All user reviews for the Boss GT-8

Hundreds of fully customizable effect the infinite. and simultaneously the biggest boss pedals. compressor integrern digital outputs, noon, and the possibility to use two amps. a multi purpose terrible!

UTILIZATION

Configuring the Beast asser difficult, and the hundreds of pages lire are a little discouraging. but the result is guaranteed and will lift your spirits. were able to regret the absence of box rytmes integrate.

SOUND QUALITY

The effects are of incredible clarity, and very rich. I find the acoustic guitar simulation and bluffing guitard ausi low. a range of configurable effects galore. j'utile me a Fender Stratocaster and I mangniphique.aucun sound is sound that I hate, that's good for me.

OVERALL OPINION

I been good one week, I like the build quality, very solid. I prefer a thousand times that my old digitech pedal. value for very very good price for a product to top technology and providing quality manufacturing. I do not regret my choice and I'm really happy to finally have an effective range of the most realistic, powerful and clear! I recommend it highly, it is a wonder!

CHARACTERISTICS:
Dusina 200 patches, 140 user memory.
44 catgories deffets, 13 blocks deffets simultanment available.
Setting Free the string deffets: every effect can influence the signal s o you want.
Linsert deffets external loop can be nimporte o the road in the signal.
SOLO switch to boost the sound.
AMP CONTROL to select channels else on your guitar amp.
24-bit converters and output numrique (coaxial) for high-resolution lenregistrement.
A / D conversion 24 bits + AF mthode.
D / A conversion 24 bits.
Frquence dchantillonnage 44.1kHz.
Memoirs of rglages 340: 140 (user) + 200 (preset).
Dentre nominal level: INPUT: -10 dBu RETURN: -10 dBu.
Impdance dentre INPUT: 1M? RETURN: 220k?.
Nominal Output Level OUTPUT: 0dBu, SEND: -10 dBu.
Impdance OUTPUT: 2k?, SEND: 2k?.
Output numrique EIAJ CP1201, S / P DIF.
Dynamic 100dB or more (IHF-A) notch 16 characters, 2 lines.
(LCD rtro light), 2 characters, 7 segments (LED).
Connectors INPUT Jack, OUTPUT L (MONO) / R, PHONES jack, jack SEND, RETURN jack, DIGITAL OUT (coaxial), AMP 1 / 4 (mono) x2).

UTILIZATION

It is a pdalier, so all information passes through a small screen with lots of little buttons! (With the feet is not gnial ... lol)
remains even when ditable with little decision-head!

SOUND QUALITY

I tried the GT5, then the GT6, and this one, and I would like roland or boss out directly GT16! I find it does not much change from the prcedent and even better ... I had them a GX-700 there are a lot of time and apart from dj ... connectors, converters and put some effects up to date (24 bit / 96 kHz), I thought it sounded like Quazi said it well ... but it's all (still no lights !) for the 21-Century clger!

good when there the same distortion, reverbs etc. that sounds good but I'm not surprised!

OVERALL OPINION

Good machine overall suit small purse ... a complete package of boss pedals in a few bonus + pdalier nice but no more!

http://www.bosscorp.co.jp/demos/en/GT_IT/index.html

View previous ones to notice the effects list
Technology-All numrique (and you can hear a bit ...)
All effects are ditables and the number of paramtres in effect is reasonable.
No publisher via PC / MAC.
Complte trs connectors (including digital out)

UTILIZATION

- The configuration gnrale Is it easy?

For someone who adj manipulated this kind of product ... no problem for others it is certainly longer handle.

- The edition of sounds and effects is it easy?
Average from 5 10 paramtres effect by

- The manual is clear and sufficient? ...
Manual in French (in Ef Cen ... ..) correctly translated. 95 pages is a good beginners but clearly insufficient, no example of rglage just the numration of paramtres brive said.
Just a page for the handling of the chain effect ... it's just

SOUND QUALITY

- Effects are they effective, suitable and adequate ralistes?

The chain effect by default is:

FX1 (a fact out of 22 available)
CS (Compressor)
Wah ()
LP (LOOP effect send / return)
OD (a distortion effect from 30 + 3 custom)
PRE (up from 46 preamp 2 + 3 custom)
EQ (4 band Equaliser 1)
NS (Noise Suppressor)
FV (Foot / pedals) volume
FX2 (an effect from 22 (the same as fx1) or one among 11 other effects SPECIFICATIONS fx2)
DD (Delay - excellent)
EC (chorus)
RV (Reverb - Excellent)

So if the LOOP enlve FV and it's been more than 11 "effects" Whereas in the preamps as effects. FX3 and FX4 for the GT16 can be.

The list of effects is pltorique FX1 and FX2 (33 total), not all are worthy of interest (Harmonist Synth, Octave, sitar sounding trs GT5)
The acoustic simulator does not convince me at all.

For the rest:
The clean sounds are disont it, and my surprise really good (much better than my pod2). Some patches from the factory with two preamp with dual L / R, a bit of delay, comp and chorus, it jourrait all night.

Crunch sounds, no effect is medium / correct on the single coils in position 2 and 4

The distorted sounds, the patch of the plant are ultra dmonstratif and the level of drive always trs (too) lev therefore Premire approach when I compare my example it is POD2 first surprised and not necessarily in the right direction. From my point of view the cosmetic is not the height of line6.
No effect, in accordance with the game it works well, alone is less convincing than the pod2. The definition / precision is lower, ca drooling a little, as its generally more granular view nasal.

