Hi, I'm a user of fractal models AX8, Ax fx 2xl+, fm3 and Ax FX 3 ... a few months ago on the recommendation of a friend in the US I bought the Boss GT1000 products and they are incredible in quality, reliability and portability ... they are totally undervalued ...no other brand stomp can achieve the conventions and amount of available effects that a Boss gt1000 core can do, besides being the only one that works with a 32bit and 96khz dsp which is incredibly noticeable in sound when connected to boxes frfr ... it sounds good without adjusting practically anything .. according to my preference I inserted IR's Celetion and it was all ... a wonderful sound in both PA and FRFR and not only is it capable of excelling in these items, but it is also possible control your real amplifier and use it in the fx loop stage, as well as by 4 cable method, control via MIDI and only for 700USD.... I think it's the best that exists in the market at this value and I don't see close competition in functionality more than an ax fx2 XL+ or a Helix Floor which cost 3 times more and in portability and speed for live editing... there is no competition for it.... wonderful
Great video, thank you for not hammering the pedal on just heavy distortion. A lot of us prefer smooth music and myself am a church musician so this helped a lot..
I got the GT-1000/CORE and got a guitar after not touching guitar for maybe 6 years. Had a GT-8 I think at some point. Same day, I go to a friend's house, we hook up both guitars to the GT-1000/CORE, after 10 minutes I figure out how to completely split the chain, each of us dialed in his own sound, we had two guitars running at the same time and had a blast.
First ever comment for a RUclips video. Couldn’t resist myself. You are brilliant. Loved your playing. Your playing might get me back into playing after 20 years. Keep it up bro..
Honestly, the boss gt1000 is so underrated. I find its weackness is it's lack of variety in terms of Amp modeling, but it shines with the quality of its effects and it's flexibility in terms of rooting
@@kenmasters007 agreed, I play bass and wouldn't mind a few more options. BUT the clean is fantastic and transparent and there's so much to play with to sculpt what I want. I have my favorite pre and dirt in a loop and my favorite non boss compressor in the other loaded onto a small Gator board and I'm set fir any and everything.
@@rl-ub9hx That's exactly one of the rabbit holes of digital modeling some don't want to jump into. I for one prefer that I get good cabsims out of the box. I don't mind the separate loader for the gt1k if I really want some good third party IR profiles too.
Re: Latency, the number to remember is that the speed of sound is very close to 1000 feet per second (maybe the only thing the imperial system of units is good for!). That's about 1 foot per millisecond. So the difference in feel between 0.5 ms and 1.8 ms is the same difference in feel if you step back from your amp about a half a meter. I don't think too many players keep their distance constant to within a half meter when playing live. I suppose if you're used to sitting in front a speaker at a very specific distance, you might notice it. -Tom
Or if you're Steve Vai, apparently? I just thought it's quite an impressive low number, when the other devices sit at around 1.8ms - you're right though, it's not something that I personally perceive.
@@jarrydwilliams237 The effect of distance is to produce a time lag between when you finger/pick and when you hear what you've played; processing latency does the same thing.
@@jarrydwilliams237 Because of the finite speed of propagation of sound, distance (between transducer and listener) equals time lag. Any singer who has ever performed live for the first time with wedge monitors knows that the time lag due to distance is disorienting. That's part of the notion of "feel" when performing through a system that has a time lag between the performer's action and their perception of the result, whether it's due to distance (sound propagation time) or latency (electronic signal processing time). In both cases, it's *time lag* that matters. It doesn't matter whether its cause is sound propagation time or a DSP algorithm's latency. You perceive a mismatch between what you did and what you hear either way. With experience you can compensate for it, up to a point.
The Studio Rats have some quite interesting and informative videos on this device. One of them recommends using the X-amps with lower gain settings. The sound the guy got was pretty good. Made me think about buying one . . . .
Great little device, I use my 6505 for my main rhythm and lead tones with the GT 1000cores effects. Some nice clean tones, bluesy tones and stuff that I use the cores amp modeling for
Sounds great. I have a GTK...and Ive bought your other presets. You probably mention it later in this vid or elsewhere..but I’d love to try what you’ve dialed in here.
Sounds SO fricken good... I'd love to see how to get the helix to sound like this (I have both)... really appreciate if you could do a video on how to dial in the warmth on the helix. I just personally found the Boss to have a bigger warmer sound (but my guess is, it is in there somewhere on the Helix - I have a Helix rack and a GT-1000) Thank you, and your playing is always stellar! Peace
Hey John, hope you’re well. Yea the Boutique is a nice place to start, one of my faves but the Fender amps are nice too as is the AC30.. I managed to get good tones using onboard cabs but having put my GTK through Two Notes cabs & wow, I love it! I also got my hands on a Victory V4 sheriff which I run in my S/R.. sounds awesome. Btw, I know your a Helix fan & if you’ve got an HXeffects (or Stomp) you could run them through the other S/R... I do this.. I left Helix but got an HXeffects to route through the GT - madness but great fun 😉👍🏽
Also chek the input level if you havent. What i dont like is you have to guess how amps work as fhey are boss interpretation of what they think a fender or vox etc should sound
This is an older video but I am wondering what we are listening to after the GT-100 Core? Are you using an amp, direct to video, through some DAW - ? Thanks
Im curious, did you alter the Fusion Lead patch (user patch 044) to get that tone, or is that the default settings? And are you using any other hardware or plugins to get that tone, other than speaker or amp? Thanks
That lick at 9:55 !! As someone who toured with a GT3 replacing racks of gear, I was disappointed to find the delays on the 1000 are pretty simple other than main one. Can you move them anywhere in the chains? Also, can you create signal feedback loops internally? In my Axe FX 2XL I love how I can feed delay units back into themselves to create more convincing space echo tones.
