I just bought a GT-3 to use as a midi controller for my amp. They're still great little units. Cost much less than a dedicated controller, plus I can choose to use some of the effects of I want.
I just picked up a mint GT-5 for 50$. I thought I would just use it as a MIDI foot controller, but after playing with it and tweaking it a bit, I am REALLY digging it! I just sounds great. I know that the ( excellent sounding) distortions/drive section is all analog but all of the effects sound really rich and full. The compressor was especially surprising...not an "over the top" style like a cs-3, more smooth like a Keeley, no joke...( I own both) . The auto-wah is right up there with a Mad Professor Snow White ( I also own) and the list goes on. The key is to use it as an effect board only with a good amp. Skip the amp and cab sims, spend a couple hours with it and you have a cheap, easy to use, HIGH quality, reliable pedal board!
I have the gt5... I agree with most of what you say, however the auto wah sounds absolutely terrible on my gt5!!!, but very impressed by the distortions,delay, chorus and reverbs on this unit. I have a electro Harmonix worm in the loop for my phaser, vibrato, auto Wah effects. Which is a downer as I'm trying to save space, but I feel those are the weakest effects in the gt5 at the mo.
Great video! I bought one because Shania Twain’s band was using them. I am having trouble settling on some good subtle clean tones. I go straight from the Boss to the amp input.(fender super reverb). Does anyone have some advise on settings for clean tones?❤
@@gearfacts spot on mate. I couldn't find a clean GT5 but scored an unused GT3 in the box. Lots of people don't know how to use them. Having a ball with mine. I had a GT6 and the drives on this are way better. Less options too which keeps me from twiddling for hours.
@@davidsharp9805 Ahh so interesting - I found the GT-6 to be the best in the series, however your comment is proof that so much depends on the guitar, the amp, the cables that are being used and of course personal opinion. People are too quick to say "This one is excellent, that one is crap" ...it's nowhere near as simple as that eh! I'm glad the Gearfacts review was helpful.
True. It's a tool and how we apply it is the key. I found the GT6 to be good especially the modulations. But i'm into subtle drives tones and using more from a bit less. I know. It's a strange idea. Yes the chanel is really helpful.
I still use and love my trusty old GT-3. The time-based effects (chorus, delay, etc) are awesome, and the amp sims and distortions aren't nearly as bad as some randos on forums have often suggested.
Nice detailed vid on both..I bought a GT5 sometime ago...have an old studio Digitech GSP5..mounted style effects for a rack..bougjt it used mid 90s...great tone thru any amp.. sounds like melted butter smooth thru my Marshall tube stack...Wanted a pedal board to swap tones easy but was having a time getting the sounds I wanted..GSP5 is so easy for me to dial in awesome tones so I quit attempting to work the GT5...my GSP just died...ouch..so revisited the Boss and was pleasantly surprised...without any effort got great tone..saw your vid and even more enthused to keep tweaking on it... Thanks for the effort..
I had a GT-5 back in the day. Interesting that you say it sounds a little better than the GT10 cos back in the day everybody claimed the gt5 didn't sound as good as buying individual pedals. Which was true with some sounds but overall it was a beast of a unit. Only issue i had with it was there was a significant delay in hitting the pedal and when the effect would kick in. However I regret ever selling it.
I still have mine and a second that I used for parts. I never had that issue with the delay when hitting pedals and I had to make some split-second sound changes. In fact at one time it was the main pedalboard for professional touring and studio players because it flowed so smoothly, was a beast, and was built like a tank so it could take the road abuse without any issues. I'm thinking maybe it was a glitch in your particular unit. Haven't used mine in a few years but I would definitely compare it to a few of Bosses analog pedals. It just takes awhile to tweak for perfection. The only issue I had was there was no way to lock in patches. If my cable hit the big knob on the top/front of the board it would move and change patches. I solved that by putting a fresh piece of gaffer tape over it before every gig and made sure to remove it before I left the stage so as not to leave any tape residue. It was a bit of a hassle but it worked. I much prefer the GT5 to the GT10. The GT5 sounded closer to analog than any board I've ever heard or played.
