So granted, this review is over 5 years old (and you guys are more into rig rundowns than reviews these days) and I gotta say, it showed absolutely none of the potential this unit has. Just playing the patches that are preset (even adding the overdrive, chorus, etc... (lol, come on now)) is for the unimaginative. 99 presets [denoted by a p], then... guess what, the same 99 presets again [denoted by a u for user, wink, wink] that a creative individual can mold and shape into their own (without "ruining" the original patch (p)) either based on or completely different than a factory preset. I love this unit and unfortunately you did not see it's full glory here. The ability to use the foot pedal to further shape the sound is severely lacking in this presentation. I don't blame the presenter so much as the preparation before filming which is sorely lacking. 162k views and less than 1k likes (0.5%) is for a reason. Take note my friends, do better. Some may look to you to help them make an informed decision, please do so in the future by providing better reviews as this one was lacking. Yes, brackets and parentheses were intentional to show just how odd this review was. 🥃
I tour with one, and I love it. When your in a wheelchair, you need simplicity - Boss has delivered it. I do hammers and pull-offs as I operate the GT-1B or my out port Bass Wah... and this all in one delivers that I can do this, and a whole lot more. Daryl 'Jd' Adolph Bassist for: Bastard Black and Cyanide Lullaby.
Really wish the review was demoing more practical bass sounds first. Every multi-fx unit has settings to make your guitar/bass sound like an awful toy UFO, but how good does this unit sound when you want non-joke sounds for a band or recording? If the device is only for novelty, that needs said. If not, the review did it a disservice.
If you want avoid sound for recording or fort the band. Don’t use effects. Fingers, bass, amp. That’s all you need. All the other things are just toys to hide your missing skills. 😂
@@wolframheldmaier727 Yep, Eddie Van Halen used effects because he needed to cover up his "missing skills." If only you had taught him musicianship while he was still here, he could have made something of himself. Seems weird using the Internet to be a luddite, rather than a quill or typewriter, but no one's expecting reason at this point.
Just got mine and it's going back. I've spent hours trying to figure out how to program it and make it useful. Its a box full of cool effect patches but in the real world I'd need a four week course to learn how to use this box. The support and manuals are completely useless. I guess you have to be a genius to figure it out because none of the manuals or instruction videos are of any use at all. So sad. Sounds real cool but I can't be flipping through over 200 effects on stage between songs. Back to old school and spend $$$$ on a user friendly pedal board with lots of pedals....?
When I bought the GT-1B, I had no idea what I wanted to do with it. At first, none of the presets were anything I wanted to use. After about a year, I hooked it up to my computer, downloaded and installed all of the out-of-date software (Adobe AIR?!?!?) and started tweaking things. I went with the basic warm tube sound and built up a pretty solid preset that I could be happy with. I copied the settings to the next preset and added a little distortion. Then copied it to the third preset and added in some rip-off-yo-face distortion. I then had 3 very flexible sounds that I can use on almost any song. When the input section on my main SVT 4 went out, I pulled the GT-1B out and ran it in both preamp inputs on the back of my old SVT 4 (yes, folks, always have two!!). While I wait for the newer SVT 4 to be repaired, I'm running the GT-1B with the Ampeg plugged into the A & B amps. Believe me, the combo is incredible! TLDR - Don't be afraid to program your own presets.
These pedals are already scooped, scooping it further makes the sound really thin. With good amount of mids, less high end and tight bottom, this pedal sounds awesome
This review has left me wondering if this is even a good pedal. All it sounds like here is a crappy toy. If it has better sounds (I would hope it does), the review should reflect that. Not every bass player wants to sound like a toy.
My suggestion is 2 to focus on all the 'normal' sounds that was the reason I bought one 2 days ago along with a Squier Panormal Jazz .. My Carvin Bunny Brunel 5 springs (one fretted & fretless) needed some company .. Boss really should come up with great patches so you can add effects when needed .. I'm looking forward to coming to exploring it in the next few days.. the effects in it alone are worth the price of one boutique pedal .. $299 here in Canada ! Worth worth every penny
I have one of these bad boys. Would of liked a couple more preamp models, but what is there sounds awesome. And once you plug in the extra two footswitches you can pretty much do a full virtual stompbox set up.