@@johnnathancordy I guess I mean can you make send and returns internally? In the Axe you can use them to continue a complex patch on another set of blocks if you run out of space.
mate, first of all, you're playing is sooooooooo beautiful! english is not my main language (i'm brazilian) and my comprehensive is not good as well, but i didn't get if you explained your lead tone... it's amaaaaaazing!!! did you use jc120 as well? which pedal did you use before? sorry if i'm being inconvenient. thanks, mate.
I feel like the way this thing handles the cab block and output setup is based around it being a “fly rig” setup. You take this with you and you plug into whatever is there and change that one setting to kinda make it match how it would’ve sounded somewhere else. Boss’ decision probably has to do with how Japanese people hardly ever haul around amps/cabs/speakers since they’re usually not driving a car to the rehearsal or gig and don’t really have a choice but to plug into the same dusty ol’ JC-120 as everyone else.
always the case, time spent learning how to craft and record tones is the key its never the unit, and a good thing to do is turn guitar vols down to half and tone, try a maxon tube pedal into a model unit and up the game too, crazy tube circuits pedals etc, lots of tricks to get the sound to liking
People are judging the gt1000 core without owning the unit and saying they love their stomp. If you have the stomp you have grown to like it and the workflow. Comparing both units without having them both is dumb.
@@johnnathancordy I have no issues with those people. Let me take this opportunity to say that your channel always has great playing and great content. Keep up the good work.
I bought one yesterday I thought it was a nice piece if kit. And that was just the factory presets ive not even programmed it in yet. LoL that should be fun 👍 what your using there sound amazing 🎸🙏
The difference between 0.5ms and 1.8ms latency is equivalent to sitting 44cm further away from the speaker. I'm mean, if anyone is thinking of upgrading for better latency, maybe it would be worth just sitting a bit close first?
I was more just thinking of that as something of relevance when comparing to other devices like the Helix/Fm3/Quad Cortex - all of those are around 1.8ms
@@johnnathancordy It is indeed "better", but the real world benefit seems negligible to me. Same with the 32-bit converters - I don't see Boss quote any Dynamic Range numbers for this product, but I would be amazed its it above 120dB, and therefore the 144dB range of 24-bit converters would already be sufficient.
@@Citizen-1a Steinberg touts 32-bit integer resolution for their newest line of audio interfaces. Steinberg is owned by Yamaha, which also owns Line 6. 10 years ago you'd be hard pressed to find anyone tracking above 16-bit. Now the thing is 24 bit. I'm sure to a certain degree it's marketing, but with coming technology breakthroughs, why wouldn't you want the extra detail and extra future-proofing?
@@sergiocarrasco325 Steinberg lists the dynamic range of their interfaces at between 102dB and 119dB, which could be handled in 18 and 20 bit respectively. 24 bit would be future proofing, 32 bit? Well you're getting about 17.5 bits of signal and 18.5 bits of noise.
Please let us know where did you get the drum track from also the keyboards. How did you compose? Was that all on the boss1000core? Would be good if you post a tutorial how you made the track and compose together 😉?
The Boss GT series gets a bad rap because it is way over most peoples heads. Even reading the other comments confirms this. I am an engineer an I love it. I also seldom try and program it on the device. That is what the software on the PC is for.
Hi Johnathan can it be used purely as an audio interface too? (For both dry signal and line in)? The exclusion of power switch and bluetooth was a bit of bummer for me to grab this. However its form factor and (potentially) being able to use as an interface would be perfect as my desktop. Many thanks for the. excellent video as always.
You probably wouldn't want to use this as your primary audio interface since it has unbalanced outputs and you wouldn't be able to use the phones output and "monitor" outputs at the same time. Imo, you have to step up to the GT-1000 to get a full-featured audio interface. Performance wise they're the same but the full sized has a much better gui, control, and has switches built in as well as an expression pedal. It is better in basically every respect. Also, you'll probably want the bluetooth feature somewhere down the line. Another thing I realized: the GT-1000 looks lame in pictures, but awesome in person. I'd recommend trying one out from Sweetwater or similar. If you're really wanting to use this as an audio interface, which is what I'm using mine for a lot of the time, I'd go with the full sized.
