i bought a Boss Guitar Synthesizer in the early 90's I think I use it for about a week and lost interest end up selling it way cheap than what I pay for it originally
I agree the Demo is great. I've tried many guitar synths and always ended up annoyed with the sounds after playing 5 mins. So i eventually bought an analog synth years ago. However because of that, any guitar synth now sounds like a cheap imitation to me. I never noticed this before I started playing synths. Like a keyboard imitating a guitar just reverse.
@@panicraptor2837 Yes just like guitar on a synth sound like a cheap imitation. Guitar synths are just a silly gimmick imho, if you want to play synth buy a keyboard... its cool an all and a technical achivement to get tracking working well etc, but its just silly what they demonstrate here (and that not to say any thing bad about the guitarist cause he obviously does it flawlessly) but the fact that any mediocre keyboardist can play any of this within a few weeks of practice for a fraction of the cost and with better result.
I have a boss gp10 once you learn how to use it it’s great. I also like the modeling. I’d never own a les Paul but it’s nice to have a modeled one same with bass.
I heard one tracking issue 4:37 in that demo, also it would have been better to play without the backing track music so we can get the true feel of the sounds. Playing over background music tends to give people false expectations, it's a marketing technique.
I have a GR-55 and a much older GR-50 and I'd been thinking something similar, after seeing the SY300, SY1, the Meris Enzo and the Mooer GE300 (3 note synth capability built in) that all use regular guitar pickups. I figured maybe various companies had figured out signal processing enough to not need special pickups any more. It's nice to see the SY1000 can be used with or without the GK pickup.
That pedal is legit. Either learn to play keys or get one of these if you are a guitar player. Looks like more control over the actual sounds than keys alone or synthesizer. Looks cool for recording. Good demo guy.
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Good morning ! I really like your videos!!! I play in open G and I would like to know if I can use the SY 1000 by tuning my guitar in open G ? Thanks ! and have a good trip!
@@revylokesh1783 that's awesome! I play jazz so the main reason I haven't gotten a synth pedal is because I couldn't play all the chords I wanted to. But I will absolutely buy this!
@@therealandrew185 this thing is wat outta my price-range, for now, but as a guitar-player with a faible for synths it's right up my alley. I can imagine it's very useful for Jazz too, because you can get all those trumpet/sax sounds out of it.
The mothership has landed. Maybe a year later after reading the manual and figuring out how the box works, I might be able to play it live. Sounds are cool, but sounds complicated.
I’m buying this but first I need an electric guitar and then learn to play it,but first I have to save up for it. The guitar first, never mind just forget it!
You'll miss out on guitar modelling, polyphonic realtime resynthesis and retuning amongst many other things if you don't have one. You can however buy the GK-pickup in kit form and install it inside your guitar for a more ergonomic playing experience. www.roland.com/uk/products/gk-kit-gt3/ I have both internal and external on different guitars and (if you're committed to using the gear) the internal kit is barely noticeable once it's installed.
Nope... Should have improved upon the direct signal tracking synth technology of the SY-300... Instead, they released the SY-1 with presets created from the SY-300...and released the SY-1000 with MIDI driven PCM combined with the technology of their older pedals... The SY-1000 and SY-1 strike me as quick money generators from existing technology for Boss... I would suggest holding off until the next iteration of improved technology...
No. That pickup and cable is for a traditional Roland guitar synth I am sure he had right there for a comparison. All this uses is the 1/4” out of the guitar. It essentially is an effects pedal. It changes the sound of the guitar like any other effects pedal. It just makes it sound like a synth.
The damn guy keeps playing the same boring songs in each sy-1000 namm video so far.... FIND SOMEONE THAT KNOWS HOW TO CONTROL IT AND USE IT FOR THINGS THAT AREN'T CHEESY!
