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Best ever
By: Ashkan
Submitted: 1/4/2024
2 people found this review helpful.
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This is amazing
Unbelievable
Thanks to AMS you are great guys
Keep rocking ????????????????????
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Has it all
By: newbillyman
Submitted: 10/27/2023
1 person found this review helpful.
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Once you get, you get it....roland/boss is a great company
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All in one solution!
By: Pete
Submitted: 6/29/2023
1 person found this review helpful.
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I've tried all the multi effects unit. For me, the Boss GT-1000 sounds best, easiest to use and the functions in every situation you might need. Love it!
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Boss GT-1000 Home Run
By: JmJ
Submitted: 1/6/2023
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First, I Love it! Second, it was way more than I expected. You can go deep with this pedal. I use it gigging and have only scratched the surface of the possible tones, effects. I’ve had no problem using it out in the real world. I find the pedals Construction just as good as any other pedal I’ve had over the years. I like the switches and expression pedal. The expression pedal has level of pressure adjustments so I don’t have to SMASH it to turn it off. The routing of the patches is pretty easy and I’m still learning after almost a year. I’d give it a 9.5 out of 10. With me nobody ever gets a 10.
Great product.
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Making guitar tone what you need
By: David Murphy
Submitted: 12/9/2022
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This is definitely the greatest pedal to a guitarist. No amps needed. Just plug into P.A. and shred. As a solo artist this allows you to record rhythm sample and solo over it. So many sounds to play with. Best buy of a lifetime.
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Amazing
By: Rich
Submitted: 11/26/2022
1 person found this review helpful.
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What can I say! This thing is amazing!! All the effects and amp models you want in one sturdy and versatile unit! It doesn’t get better that the GT-1000!!
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Most versatile pedal board I've ever had
By: Tony Schoenfeld
Submitted: 11/5/2022
1 person found this review helpful.
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This is my all in one pedal. It has everything I need.
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Great for everything, very new to the modelers and has been a great learning expierence.
By: Eli Martin
Submitted: 10/27/2022
2 people found this review helpful.
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Great for everything, very new to the modelers and has been a great learning expierence. Love boss products
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Gamechanger!
By: James Rellita
Submitted: 8/12/2022
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The new update is a gamechanger! Definitely up there with the big boys. I play about 20 shows a month and this has been my go to for all my gigs. The ability to blend two amps simultaneously is where it's at!
AMS customer service is top notch! Super easy to work with and extremely fast shipping.
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It’s awesome
By: Marcelo Reyes
Submitted: 6/28/2021
7 people found this review helpful.
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The sounds are really amazing, I love it and I used it many times already in my church
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How easy, to understand the instructions I
By: Al Ortiz
Submitted: 4/27/2021
2 people found this review helpful.
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I watch alot prome video before purchasing the product I love it.
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Incredible Sound!!
By: Jean Camacho
Submitted: 1/12/2021
5 people found this review helpful.
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I have to admit it is way better than Helix in Sound Quality and i have a Helix I had to sell my Helix because I’m not going to use it anymore
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Better than line 6
By: Angel Caro
Submitted: 12/10/2020
2 people found this review helpful.
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I got rid of my new line 6’s because I couldn’t deal with the crackling aka “squirrels”. The Boss GT 1000 sounds more like a real amp to me, it is harder to use but better tone wise. I’m barely scratching the surface but the sound I’m getting is amazing.
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Easy to use and get started!!
By: Paul Hand
Submitted: 11/6/2020
1 person found this review helpful.
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Absolutely an amazing product..wish I would have gotten it sooner. Super easy to operate, if you’re looking for top of the line effects, this is the unit for you..100 percent satisfied.
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This thing Rocks!!!!
By: Dave Looney
Submitted: 10/26/2020
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This is an amazing pedalboard, I was able to dive right in and start finding some great sounds both from presets and from building my own sounds!
Boss really nailed it with this one!!!
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Awesome machine!
By: Kevo
Submitted: 10/26/2020
2 people found this review helpful.
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Great pedal with so many models and features! Boss has done it again!! Thanks Boss!!