ModestEgg did you find the compressor and overdrive sounded good? like good enough to track an album with? that's really all i would use on it. I also heard the tuner has issues
Anyone know if this has an Octaver setting? I know that’s the pedal I want but I’m really looking into getting this one either as well or if I don’t need to then I’d like to know that
So the very simple signal chain in this setup is from bass to Boss Gt-1B then to aquilar tone hammer di then from there into an apogee quartet and I'm guessing then into an amp? Well then,can I ask what would be the more complicated signal chain setup for this device? Sounds a bit nightmarish and expensive for someone who just wants to mess around with the gt-1B imho
I feel like so many companies get caught up fiddling with "trinket sounds". You know; tones that are fun to diddle about with in your bedroom for a couple days, but have very little to zero use on stage. I've been rocking a Boss ME 50b for several years and only use 1/10th of the sounds because 90% are useless for live or just sound terrible. Still, the 10% that I do use, I've got dialed in and sounds good for my use. My next processor is going to be a proper amp sim hands-down. Probably a Line 6 Helix, but that day (and those dollars) is yet to come.
Any sound equipment has some finite sub set of settings that don't suck. Any multi effects pedal will do plenty of dumb stuff by design. Is there a particular feature you think is useless?
Mine arrived yesterday as well. I was trying to figure out how you can switch patches which are far away. For example if you're using patch 1 and you want to shift to patch 25 immediately rather than scrolling all the way from 1 - 25. Any help on that? Thanks
I cannot find ONE video where someone tries to push the expression pedal to its limits - especially for synth sounds. I have no idea if I should buy it. I'd love to have a Source Audio Manta Filter or Pro Envelope Filter but they are not produces anymore. Does anyone have any Idea? I want to start an electronics and brass project.
I dont see a BYPASS listed (as in NO effect). Is that the case? SO if one wants to scroll to another sound, One would hear all the effects going from one to the next? No bypass?????
Just got mine and was trying to find the same thing. How the hell do you bypass this thing? Nothing in the instruction or the many videos I've watch. Love the sounds, but love my amp tone so only want this for effects, not preamp sounds. Let me know if you find anything
Waiting for Santa to deliver mine. I have been using a Digitech BP200 which is starting to get flaky in it's old age. Pretty much all that is normally dialled in is very little distortion, reverb and delay. But some songs requite additional effects. The reasons I always go for a multi-effects pedal are firstly that a volume pedal is indispensable and a decent one is half the cost of this unit, and secondly having everything in one box makes life a lot simpler. I play hard so I use only a tiny bit of compression on the amp, in my case an Ampeg PF, and use the amp tone controls.
These are good pedals out of the box, but they become excellent pedals when you start messing with the factory presets and making your own patches. A lot of the presets are thin and meh, but you can beef all those up on the individual effects as well as the master control
So granted, this review is over 5 years old (and you guys are more into rig rundowns than reviews these days) and I gotta say, it showed absolutely none of the potential this unit has. Just playing the patches that are preset (even adding the overdrive, chorus, etc... (lol, come on now)) is for the unimaginative.
99 presets [denoted by a p], then... guess what, the same 99 presets again [denoted by a u for user, wink, wink] that a creative individual can mold and shape into their own (without "ruining" the original patch (p)) either based on or completely different than a factory preset. I love this unit and unfortunately you did not see it's full glory here. The ability to use the foot pedal to further shape the sound is severely lacking in this presentation. I don't blame the presenter so much as the preparation before filming which is sorely lacking.
162k views and less than 1k likes (0.5%) is for a reason. Take note my friends, do better. Some may look to you to help them make an informed decision, please do so in the future by providing better reviews as this one was lacking.
Yes, brackets and parentheses were intentional to show just how odd this review was.
🥃
Every bass review sounds exactly the same
Truthfully, most basses all sound the same.
Like guitars were all so different.
I tour with one, and I love it. When your in a wheelchair, you need simplicity - Boss has delivered it. I do hammers and pull-offs as I operate the GT-1B or my out port Bass Wah... and this all in one delivers that I can do this, and a whole lot more.