@@chinossynthesizer705 Oh, I see, you meant Perturbator. Pleb's seems unnecessarily rude, but then this is You Tube, where manners (and seemingly grammar and spelling) are outdated constructs. After all, we're only discussing a guitar synthesiser. My original point of 80's revival encompassed your response. I think you misunderstood my intent, which was; that Boss are marketing the SY-1000 at a time when 80's culture and music are experiencing something of a revival. The demo is clearly aimed at that market and is also fairly tongue in cheek. Have a pleasant day.
4:35 Would anyone tolerate a keyboard player who plays that badly? The fake make-believe keyboard synth sounds are an embarrassing mess, because the guy is playing a _guitar_ , not a keyboard. It's not too hard for a guitarist to learn to play a keyboard enough to play passable Jump and Final Countdown riffs, but to play them well on this guitar contraption is basically impossible and even this official demonstrator guy can't do it. Use the guitar for doing things that _can_ be played on a guitar!
yzimsx I think it sounds like crap..that weird glissando sound when u slide or bend the string...I had an old boss guitar synth and sold it...just learn to play he keys
@@jamesbalestrino2670 Yes, it's that weird glissando, but also the note releases which should be immediate and tight, not slow volume ramps like in this video. And the slightly imprecise non-simultaneous timing of chord notes ... the playing sucks. I mean, HELLO BOSS, reality check - nobody would buy a synth keyboard and hire the player if they sounded like this stuff here. Guitars and keyboards are different instruments and different kinds of naturally happening expression. But I guess a lot of the sales come from selling dreams to guitarists. :) I just bought the SY-1 pedal myself, and I love playing weird stuff with it. But since I'm more of a keyboard player, I can't fool myself to believe that the "handicapped guitarist's fake keyboard" stuff is cool.
@@yzimsx You have to forgive the demo guy blasting through that many sounds at once. Also I've done GK synth stuff, some sounds are better than others, some sound better blended with guitar. Some triggered samples are better than direct synthesis. I wouldn't dismiss it all that easily.
@@alanredversangel All credit to the guy for learning that synth riff medley, it was funny and I enjoyed it. But it sounded half-assed. It seems that when guitarists get these synth gizmos, it's like getting drunk, they lose their judgement. I do at least. I have a GR-33 with GK-2A, SY-1, MIDI Guitar 2 and some other guitar-to-synth thingies, and I claim that it's easier for a guitarist to learn to play keyboards than it is to play credible sounding keyboard chord riffs on a guitar based system. The Van Halen Jump stuff here, Final Countdown, all of the organ and piano stuff you hear in anyone's GR synth demos, ... it's just plain pathetic. If you can't press down multiple keys simultaneously, in time, hold them down for as long as you want, and release them at the same time, precisely in time, cutting the sound of all notes immediately and precisely on time, then it just won't work. If you have demos of guitarist playing synth chord riffs and piano parts in a credible way, please post the links. :)
@@yzimsx I agree it all depends on your standards. Best method is fingerstyle, using sustain pedal or hold function (that function where each string holds a note until you change it is great, i can skank uptown funk's guitar part and the synth holds under it.) Personally I'd sooner using a rotary effect on guitar than put an organ sound with it, it's just easier and more natural. My band plays don't stop me now and it's so much better just with crunchy guitar than synth piano sound.
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i bought a Boss Guitar Synthesizer in the early 90's I think I use it for about a week and lost interest end up selling it way cheap than what I pay for it originally
4:20 the best guitar synth demo I have ever seen in my 42 years on this earth! SOLD!
I agree the Demo is great. I've tried many guitar synths and always ended up annoyed with the sounds after playing 5 mins. So i eventually bought an analog synth years ago. However because of that, any guitar synth now sounds like a cheap imitation to me. I never noticed this before I started playing synths. Like a keyboard imitating a guitar just reverse.
@@panicraptor2837 Yes just like guitar on a synth sound like a cheap imitation. Guitar synths are just a silly gimmick imho, if you want to play synth buy a keyboard... its cool an all and a technical achivement to get tracking working well etc, but its just silly what they demonstrate here (and that not to say any thing bad about the guitarist cause he obviously does it flawlessly) but the fact that any mediocre keyboardist can play any of this within a few weeks of practice for a fraction of the cost and with better result.
at 4 twenty, huh. sure it was the pedal you heard?
