BOSS SY-200 | Loads of Fun!!!

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  • Опубліковано 19 лис 2024

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  • @StevenJoseph
    @StevenJoseph 3 роки тому +68

    There are pedal demos and then there are Rabea pedal demos! Nobody else goes to these lengths to truly integrate the pedal into the context of a rig/song and this was truly inspiring and ingenious. So much so I'm very tempted to buy one myself just to emulate those sounds you created and even use them in my bands songs. You shed light on a way to use this pedal I hadn't even thought of. I had the SY-1 briefly but you're right that it was dumb not to be able to remotely switch between presets. I also agree that 90% of the sounds on this thing sound dates, cheesy and pretty much unusable and I wish Boss had spent more time creating more modern synth tones. But you managed to create some epic sounds regardless.

    • @ashtweth
      @ashtweth 3 роки тому

      Yeah its quiet; possibly the most useful demo ever done on it. What a Monster demo Mate. Bloody hell.

    • @MsAppassionata
      @MsAppassionata 2 роки тому

      Just got one. There are so many sounds that you can get out of this pedal. Amazing!

    • @swiftymcgarnagle4567
      @swiftymcgarnagle4567 Рік тому

      Yeah you’re paraphrasing to meet your needs. He didn’t say that 90% of this thing sounds cheesy, he just said they were what he would personally use.

  • @gabrielfestini
    @gabrielfestini 2 роки тому +5

    THIS is why i always watch Bea for choosing gear ~ mate you use it precisely with the style and spirit that it should be, not with guys who try to cram power chords and blues licks to any pedal...thank you so much Bea 🤗

  • @eamonnw
    @eamonnw 3 роки тому +58

    squirrel !

  • @jcugnoni
    @jcugnoni 3 роки тому +19

    Man. This sounds like a trip to space and back. Impressive and very very inspiring playing here.

  • @RavnikaTV
    @RavnikaTV 3 роки тому +9

    Your playing is just so inspiring and beautiful . Really it's been years since i follow your differents projects and i'm never bored or dissapointed. My wish is that you will be able to do some Workshop or guitar camp all around Europe to spread your awesome vibes. Cheers Men !

  • @gabrielscheifele4310
    @gabrielscheifele4310 3 роки тому +3

    I have the SY-1 on my pedalboard with a similar signalpath.
    My guitar goes into the input of the SY-1. All pre preamp effects and the preamp stage of my amp are in the FX-Loop of the SY-1 and from the output of the SY-1 I send the signal to delay and reverb into the power amp.

  • @noyd4172
    @noyd4172 3 роки тому +21

    Synth pedals are so consistently underrated, glad to see you embrace them so fully and use them so tastefully.
    Also re: your wish for low-end independence in your synth patches, you could use a programmable EQ right after the synth sound to manually attenuate everything about a certain frequency band. It's a crude solution, but something that might work, and if it's a MIDI-capable EQ, you could sync it to remove different things for different patches.

  • @FarrinD12
    @FarrinD12 3 роки тому +11

    Hahah that Matt Bellamy call out got me, I remember hearing that for the first time and couldn’t un hear it 😂
    Amazing demo as always!!

  • @gabrielfrison
    @gabrielfrison 3 роки тому +2

    Brands should pay top dollar for this. If not, please request top money. Your reviews are the best on the internet, Bea!

  • @davidrowlands7790
    @davidrowlands7790 3 роки тому +5

    Bea these pedal reviews are so sick from a creative and educational standpoint lately! You just make me want to pick up my guitar, play along and be better every-time... so inspiring to watch bro 🤘🔥

  • @simonk833
    @simonk833 3 роки тому +19

    Rabea, you really should try and get into some movie soundtracks. Every time I hear your ambient stuff I csn imagine it in the background of a movie. You'd be great at it.

    • @kjypeace
      @kjypeace 3 роки тому

      Was just thinking the same thing while watching this review!

  • @fadingdestination
    @fadingdestination 2 місяці тому +2

    I don’t need this, but you made me want it!
    A good demo inspires me to play.. and you did!