Now, we must recognize that with 2 preamp with dual L / R and a little effect is compensated for easily and quickly obtained a trs trs trs big sound, but not necessarily Fidler.
One wonders also be the reason for the distortion pedals 30 when you put a left and a 5150 Correct right. Fans of death metal, trash and other find their account ...

INTERESTED also the possibility to disable compltement preamp section, which allowed me to send in the GT8 POD2 bnficier for its effects (which are really beyond compare them with those of pod2) and is the best of both worlds for heavy distortion intermdaires.

Jou a MusicMan LUKE 2

Listen with headphones audio technica ATH/M40 'parliaments for analysis without outside

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a week

Cons: not in acoustic simulator
synth effect and other effects of piping that clutters

ways: the channels crunch / overdrive effect that no rendering is too dry

most: definitely double preamp
Delay, comp, chorus reverb, eq efficient trs
clean sounds

The report quality is still excellent price is 420 + 4 pedals power supply

If I win the lottery, I do not have that choice would do in the meantime we will work the patch ...
It remains even when a sacrebte racing ...

See previous opinions

UTILIZATION

Ditto

French-manual is a plus

SOUND QUALITY

The effects of plant are set to impress but not necessarily to be usable, if only one looks at the beast can be drawn against by sounds pretty huge and / or completely crazy! (Rotary + chorus + distortion ^ ^)

OVERALL OPINION

I did that for three days but everything suggests that there is plenty to find a plethora of sounds cool! I tried the GT6 and the difference is clear: quality effects, new (things that are useless but are also roar with laughter ^ ^), and dynamic sensing mode which, although set, promises long hours of frenzied rhythm! The price / quality ratio I think ... terrible! With experience, of course I would do the same choice! To those who leave comments on forums "distos medium / pathetic / cool ...." euuuuh ... will have to stop thinking about touching children eh! Certainly not worth gnagnagna analog effects ... but seriously to say what kind of stuff you refrain: it is clear that this is not the same quality but to qualify distos of unusable there is no one that I find rather unfair to pass!

See more advice.

I think the greater good of the pedals.
But like many positive reviews, I will be choosy and you talk a little more negative side (which is nothing compared to what I find positive ... I repeat ...)

UTILIZATION

The basics of using and programming is easy (including the assignment of pedals) ...
Other things seem extremely complicated or poorly explained. (Virtual pedal, hold function ...)
... and then, I tend to say that ... "Too many settings, kill the setting" ... it gets a little delirium and bidding among manufacturers.

Especially since Boss had forgotten (deliberately?) Something big .... : You can assign any MIDI signal to a patch (from 1 to 128) ... that's good.
.... But we can not assign the scroll of the MIDI signals to one of the pedals contained in the GT-8.
Result: If, during a concert you want to run a series of sounds (no dancing like crazy on your GT8), you should invest in a small external MIDI controller. (See topic that I filed in the forum)

The French manual is not in the box. Remember to ask the sellers, they are usually in separate packages.

SOUND QUALITY

A big damper on the effect octaver and shift: It's very convincing when it transposes into the grave, but it is much less in the treble. By connecting an acoustic 6 string, I would have liked to get a beautiful sound of 12 strings (with a bit of time and shift to the upper octave) ... But it's yuck :-(

Also, I'm not a fan of distorted sounds .... and there is the overdose. I have turned many users in the banks. For banks factory, there can not do anything: they are there and they stay there ... For me it's just a waste of space.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had three weeks. Well now I master all the basic manipulation (edit, save etc ...)
I am now trying to discover the more advanced features, and it sometimes becomes the puzzle: the pedal is fully configurable: it's great, but you really think about the toy you want to make ...

The seller had taken the Vox Tonelab SE. I had two days at home, and then 2 days .... the GT-8 I preferred Boss (price, size, use more intuitive ...) Ironically, my choice was not too focused on the sounds, because for one as for the other, I did not like factory sounds ... (75% saturated sound ... enough is enough)

Despite the criticisms above, I do it again this election easily, because for 450 euros (3000 !!!!), balls were a huge number of effects ...

Boss GT8 Pédalier.tout bon.C is heavy but it's a good investissement.Tout Boss in one box and it sounds. The amp models are to forget ... The chorus a little below the pedal excellentisime Boss but it does. The rest is mainly Loud cool.Bonnes saturation delay very good reverb wah ok ok for its price bracket is the best in its class. Much better than the ME 50 (saturation not top) and digitech that is slow to respond to changes in patches. Here it meets the foot and the eye. Good gear solid.

UTILIZATION

Easy to utlise especially if we know Boss. If not in the manual you get lost as dab as the vocabulary used is not clear yet ... this device it has possibilités.Dommage

SOUND QUALITY

Effects tops.delay enough reverb = 10/10 = 10/10 = Chorus 8 / 10 the Boss is better but may be we must set the "Saturation = beast hola much better than the MT2 hotter! For the price good stuff without disappointment and look cool!

OVERALL OPINION

Miuex the GNX700 as well as a better than digitech changing pad as it turns better than ME50, normal is also more expensive. Or me the best price in this catégorei

Everything is already said by many users

UTILIZATION

Intuitive, but if you want to make the most of it is lost quickly in the settings or rather we lose a lot of time at the expense of the same game itself.

SOUND QUALITY

Well I kept it a month and I have to sell it. Amp unusable on a lamp, for example, even with the method of the four cables. I had so much that I almost boulle resell my Clapton Start, because I find it banal comments. The sound is denatured it loses momentum and the grain of the instrument.

OVERALL OPINION

Shame it does not I would have cif regard.