I have a boss gp10 once you learn how to use it it’s great. I also like the modeling. I’d never own a les Paul but it’s nice to have a modeled one same with bass.
You should get out more. The Fishman Tripleplay makes this look like a joke.
I want those glasses to be included in the box
The amount of the work this guy put into the playthrough is epic. Definitely the man for the job.
I could watch him play for days.....amazing sounds.
I'm crying, this is the best bass pedal in every way
Would be nice if BOSS would update the ME-80...it's already an almost 7 year old product.
I heard one tracking issue 4:37 in that demo, also it would have been better to play without the backing track music so we can get the true feel of the sounds. Playing over background music tends to give people false expectations, it's a marketing technique.
I will be adding this pedal in my collection in a couple weeks. Can't wait.
Haha! Great notetracking, wow... was suprised to hear MGMT :D you killed the demo!
I need this!!! A million times I need this over and over and over again I need this.
I can't afford it but I'm definitely getting those glasses
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they are 5k, sorry
That demo was nuts. Good stuff. Would’ve loved to hear a cory Henry type lead sound
As a GP-10 player I'm happy, I didn't think they'd ever bring out another GK product like this.
I have a GR-55 and a much older GR-50 and I'd been thinking something similar, after seeing the SY300, SY1, the Meris Enzo and the Mooer GE300 (3 note synth capability built in) that all use regular guitar pickups. I figured maybe various companies had figured out signal processing enough to not need special pickups any more. It's nice to see the SY1000 can be used with or without the GK pickup.
I’m pretty sure those glasses would give me a seizure.
He will have a Stigmatism by next Wednesday.
They dont flash from the inside lol just the outside you pricks
I love this! So many negative people here.
Nice range of demo riffs in the outro...well done
Great demo absolutely nailed the guitar playing but I would have liked to see how difficult it is to use
That pedal is legit. Either learn to play keys or get one of these if you are a guitar player. Looks like more control over the actual sounds than keys alone or synthesizer. Looks cool for recording. Good demo guy.
any demo playing a Rush song is a good demo!
This demo is amazing!!!!
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Great demo
Excellent job on the demo!!! I dig the Cheap Sunglasses also.
Great demo by breat guitarist !
I hope those shades are included!
Hi...does this have piano, flute, and the sounds of the GR-55 or just synth types? Thanks...
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Radical !!!
Good morning !
I really like your videos!!!
I play in open G and I would like to know if I can use the SY 1000 by tuning my guitar in open G ?
Thanks ! and have a good trip!
It processes each string individually? Does that mean you can play chords and it won't freak out?
Yep. But you'll need the Roland GK-3 pickup installed on your guitar for that.
@@revylokesh1783 that's awesome! I play jazz so the main reason I haven't gotten a synth pedal is because I couldn't play all the chords I wanted to. But I will absolutely buy this!
@@therealandrew185 this thing is wat outta my price-range, for now, but as a guitar-player with a faible for synths it's right up my alley. I can imagine it's very useful for Jazz too, because you can get all those trumpet/sax sounds out of it.
No, you can play chords with certain ones. I own an SY-300 let’s say you play like a pad or something it should be able to play chords clearly
How does it compare to the GR-55. Should have put a wow pedal on it.
GR-55 will do the same for alot less money.
Sy1000 looks great Roland vg 99 sounds can be downloaded to sy1000, but only the sy1000 has vg99 paid sounds on the sy1000 device
No PCM or sample-based tones? No sale. I'll keep my GR55.
@Samí Warrior I would keep the sy 1000 and 300 as a collection to play around it's so cool
The mothership has landed. Maybe a year later after reading the manual and figuring out how the box works, I might be able to play it live. Sounds are cool, but sounds complicated.
