All user reviews for the Boss ME-50B

All the air of having been said:

6 blocks with multi effects to be noted

1 / A good (not an EBS C either) block compressor / limiter with switchable pedal an extra

2 / In Tuner mode, the block preamp / EQ is bypassed .... like no pedal

Also note that the term pilot block some effect (Ex: Block synth with resonance)

UTILIZATION

This architecture is simple but a glance at the manual from time to time to discover new things but overall the manual is very clear ...

After a year of use I still discovering

The sound editing is simple but the technology is very precise COSMOS also must put patience! The winning time not to stuff a 100-page manual will serve this incomprehensible precision

SOUND QUALITY

The effects are consistent for most and gives the "effect" wish

Next the effects, settings, is very famous COSMOS COSMOS! I did a test comparing a BOSS pedal phaser and analog phaser of this multi effect: The sound of multi effect is a bit colder, more neutral, what digital .....

I am the bassist with ME50B so I use it with a bass. Beware octaver -1 with the 5th string, not to blow the woofer. With my guitar and also the fact that will be tested with the sax and trumpet my brother soon

Well, it makes the world since the effects are linkable (accused stand up) I do not really have a preference and I BYPASS if I gene

OVERALL OPINION

After a year of use, I'm still very satisfied. I was not able to try other model before the GT range and was not intuitive enough for my taste.
For the brand, I followed a BOSS brand that I knew well already ...

I love the diversity in a single block pedal for a low price (it is available from 100-150 EURO used today)
* This allows low cost to have a palette of quality effects (digital) correct. We get by working out the sound you want and save.
* With the added kick drum, the ability to block the effects of tempo, small looper

Now, one of the best pedals pedalboard consists in EVERY area, the TOP but much more expensive. I do not regret my choice

I bought the unit off the internet from Merchant City Music, who are based up in Glasgow. Very help bloke on the phone made the purchase nice and easy - pedal arrived the next day!

Its built well, has loads of really neat little features like the Kick drum, which allows you to set a beat going which you can jam along too. It has varoius sampling functions. You can save your favorite settings as patches and use the foot stiches to navigate stright to them. You can save 20 of these. It has an on board tuner. Man what doesn't it do?

There's nothing really not to like? It does the job of all the individual Boss bass pedals all rolled into one. If you can spend the cash go for this pedal, it has all the tweekability of the individual pedals. Plus if you buy all them separately it'll cost a lot more, and would be far more clumsey. Err, can you tell i'm a fan of the unit?!

Excellent. Solid tough BOSS standard really. Can't see myself breaking it, might be a diffent story if the drummer got hold of it.

This is one great pedal. It does just about everything bar cook my tea. Endless tweekable sounds and settings. One can find your favorite sound then save it.

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Bought off of EBay for $260, wanted a GT-6B, but didn't want the modeling. I liked the idea of 'on the fly' tweak ability that this unit offers. I had been using a DOD Bass 30, but the plastic case & switches gave up on my hard right foot, so I went looking for a sturdy metal one.

Good quality effects. Nice broad selection. It seems to be all of the Boss bass stomp boxes in one unit, plus a wah/expression pedal and the ability to store patches.

NO TRUE BYPASS! Bypass is really just tuner mode. When in memory (patch) mode, need one button to switch back to bypass, not two. 'On the fly' (i.e. live) switching into bypass from memory mode is very tricky without hitting another pedal. Also, expression pedal cannot be set to control the volume of the effect only.

Boss quality throughout. Good switches & pots in a heavy-duty metal box. Wonder how long those pots will last with the 'stops' on the selection knobs?

Overall, a good unit. If you want ultimate flexibility with all of your settings, get a GT-6B. But if you just want a good cross section of quality sounding effects, with the ability to save patches and easy real-time adjustments, this is for you.

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This small multi effects boss includes all the essential effects of bassist warned!
phaser, flanger, distortion, reverb, chorus, wah-wah, Octaver, synth bass, delay, are all parameters, function as super cool keeping score, the function kik drum, it really tear this multi purpose!
and sounds of hell! I had the Vbass for 3 years, I sold to buy the ME50B in feffet Audible quality issue is not photo, great boss!
no XLR out, no connection noon!

