@@wodenoftheangles3339 I prefer this for gigging because of the simplicity. A separate Dunlop Wah is definitely better for say the studio. We are a live band so we try to keep the live rig as simple as possible while maximizing quality, consistency, and convenience. This works for us but doesn't mean it works for all \m/
I totally agree on this is a very helpful video. Likein many of the other comments, I had this board for a long time, and put it aside, when I gave up figuring how to use it. I I appriciate the way you show how to use the basics on this board AND - very important for me- your examples on the guitar, is not knocking me out,, showing of how fast amd advamced, you can play-. but keeping it simple Thanx
These are awesome boards, this video is 7 years old now and I still always go back to the boss me 70! That's awesome glad you have finally found out how cool these boards are. Thank you very much and I'm glad the video helped you out 💯😎🎸🤘
+Beeswax 42 most are crap you can tell a good one by how it handles distortion and the boss ones are really good, yeah sod buying all that separately 😂😂
After 3 months of searching in sadly the shadiests of neighborhoods and having to get back home really quick since I'm a 17yo girl lol, I'm finally getting the ME-70 tomorrow. Still alive, very happy. 😂
Great demo Rob. Too many people overlook these multi-effects units. They're great creativity tools for exploring tones. I have the ME-25 which I picked up used for cheaps. Great play out at the end of the video btw. Cheers man!
Thanks for the review. I'd be happy with a nice little unit like this. Just something to throw on stuff when I'm jamming. This is all I would need for the moment. The thing is when you record your guitars in the box it's all about getting that signal in there as dry and as clean as possible with as little signal to noise ratio as your audio interface can muster. Even latency can be overcome if it's not too distracting. Two separate issues. When you get your stuff 'in the box' you can do pretty much anything in the world with it these days. Sure, it's hard recording a super clean and dry signal in to the box but you can use FX on your monitor whilst diverting the clean signal on to 'tape' as it were to be recorded. Might get a little extra latency that way as you can't deny the laws of physics and it does take a certain amount of time to process a reverb or delay signal, still. It might be more workable than you think though - you get used to it. The advantage of having a good clean signal in the box is not to be sniffed at. You get the best DSP that the world has to offer now, and if you take the time with amp sims and cabs and FX you can come up with a killer sound. Don't forget Convolution as well which also plays a massive part. And you can change everything later. So for me, a nice decently priced little unit here like this Boss ME-70 is a nice compromise. For jamming or playing live (sometimes). Hell, it sounds so good I'd probably just record it in to the box as is and fiddle about with it all later. Love Boss, and always, don't forget they are just a subsidiary of Roland Corp. Japan - who make some of the best DSP on the planet. But more affordable.
+123ubuntu666 I've recorded a lot with these pedals a lot in the past and they always sound good to my ear. No problems with latency etc. I love the simplicity of having everything in one unit and it does sound really good even the distortion what usually lets these kind of units down.
Yeah, distortion is always the hardest thing to get right. But being Boss I'm sure it does it well. As for latency, I was just talking about when you work in the box and through interfaces with computer FX on and recording live. The whole point about using a unit like this is there would be no latency at all if you were recording it 'as is' as you have obviously been doing. It gets confusing explaining it and it loses something in the translation, but yeah, that is why I would buy a unit like this - zero latency - it's offloading the CPU processing to the ME-70, so it should be very minimal. And there is something to be said for having a unit that does it all and you are familiar with.
Can these be repaired? As there's something wrong with mine. Used to really enjoy playing it too. Great pedal for the money. Loads of effects and sounds to play around with
@@theguitarmanifesto ... sadly didn’t come with instructions lol after much twiddling of knobs and switches it has become apparent I’m not as good as I thought I was... Bert Weeden’s “play in a day” ha much to answer for. In all seriousness, lovely bit of kit, but not ever having used any effects it really does need some skills I don’t have even after playing acoustically for 20 plus years...
Great demo and first time I've seen this unit. A lot of effects and I'm glad you used the looper effect as I was hoping it had that feature. I may want to buy this pedal based on what I've seen of it today. I'm hoping you can record layers of sound with the looper because then it may seal the deal for me. Thanks!
awesome I highly recommend this set as it has so many effects and they really sound good too, as I said it was the first time I used the loop I will check later on if it does layer.