Hmm maybe I need to track down another GT-5... I mean I liked it when I had one, but lately I've been getting a lot of really compelling praise for this model (like your message) Gearfacts
Yep I reviewed the GT-3. I could never warm to it though. It has a lot of fun features but its digital sound always felt like slightly a chisel in my ears. Just my opinion though, there are some people who can make them sound great. Anyway here's the video: ua-cam.com/video/hhNB-hIs5Dk/v-deo.html
I play lead “lounge metal” (think unplugged) and I can not find any presets from my 200 presets on a Fender Mustang GTX that sounds good. I want to forget amps and just plug into PA but I’d like a pedal system like the 5 but 3s are much more available online within our low budget. .I think a 5 is best but I’ll take a look at your 3 review. Thanks!
@@DNYS8N The Boss ME-8 might be worth a look too. You can get them from Japan (do an international search on ebay) for about $90 and they have 5 pedals. Just an idea :)
Hi from Spain!! I have a Boss Gt5 and I use a lot with IRs and the preamps section came alive, I know it because I have a Triaxis in the loop and I can compare them. One question Do you know which are the Boss pedal Drives emulated in drive section? I cannot find it on the web. Thanks in advance and sorry for my english
I saw Nita Stauss play direct from GT1000 to The house PA. I thought i can hop on a plane with everything I need but the PA system. So how do I easily connect my GT5 to a PA? Trying to find answers on line is anything but simple. It’s like asking Dr. Google about your symptoms, endless and long.
Thank you for this interesting video! Even though I don't have first hand experience with the GT-10, I could make that case for the GT-5 in comparison to the GT-6 - and to some extent GT-Pro/GT-8. Playing mostly heavy stuff in a semi pro Cover Band, I try to come close to all kinds of familiar guitar sounds of many very different bands. My combination of GT-5 and a Marshall 6100LE nails it all. When Boss introduced the GT-6 ads and magazines suggested a step forward. So I bought it. But whenever I tried to emulate a certain sound, the process with the GT-5 was quick and straight forward so I was always happy with the results. When I tried to get similar results even to the ones I already had programmed on my GT-5, I never got close enough with the GT-6. Even sounds with little effects complexity were surprisingly difficult to dial in on the GT-6 and quick and easy on the GT-5. I don't know how to put it but the GT-6 always sounds artificial. My guitar buddy in our Band had a GT-Pro and never got close to my sound quality. The noise / signal ratio might be a little better on a 24 bit machine. But as long as I tweak signal in all stages of the chain, this is not really an issue for me. Another issue was the missing reverse delay, that does things in the GT-5 I could not achieve on the GT-6.
Oh yeah the GT-5 does great things with delay and reverb. Your comments are right on, and I think the GT5 and GT6 are both great units in their own quite different ways.
Well the delay is excellent and the distortions are all analog, but if those are the only two things you need then I'd go for a Boss ME-8B if you can find one. Doesn't matter that it's a bass pedal, it has the best distortion I've ever heard and a good choice of delays. Still the GT-5 is regarded as a classic by many very well-informed guitarists, it won't disappoint you. Also consider the Line 6 POD XT, great distortions and absolutely exceptional delays. They're all in my other videos, Thanks for watching Gearfacts :)
I bought a GT-5 brand new when they came out. Suggested retail on those was over a grand here in Canada. I think I picked mine up for about 800$. Built like tanks, (in Japan), analog effects... Sure, the emulators aren't as precise as todays digital copiers, but that hardly matters. If you don't mind tweaking parameters a bit, you'll have everything from sweet liquid bluesy clean tones to all-out face melting gain. Plus, you can pick one up nowadays for next to nothing. They have a bit of a following, so I'm sure if you're not happy with yours, you could easily flip it and break even.
