Boss ME-25 tutorial with HIDDEN FEATURES!
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- The Boss ME-25 has a reasonably easy operating system, but there are a couple of tricks that don't come naturally ...and one that is completely hidden: The noise suppressor function.
One useful feature not in the video is this. If you hold down the "Exit" button while in the editing mode, you can spin the Drive, Tone, and Volume knobs to see what their current values are without changing them. Useful for checking out what a setting is before changing it so you know where you started.
No way! This thing is so full of secrets :)
I watched the entire video and finally found what I was looking for in the comments 😊. Thank you my friend!
This is exactly what I was looking for
Amazing thank you
best me-25 tutorial on the internet
That's an awesome compliment, Roy. Thanks for watching Gearfacts!
@@gearfacts its true
Not sure if I missed it but one more thing is that you can change bass, mid, and highs of the preamp by long pressing the preamp button until it flashes quickly. Then, the parameter 1, 2 and 3 become low, mid, highs respectively. Great tutorial!
And a great comment - thank you! The comments for this video are becoming better than the actual manual :)
I've been using this unit for 2 years, and I still learned some new stuff from this video! 😳, thanks!! 😊 🙏
Awesome, I'm glad it was useful for you :) :) Gerafacts
I have not bought another pedal since I got this ! Especially because of the looping capability on it.
This helped me out so much! I have had this pedal for around 5 years and I never read the manual - which means I never worked out that pressing the 'write' and 'edit' button together takes you to the main part of the damn pedal! Absolute lifesaver!
Glad to assist, Callum :) #gearfacts
Haha same here!
Finally! I found a tutorial video that shows you how to use this thing without a bunch of super technical blah blah blah. And I have read the manual and that was like reading a foreign language. Thank you so much for making this video.
That's very nice feedback GC, thanks for commenting :) #gearfacts
I bought this unit four years ago and tried to use off and on over that time...never could figure out how to actually use it properly. Thanks for the video!
THanks so much eblazer :)
I have watched a lot of tutorials and read the manual of the me25 but I could never fully understand it. Your tutorial makes it really easy to understand. Thanks a lot mate.
A pleasure mate :) Gearfacts
Had one for 3 years...even read the manual..ur tutorial has helped out incredibly..thank u very much sir...
That's great to hear man, thanks for watching :) Gearfacts
Brilliant overview. Couldn't be more perfect. Thanks for taking the time to make this stellar tutorial!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for sharing this information!
I bought one about 12 years ago and it was the first pedal I’ve ever bought. I recently started playing again and I’m taking lessons.
I had no clue what the stuff on the pedal was years ago. Now I think it was a good investment if had stayed with it lol
Great to hear it's still in the collection :)
Woooow, noise gate! 4 years... and i learn something new. Thanks.
Glad to help!
I bought this pedal when I was 15, and I was so confused by it that I took it back two days later, saying it didn't do what I wanted..
After talking to the guitar shop dude for a bit, and him showing me how it worked, I went home really satisfied with this product, and I got years of use out of it, not just for guitar, but keyboards, bass, synths. It's a fantastic product.
It definitely has a learning curve. GF
This intro to the ME-25 is AWSOME! Thank you so much - saved me hours of reading the f. manual!
haha that was the idea! Glad it was helpful :) GF
Choice video. A detail for the looper pedal. Hold down for 3 seconds . It will flash slowly and its now on standby. When yr ready to record tap it again and it will flash fast and record. When yr done recording tap It again and the light will stay on as it plays back. Took me a bit longer than 30 secs to work that out . And a violinists youtube post helped . Next step customizing the factory presets. If yr old and easily frustrated like me these lessons are godsends. Thanks .
Awesome, this thread is becoming better than the manual!
I bought this unit about 5 years ago and literally didn't open it at all until a year ago. Great unit.
Ha, yeah I’ve got a few pedals waiting in line like that!
Excellent no-nonsense review. I bought one of these pedals yesterday which was advertised on Gumtree and it's sat in my car as we speak being quarantined due to the Corona virus issues and your review is a very welcome visual introduction to its use which will no doubt save the frustration of searching through the manual;.
One thing I do find curious... who are these morons who would click the thumbs down button?
Very supportive comment - thank you!
Thank you, good Sir! I was just about to apply the fine-adjustment sedge hammer. You saved my 25.