  • @alexboggs277
    @alexboggs277 2 роки тому +6

    The Matt Belamy thing absolutely wrecked me! Thanks, Rabea 😂

  • @fredjohnson7849
    @fredjohnson7849 3 роки тому +5

    You’re best video ever no exaggeration. Felt you writing a blade runner theme song before my eyes and I’m genuinely blown away. Have an amazing day

  • @yippy327
    @yippy327 3 роки тому +3

    Absolutely beautiful intro, dude! And the last jam around 19:07. KILLER!! You are the man!!

  • @manofleisure75
    @manofleisure75 3 роки тому +4

    Your note choice is always impeccable dude. Love watching you play.

  • @fraserloops
    @fraserloops 6 місяців тому +2

    Just got my Sy200... cannot wait to get stuck in. Thanks for the demo dude!

  • @alanredversangel
    @alanredversangel 3 роки тому +3

    See that Jump riff is why I still love GK-Pickup synth stuff, you can hold the low note and still play the riff with a polyphonic synth sound. I would love an SY pedal for my board though, way less stressful for gigs.

    • @GreenhamGuitar
      @GreenhamGuitar 3 роки тому

      That's a cool idea! I have the SY300, so that should be possible... holding one of the 3 oscillators and using the other two for polyphonic leads.

  • @gyrosphinx
    @gyrosphinx 3 роки тому +6

    Holy shit! You could write an entire album around this pedal!

    • @skypekai
      @skypekai 2 роки тому +3

      You could do that with anything

  • @sirenofsound
    @sirenofsound 6 місяців тому

    This is EXACTLY the kind of thing we're doing in our music right now! Thank you so much for the demo and for showing me that it is possible with this pedal. I would like to know if you can go through a chord progression with the hold/drone feature. Anybody who has the pedal is welcome to answer. Thanks!

  • @scottytooshotty1
    @scottytooshotty1 3 роки тому +4

    What an incredible demo! If I had any confidence in being able to recreate anything remotely like you played it would be an Insta-buy!

  • @ThrashRoC
    @ThrashRoC 2 роки тому +1

    PHAT Man !!
    Some ABSOLUT Stunning sounds you get out of that Pedal ..

  • @ThrashRoC
    @ThrashRoC 2 роки тому +1

    This Pedal is DAMM COOL and i think you can get Addicted to it ..and it´s a BOSS Pedal ...THE Gold Standard since the 70s ...

  • @ibaneztubescreamer
    @ibaneztubescreamer 3 роки тому +3

    Awesome demo, sounds great when blended like that.

  • @mannylebron2880
    @mannylebron2880 3 роки тому +1

    amazing pedal.the effects and sounds are out of this world.wesome demonstration.

  • @jordanprysmiki5361
    @jordanprysmiki5361 3 роки тому +2

    I been saving for the SY-1. So, I guess I'll keep saving!

  • @Jafromobile
    @Jafromobile 3 роки тому +24

    I'm just a squirrel looking for a nut. Or maybe a bird? Or a badger? Either way... I came here for nuts.

    • @johnhuyton7966
      @johnhuyton7966 3 роки тому +1

      Jafro! Been watching your videos for years.

    • @TungstenCarlbide
      @TungstenCarlbide 3 роки тому +1

      Was jafro trying to find a replacement for Rojo Del Chocolate?

    • @Jafromobile
      @Jafromobile 3 роки тому +2

      ​@@TungstenCarlbide There is no question that if I had permission to put him out there, I would 100% do a ft. Rabea Massaad title and a loud shoutout to everyone in my audience asking what's wrong with them if they haven't heard him yet. It would probably step on ol' Rojo a bit, but he'd be overjoyed because he's a fan, too. I bought everything of Rabea's I could find so I can play loud everywhere it everywhere I ever go in my enormous truck. Rabea's a genius, and nobody else sounds like him. Proof that lyrics aren't necessary to speak. I'm losing my mobility with age and that's taken a toll on playing for me... but that only makes me appreciate the time signatures, counts and the tones he develops-even more.

    • @johnhuyton7966
      @johnhuyton7966 3 роки тому +1

      @@Jafromobile we need a guitar video now!

  • @vladimirpavlovic9488
    @vladimirpavlovic9488 3 роки тому +13

    I expect you to put this on your mothership board, really. Midi and everything...