@@mingury That's what these product demos are all about, man. I went through the whole decision-making thing about a month ago, but once I had the full sized thing in my setup, I realized that if I wanted to use this thing as an "everything" box, the Core was not going to cut it for me. It's worth the extra $300 just on switches, dual expression pedal, and balanced outputs alone. You could try to cobble a similar thing using add ons like a DI box, two FS-7 footswitches, but then you're in the same ballpark pricewise, and even then, you'll never expand the Core into a Full sized, unless Boss comes out with some midi add-on built for that, but then you're in the territory of fantasy, waiting, and ultimately, why would they want to do that when their flagship is what they ultimately want people to use. IMO the designers really knew what they were doing with the Full sized, and the designers also knew exactly in which areas to handicap the Core so that it could never measure up to it's bigger brother.
Can work as an interface, and you can also set the two SND jacks as sub outs, and the RTN jacks as aux in. You can then place those SND/RTN blocks anywhere in the chain and configure them as pass through, or set them as a tap to split/branch out the signal...very flexible for mixing up and/or tapping wet and dry.
As a BOSS fanatic, and viewer of the first video, i think you did this one good. I think you admitted that which you weren't aware of, things you didn't like but in a much more "maybe it works for you" kind of way. Nice playing by the way dude!
Appreciate that! I'm going to stick with it for a bit because I think there's potentially a lot to like in there right? I started messing with the Assign Matrix this week so slowly getting to grips with it!
@@johnnathancordy yeah man, good on you. I've been doing boss GT range since the GT3 so each update to me becomes more and more intuitive but to new eyes it can be overwhelming. The software makes it more understandable for routing and settings. Ever need any help feel free to reach out. ✌️✌️
Actually I think that it sounds even better than the HX Stomp. It has more definition in the low end. If you experimented a little more I think, that you could push it even further. But as you mentioned yourself earlier - almost all newer effect units can somehow sound good, if you spend some time with it. And if one play as good as you.... it is NOT the sound that will ruin it. Love your playing
I find it interesting how subjective user interfaces are. I was quite interested in the GT1000 Core, until I tried to demo one in the store without consulting the user manual. I literally couldn't do a single thing with it- huge turnoff, as I've never run into that with Digitech, Headrush, Line 6, Yamaha, Zoom, etc.
I had a similar thing happened to me until my friend that works at boss sat down with me and explained everything to me in like a minute and sure enough it was all it took. Now I now how to work the unit to do everything I need. Crazy.
@@lavadoraautomatica1 true! A fella wants to trade me one of these units. Im ignorant to modellers and such. Are you able to use the return as a Aux in for a phone to play backing tracks along with using headphones with this unit?
The presets are terrible. Initialize a preset - then change the amp model to the twin and the reverb mix to 45. Boom. Heavenly Fender tones with minimal tweaking. The feel and clarity are amazing - better than my Helix. All the other models can be just as good but require more tweaking. For those - check out the livesets offered online in the editor - most are garbage but the getting started ones at the top with just the amps dialed in are very good - some just need minor volume tweaks.
@@johnnathancordy to make it even better after that setup a split block with delay on top and bottom and make it exit panned hard left/right. Set one delay to 100ms and the other to 200ms. Then set the high cut on the delay to 3.14 or whatever it has. Use in stereo - AMAZING.
@@johnnathancordy I haven't had it very long and the Twin was so good I've been playing it pretty much exclusively. My favorite cleans so far are the Twin, Deluxe, and Crunch. Maybe we can chat more once I have more time - or who knows I might make a video myself. I'm not on your level but I love it. I do think there is something to the modeling they've done. If you smack the strings real hard on the Twin it pops back at you just like a real amp. My Helix doesn't do this. I'm not sure you can convey that on RUclips with the compression it adds.
@@johnnathancordy honestly I think they are all good - but some dialed in easier than others. I was amazed when I checked out the livesets because I liked models the way they dialed in better than when I had tried with the same model. In short - I think Boss has a very underrated unit here in terms of modeling - with a little trial and effort I'm confident this unit can compete with the best.
For the first few weeks I had the GT-1000CORE, I was torn. I love the features, build quality and sheer versatility. But, I had an issue with my tones at home not matching what I hear at church plugged into our board. The bottom line is, the front end of ANY amp is going to serious color your tone. I use an Orange Crush 60 Pro 1x12. I decided to run straight into the Return jack on the back and am I glad I did! I'm sure the speaker and cab still color the sound to a degree but nowhere as much as the front-end of the amp. Now I can hear the difference between the different SP cabs, etc and get a more accurate representation of what it will sound like plugged into a board. Now that I can the nuances of the different settings/amps/cabs etc. I can't stop playing with it! You really need to try this in you loop return on your amp; your master volume should still work, mine does.
It's hard to find the lists of amp models and efx it has, whenever I've googled this up. I have to wonder why Roland are so ashamed of that. It's definitely guarded, top-secret information with them. Odd.
I paid 600 quid for mine, though it has 3 years warranty so is worth it just for that. Glad you are trying to get into this thing and showing it some respect. But hey if you don't like it.. fuck'em.