Woah, that's some temper! haha
Thank you for this great tips on Me-25. I been looking for this quite sometimes, just yesterday, my dream came true. I am so excited and can't believed this pedal is great and easy to handle after watching your video. Once again, you rock my day " Gearfacts "
Wonderful! Thanks for your message :) Gearfacts
Very good overview of this unit. I’ve had one for years, but it stayed packed away, as did my Strat, when I was hit with autoimmune diseases 10 years ago. I also have a broken back, even after 2 major surgeries, but am gonna attempt playing again. All this time on my hands, since I can’t work, and it’s maddening. Maybe trying to play will keep my mind busy. I’m just scared my shaky hands and poor dexterity will hinder me. I know I’ll never play like I once could, but I’m hoping this Boss unit will give me enough tricks to make it sound reasonable.
I greatly appreciate your help!
I'm humbled sir, glad the video was helpful! :)
Hope you're OK
@@WesleyWattley-xy4fg thanks so much my friend. I had higher hopes when I wrote this, but have made significant strides. I went from 275Lbs to 195 lbs. not so much on the guitar. Having had two new grandkids 10/26 & 11/06, that alone was enough to keep my momentum going. To overcome the weight gain, which was primarily due to massive amounts of prednisone and inactivity, I started physical therapy.
May Christ heal you ...
I bought this wayback 2019. I sold it after 3 years and buy again in the next day. Until now, Boss ME25 still best for me. Easy to create patch. I know all the secrets of this pedal because I explore it myself 😊
Best tutorial ever. Why couldn't Boss do this? Dude, they owe you money.
Thanks Ernest :) Gearfacts
superb tuition , high quality ,many thanks . now why couldnt boss be that clear
Wow, thank you so much! :) Gearfacts
I couldn't understand the manual
I was going to get rid of mine because it was too complicated until I found your video. Thank you
That's a very satisfying comment for me to receive, thanks Steve :) Gearfacts
i bought mine 2 yrs ago, read manual still didnt catch on so i just put it aside... until today dusted it off and decided to plug it into line6 amp to get more delay and this video help me a butt load ! thank you, bro !
This video has been the most rewarding upload for me, it seems everyone's dusting off their old ME25 units and hearing just what it has to offer. Glad you found the video useful, Satch :) Gearfacts
Fantastic, thank you. Had this pedal a while and was considering getting rid as I couldn’t get it to do anything apart from heavy distortion. This is really helpful.
Glad it helped!
I think this proves that the ME-25 can be just as good as many other pedals today. You can find this pedal for cheaper than a lot of pedals. If you want a Boss-ME 25 to sound better I recommend you place a spare short guitar cable or headphone adapter into the headphone slot when using a daw or an amp and that makes it sound way more realistic to me. I am still so surprised how good some of the clean settings are and you can almost any amp you use this with sound more Jazzy. One thing I didn't like about this pedal is that you could not control the rate of chorus which is why I bought a separate chorus pedal, but I love everything else about this pedal. Heck, I'd even try using some of the settings as a boost for a tube amp. I love when good things are very user friendly and I can say this is super user friendly. For playing I might write down what some of the patches are for each song I would play. In my mind Boss is still the King in terms of sound quality of classic effects. For a mix with a whole band, I might have turned the bass down in the eq a bit, but this still sounds good.
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I bought this pedel the first year it came out I still have it, works flawless to this day and didn't even know it had a noise suppression lmao game changer!
Yeah man it's one of the classics :) #gearfacts
I found the manual hard to read and many people shelve these units because of that. So Thanks for your demo.
Glad it was helpful!
Just looking up this pedal for nostalgia reasons. This was the pedal I got when I started to practice and gig more. My buddy had gotten an me-70 but, I knew I would be patch swapping to change a lot of pentameters at one time as opposed to really using any stomp features. This worked perfectly as I just setup my patches in order of my set list, so first few patches were my rhythm followed by lead then a clean tone and then back to the rhythm tone I was using. It also had the same sound quality as the 70 and the freeze function on the pedal was a lot of fun. I think I am gonna find a used one and get it to play around with.
Yeah do it 👍 Thanks for watching
Much better tutorial than Boss put out. Geared to an Engineer - not an 8th grader! Nice job!
Thanks man, I really appreciate the feedback :) Gearfacts
You have a commentator voice, that’s amazing I love it, it hypnotizes me😍😍
:) Gearfacts
The BEST ME 25 tutorial on RUclips. Quick and to the point and very understandable. Great job man! Thanks.
Thanks man, it's nice to get that feedback from you, because just one hour ago a guy called me a dickhead and said that my video was a waste of time. I guess he had a very important meeting to get to...
At 2:40, I might mention that there are TERTIARY Parameter functions to some of the buttons.