The distos are metal. The effects are removed from a pedal that trs copies.
It is for shooting against some good clean sounds but at the price of settings that last for hours.

Either I'm not patient. I prefer to be playing on my instrument.

Domage c'tait enticing.

Multi-effect pedal-very robust at Boss
COSM-modeling technology (which seems to be more to the point)
Log-MIDI IN / OUT (possibility to connect sequencer or other GT8 to swap patches)
-Digital Output (for recording or otherwise)
-Effects Loop (SEND / RETURN)
-Headphone output (can also be swung to a card multientrées)
-Control of the amp via Jack 6.35
-Can be connected pedal or footswitch aditional expression (like Roland EV5)
Simuleurs lot of preamps with a lot of channels and the Dual Rectifier 5150 Peavy

A wide range of overdrive / distortion pedals incorporating most of the BOSS and a compressor
Classical effects also DELAY / CHORUS / REVERB (whose characteristics are parameters), WAH, Phaser, Tremolo, Flanger, autowah, Slow Gear, Ring Modulator, Humanizer, feedback, Sitar Sumulator, Defretter, Vibrato,
-EQ (parametric for high medium and low medium)
-Possibility to change the parameters of existing patch (The strong point but requires hours of work)
-The display is screwed up and readable (you can adjust contrast)
-Tuner

UTILIZATION

The manual is provided in English, arghhh but it seems that there is one available in French on the Net
... Expect a few hundred pages auf if you go out of an old GT, your task will be facilitated.

Dispostiion of the knobs and logical enough, not hard to dip, I do not think there too many buttons as some think. If we do not linger to return to the parameters pushed, Yes you can find a very nice type fast enough MESA channel 3, nu-metal in your fu ... powa 'n spikes teen ...
The different effects can be configured quite easily, I admit it must be a little time to adapt well to be comfortable with the name of the effect parameters

SOUND QUALITY

I use it for a short week with a BC Rich NJ Beast on a Marshall combo (eurkk) hybrid. No I find that the effects really make it, but I have not had time to test everything yet. The rendering of distortion is comparable to the real kind MT2 Boss pedals etc.
For simulation of preamp, I'm more mixed, there are good and bad for my taste (eg 5150). But it must be arranged by fiddling the parameters of the simulations. A check then.
I had the chance to test it for a few hours with a Jackson Dinky United States ... and there ...... no I think it's best used with a skyscraper worthy of the name (sounds NJ still very good) and especially with a good combo or stack in order to assess the best opportunities

EDIT of 10/01/06: for trying to exploit some of this multi-effects overdrive on a JCM 800, I was very disappointed, it colors the sound as not possible, either pre-or JCM in four cables, it is the big shit, the grain of the JCM is violated, and it's not a matter of adjustment ... SO: Use with caution if you do not want to lose the spirit of your amp. good ..

OVERALL OPINION

I find the value for money than convincing, I paid 430 euro in trading a lot. At that price it has everything sfaut underfoot ... for the price of 3-4 Boss pedals ...
I tried the POD XT Live, even if it's not really comparable, I prefer the GT8. Also tried the GNX4, bofbof some metal sounds on the GNX4 not bad ... too many functions that had not useful ...
I probably do it again this choice

Boss all in one! (Almost): See below.

UTILIZATION

It is true that initially you spend more time tweaking the machine to play ... but once you have some favorite sounds programmed, you go for fun!

SOUND QUALITY

Use:
Start US
Marshall Combo

-> The sounds in the memory of the bike often poor, but just change those patches, and there I found that there are possibilities of very good quality sound ... Do not hesitate to do especially at the beginning your own patches ... and set out the OUTPUT Headphone Combo Amp or other or when changing config. (Especially between headset and amplifier, it changes everything)
-> To € 450, I talking about the relative sound quality / price.

OVERALL OPINION

Use: 2 Months
Special Preference: All in one, build quality / robustness of the case.
Other models: VOX? I hesitated a bit, I find the most VOX "Roots" but much less versatile ...
Price / Quality: No complaints on this, we pay for, and more.
Experience: I do it again in a post a few months, but today I am very satisafait, I would do this choice.

See more ... lol

UTILIZATION

Its takes at least 3 or 4 hours before filling to take advantage of this marvel. The possibilities are endless and can be even too much, because I think that this is what is the effect ring mode on this good old earth?? Me anyway I know ... if not for the rest all is well, the only problem is when one is lost in the menus because there are too many.

SOUND QUALITY

The effects REPRESENTATIVES their original well enough that I think has electronic sounds too. Personally, I use it with a guitar made by luthier and a stack MTS 4 / 12 inch Carvin and gives me the sounds I want but you have to spend much time do express before find the sound you want. Prfaites patches by the company are pretty poor at the level of distortion but in terms of clean, its worth it. I, personally, I Do not operate the pramps because I do not think it looks like they reprsentent MODELS original and because I think they are too electronic ... but it's just my opinion. As for the rest, it is a exellent machine.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 8 months and I'm not that I intend to possibly return to the good old traditional pedals. With a have not mistaken! Question qualitprix is ​​the best. Before aqurir a GT8, I SSAI quite all that it is on the march and in the multi-effects, it is the best. If I did not intend to buy traditional pedals, I would do that choice 110%. For $ 550 Canadian, was worth it!