It is possible to save a preset effect setup , save to 1 of 4 pedal banks, and then have a preset setup assigned to a different pedal bank without certain effects but maintain distortion, compression , eq , etc
Yes, that's probably all you really need, if not more. You defeated GAS ;-) Actually, modelling guitars are all we should be seeing these days.They could come with tailor made shapes and neck profiles…
GAS has to do with personal gratification, not with utility. I had to acquire a few guitars for the way they look, feel and a little for the different types of sound I can get out of them, yet that last aspect is more of a bad excuse, really. I don't need more than one but I like to have them. I keep them on display too, enjoy the sight of them, the finishes, the wood. That does not apply to multi-coloured expensive boxes. Maybe I'll tune my 7-string in fifths and give it the range of a 10-string. That would be fun…
Would you know if there power adapter has to be a boss or can it be a standard purchase one? Someone has one for sail on craigslist in Norfolk I might jump on it.
I wonder if there are any ready to use presets in this unit? And if so how do you get access to it? I have a Boss ME 25 and switching in between presets is as simple as pushing the up or down pedal. Can i do the same with ME 70? Asking for a friend mate thanks for your help in advance. :)
I'm playing this in the FX loop of my Engl Fireball 100, and I just can't get a clean tone out of it! No matter what I do, the tone just won't clean up. I'm bypassing the Boss for my rhythm tone, and then I've turned the Delay into a sort of solo boost with higher volume and some delay. I seriously need a clean channel, any idea what I can do?
I'm not familiar with you amp but to be honest I never really bothered with effects loops I could never get the sound right when I've used them in the past. Have you turned the amp presets off on you Me-70? Also make sure the master volume on the boss is not too high half way point max is where I usually set it .
Thanks for your reply, I actually figured it out the other day with the help of a friend. You have to switch to the clean channel on the amp, otherwise the Boss will just distort everything. So I'm gonna have to get a simple footswitch to switch channels.
I’d love to get one of those but they’re $300 here. That’s pretty pricey for my blood. Although you do get a lot of shit for the money. I really like how detailed you were with this video.
Can some one please tell me a problem regarding boss me 70 It keeps on showing bb on the display I can only recognize b and the second alphabet is like h or smth It is kinda like bb As it passes a noise in the amplifier I can’t play go to the store and consult cause it’s far away from my place I am stock with this problem Thank you in advance...!!
Rob The Meat Manifesto practice primarily and I want to buy pedals. The 50 doesn't have the fx loop and the 100 does, but tbh I'm still confused about the fx loop thing , what is it for really? Is it necessary for pedals?
An effects loop is an input/output that allows you to place effects between the pre-amp section of the guitar - where it gets its tone and the power section of the amplifier - where it amplifies the sound. This means that your pre-amp can be put anywhere in the signal chain rather than having to be the last stop. It’s also used best when you’re using the gain channel or cranking your amp into distortion and you want to preserve the amp sound before modulation gets a hold of it. When you run modulation, delay or reverb straight into the front of your amplifier, the pre-amp (or tone of the amp) is coloured by the effect and some guitarists feel that this sometimes makes them sound muddy. For example, if you were playing distorted riffs on a guitar in a vast cave you would get tonnes of reverb bouncing back at you which would sound great. However, if you were to take that reverb and put it through the amplifier, the amp would compress the sound (as it’s supposed to do) and thus lose all of the gorgeous intricacies of the cave, leaving you with an affected signal. This of course is something you might like, but not every guitarist wants that sound.
hope that helps to be honest its not a deal breaker if your seriously playing in a band the 100 would be better but for home use you may be better off with the 50
@@theguitarmanifesto ah cool, I'll check that out when it's up. I'm picking up an me-70 tomorrow you see in trade for a similar priced guitar, but naturally I wonder what I'm missing out by not having the next model up. The me-70 size is more appealing to me though
It's a great score, I always wondered about the ME80 but was disappointed. I've used the ME70 on most of my videos since 2017 highly recommend. The more compact size is better too 🤘🎸
Great video! My buddy has one of these, so versatile. I just subscribed to your channel and I'd love it if you did the same and let me know what you think of the demos I've put up with my own pedalboard rig!