Daryl 'Jd' Adolph
Bassist for: Bastard Black and Cyanide Lullaby.
Really wish the review was demoing more practical bass sounds first. Every multi-fx unit has settings to make your guitar/bass sound like an awful toy UFO, but how good does this unit sound when you want non-joke sounds for a band or recording? If the device is only for novelty, that needs said. If not, the review did it a disservice.
David Vest I agree. This guy is usually better than this.
Couldn't have said it better David!
Prestes are just to show extreme settings and their capabilities. I got one, sounds amazing. I record with it and gig with it straight into pa.
If you want avoid sound for recording or fort the band. Don’t use effects. Fingers, bass, amp. That’s all you need. All the other things are just toys to hide your missing skills. 😂
@@wolframheldmaier727 Yep, Eddie Van Halen used effects because he needed to cover up his "missing skills." If only you had taught him musicianship while he was still here, he could have made something of himself. Seems weird using the Internet to be a luddite, rather than a quill or typewriter, but no one's expecting reason at this point.
Just got mine and it's going back. I've spent hours trying to figure out how to program it and make it useful. Its a box full of cool effect patches but in the real world I'd need a four week course to learn how to use this box. The support and manuals are completely useless. I guess you have to be a genius to figure it out because none of the manuals or instruction videos are of any use at all. So sad. Sounds real cool but I can't be flipping through over 200 effects on stage between songs. Back to old school and spend $$$$ on a user friendly pedal board with lots of pedals....?
When I bought the GT-1B, I had no idea what I wanted to do with it. At first, none of the presets were anything I wanted to use.
After about a year, I hooked it up to my computer, downloaded and installed all of the out-of-date software (Adobe AIR?!?!?) and started tweaking things. I went with the basic warm tube sound and built up a pretty solid preset that I could be happy with. I copied the settings to the next preset and added a little distortion. Then copied it to the third preset and added in some rip-off-yo-face distortion. I then had 3 very flexible sounds that I can use on almost any song.
When the input section on my main SVT 4 went out, I pulled the GT-1B out and ran it in both preamp inputs on the back of my old SVT 4 (yes, folks, always have two!!). While I wait for the newer SVT 4 to be repaired, I'm running the GT-1B with the Ampeg plugged into the A & B amps. Believe me, the combo is incredible!
TLDR - Don't be afraid to program your own presets.
These pedals are already scooped, scooping it further makes the sound really thin. With good amount of mids, less high end and tight bottom, this pedal sounds awesome
that is true.
This review has left me wondering if this is even a good pedal. All it sounds like here is a crappy toy. If it has better sounds (I would hope it does), the review should reflect that. Not every bass player wants to sound like a toy.
True
My suggestion is 2 to focus on all the 'normal' sounds that was the reason I bought one 2 days ago along with a Squier Panormal Jazz .. My Carvin Bunny Brunel 5 springs (one fretted & fretless) needed some company .. Boss really should come up with great patches so you can add effects when needed .. I'm looking forward to coming to exploring it in the next few days.. the effects in it alone are worth the price of one boutique pedal .. $299 here in Canada ! Worth worth every penny
I guess Chris Wolstenholme is playing a toy then
Tried it sucks and brought it back
I can't hear the damn bass! Turn up bruh. (Good lighting tho) 👍
That was the most boring demo ever
I have one of these bad boys. Would of liked a couple more preamp models, but what is there sounds awesome. And once you plug in the extra two footswitches you can pretty much do a full virtual stompbox set up.
ModestEgg did you find the compressor and overdrive sounded good? like good enough to track an album with? that's really all i would use on it. I also heard the tuner has issues
Can't say I really use compressors much, but the drive and distortions are surprisingly good.
Is there a fretless patch or upright patch in there like Roland Gr55?
Yes
Anyone know if this has an Octaver setting? I know that’s the pedal I want but I’m really looking into getting this one either as well or if I don’t need to then I’d like to know that
It has a couple of octave effects.
So the very simple signal chain in this setup is from bass to Boss Gt-1B then to aquilar tone hammer di then from there into an apogee quartet and I'm guessing then into an amp?