About lost my mind when I heard it has pitch to MIDI ❤
I'm already into the SY-300 for $450, this thing looks great but since I am mainly into analog synths, the SY-300 stays, for now
Wait how does the analog one sound like its it better
i have got to get one of these thats so cool
Hmmm....Sy1000 @ $1,000.00, is there a SY100?
dug the demo , very nicely done... Kudos to you sir .
The sy-1 is $199
I’m buying this but first I need an electric guitar and then learn to play it,but first I have to save up for it. The guitar first, never mind just forget it!
Do you need the midi pickup in order to get the synth sounds?
Wait so you DO need that special pickup to play this?
Ofcourse not. It's a thing he installed on the axe.
@@rtxf Right. But I mean do you need that special pickup to make this pedal work?
@@levijessegonzalez3629 no. It just makes it work better. It's a 1000 dollar pedal so I'd say just get the pickup while you're at it.
You'll miss out on guitar modelling, polyphonic realtime resynthesis and retuning amongst many other things if you don't have one.
You can however buy the GK-pickup in kit form and install it inside your guitar for a more ergonomic playing experience.
www.roland.com/uk/products/gk-kit-gt3/
I have both internal and external on different guitars and (if you're committed to using the gear) the internal kit is barely noticeable once it's installed.
Yes it needs that special pickup, but the pickup and other stuff are included
Nope... Should have improved upon the direct signal tracking synth technology of the SY-300... Instead, they released the SY-1 with presets created from the SY-300...and released the SY-1000 with MIDI driven PCM combined with the technology of their older pedals... The SY-1000 and SY-1 strike me as quick money generators from existing technology for Boss... I would suggest holding off until the next iteration of improved technology...
Why was steve vai on the first part???
that demo!
Tron Austin just looks like he's from 2008
Will this work with a midi keyboard controller
Dont' waste yal money on that late 90s badass TeK which have been regularly repackaged over the years by Roland
Pronta consegna!
Song at 6:14?
MGMT - Kids
Anyone know the song at 6:30?
Equipment Manager shooting stars by bag raiders
Kinda disappointed that they didn't play spirit of the radio
are sounds the same in the boss sy 1 pedal ?
No... the sy-1 is based off the sy-300
the reason to be rich
Wow. 👍👍👍👍🎸
i just use MIDIguitar 2 with kontakt and play all top end synths that i want;; way cheaper and powerful than this.
Haha I want more 🎼🤘🏻
Synthaseizure
Anyone know what song is being played at 6:11?
Kids MGMT
Do you know the one at 5:40?
i rather spend the money on those glasses!
Does anyone know the song at 5:16? I can’t figure it out for my life
something from guitar hero
Jadon S. Safe and sound by capital cities
Safe and sound, come on!
Song name on 4:52?
The Ghostbusters Theme by Ray Parker, Jr?
I think there is still a lot of equipment hiding several pedals as well as very expensive AMP
Nope, it's all SY-1000 (other than the obvious backing tracks).
glasses are annoying during interview. should only blink when playing onstage yup
Still has the annoying 13 pin cable
No. That pickup and cable is for a traditional Roland guitar synth I am sure he had right there for a comparison. All this uses is the 1/4” out of the guitar. It essentially is an effects pedal. It changes the sound of the guitar like any other effects pedal. It just makes it sound like a synth.
@@jchargrave Awesome! Thank you. I’ll check it out!
This the problem I had with the GR55. Somebody at Roland isn’t aware that the 80s ended.
@@AzathothsAlarmClock I’m probably more with it than I’ve ever been as I can do 80s in my sleep.
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It's a toy with a hefty cable and awkward pickup.Same as before.
I can't get used to how weird this is. Maybe it's because I'm 51.
Another 51 here!
The guitar synth with the pickup has been around since the 80's.
Cheesy…
Not good enough of a synthesizer.
Square Box with a bunch of knobs and buttons with a cheap screen. I knew it had to be a boss product without even looking at the title
Authentic!!!
Last
super cheesy sounds!
