3 that I love. How did I miss out on this one? Old as it is; it sounds amazing! 🤨🎶👍🏾
Yeah I think it's still superior. The tiny Vox Stomplab 2 for bass is about the same in quality I think, it's well worth checking out.
@@gearfacts What do you think about the Boss GT-10B? Should check that out, too? 😳
@@etpslick100 Yeah it's worth checking out alright. Has some excellent presets. If the price wasn't too much more I think I'd be really tempted by the 10B over the 6B. I did a demo of the 10B years ago but all I had a baritone guitar at the time. The video got a lot of hate for that!
Here in the States it's going for about 170 usd which isn't bad. I saw bassist Victor Wooten using one with Bella Fleck and hey, if it's good enough for Victor it's good enough for me.
Can't argue with Victor, he's knows the deal :)
I seen one going for 100 cdn at a pawn shop I go to, just last week. They had the gt6 for guitar as well for the same price so I bought it. If you shop around they can be found really really cheap.
How do you loop
If I don’t care too much about the preamps would it just be worth it to use my regular gt 6 for effects or is there some tonal difference that would mess up my bass sound
The preamps are indeed the key difference. You can get heaps of great bass sounds on a regular GT6 👍
@@gearfacts thanks dawg
Can anybody help me with getting the pedal to work with the wah? Ive figured out alot about it just not how to throw the wah on the pedal
Too long ago for me, Paul. I'd suggest googling up the manual (search the model number followed by PDF) and the press CTRL+F to find the right section. It's a huge manual as I recall!
Very useful review, thanks! If you had a choice between this and the Zoom B1 four X, which would you choose? I'm thinking that the Zoom, being digital, might have better sounding effects, vs this aged analog pedal?
Hi there, no I'd still choose the old GT-6B. I did a comparison between it and the Vox Stamplab 2B, both of which are superior in sound to the Zoom B1 Four X in my humble opinion. To be fair, the B1 Four X has more extra features (looper, drums etc) and is arguably more fun :)
first off, digital pedals are trying to recreate the analog sound...second, this pedal is digital....and beats the cheap toy zoom all day long
I have the me 8-b . This caught my eye, as it has midi . I thought the me8-b was complicated , but this looks even more so . Is it worth selling the me8-b and getting this ? I have synths and drum machines etc.
Love your channel 😼
Thanks so much! To answer your question - or not - It's really a matter of what makes you smile. The design, for example - Boss really made some huge changes between the ME8B and GT6B. The ME is simple, quick, compact and it has that neat CTL pedal that I LOVE. The GT has more extreme possibilities but it's much harder to program, and it's bigger and heavier. I don't know tbh ...I think I'd stick with the ME8B to be honest because it's such a classic. Also fyi, the Vox Stomplab Bass sounds very similar to the GT6B, it might be a nice cheap way to access similar sounds.
@@gearfacts Thanks for your quick and very helpful advice 😼👍 I think you are right . That GT6B is too big tbh .
The me8-b is the first effects unit ( modern at the time ) , which had menu diving / banks/ presets etc . I was confused.
The expression pedal which I couldn't afford at the time, is essential for this imho. I remember you always saying the me8b was your favourite bass effects unit for a long time . I think I'll ignore 5 pin midi ,except for the stuff connected to my smallish synth collection . I don't gig, and don't need to make things more complicated . Cheers 😼
thank's for the video, verry informative
Thank you for watching :) Gearfacts
Sorry chap, incorrect. You can alter the patch change function to assign the switches 1-4 to patch numbers instead of effects and change banks using the patch/bank switches. It's how I've operated two GT6's for decades.
Martin Cohen me too
Can the expression pedal control the wah?
@@poisonnetworkbeen wondering that myself
Shut UP you nerd🤓😈.
Let the gearfacts free for do your show. I like gearfacts. Tmj man
Yes, sir
I love mine.
Delays and reverbs are great for the type of music I play.
Pitch shifter assigned to the exp pedal (with some delay) is great, compressors and synth are a bit tough to get a good sound out of it, but possible.
Distortions, eq and amp sims are complete rubbish, I never use them.
Everything else (tremolo etc) are usable and could be fun to experiment with, but definitely not the top of the game.
In this price range, the GT6B it's a great pedal, build to last, it's easy to assign any parameters to the expression pedal, and being able to digitally control the pedal order / signal chain is very powerful.
Yep I agree with all those comments :) Gearfacts
Personally I feel the complete opposite. The time-based functions like delay, reverb, and looper are unusable rubbish, but I LOVE all the built-in preamps, compressors, and overdrives/distortions/fuzzes. Not to mention all the awesome modulation effects like the slow gear and harmonist which are both very rare, expensive pedals. I used to have a whole pedalboard full of high-end pedals, but I got this thing for 100 bucks used and it ended up replacing my board at jams and gigs. You can't tell the difference unless you do a side by side comparison
@@howler9171 Very interesting! thanks for sharing this. I guess it all goes down to personal taste, type of music played and so on.. will give those internal effects another chance then!! :)... Anyway very interesting point of view and thanks for commenting. Coincidentally I've used my pedal board for a jam with a drummer last night and had great fun with it!
Wouldn't it just be easier to get a slow gear and a SYB-5? . Seems comparable to me.
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🤘🤪🤘
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Do you have the ME50b also?
No, but I think I reviewed it years ago (nope i just checked - I did own it but I never made a review sorry)
Entendí bastante, gracias
gonna use this as a vocal effects processor.....
Excellent. All the boring uptight gear nerds will be saying "you can't do that, it's a bass processor" but meanwhile you'll be smashing out neatly-compressed, vivid and exciting vocal tones. Good choice! Gearfacts
How has it worked out for your Vocals?
@@DARTHMOBIUS I like it. I had tried the BOSS VE-20 and wasn't overly impressed. Then found my old GT-6 collecting dust and decided to go with it.
Settled on "Fieldy's" sound.....crank the reverb......chorus.....flange.
I didnt wanna sound like a robot, but you can if you want.
@@gearfacts So how do you make one of these pedals or one like this work for vocal tones I'm super interested! I would appreciate any information you can give me. Thanks
@@absolutely4151 It's easy, just get a mic that has a cable ending in a mono TRS pin, the same as a guitar cable. Then just go through the patches until you get something that sounds good. All multi effects systems can do this and yep it's a whole lot of fun!
Great for playing around in the bedroom. Not much use musically. In my opinion.
Not pro gear, no. The audience wouldn't be able to tell the difference but the musician would haha
Loop
I tried to control it, but it seam only for fun, not useful
There are definitely a lot of factory presets in it that are just for fun and not for any practical use. But there are also many great functions it has that aren't utilized to their full potential in the presets. It's a lot more versatile than it looks on the surface, it just takes some time to learn how the menus work
Damn sounds complex to learn
It is. I won't lie, it really is.