BOSS GT100 vs POD HD500 Suhermanto Harsono
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- Опубліковано 1 тра 2013
- Notes : the HD500 patches are downloadable at line6.com/customtone/profile/d.... For GT100, I don't have any patches.
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Hi there
I just bought BOSS GT100 from my friend. And then I try to compare with my previous effect, POD HD500. Both are directly connected from effect to Focusrite soundcard. For guitar, I use Fender showmaster (made in USA). For a better audio and video quality, please choose the HD in the youtube setting.
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![[Jack Thammarat] BOSS GT-100 Demo](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/2wy89a4NEXw/mqdefault.jpg)
0:01 GT100 clean tone
0:18 GT100 clean tone boost & delay
0:48 HD500 clean tone
1:04 HD500 clean tone boost & delay
1:38 GT100 crunch tone
1:55 GT100 crunch tone boost & delay
2:26 HD500 crunch tone
2:38 HD500 crunch tone boost & delay
3:26 GT100 high gain tone
3:49 GT100 high gain tone boost & delay
4:18 HD500 high gain tone
4:31 HD500 high gain tone boost & delay
Hero
thanks, hero
Thanks bro...
Heroi
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That boss gt100 is so warm in sound, love it
how about tuning the guitar :)
MrMakas i guess both tuners on these pedals in not accurate hahah
Djeeze, did you plug into this demo to get an impression of sound options/capabilities or to earbrush your absolute tonal hearing ? (Ps! If you're also offended in any way by my spelling skills - I'm norwegian...)
to be honest... you can't miss that its out of tune and it kinda bugs you all the way through the video... :) still good demo just not tuned :D :D :D
Hahaha. Noticed this after 0,8 seconds of listening. I.Just.Cant.
@@Kenneth.W.63 You dont need to even be a musician to hear this ..... its way off
Thanks for starting with the clean tone comparison first then progressing to crunch. This is how the comparison demos should be presented. I would like to hear every note and feel the music in a comparison video. It bugs me when some demos start with lots of talk, then followed by high distortion sound and fast playing - that buzz just masks everything related to the true tone. Very good job!!!
I own the HD500 and love it. The tone differences are subtle. I think both have their strength and weaknesses, I don't have any first hand experience with the GT but it sounds good also. I think it would be like splitting hairs choosing one over the other
10 years passed since BOSS GT8 - and crunch sounds of the BOSS are still the piece of fuzzy shit. Yeah! )))
love this guys playing on this demo. entertaining for sure.
It's like old saying "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" . I have the boss GT10, POD HD 500, and the GT100. All of them had the ability to produce all the effects from high gain, clean, crunch and warmer tones. It all depends on how you set up your amps and your kit. Thus by far the best comparison of the 2 powerhouse but none are better than each other. For versatility and user friendly, I'd choose the GT100.... Thanks for posting...
Yes I agree, Im use GT-10 with Marshall DSL 40c pluged on 4 cable method and I thing that all tones I get depends on the settings on GT-10 and my amp
+Robert Hewett so true.... 👍👍
i also like the sound boss
Do you find the pod HD has latency in patch changing. I had both at the same Time. I couldn't get pass that any got rid of the pod. Global tap tempo was awesome somthing boss never had.
Robert Hewett not global you can only do it through midi bullshit if you figure out a way please let me know thanks
Both brands make quality products and both processors are capable of creating fantastic sounds, if you put the time into creating them.
I have had both units. I got the podhd500 mostly because i had seen sooo many rigs with that unit, and it was about 75.00 cheaper than the Boss. I loved the sound the punch the whole thing from a distance. When I purchased it I found what the difference between myself and a label backed guitarist. They can afford a guitar tech that can tweek out the sound. I honestly could barely get past the on switch. I took the unit back, sprung for the difference and brought the Boss home. Boss had a great tone, no surprise. It had great patches, again no surprise. It had EZ edit features and dual screens which made programming smooth. If you have owned POD you may have better luck than I. If you want bang for the buck and ease of use, make it BOSS
I have managed to copy some Periphery tones using the POD HD
You can get the patches in the links of my videos on youtube
Line 6 for me. Thanks for the demo.