Checked out a local band a few years ago. Two guitarists sharing the lead/rhythm roles. For once I wasn't getting ear fatigue because the genres were all over the place. After a while (the stage was quite busy), I spotted the familiar display of the Axe FX and started to wonder if this was the reason that they sounded so good. Had a chat with the owner during break and asked him how he liked the Axe and he said that he liked it but had buyer's remorse. He said he couldn't get anything better out of it than the other guy gets out of his Boss GT-5 🤣😂
so sound on gt 5 comes from analogic source and gt 10 is all digital? that is unfair, why nobody told me about that. and what about the other boss gt , 6, 7, 8, gt100 ? me-70, me 80? can you tell me? I was going to buy a gt 10 or gt 100, but if it is all digital that doesn't encourage me that much.
Well it's not quite as simple as that ...All of these units have analog and digital components. Don't judge pedals on this comparison alone, digital is getting VERY good and analog sometimes has issues of its own. It all comes down to what your ears are telling you, and I'm sure there are plenty of people who would choose the GT100 over the GT5. Personal taste!
Had both and believe me the GT-5 sounds a lot better, I got rid of my GT-10 in just a few months, no matter what I plugged it into, direct into PC, Combos, Hughes and Kettner amp, you name it...it sounded like absolute digital distorted crap, how this pedal has gone down the pan the later its got I'll never know, how can they mess it up? Seriously there is no comparison....the GT-5 is better by a long, long way! I wouldn't even recommend the GT-10 to just play in the house, its crap, the distortion has a terrible trembly scratching digital tone to it, awful, keep well away from it, you've been warned.
I have an ME30 brand new barely used. Compared to today's effects it sounds pretty lame. To many choices and high pricing makes deciding to replace it a humongous headache. Nice review thank you.
Gearfacts - Seems like it, if it ain’t broke why fix it some say. Modern software programs are making these things look more neanderthal. Years ago I owned a tape delay echo chamber and it was brilliant Wem Copicat it was. Then they came out with the Melos and cassette style that brought with them their own problems. Digital is easier with no moving parts but somehow lacks the warmth of the earlier tape systems. I also used to own a Fuzz Box it was place in the guitar outlet and then a cable to the amp. If memory serves me correctly the name was the Little Imp. If you can confirm that would be great, for such a little box the effect was quite good.
@@Nur-hi4kn I found it much punchier with its clean and crunch sounds. Lower noise too. Fewer effects, but for the most general sounds it just seemed classier :)
Good review! Though the GT-10 is definitely more "digital sounding" by itself, that USB port on the GT-10 allows me to interface with Amplitube emulation software and opens up hundreds of more sonic options (multiple amp sims, cabs, custom patches, mic selections/placements, lots more FXs, etc.) I just find some clean resident patches on the GT-10 and then tweak it with Amplitube to get the proper tone. Extremely versatile, though you do need a computer also.
Can you use the footswitches to engage amplitube effects? I'm sure you could run the guitar into an interface like iRig HD2 and run from the output of the interface into the effects loop. At that point you could engage Amplitube, however you have it set. But can you actuallly control amplitube with the unit?
I’ve had numerous Boss multi FX and l have a board, but I’m getting far better results with my GT5 and a GT3 would never part with them you just have to have patience and listen carefully when tweaking the sound you’re after
Agreed. Those two models are still among the very best imho. I have found myself settling on the Line 6 PODxt for the classic sounds though, and I'm always back at the vintage Zoom 3030 for the weird stuff. But I do pay 100% respect to Boss early GT's. Time has no correlation with quality in guitar effects. Gearfacts.
Ah, interesting ...I think all of them could use more waveforms, the synth feature is responsive and well-designed, just a bit limited even on the GT-3 and 5. I think the 100 is the best synth even though it has fewer wavforms. Its ability to play synth chords is helpful. Thanks for watching the vid!
