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This thing does everything!
By: Terry w
Submitted: 2/10/2024
1 person found this review helpful.
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First off I'm a guitar player... but needed a bass rig to play with at home. This thing can match just about any tone if you're patient enough to tweak the effects.
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Great sounds
By: Logan
Submitted: 1/4/2024
1 person found this review helpful.
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I love the sounds that come with this pedal board. I’m still trying to work through rearranging the patches for live gigs. Overall I love what this processor can do
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Good deal for the money
By: Joed
Submitted: 11/7/2023
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So far it sees to perform very well, for the price . Not super difficult to operate, although i do recommend to read the book, and order the power supply, you’ll be glad you did! Construction feels pretty solid, knobs and switches are ok so far. If your not sure about adding a high dollar processor to your bass rig, this Boss gt-1b would be a good place to start.
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This processor is amazing!
By: Zane
Submitted: 8/25/2023
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The amount of oatches you can make with this is crazy! I have so many tones that i’ve made to replicate some of my famous bassists and it’s by far the best purchase i’ve made for my musical journey!
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Easy to setup and use the samples sound great
By: Jason Eastres
Submitted: 7/28/2023
2 people found this review helpful.
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Bought this boss gt 1b because I didn’t want to purchase an amp right away and I’m not disappointed
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It could take a very long time to utilize maximum capability.
By: Keith M.
Submitted: 6/15/2023
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Compact, user friendly with loads of sounds and patches.
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A plethora of effects and control
By: Shane
Submitted: 8/30/2022
4 people found this review helpful.
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This is one of the wildest effects I ever had a bunch of effects and controls in one unit looper also awesomeness
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Best Effects I’ve ever bought
By: Steve
Submitted: 7/9/2022
3 people found this review helpful.
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I got this because my old effect s board quit on me I needed one for a quick gig. This Boss Gt- 1B Multi Effects Processor is the best it’s like having a whole music library at my finger tips. If this one ever quits on me I will buy another one!!!! Money well spent!
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Great sound
By: Roger
Submitted: 11/18/2021
2 people found this review helpful.
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This is the 3rd Boss pedal I bought this year. All are great. This GT1B is an excellent processor, with great sound. I like how it has two 1/4” outputs for using two amps. I dialed it in right away, with the standard patches.
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Not bad. Not great
By: CDO
Submitted: 11/7/2021
3 people found this review helpful.
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There are some decent sounds in here. I'm somewhat flustered on how to program it. It's a good enough piece
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Roland FX are fantasic
By: JB of Encore
Submitted: 10/25/2021
3 people found this review helpful.
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I already own GT100 and I use it live and the studio. As Bass sessions opened up for me, it was a no-brainer to stay with the Roland FX products.
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It is used friendly.
By: Jameraq
Submitted: 7/6/2021
3 people found this review helpful.
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This product is more than capable for my needs.
It can be used to assist bassists with effects that can bevusueful to dial in a tone that can create your feel/style as a Bassist.
Easy to navigate, straightforward design and does what it's supposed to with great quality.
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Convenient.
By: David Havard
Submitted: 6/20/2021
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Super bright lights on this thing. Loads of presets that are easy to scroll through. A few usable ones, but loads of junk. Not the best sounds either. I wanted this pedal for 2 years. I’m a little underwhelmed. The individual effects are mediocre at best but the presets sound pretty bad. In fairness, I am playing on a cheap bass. But if you are looking at this pedal, you probably are also. It is worth the $200 but not more.
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Versatile
By: J.T.
Submitted: 4/5/2021
5 people found this review helpful.
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One my first multi-effects pedals and I could not be more happy with it.
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This little box will rock your socks off.
By: Andrew Czysz
Submitted: 3/5/2021
5 people found this review helpful.
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The Boss GT-!B is an awesome little bass processor with many,many different sounds. You can sound like you are playing in any era, in any genre you wish. From the funky 70's to the metal mayhem of today this thing delivers. It is compatable with many diffent amps and offers a few choices of footswitches. It takes a while to figure eveything out but all in all a nifty little toy to add variety and character to your sound.
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Great settings and options
By: Mikey
Submitted: 3/4/2021
3 people found this review helpful.
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Has a good number of settings for any of your needs as your playing grows
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Nice pedal
By: David James Jr
Submitted: 1/8/2021
1 person found this review helpful.
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Very nice pedal but I like individual effect pedals more than the multi effects. Not the easiest to navigate thru but some very cool sounds!