Y 'has a lot of effect so I will not mention
more distortion of any style, chorus, delay, reverb, phaser, flanger, guitar simulator, pitch in even more full of
a prampli
conection: jack, posibilit to conect to another apareil by noon
pam no more the external appearance is very "pro"

UTILIZATION

Configuration simple enough: 35 banks of 4 patches users and 50 factory preset
easy to configure except perhaps for the wah because there are sometimes dificult due to the foot volume

SOUND QUALITY

Indeed quite the sound is clear, except for the pitch / sound becomes temblotant c is not baeu
I on the User's pourave gear and makes a lot so veiled
d in'm SATIF

OVERALL OPINION

I for some months the User
j ai well being able to change the order of effect: a can change everything on the
No I have not had the bcp OCCASION compare other ad system
RAPORT price level but I believe that quality is the best c (the line 6 pod several expensive)
I think qhe I gladly repeat this choice

-See other ...

UTILIZATION

After understanding the ways that you offer this "multi-effect", the GT-8 is an exceptional tool for playing "live" or to play alone. Better to buy a pedal like the `s rather than buy small compact when you play often" live ". Firstly, less than "jack" to aporte compact and small.

SOUND QUALITY

Corect except that the wah sound quality does not as such a Cry Baby. For a fan of Hendrix's better to buy a wah pedal. The Pitch Shift are cool and offers a variety of its distortion for any style of music.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it already for 6 months and I am perfectly satisfied.

The +: - Large space for our sauvgarder its
- Quality Prices
- Very useful "live"
- Big function

The -: - Manual poorly explained
- Difficult to understand but after having realized its worth it

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That is to say full rev.

UTILIZATION

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I test in my store just prfr APRS Vox ToneLab. With Vox, in 5 minutes, I understood how my sounds. For the Boss, even with the manual is the galre! Y has buttons everywhere, menus everywhere ... It is not at all intuitive and I do not have the impression that there any logic in the design of the contraption! bizarre home Rocktron, there are 3 knobs on their products, and with it all RULES. Too simple to BOSS??
I put 3 because it is the hardest thing I had rgler

SOUND QUALITY

The effects are nice. BOSS has sounds but hey, we know what we achte ...
For cons, the amps ...! My god! my old Digitech Genesis was better!
It has one branch of my scratch on my amp. We did everything we could but can not get a good sound. and not to does not come from his guitar (Les Paul Custom)!
I put 5 because the effects are good but I find that even when I'm nice.

OVERALL OPINION

The price that has cost, a cost worth the exception of OCCAZ. Prfrez Vox ToneLab him that sounds much better if you want a multi pdalier +.
If you want a modeling, save your money and see the Line6 ct (I like it but not better quality even when ...)
If you want effects, invest in an effect rack plutt not too expensive (G-Major, Xpression ...) + pdalier Midi (Berhinger. ..). It's a bit more expensive but quality level is something else too ...

The highlight for me, because these capabilities can strophoniques dphaser CHANNELS the right and left, this will require well-sr 2 amp or use a sound system in silulation hp. The result is unstoppable, the passions of his heavy mtal apprciront custom settings of the simulator adjustable at will (microphone type, distance, angle) and those, indpendament properly and left. Relief and characters guaranteed!.

UTILIZATION

Note that I use the double switch marshall as auxiliary pedals, so it is possible to change the patch and the bank while having the possibility to switch the effects (on / off).

need to send more hands in menu.

SOUND QUALITY

Nothing to say about the quality, except that the grain can numrique faile show these limits if the levels are poorly rgls.

Also a weak point on the simulator, which is always a sound hp electronic diffiile correct (but far lpersonne did better)

OVERALL OPINION

More than pdalier is a real home studio, capable of replacing a hardware installation consquante, for me it's seen everything, how to do without it?

- What are the effects or types of effects available?
full effect trs good quality and imitation amp ranging from unusable trs ffective
- What technology is used? (Analog, numrique, lamp ...)
2 proc cosmetic manage its
- Are they ditables? Via an editor Mac / PC?
little edit on the PC using a USB / MIDI interface
- What is the connection? (Audio / MIDI)
twelve o'clock jack etc.
- Is this a rack or rack MODEL?

UTILIZATION

- The configuration gnrale Is it easy?
has in flmard tan or not in full capacity of his posset intectuel c simple
- The edition of sounds and effects is it easy?
with a bit of his mastery is all alone
- The manual is clear and sufficient? ...
we read not beginners but it misses a lot of stuff that are well explained

SOUND QUALITY

- Effects are they effective, suitable and adequate ralistes?
effects are the possibilities of xelent is rglage imprssionante without being innaccesible
- Which instruments do you use?
I play a jackson dk2 (micro seymour) and a ltd mh400 (EMG: p)
for each type of microphone and guitar, each must bring a touch such a rock sound with emg shows faster than the medium and the serious lack just 5 segonda and qualisation is rglbr / > Level I test it on my amp bandit 112 for 10 months and its sounds good trs
a mg100dfx: this amp sounds no matter what you plug dessu not worth
a bass amp peavey Microbass are the madman I rgal (the mg100dfx a cot could not possibly match)
APRS and now have sold my bandit I buy a 112 ValveKing 212 (100 w lamp peavey) and it sounds great (I keep the distortion of the amp WG8 therefore serves as the effects and the qualisation except for the clean and crunch blues or GT8 brings a big plus)
- What are those you prfrez, you dtest?
has by imitation sytare other end are perfect for my taste

OVERALL OPINION

- How long have you use it?
for over a year
- What is the particular feature you like best and least?
the only BMOL Conectiv is the lack of USB or FireWire
- Have you tried many other models before acqurir?
I test the ToneLab and korg (ax 1500 and 3000g), but playing as PRIOR mtal I turned to boss
- How do you report qualitprix?
I got out the 480 is now around 400 for the capacity that is not standard bte
- With the exprience, you do again this choice? ...
without hsiter

- What are the effects or types of effects available?
All ...
- Are they edited?
+ As editing ..
One can even choose the place of each effect (comp, amp, delay, reverb, fx, distortion, etc.). In the chain.
- Is this a rack or rack-mount model?
Not

UTILIZATION

I said that this pedal is made of reinforced concrete!