If you hold down the 'Drive' button after entering 'Edit Mode', you can mess with the 3rd Parameters of the Memory. In this case, it's the 'Treble', 'Mid' and 'Bass' of the Drive Amps.
But, I haven't tried the other buttons yet...and I got this pedal back in 2010!!! Still learning, I am. Young Jedis unite!
That's a cool tip, NHM! This thread is becoming a better resource than the original manual :) GF
GENIUS! Why did I never read this in the manual?!?! (Did I EVER read the manual? Probably not) I didn't even know the thing had treble mid and bass until I downloaded that awesome app someone made to edit the thing in windows. But now I've switched to MAC and newest Mac's don't even recognise this thing as a device so I am totally stuck without it, but YES now I can scoop my mids!! EXCELLENT! Thank you!!!
I’m an old Jedi, but still uniting!
Why am I watching this? I don't even own one!
Coz it's Gearfacts, man!
because you want one
I got one!
Thanks man. I really want to master this thing. I bought one years ago but now I really love the guitar again.
Great, I'm glad you found it useful :) #gearfacts
Awesome tutorial guys! I can play okay guitar but units like the Boss ME-25 have always sent me into a dizzy spin out from which there has never ever been a recovery. I have tried units like this and have never ever cracked one...until now...I have had the ME 25 guy for a while and thanks to your tutorial I am gunna nut this one out and get going with it. Thanks again.
Flattering message, Hilton! Thanks from Gearfacts :)
I bought this pedal off my friend a year ago and had no idea you could do this! So cool! :D thank you for the tutorial! :)
GLad it was helpful! :) Gearfacts
JUST ONE IMPORTANT DETAIL that has been overlooked is the fact that when you´re EDITING THE DRIVE/AMP effect and when it´s blinking, PRESS that DRIVE/AMP BUTTON AGAIN for just, say 2 seconds, then it starts to FLASH FASTER THAN USUAL WHICH MEANS you can use THE DRIVE,TONE and VOLUME CONTROL as an AMP´S TONE CONTROL ; DRIVE (BASS), TONE(MIDS), and VOLUME(TREBLE). \m/
Cheers Henry, all contributions are welcome :) Gearfacts
Had one of these laying around for a year. Had no idea you could set it up like that. Many thanks!
Yeah get into it, it's worth a go.
Many. Thanks Mr gear. Facts would not had a clue that's the best the best tutorial i have seen. Best regards
Excellent tutorial! Like others that have exceptional videos on YT the manufactures should pay the creator for use on their company website. Amazing how many reps fail miserably explaining their products.
Thanks RD, was great to get that feedback :) Gearfacts
Wow ive had this pedal for many years but i didnt know about all theese functions! Thank you.
No problem RP7!
if you hold the preamp it will begin to flash rapidly you then can set param 1 2 and 3 as bass mids and treble
Ah another hidden feature! I should redo this vid with all the new things we've learned here
I owned one of these for like a decade now, and I did not know about the noise suppression!
Same :) #gearfacts
its crazy how many ppl dont know how to use this lol. i just got mine a week ago from ebay, scored for 60 bucks. im a beginner, 33 yr old beginner lol. but most this stuff i was able to figure out, i mean its kind of inutuitive really, n the editing by going to the set value first to get it to move, well i figured that out pretty quick by moving the dial, then realizing, oh i see, ... anyways, i did learn some stuff, an look forward to learning more, great video, thanks alot. drummers rule!!! but guitarists are pretty cool too;) we'll see if my mindset changes after i become better at guitar lol
You play a rehearsal using drum sets on multi effects ..but you cant use a drum set and play guitar or synth ...so what u cant on a seum you can on a multi effects ..ao drums doesn't rule.fyitarists or keyboard player rules ..
Excellent tutorial brother
Glad it was useful, thanks for watching Gearfacts man
Boss should be paying you for this video (their documentation leaves much to be desired). Thanks for your guidance!
haha thanks Bill :) #gearfacts
Awesome who need's a manual! When you have a tutorial like this killer job... I have no manual for mine it was lost in battle... So in 10 minute's my whole life has changed. Haha I've had this pedal for nearly a yr now... Love the Pedal alway's knew there was way more to it...
Yep, it's one of Boss's finest. Glad the video was helpful!
I just got 1... Pawn shop, $99 usD...
A friend of mine had a bigger
model, don't remember the name... Mine is similar but smaller. I know his cost bout $700 or more.
I'm happy with mine, and it's got U.S.B. bay bee !!!