The HX Stomp just got an update with some cool effects...but the GT-1000 just has better quality sound at 32bit/96khz...not to mention its more advanced capabilities...
BOSS has setlist, not snapshots. You can also program the arrow up, arrow down and CTRL 1 to do several operations at once. Such as; turn on boost and delay for 1 button or any number of features within the patch can be switched in 1 button. Confusing to setup but works like snapshots.
You can save specific IR's to specific patches...just have to have the 'Output Select' set to 'Recording', then within the patch you select which IR to use in the 'Output Block/s'. You can even use a different IR for left and right if outputting in stereo.
I hear artificial in 10 seconds. Same as like fractal, cortex. I used to use some boss devices and it seems like they carry it until today. Hx stomp and line 6 are different. I used to disappoint 10 years ago but now it’s very different. As a jazz, fusion player, the tone and articulation is the most important thing. And i satisfied for my choice
I core no dynamics sounds fake Hx stomp dynamics galore sound excellent you can adjust the feel of the tone it just all out excellent guitar rig in a small box with horsepower
Apart from higher fidelity audio, more power and less latency, this thing is honestly blown out of the water by the HX Stomp - even if they were the same price, let alone that the Boss is £200 more expensive new. The UI is just horrible IMO, as is the fixed block aspect.
It's due to the UI (or more correctly, the UX) on these devices that has lead me to turn away from them altogether. One Knob-Per-Function, please, and if it must have a screen, then no menus.
I actually the the high fidelity part is what makes this unit actually not sound as authentic as the stomp models- if said this about the cores big brother
@@StevenJoseph I understand .. Even tweaking... the nature feels off .. but not saying it’s not useable.. just not for me - that said I gave one on order to give it another go
Try one. You might like it. I don't think HX Stomp blows it out of the water. I think this rivals Helix Floor for power, surpasses it for fx quality, but has a few little design quirks that can be daunting to the uninitiated. The blocks are not fixed. You can move them around anywhere you like, and even though Helix seems to offer total signal chain freedom, I found that it runs out of DSP as soon or sooner than the GT-1000. Apart from this, it doesn't cause ground loop issues, at least with my setup. All of this for less than half the price of the Helix floor, and a screen that in my experience doesn't distract from playing.
Nothing against your playing, but it sounds like the chaps at Boss have stuffed all the cheap, mass market pedals into one unit. The same pedals most people aspire to move on from..
As someone who hates excellent guitar based conceptual comedy channels with an informative bent, I am livid this exists.
Hi, I'm a user of fractal models AX8, Ax fx 2xl+, fm3 and Ax FX 3 ... a few months ago on the recommendation of a friend in the US I bought the Boss GT1000 products and they are incredible in quality, reliability and portability ... they are totally undervalued ...no other brand stomp can achieve the conventions and amount of available effects that a Boss gt1000 core can do, besides being the only one that works with a 32bit and 96khz dsp which is incredibly noticeable in sound when connected to boxes frfr ... it sounds good without adjusting practically anything .. according to my preference I inserted IR's Celetion and it was all ... a wonderful sound in both PA and FRFR and not only is it capable of excelling in these items, but it is also possible control your real amplifier and use it in the fx loop stage, as well as by 4 cable method, control via MIDI and only for 700USD.... I think it's the best that exists in the market at this value and I don't see close competition in functionality more than an ax fx2 XL+ or a Helix Floor which cost 3 times more and in portability and speed for live editing... there is no competition for it.... wonderful
Great video, thank you for not hammering the pedal on just heavy distortion. A lot of us prefer smooth music and myself am a church musician so this helped a lot..
I got the GT-1000/CORE and got a guitar after not touching guitar for maybe 6 years. Had a GT-8 I think at some point.
Same day, I go to a friend's house, we hook up both guitars to the GT-1000/CORE, after 10 minutes I figure out how to completely split the chain, each of us dialed in his own sound, we had two guitars running at the same time and had a blast.
Just curious, how did you manage to hook both guitars up to the GT 1000 if it only has the one guitar input?
@@liamkoiter3356 I have the gt 1000 core, it has 2 inputs.
@@liamkoiter3356 use the fx return maybe?
Dude I love your playing, that solo at the end was incredible!!
That's some incredible playing in the improv I can't begin to think how to play like that
First ever comment for a RUclips video. Couldn’t resist myself. You are brilliant. Loved your playing. Your playing might get me back into playing after 20 years. Keep it up bro..
Thanks for giving it another shot. Still a great unit, and if anyone can coax good sounds out of it, you can.
I'll give it a good bash!
Honestly, the boss gt1000 is so underrated. I find its weackness is it's lack of variety in terms of Amp modeling, but it shines with the quality of its effects and it's flexibility in terms of rooting
But it can take 3rd party IRs and there is more out there than you can shake a stick at
@@rl-ub9hx the builtin cab sims are probably good enough for 99% of folks.. they are pretty good
@@kenmasters007 agreed, I play bass and wouldn't mind a few more options. BUT the clean is fantastic and transparent and there's so much to play with to sculpt what I want. I have my favorite pre and dirt in a loop and my favorite non boss compressor in the other loaded onto a small Gator board and I'm set fir any and everything.
