My BOSS GX-100 Thread

I think it’s foot pedal, which I generally only have around 40. When this is a lot higher, the guitar works pretty much throughout 1 to 10.

I would like to know whether I should really be bothering with the foot volume then in a chain as I can’t really use it whilst playing as it’s too sensitive. I could then use it for other effects. What would be the best volume level to set it too then? I want to be able to have some consistency as I play in a band and change tone pretty much for each song when we are doing covers. I don’t want to create feedback by pushing any of the volume levers too much.
 
Mark Wein said:
@micwalt We have a deal with Roland now at the school. What can you tell me about GX-100 now that you've had it for a while?
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I still feel the same way about it. The sound and feel are just right for me. Sounds great at rehearsal, when everyone's going direct, and sounds great and totally keeps up at gigs with the other guitarist going through an amp (he uses a Helix LT but runs it through a Carvin amp and a Marshall 4x12).
I've tweaked the Def Leppard tribute patch a little, but I haven't built any new presets (I practice at home with a Super Champ and record with Guitar Rig). However, I remain delighted with the workflow. Just the other day, someone in the comments section of one of my tutorial YouTube vids asked how to assign something other than wah to the expression pedal toe switch. Even though I didn't know the answer, it took me less than 5 minutes to figure it out without even cracking the manual. For me, it's all about the assigns page (either in the app or on the unit itself). It's just so simple to assign whatever action you want, and as many as you want, to whatever foot switch you want. So I've never missed having snapshots or scenes because it's set up like a traditional pedalboard with a MIDI switcher. You have your base sound for the preset, then you have the five foot switches on the bottom and the expression pedal to turn on and off one or several effects at a time (or change one or several parameters at a time). Plus, the touch screen is fantastic to use. It's just been infinitely easier/faster for me to create the sounds I want and achieve the functionality I want.
 
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I'll reiterate that the IR loader is kinda clunky, but the stock cabs sound pretty damn good.
I'm still using the Celestion G12T75 4x12 IR for the dirty amp on the Def Leppard preset, but I'm using stock cabs on everything else.
 
micwalt said:


Quick Clippage.
Preset for the Def Leppard tribute--playing a Charvel So Cal. (Sounds kinda over compressed here, but it sounds great through my PA, the practice place's PA, and the Headrush 108.) 1) Rhythm 2) cleanup w/ volume pedal 3) lead tone w/ delay (pardon the slop) 4) clean tone w/ chorus & delay
Next is a preset I threw together the other day, using the "Boutique" amp model--playing a Schecter Tele w/ filtertrons. 1) Basic rhythm 2) cleanup w/ volume pedal 3) OD & delay 4) fuzz & delay
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Dayum! That sounds great! Nailed the Def Leppard sound, especially the quieter stuff.

Funny, saw a band the other night and he wasn't playing an amp, thought it must be a processor. He basically had one tone for every song, no clean even when it was a clean song. Was playing a Les Paul. He's obviously a Van Halen fan though (who amongst us isn't?!?!? :cool:) and he had the red striped VH guitar he broke out for those songs and the tone was dead on for the VH stuff.

I went up during a break and saw he was using a Fractal FM9... I was thinking "Dude, you've got every sound in the world in there, why not use them!?!?" Maybe he just got it and didn't have the non VH stuff dialed in.

Anyway, I digress... I don't know a lot about the Fractal gear except that it's highly regarded, and bloody expensive! Your Boss GX 100 is a third of the price and sounds better... at least from what little I've heard of both!
 
cvogue said:
Dayum! That sounds great! Nailed the Def Leppard sound, especially the quieter stuff.

Funny, saw a band the other night and he wasn't playing an amp, thought it must be a processor. He basically had one tone for every song, no clean even when it was a clean song. Was playing a Les Paul. He's obviously a Van Halen fan though (who amongst us isn't?!?!? :cool:) and he had the red striped VH guitar he broke out for those songs and the tone was dead on for the VH stuff.

I went up during a break and saw he was using a Fractal FM9... I was thinking "Dude, you've got every sound in the world in there, why not use them!?!?" Maybe he just got it and didn't have the non VH stuff dialed in.

Anyway, I digress... I don't know a lot about the Fractal gear except that it's highly regarded, and bloody expensive! Your Boss GX 100 is a third of the price and sounds better... at least from what little I've heard of both!
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You know, I've heard people get amazing sounds out of all kinds of different modelers (and I've heard people get absolutely shit sounds too). I think it all boils down to what works for the individual. For me, I was used to the feel of BOSS modelers, so this was a smooth transition for me. And I found that I prefer the workflow over the Line 6 stuff. I've seen others on YouTube complaining that the GX doesn't have snapshots and that it's too hard to navigate. Different strokes. The third of the price thing is definitely a plus, though!
 
micwalt said:
I still feel the same way about it. The sound and feel are just right for me. Sounds great at rehearsal, when everyone's going direct, and sounds great and totally keeps up at gigs with the other guitarist going through an amp (he uses a Helix LT but runs it through a Carvin amp and a Marshall 4x12).
I've tweaked the Def Leppard tribute patch a little, but I haven't built any new presets (I practice at home with a Super Champ and record with Guitar Rig). However, I remain delighted with the workflow. Just the other day, someone in the comments section of one of my tutorial YouTube vids asked how to assign something other than wah to the expression pedal toe switch. Even though I didn't know the answer, it took me less than 5 minutes to figure it out without even cracking the manual. For me, it's all about the assigns page (either in the app or on the unit itself). It's just so simple to assign whatever action you want, and as many as you want, to whatever foot switch you want. So I've never missed having snapshots or scenes because it's set up like a traditional pedalboard with a MIDI switcher. You have your base sound for the preset, then you have the five foot switches on the bottom and the expression pedal to turn on and off one or several effects at a time (or change one or several parameters at a time). Plus, the touch screen is fantastic to use. It's just been infinitely easier/faster for me to create the sounds I want and achieve the functionality I want.
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I also like that they have a bluetooth/tablet app for editing. I would kill for that with the FM9.
 
I bought one 2 weeks ago,and am liking it so far.
The amps and effects are good enough for my home playing. I am happy with the 4 patches I have made
I'm mainly running it through my PRRI,and some light recording tests into my laptop.

I am still learning how to use set the controls correctly.

@Mark Wein be aware the Bluetooth option requires a module that costs about $50.00
 
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I don't even have the bluetooth thingy. The touchscreen makes it pretty damn easy to edit on the unit.
 
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