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Versatile
By: Marcin
Submitted: 1/8/2021
3 people found this review helpful.
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What a fun pedal! Not only is it easy to use, it’s quite versatile with all the sound and effect options. Perfect for me since I don’t have a lot of room for a ton of pedals.
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Boss GT-1B
By: Dontana
Submitted: 11/25/2020
4 people found this review helpful.
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This is a great effects processor. My bass loves this box for many creative sounds and modes. It offers great tones along with an array of different sounds to enhance any serious musicians portfolio. Rock On my friends
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This Looks Like the Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship!
By: Jeremy C.
Submitted: 11/9/2020
5 people found this review helpful.
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I am not really a "pedal guy". In the past, I have only ever used one multi-effect guitar pedal for playing around at home.
However, ecently have become interested in a compression pedal ($199), maybe a chorus pedal ($130), and an octave ($130).
Well with those three pedals I was looking at over $450 new! So, instead, I began to consider multi-effects processors for my Squier Precision PJ. I looked at only three; the Zoom B1 ($80), the Zoom B1X ($110), and the Boss GT-1B ($220).
In spite of the many, many positive reviews for the Zoom B1 (and the B1X), I was more than a little leery of the plastic housing for the Zoom. I wanted something that I could be confident would hold up over time.
So, I consulted the usual suspects: Online music sites and a Bass forum where all they do is Talk Bass; and the general consensus was that the Boss GT-1B was the best multi-effects processor (pedal) out there. So I decided to go for it.
This processor, as far as I am concerned, is a GREAT addition to any bassist's arsenal of gear! Here are SOME of the effects that are included:
Compressor, Limiter, Wah, Enhancer, Graphic EQ, Parametric EQ, Synth, Octave, De-Fretter, Pitch Shift, Phaser, Flanger, Tremolo, Vibrato, Chorus, and Delay.
Those effects are what the patches are built upon. In other words; it is the combination of the various effects that produce what is called a "Patch". Now, a word of caution/wisdom here: If you have a chance to listen to the factory pre-set patches you may not be impressed. The fact is; it's not the Factory Patches that make this pedal great, it is the ability of YOU the USER to create your OWN patches based on the many available effects!
The processor comes with an owner's manual but you will want to download the GT-1B Parameter Guide/Sound List from the Boss website. In addition, I recommended that you download the Boss Tone Studio software to program the pedal on your PC or Mac. This software simplifies the creation of patches.
The software DOES require a driver (also on the Boss website) for the Effects Processor and that driver needs to be installed BEFORE you attach the Boss to your PC. Attaching the pedal to your PC is simple and requires a USB 2.0 A/B (printer) cable readily available anywhere.
Lastly, make certain that you READ YOUR MANUAL! It will give you better insight as to how to navigate the many features of this amazing Bass Effects Processor. Take your time, grab a cup of coffee, relax, and read carefully; it will be totally worth the investment!
As usual, AMS shipped quickly and the package arrived safely. I can recommend this to anyone who doesn't want to invest tons of money into their effects pedals. The Boss GT-1B is more than up to the task of shaping your bass sound.
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Awesome
By: J Hubbard
Submitted: 10/29/2020
3 people found this review helpful.
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I really like using this it’s a lot of fun I would recommend this product to anyone
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GT 1-B
By: Serious
Submitted: 10/26/2020
2 people found this review helpful.
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It's plug and play very easy to use....Easyer than the Roland VB-99
The tuner is kind of iffy....But I didn't buy it for the tuner.....
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Great effects!
By: Jer
Submitted: 9/26/2020
2 people found this review helpful.
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Fantastic pedal. Many useful effects and some just fun ones. Super portable, fits right in my gig bag. Easy to program new patches. Well worth the money and much better than dragging my pedal board to practice and smaller gigs.
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Neat little gadget.
By: JM
Submitted: 9/26/2020
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Although it is a Boss processor, one of many in a long line of pedal boards that can trace its lineage to the Roland VG-8, this one I think is meant for practice while on the road and is not intended to replace a professional rig. It's array of effects and functions are suitable for bass along with some I don't think I will ever use. The sound is fairly clean, although I'm getting some unwanted resonance on my low B string, which may be because of my cheap speakers. The user interface is intuitive, at least for me. I've been using boss processors since the GX-700. The control hardware seems durable, illuminated foot switches are a nice touch. The exp pedal switch threshold can be adjusted, so you can keep it on a desk and control it by hand. I like that it conveniently fits in my gig bag pouch. I would have preferred an on-off switch versus the input jack switching the power on with a cable plugged in.