@@rl-ub9hx That's exactly one of the rabbit holes of digital modeling some don't want to jump into. I for one prefer that I get good cabsims out of the box. I don't mind the separate loader for the gt1k if I really want some good third party IR profiles too.
@@andreil1234 I love the core, I now have the GX100 and it's even more perfect for me. Mainly the work flow and layout
No matter what gear you use, you sound like John Nathan Cordy!
Very nice video as always Johnathan
Re: Latency, the number to remember is that the speed of sound is very close to 1000 feet per second (maybe the only thing the imperial system of units is good for!). That's about 1 foot per millisecond. So the difference in feel between 0.5 ms and 1.8 ms is the same difference in feel if you step back from your amp about a half a meter. I don't think too many players keep their distance constant to within a half meter when playing live. I suppose if you're used to sitting in front a speaker at a very specific distance, you might notice it. -Tom
Or if you're Steve Vai, apparently?
I just thought it's quite an impressive low number, when the other devices sit at around 1.8ms - you're right though, it's not something that I personally perceive.
@@jarrydwilliams237 The effect of distance is to produce a time lag between when you finger/pick and when you hear what you've played; processing latency does the same thing.
@@jarrydwilliams237 Because of the finite speed of propagation of sound, distance (between transducer and listener) equals time lag. Any singer who has ever performed live for the first time with wedge monitors knows that the time lag due to distance is disorienting. That's part of the notion of "feel" when performing through a system that has a time lag between the performer's action and their perception of the result, whether it's due to distance (sound propagation time) or latency (electronic signal processing time). In both cases, it's *time lag* that matters. It doesn't matter whether its cause is sound propagation time or a DSP algorithm's latency. You perceive a mismatch between what you did and what you hear either way. With experience you can compensate for it, up to a point.
Of course he opens with a killer tone. Then another. Fluidity galore. God bless.
The Studio Rats have some quite interesting and informative videos on this device. One of them recommends using the X-amps with lower gain settings. The sound the guy got was pretty good. Made me think about buying one . . . .
Great little device, I use my 6505 for my main rhythm and lead tones with the GT 1000cores effects. Some nice clean tones, bluesy tones and stuff that I use the cores amp modeling for
Hi Keith, have you tried recording direct with the 6505 using the GT Core IRs? Would it work?
@@CarlosFerreiraOfficial haven’t tried yet, both have direct outs. So I’m sure it will work
In your hands all sounds great 😊👌👍
Sounds great. I have a GTK...and Ive bought your other presets. You probably mention it later in this vid or elsewhere..but I’d love to try what you’ve dialed in here.
I'll try and persevere and dial in some other bits!
@@johnnathancordy Glad to hear that ... as you can tell ... my comment has a heart on.
Sharp blue Strat you've got. Good demo btw, thanks.
Sounds SO fricken good... I'd love to see how to get the helix to sound like this (I have both)... really appreciate if you could do a video on how to dial in the warmth on the helix. I just personally found the Boss to have a bigger warmer sound (but my guess is, it is in there somewhere on the Helix - I have a Helix rack and a GT-1000) Thank you, and your playing is always stellar! Peace
Loves the rich tones you re getting
Great tone!!
Hey John, hope you’re well. Yea the Boutique is a nice place to start, one of my faves but the Fender amps are nice too as is the AC30.. I managed to get good tones using onboard cabs but having put my GTK through Two Notes cabs & wow, I love it! I also got my hands on a Victory V4 sheriff which I run in my S/R.. sounds awesome.
Btw, I know your a Helix fan & if you’ve got an HXeffects (or Stomp) you could run them through the other S/R... I do this.. I left Helix but got an HXeffects to route through the GT - madness but great fun 😉👍🏽
What "amp" we're you using for that lead sound @ 9:50?
Also chek the input level if you havent. What i dont like is you have to guess how amps work as fhey are boss interpretation of what they think a fender or vox etc should sound
It is all 32bit that alone shows it has more fidelity abilities than the bandwidth of a guitar. Boss knows their stuff and then some.
Maybe a bit of digital harshness on the treble side...
But still sounds great with you playing man...!
Nicely shot that John, just need some Fenton logoed skate shoes to add to the clothing collection! Cool stuff. 👍🏼
This is an older video but I am wondering what we are listening to after the GT-100 Core? Are you using an amp, direct to video, through some DAW - ? Thanks
Im curious, did you alter the Fusion Lead patch (user patch 044) to get that tone, or is that the default settings? And are you using any other hardware or plugins to get that tone, other than speaker or amp? Thanks
That lick at 9:55 !! As someone who toured with a GT3 replacing racks of gear, I was disappointed to find the delays on the 1000 are pretty simple other than main one. Can you move them anywhere in the chains? Also, can you create signal feedback loops internally?