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

SOUND QUALITY

For those who like to vary their work and sounds great!
+ Distortion of the really well (as long as they are working)

- Effects are they effective, responsive and realistic enough?
Excellent for a multi-effects pedal .. (Same as full of BOSS pedals in series) recess should not be a good Bouza and set it all before saying that the sound is no ..
- Which instruments do you use?
Gibson Les Paul Studio 90 '
- Which ones you prefer, you hate?
The Slicer is excellent, and the compressors are configured to niiiquel donf like everything else ..

OVERALL OPINION

- How long have you use it?
1 year, I am satisfied Ascending
- What is so special that you like most and least?
All in one and an equivalent to BOSS pedals in series (so no need to piss off)
The 4 presets per bank accessible to the foot, it's perfect when you have sounds like good job and you got not just a distortion and clear sound for your whole set.
I wish they still have + effect (but the yen has already bcp bcp bcp)
The less I see no ...
- Have you tried many other models before buying it?
Several multi-effects, the GT-8 puts them all in the street!
- How would you rate the quality / price?
Good value for money, especially if you buy it at Thomann (with the cover preferably strong enough)
- With experience, you do again this choice? ...
forever ..

There are all the basic effects like all full effect psychdliques trs that sounds good when you know rgler. As against the pramplification little less, the sound is too modified the 3 bands EQ preamp is not very precise, and the gain needs to be a minimum 12 to hear the sound, whether clean or a preamp distortion. I will discuss APRS.
In terms of connectivity: GENIAL! Stereo output, digital output, connectors noon for the exchange of give and connect to the foot controller is the fte!

UTILIZATION

So I am not at all agree with the opinions Previous! The pedals are so easy to use! I read the manual once (used ca be read a manual I remind you!) APRS and I knew it all! And yet this is my first pedal!
Editing patches is simple and can hyper CRER an infinity of sound. We shall adopt to say there that the saturation is false, the clean is great with the preamp.
The manual is clear and complete, a hundred pages and nothing is forgotten!

EDIT 12/02/2007: time when it knows a little better stuff, it gets really second nature!

SOUND QUALITY

Everything is working except the section prampli that I have a problem:
Pramp ax on distortion, the sound is really too bad except for color of mesa preamp, I find the rest bof, even by a custom preamp. The problem is that to get the sound I want with a preamp distortion, I have to adjust the equalizer 4 band semi Settings, and then add an equalizer sub blocks me a comic effect, then a comic tone that I change the second and final blocking effect. What is con is that the function of prampli boss is super ingenious (the stereo preamp with a different in each channel etc ...) and I find bah preamp distortion ugly, even by adding boost with the overdrive.
BUT! I found the perfect parade! Make a clean patch with preamp, and another patch distortion without preamp, with only the distortion and the sound equalizer which builds! We can customize all the effects and inventing his own, quickly gives trs absolute perfection, it RULES equalizer, and the sound is perfect, even more powerful than an analog pedal (yes!) .
Then I wish to emphasize the versatility of this monster: I play strictly by all, and clean preamp with a lil boost, and I get the sound of Lynrd Skynrd! Paf a special patch Disto: saturated transistor and a booming shot PANTERA! Go hop another patch and a small air bluesy overdrive hyper vintage. And yet I play with a BC Rich Platinum Pro JR.V! (Besides I need to change the pickups BC Rich becaufe in clean those bastards start drooling over the low frequencies if I is not a secondary equalizer ...).
Next, show the versatility, I play directly connected to a Hi Fi at its neutral hyper so I the natural sound of the pedal.
I love everything in this system is fully adjustable pedals parcequ'elle! + A little for Wah, they great for the people numrique! Everything is excellent except that I do not like preamp distortion, but it is subjective.

EDIT 12/02/2007:

Bouah I'll pass the note of September 10 becaufe APRS have tried several amps I realize how the pedals are going everywhere! Right now I play in repeated in a room on a Roland JC-120 and I have a TRU-the-MONS them disto! (On the power thrash opre tendency Death). O Clean and everywhere I went c'tait nickel chrome! The acoustic simulator rgl well done wonders without rotting grain of your guitar.
I want the rest to stress this point: this could not possibly PDAL your instrument in the extent that you know to use it (the pedals eh ^ ^).
I tried several guitars and they did not lose their personality on my preset: a "stew" was a "crap" (a style bronze warlock XD) and a MH-400 mounts in EMG G81 (bridge ) and G85 (neck) retained its personality! The treble a little survey of 81 was being felt, a silent rqualisation ncessaire, the dynamics of the guitar n'tait altre not (my friend plays with the scratching of a 100 watt combo H & K and I have a friend who plays with a 15 watt VOX, grain EMG is completely palpable, and the big sound that comes from the stringed instrument is felt in all three cases). As clean as it was rqualizer a bit and down a little drive becaufe a shipment of wood EMG ca ^ ^ sounds as guitars taient Try It really all trs DIFFERENT!
If you really want a fucking her must spend several hours on the GT-8 to make it out all it has in the gut (that's also numrique).
Then the story of heat, etc. ... it's tall tales! Y is the grain that is different, and again, the big favorite style preamp Mesa and simulation of 5150 that are trsrussis, especially the simulation of the MXR distortion +: with this last re, if only to play the intro riff to Crazy Train and you sentire IMMEDIATE Randy Rhoads haunt your sound ^ ^

I put 10 because there is absolutely nothing to blame the pedals sound level, everyone can find his account, be less than a big lazy or to be addicted to p ^ ^ dales original purpose of the GT-8 is not to simulate the perfection of existing MODELS dj lev less money but really to indulge his imagination and to express its effects in crativit intgralements paramtrables!