I have owned the Boss GT10 for about 12 years. Its horrible. I dont think I have ever managed to create a chain of effects, I just tweak/use the presets. The lights as mentioned are way too bright, to a painful level. I just use it as a reverb unit for my synths now. It cant even do that very well as the "potts" to adjust the amount of reverb do not work very well (never gigged it - just home use only). i.e - turn it down and it moves reverb amount up - its broke. Even the looper is garbage - 38 seconds? So i purchased a Zoom G5N unit 12 months ago - wow what a difference. Within seconds I had created great chain effects - so user friendly. I love my Zoom unit. I recently decided to buy a Boss Katana mk2 100 watt amp - what a load of garbage......DONT BELIEVE THE HYPE. I now need to buy another amp to replace this junk. No more Boss produts for me. Or Korg haha.....PLEASE STOP WITH THE MENU DIVING.
@@gearfacts Sound isn't opinion. It's frequency and timbre. We are well past the musical dark ages. Taste is subjective. Some people have bad taste. Some have popular taste, some have exotic taste. Using a heavy metal distortion on jazz wouldn't be considered opinion, it'd be wrong. And the reverse.. Well, just search for jazz versions of Metallica for a quick laugh. I've had many many of the Boss pedalboards, just ordered the GT-1000 actually. Have the GT-100 now, had the GT-10 before. You were right on one thing. What died on it was one of those knobs. The GT-100 and GT-10 sound almost the same. Both are very muddy. GT-1000 fixes that. (It can also make mud if you desire as well)
@@sideoutside wrong...sound in musical taste is of opinion only...EVH sounds lovely to me and noise to others...Metallica is awesome to some and garbage to many..Jazz is a waste of ear time to most but the only true sound of music to others...then classical music is...ok great skilled masterpieces that would sound perfect to some and rubbish to others...he was right about many more than 1 thing...your whole point was invalid...in my opinion lol...whats that worth? 00
Gear facts, i own the GT10 now added to my GT line as i now have all. I have the GT3,GT5,GT6,GT8,GT Pro,And now the GT10🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉cheers. But i love my GT5 the best.......
Im so happy i have a gt 5 ,got it just recently and im still learning thru it
I just bought a GT-3 to use as a midi controller for my amp. They're still great little units. Cost much less than a dedicated controller, plus I can choose to use some of the effects of I want.
If you use one of these with the 4-cable method and a good amp its mind blowing what you can do.
Either of them, you mean?
I just picked up a mint GT-5 for 50$. I thought I would just use it as a MIDI foot controller, but after playing with it and tweaking it a bit, I am REALLY digging it! I just sounds great. I know that the ( excellent sounding) distortions/drive section is all analog but all of the effects sound really rich and full. The compressor was especially surprising...not an "over the top" style like a cs-3, more smooth like a Keeley, no joke...( I own both) . The auto-wah is right up there with a Mad Professor Snow White ( I also own) and the list goes on. The key is to use it as an effect board only with a good amp. Skip the amp and cab sims, spend a couple hours with it and you have a cheap, easy to use, HIGH quality, reliable pedal board!
This is really good information, Joe, thanks for sharing your experience with the GT5! Gearfacts
I have the gt5... I agree with most of what you say, however the auto wah sounds absolutely terrible on my gt5!!!, but very impressed by the distortions,delay, chorus and reverbs on this unit. I have a electro Harmonix worm in the loop for my phaser, vibrato, auto Wah effects. Which is a downer as I'm trying to save space, but I feel those are the weakest effects in the gt5 at the mo.
I used one for years ......and just bought another one when i realised how good it sounded!!
Great video! I bought one because Shania Twain’s band was using them. I am having trouble settling on some good subtle clean tones. I go straight from the Boss to the amp input.(fender super reverb). Does anyone have some advise on settings for clean tones?❤
I bought the GT3 based on your review. It's so simple and sounds good. Thanks
Phew, great to hear that my review was accurate!
@@gearfacts spot on mate. I couldn't find a clean GT5 but scored an unused GT3 in the box. Lots of people don't know how to use them. Having a ball with mine. I had a GT6 and the drives on this are way better. Less options too which keeps me from twiddling for hours.
@@davidsharp9805 Ahh so interesting - I found the GT-6 to be the best in the series, however your comment is proof that so much depends on the guitar, the amp, the cables that are being used and of course personal opinion. People are too quick to say "This one is excellent, that one is crap" ...it's nowhere near as simple as that eh! I'm glad the Gearfacts review was helpful.