In my Axe FX 2XL I love how I can feed delay units back into themselves to create more convincing space echo tones.
Yeh you can move them around the signal chain freely! Not sure about feedback loops though!
@@johnnathancordy I guess I mean can you make send and returns internally? In the Axe you can use them to continue a complex patch on another set of blocks if you run out of space.
@@nordic2112 the boss signal chain is sort of semi fixed so not as flexible as the axe - it may be possible but Im not sure
@@johnnathancordy Thank you Sir :-)
mate, first of all, you're playing is sooooooooo beautiful!
english is not my main language (i'm brazilian) and my comprehensive is not good as well, but i didn't get if you explained your lead tone... it's amaaaaaazing!!!
did you use jc120 as well? which pedal did you use before?
sorry if i'm being inconvenient.
thanks, mate.
This or the HX Stomp for use in an tube amp FX loop for just delay, reverb, other timed based effects?
I feel like the way this thing handles the cab block and output setup is based around it being a “fly rig” setup. You take this with you and you plug into whatever is there and change that one setting to kinda make it match how it would’ve sounded somewhere else. Boss’ decision probably has to do with how Japanese people hardly ever haul around amps/cabs/speakers since they’re usually not driving a car to the rehearsal or gig and don’t really have a choice but to plug into the same dusty ol’ JC-120 as everyone else.
Nice playing.
Killer intro!!! Wow.
always the case, time spent learning how to craft and record tones is the key its never the unit, and a good thing to do is turn guitar vols down to half and tone, try a maxon tube pedal into a model unit and up the game too, crazy tube circuits pedals etc, lots of tricks to get the sound to liking
People are judging the gt1000 core without owning the unit and saying they love their stomp. If you have the stomp you have grown to like it and the workflow. Comparing both units without having them both is dumb.
To be fair I think there are quite a few people who have tried both?
@@johnnathancordy I have no issues with those people. Let me take this opportunity to say that your channel always has great playing and great content. Keep up the good work.
Jonathan, beautiful tones as always! Do you have any presets or patches from the Boss GT-1000 you created that are available?
I bought one yesterday
I thought it was a nice piece if kit. And that was just the factory presets
ive not even programmed it in yet. LoL that should be fun 👍 what your using there sound amazing 🎸🙏
Hey would you share the presets you used at the beginning?
The difference between 0.5ms and 1.8ms latency is equivalent to sitting 44cm further away from the speaker. I'm mean, if anyone is thinking of upgrading for better latency, maybe it would be worth just sitting a bit close first?
I was more just thinking of that as something of relevance when comparing to other devices like the Helix/Fm3/Quad Cortex - all of those are around 1.8ms
@@johnnathancordy It is indeed "better", but the real world benefit seems negligible to me. Same with the 32-bit converters - I don't see Boss quote any Dynamic Range numbers for this product, but I would be amazed its it above 120dB, and therefore the 144dB range of 24-bit converters would already be sufficient.
@@Citizen-1a I'll defer to you on this as that's definitely above my pay grade!
@@Citizen-1a Steinberg touts 32-bit integer resolution for their newest line of audio interfaces. Steinberg is owned by Yamaha, which also owns Line 6.
10 years ago you'd be hard pressed to find anyone tracking above 16-bit. Now the thing is 24 bit. I'm sure to a certain degree it's marketing, but with coming technology breakthroughs, why wouldn't you want the extra detail and extra future-proofing?
@@sergiocarrasco325 Steinberg lists the dynamic range of their interfaces at between 102dB and 119dB, which could be handled in 18 and 20 bit respectively. 24 bit would be future proofing, 32 bit? Well you're getting about 17.5 bits of signal and 18.5 bits of noise.
Please let us know where did you get the drum track from also the keyboards. How did you compose? Was that all on the boss1000core? Would be good if you post a tutorial how you made the track and compose together 😉?
The Boss GT series gets a bad rap because it is way over most peoples heads. Even reading the other comments confirms this. I am an engineer an I love it. I also seldom try and program it on the device. That is what the software on the PC is for.
Agreed, the more time you put into it the greater the reward. I have a laptop as part of the rig...always connected, Tone Studio always on.
Hi Johnathan can it be used purely as an audio interface too? (For both dry signal and line in)? The exclusion of power switch and bluetooth was a bit of bummer for me to grab this. However its form factor and (potentially) being able to use as an interface would be perfect as my desktop. Many thanks for the. excellent video as always.
I believe it can yes?
You probably wouldn't want to use this as your primary audio interface since it has unbalanced outputs and you wouldn't be able to use the phones output and "monitor" outputs at the same time. Imo, you have to step up to the GT-1000 to get a full-featured audio interface. Performance wise they're the same but the full sized has a much better gui, control, and has switches built in as well as an expression pedal. It is better in basically every respect. Also, you'll probably want the bluetooth feature somewhere down the line. Another thing I realized: the GT-1000 looks lame in pictures, but awesome in person. I'd recommend trying one out from Sweetwater or similar. If you're really wanting to use this as an audio interface, which is what I'm using mine for a lot of the time, I'd go with the full sized.