00:02 BOSS GT100
00:47 POD HD500
00:18 BOSS GT100
01:14 POD HD500
Gee, I am a boss guy, and i think the HD 500 sounded better overall!
Very suprised.
Your tone brought a smile to my face. There's hope for these floor-based, non-Fractal, cheap effects processors yet!
is it possible to get a spot on "RATM/Audioslave" sound from the hd500x or the rp1000?
(I know the vid isn't about the rp1000 but which one for ratm? rp or hd?)
thancks :)
Iove the patches, can you post the on line 6 and give us the link, the one above doesnt work
IMHO for my ear : -
Boss GT - 100 - Good cleans / crunch and warmer high gains ( not tooo over the top)
POD HD 500x - with the boost and the delay somehow the pod wins over the Boss....but there seems to be some kind of reverb based noise in the high gains for the pod.....and seems to me you enjoy playing on the POD more than the Boss........
i also agree with you, it's pretty difficult to choose which one. but for now, i picked HD500, because i already get used to it. thank you
Timbres espetaculares !
Tenho a Pod HD 500 x, o que usou para os timbres de crunch e hi gain ?
Abraço
Boss has great effects..but i would like a standalone unit and the pod is pretty much built for that....infact it first came out as a studio unit...really I like the crunch and cleans on the gt but when the pod hd is played you can hear the tone as you want a great warm modeler to sound..deep, real and satisfying
Man, he plays great!! Hats off to you!! Subscribed
great tones! the crunch/boost one from the GT-100 killed me.
Great riffs! Nice playing, dude!
After owning both line 6 and boss multi effect units I've come to this conclusion. Line 6 has better preamps by far but don't sound well with an amp. Great direct recording. Boss are way better to use with an amp you like and use the overdrive and distortion models to find your sound. Both are great products depending on what you are using them for.
great apreciation ! really useful advice
Line6 and amps without fx-loop are a no go! Therefore you are correct. However when connected on an fx-loop they can do wonders. Therefore you need less money to create a very good tone, but if you want to reach something personal and more fulfilling you have to go for the Boss.
I think the HD500 sounded pretty killer in the clean demo, but the crunch and high gain parts sounded like the input was set incorrectly and was clipping. Turn your input gain down! That crackling is the input clipping, NOT the pedal!
My HD500x will be here Tuesday. I will be making some comparison (HD500x vs Positive Grid BIAS Desktop) and demo videos when I get my 500x next week. I got the 500x to replace BIAS as the BIAS software itself didn't work for shit. I made a video on it already, check it out and stay tuned!
Nice demo. Thanks for your hard work.
I have a question - a general one really.. What kind of of booster are you using? feedback booster? BB pre amp type? It really has the fat tone...
Nanya bro, POD HD 500 bisa dijadiin soundcard utk rekaman gak? Kemaren gw punya XT live bisa gw pake sound card buat rekaman soalnya. thx
Boss is very plesant to my ear but in the other hand Pod has studio quality like remastered sound ready to recording. Both sound pretty awsome for me.
If I have to pick only one I will go with GT100 because of durable switches and easy interface which is essential on gigs, despite its amp modeling isn't so spectacular like on the PodHD.
Pod HD is a bit more expensive than GT100, and as you say, the podHD doesnt seem as solid as the Boss pedalboards. those pedals look like little plastics and very easy to break. Probably that was what kept me away from PodHD, but it is some sort of prejudice because I dont really know, I never had a line 6.
Anyone who says the line 6 isn't good live is delirious....I managed a band that covered Pantera and Metallica...the guitarist was playing a dime bag darrel signature guitar and using one of the original little pods...going straight to the sound board and started leaving his marshals home...He couldn't believe how great it sounded...so my guess is that this new line 6 POD has to be even better plus you can tweak it while in your DAW then take it too your gig...not to mention the looper is a huge plus..glad to see the Boss has one as well...I see every body hating on the effects but yet I seldom see guitarists without their little stomp boxes on stage...this surely is much better than daisy chaining a bunch of 9V stomp boxes together and it has 100 of them!!!!Not to mention every out put and input known to man lol If you're worried about not using an amp...hook it to your favorite amp!
Hi Suhermanto, could you gives us clue on the pedal chain (OD + Booster) in GT100?