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If you know how to program boss pedals this is one of the best on the market
By: Chance Gallagher
Submitted: 10/26/2020
1 person found this review helpful.
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Helix Line 6 axe FX Kemper they're all good but if you're familiar with boss gear this is the best piece of gear to get the Bluetooth capability load the IR's... This all is a major plus and the tones are Incredibles!!!!
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Boss GT 1000 multi effects
By: William Robinson
Submitted: 7/28/2020
1 person found this review helpful.
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I purchased the Boss GT 1000 and I love this multi effects processor. Not only does it have 250 presets it also has a built-in tuner and metronome. The tips of my fingers on my left hand are hurting numb. I'm finding it hard to put the guitar down sense I got the Boss GT 1000.
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Best pedal for me in a long time.
By: Scott
Submitted: 7/4/2020
7 people found this review helpful.
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Debated for a while in getting this pedal and finally broke down and bought it. Very happy that I did. Easy to use and sounds great.
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Power piece of equipment
By: Mike
Submitted: 6/11/2020
3 people found this review helpful.
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Tons of settings and what seems like endless possibilities of combinations of sounds for both bass and guitar. No need to two separate pedal boards.
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One of the best decisions I have made this year with effects
By: Phillip Garcia
Submitted: 6/5/2020
1 person found this review helpful.
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Hands down best decision I have made with effects. Totally handles any effects you may need while you are writing and the versatility of this effects processor is awesome!! Does take a little getting use to and learning how to program but once you are over that hump you see the possibilities are endless!!!
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Best guitar effect pedal I've ever owned!
By: T. Musick
Submitted: 5/26/2020
1 person found this review helpful.
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I love the fact you can customize every patch or use it as a pedal board. This effects pedal has lived up to my expectations and more. I've had it around a month and love it for both bass and guitar.
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Ultra Flexibility For a better price
By: TheOreoMonster
Submitted: 3/31/2020
1 person found this review helpful.
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In a lot of ways this holds it's own against the Higher end modelers and in some ways are a lot more flexible than some, though if you aren't used to the Boss/Roland style of patch management that could take a little getting used to. Best of all You can record the DI and two different versions of your signal chain over USB and Re-Amp from Your DAW through the unit over USB as well No patch cables And Re-Amp box to set up.
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BOSS GT multi effects are the best
By: Freddy Pena (George Lopez opening Band)
Submitted: 2/26/2020
2 people found this review helpful.
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Since i started using boss multi effects 10 years ago i cant go back to single pedals or any other multi effects! Honestly Boss GT 1000 its the best easy to use and easy to set up, the volume Pedal feels great and comfortable best wah wah sounds. i used this Pedal to play in big venues for 3000 ppl or more for George Lopez Shows with My Band and this Pedal always Has any effect that i need to please even big stars ?? like George Lopez!
Do yourself a big favor and Buy this Pedal, Boss GT series are the freaking best! And with American Musical Suplies you do not have any excuses! C-Mon!!! Easy Monthly Payment plans! Just get it!!
Atte Freddy Pena
Sorry for my english but i tried my best! I love you AMS ??
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I guess most important thing I would say is spend some time with it
By: T.J.
Submitted: 2/17/2020
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I was about ready to give up on this and send it back but I decided to give it some more time and I'm glad I did. So lets get the main question out of the way "Does it sound like a real tube amp?' The answer is, no. Here is the short version on why it doesn't. O'D's & distortion's in the analog world use soft clipping to achieve that rich "Harmonic distortion". In the digital realm they use Hard clipping which results in whats referred to as "Odd Order Harmonic distortion". This is why at first listen these units sound amazing but after a time start to sound terrible. I will say they have come very far with the technology, and as far as, "does it have the feel & response of the real thing?" Yes it does, and it in some respects even better! My solution is to insert my favorite Dirt pedal the BOSS Adaptive Distortion into the loop and use the "Twin Model". Once I did this I knew I had a keeper! Which by the way I was happy to see the model of that pedal in there as well and it actually works very well in the same configuration. The palette of great effects alone are worth the price in this unit. At the end of the day I judge a piece of gear by the inspiration it provides and this one has had me playing for days now.