  • @JLTProdigy
    @JLTProdigy 10 місяців тому

    So cool cant wait to buy it it is exactly the pedal sounds i was looking for ,for long time!

  • @Chrime71
    @Chrime71 3 роки тому +1

    That was a very cool presentation as usual ... possibilities to enhance compositions are awesome with a such pedal :-)

  • @ThrashRoC
    @ThrashRoC 2 роки тому

    BEST Vid of this Pedal ..WHAT SOUNDS ..

  • @Gibson1976uk
    @Gibson1976uk Рік тому

    This is a pedal that grows on you quick! You just keep discovering new ways of using it! it’s like having some kind of robot band mate? that plays along with you, if that makes any sense! It’s great fun and worth getting

  • @franciscobravoortiz566
    @franciscobravoortiz566 3 роки тому +1

    GENIUS!!!!!
    You have such a melodic brain

  • @timoconnell
    @timoconnell 3 роки тому +1

    Came here just to see what Boss recently released. Ended by adding something new to my Sweetwater wish list.

  • @the1khronohs40
    @the1khronohs40 2 роки тому

    Oh my! Those are some killer sounds you get out of that thing! I definetly NEED that pedal now! 🤩

  • @misticformula1485
    @misticformula1485 3 роки тому

    Nice movie soundtrack sounds! Rabea, you're the most versatile guitar UA-camr I've ever heard and super talented!

  • @danarmstrong8404
    @danarmstrong8404 3 роки тому +1

    Great Gods man your playing is just freaking amazing and inspiring. Been eyeballing this pedal since it was announced. I get along alright on the keys but when I want to stay in the zone on my guitar, the last thing I want to do is fart around with Analog Lab for hours. I can see this fitting into my post-rock/shoegaze stuff quite easily.

  • @adamb6112
    @adamb6112 3 роки тому

    Hahahaha the Matt Bellamy bit, when I noticed that it took me a looooong time to get used to it! Great vid Bea 🔥

  • @mainsblanches8793
    @mainsblanches8793 Рік тому

    One thing worth mentioning is that there is a switch in the back for bass or guitar, and that will effect the way the unit reacts. Try using the "bass" setting (in the back) when plugging in a guitar when using the "Bass TYPE" on the front of the unit and check out the way it reacts to your playing when switching from "bass" to "guitar" on the switch in the back!!...you will be suprised!!...by using the "bass" setting in the back, the "bass type" will effect less the higher strings, so it helps to separate the low strings from the high strings in certain situations!!...if you want the "bass type" to affect the higher strings of the guitar, then use the "guitar" setting in the back!!...my two cents!!...if that makes sense to you!!...

  • @wlawnsldj
    @wlawnsldj 3 роки тому +2

    Haha Matt’s breathing and his “Nnn” before a next line! Speaking of Muse this would be great for some Muse songs.

  • @theriffdjenerator2213
    @theriffdjenerator2213 3 роки тому

    Bought one and the Exp Pedal after this review. Was however interested in the big brother SY100 and will grab one if i learn and use the SY200 enough. One of my favourite videos for sure

  • @AleijGonz
    @AleijGonz 2 роки тому

    Terrific sound!!! Thanks for the review man!

  • @vertigofall
    @vertigofall 2 роки тому

    Wtf that was bloody amazing @ 5:00 Stroll on! Bravo Sir!

  • @guspatcho481
    @guspatcho481 8 місяців тому

    this is the demo i was looking for

  • @trusstee1
    @trusstee1 11 місяців тому

    When you mentioned about wanting just the synth on the low strings that's where the gk pickup comes in. Each string can be a different sound.

  • @3lkstr
    @3lkstr 2 роки тому

    Your play style is killer! Amazing melodies, brother. Thanks for the demo!

  • @jonlecoq
    @jonlecoq 3 роки тому +2

    Hi Rabea - great demo. I have a question about the effects loop.... Do you still hear the effects loop when the synth is off? E.g if I have a chorus pedal in the loop do I hear the chorussed guitar when the synth is switched off. Then when I switch the synth on do I (depending on D-Level/E-Level mix) hear chorussed guitar and chorussed synth? Or can I set it go get chorussed guitar and "dry" synth? Cheers Jon

  • @ausgangssperre-band
    @ausgangssperre-band 3 роки тому

    AMAZING! I hope to see you in April in my town with Frog Leap. Bring the pedal!