@@sergiocarrasco325 Hey man you have really nailed what I wanted to know. Thanks a lot for that!
@@mingury That's what these product demos are all about, man. I went through the whole decision-making thing about a month ago, but once I had the full sized thing in my setup, I realized that if I wanted to use this thing as an "everything" box, the Core was not going to cut it for me. It's worth the extra $300 just on switches, dual expression pedal, and balanced outputs alone. You could try to cobble a similar thing using add ons like a DI box, two FS-7 footswitches, but then you're in the same ballpark pricewise, and even then, you'll never expand the Core into a Full sized, unless Boss comes out with some midi add-on built for that, but then you're in the territory of fantasy, waiting, and ultimately, why would they want to do that when their flagship is what they ultimately want people to use.
IMO the designers really knew what they were doing with the Full sized, and the designers also knew exactly in which areas to handicap the Core so that it could never measure up to it's bigger brother.
Can work as an interface, and you can also set the two SND jacks as sub outs, and the RTN jacks as aux in. You can then place those SND/RTN blocks anywhere in the chain and configure them as pass through, or set them as a tap to split/branch out the signal...very flexible for mixing up and/or tapping wet and dry.
Great video! In your view, which unit has the most inspiring clean tones - Gt 1000 core or the Iridium?
As a BOSS fanatic, and viewer of the first video, i think you did this one good. I think you admitted that which you weren't aware of, things you didn't like but in a much more "maybe it works for you" kind of way. Nice playing by the way dude!
Appreciate that! I'm going to stick with it for a bit because I think there's potentially a lot to like in there right? I started messing with the Assign Matrix this week so slowly getting to grips with it!
@@johnnathancordy yeah man, good on you. I've been doing boss GT range since the GT3 so each update to me becomes more and more intuitive but to new eyes it can be overwhelming. The software makes it more understandable for routing and settings. Ever need any help feel free to reach out. ✌️✌️
Actually I think that it sounds even better than the HX Stomp. It has more definition in the low end. If you experimented a little more I think, that you could push it even further. But as you mentioned yourself earlier - almost all newer effect units can somehow sound good, if you spend some time with it. And if one play as good as you.... it is NOT the sound that will ruin it. Love your playing
I just want to know how to get those Satriani/ Vai tones from it.
I find it interesting how subjective user interfaces are. I was quite interested in the GT1000 Core, until I tried to demo one in the store without consulting the user manual. I literally couldn't do a single thing with it- huge turnoff, as I've never run into that with Digitech, Headrush, Line 6, Yamaha, Zoom, etc.
That was my experience too, which possibly might be why the GT1000 stuff doesn't seem to get too much love?
I had a similar thing happened to me until my friend that works at boss sat down with me and explained everything to me in like a minute and sure enough it was all it took. Now I now how to work the unit to do everything I need. Crazy.
@@lavadoraautomatica1 So whats the secret bud? Lol
@@murdock8068 reading the manual 😆
@@lavadoraautomatica1 true! A fella wants to trade me one of these units. Im ignorant to modellers and such. Are you able to use the return as a Aux in for a phone to play backing tracks along with using headphones with this unit?
I like your guitar, who is the builder?
K Line!
The presets are terrible. Initialize a preset - then change the amp model to the twin and the reverb mix to 45. Boom. Heavenly Fender tones with minimal tweaking. The feel and clarity are amazing - better than my Helix. All the other models can be just as good but require more tweaking. For those - check out the livesets offered online in the editor - most are garbage but the getting started ones at the top with just the amps dialed in are very good - some just need minor volume tweaks.
Will check that out!
@@johnnathancordy to make it even better after that setup a split block with delay on top and bottom and make it exit panned hard left/right. Set one delay to 100ms and the other to 200ms. Then set the high cut on the delay to 3.14 or whatever it has. Use in stereo - AMAZING.
@@landon.cunningham any other favourite amps I need to check out?
@@johnnathancordy I haven't had it very long and the Twin was so good I've been playing it pretty much exclusively. My favorite cleans so far are the Twin, Deluxe, and Crunch. Maybe we can chat more once I have more time - or who knows I might make a video myself. I'm not on your level but I love it. I do think there is something to the modeling they've done. If you smack the strings real hard on the Twin it pops back at you just like a real amp. My Helix doesn't do this. I'm not sure you can convey that on RUclips with the compression it adds.
@@johnnathancordy honestly I think they are all good - but some dialed in easier than others. I was amazed when I checked out the livesets because I liked models the way they dialed in better than when I had tried with the same model. In short - I think Boss has a very underrated unit here in terms of modeling - with a little trial and effort I'm confident this unit can compete with the best.
hi guys, just bought this but is there a bypass function? (how do i just get my pure amp sound, no boss gt-1000?) thx
It doesn’t have that function unfortunately. Probably just best to make a preset with nothing on it.