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Know your gear
By: Richard
Submitted: 2/6/2020
1 person found this review helpful.
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I was in the market for a pedal board. I am a professional musician playing in all types of venues. When you break it all down, time spent picking out different pedals, cords,power supply, board itself, case, not to mention time putting the board together, what a pain in the neck. Not to mention the price! I looked at all the options, line 6, axe effects, ext.. when I found this.. absolutely amazing. Great value on price considering all the different options possible. I use it at church to lead worship, and where ever.. outside.. you name it. I run it straight to the board set my front of house sound and a combo and on stage for a monitor, quick set up and tear down,, consistent, no fuss no muss, and the sound is amazing. No fooling around with mics or stage sound. Plus with the blue tooth app I can play a loop, put the guitar down and go to the board and dial it in to perfection!!
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Really Great Unit
By: AJB
Submitted: 12/27/2019
3 people found this review helpful.
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This is the third Boss MFX pedal I've owned over the last 10 years or so. While Boss has a reputation for amazing and durable effects pedals their COSM modeling has always sounded a bit too digital for my tastes so the other units always sat in my FX loop of my tube amp using 4CM. To my ears that all changed with the GT-1000. I finally have a compact unit that I can bring to practice or gigs and either go DI into the board or pair it with my Friedman FRFR and it sounds great. The effects on board are top notch and IMHO sound better than the Line 6 HXFX which I also own. There's just something about Boss effects that I really like.
As a recording interface this it has some really nice features like the ability to record a dry signal on another USB channel simultaneously so if you change your mind you can easily re-amp or use your favorite amp sim VST.
The box is sturdy and I've beat the poor thing up in the month that I've had it and it still looks brand new.
It's smaller than the ME80 or GT100 with similar ins and outs so that's always a plus.
The setup and programming is fairly straightforward on the unit. If you have ever used Boss Tone Studio then you will feel right at home with the PC editing software. No surprises there. But the Bluetooth, oh yeah that rocks. I connected it up to my iPhone or iPad on a stand to make quick adjustments on the fly or stand 100 feet away to tweak EQ settings. It's a standout feature that really sets the board apart.
If you have any of the older COSM boards (ME80, GT100, GT1 etc) and like them, then you will LOVE the GT1000. Go get it!!
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The great effects you can find in this equipment is amazing
By: Areal
Submitted: 12/3/2019
6 people found this review helpful.
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I recommend this guitar effects
IAlways had used boss guitar efeccts and this one
Is one of the best
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The Amp sims are amazing
By: Len
Submitted: 11/6/2019
2 people found this review helpful.
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Being a user of several Gens of the Boss Gt, this does not disappoint.
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AMS and BOSS Deliver Big!!
By: Don
Submitted: 10/8/2019
2 people found this review helpful.
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In the age of being able to use modeling, profiling, solid state and tube solutions to get great guitar tone I’ve found the BOSS GT-1000 to be an outstanding compliment to my recording and live rigs. I have a tube amp that hasn’t been modeled by anyone and with the BOSS GT-1000 I have actually dialed in the gain sound of my tube amp so well that it’s incredibly difficult to tell the difference. I will be using it for recording, pairing it to my tube amp to use the FX live and during recording and will be using it as a stand alone for smaller gigs. I will be using it’s clean tone for all recording and live applications as well. Great tones and versatility is what sold me in this unit and the Blue Tooth editing is a huge plus. I’ve been playing guitar for nearly 35 years (30 With the same guitar company) and have been through 3 main rigs because when I hear what I like I stay with it and the addition of the BOSS GT-1000 will be another mainstay for me and my tone.
As always AMS delivers the goods as promised and BOSS Delivers the tone!!
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Amazing power and tone.
By: Jeff Hanson
Submitted: 8/31/2019
6 people found this review helpful.
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Amazing power and tone......easy programming and set up.... overall an outstanding floorboard!!!!
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Awesome piece of gear!
By: Mike R.
Submitted: 8/31/2019
1 person found this review helpful.
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Everything you need in one package, awesome effects and preamps with that Boss reliability
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Touring musician here. The juice is worth the squeeze.
By: Jes
Submitted: 7/29/2019
2 people found this review helpful.
