Ridiculously easy to use once the ground work is done and so so flexible. It really is the best time to be a guitarist these days. Thank you so much for the demo. Also loved to hear some of the pedals i hadn't heard before
Thanks Brett you crammed some sound into this session. You gave me some great ideas as to how I run my signal chain. Some things are just common sense but I followed every little bit logged into the ES-8 mate you nailed it, what an awesome piece of kit. You introduced me to liquid ambience......same thing gotta have the detail. Great work mate you make every word just like everyday sense and no dry as a bone lifeless words. Between yourself and Pete Thorn I'm where I want to be within the sound.
Excellent video, best I have seen on ES8 with concise descriptions. I downloaded the manual and in usual fashion Boss are not great on giving examples as I found with the RC300. I think you may have just switched me to getting one.
@ Tony W I can't reply to you (or anyone else) if your 'reply' option is grayed out. All credits for the gear are below the video. Free The Tone supplied all of the solderless jacks and cable. It's the best around.
yeah that's weird I can't reply to Toni or the guy after him either but I can reply to you and some others. weird RUclips. nice router pedal Burgs - very useful.
Picked up a Cali76 CD because of this video. Great unit for not only compressing but for sweetening your sound. And very transparent. Oh and due to this video the Boss Es-8 as well. lol
Great video Brett. Greetings from Tasmania. I am a regular viewer of your videos. I was thinking of getting a Carl Martin Octa-switch. But, I think I'll invest in this one instead the Boss ES-8. Good work.
Thanks for this. its super useful as i've been looking in to getting one of these and i await your MIDI video as i'm really interested in the MIDI capability of this.
I want one!!! Man, this is a great value. Absolutely amazing features. The way I play though, I probably don't need it since I feel like I leave everything on, stack, and tweak knobs with my foot depending on the moment. Oh well, I'll buy one anyway.
Great video. I have the gigrig g2 at the moment and love it. I like this but as always I still see the downside. They need to put a small screen above each foot switch so everything is named and when you bank up or down it switches so you know what everything is. Also I think it needs more than 8 inputs really. Other than that it's excellent. Let's hope they release an updated version or an even more pro version. At least they have released a small version of the Cali 76 finally !!! Woooo
always wanted to leard to play guitar since I was a young boy - now I'm an old man and the last thing I want to do is learn to play guitar. I invested in a good guitar and amp, got a pedalboard some effects similar to what you have, with the last 3 being strymon (timeline) (Mobius) (Big sky) have it all set up with a Boss ES-8, I'm learning but I would love to see you do the MIDI episode you talked about. Sounds Great
Thanks for the info Brett. I've been looking for a pedal switcher for a little while now, and your video really helps me decide on spending a bit more for this model. I'm looking forward to your "102" video for midi control. I'm wondering if Boss or Eventide have better info on how to get the Eventide under control for creating presets. I've been using my iPad to control my Eventide H9 for about a year, but I like the idea of controlling it via the Boss es. Thanks again. Happy new year.
Hi Brett, Just got an ES-8 myself. I’m just wondering how your are running your rig ? Is it some kind of a wet / dry rig running in front input of the amps or are you using the effect loops of the amps ? Also, are you using one preamp send going back to return on each amp or are you using the two preamps which means Left : send amp 1 / return amp 1 + send amp 2 / return amp 2 ? I am wondering where to plug my mobius since I would like to go stereo for chorus, vibe, Trem... but my problem is that I like vibe before overdrive. And of course it is not possible to move a stereo loop in front of a mono one. It seems you are running your mobius in mono on your board ?
pedally sounding gain stages... in m using amp preamps in my true bypass switcher for gain (orange,Marshall,boogie,van weelden) i use a germanium treble booster + muffroom fuzz to push the amps
great video! I was curious cause I'm considering getting one of these. My amp has 5 external channel switching jacks. I noticed this unit has 3 external control jacks but for each jack it says it controls 2. Would something like a single to dual trs cable to be used to control 2 channels from 1 jack? Hope that makes sense..
Hi Brett, just wondered with the ES8 do you have to use a ground loop such as a the Lehle P-Split to make sure your amps don't suffer ground hum? Or is the ES8 internally equipped?