For the first few weeks I had the GT-1000CORE, I was torn. I love the features, build quality and sheer versatility. But, I had an issue with my tones at home not matching what I hear at church plugged into our board. The bottom line is, the front end of ANY amp is going to serious color your tone. I use an Orange Crush 60 Pro 1x12. I decided to run straight into the Return jack on the back and am I glad I did! I'm sure the speaker and cab still color the sound to a degree but nowhere as much as the front-end of the amp. Now I can hear the difference between the different SP cabs, etc and get a more accurate representation of what it will sound like plugged into a board.
Now that I can the nuances of the different settings/amps/cabs etc. I can't stop playing with it! You really need to try this in you loop return on your amp; your master volume should still work, mine does.
Also for going direct you change many setting for output alone.
Tasty legato!! Best Regards!
It's hard to find the lists of amp models and efx it has, whenever I've googled this up. I have to wonder why Roland are so ashamed of that. It's definitely guarded, top-secret information with them. Odd.
How do you play your sequences and runs so musically, without sounding like you're just playing scales?
boss give you all, but line 6 limited the hx stomp. I like the menu logic, because I like digging devices.
I paid 600 quid for mine, though it has 3 years warranty so is worth it just for that.
Glad you are trying to get into this thing and showing it some respect.
But hey if you don't like it.. fuck'em.
29 seconds ago? It’s currently 5 in the morning for me lol
The HX Stomp just got an update with some cool effects...but the GT-1000 just has better quality sound at 32bit/96khz...not to mention its more advanced capabilities...
Hi...can you please share this patch for me..or sell it?? please contact me as soon as posible..thanks you.
No iPad application, no Android application, why ?
Does it have some sort of "snapshots"?
BOSS has setlist, not snapshots. You can also program the arrow up, arrow down and CTRL 1 to do several operations at once. Such as; turn on boost and delay for 1 button or any number of features within the patch can be switched in 1 button. Confusing to setup but works like snapshots.
@@danwillmann9193 thanks buddy.. looking forward to getting a gtk soon
also, switching one patch to another is seamless
Did you say 96kilahurtz watsamadubry? Lol?
damn. not one slow twitch muscle fibre in this guys entire bod...
The one thing I don't like is the IR placement. It's all in the global settings, can't use it by patch.
You can save specific IR's to specific patches...just have to have the 'Output Select' set to 'Recording', then within the patch you select which IR to use in the 'Output Block/s'. You can even use a different IR for left and right if outputting in stereo.
I hear artificial in 10 seconds. Same as like fractal, cortex. I used to use some boss devices and it seems like they carry it until today. Hx stomp and line 6 are different. I used to disappoint 10 years ago but now it’s very different. As a jazz, fusion player, the tone and articulation is the most important thing. And i satisfied for my choice
Always liked the sound of this thing but don't want to have to edit it with the screen of a Nokia 3310 :(
But...Snake?
@@johnnathancordy I'm sold!
Then Boss Tone Studio might do the trick for you, friend.
@@sergiocarrasco325 nice and clean looking that software init
@@johnnathancordy without it, the Gt-1000 wouldnt be in the same ballpark as the other big 3, big 5 now...
HX stomp still for me.
Why
it look like boss give you a punishment isn't it ?
That's my understanding as well from the "rebuild a bridge" comment
I core no dynamics sounds fake Hx stomp dynamics galore sound excellent you can adjust the feel of the tone it just all out excellent guitar rig in a small box with horsepower
Apart from higher fidelity audio, more power and less latency, this thing is honestly blown out of the water by the HX Stomp - even if they were the same price, let alone that the Boss is £200 more expensive new. The UI is just horrible IMO, as is the fixed block aspect.
It's due to the UI (or more correctly, the UX) on these devices that has lead me to turn away from them altogether. One Knob-Per-Function, please, and if it must have a screen, then no menus.
I actually the the high fidelity part is what makes this unit actually not sound as authentic as the stomp models- if said this about the cores big brother
@@ChadBoston easily tweaked with eq. I remember the wet fx and modulations sounding excellent in the boss
@@StevenJoseph I understand .. Even tweaking... the nature feels off .. but not saying it’s not useable.. just not for me - that said I gave one on order to give it another go
Try one. You might like it. I don't think HX Stomp blows it out of the water. I think this rivals Helix Floor for power, surpasses it for fx quality, but has a few little design quirks that can be daunting to the uninitiated. The blocks are not fixed. You can move them around anywhere you like, and even though Helix seems to offer total signal chain freedom, I found that it runs out of DSP as soon or sooner than the GT-1000. Apart from this, it doesn't cause ground loop issues, at least with my setup. All of this for less than half the price of the Helix floor, and a screen that in my experience doesn't distract from playing.
Year need to be a computer programer to use it. Absolutely pathetic
Nothing against your playing, but it sounds like the chaps at Boss have stuffed all the cheap, mass market pedals into one unit. The same pedals most people aspire to move on from..
Hx stomp 1000 times better in sound and quality
The effects on the core are beast. Otherwise yeah I agree with you. I own both and hx stomp amps sounds way better
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