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Ready right out of the box
By: Dan Von Behren
Submitted: 7/6/2020
2 people found this review helpful.
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With the easy to read manual, I had this puppy up and going ryt away..its easy edit and looping feature is awesome.. a must have!
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Very versatile effects system
By: Neil
Submitted: 4/9/2020
1 person found this review helpful.
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Boss has made very user friendly pedal effects system. The preset effects are excellent right out of the box. And, I have found manipulating presents and creating new sounds is quite easy. I am very happy with this product and will purchase Boss effects again.
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Fantastic Little Workstation
By: rsp80
Submitted: 3/11/2020
2 people found this review helpful.
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I am selling all of my other pedals. Don't need them anymore, Thany You Boss and AMS(for the Payment Plan).
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Great for the money
By: Chris B
Submitted: 3/6/2020
1 person found this review helpful.
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Great sounds. A little difficult to navigate. Output is low out of the box. But powerful little tool. Well worth the money.
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Excellent, excellent, excellent!
By: Joe Sanchez
Submitted: 1/1/2020
1 person found this review helpful.
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Great tone, great FX, easy to use! Battery powered or ac adapter, headphone out, awesome for silent practice AND live performance. One of my best purchases!
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User friendly
By: Ronnie Latham
Submitted: 11/26/2019
1 person found this review helpful.
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It looks a little complicated but once you plug it in you realize how easy it is to operate I would buy it again
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It is fun to noodle around with but not practical
By: B-Rad G.
Submitted: 10/26/2019
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Don’t get me wrong, this is a fun pedal to try out different sounds with and not break the bank. But for me, that’s about as far as it goes. Not suitable for live shows. Also it is waaaay smaller than I expected (which is good for easy storage) but you really have concentrate hard so not to hit two buttons at once. The sounds and effects are kind of cheap sounding. Editing is a pain and overall construction is not raid worthy (plastic buttons). Honestly I think this would be better for a guitar????? Still fun to mess with if you’re wanting to build a pedalboard and want to see what different sounds are out there.
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Everything you will ever need!
By: Eric S
Submitted: 9/3/2019
1 person found this review helpful.
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I bought this unit for adding a little color to my sound. I will say I am pleasantly surprised! Great sounding unit with more than enough bells and whistles! I also love having the tuner in thus unit!
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Smooth
By: Damon Petty
Submitted: 8/24/2019
2 people found this review helpful.
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This great for practice and building your chops. It allows you to work on music that you important.
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Not what I thought it would be
By: Stephen
Submitted: 4/26/2019
9 people found this review helpful.
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Purchsed Gt1b sight inseen. It was not what I thought. Difficulty navigating. The tuner set up is very impractical and is not a durable for live applications
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Awesome for the price
By: Crosscheck
Submitted: 3/6/2019
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Pros: Great effects, affordable
Cons: No copy feature, AC adapter not included, short battery life, too few pedals. But I recommend this unit anyway.
This concept was new to me. I'm used to old school MFX, such as the Korg A4 I played in the 90s. I wish Boss still made the bigger GT-10B. I prefer to use pedals for hosting static patches, not for toggling effects on and off. Took me a while to get the hang of editing, but Boss's Quick Start videos on YouTube proved to be quite helpful.
I actually like a lot of the stock patches. I'm a fretless player, so I dig the "Mild Tube" patch. A copy feature would've been nice, as I wanted to have 3 or 4 versions of it (had to write settings down and edit unused patches). The Octave tracking belched on just about every patch except on "Hip-hop Dub". That one gives me the Tony Levin sound. Fun fact: 2 stock patches allow you to recreate both of Jack's car trips to the Overlook Hotel.
The BossTone Studio provides a handy bird's eye view for editing.
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"Well worth the money
By: Alex Alexander
Submitted: 2/28/2019
1 person found this review helpful.
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Being my first time using a effects pedal in 50yrs of playing, I am learning a lot about the usage of effects in my style of playing and find learning all the effects on this pedal worth it
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Excellent Bass Processor!
By: Liz
Submitted: 12/27/2018
1 person found this review helpful.