***** Great Demo Man! I am thinking of getting me one of these as well, but there are some things i was not able to figure out yet... Maybe you could take a short look at the MIDI controlling of the es8? Especially in consideration of the MIDI-routing and how to wire that whole thing up and which possibilities you have via MIDI??? And is it possible to extend the es8 via midi (e.g. with the midi4x from GLab)? and how could that all possibly work out? Thanks for your help! kind regards, joe
@brent kingman What kind of plugs & patch cables are you running out of the back of the ES-8? I'm instant on soldering my cables but the trade off is it seems that only the solder-less cables have small plugs. I don't need Lava Cable small but your plugs look considerably smaller than my GLS 1/4"s. I have pancake plugs for my pedals but obviously the ES-8 requires straight plugs for the loops section.
Thanks for this video! It's not too long and gives a good idea about the possibilities of the system. One question: Are the changes of preset immediate? I just tried the tc electronic g-system for a few days and decided to send it back because it actually takes some time for the effects to kick in when you change preset, which I cannot afford in the band I'm playing. I'm considering buying this, but I'd like to know if I won't have the same problem.
Question about the ES - 5. I am planning on getting a switcher. My chain is the following: Tuner - TC spark mini booster (loop 1) - Drive pedal (loop 2) - Delay pedal (loop 3) - Tremolo pedal (loop 4) - Reverb pedal (loop 5) I have a dual drive pedal that I like to mod with a TRS connection so I can control my 2 pedals independed. Can I use the ext ctl to connect this via the TRS connection so i can control the 2 sides of the pedal via this way?
Interested in getting one of these, but I'm curious about how you are able to run certain pedals through the ES8 and the amp's effects loop at the same time? So basically, I understand that you can just put pedals like an overdrive, distortion, compressor or wah into the ES8 like demonstrated in the video, as they are pedals that you'd typically run through the front of the amp, but how would you put modulation and delay/reverb type pedals through an amp's effects loop whilst making sure that they go through the ES8 so that you can switch them in and out like the others? I'm sure it's an easy solution that i've totally missed, but I really have no clue how I'd wire this thing up that way. Great video btw Brett, you definitely know your stuff! :)
great board i have done similar ...need some help though what was your midi settings to change the strymon patches as i can't get them to work ? ...hope you can help cheers Tony
Brett I also have the ES-8 and am currently building my pedalboard. Would you happen to know if the George L angled cable kits will work? I'm worried since the jacks are close together on the ES-8 that the angled plugs would not give clean room to the next set of jacks. Thanks!
Burg, Does it support Midi Mapping for the devices. ie...Patch one can call up say 21 on the mobius, and say 90 on the eventide? Or is it like all the others 1=1, 2=2 etc.... I'm used to old school good midi stuff, and having issues with pedal controllers that cant do the in depth stuff. Cheers!
Thanks for doing this Brett. Really looking forward to giving one of these a try. Does this allow for the Wampler Plexi Deluxe to have the boost switch? Or is that just a separate hit the button yourself?
Can you cover the Carryover feature please? I'm having some trouble getting it working. The manual isn't very detailed. I've got all of the basic functions working fine.
I was thinking all the way through, does it do tap tempo, I'm weighing up whether to buy G2 and this one and yes it does. Question is, presumably tap tempo works via MIDI or is it for pedals that have compatible tap tempo external pedal?
SO, IF you wanted to use a BOSS NS-2 and you have 3 different overdrives, how would you assign the NS-2 to work with the all of them. I don't need to combine the overdrives. Just always have the NS-2 with the overdrives only.
Brett, thanks so much for the ES8 group link, its been a big help. Ive a question, what jacks and cable are you using on that board? Are the straight and 90' jacks from the same brand? Thanks again!
Awesome Demo!!! If your able to answer me; I have a couple of question regarding the effect loop of the amp and noise suppression. Does the ES-8 have the ability to route pedals thru the efx loop?If you use a nose gate, noise suppressor, or any other kind noise reduction pedal; how are you using the with the ES-8 and if not, how would you recommend using such pedals with the ES-8? Again, Awesome Demo.Thanks David
Great video as always. Pretty much made up my mind on getting an ES8. Thanks for posting. Can't wait for the midi demo of the ES8.
Dude that's like the mintest sound iv heard in a long time, sounds absolutely gorgeous my friend.