UTILIZATION

The most intuitive multi effects for bass that I could get my hands to this day!
really very simple to configure, c really think that you do not take the head on stage and everything is available under the feet! The only downside is the requirement to purchase an external pedal to change banks patches cre (30euros the pedal)
the manual is in french ultra explain in any way is not much in this multi purpose compliqer

SOUND QUALITY

I just saw her in my life ...... I even made Vbass palle figure a cot ^ ^
the quality of sound is really low on my top tip

OVERALL OPINION

J'hesit with gt6b, but the only difference being the connectors and simulation of low damplis I jpreferer the me50b, very disappointed because I t modeling amp / bass of my vbass I Judge useless!
small regret of not having a XLR out, a small box made me forget live my sorrow!
Another downside, sold with batteries, but the adapter (the bastards)
but in my sorrow I find very useful the Possibility of using a vast battery in case of bad current and thus noise in the sound

if not super excited about this product, I have 10 years of stage experience, I always look for a good multi purpose, without ever having to find just the basics I use all of sk ltemps, namely compressor / EQ / effects in this pedal, I just found my happiness and besides its sounds very very good, big sound ^ ^

Indeed there is at what it takes: chorus, reverb, delay, distortion, synth, octave, phaser, flanger, wah-wah ... with lots of possible combinations of different effects.
The sound just be treated by one of the compressors (simulation of various well-known compressors), the frequencies can be filtered (mid-shape, bottom boost, noise gate)
The user can save up to 24 "presets", each "preset" corresponding to a combination of effects with their setup. The transition from one effect to another is facilitated by the use of three footswitches.
The right pedal is a volume pedal / expression.
The effects can not be edited on a PC, the connection does not transfer data from one device to another
In terms of connectivity there is an auxiliary input + (in minijack, convenient to connect your PC is an MD and work alone on one song), if two outputs (some effects emerge in stereo), and if not taken other to add or footswitch pedal volume / expression further.
Against small problem: the AC adapter is not supplied, it must buy cot!! It's a little abuse but good. (Especially since the power consumption of the device is not negligible) But hey, no problem to buy it separately it is found everywhere.

UTILIZATION

The unit is very easy to use, very intuitive, the manual (in English) is very thorough without making 15,000 pages. There are also some useful functions as a tuner, which, although not super super accurate, can still be used occasionally and the "kick drum" sound that simulates a regular battery.

SOUND QUALITY

The effects are really successful, although a few tend to rule if they were messing around too quickly (saw, square and sometimes distortion). My favorites are the compressor / limiter, chorus / reverb / delay and phaser. The Octavers are also very successful, they sound very "synthetic" but their sound is added to the original bass sound without the mask, giving the music a more "voice", the result is really not bad. The "sound hold" that can "take" a note at infinity is funny, to show off occasionally.
Overall, the combined effects of multiple cool effects that can be used from time to time, and indispensable, that enhance the rendering of the sound without distorting it.

OVERALL OPINION

Overall I think it's a very good multi-purpose. Although it is a bit expensive but worth its price. I tried a few models before you buy (and individual pedals) and I think it's a good product. I'm really not disappointed.

It is a very complete pedalboard for finding good bass sound
everything is digital but using in manual mode is almost like a small pedal use separ (mode I use all the time ca n rje's TPAS need a different 50mille)

UTILIZATION

Very easy to use manual is clear (when you take the time to read)
I use it primarily in terms of modulation and filter efect, my big muff distortion being a Russian I use the distortion effects for the synthes

SOUND QUALITY

Surprising that little pedal, I find a foot long, which allowed me to dispense with all the amp simulation, well I find it's all what is asked and as a major.
I play a marshall dbs200 ien and frankly criticized the NTEP Jewelry has its own such and such a pleasure to hack a wish

OVERALL OPINION

It's been six me that I was nothing to say and frankly, I do it again unless the same choices I was given the same configuration while analog masi frankly the value for money is not even look any further

Bah why look below

UTILIZATION

So I bought a few days ago ... I had been warned that the ME 50 B would be quite complicated, and it would take me some time to master the many settings ... True, it takes at least a good 10 minutes! Seriously, the editing effect is really quite simple and a good manual for completeness but not boring with good!

SOUND QUALITY

I was amazed by the quality of the effects, really saw the bass I use (Hartke a base that I bought in pack ...) The distortion remains bright even in the grave is reached), although separating each note. So why a small 8? Well part Synth leaves something to be desired, perhaps it is because my bass is a real shit!

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a week and I'm really happy with my purchase! I tried several multi-effects before (10 Korg AX b, Zoom 708 II) and it's worth to the price (285 euros anyway) What I like most is the distortion with a hint of phaser, it's terrible! Otherwise Boss would still be able to provide the AC adapter (optional 23 euros ... I bought the adapter Zoom to 11 euros) I would do without hesitation that choice! Do not let your guitar do the show, you buy a BOSS ME B!