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In looking for something that was compact yet provided a lot of options, I found the Boss processor. It's great! Everything I was looking for, all in one! Gives me the opportunity to program various effects and switch between them effortlessly, not to mention the great price!
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Great Product
By: Vin Vin 327
Submitted: 12/16/2018
2 people found this review helpful.
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Very easy to use. I pretty much found the sounds I was looking for with the factory presets, but I had no problems with making my own presets.This processor is well worth the money and so far my purchases with AMS have gone without any problems.I'm hooked!
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Very nice
By: Ceph
Submitted: 11/13/2018
1 person found this review helpful.
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Good sounds great price
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I LOVE IT!!!
By: Bruce Jenkins
Submitted: 11/7/2018
1 person found this review helpful.
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This bass effects pedal is so easy to use and navigate. It has quick response to the buttons and menu. To sum up this pedal, you won’t be disappointed at all!
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FREAKING LOVE IT!!!
By: Efrain Flores
Submitted: 11/7/2018
1 person found this review helpful.
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I have the GT-10B and the Boss SY300 in a huge pedalboard but after a 4 hours gig that thing got more and more heavy but now after I got this unit OMG!!! Great sound and sooo easy to carry
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Well worth the money
By: Armando Rodriguez
Submitted: 11/6/2018
2 people found this review helpful.
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Good selection of effects.tuner lights
Pedals.
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Fantastic for the price
By: John Ady
Submitted: 9/26/2018
5 people found this review helpful.
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I have used this live on both my Electric and Upright basses. Very good quality soundwise and easy to use.
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Not as good as expected
By: Bryan Myers
Submitted: 7/24/2018
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More than a little disappointed in th GT1-B. The operation is not very "intuitive" as advertised. The preset patches are not listed in the owners manual. That requires downloading a separate file from Boss. The looper function is on the same patch as the delay, which makes it useless when using any other delay effect. To operate the tuner requires depressing two switches simultaneously, not what I consider convenient design. On the plus side, the tones available are decent and the cost is less than what one would spend for a separate tuner, octive pedal and delay. Simply for that reason is why I would even consider purchasing this again.
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This unit is amazing and well worth it!!
By: Bubba-Bass
Submitted: 4/23/2018
1 person found this review helpful.
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It has some killer sounds, and the synth sounds are awesome. Amp modeling is is great too.
Pretty easy to maneuver thru and program.
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Could be amazing if not for little things!
By: JP
Submitted: 4/1/2018
1 person found this review helpful.
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The great:
Effects and customization, amp modeling, very accurate tuner and fits in my backpack. Looks fantastic and LCD display is nice.Didnt flatten or mess with any pre existing EQ settings before pedal. The tone is amazing. I want so bad to give it 5 stars but there are issues.
The Good:
Ability to loop multiple times. The sound cuts thru mix very well and very easy to control.
The bad:
Pedal pad sensitivity. When trying to change effects it sometimes is glitchy and has a mind of its on and will scroll.
Almost aliken to a keyboard without weighted keys. If you don't apply perfect pressure you may not get the desired affect and one 5 or 6 spaces down the chain.During our set today the pedal started scrolling when barely touched and almost was disastrous. Fortunately I was using user presets and was able to get back quickly to right effect.
The Ugly
Looper skips time. You can time everything perfectly but no matter how perfect you are the looker will not stay in time for long term looking. It puts a pause in between.
The spacing between foot pads:
You have to be really careful selecting both pedals at once to activate tuner and looper.
No memory expansion to save loops. Once you unplug, loop is lost. I have over 20 yrs experience and have toured and recorded with country,southern gospel, contemporary and praise and worship artist. This is one of the best purchases I have made for home studio or small church setting. However, due to the pedal scrolling issue I would not take on road due to the possible disaster it would cause by the unweighted pedal pad issue.I love the concept, they just have some work to do....
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Definitely worth the money!
By: Tim C
Submitted: 1/2/2018
1 person found this review helpful.
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Very easy to use. Going to work well with my setup.
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Well worth it
By: Jonathan Marrero
Submitted: 12/9/2017
1 person found this review helpful.
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Good portable unit. Has cool effects. Love the synth tones which is what I mainly bought it more
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I like it so far, still gotta learn it but I love the different effects. Reminds me of my mutron 3 i.
By: Albert Gotson
Submitted: 11/24/2017
0 people found this review helpful.
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Well done.
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Well worth the money
By: Roderick Geralds
Submitted: 8/22/2017
3 people found this review helpful.