  • @johnw5734
    @johnw5734 3 роки тому +1

    You can make anything sound great but that pedal's perfect for you.

  • @ThrashRoC
    @ThrashRoC 2 роки тому

    12:54 min ...OMG!!!! Pink Floyd Sound What a DAMM Great sounding Unit ..
    Boy you got it ON!!!
    I BUY THAT !!

  • @TheTargetedScapegoat
    @TheTargetedScapegoat 2 роки тому +1

    I am watching this currently wearing my own “French lizard tail” or Tiger Camouflage pants.
    Unfortunately I cannot say I am also playing through the same array of gear and instruments that you have, but at least there’s the similar pants that sound quite good with any parameter setting. Great video.

    • @youren8
      @youren8 2 роки тому

      Yes. Tiger Stripe camo. You will be able to do nighttime assaults on your mom's refrigerator!

  • @NefariousDreary
    @NefariousDreary 3 роки тому

    Awesome use of this thing, my guy! Killer sounds 👍🏾

  • @andrewcarmona
    @andrewcarmona 3 роки тому +2

    Love your demos bro! I have a question. I use a 10 loop Midi looper (RJM PBC). If I plugged my guitar into the input of the SY, then had the send go to the input of my looper, run all my loops like I normally would, then have the output of the looper go back to the return, would I be able to maintain my normal guitar signal when the SY is bypassed? and then have everything run parallel when the SY is engaged? Thanks!

  • @normfrech675
    @normfrech675 3 роки тому

    I use an sy-1 in my band. Wish it had presets. And I really only use a handful of sounds. Expensive upgrade to get what I really want to play live.

  • @ChrisB-lt6hp
    @ChrisB-lt6hp Рік тому

    It’s like the squeaky bass pedal in led Zeps ‘since I’ve been loving you’ once you hear it that’s all you can hear. I pointed it out to my brother and then he took me off his Christmas card list.

  • @mikep6967
    @mikep6967 11 місяців тому

    I started seeing the trailer for Tron the sequel in the back of my mind during a few chords 😍

  • @MichaelBogomolny
    @MichaelBogomolny 3 роки тому +1

    Thats massive, would be cool if you maybe draw how you connected and mixed everything stereo+dry+synth

  • @donharrold1375
    @donharrold1375 2 роки тому

    Loved the badger and squirrel sequence man! 😂

  • @stevenblakeakahashburns
    @stevenblakeakahashburns 3 роки тому

    Another brilliant demo video Rabea, here’s the 1 thing I don’t like about this pedal. The voices!!! I have a gr55 with the gk pickup, I have an eventide h9max. Amidst all that I have a plethora of other pedals in my chain plus I run various korg, Casio and Roland synths via the midi from the gr55 and h9. I am synth’d out to the max yet I can hear the sy200 voices calling me. Put me in your signal chain. Put me behind, in front, in series, parallel. Just put me in your signal chain. Put me behind…..it goes on….in a loop. Godamit man, just as well I’m doing overtime at work 😉

  • @Widdy5150
    @Widdy5150 2 роки тому

    Been a SY1 user for awhile in conjunction with the Helix....one path is dry guitar tone with splash of Helix verb, one is SY1 with Helix effects post split L/R end of that chain & can control both paths with expression pedals it's effin huge!! Might be pulling trigger on SY200 now 🤦🤣👍🏻

  • @BasementGAS
    @BasementGAS 3 роки тому +1

    Can you share the Quad Cortex patch so we can emulate the SY-200 stereo rig you've got setup?

  • @Guitavatar
    @Guitavatar 3 роки тому

    Great demo, great guy. Have a great day.