True. It's a tool and how we apply it is the key. I found the GT6 to be good especially the modulations. But i'm into subtle drives tones and using more from a bit less. I know. It's a strange idea. Yes the chanel is really helpful.
I still use and love my trusty old GT-3. The time-based effects (chorus, delay, etc) are awesome, and the amp sims and distortions aren't nearly as bad as some randos on forums have often suggested.
GT5 is wat i bought back long time ago , replaced a suitcase of indivual peadles . really shines as a studio board . great vid . thanks
Thanks for sharing, glad you enjoyed the video :)
Nice detailed vid on both..I bought a GT5 sometime ago...have an old studio Digitech GSP5..mounted style effects for a rack..bougjt it used mid 90s...great tone thru any amp.. sounds like melted butter smooth thru my Marshall tube stack...Wanted a pedal board to swap tones easy but was having a time getting the sounds I wanted..GSP5 is so easy for me to dial in awesome tones so I quit attempting to work the GT5...my GSP just died...ouch..so revisited the Boss and was pleasantly surprised...without any effort got great tone..saw your vid and even more enthused to keep tweaking on it...
Thanks for the effort..
Great message Brad, thanks for watching Gearfacts :)
I had a GT-5 back in the day. Interesting that you say it sounds a little better than the GT10 cos back in the day everybody claimed the gt5 didn't sound as good as buying individual pedals. Which was true with some sounds but overall it was a beast of a unit. Only issue i had with it was there was a significant delay in hitting the pedal and when the effect would kick in. However I regret ever selling it.
Yes I regret selling mine sometimes too.
@@gearfacts, what is your current favorite Floor board. How did you replace the GT-5?
I still have mine and a second that I used for parts. I never had that issue with the delay when hitting pedals and I had to make some split-second sound changes. In fact at one time it was the main pedalboard for professional touring and studio players because it flowed so smoothly, was a beast, and was built like a tank so it could take the road abuse without any issues. I'm thinking maybe it was a glitch in your particular unit.
Haven't used mine in a few years but I would definitely compare it to a few of Bosses analog pedals. It just takes awhile to tweak for perfection. The only issue I had was there was no way to lock in patches. If my cable hit the big knob on the top/front of the board it would move and change patches. I solved that by putting a fresh piece of gaffer tape over it before every gig and made sure to remove it before I left the stage so as not to leave any tape residue. It was a bit of a hassle but it worked.
I much prefer the GT5 to the GT10. The GT5 sounded closer to analog than any board I've ever heard or played.
I've inherited the GT-5 from a friend some years ago ... ok, it is on my list to check now again ...
just looking at a photo johnny marr in 2012 using a 1996 gt5 live on stage .... kind of says it all really.
Hmm maybe I need to track down another GT-5... I mean I liked it when I had one, but lately I've been getting a lot of really compelling praise for this model (like your message) Gearfacts
I own three. Still the best unit made!
I’m bit miffed, did you review GT-3? The 3 is cheaper and more assessable than a 5, so I’m thinking 3 had problems compared to 5.
Yep I reviewed the GT-3. I could never warm to it though. It has a lot of fun features but its digital sound always felt like slightly a chisel in my ears. Just my opinion though, there are some people who can make them sound great. Anyway here's the video: ua-cam.com/video/hhNB-hIs5Dk/v-deo.html
I play lead “lounge metal” (think unplugged) and I can not find any presets from my 200 presets on a Fender Mustang GTX that sounds good. I want to forget amps and just plug into PA but I’d like a pedal system like the 5 but 3s are much more available online within our low budget. .I think a 5 is best but I’ll take a look at your 3 review. Thanks!
Well I immediately heard the difference, the 3 is as you say Chiseled but the 5 is clear in the pitch and has range at least to my ear.
@@DNYS8N The Boss ME-8 might be worth a look too. You can get them from Japan (do an international search on ebay) for about $90 and they have 5 pedals. Just an idea :)
Threte are GT5s from Japan on EBay too but they have that fine print about international charges and taxes.