What pedal effects are used and how they're sorted?
I have been a user of "boss" products in the last 10 years, I used their processors with a JC 120 amp to get the optimal tone of all the stereo effects. I recently had problems with my processor and I bought a Line 6 HD500. The structure is fragile and it looks like a toy, hesitate one second on the store ) but......Now I know "boss" made me lose many hours of life looking for what does not have..True amps and pedals tones.
Line 6 HD 500 is too much better than boss. Easy to understand, and the dirty tones are awesome.
How does it look like a toy? Looks almost identical to the BOSS product.
By the way, great story. BOSS is a company that's pushing obsolete technology only because people trusted them for so long, so they think people will be willing to still shell out ridiculous amounts of money for products that would have been "mindblowing" 2 decades ago at best.
They really need to stop with the COSM stuff and just overhaul their stuff. That's why Line 6 is on top of the game, because they knew they could do better with today's technology, so they overhauled their modeling technology.
You are right.
Maybe because its made out of plastic, not metal right?
MaxRec1000 you're right it's not metal, is an alloy and it feels very fragile. But the company has solved that problem with the Pod HD 500X
duke gdl Ah, that's kinda lame, I thought they replaced it with metal when they went from the old PODs to the HD series.
I'd still get a regular HD500 though because the new HD500 doesn't work with old Variax workbench.
Either way, I'm sure it holds up well enough despite not being pure metal.
I just can't really respect BOSS anymore. They discontinue all their good pedals and keep pushing crap pedals that sound awful. Their effects are good, but the distortions are pretty meh. I don't want to pay 100 bucks for 1 effect each either anyways or spend 500 on a bunch of mediocre sounds on their multi FX boards.
Have tested both for 3 years and my decision definetly Line 6, sound is more realistic and the quality of the pedal is higher.
Thanks for the HD patches. Never tried the GT-100 but never had to. The HD500 everything beyond what I need and have been using for 3 years. I love it's flexibility live, even direct through a PA if needed and it's a dream in the studio. Tones you can go back and forth on, but the hardware features, connection options on the HD500 far outweigh the GT-100. You have to look at the entire package as a whole. Rock solid and road worthy ( It has way more than 9 lives with my lack of finesse of hauling gear around!)
GT-!00 for me. Played both and through the FX Loop on an amp, no contest. And I know that this might not be possible for all but remember guys this is effectively a preamp, therefore the best tone results will be achieved(again where possible, for those with an amp with an FX Loop in the rear) via the three or four cable method. This way you're bypassing the Preamp stage in your amplifier and only utilizing the power amp section, simply put it's the cleanest Ac route for your guitar without jamming extra unwanted frequencies on top of one another.
It would have been better if you had immediately compared the different sounds. Having said that the line 6 sounds smoother and warmer.
I was set on getting the GT-100, but I think I just changed my mind and I now agree with your assessment!
+Continental Aquatics It's the other way around, the GT100 sounds warmer and the HD500 sounds treblier and anoying, again that's your choice bro.
Metallion 1,968 Well yes according to you, but it's subjective and I'm sure there are plenty of people who would agree with my thoughts. But you're obviously the grand arbiter of tone, so who am I to argue?
+mutley365 It's all good I think is a matter of taste, it may be that the distortion that hd is too bright and the gt is smoother, I hear it that way, and that doesn't mean one is better than the other, I like the sound boss has, to me it sounds warm, for others it could be more digital.
+Metallion 1,968 Tone is subjective like you say.
The GT100 sounded more compressed and the audio wasn't clipping for it... The HD500 had audio that clipped because the input was too high for the mix, or the output was too high, and i'm not saying I could record better audio... the crap on my channel is proof of that... either way, I'd still choose the HD500 because it sounded more... organic? Great playing in the video, and I'm sure your recording is much better than here because it is 2016 after all and this video is 3 years old. :)
I play live every weekend with the HD500. Can't be beat for the price. I play it line in to a Tech21 PE-60 and mic to mixer cuz I like the 12" celestion. This is the ultimate live gig rig. Small and simple.
Shawn Gierling Not big on the HD but the PE's are really something.
GT100 ALL THE WAY.......THANKS FOR THE COMPARISON...GOING TO BUY IT SOON...!