  • @MichaelWilliams-yt2ez
    @MichaelWilliams-yt2ez 3 роки тому +1

    I am also curious about what Andrew’s
    Question.
    Could someone be so kind to chime in on this question?
    Thanks:
    Love your demos bro! I have a question. I use a 10 loop Midi looper (RJM PBC). If I plugged my guitar into the input of the SY, then had the send go to the input of my looper, run all my loops like I normally would, then have the output of the looper go back to the return, would I be able to maintain my normal guitar signal when the SY is bypassed? and then have everything run parallel when the SY is engaged?
    Thanks!
    Really enjoy all you do Rebea

  • @cpkg.mp4
    @cpkg.mp4 3 роки тому +2

    The JUMP!

  • @Neil-Aspinall
    @Neil-Aspinall 3 роки тому

    There will be a small market but those guys will love it.

  • @nankleflank5645
    @nankleflank5645 Рік тому

    Awesome video man! are you able to use just the effects in the SY-200 effects loop.....with no SY-200 sounds going on?
    Cheers.

  • @schlep4730
    @schlep4730 2 роки тому

    Rabea is demoing the SY-200 and immediately launches into VH's Jump. Why not? : ) I didn't expect it....

  • @Murphmonster69
    @Murphmonster69 3 роки тому +1

    I’m interested to see how this stacks up to something like a Micro synth or the HOG

  • @HollandMariahGrossman
    @HollandMariahGrossman 3 роки тому +1

    holy smokes that MAYONES sounds incredible.

  • @TJauernigElectronics
    @TJauernigElectronics 3 роки тому +3

    In a live context, would you run the setup the same? Or, split the signal and send the synth direct to the PA or a dedicated keyboard amp? I f’ing a lot (most all) guitar amps do not do well with the synth signal due to the wide ranging tones and extreme high and low note capability that the synth can put out.

    • @brodiechallinor218
      @brodiechallinor218 3 роки тому +1

      Personally I'd split it and send it to the PA, gives the sound guy control over the level but it will sound better than coming through a guitar amp. However it all depends on the sounds you want. If you like the sound coming through the amp then run it through the amp, if you don't then run it through the PA. Hope this helps

  • @TheMerc1950
    @TheMerc1950 3 роки тому

    You could do an entire Spooky Season drop with this setup. Just crazy dark synthy goodness to play on a loop to set the mood!

  • @Baedon2010
    @Baedon2010 3 місяці тому

    Outstanding pedal demo. How can I not buy one? This is a form of abuse but I love it!

  • @jamalarakian4189
    @jamalarakian4189 2 роки тому

    I've been using EHX Synth9 for all these while and very please with the sound. I'm playing acoustic guitar. Should try this pedal as well later

  • @Narc_Hunter
    @Narc_Hunter 2 роки тому

    I was really feelin it for that badger 🙌

  • @laptoples
    @laptoples Рік тому

    How do you set up expression and dual Foot Switch pedals to the SY 200 ?
    I bought the EV-1-WL expression pedal and the FS-7 Dual Foot Switch, and the expression pedal doesn't work with any cord at all, and only the A button works with the dual switch, so....
    That stinks...lol
    I hooked up the expression pedal with MIDI or TRS or regular guitar cord in every possible way I could think of.
    Nothing at all...
    Is it possible to add an expression pedal ?
    ...and if so, a foot switch at the same time as expression ?
    Is it possible to even do expression pedal at all though ?
    I haven't seen anything on UA-cam.
    If you know a way, can you make a video on it ?
    Seems pretty bizzare that you can only go up in number too...
    Why ???
    LOL
    Makes this pedal almost as unusable as just having the SY1 as far as live gigging...
    If you accidentally hit it twice, then you have to bend down and fix it while playing...lol
    That's just crazy.
    That is if you know your set list and have the presets lined up.
    But if you want to go back and forth from effects, then it's pointless being that up is the only way it goes.
    I'm pretty blown away that they'd make such a rad pedal, but screw it up just as much...lol
    Great video though dude !!!!
    Thanks a bunch !!!!!
    👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🤙

  • @bobisadrummer
    @bobisadrummer 3 роки тому +1

    5:04 sounds like it could be from something like Blade Runner meets 28 Days Later.

  • @itm72
    @itm72 3 роки тому

    Those are the very baddest assed riffs! Make songs with that shit immediately Rabea... Damn!

  • @johnfunk7568
    @johnfunk7568 2 роки тому

    Thanks so much Rabea! Got a poly blue octave but latency is bad. Probably going to swap with SY.