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for more than six months, I have toured several times, and it impresses me all the time! Changes in internal parameters by pedals it's nice: lean on a button and poof you got what you want all that lights will turn off, or qi, in handy when it was not a foot controller noon!
I have not tried other models, but hey, apart from the pedal line 6 there is no other that make me want ...
The report quality price: HUGE! Given the quality of the machine, the price is pathetic! When we see an analog pedal costs 120 times more, even if it's bah numrique, the sound is full and pedal nikel!
I do it again this choice at infinity, unless j'tais well over a frica j'machterai set any analog or multi-rack! But for 450, a monster like this is perfect, especially when we do not have effects and we need more effects that are costly in analog!

Basically: Pedal perfect (except preamp distortion wah) and the price super affordable.

NB: I bought a Gator cover transport, because the cardboard box in the travel bag to go repeated it hardcore! 23 29 see the cover, it's expensive for the canvas but it is essential to transport the tank: D

EDIT 12/02/2007:

If I could I will pass the note 11, I think I will never leave the pedals, because I also t charm and it will place long in my effects loop. I think when I have my amp TO ME, upscale, with a real distortion trs type, yet I will use the GT-8 for modulations as Flanger, Chorus, Rotary all sound very s good, and Delay is damn good job. It will soon be two years since I use it, and it saved me more than RPET (when you come across a sheep galleuse type marshmall Valvestate fatigue: p ...) and it allows me to have a really his EX-CEL-LENT in RPET now that I play on a good amp ^ ^

- Effects on in rain (more than any other pedal).
- Dual channel.
- Amp simulations.
- Simulations of micro guitar.
- Digital technology.
- Crankset sturdy (heavy too).
- The connections also very robust.
- The knobs are well made.
- No USB at home the competitors
- The look pretty cool.

UTILIZATION

The general configuration is simple.
The edition sounds pretty easy.
We appreciate being able to name the patch at will.
The manual is fine (after 3 to 5 hours to familiarize yourself with the beast).

SOUND QUALITY

The preamps are very bad. There are all alike.
The distortions and preamps, like all the Boss Metal Zone in, as has been said in another opinion.
The sound is cold as stone. The distortion is cool "like granite"
sometimes very aggressive and metal.
The gain of the preamps and distortion is very hard to manage (very difficult to get a crunch sound)
The preamp distortion and very well saturated and very aggressive at times have a bad attack and not amplitude.
The preamps and distortion drool too much, unlike effects.
Very very disappointing for the prices and pretensions of the brand.
The sound of the guitar is not preserved.
Sometimes even too often for my taste, the sound part in Larcena (sometimes even at very low volume).
There is a function (an effect) on the anti-Larcena GT8. For me, Boss has added this feature to overcome this defect.

For the rest the effects are good, in that they do what is expected of them in general and are quite sharp.
The acoustic simulation is not bad or no worse than elsewhere at least,
but still, this is tempered by the overall sound of the pedal too cold.

For those who would tell me that it's a specific Boss (in the sense that we like it or not), I will answer them when they sell a pedal with 46 simulations of tube amps, it s' expect to find, even a little, the sound of the lamps. Missed.

OVERALL OPINION

Do not buy if you want good distortion, good preamps and a warm sound.

For those who I would argue that the Boss GT8 is not intended for amp simulation (but for use with the effects loop send / return) is possible,
What I am not sure of the result and even less interest *
and suddenly, you wonder, why it is proposed 46 simulations.

Boss is below everything on this model.

I have not tried the GT-PRO, but I imagine that the results should not be so much better.
I bought the GT8, tested and sold as soon as three days.

This is the kind of gear you go try to find sounds nice, for I do not know how long qd and you find a sound that approaches + or - of your original idea, well, you n 'will not want to play. Why?
By the sound does not want to play.
*: In my view, the interest of a multi-effect lies largely in the pressing
on one foot for a sound pre-programmed and not have the distortion on a foot-switch on one side and multi-effects pedals on the other (in relation to the effects loop).
Otherwise, put all the pedals in series, one after another, as some do with Boss pedals.

Multi effects pedal for guitar.

Effects a little rough.
Reverb with a bit of breath.
Grain too far.

UTILIZATION

Manual draft.
Config not very practical, buttons and calves in abundance, not very well thought out ergonomics compared to other products.

SOUND QUALITY

The effects are garish, and I still can not find what I want.
The distos and preamp are moldy.
The boost also.
The compressor is sometimes overzealous, I do not know if we can fix it but it can be removed anyway.
I criticize this pedal when I have not had much before ...
But it sounds a bit synthetic at times.
Sometimes it's okay.

OVERALL OPINION

I use this pedal for a year.
For the home studio, it can, but sometimes the quality is not to go (44khz.. ... Effects of compression too noisy)
To live it is useless, the effects are never there or they are waiting, the settings must be thoroughly done before, not to make mistakes, gain volume levels that change ...
It did not succeed.
I prefer a guitar with a natural drive amp.
Ok purchase mixed results.
But I am perhaps not enough fun with.
I am broke ears anyway.
I am not a fan of this kind of pedal.
Not as good a pedal that is dedicated to one purpose.
But hey, when you're not a millionaire ...
Try the pod in parallel with the GT8 for you eune fair idea.