Ridiculously easy to use once the ground work is done and so so flexible. It really is the best time to be a guitarist these days. Thank you so much for the demo. Also loved to hear some of the pedals i hadn't heard before
Brett, this is simply a fantastic sounding board! Love your reviews!
I just bought one of these after watching your thorough video (and a few others). Thanks for the demo. Love that Plexi pedal also.
Thanks Brett you crammed some sound into this session. You gave me some great ideas as to how I run my signal chain. Some things are just common sense but I followed every little bit logged into the ES-8 mate you nailed it, what an awesome piece of kit. You introduced me to liquid ambience......same thing gotta have the detail. Great work mate you make every word just like everyday sense and no dry as a bone lifeless words. Between yourself and Pete Thorn I'm where I want to be within the sound.
Amazing! and completely beyond my playing ability. Great demo Brett as per usual.
Best video i've seen on this product. SOLD. Thank you, Brett!
Amazing video! Thanks for showing exactly what I needed to know.
Great production quality BTW
Wow that board sounds great. Great job, and cool vid.
Brilliant sounds and awesome demo . Keep on rocking that rad Tele !
That is a very impressive piece of hardware. Also a very impressive job of cabling it all together.
Not only a good switcher demo, but also helpful to hear various pedals.
Very flexible and powerful. Also killer sounds!
An unusual but very musical & playable setup. Thanks Brett!
Best video ever on that es-8! been waiting for this. Cant´t wait for the next video. Please show us how to program the midi stuff. Cheers :)
omg makes my moen gc9 look archaic. This thing is sooo flexible!!! keep up the good work!
Excellent video, best I have seen on ES8 with concise descriptions. I downloaded the manual and in usual fashion Boss are not great on giving examples as I found with the RC300. I think you may have just switched me to getting one.
Great tones! Really nice on the ears.
The routing makes this a dream come true. I just went for the Fractal FX8 for the sake of routing options. This is making me have second thoughts.
Great demo and awesome tone!
@ Tony W I can't reply to you (or anyone else) if your 'reply' option is grayed out. All credits for the gear are below the video. Free The Tone supplied all of the solderless jacks and cable. It's the best around.
yeah that's weird I can't reply to Toni or the guy after him either but I can reply to you and some others. weird RUclips. nice router pedal Burgs - very useful.
Great tone brother. Thanks for sharing 🤘😫
Picked up a Cali76 CD because of this video. Great unit for not only compressing but for sweetening your sound. And very transparent. Oh and due to this video the Boss Es-8 as well. lol
Great video Brett. Greetings from Tasmania. I am a regular viewer of your videos. I was thinking of getting a Carl Martin Octa-switch. But, I think I'll invest in this one instead the Boss ES-8. Good work.
Thanks for this. its super useful as i've been looking in to getting one of these and i await your MIDI video as i'm really interested in the MIDI capability of this.
I really wanna see a midi set up and demo of this pedal! Love your stuff man!
Good informative video. Seems like it's one of the best programmable switchers around.
and people keep complaining about its price,which actually is a steal for a unit like this
Well done….some of those ambient sounds were quite nice!
Although it's a bit pricey, that Boss ES-8 is exactly what I need! I'm sold!
I want one!!! Man, this is a great value. Absolutely amazing features. The way I play though, I probably don't need it since I feel like I leave everything on, stack, and tweak knobs with my foot depending on the moment. Oh well, I'll buy one anyway.
Great video. I have the gigrig g2 at the moment and love it. I like this but as always I still see the downside. They need to put a small screen above each foot switch so everything is named and when you bank up or down it switches so you know what everything is. Also I think it needs more than 8 inputs really. Other than that it's excellent. Let's hope they release an updated version or an even more pro version. At least they have released a small version of the Cali 76 finally !!! Woooo
Great Video Brett !
Tech21 OMG Sound amazing! killer tone!
omg makes my moen gc9 look archaic. This thing is sooo flexible!!! keep up the good work!!@@!!
Great sound!! excellent programing!!!
very nice demo Brett
Great demo!!
Great demo. Thanks.
Really nice sounds great job
Brett Kingman - The King of style, sound and taste in my opinion!!!!!
Awesome review as always Burgs!! That Cali76 though, tasty
hkeith133 and expensive
Obrigado, esclarecedor o review !!!!!
Man I love your playing...