After 3 months of searching in sadly the shadiests of neighborhoods and having to get back home really quick since I'm a 17yo girl lol, I'm finally getting the ME-70 tomorrow. Still alive, very happy. 😂
I used one of these things for 10 years, on tour sometimes, huge stages other times, etc etc = It never failed. It's still such a damn good product.
In my opinion this multieffects Boss ME-70is the best of its kind
Agreed 💯 I've tried so many over the years and always come back to the ME70
I have a Valeton but still my Me-70 just sounds better preamp turned off
Still an incredible unit to this day. In my opinion it’s unmatched when it comes to versatility and quality for that price
Still using mine in my videos 🤘
Getting mine tomorrow! After 9 years of wanting one, I'm finally getting it I'm beyond excited!
Ah nice it's a great pedal set, I've basically used in every video on this channel
I found one a few days ago at pawn shop for almost nothing. It looks new.
@@douglascasey3486 LUCKY! Hope you enjoy it
THANK YOU! After owning this pedal for at least 5 months you finally showed me how to actually use it lmfao. Cheers mate.
🤣🤣 it's a classic pedal I've been using them for 8 years
Just picked one up at my guitar shop yesterday, love it. Just keeps getting better and better
My favourite multi effects pedal 👌
We still use the ME 70 live! It’s played metal festivals in Europe and the US a decade ago and use it at local gigs now \m/
Awesome pedal still my favourite 🤘🎸
In an honest opinion - is the quality the same as having pedals?
@@wodenoftheangles3339 I prefer this for gigging because of the simplicity. A separate Dunlop Wah is definitely better for say the studio. We are a live band so we try to keep the live rig as simple as possible while maximizing quality, consistency, and convenience. This works for us but doesn't mean it works for all \m/
Wow at last! A no nonsense good honest equipment review without the ego!! You've helped me decide to get one. Many thanks! Keep on keeping on!
Awesome I use mine on every video, solid piece of guitar great effects 👌🎸
I totally agree on this is a very helpful video. Likein many of the other comments, I had this board for a long time, and put it aside, when I gave up figuring how to use it. I
I appriciate the way you show how to use the basics on this board
AND - very important for me- your examples on the guitar, is not knocking me out,, showing of how fast amd advamced, you can play-. but keeping it simple
Thanx
These are awesome boards, this video is 7 years old now and I still always go back to the boss me 70!
That's awesome glad you have finally found out how cool these boards are.
Thank you very much and I'm glad the video helped you out 💯😎🎸🤘
I got an old me 50 it's road worthy as can be double tough. Treat it as bad as you dare and I keeps right on humming
Solid units 👌
Thank you
I got an ME 80 for Christmas and I love it, it's a great effects box
+Beeswax 42 awesome dude love boss multi effects pedal all you need in a Pedalboard
Rob The Meat Manifesto yeah the effects boxes are a bargain when comparing it to the individual pedal boards,
+Beeswax 42 most are crap you can tell a good one by how it handles distortion and the boss ones are really good, yeah sod buying all that separately 😂😂
After 3 months of searching in sadly the shadiests of neighborhoods and having to get back home really quick since I'm a 17yo girl lol, I'm finally getting the ME-70 tomorrow. Still alive, very happy. 😂
😂😂 that's awesome 🤣 they're great pedalboards enjoy 🎸🤘
Great demo Rob. Too many people overlook these multi-effects units. They're great creativity tools for exploring tones. I have the ME-25 which I picked up used for cheaps. Great play out at the end of the video btw. Cheers man!
Totally agree after all Boss make killer pedals, so easy to use and very portable. Thank you very much \m/
pretty good demo video dude now i know what im gonna for christmas. stay safe everyone
Ahmen to that 🤣😂
It’s neat that it has a uni vibe in it
Yeah it's a great feature
Thanks for the informative video. Found a used one I'm going to buy now.