  • @sharp9music98
    @sharp9music98 3 роки тому +1

    Cool sounds….great playing. The latter is the real source of inspiration.

  • @ivorharden
    @ivorharden 3 роки тому

    Evh would be proud of Jump rendition.

  • @Creed_fan_69
    @Creed_fan_69 3 роки тому

    Oh shit. I have the sy1 and syb5 but now I want this to go with my dd200, md200, and rv500.

  • @dimensionalencounter3689
    @dimensionalencounter3689 3 роки тому

    I’ve been waiting for you to review this pedal just to see if it’s worth me buying or not, if it’s got Rabea’s approval then it’s going on my pedalboard lol

  • @plunkpunk9217
    @plunkpunk9217 7 місяців тому

    Epic sounds ❤

  • @marctross69
    @marctross69 3 роки тому +2

    That setup just sounds amazing!

  • @Lamarro
    @Lamarro 3 роки тому +2

    Ok that was nuts ... now implement the microcosm cause ... MADNESS xD

  • @JOVO1971
    @JOVO1971 3 роки тому

    Very cool Demo and of course playing! It sounds interesting! But there is only one output, is it right. No separate output for guitar and one saperate for synth?

  • @bubbalip2222
    @bubbalip2222 3 роки тому

    Hi Rabea. Superb demo..many thanks... can you comment on the attack response... had a b9 pedal that was frustrating because there was a verrrrrrrry small (but noticeable) delay between the attack of the pick and the generated sound. Has boss solved that issue?

  • @ThrashRoC
    @ThrashRoC 2 роки тому

    Great Channel ..Damm cool Stuff

  • @BenjaminKanarek
    @BenjaminKanarek 2 роки тому

    Thanks so much for this exposé! How about in the snd/return loop of the NUX MG-30? Would that work?

  • @stevensrp2music985
    @stevensrp2music985 3 роки тому

    What an epic Owl 🦉

  • @castthom
    @castthom 3 роки тому

    some seriously cool stuff came out love it haha. The face you had at the end of playing van halen at the beginning is the exact face and feeling i get when something just sounds really fuckking cool haha
    Also that Tele is looking utterly killer with the new scratch place to match the strat too drooooling

  • @ViktorSwimwell
    @ViktorSwimwell 3 роки тому

    Found your channel from Frog Leap's channel. Rock on!

  • @g.koch.
    @g.koch. 3 роки тому

    Rabea you should check out Indra guitars, they make engraved metal pickguards. I bet one with a design in collab with you (like with the silo covers) would look awesome on the tele! 😬

  • @natewebb8106
    @natewebb8106 Рік тому

    Always noticed dude's breathing, how can you not? 😂

  • @GitShiddy
    @GitShiddy 3 роки тому

    So when's the album of Sy200 jams drop? Because I could listen to this all day.

  • @andybatkin5946
    @andybatkin5946 2 роки тому

    Great demo Rabea. Congrats! One question: On the SY1, the Lead synths don't really work above about high E (12th fret, high E string) Notes above that just go dead. Can you play above the high E with the SY200 ? Thanks! Best - Andy

  • @timterrell1184
    @timterrell1184 Рік тому

    Dude, awesome. thank you, I hope that I can come close to a rig setup.

  • @jamiehuggett
    @jamiehuggett 3 роки тому

    Hi Rabea, love what you’ve done with this pedal. Any chance you’d make your Quad Cortex preset you’ve made for this available on your Cortex Cloud profile? Just so it’s easier for us to hook up our own setup like this?

  • @manifestomode1
    @manifestomode1 Рік тому

    Thanks I’m about to pick up this unit but I’m hoping I don’t regret it because the Sy-300 seems much better than this unit, but if the 200 can trigger other hardware and software synths with little to no latency,. I will be fine with the 200. Can you confirm this feature for me with little latency? Or should I wait and save for the Sy-300s extra sound design power? And what ac adapter should I get for the Sy-200? Thanks so much for your help man.

  • @TheNino37
    @TheNino37 3 роки тому +2

    That "Layerd Organ" patch was REDICULOUS! I need this pedal just for that.