The Boss sounds like better for concerts!! Has that good feel of concert.. And the hd500 sounds more like better for studio! That's my opinion!
Really? Which one is more easy to use???
me gusto mas el Boss GT 100 en la parte de efectos el booster y delay suena mucho mas puro y controlado, dando mas definicion al sonido clean, crunch y hi gain.
POD HD500 tiene buen sonido pero creo que falto controlar mas el booster y delay para que sonara mejor.
las dos pedaleras son muy buenas. cada una tiene lo suyo. es por eso que cada una se hace diferenciar teniendo su sello propio. yo creo es cosa de gusto.
What beautiful tones and sweet playing. Thanks for this video. I really liked the GT as much as the POD except that I like the GT's crunch slightly more but then the POD came in with it's high gain tone and smashed everything. Orgasmic. One question though. How have you recorded this? Is this mic-ed up running in front of an amp, direct through its line out or XLR out?
Thanks again!
Thanks a lot for those patches !! :)
The saddest part about this Demo, is not just the badly tuned guitar, but the fact the person did NOT even properly set-up the GT100. For those who own one, you'd know the Output options will significantly change the spatial and eq settings of the Output sound. Thus, what sounds "digital" in one setting -PA, SEND/RETURN can sound organic through an Combo Amp, Stack, module. Also, the Pre Amp sections do wonders for your sound: they create a different sonic palette depending on WHICH amp module you use.... So, this Demo becomes unfair to not just the products demonstrated, but to also the potential buyer, who doesn't get to hear What They Can Actually do when set-up right....which is NOT a task.
Like POD HD500 it'Perfect
very good comparison brow, i can feel that both in optimum settings and it's really helpful for me to choose. nice brow thanks for upload
Sounds great! Just picked up the GT100. Can you tell me what your setting were for clean?
C'mon guys... In some country there is no food for eat, and Those people just play on old bodged transistor radios on a shit overused chinesse guitars... With lot of fun and smile. Is it matter on that pro price level wich one is better? Judging instead of play and have fun? Guys! Just go and play it and buy what Your hearth is say You to buy it. in both of this companies a lot of engineers and workers did great job for You. And don't forget... Everything is sound good if You know how to play as good with fun! Peace!
Yeah, it matters. If i am going to spend that money on something, i'd like to get the best i can. Especially because there's a lot of people for whom money is an issue, i don't want to throw money around without being informed.
Thank you, Gandhi!
***** Just because they can doesn't mean they have to or even that they want to. At the end of the day, music is about expressing yourself. The more tools you have at your disposal, the better you can express yourself.
A. Wagner And again, just because you can, doesn't mean you should or even that you want to.
A. Wagner That is nowhere near what I said.
The HD500 sounds better, but as to user convenience and ease of operation, the 2 displays in warm orange light of the GT100 can't be beaten. One should also consider the very important possibility to use different IRs on the Boss. These have a much greater influence on the overall sound quality than any EQ.
THIS is awesome. I just had my POD. What did you use as booster? Thanks!
HD500 is noticeably clearer on everything. It is harder to navigate, but that's because it has so many options for sound tweaking. It took me some time, but after playing with it, I've dialed in a fantastic live sound. Learning to dial in a good recording sound is something I still struggle with.
HD 500 Perfect
That g is sharp as he'll
were they directly connected to pc interface? not through an amplifier?
When i wanna play two Amps, Is it posible, when i record a rhythem phrase with the looper, to root the phrase out to one mono channel "Left", and play a solo on the right channel alone without the looper, the looper runs only on the other channel! - Is that posible with any one of this units? That is one thing what the manual me dont tell!
Try again now that you have more experience with the Boss. Your POD was set up better than the Boss because you had it longer and fine tuned your setting. You can get the warm and expanded tones and effects from the Boss. See pro demo from Alex Hutchings and Roland here on UA-cam for better examples of the Boss GT100, ME 80 and ME25.
Its just the presets nothing to worry about. Keep in mind you can still edit some patches to make them sound like the same. But for me Boss is way to good. HD so digital~
I agree,,
Fernando Monreal The Boss is hella fizzy compared to the HD500 as well.