Excellent!! Great use of your awesome sounding pedals too. After all, we know that 'life is too short for bad tone." ;)
Got one! Big bucks on patch cables, but that’s okay. Now trying to explore this great thing!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and knowledge. Excellent stuff. I wish I knew what you know. Lol.
nice pedals and perfect boss es 8
always wanted to leard to play guitar since I was a young boy - now I'm an old man and the last thing I want to do is learn to play guitar. I invested in a good guitar and amp, got a pedalboard some effects similar to what you have, with the last 3 being strymon (timeline) (Mobius) (Big sky) have it all set up with a Boss ES-8, I'm learning but I would love to see you do the MIDI episode you talked about. Sounds Great
Thanks for the info Brett. I've been looking for a pedal switcher for a little while now, and your video really helps me decide on spending a bit more for this model. I'm looking forward to your "102" video for midi control. I'm wondering if Boss or Eventide have better info on how to get the Eventide under control for creating presets. I've been using my iPad to control my Eventide H9 for about a year, but I like the idea of controlling it via the Boss es. Thanks again. Happy new year.
I like that "The Smiths" get a n almost lawsuitable look in. Great review.
Need an Amazon link to those cables.
I like the OCDish pedal and cable mounting! :-)
I just watched this and it's very educational. Have you had the chance to do another video explaining MIDI capabilities?
My God! What a beautiful setup! I just ordered the H9 max today. I had no idea it had a drop tuning in it
dammit I want that boss es8 so bad thanks for the demo great sounding pedals too
Very Cool T style guitar !!
Great, great demo Mr. Kingman B)
+Javi G Thanks, Javi!
This is very cool,and affordable too!
Hi Brett,
Just got an ES-8 myself. I’m just wondering how your are running your rig ? Is it some kind of a wet / dry rig running in front input of the amps or are you using the effect loops of the amps ? Also, are you using one preamp send going back to return on each amp or are you using the two preamps which means Left : send amp 1 / return amp 1 + send amp 2 / return amp 2 ?
I am wondering where to plug my mobius since I would like to go stereo for chorus, vibe, Trem... but my problem is that I like vibe before overdrive. And of course it is not possible to move a stereo loop in front of a mono one. It seems you are running your mobius in mono on your board ?
Awesome!!
Great demo and totally amazing sounds!
Can you please tell what algorithm did you use for the drop D sound on the H9?
Is the tap tempo function using MIDI or using Expression Control?
We need the next instalment!
You can save presets as on This guitar, but with an analog synth like korg volca and save the knob parametters?
OMG sounds pretty good...
pedally sounding gain stages...
in m using amp preamps in my true bypass switcher for gain (orange,Marshall,boogie,van weelden)
i use a germanium treble booster + muffroom fuzz to push the amps
great video!
I was curious cause I'm considering getting one of these. My amp has 5 external channel switching jacks. I noticed this unit has 3 external control jacks but for each jack it says it controls 2. Would something like a single to dual trs cable to be used to control 2 channels from 1 jack? Hope that makes sense..
Hi Brett, just wondered with the ES8 do you have to use a ground loop such as a the Lehle P-Split to make sure your amps don't suffer ground hum? Or is the ES8 internally equipped?
***** Great Demo Man!
I am thinking of getting me one of these as well, but there are some things i was not able to figure out yet... Maybe you could take a short look at the MIDI controlling of the es8? Especially in consideration of the MIDI-routing and how to wire that whole thing up and which possibilities you have via MIDI??? And is it possible to extend the es8 via midi (e.g. with the midi4x from GLab)? and how could that all possibly work out?
Thanks for your help!
kind regards, joe
Hi Brett love your videos. is there an option to route pedals to an fx loop in an amp?
Super sound! 5+
That Wampler PlexiDrive...Good Lord! NEED that pedal in my life!
@brent kingman What kind of plugs & patch cables are you running out of the back of the ES-8? I'm instant on soldering my cables but the trade off is it seems that only the solder-less cables have small plugs. I don't need Lava Cable small but your plugs look considerably smaller than my GLS 1/4"s. I have pancake plugs for my pedals but obviously the ES-8 requires straight plugs for the loops section.
Thanks for this video! It's not too long and gives a good idea about the possibilities of the system.