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I was in the market for a multi effects processor/floor board and was torn between 3 units: the Line 6 Helix, the Fractal FX8 and this one. Price, quality of effects, and size of the unit were my concerns. I had never tried either of the 3, but was not concerned with the modeling side of these units. The GT 1000 won, for me and my situation, because the size of it works with my board, it was at a good price and has the lineage from a legendary company. It took some time to figure out how to navigate through the unit and understand how it works. Once that was out of the way, it was all too easy to create real patches that I can use in a live setting. I use my amps channels with the effects from the GT1000. It changes my channels and effects all in one. I didn’t know what to expect, in terms of road durability, but I was surprised to find it’s made of quality material. It’s strong and lives up to the Boss reputation of being “built like a tank”. At the competitive price, with quality effects in a unit that can manage your entire rig, you can’t go wrong, but don’t take mine, or anyone else’s word for it, try it for yourself. This goes for any and all gear you want to purchase; always, ALWAYS try before you buy.
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Excellent Build Excellent Tones
By: Doc Montana
Submitted: 7/27/2019
1 person found this review helpful.
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Well made and fun to use and road worthy !!!! Totally intuitive to use and program. Great product !!!
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Understanding the Tech
By: Alex Alexander
Submitted: 5/23/2019
1 person found this review helpful.
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The BOSS GT-1000 has moved me into a great area of performance as a guitar player both with guitar & bass. I would give the effects to be grand for both my playing as guitar & bass
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This Boss is the Boss
By: Kurt
Submitted: 4/13/2019
3 people found this review helpful.
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A great addition to any players arsenal. This multi effects system is honestly the best I’ve owned in years. I’m typically a stomp box guy, but over the years I have found that using multi effects boards like this one is a great way to step outside normal playing and really spark some creativity. Plus it’s loaded with any effect I already have on my pedal board. I definitely recommend this unit. The versatility, sound and build is top self. Exactly what you expect from Boss.
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Very well worth the money!
By: Matt Grant
Submitted: 3/2/2019
4 people found this review helpful.
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I've used boss pedals the last 20 years starting with four different me 50s to the me 80 in Nashville Tennessee and playing for different artist from Gary Lewis & the Playboys to Andy Griggs. I have to say the GT 1000 has the best tones out of all of them and they're easy to get to and adjust the tones most of the tones are great right out of the box it just takes a little bit of organizing. And then add the fact that you can control it with your phone is a major Plus I would recommend the gt-1000 to anyone that doesn't care to use multiple pedals I've never use multiple pedals cuz when you're on stage with an artist doing a show if something goes wrong you have to search through your patch cords and figure out what's broke this one here you have one guitar chord in one guitar chord to your amp also I like the left and right right out that goes into a board and when I use my ears that sounds with the amp simulators are very authentic this product is a little bit expensive but well-built and well worth the money. The only thing that would make this pedal perfect is if it had an aux-in!!. But I would still highly recommend this product! thank you.
Matt Grant
Guitarist for Andy Griggs, Billy Dean, Ty Herndon, Jamie O'Neal, Gary Lewis & the Playboys, T Graham Brown, Tanya Tucker, Daryle Singletary, and others
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I love it!
By: Rick P
Submitted: 2/25/2019
1 person found this review helpful.
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I've owned a gt-6 and gt-8 and rhis unit is by far better. Its a must upgrade!
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This is the best effects unit available
By: Dale Zapata satchratd.com
Submitted: 2/24/2019
3 people found this review helpful.
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I upgraded from the GT10 and am very happy. Top of the line suitable for touring musicians. he GT1000 is so much more advanced than (the other guys) and provides so much more in support. Tone Central is amazing with all the live sets available for free. The knowledge base on the net is very very strong with lots of subjects and tips/tricks. I play in a Rush Tribute band as well as Joe Satriani Tribute band so I need lots of different tones and effect levels. My GT10 did this pretty good but the 1000 really ups the quality and oh my god, the multiple signal paths and the path divisions are leaving me speechless. My hats off to the engineers on this one. Also, the smaller footprint is great for the fly away gigs-it fits right in my carry on. Please send me some BOSS stickers for my equipment. Thank you,
Dale
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Roland/GT have been at my toes for over 20 years now. The first time I played on a GT3 I was sold.