Bull. Boss is the fakest sounding garbage I have ever heard. All of their distortions and amp models are lifeless with no warmth to them.
HD is the most realistic sounding floorboard amp modeler out on the market today.
bobthe771 I really don't get it, the POD is extremely warm sounding compared to the BOSS. I get it if you have a preference but the POD is definitely warmer.
bobthe771 You can easily EQ that out. An amp will naturally sound a bit trebley, there's always post EQing when it comes to guitar tones.
I think it would be great to know what amp or whatever it is you are playing them through
That sounded awesome first of all;and i was torn between the two processors of which one i'd like to have for my set up? But i was leaning towards the Boss Gt-100 for the reason of the foot switches. Boss has the right style for my guitar playing skills for the moment;and the Line six-it would be quite scarery and exspensive for me to buy and own after that one comment that the buttons wear out after a year or two. So Boss it is is suppose?
The pod is better sounding hands down.
Metal --> HD500/HD500X
Rock/Clean --> GT100
Both can do a great job playing everything you throw at them, but the HD500 is a bit better for metal/distorted sounds. Another thing to note (and it kind of pisses me off about BOSS) is the fact that GT100 is still using COSM as a modeling engine, which is a bit outdated
nope you false always line 6 better than boss Gt thing
With this guy's chops and technique, I'm pretty sure he could make my toaster sound good!:) Great stuff!
Wes
oh man i love the high gain,booster and delay on the hd500, perfect sound for me, it's brighter than the boss gt-100
My ears must be stuck in the 90's or something. I prefer the sound of the GT-10.
line six all the way.. boss gt100 sounds like the old gt series. business..
I don't care what sounds more accurate. Only interested in what's enjoyable to listen to. The Boss wins.
How do you connect a gt 10 to a fender amp? I have one and I dont like how it sounds. I read some comments in other video, it said that a guitar amp is not quite good for the gt10. It is better to use a different sound system, especially a stereo system. Anyway, I found better results connecting gt 10 to the fx return and selecting a different OUTPUT SELECT. Probably there are other ways.
Some sounds are clipping on the hd. You should've turned the unit down a little more before recording. Thanx for the video though!
I like the amp emulators in the HD more, but that boss isn't too shabby. It's just a bit on the synthetic side for me. I liked the video. Thanx again!
ladys, stop fighting. i have both of them.
Boss-100 sounds better as you listen here, but better in a digital way.because it sounds more digital, great tone, better than HD 500 for Recording.
HD 500 sounds more warm ,more organic .less digital. worst for Recording,but better for PA,monitors or 4 method cable sound. so you guys need to realise what sounds good for you. same bands want sound more clear,louder effects and that is digital.then go for GT.100. if you want the sound to sound more like a valve amp with less defenition and warmer sound, then the HD 500. boss more easy to use on itself, and HD 500 more easy to use with the interface on the PC, both great and they can do dual amps what i think sounds great having 2 different amps in one go. or use the volum pedal to change from one to other one. HD 500 have more meatl amps with pre amp or normal amp, and boss more effects, hd 500 have great reverbs dated all century, boss more of the new staff. boss have 5150 ,hd have soldanos. both they great, i use hd 500 for live and boss for recording. for an album i like to record with hd 500 and top up the lead with the boss. so its up to you guys.
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So basically, since the BOSS sounds more digital, we should all stop using real amplifiers?
Your sentence makes more sense. If the Line6 sounds more realistic, then we should be using that.
I think what you're trying to say is that the Line 6 can be muddy, and it can. The BOSS has more distinct mids that'll cut through a mix, but it sounds less realistic.
EQ is your friend.
Hi can i ask some patches for the clean tone and crunch boost of GT100 sounds nice
It would have been nice if you played the same thing on both units instead of strumming on one and then lead on the other. Which unit do you actually use ?
El overdrive del GT-100 y el Clean es muy bueno, pero creo que el High Gain del POD es mejor!