What a great insight to these button boards built by my personal favourite company
BOSS
THEIR JUST
BOSS
They make good stuff, yep ...lots of tough competition for them these days though!
Anyone know how to setting key for harmonist on GT-5?I has GT-6 as well is really easy setting key of harmonist
Hi from Spain!! I have a Boss Gt5 and I use a lot with IRs and the preamps section came alive, I know it because I have a Triaxis in the loop and I can compare them. One question Do you know which are the Boss pedal Drives emulated in drive section? I cannot find it on the web. Thanks in advance and sorry for my english
I'm not sure but I've just received another one so I'll be dong an updated review soon. Will try to figure out the answer then :)
@@gearfacts Thanks man!!
the GT 5 is connected to 117v or 100v? thanks
It's 240v here in Australia.
I saw Nita Stauss play direct from GT1000 to The house PA. I thought i can hop on a plane with everything I need but the PA system. So how do I easily connect my GT5 to a PA? Trying to find answers on line is anything but simple. It’s like asking Dr. Google about your symptoms, endless and long.
The GT5 has L/R outputs that are perfect for connecting to a PA. Activate the amp simulator of your choice and you’re good to go.
Do you prefer Gt-6 or Gt-10?
GT6 definitely 👍
Id be tempted to marker pen the lights to dim them a bit
Yeah I put little stickers over them.
Thank you for this interesting video!
Even though I don't have first hand experience with the GT-10, I could make that case for the GT-5 in comparison to the GT-6 - and to some extent GT-Pro/GT-8.
Playing mostly heavy stuff in a semi pro Cover Band, I try to come close to all kinds of familiar guitar sounds of many very different bands. My combination of GT-5 and a Marshall 6100LE nails it all. When Boss introduced the GT-6 ads and magazines suggested a step forward. So I bought it. But whenever I tried to emulate a certain sound, the process with the GT-5 was quick and straight forward so I was always happy with the results. When I tried to get similar results even to the ones I already had programmed on my GT-5, I never got close enough with the GT-6.
Even sounds with little effects complexity were surprisingly difficult to dial in on the GT-6 and quick and easy on the GT-5. I don't know how to put it but the GT-6 always sounds artificial.
My guitar buddy in our Band had a GT-Pro and never got close to my sound quality. The noise / signal ratio might be a little better on a 24 bit machine. But as long as I tweak signal in all stages of the chain, this is not really an issue for me. Another issue was the missing reverse delay, that does things in the GT-5 I could not achieve on the GT-6.
Oh yeah the GT-5 does great things with delay and reverb. Your comments are right on, and I think the GT5 and GT6 are both great units in their own quite different ways.
Thinking of getting a GT5....is it ok compared to todays standards ? I want great distortion/high gain and great delay
Well the delay is excellent and the distortions are all analog, but if those are the only two things you need then I'd go for a Boss ME-8B if you can find one. Doesn't matter that it's a bass pedal, it has the best distortion I've ever heard and a good choice of delays. Still the GT-5 is regarded as a classic by many very well-informed guitarists, it won't disappoint you. Also consider the Line 6 POD XT, great distortions and absolutely exceptional delays. They're all in my other videos, Thanks for watching Gearfacts :)
I bought a GT-5 brand new when they came out. Suggested retail on those was over a grand here in Canada. I think I picked mine up for about 800$. Built like tanks, (in Japan), analog effects... Sure, the emulators aren't as precise as todays digital copiers, but that hardly matters. If you don't mind tweaking parameters a bit, you'll have everything from sweet liquid bluesy clean tones to all-out face melting gain. Plus, you can pick one up nowadays for next to nothing. They have a bit of a following, so I'm sure if you're not happy with yours, you could easily flip it and break even.