@@gearfacts Yeah BRA, thank you for your help. You Rock
There is also a feature where you hold exit and then push memory up, memory down, or memory solo and it will show different things. No idea what it does, but it is there lol.
Thank you ! Nice tutorial .... cut to the quick \m/ !
Best tutorial on this unit. Deserved another comment 🎸
Glad you liked it!
Great demo. Really helped me. Thanks a million.
Drifterklod good to hear, thanks for watching Gearfacts :)
In edit mode, If you hold down an effect button, it will start to flash quickly to edit the equilizer of that effect. Did not played with it a lot so I dont know if it works for every effects but it's another hidden feature :)
Nicolas Leroux Nice one Nicholas! Thanks for that :)
Good, quick tutorial.
:) Gearfacts
We don't need no stinkin' manual. Thanks for posting!
haha ...I hope there'll always be a place for quick video tuorials though ;) GF
Thank you so much what a huge help :-) I just wondered how do I switch between the pedal functions? Thank you 🙂
Yes this question has come up before. I didn't cover it at the time and now I don't have this pedal so... argh! I think some other people might have commented about it below. Happy scrolling, sorry i couldn't be more help!
Thanks for the info, really liking more my boss me 25.
You're welcome A2R, thanks for watching Gearfacts :)
does it have a drum machine?
no.
This was much needed. Thank you!
Nicee, thanks mate!
Thanks dude! Incredibly helpful 🙏 keep us in the loop 😉👊
Thanks PG for watching :) #gearfacts
@@gearfacts right back at ya! Thanks for being there doing what you know best 🙏❤️
I remember borrowing one from a friend of mine for one week, and the sounds blew me away, especially the clean sounds, the looper, and the volume/wah pedal. I wish I had one of these so I can play with it every day.
Thanks, bro!
No problem!
Does anyone have this issue where the solo pedal is inverted? Like when it’s on it’s more quiet
Thank you
A pleasure :)
Great tutorial ! Thanks so much.
Cheers Jeff, I hope it was helpful. Thanks for watching Gearfacts :)
Hey! Do you think the ME-25 would be worth a try for a begginer like me in 2020? From what I've seen it seems pretty good.
I wouldn't describe it as a begginer's pedal really - too fiddly to use and understand. For a beginner I'd recommend one of the lower-end Zoom pedals (G1xon or similar) as it'll provide a much better education about hos effects inter-relate.
@@gearfacts Not *that* much of a begginer, heh. I've done a lot of music already, mostly keyboard stuff. I know how effects corelate and so on. My begginer-ishness was more about guitar itself, as I've only actually been playing the guitar for a year or so. My question was rather reffering to it's quality. I'm not expecting much, after all it's digital, but I would like to know if the versitality is good, and the overall sound quality. I'm asking since I've found a really good deal for it, and it seems to fit most of my needs.
@@squarebox5953 I just got one can't go wrong with boss ! Get it!!!
straight to the point..nice guy
That's the way I like to keep my videos :) Thanks for watching Gearfacts!
Exactly! Clear, concise, gets on with it, and gives you all the info you need to know without a lot of hulabaloo. Wish they could all be so on point! I just picked up a second one of these in mint condition (don't think the person used it more than 10 minutes) so I can have a spare, as well as keep one in another rig bag. I've had my first one since 2010, and have used it on hundreds of gigs. Great piece of kit!
I thought I was a tolerably quick study until I bought one of these. Wondering now how to remove an option, like comp/fx or preamp, from a patch. Perhaps you just select one & set it to zero.
When you're in the edit mode, you press the buttons at the top left to turn individual effects on of off.
@@gearfacts Thanks. You're right. If the light is off the effect is too.
my solo/tap tempo is backwards i think in regards of volume. when the light is on, i assume it would be boosted. But it goes lower. How do i change it so it boost when the light is on..ie change the volume...thanks great video...;)
you have to go on edit mode, press solo and turn volume up, i think that would work
@@alejandrodanieldelfino4011 Thanks, yes i tried that, maybe it was not enough. Thanks again.
Best one i've seen 👍👍👍
Thanks JB
Great tuatorial.One question, do you put this machine through the effects loop on your amp?
I go direct, but you can use the effects loop if you want to. Some ppl find it sounds better that way, especially if your amp has tone that you really love :) Gearfacts
very good video thanks for helping me with my Me 25
Glad to help :)
Another fantastic review!Much appreciated mate!
Heaps more to come mate. Although I haven't done a multi effects unit in a while...
THANKS, GEAR!
