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Boss GT-5

Multi-Effects for Electric Guitar from Boss belonging to the GT series

El_Becko El_Becko
Published on 04/14/10 at 09:39
T says it all

UTILIZATION

Setup is simple once you understand the principle, but it is not easy because of the "menu / submenus and the old rocker that I do not have!

The manual is comprehensive but frankly not very explicit, particulirement possibilities for branching volume pedals / contrle external MIDI control and that allows cell.

I use it in mthode "4 wires", this subject you can put all the effects o you want before, or after the loop: so everything is possible.

SOUND QUALITY

N'tant not a fan of multi-effects, but many of my old sr GP8, I have no such purchase prdisposait: finnalement and is a favorite that I have a friend from bothering APRS sell me his test. Obviously he did not want that big marmoset but few hours later I was in business for 130 fdp on the internet ...

Small precision all the same: I do not use the function Pramper nor simultaneous HP ... well I tried but I found frankly dgueu:)

The compressor / limiter, although a coat so warm as the GP8 is very effective I used to saturate the clean channel of my classic, and so I get a very nice warm crunch without shaking the walls.
There is a distortion that I love: OD vintage distortion, "which perfectly UNESCORecords channel saturated my vintage 30
I admit as much fun with the "slow gear": to erase the super attack mdiator did approach the fluidity of his Allan Holdsworth (I said: close:))
The Dealy sounds very good (well as insert sr), and the tap is handy
Chorus / Flanger is not bad but not too cold ... more ... numrique what!
The Harmonizer ragit very well and therefore I allow myself a few forays into the 80s thanks to him, on the other hand not hot enough to make use of octaves ... but I find j 'silent too used my old boss probably 0C2.
Synths, if you're lucky enough to find the right rglages of sensitivity can PROVE very nice, and I use them more often than I would have imagined .. perfect for the old jazz rock very fat!
The reverb is trsdcevante cons, she works well (haha) but Reveals the limits of processing power of the camera: prfrez him a small tip Lexicon Alex, you'll gain in class:)
The acoustic simulator is going to say recess, innutilisable ...



OVERALL OPINION

I use it now for 10 months, ILM is part of my set, much to the astonishment of my friends and the public sometimes surprised to hear a vintage sound and c'te bebte see my feet!

In addition to the possibility of enormous contrle MIDI, and you can very well connect two external contleurs plus two of the unit, assign what you want and control Ableton Live by example ....

The standard black dot, and I never understood how they could dare to have is the absence of Controller ls to change channels from the amp ... something so practical and simple DCID they override this stuff ... well ..... silent on my GP8 presents dj in 1789 .... the voices are impn engineer for Trablit.

Since there is no ideal pdalier, like this some very good effects and great possibilities of contrle yes I would do this choice.

Waiting for the MPX-G2)