Awesome they're cool pedals
Picked up a used one over the weekend, $120, and this was a great walk through video. I'll use some of the settings you suggested.
Ah nice good price, they're an awesome bit of kit. Enjoy 🎸🤘
your video was the only one that actually helped so thank youy
Awesome glad it helped you 🤘🎸
Nice review bud, you get to the point and explain everything very well.
Thank you dude I like to keep my videos BS free
Its 2024 and i just got one. Lol. Will be trying on my tube amp
They're still great, I still use them.
I had the gt100 for a long time. Didnt like the way it sounded in front of an amp
Just picked one of these up, thanks for going thrrough each setting hugely helpful 👍🏻
It's a great pedal, enjoy 👌🎸
Nice, no nonsense tutorial mate!
I’ve got to say your reviews on everything you submit are fantastic and informative keep them coming thanks 👍
Thanks dude glad you like the reviews 👌🎸
Great little jam at the end!
Thank you
Thanks for the video, very informative
Glad the video helped you out
Thanks for the review. I'd be happy with a nice little unit like this. Just something to throw on stuff when I'm jamming.
This is all I would need for the moment. The thing is when you record your guitars in the box it's all about getting that signal in there as dry and as clean as possible with as little signal to noise ratio as your audio interface can muster. Even latency can be overcome if it's not too distracting. Two separate issues.
When you get your stuff 'in the box' you can do pretty much anything in the world with it these days. Sure, it's hard recording a super clean and dry signal in to the box but you can use FX on your monitor whilst diverting the clean signal on to 'tape' as it were to be recorded. Might get a little extra latency that way as you can't deny the laws of physics and it does take a certain amount of time to process a reverb or delay signal, still. It might be more workable than you think though - you get used to it.
The advantage of having a good clean signal in the box is not to be sniffed at. You get the best DSP that the world has to offer now, and if you take the time with amp sims and cabs and FX you can come up with a killer sound. Don't forget Convolution as well which also plays a massive part. And you can change everything later.
So for me, a nice decently priced little unit here like this Boss ME-70 is a nice compromise. For jamming or playing live (sometimes). Hell, it sounds so good I'd probably just record it in to the box as is and fiddle about with it all later. Love Boss, and always, don't forget they are just a subsidiary of Roland Corp. Japan - who make some of the best DSP on the planet. But more affordable.
+123ubuntu666 I've recorded a lot with these pedals a lot in the past and they always sound good to my ear. No problems with latency etc.
I love the simplicity of having everything in one unit and it does sound really good even the distortion what usually lets these kind of units down.
Yeah, distortion is always the hardest thing to get right. But being Boss I'm sure it does it well.
As for latency, I was just talking about when you work in the box and through interfaces with computer FX on and recording live.
The whole point about using a unit like this is there would be no latency at all if you were recording it 'as is' as you have obviously been doing.
It gets confusing explaining it and it loses something in the translation, but yeah, that is why I would buy a unit like this - zero latency - it's offloading the CPU processing to the ME-70, so it should be very minimal.
And there is something to be said for having a unit that does it all and you are familiar with.
yeah it works well for me and I love the Boss ME-70s over a load of pedals patched together
Got one today...
Its superb 😍
Yeah they're awesome enjoy 🎸🤘
Thank you ❤
You more
I’m getting one tomorrow 🤙🎸
Ooh nice great piece of kit 👌
Cheers for this just looking at buying one but was unsure of a multi peddle, mind made up now.. cheers👍
No worries at all they're awesome pedals 💯🎸
Just collected it, very compact and, only god knows how they have managed to get so much variety in to one small peddle.....😁
It's such a cool pedal so many cool tones
World is awash in pedals, pedals, pedals! All overpriced! Good review on Boss. Great stuff imo
thanks dude, totally agree dude way too many pedals in this day and age I prefer a simple all in one setup
Can these be repaired? As there's something wrong with mine. Used to really enjoy playing it too. Great pedal for the money. Loads of effects and sounds to play around with
Anything can be repaired within reason, trouble is finding someone to do it and for the price of these used you may as well buy another one
How much do the used ones usually go for?