It Y'a compressors / limiters, filters, distortion, synth, delay / mod, there are also a bass equalizer, meddle, treble, frequency meddle (do not tell too much about lequalizer, it is not great and saturates quickly but it is useful) There's an expression pedal with the wah, octave up and down, old sound (keeping the note played) and kick drums (simpa as a metronome!) There's also a dessus.La pedal tuner is analog (I think) I do not know if it is rack mountable.

UTILIZATION

At first we though loses a little especially if you might not abitude the effects pedals, but after some hours it goes alone, it is not very difficult to use (no more difficult than 707 ZOOM ). When editing effects is very easy and the manual is very clear!

SOUND QUALITY

So for the distortions, the compressors / limiters and octave nikel but it will have one very big hik sinthés on bass, I was really very surprised by his, the flanger, chorus and phaser but I find his way Maybe my instruments, I do not know her. I use an amp with Ibanez 65 watt sound wave bass and a G & B transparent (this is really unknown brand) and an Ibanez Ergodyne EDB soon 605 or Ibanez SRX 305 (yes I'm in love with ibanez lol). I love to use distortions, compressors and reverbs, chorus, flanger and phaser. I jou of neo metal then the effects sinthé problem is important enough to me, buy me a story and a 7-band equalizer pedal sinthé bass to compensate for everything.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it since late July 2005. I especially like is the limit distortions and compressor on it, much less love sinthé bass are very difficult déffinit.
I try ZOOM 506 and a digitech (I did not know the name) and I'm not, but I wonder if I would rather not had to buy separate pedals mono effects at the beginning I really regretted buying this pedal effect, but finally when we begin to change the stile of muzik, sound, this pedal there is really great.

Its distortion
the clr
synth
(Whawha)
harmonizer
compressor

UTILIZATION

Frankly the guy happens settled c nikel sounds a warrior, the setting of the jedi me c 50 b because the misery has come to be the sound mm tt level but good after a good week regalge c intessif good! gar was the one who comes for the last adjustment. but good on stage j prefer not to use the memory mode
Another negative point is the change in bank nuleuh therefore obliged to ahceté in addition to two small pedal aubligé not be played in the foot has to change bank

SOUND QUALITY

The disot's very well suited to any bass that ad with my active pickups the harmonizer is very well especially with a distortion in the ass, pretty synth sounds very realistic because the sounds clr against and delay the monumental horror finally that s avi that one day I solved the problem by leaving aside

OVERALL OPINION

So I did the last one and a half years and good if I recheterai cta re not and I'll buy a separate pedal to moin take my head with adjustable sound

Firewall start the beginning ... it is multi compound rear:

- One AC outlet
- A power button
- A Noise suppressor to transfer unwanted noise
- Entered a footswitch
- An auxiliary input
- Headphones
- A sound distribution for Bafle (L or R)
- Input
and as the beast of emplaceùents for batteries if taking the land where your are is a chi.r
then for the parties

Part compressor limited
D comp
160d hard
160d soft
Limit
Natural
Off

part master
Low
Mid
Mid freq (100Hz to 2.5kHz)
high
level

and three large platforms ...

1) Filter / Tone with

T wah up
Twahir down
T wah edge
Octave up
Actavis down
Slow Gear
defretter
enhancer
boost bottom
mid shape
hollow

2) Drive / Synth

Natural
bass driver
overdrive
distortion
Muff fuzz
metal
hi band drive
=>> With some synth
Saw lead
mild filter
deep filter
Square

3) delay / modulation
Tap delay
hold delay
analog delay
0 - 400ms delay
300 - 1400 ms delay
Phaser
Flanger
Chorus
chorus + delay
chorus + reverb
reverb

and finally an expression pedal that can do
wahwah
resonance
An octave
-1octave
sound hold (last fai a note)
kick drum (to the same tempo'm like being with a bass drum)

This multi purpose also includes a tuner
bank / memory

it's really super full .. it's hard to go around

UTILIZATION

Find Assé sound obvious but it can quickly become confused in the settings and configurations tt was why do not q'exciter above but tt el early start from a plant ... but do something no manual multi purpose .. this is more intuitive than anything else
I do not help those who can not do with the memory mode because I never use it again I prefer to be tt on the outcome rather than trusting to the memory of the machine