One question: Are the changes of preset immediate? I just tried the tc electronic g-system for a few days and decided to send it back because it actually takes some time for the effects to kick in when you change preset, which I cannot afford in the band I'm playing. I'm considering buying this, but I'd like to know if I won't have the same problem.
Question about the ES - 5. I am planning on getting a switcher. My chain is the following: Tuner - TC spark mini booster (loop 1) - Drive pedal (loop 2) - Delay pedal (loop 3) - Tremolo pedal (loop 4) - Reverb pedal (loop 5)
I have a dual drive pedal that I like to mod with a TRS connection so I can control my 2 pedals independed. Can I use the ext ctl to connect this via the TRS connection so i can control the 2 sides of the pedal via this way?
Great demo! Can this device send midi cc to a infinity looper or other midi devices?
Interested in getting one of these, but I'm curious about how you are able to run certain pedals through the ES8 and the amp's effects loop at the same time? So basically, I understand that you can just put pedals like an overdrive, distortion, compressor or wah into the ES8 like demonstrated in the video, as they are pedals that you'd typically run through the front of the amp, but how would you put modulation and delay/reverb type pedals through an amp's effects loop whilst making sure that they go through the ES8 so that you can switch them in and out like the others? I'm sure it's an easy solution that i've totally missed, but I really have no clue how I'd wire this thing up that way. Great video btw Brett, you definitely know your stuff! :)
Does this unit have isolation and phase flipping on one of the outputs, when using 2 amps?
great board i have done similar ...need some help though what was your midi settings to change the strymon patches as i can't get them to work ? ...hope you can help cheers Tony
Sweet! Thanks....
Can you override the bank controls (for example) to switch the channel on your amp in Manual mode?
Brett I also have the ES-8 and am currently building my pedalboard. Would you happen to know if the George L angled cable kits will work? I'm worried since the jacks are close together on the ES-8 that the angled plugs would not give clean room to the next set of jacks. Thanks!
Burg, Does it support Midi Mapping for the devices. ie...Patch one can call up say 21 on the mobius, and say 90 on the eventide? Or is it like all the others 1=1, 2=2 etc.... I'm used to old school good midi stuff, and having issues with pedal controllers that cant do the in depth stuff. Cheers!
My friend, how can I separ the modulation pedals to do they work in the send/return channel amp using this switch pedal? Tks.
Thanks for doing this Brett. Really looking forward to giving one of these a try.
Does this allow for the Wampler Plexi Deluxe to have the boost switch? Or is that just a separate hit the button yourself?
Hey Brett... great to see es-8 in action ☺
What are those patch cables/plugs please?
great video great bit of kit and half the price of a g2....
Mate, where could we purchase those thin, right angle patch cables you have there? :)
Can I setup some loops in before the amp input and others in the FX Loop?
Can you cover the Carryover feature please? I'm having some trouble getting it working. The manual isn't very detailed. I've got all of the basic functions working fine.
Killer!
Hello! Is it possible to modify effects real time after changing preset? In other words to use presets and live control?
Great intro video. This thing is really impressive. Can you comment on how the Boss compares with MusicomLab MK IV? Thanks Brett!
I was thinking all the way through, does it do tap tempo, I'm weighing up whether to buy G2 and this one and yes it does. Question is, presumably tap tempo works via MIDI or is it for pedals that have compatible tap tempo external pedal?
Please describe how you make that sound at (10:50) with the Eventide ... that sounds amazing ...
Brett, Ive a question. The tap function you assigned to switch 8, are you sending MIDI clock data or did you assign it via MIDI CC#'s? Thanks.
SO, IF you wanted to use a BOSS NS-2 and you have 3 different overdrives, how would you assign the NS-2 to work with the all of them. I don't need to combine the overdrives. Just always have the NS-2 with the overdrives only.
Brett, thanks so much for the ES8 group link, its been a big help. Ive a question, what jacks and cable are you using on that board? Are the straight and 90' jacks from the same brand? Thanks again!
Awesome Demo!!! If your able to answer me; I have a couple of question regarding the effect loop of the amp and noise suppression. Does the ES-8 have the ability to route pedals thru the efx loop?If you use a nose gate, noise suppressor, or any other kind noise reduction pedal; how are you using the with the ES-8 and if not, how would you recommend using such pedals with the ES-8? Again, Awesome Demo.Thanks David