Average about £100 on eBay, you could sell yours as faulty on eBay too seen faulty ones fetch a few quid before
Really? I'm surprised at that
@@lukegibson6120 oh yea
Great review Rob. Very informative
Thanks dude hope it helps you out 😎🎸
Just bought one second hand... never used any effects, just popping out for a lead then... playtime!
Ah dude you're gonna have a lot of fun with this one, I especially rate the looper and wah pedal 🎸💪
@@theguitarmanifesto ... sadly didn’t come with instructions lol after much twiddling of knobs and switches it has become apparent I’m not as good as I thought I was... Bert Weeden’s “play in a day” ha much to answer for. In all seriousness, lovely bit of kit, but not ever having used any effects it really does need some skills I don’t have even after playing acoustically for 20 plus years...
Difference between the me 70 and me 80?btw you using the katana in this video?
The me80 has a few more settings i can't remember what I was using sorry
hi man really like the way you break it down thank you for all your effort, appreciated. Paul. spaceman
No worries Paul glad you found the video helpful, this is my go to pedal set awesome piece of kit
Great demo and first time I've seen this unit. A lot of effects and I'm glad you used the looper effect as I was hoping it had that feature. I may want to buy this pedal based on what I've seen of it today. I'm hoping you can record layers of sound with the looper because then it may seal the deal for me. Thanks!
awesome I highly recommend this set as it has so many effects and they really sound good too, as I said it was the first time I used the loop I will check later on if it does layer.
Is there any way to program two mods and save them on the same bank? Like have pedal one saved with chorus and flanger?
Unfortunately I don't think there is dude, if you find a way let me know :)
Great tutorial.
Thanks bro
Glad it helped dude 🤘🎸
Is there a way to have chorus/delay/reverb and then hit the pedal and turn all that off and jus have distortion/reverb ?
Not in one go no
It is possible to save a preset effect setup , save to 1 of 4 pedal banks, and then have a preset setup assigned to a different pedal bank without certain effects but maintain distortion, compression , eq , etc
Yes, that's probably all you really need, if not more. You defeated GAS ;-)
Actually, modelling guitars are all we should be seeing these days.They could come with tailor made shapes and neck profiles…
I came to this conclusion many years ago :) that and the fact I like to keep things simple especially playing live in bands
In terms of GAS if I was to play in a band again all I would use is a Jazzmaster > Boss ME-70 > Boss Katana = Job Done
GAS has to do with personal gratification, not with utility.
I had to acquire a few guitars for the way they look, feel and a little for the different types of sound I can get out of them, yet that last aspect is more of a bad excuse, really. I don't need more than one but I like to have them. I keep them on display too, enjoy the sight of them, the finishes, the wood. That does not apply to multi-coloured expensive boxes.
Maybe I'll tune my 7-string in fifths and give it the range of a 10-string. That would be fun…
totally agree with you, haha yeah now that would be interesting
when you plug an 18 volt adaptor to this. It sounds crazy
I bet it does :)
Would you know if there power adapter has to be a boss or can it be a standard purchase one? Someone has one for sail on craigslist in Norfolk I might jump on it.
Yeah aftermarket 9v adaptors work fine
I wonder if there are any ready to use presets in this unit? And if so how do you get access to it? I have a Boss ME 25 and switching in between presets is as simple as pushing the up or down pedal. Can i do the same with ME 70? Asking for a friend mate thanks for your help in advance. :)
I'm playing this in the FX loop of my Engl Fireball 100, and I just can't get a clean tone out of it! No matter what I do, the tone just won't clean up. I'm bypassing the Boss for my rhythm tone, and then I've turned the Delay into a sort of solo boost with higher volume and some delay. I seriously need a clean channel, any idea what I can do?
I'm not familiar with you amp but to be honest I never really bothered with effects loops I could never get the sound right when I've used them in the past. Have you turned the amp presets off on you Me-70? Also make sure the master volume on the boss is not too high half way point max is where I usually set it .
Thanks for your reply, I actually figured it out the other day with the help of a friend. You have to switch to the clean channel on the amp, otherwise the Boss will just distort everything. So I'm gonna have to get a simple footswitch to switch channels.