Thumbs down for the stupid distracting glasses nothing else 😂
First
So cheesy sounds, somehow guitar synth will never sound good for me...too sterile nad plastic
It's all down to the programming, not the (deliberately) cheesy demo.
But it reminds me of old FM synth some I guess
The damn guy keeps playing the same boring songs in each sy-1000 namm video so far.... FIND SOMEONE THAT KNOWS HOW TO CONTROL IT AND USE IT FOR THINGS THAT AREN'T CHEESY!
That's kind of the point of the demo: to appeal to the current 80's revival.
@@tedrogersisback5729 what is he gonna play a darksynthwave perburtrator song
@@chinossynthesizer705 I don't understand your comment.
Please explain?
@@tedrogersisback5729 you don't know dark synth wave pleb
@@chinossynthesizer705 Oh, I see, you meant Perturbator.
Pleb's seems unnecessarily rude, but then this is You Tube, where manners (and seemingly grammar and spelling) are outdated constructs.
After all, we're only discussing a guitar synthesiser.
My original point of 80's revival encompassed your response.
I think you misunderstood my intent,
which was; that Boss are marketing the SY-1000 at a time when 80's culture and music are experiencing something of a revival.
The demo is clearly aimed at that market and is also fairly tongue in cheek.
Have a pleasant day.
4:35 Would anyone tolerate a keyboard player who plays that badly? The fake make-believe keyboard synth sounds are an embarrassing mess, because the guy is playing a _guitar_ , not a keyboard. It's not too hard for a guitarist to learn to play a keyboard enough to play passable Jump and Final Countdown riffs, but to play them well on this guitar contraption is basically impossible and even this official demonstrator guy can't do it. Use the guitar for doing things that _can_ be played on a guitar!
yzimsx I think it sounds like crap..that weird glissando sound when u slide or bend the string...I had an old boss guitar synth and sold it...just learn to play he keys
@@jamesbalestrino2670 Yes, it's that weird glissando, but also the note releases which should be immediate and tight, not slow volume ramps like in this video. And the slightly imprecise non-simultaneous timing of chord notes ... the playing sucks. I mean, HELLO BOSS, reality check - nobody would buy a synth keyboard and hire the player if they sounded like this stuff here. Guitars and keyboards are different instruments and different kinds of naturally happening expression. But I guess a lot of the sales come from selling dreams to guitarists. :) I just bought the SY-1 pedal myself, and I love playing weird stuff with it. But since I'm more of a keyboard player, I can't fool myself to believe that the "handicapped guitarist's fake keyboard" stuff is cool.
@@yzimsx You have to forgive the demo guy blasting through that many sounds at once. Also I've done GK synth stuff, some sounds are better than others, some sound better blended with guitar. Some triggered samples are better than direct synthesis. I wouldn't dismiss it all that easily.
@@alanredversangel All credit to the guy for learning that synth riff medley, it was funny and I enjoyed it. But it sounded half-assed. It seems that when guitarists get these synth gizmos, it's like getting drunk, they lose their judgement. I do at least. I have a GR-33 with GK-2A, SY-1, MIDI Guitar 2 and some other guitar-to-synth thingies, and I claim that it's easier for a guitarist to learn to play keyboards than it is to play credible sounding keyboard chord riffs on a guitar based system. The Van Halen Jump stuff here, Final Countdown, all of the organ and piano stuff you hear in anyone's GR synth demos, ... it's just plain pathetic. If you can't press down multiple keys simultaneously, in time, hold them down for as long as you want, and release them at the same time, precisely in time, cutting the sound of all notes immediately and precisely on time, then it just won't work. If you have demos of guitarist playing synth chord riffs and piano parts in a credible way, please post the links. :)
@@yzimsx I agree it all depends on your standards. Best method is fingerstyle, using sustain pedal or hold function (that function where each string holds a note until you change it is great, i can skank uptown funk's guitar part and the synth holds under it.) Personally I'd sooner using a rotary effect on guitar than put an organ sound with it, it's just easier and more natural. My band plays don't stop me now and it's so much better just with crunchy guitar than synth piano sound.