By: lebowski
Submitted: 2/4/2019
1 person found this review helpful.
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The new AIRD along with the simple usability of this unit are incredible. You can use your software or hardware it's 100% up to you. Or you can combo them. The amount of onboard sounds it comes with by default are amazing. The ability to create your own sound, import another guitarists or just adjust what's onboard opens the ability that you never had before to create new songs or just additions to what you already have. I am a 100% GT guitarist. Why bother getting a horse and buggy when you have a Shelby Mustang 500 at your toes. Makes no sense. This comes with more than you could ever change. Amazing unit.
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Best guitar processor ever!
By: Chase
Submitted: 2/3/2019
1 person found this review helpful.
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The Boss GT-1000 is a must have for any guitar Effects enthusiast!
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Worth every penny!
By: Joe C
Submitted: 1/22/2019
1 person found this review helpful.
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Fantastic clean processing with absolutely the best sound!
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Awesome! Worth every penny!
By: Robert H
Submitted: 1/7/2019
2 people found this review helpful.
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The amount of flexibility that the GT-1000 offers is incredible. Learning all that this thing is capable of will take some time.
The build quality and sound quality is solid. Expansion capability is a plus. The choice of using my iPhone, iPad, Surface Pro or computer for patch creation is a huge plus. Not always stuck using the small screen and stopped over the pedal, big thumbs up. Not to mention being able to take your patches and use them on any GT-1000 via iOS device and Bluetooth.
Tons of input and out put options are available to you. USB, MIDI, FX loops, EXP ports, amp control port, R/L and head phones for a few.
There has already been so much said about this device that it is difficult to not sound redundant. Bottom line is that the GT-1000 is a fabulous product that I recommend 100%.
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Great fidelity floorboard from Boss
By: bob
Submitted: 1/5/2019
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I own a GT-10, A GT-10, That I love and have been using for years,Passed on the GT-100, To me me sounded too sterile.
This one, The GT-1000, Has fire and breath, Added features like solo effects tail off , delays in patch changes that continue beyond the change. As a perfomance board, I use this this with a midi controller to make quick changes between patches. Whether you use this with an outboard controller, on on its own, this is the best boss board ever.
Sounds, effects, and control. Best.
Throw the manual out, it is worthless, just get into it and play. It is very intuitive and after a bit , you'll get the way the menus work. Took me about 20 minutes. (Your results may vary, I've owned Boss floorboards for ever), Regardless, sounds great,small easy fly away size and powerful.
Killer gear.
AMS, thanks for putting this up there, awesome gear.
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Taken to another level
By: Cole
Submitted: 1/5/2019
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I’ve used a Boss GT6 for years. I saw the GT 1000 online and investigated. There are some great multi effects pedal boards but I think this one blows them all away. I couldn’t ask for anything more. And thanks to the AMS payment plan I can afford to purchase the best equipment! Thank you AMS!
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Great product
By: Brian
Submitted: 12/31/2018
1 person found this review helpful.
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I haven't bought a pedal board in years.Amazing how they have evolved over the years.wide range of effects and amp models.they sound closer to the real thing nowadays.
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Boss has outdone themselves !!!
By: Craig Samuels
Submitted: 12/28/2018
3 people found this review helpful.
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I am an Award Winning, Multi-Instrumental, International Recording Artist. I have been with American Musical Supply solely since 2000 and a huge supporter of Boss and only Boss for even longer. I have all of the previous GT-series floorboards (plus a few others that I no longer use) and I have just picked up their latest Multi-effects floorboard, the GT-1000. With the advanced technology in this unit, it will carry boss into the 21st century and way beyond !!! From the new DSP engine that provides three times the power of previous Boss floorboards along with the ability to record a loop and play it back while sitting in the audience and correcting and editing your patches via blue tooth with a cell phone or Ipad is truly remarkable. This feature is a guitar players dream when it comes to FOH sound so the guitarist knows exactly what he will sound like. Also, the smaller size of the unit makes it lighter and easier to travel with yet it still has the power and ease of use and bigger display that puts it on top of all of its competitors currently on the market. There are tons of other new features and technologies that are built into this unit, but I don’t have space to list them all.