Well then,can I ask what would be the more complicated signal chain setup for this device?
Sounds a bit nightmarish and expensive for someone who just wants to mess around with the gt-1B imho
I feel like so many companies get caught up fiddling with "trinket sounds". You know; tones that are fun to diddle about with in your bedroom for a couple days, but have very little to zero use on stage. I've been rocking a Boss ME 50b for several years and only use 1/10th of the sounds because 90% are useless for live or just sound terrible. Still, the 10% that I do use, I've got dialed in and sounds good for my use. My next processor is going to be a proper amp sim hands-down. Probably a Line 6 Helix, but that day (and those dollars) is yet to come.
Any sound equipment has some finite sub set of settings that don't suck. Any multi effects pedal will do plenty of dumb stuff by design. Is there a particular feature you think is useless?
I have the same bass pedal . What to do when it says knob is locked? How to undo that?
Ladies and Gentleman! Andre Agassi on bass!
More than half of these presets are useless crap. Comp-Eq-Limiter-Exciter-Chorus are all the bass effects I need.
I have an issue with mine. When i plug in the Ac adapter, the noise comes. And dude, its a f#$% loud noise. Antone can help me with that?
I just ordered mine, I;m so thrilled right now lml
Mine arrived yesterday as well. I was trying to figure out how you can switch patches which are far away. For example if you're using patch 1 and you want to shift to patch 25 immediately rather than scrolling all the way from 1 - 25. Any help on that? Thanks
Rishii Rohra
Save the two to USERS PATCHES as close together as you want.
I cannot find ONE video where someone tries to push the expression pedal to its limits - especially for synth sounds. I have no idea if I should buy it.
I'd love to have a Source Audio Manta Filter or Pro Envelope Filter but they are not produces anymore. Does anyone have any Idea? I want to start an electronics and brass project.
any settings that an actual bass player would use?
depends in what kind of bass player u are
Personally thought the chorus, tuner, delay and a bit of OD I would use. Saves me lugging a pedal board to gigs.
Is it plastic housing like GT-1?
Yes. About half metal half plastic
What's the difference between the gt1 & gt1b
GT 1 is for guitar. GT 1B is for bass with each model having suitable amps/effects for the intended instrument.
Which bass is that..??
I mean model ...
I dont see a BYPASS listed (as in NO effect). Is that the case? SO if one wants to scroll to another sound, One would hear all the effects going from one to the next? No bypass?????
Just got mine and was trying to find the same thing. How the hell do you bypass this thing? Nothing in the instruction or the many videos I've watch. Love the sounds, but love my amp tone so only want this for effects, not preamp sounds. Let me know if you find anything
AFAIK, if u r in tuner mode >>bypass....but i don´t own one, can´t test.sorry!
BUT: you have to unmute the output!!!!!!
hope this helps...
Turn to bypass in Tuner mode with knob 3 + you´re good to go...
>>Manual: At the end of page 3 you´ll find this information.
Also, you can just turn off all the effects. No lights, no changes
Does it pitch shift? Down to C preferably
and only several presets… (((((!
Great review!
Is this analog or digital pedal?
Waiting for Santa to deliver mine. I have been using a Digitech BP200 which is starting to get flaky in it's old age. Pretty much all that is normally dialled in is very little distortion, reverb and delay. But some songs requite additional effects. The reasons I always go for a multi-effects pedal are firstly that a volume pedal is indispensable and a decent one is half the cost of this unit, and secondly having everything in one box makes life a lot simpler. I play hard so I use only a tiny bit of compression on the amp, in my case an Ampeg PF, and use the amp tone controls.
Is that a wah on the end? Wouldve liked to of heard that.
These are good pedals out of the box, but they become excellent pedals when you start messing with the factory presets and making your own patches. A lot of the presets are thin and meh, but you can beef all those up on the individual effects as well as the master control
Do u do that via the Computer??
Nice playing !
What's the song at 6 minutes
A bastardised version of Green Onions.
Cool. How much?
199.99
Crappy B-3 sound, but does have some usable sounds but they seem to have nasty artifacts.