Any time! And hey if you feel like returning the favor it'd be great if you could share Gearfacts on your social media ;)
Excellent video and its helped me a lot, thank you.
Hi John, that's really nice to hear. It's a good unit for the price I think (and I've tried many!) Gearfacts
how to do a "patch call method" for live like zoom multi effects processor?
Thank you my english its very bad and i did understand you better than an others in my lenguage (spanish) really very thanks :)
Man, I only speak one language, so you are doing better than me! haha I just use google translate most of the time :) Gearfacts
Hey bro you missed a detail - you can set pedal to allow immediate parameter change by holding exit and selecting “n1” with up pedal. Peace.
Haha we’re building up a pretty goo collection of things I missed here! Cheers man
Very helpful video. I can’t find anything on importing patches from other music libraries to tone central for my me25. Any suggestions?
How do you get the solo pedal to increase volume instead of tap delay tempo?
Thanks for the video let us know if there is any other neat tricks you know
Thanks for watching Gearfacts :)
Very informative! Thank you!
Thanks for watching Gearfacts :)
Solid 7min thanks GFs!
Thank you CC :) #gearfacts
i have a question, i put a effect on FX Pedal and saved the preset but what if i want the FX Pedal to go back to normal and just control the volume? please someone help me
Hi! My boss ME-25 turns on and goes straight to memory number 58 and freezes once it’s there. Nothing to be done but disconnecting the input power on. Any ideas on what the issue might be? Cheers
Try a factory reset:1. Press and hold the EXIT button and the MEMORY down pedal-”FA” appears in the display. 2. Press WRITE twice.
Fantastic tutorial! Thanks man.
Glad it was helpful and thanks for watching Gearfacts (pls share!)
Hey this is the best video for me 25 thankyou! Just two questions if thats ok? Does it have an equalizer? Also are all the slots rewritable and are all the preinstalled sounds ready to go or isceach slot just left open to make what sound you like? Much appreciated
Thank you! And the answer is yes to the EQ, and yes you can create your own patches. I can't remember exactly how many of them, but you can create and save at least 25 patches.
@@gearfacts thats brilliant cheers mate. really was a great video just a straight forward no bullshit video 10 minuites bang know how to work it.. cheers much love
The manual wasn't clear to me. Thanks for making technology translation.
I'm pleased that it was helpful for you :) GF
thanks for the video, that was really useful. ahh the good old EDIT mode....I was expecting the Boss ME 25 to have functionality like that but I couldn't figure it out, even after reading the manual. so if I want a patch for just Tremolo, or just Rotary, can I select the effect, adjust settings to suit me then save it?? I wish I could rename them something useful, my old Zoom machine allowed a 6 char name..
Yes. You don't need to set anything besides the effect. Just edit and only light on the effect. You can even use the 25 just for effects alone. I own my 25 since 2011 and I started buying some pedals and slowly stopping using that effect on the 25. The thing is that I never went through with that because of the sheer amount of value of the thing. I only use the distortion of the amp for high gain and the rest of the effects all come from the 25
You made it !!! Fanastic Intruction ! greetz from Germoney
Thank you LT - I hope to visit Germany one day :) Gearfacts
Great help! Any chance you could do a reverse delay?
Amazing board.. Why have Boss stopped making and selling these? I'm getting one used, your video helped encourage me even more!
Yep, it punches way above its weight.
Got mine today, love it already, including the hidden noise suppressor! Thx again:)
@@VinePest how do you get the noise gate on the me 25?
GREAT VIDEO
Toby Axford wow, all capitals - thanks Toby! Gearfacts
why do several report theirs wont work with batteries?
I know this pedal is old but I love the effects. I’ve just started using it again. However, how to I move a factory patch over to my existing patches that I created?
Just go to the factory patch you like, press STORE (or is it "save", I can't remember!) once, navigate to the user patch and press STORE again. You should get a perfect copy of the factory patch in your user location. And yes I agree, this model has absolutely stood the test of time, it sounds great :)
Nice well said
:) Thank you
Thank you for this video
No worries!
Thank you for the awesome video! This has brought my boss back to life! Question: How to I take the “pedal effect” off? It’s set to freeze and I can change it to either wah or the octaves but can I just take it off and not have those effects? Hope that made since
Hmmm, too long ago my friend, I can't remember! Google "Boss ME25 pdf" and the manual will appear first result :) Gearfacts
Gearfacts Aright no problem. Thanks man! I’ll do that :)
Edit Mode, push on the pedal until indicator is off. Gl
is there a true bypass feature to eliminate the unit from the chain if wanted ?
I don't think so
Thanks