In my opinion, it’s a great new piece to add to your arsenal and with the AMS payment plans it’s really a great asset to guitarists of any genre on any level.
Craig Thumper Samuels / Thumper & Generation One
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Fantastic
By: James
Submitted: 12/5/2018
1 person found this review helpful.
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Far exceeded my expectations.
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Nice!
By: Mike H.
Submitted: 11/27/2018
2 people found this review helpful.
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This has made my rig a lot easier to navigate. If you like effects, this will be a better option than buying a thousand stomp boxes.
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Excellent!!!
By: Westflyer
Submitted: 11/8/2018
3 people found this review helpful.
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I've tried Helix and Headrush - Both had software issues.
This unit is built tough, NO software glitches!
Great sound!!
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Amazing Tech
By: Kirky
Submitted: 9/30/2018
1 person found this review helpful.
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Great sound and build quality. Very realistic response.
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It's like having almost every guitar amp in one unit!
By: Art
Submitted: 8/28/2018
1 person found this review helpful.
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This thing is amazing! It's like having almost every amp and speaker combination in one unit. Amazing sound, amazing quality and well worth the money.
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Absolutely love it
By: harley banks
Submitted: 8/2/2018
23 people found this review helpful.
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The one guy saying the housing is cheap, the ends are plastic, the expression cheap, etc etc....is just not true. This thing is absolutely road Worthy and if u need a cold rolled steel slab, that's not the products fault. That's the handlers fault. This is a perfectly compact, yet fuy functional board. The footswitches are ok, but not as the gentleman below makes it out to be. They are spaced enough for me, definitely durable enough for me and this thing could survive the road just fine. The ends are very hard polymer and unless ur playing frisbee with it, u won't be complaining either. You have to cut weight and size , if you want portable and compact. And ur buying it for the tone most importantly, yea? It beats the helix Imo. You get a lot of awesome boss algorithms from all the 500 series and much more. Yes plenty of awesome gain/higain/classic tones right out of the box. Patvges are great, most of em useable as is. It's competitors are fractal ax8 & line 6 helix light. This blows both of em away. So if it's not worth it, show me a unit better for the same price. This horse is def leading that race.
Sounds is phenomenal, gotta love the floating 32 bit floating point chip. AD/DA is excellent. Never really cared for boss' menu/navigation system but a minimal learning curve. Bluetooth...so u can connect your phone for backing tracks or wireless headphones. Very handy. I can go and on and on about why this is absolutely worth a thousand dollars. If u were reading these reviews and sitting on the fence...trust me, thank me later. That others guys review is absurd, see for urself. U will not be disappointed with ur new gt1000. If u need fancy touch screen or color LCD over tone...then get something else. You want an awesome compact board with tone, processing power, portability are of the highest priority. This is ur huckleberry!Love it, no regrets and it well exceeded my expectations.
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Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing
By: Ulric
Submitted: 7/26/2018
1 person found this review helpful.
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I have used Boss pedals for years.Started with the stompboxes then moved on to the floorboards. GT6 GT8 GT10 GT1000.There's NONE to compare. Who's the Boss? I'm in love?
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Not What I Expected From Boss
By: Lawrence Adams
Submitted: 6/19/2018
13 people found this review helpful.
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I want to say first that the GT-1000 sounds great! It has a ton of hoarse power. However... The unit is disappointing overall. The build quality is not up to the normal standards one expects from Boss. The housing is not solid the end caps on the sides of the unit are plastic and the switches feel cheap and are way too close together. Not at all the same as the upgraded switches on the 500 series units or the ES-8. The expression pedal also feels cheap. The GT-1000 is not road worthy. The GT-100 was built extremely well but the GT-1000 is not even close to the same build quality and it is double the price! The GT-1000 is not worth the 1,000.00 street price. I think this was a major mistake for Boss. I own several Boss products GT-100, DD-500, RV-500 & an ES-8. Again as a person that really loves Boss products I am extremely disappointed.