Hi,
I'm talking about the GT Pro is the equivalent of 8 GT with 200 programmed effects and as available. It's a race to the amount I preferred to quality.
Technology-nothing to say except it's very pro buttons not very practical at the setting "preamp" and plastoc not too clean.
Everything is editable in PC & Mac.
Complete connectivity but I have not found a solution to connect my studio of the same brand live??
GT Pro is the rack and the price where it is sold we'll have enjoyed a flight case for the stroll because it is still fragile, this stuff.
Finally big deal what's the point of having two engines and two channels so if you can
edit the channel A?? me in my little head I thought "A rhythm channel, channel B riffs, solos solo channel ....... I may be ahead of my time??

UTILIZATION

I have already said all I can add that the manual is very clear and editing sounds and effects is easy.

SOUND QUALITY

For this chapter I add that there are too many effects "its scratch" and they would think to name them as those of the home studio of the brand.
You have your great sound with your studio and thinks the show live with e GTpro or GT8 and well "nyet" no follow-up for the musician with that provider, we have sounds and we love them again right??.

OVERALL OPINION

J'utise the GT pro for three months.
What I like most is from repeat with this thing under my arm without being forced to take my amp branch because I live on the sound system up and roll my chicken ...
I have not tried it the other sounds of the AB 1200 "my home studio" which led me to this product.
Do not tell me the price I will get angry. I found more than 500 (five hundred) Euros apart on the same new product, it's rather disorder and does not encourage purchase. Notice a thousand Euros, we do not want to rush either.
I do it again this election bought at a price no more expensive and urges that the representative of the brand as its resellers with the product because they are very light on the issue in my area.

Gasworks!

The Boss Roland (pti Thurs dword) had to look too picols or delusions of grandeur but too many effects killing effects.
It's been a bit "is still dla place? We go hands"
the spirit of the machine is more quantity than quality

UTILIZATION

First of the baby seems complex, but after a few hours of practice (with the manual under the nose to the passage is rather convincing) we understand the operation of the machine. If we want the config is simple asser intuitive. on the other hand if we start to want him sticking effects in all directions there will have to be patient. It has great possibilities but you have to spend hours there is less familiar with the effects and how to place them and how to address them.
Product for bidoulleurs, plug'n'players go your way!

SOUND QUALITY

Regarding the effects, if one takes the trouble to settle those are convincing, for if the scales against bulk bah there is soon a beautiful mess!
Personal jsuis convinced of all the effects like delay, chorus, phaser, flanger ... the distos are too impersonal for my taste, they are difféerentes and at the same time are similar, the color is the same, jsuis less convinced. When the amp simulations, there bah It all depends on the use you make of it and the qualifier of "simulation" is not for nothing; to the recording studio is not bad (with good basis of his you can get something correct, I test with a pod I was disgusted m'enfin tastes and colors ...).
Personal j'lutilisai repeating and paronychia is not to have an amp STAP and which saves space and upgrade its bah pretty happy, although he transcribed the personality of the guitar (not as it could of **** pod or you got the same sound if you plug a telecaster squier or!). satisfied on that point.
As against the use with an amp, there is the deception, that you pete relationship that may exist between your guitar and your amp, it's frustrating! With an amp from sticking to the system of the track (I test with my telecaster 78-F30 on a mesa, marshall TSL100, fender hot rod, and an Ashdown head, the disappointment every time while its plugged in live is so enjoy!)
Basically not live with this creature as you do not find the ideal configuration to the risk of feedback that you understand why they are there and sounds pouraves

OVERALL OPINION

I buy there 1 year and a half because I needed all kinds of effects and I had more imperatively amp so it was almost the ideal solution. Anyway he gave me great help. Jme lugging a zoom707II before the change was so radical as you can imagine. It is Assé robust, we mean that a 100kg guy will put his own before the damage (I have a pti glitch with mine with the volume knob general ass who has no guts, he by the garage>>> We regret a bag.)
Given the current market products, jpense it is good value for money.

If I Devaya again the choice of a multi effects in its class I will opt instead for the ToneLab SE, but I do not regret my choice

Robust technology
small problem because with bosses they could have a USB

UTILIZATION

The config is pretty hard at first but was normal with numrique
But the beast under control very quickly one can change what you want
Yes we must know how to use or you'll lose and you have all sounds rotten

SOUND QUALITY

Very nice efffet modulation type phaser, flanger, delay, pedal bend, tremolo
The delay is great and you can really have delusions with the reverse delay
small flat for the reverb, but it's going
against the distortion in the original they are ugly and garish
So the solution is to make patches with no preamp distortion and equalize after
The qualizer it will turn ugly and horrible little distos into sounds monstrous and standards

I leave for qualisation low normal, I cut a little middles from a 800 KHz and cons I turn a lot of acute (type - 10dB) to 4 or 5 kHz, plus a low-pass 8 or 11 kHz.