Mmmmm el HD 500 hace sonar una guitarra de 300 soles como si fuese una Gibson les Paul original
Se eu fosse tocar ao vivo, o som da HD seria a minha escolha, porque parece que ela tem um som mais aberto, mais agressivo, é o tipo de som que vc precisa pra faze a guitarra aparece entre os instrumentos em uma performance ao vivo, mas em estudio eu escolheria a GT-100, pelo fato de ter um som mais "contido", como se o mic e o pré amp que a BOSS simula a "captação" do amp fossem mais refinados, pronto pra encaixar na mixagem, portanto ideal para gravação...
mas essa é minha opinião neh... rsrs
Thanks for the informative vid! Great diverse playing too!
BOSS
Wow... suka "touch"nya..nada2 & sound gurih & memanjakan telinga..
HD500 is way better.. its sound is more natural , the GT100 seems to be out of the 80's with a too synthetic sound
That's because BOSS rides on outdated technology because of how iconic they were back then. Back then they were innovative, now, they're just recycling old technology.
Even Line 6 knows when to utilize new technology and techniques, it's why the POD HD replaced the POD XT and 2.0. Guitar modeling was improving drasticly both hardware and software these past few years.
Guitar&Jam true!!! The GT 100 may have somewhat more sounds but they're too digital sounding
They probably using the same modeling they did in 1998, so yeah
hd synthetic too
Devia ao menos ter nivelado o volume no master. A pod Hd claramente tá com mais volume que a Gt-100.
hello how well the tones that can give me for the pod hd or any tutorial that has very good greetings feelin
Great sounds! What effect are you using for the boost on the HD500?
I think the POD Sounds to Digital... the Boss Sound is More Nutral...in my opinion.
BOSS GT-100!
You're joking.
thank you awesome demo i enjoyed a lot
Amazing tone, can u share your tips for high gain yang renyah like yours?
I have an old Boss gt8, and is freakin hard to find a natural sound... Too many time spent rolling the knobs and pushing buttons to try to get out something similar to a guitar tone... Too frizzy or too buzzy, and i'm tired! XD Just using always the same patch for everything... XD I think my next step will be a POD...
Tips on GT-8; Natural overdrive is amazing for rhythm, Blues Driver on top gain for solo with an eq enhancing the bass. Sounds great!!!! We don't need actually 1 billion effects but find those that fit the occasion. These presets are great in amps equipped with Celestion Speakers. In this case, I tested them in the Celestion g12T75.
i prefer the nike socks :D
Oh man, when I heard that juicy first tone from the hd500 I didn't need to listen anymore. So much life and valve-like sound
I just bought a GT 100 used in brand new condition for $250 bucks I just can't leave this thing Aone I love it. I am getting ready to use it this Saturday live I can't wait .i was ready to throw it out the window until I found the set up demos on u tube it took me about a good week to start figuring out how to use it now I am starting to tweek this GT 100 out the way I like it. It's just a matter of paying attention to the demos they teach you step by step how to set it up. apposed to reading the owner's manual. I chose the GT 100 it's just what I was looking for all these years of of my music journey. Patrick Romero Denver Colo thanks for the great video.
How about crunch and distortion sounds? Are they OK?
HD500 is better for me.
Jack thammarat
Hallo Suhermanto Harsono,
thanks for this shoot out. Love the sound of the HD500. Unfortunately as some has mentioned. I just can't download the patches. Could you please send it again the way we can download it? Many thanks and good job!
One important note when comparing these two pedals. The HD500X has about 6 seconds more of loop recording time, plus there is free software for the HD500X unit. Boss does not have any software so tweaks all have to be done directly on the pedal.
tuning int the first song...ouch
if you come from a biased viewpoint you never open your mind. HD 500 is far more flexible.
Can you break down the mixing of the Gt100 all of the tone from clean-crunch-hi gain with booster and delay thanks
great video....thanks for taking the time to do it.
Gt-100 super easy to get a great tone from, I fought with the hd500 for about 2years before I just gave up and sold it, there were just to many inconsistencies. I have since bought an 11 rack best purchase I've ever made.
Wow, I've been checking out the Avid Eleven Rack and it looks/sounds insane. I gotta get one - no, I WILL get one! I have one question that might sound silly though. Can you hook up a wah pedal through this rack? That's the only thing I think may be missing...
of course you can !
Pod hd500 analog sound
both has different unique sound characteristics.. nice sound!! nice playing!!
i think it's a matter of taste.i think both of them sounds good. i would love to have one of them :D