Checked out a local band a few years ago. Two guitarists sharing the lead/rhythm roles. For once I wasn't getting ear fatigue because the genres were all over the place. After a while (the stage was quite busy), I spotted the familiar display of the Axe FX and started to wonder if this was the reason that they sounded so good. Had a chat with the owner during break and asked him how he liked the Axe and he said that he liked it but had buyer's remorse. He said he couldn't get anything better out of it than the other guy gets out of his Boss GT-5 🤣😂
I want to try a gt-3 one day, its a gt5 with better converters but I cant justify the money since I have the gt-10
so sound on gt 5 comes from analogic source and gt 10 is all digital? that is unfair, why nobody told me about that.
and what about the other boss gt , 6, 7, 8, gt100 ? me-70, me 80? can you tell me?
I was going to buy a gt 10 or gt 100, but if it is all digital that doesn't encourage me that much.
Well it's not quite as simple as that ...All of these units have analog and digital components. Don't judge pedals on this comparison alone, digital is getting VERY good and analog sometimes has issues of its own. It all comes down to what your ears are telling you, and I'm sure there are plenty of people who would choose the GT100 over the GT5. Personal taste!
Had both and believe me the GT-5 sounds a lot better, I got rid of my GT-10 in just a few months, no matter what I plugged it into, direct into PC, Combos, Hughes and Kettner amp, you name it...it sounded like absolute digital distorted crap, how this pedal has gone down the pan the later its got I'll never know, how can they mess it up?
Seriously there is no comparison....the GT-5 is better by a long, long way!
I wouldn't even recommend the GT-10 to just play in the house, its crap, the distortion has a terrible trembly scratching digital tone to it, awful, keep well away from it, you've been warned.
Agreed, the Gt5 has analog components.
@@gearfacts agreed ,they lost their way.the final recorded sound isnt bad but the GT5 sounds like old analogue gear..
I have an ME30 brand new barely used. Compared to today's effects it sounds pretty lame. To many choices and high pricing makes deciding to replace it a humongous headache. Nice review thank you.
Glad you enjoyed the video Richard. Still a lot of people seriously loving the GT5 out there I see.
Gearfacts - Seems like it, if it ain’t broke why fix it some say. Modern software programs are making these things look more neanderthal. Years ago I owned a tape delay echo chamber and it was brilliant Wem Copicat it was. Then they came out with the Melos and cassette style that brought with them their own problems. Digital is easier with no moving parts but somehow lacks the warmth of the earlier tape systems. I also used to own a Fuzz Box it was place in the guitar outlet and then a cable to the amp. If memory serves me correctly the name was the Little Imp. If you can confirm that would be great, for such a little box the effect was quite good.
Gt 10 or pod x3 live? Please help me out to choose one ))
I'd chose the POD personally. The best multi effects I've ever used is the Boss GT-6.
@@gearfacts does the pod sounds better than the boss? Whyso
@@gearfacts boss is 100 bucks n the pod is like 200 for used one
@@gearfacts , funny! Really tried to love the GT-6, but could never leave the GT-5. :)
@@Nur-hi4kn I found it much punchier with its clean and crunch sounds. Lower noise too. Fewer effects, but for the most general sounds it just seemed classier :)
Good review! Though the GT-10 is definitely more "digital sounding" by itself, that USB port on the GT-10 allows me to interface with Amplitube emulation software and opens up hundreds of more sonic options (multiple amp sims, cabs, custom patches, mic selections/placements, lots more FXs, etc.) I just find some clean resident patches on the GT-10 and then tweak it with Amplitube to get the proper tone. Extremely versatile, though you do need a computer also.
Jack Spratt yes, I actually should try that too. Might be a good topic for a Gearfacts video :)
Can you use the footswitches to engage amplitube effects? I'm sure you could run the guitar into an interface like iRig HD2 and run from the output of the interface into the effects loop. At that point you could engage Amplitube, however you have it set. But can you actuallly control amplitube with the unit?
I just paid 185 for a GT5 on Reverb, we will find out.
I’ve had numerous Boss multi FX and l have a board, but I’m getting far better results with my GT5 and a GT3 would never part with them you just have to have patience and listen carefully when tweaking the sound you’re after
Agreed. Those two models are still among the very best imho. I have found myself settling on the Line 6 PODxt for the classic sounds though, and I'm always back at the vintage Zoom 3030 for the weird stuff. But I do pay 100% respect to Boss early GT's. Time has no correlation with quality in guitar effects. Gearfacts.