And it's magic

OVERALL OPINION

Very good stuff but for those who love the look and sound hack for hours
I deprecated those who not want to take the lead as the GT8 MUST be taken out of the head sounds good

Everything has been previously mentioned, all sorts of effects are present virtually (sorry no talk box) is the numerical but not a rack

UTILIZATION

Configuration quite simple if you just presets selectable via the large knob and then just occasionally to read what is below the knobs to turn on even if you have to search for and enjoy everything that can discourage if you ca passion no.
The edition is quite easy because it is not necessary to refer to the manual.
The manual is rather sufficient for the worst when you see the number of people who can not be lost if only one was not antisocial

SOUND QUALITY

The effects are effective but do not have the same fishing with a set of pedals and then the rest of this digital so it sounds pretty cold at the base but hey there is something truly love.
I use it with my guitar for home, rehearsal or concert I think there's nothing like a set of pedals, is less to the experimental or very thorough with the synthetic love.
I love electro effects, the different wah and funky gadgets etc.

OVERALL OPINION

I IT CAN BE USED for about a year.
I love the wide range of effects, like the little side synthetic and congestion when traveling.
Before buying it so I board not tried to effect abortion and wanted a lot of choices and see all guitar effects before creating my set.
The price / quality ratio is very good because it was a real plant that gives you all the same for your money.
I would do this choice because it is a good start to engage the effect, play at home and be able to have a package of possible sounds.
But the few negatives mentioned, and after hearing the sound of pedals simple I should not put more than 8

* 200 Dusina patches, 140 user memory.
* 44 catgories deffets, 13 blocks deffets simultanment available.
* Setting Free the string deffets: every effect can influence the signal s o you want.
Linsert deffets external loop can be nimporte o the road in the signal.
* SOLO switch to boost the sound.
* AMP CONTROL to select channels else on your guitar amp.
* 24-bit converters and output numrique (coaxial) for high-resolution lenregistrement.
* A / D Conversion 24 bit + AF mthode.
* Convert N / A 24 bits.
* Frquence dchantillonnage 44.1kHz.
* Memoirs of rglages 340: 140 (user) + 200 (preset).
* Level dentre rated: INPUT: -10 dBu RETURN: -10 dBu.
Impdance dentre * INPUT: 1MW, RETURN: 220kΩ.
* Nominal Output Level OUTPUT: 0dBu, SEND: -10 dBu.
Impdance * OUTPUT: 2kΩ, SEND: 2kΩ.
* Output numrique EIAJ CP1201, S / P DIF.
* Dynamic 100dB or more (IHF-A) notch 16 characters, 2 lines.
* (Rtro light LCD) 2 characters, 7 segments (LED).
* Connectors INPUT, OUTPUT jacks L (MONO) / R, PHONES jack, jack SEND, RETURN jack, DIGITAL OUT (coaxial), AMP 1 / 4 (mono) x2).
Things missing even a USB port, which would t more practical than a MIDI output.

UTILIZATION

At the beginning it is clear, but it ca palm APRS is his instinctive use of the bte

The manual, uh bah in fact I have never read it all xD but I can say that it does not explain all of the functions ...

SOUND QUALITY

Then, it trs simple if you want to get something you have interest be patient, even if it's not worth thinking you can resell dj .
I made it my at least 3 or 4 months before we know him to get these guts (I've had seven months), now I can guarantee you that all the sounds of the can (I mean ALL) are usable the clean sounds like distos trs are good bills. With a little delay and chorus added a disto (I forget which), I make a clean sound for solos. For clean sounds, it is little bah prs same except I do not put a delay, but the reverb and a little chorus and it's killing her!
But I advise you not to put too much gain, put in the bare minimum, do not bother to make the big redneck and to put the max ...
A good outside, there are many effects that are not used much like the sitar, 2xchorus ...
Update: I have a new amp, an Ashdown Fallen Angel DSP 60 and the GT-8 sounds of thunder and Pali lack of midrange and treble of the amp
The effects sound perfectly

OVERALL OPINION

Strengths:
- Very practical when it is known to use it,
- The quality of sound that can be achieved by fiddling,
- It feels solid under foot joints jump xD

Weaknesses:
- Difficult to ACCS in the beginning,
- The sounds unnecessary

I use it now for seven months, the report qualitprix trs is good, I had a multi-purpose behringher (I know how his s'crit) cot 80 euros but the boss Vidament it does not measure up xD.
Exprience with (and a little over Thun) I bought a combo while non-xD lamps. DCON just no experience with the course that I do it again this choice ^ ^

And I repeat the two words-cls, the two key words that any user of GT-8 must remember: Patience and Perseverance

Modification: The pedals are much better with a good amp, it leaves all these guts
and it is beautiful

Full Pdalier trs. over 40 simulations, thirty distos, while the effects imaginable, multiple connections, several functions exclussives etc ...

UTILIZATION

This is ironic ... The pdalier is easy to use because all the block have their effects activate button and lots of pots for editers, so have not lost in menus ... But to really make the best of death we must hack! The original patches are bad and there are so many paramtres if we can lose at beginners. Prvoyer 2 or 3 months of learning ...

SOUND QUALITY

The prampli is, at the same level as the POD, but sounds DIFFERENT. It seems to ring less than the POD to beginners, but with the hack it is more versatile. The distortions are nice, sounds less than their analog equivalent, but the distortion pedals 30 in a machine we do not pleindra too. The effects sound''studio''in the sense that they sound clean and prcis, lacks a bit of''vibe''and warmth, but this is not standard prs all multi-effects. What I drang most is the color it brings to her is loss of precision, the sound''veil''. They could have put better converter.

OVERALL OPINION

In gnral, the GT-8 is a good multi-effects trs. It sounds good, built solidly and possde almost all that can DSIR. Trs good report quality price. On the next version (if they make one) is that "they amliorent the quality converters, adds a signal lamp (why not) and they do sound effects more''vintage.''Tr s good buy if you like tweaking, I prfre the POD, Tonelab SE or zoom.