SOUND QUALITY

The effects are very effective with pprésences real and very well reproduced especially for overdrive, distortion of the Octaver the delay and the expression pedal ...? my bass makes the sound very very good ... yamaha bb 614 of that surprises me more

parconbtre tt is not perfect for example the synthesizer is not terrible when the 8

OVERALL OPINION

1 year, unwanted since I have nothing to fault it for my use niquel based mainly on the distortion and wah ... the robustness of these is a strong point .. tt he descended the stairs and it was took the opposite wall and it still works the con! I would do that choice thanks to its good value for money

What are the effects or types of effects available?

much. I only mention the ones I use most:

several types of distortion (disto classic, disto metal, fuzz, overdrive, synth effects added and so on), flanger, woua pedal, reverb, hollow (to make an acoustic sound), Octavia ...

a tuner that shit a little too much ...

UTILIZATION

- The general configuration is it simple?
- Publishing of sound effects or is it easy?
- The manual is clear and sufficient? ...

setting a bit boring, but it comes out fast for the effects. The black dot is in the master who'd better be removed or having an inactive position (I will detail below)

Manual clear enough

SOUND QUALITY

The best effects after 4 years of use: flange, woua, and reverb (the distortion and fuzz quickly too)

OVERALL OPINION

So what is boring with this pedal, as with any multi effect in fact is that if you have a nickel c'que as you want (: OP) just with your bass and your amp, you change the pedal because of the part master. Therefore, the sound is coming out Putôt pourrav compared with no pedal. And the concern is that we can not remedy. I use this pedal for 4 years. This is to say if I know lol. At first I used a jazzbasse (4c passive Fender Mexico) and it was not too bad, but when I went with my ibanez K5, well I soon realized that I would get better without. On his belt is just something to do ...

Personally, I will sell it as the argus is not too low, to redeem myself single effect pedals (1fuzz, 1disto or overdrive, or 1flanger 1woua, and reverb).

In this section the everything has already been said ...

UTILIZATION

Regarding the use is very well thought out and very effective, this feature of the pedals in succession single effects pedal is all you need for a bass.

In addition there is no need to return to the popup menus with sub menus to access the setting of individual parameters for all is set directly in facade with knobs.

The record is very clear and simple to use image of the beast!

SOUND QUALITY

The effects are effective there is little that the "Synth" that are not top but anyway I do not see the usefulness of such an effect for low (and about me).

There is the main information block compressor limiter, and effects pedals on the first interesting as the enhancer, the deffretteur, the T-wah.
2nd distos the pedals: there for all tastes, namely soft and subtle or outright metal!
3rd pedal: modulation, chorus, reverb, delay, very effective and very good sound!

Expression pedal but it is not effective on the same race a real wah (you must not dream anyway!)

OVERALL OPINION

As a whole, and knowing that there are only two weeks that I have the beast, this pedal is all you need for a bassist who is looking for a whole range of effects of good quality and sufficient quantity.
This multi purpose includes all essential effects of low and there is also rab with effects that are only used when we want to make funny noises!

Clearly there is everything you need and even more, the functionality of cascading simple pedal is great and responsive to bass (which do not need 50 different sound patches), its price is reasonable given that that it offers and especially the ease of use and tuning knobs for direct facade.
I am very pleased with this investment and I think to be filled knowing that has everything it takes to find the groups that I listen to sounds, because for a bass player there is not need a lot of effects really useful and they all are.
And ease of use can very quickly narrow down the desired sound.

everything has been said

UTILIZATION

it's crazy, I read a lot about this multi effects, and I took it out of the box, not read the manual as not in French anyway and hop, the bass plugged in, just adjust the volume is identical or bypass it.
It is a simplicity and clarity disconcerting.

SOUND QUALITY

great, very efficient, simple, rich, colorful ... the best!

OVERALL OPINION

yes, Lexicon MX200, ebs octabas.
I love the sound defretted, very realistic, the chorus and octave ... much better than the ebs!

we do not go back

UTILIZATION

everything is very simple and instinctive

SOUND QUALITY

good in fact I'm posting this to say that the synth section is just deadly when it comes out sounds of modern electro-typed, on the other hand is not moog on it but it avoids that are a little worn bass synthe year 70.

OVERALL OPINION

So overall this pedal is great if you are looking for a modern (d'n'b, dubstep electronica in general) yet he must take the time to seek the ultimate sound, which I understand is far from finding the most bassistes.Je can say for myself that I'm low to the mister oizo and roni size and have a blast ..