jorri wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 2:15 pm
those GT6 were kind of radical to be honest. IIRC Completely programmable arpeggiator and harmoniser, more usable synth fx than the 'compact' series, weird stuff like fretless simulator. Of course, drives aren't the best, but I wonder how much one costs, probably nothing compared to the equivalent compact fx.
It's a weird thing I found with the Boss GT series, because I've owned the 3, 5, 6 and 8 plus used the 10, then lost interest when they changed the form factor completely. 3 and 5 were great, 6 I didn't like, 10 I didn't like. I still own a GT-3 and GT-8.
I consider the GT-8 as the GT-6 "done right", full of usable tones. I quite like the drives on it actually - you have to fiddle around with the multiple layers of EQ to get something good. I recommend boosting the input presence on the Master/Output section or wherever it is, and then using the EQ on every patch with the low boosted a bit and some specific mid frequencies rolled out to get rid of harshness, I think boost 500Hz a few dB, cut 2.5kHz by about -7db and it seems to sort out both the cleans and the drives. Best gain sound on it tends to be the Blues OD, plus the RAT and Guv'nor clones are good. One of the most unique sounds is the Oct Fuzz which is a misnomer because it's modelling the old Roland FM-2 Fuzz Master back when Roland were still called Acetone. Absolutely love that thing.
There's some unique stuff like the Slicer too - I came up with a preset last night that uses delay, the RAT, 7-String Wah and the Slicer which is like a tremolo with different "rhythms" as in it has patterns of volume rather than fading out and in to the same place. When you assign the pattern switching to the expression pedal you can basically create synth LFO dance music type stuff, because one of the real special abilities of those GTs is being able to assign almost anything to the control and expression pedals, plus hooking up two more control pedals can be done using any amp switcher with a stereo 1/4" jack.
Anyway, I've been using these for years and could write tonnes about them as I've done more gigs with them than anything else. Very versatile and I loved the fact one mains adapter and two cables (three for stereo amps) could give me an easy setup/pack away.
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