You can get great Satriani sounds too.
The gt10 is another I’ve got
I have one too, and trying to get a metal tone out of this thing is a nightmare. The cleans and delays all sound great though.
@@bigassdummy46is it good or what?
The GT-5/GT-3 have more synth waveforms than the GT-10/GT-100
Ah, interesting ...I think all of them could use more waveforms, the synth feature is responsive and well-designed, just a bit limited even on the GT-3 and 5. I think the 100 is the best synth even though it has fewer wavforms. Its ability to play synth chords is helpful. Thanks for watching the vid!
GT-5 is not analog in any way. It only has overdrive/distortion gain stage.
Well the manual says analog but hey I can’t tell the difference anyway :)
I have owned the Boss GT10 for about 12 years. Its horrible. I dont think I have ever managed to create a chain of effects, I just tweak/use the presets. The lights as mentioned are way too bright, to a painful level.
I just use it as a reverb unit for my synths now. It cant even do that very well as the "potts" to adjust the amount of reverb do not work very well (never gigged it - just home use only). i.e - turn it down and it moves reverb amount up - its broke. Even the looper is garbage - 38 seconds?
So i purchased a Zoom G5N unit 12 months ago - wow what a difference. Within seconds I had created great chain effects - so user friendly. I love my Zoom unit.
I recently decided to buy a Boss Katana mk2 100 watt amp - what a load of garbage......DONT BELIEVE THE HYPE. I now need to buy another amp to replace this junk.
No more Boss produts for me. Or Korg haha.....PLEASE STOP WITH THE MENU DIVING.
I prefer this over the DigiTech Gnx models. They are too complicated and not user friendly.
I agree to some extent, yep :)
@@gearfacts I have couple of them but even the instructions on assigning patches are complex.
I prefer to GT-5!
Me too :) #gearfacts
I will take the GT-5
"Gearopinions" def not facts.. With comments such as "Hey let's not worry about the sound" Mmmk
But the sound is where the *opinion* is - In the video I was looking at physical aspects and going to the manual to look at *facts*.
@@gearfacts Sound isn't opinion. It's frequency and timbre. We are well past the musical dark ages. Taste is subjective. Some people have bad taste. Some have popular taste, some have exotic taste. Using a heavy metal distortion on jazz wouldn't be considered opinion, it'd be wrong. And the reverse.. Well, just search for jazz versions of Metallica for a quick laugh. I've had many many of the Boss pedalboards, just ordered the GT-1000 actually. Have the GT-100 now, had the GT-10 before. You were right on one thing. What died on it was one of those knobs. The GT-100 and GT-10 sound almost the same. Both are very muddy. GT-1000 fixes that. (It can also make mud if you desire as well)
@@sideoutside wrong...sound in musical taste is of opinion only...EVH sounds lovely to me and noise to others...Metallica is awesome to some and garbage to many..Jazz is a waste of ear time to most but the only true sound of music to others...then classical music is...ok great skilled masterpieces that would sound perfect to some and rubbish to others...he was right about many more than 1 thing...your whole point was invalid...in my opinion lol...whats that worth? 00
@@jimbradley727 Well it probably made you feel better afterwards. That's about it.
Word to the wise when buying GTs from Japan it’s 100 not US 120v
Good point. Here in Australia we have to convert it to 240 volts. We are hardcore.
Wtf is this??????????
GT-6 kills both of these easily
Explain
@@montazownianr1 No.
@@montazownianr1 He can not. He has no argument. He's a spoiled little boy, nothing more.
Gear facts, i own the GT10 now added to my GT line as i now have all. I have the GT3,GT5,GT6,GT8,GT Pro,And now the GT10🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉cheers. But i love my GT5 the best.......
What a great collection!
can you compare between gt6 and gt10.. which do u prefer the most and why?
@@dyt._ bro yes the GT6 is Analog output converters vss the GT-10 is all digital output big difference my Boi!!