Yeah has to be on the clean channel for sure, glad you have it figured out now
Can i use multiple modulations at the sametime on this unit ? (for ex. tremolo over phased sound)
Unfortunately not
where did you bought that and how much did it cost?, great video btw 😁
Very nice
+Sharp Moto thanks dude
I’d love to get one of those but they’re $300 here. That’s pretty pricey for my blood. Although you do get a lot of shit for the money. I really like how detailed you were with this video.
darn that is pretty harsh price dude :( they are a great a set thought I'd show most of the settings and how I use them etc.
well or you could buy seperate pedals and spend thousands.
I'm cheap 😂😂 power to the multi fxs 💪🤘
Better using that than the katana effects?
I reckon so
Can some one please tell me a problem regarding boss me 70
It keeps on showing bb on the display
I can only recognize b and the second alphabet is like h or smth
It is kinda like bb
As it passes a noise in the amplifier
I can’t play go to the store and consult cause it’s far away from my place
I am stock with this problem
Thank you in advance...!!
I guess the best option would be to factory reset it, plenty of info on the web how to carry out a reset
I already did that but it’s not working😔
and if your in a bigger venue just add another Katana 50 and use the stereo outs and you'll sound fucking Huge
+pete hixson ah yeah good thinking that would sound immense
Saw one on gumtree couple days ago
awesome they can be bought pretty cheap well recommended dude
They've just gone up 20 quid in price now dude after this review!
+123ubuntu666 damn straight
Rob help, katana 50 or katana 100??
what will you be using it for home use, band practice, live gigs?
Rob The Meat Manifesto practice primarily and I want to buy pedals. The 50 doesn't have the fx loop and the 100 does, but tbh I'm still confused about the fx loop thing , what is it for really? Is it necessary for pedals?
An effects loop is an input/output that allows you to place effects between the pre-amp section of the guitar - where it gets its tone and the power section of the amplifier - where it amplifies the sound. This means that your pre-amp can be put anywhere in the signal chain rather than having to be the last stop. It’s also used best when you’re using the gain channel or cranking your amp into distortion and you want to preserve the amp sound before modulation gets a hold of it. When you run modulation, delay or reverb straight into the front of your amplifier, the pre-amp (or tone of the amp) is coloured by the effect and some guitarists feel that this sometimes makes them sound muddy. For example, if you were playing distorted riffs on a guitar in a vast cave you would get tonnes of reverb bouncing back at you which would sound great. However, if you were to take that reverb and put it through the amplifier, the amp would compress the sound (as it’s supposed to do) and thus lose all of the gorgeous intricacies of the cave, leaving you with an affected signal. This of course is something you might like, but not every guitarist wants that sound.
Rob The Meat Manifesto there's a Marshall dsl 15c used at my guitar center for about 400 instead of 600 should I consider that?
hope that helps to be honest its not a deal breaker if your seriously playing in a band the 100 would be better but for home use you may be better off with the 50
Is that a katana 50?
That'll be the chorus effect
How is the drive sounds on this compared to me-80? About the same?
I just made a video on the ME80, personally I prefer the effects on the me70
@@theguitarmanifesto ah cool, I'll check that out when it's up. I'm picking up an me-70 tomorrow you see in trade for a similar priced guitar, but naturally I wonder what I'm missing out by not having the next model up. The me-70 size is more appealing to me though
It's a great score, I always wondered about the ME80 but was disappointed. I've used the ME70 on most of my videos since 2017 highly recommend.
The more compact size is better too 🤘🎸
No sound☹️ turning on and working all right plug ins just no sound
Google the factory reset
Great video! My buddy has one of these, so versatile. I just subscribed to your channel and I'd love it if you did the same and let me know what you think of the demos I've put up with my own pedalboard rig!
Thanks dude, they are great pedalboards like I say I'm pretty lazy when it comes to actual pedals so these Boss ones are great
Rob The Meat Manifesto absolutely!
After 3 months of searching in sadly the shadiests of neighborhoods and having to get back home really quick since I'm a 17yo girl lol, I'm finally getting the ME-70 tomorrow. Still alive, very happy. 😂