No bud, foot control 2 means you can control another Katana with EX

@Guitarnivore

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely correct. I didn't have the newer instructions and had to figure most of this out on my own at the time. Use the MODE switch set to FOOT CONTROL2, this allows the single GA-FC EX to control 2 - KATANA-100/ARTIST MK2 amps simultaneously. Connect FOOT CONTROL1 to AMP1: KATANA- 100/ARTIST MK2, then connect FOOT CONTROL 2 to AMP2: KATANA-100/ARTIST MK2. For both connections use a 1/4" TRS STEREO CABLE. The functions will be the same for both AMP1 and AMP2: KATANA- 100/ARTIST. Control of AMP1/AMP2 is dictated by the CONTROL1, CONTROL 1&2, CONTROL2 dual foot switch press on the GA-FC EX. This allows the user to control either AMP1 or AMP2 or AMP1+AMP2

@wally-001

Жыл бұрын

@@Guitarnivore I'm still a little confused on it tho... Do they need to be set up in stereo expand to do this? I can't find a whole lot on this

@Guitarnivore

Жыл бұрын

@@wally-001 I only have one Katana, so I have no idea either. Boss isn't very straight forward with their instructions. Might have to ask around in FB Katana groups.

@Bronco2Cj

Жыл бұрын

@@Guitarnivore These don’t work on the Katana 50 but the do work on the Katana 50 EX!

@Guitarnivore

Жыл бұрын

@@Bronco2Cj I may not have stated that in this video, but I did in the video I mentioned at the beginning.

Thanks for this video. Im glad I found your channel as you have helped this beginner figure out the amp and the footswitch.

At 02:58 meant you can turn your solo on and off, which you can also do with the GA-FC by long pressing the channel button. Also, when I said you can have four expression pedals, I meant you can have one plugged into the back of your amp.

I knew I should’ve stayed in school!!!!! 😊

Thank you for this. It was helpful!

I use the boss FS-5U attached to my GA-FC so I don't have to long press to switch banks.

Great video and explanation. Thank you 👏 I have both the original and the EX versions. Both together is definitely the way to go, especially if you're playing live. But it still becomes a lot of work just trying to do anything beyond switching channels or effects. What I have found to be better, at least for me is - if you have the KATANA Artist (MKII) you can do all this and more by using the midi input. Your DAW or other midi controller can send ALL of the information for as many things as you want to change all at once. Yes it takes a little pre-emptive prep work, but it's way easier than trying to push through 3 or 4 buttons in a second or two and possibly getting it wrong. Plus allows you to concentrate on your playing which is very helpful if your gigging live.

@Guitarnivore

7 ай бұрын

Boss certainly doesn't make it easy and I bet gigging with this setup would be a lot of tap dancing. I wish I knew more about midi. It seems to be worth the prep work for those that get out and work with this amp.

Thanks for the video. Boss! If you read this stuff. Let us assign two separate boost pedals to each channel. I don't need a dedicated Mod, Fx, and Delay. Combine two of those and free up a switch for a second boost. Or better yet, in the Tone Studio, let the user assign the pedal to the switch. If that were the case each of my channels would have two boosts, a Solo/Clean boost, and one channel for all mods/Fx/Delays.

@lastmanstanding5423

Жыл бұрын

"Or better yet, in the Tone Studio, let the user assign the pedal to the switch. " I support this idea. How do we make it happen???

@theloniouscoltrane3778

Жыл бұрын

Or better yet, make your own...Roland is a business just like any business... profit matters a lot so updates come with a price..

Well, I haven’t bought either one yet but there’s place on my homemade paddleboard for it and I just ordered some metal sides for this homemade paddleboard which is made out of two by fours but it’s lopsided so I got these two metal pieces coming in. I’ll have to turn the 2 x 4 sideways or cut them in Cut them because it’s a 2 x 2 but it’s a little bit bigger when I get down there this one

Great video! I Just want to add that im currently using a katana 100 mk2 and a 50 mk2 using the stereo expand function found in back of the 100 mk2.i controll both amps with one gafc controller.you can also slave a MK1 50 or 100 as well. The stereo sound is HUGE !

@Guitarnivore

Жыл бұрын

I borrowed my sons 50 mk2 and I did the stereo expand thing and it was awesome. But you're not really controlling both amps with the GA-FC. You're only controlling the 100 and sending it's signal through the 50. With the artist it's different. You can control two with one and it switches the channels in both of them, so you can have different sounds from different channels.

@kayramutlu5086

Ай бұрын

Can you use it on 50's 4 channels?

MK II Artist over here... and although I started with the GA-FC EX switch, I have totally abandoned it. I stored 8 patches in banks A & B and I control my rig from my former BOSS GT 10. midi cable enables to switch both banks & presets... and TSR jack will enable the solo function through AMP CONTROL (from the GT 10) Unfortunately, I found it impossible to control the Katana FX with the CTRL1 & 2 pedals of the GT10, which would have been awesome. I was also very close to using the expression pedal as a wah. Unfortunately, the BOSS GT 10 won't send latching information to the Katana and it never "toggles", I don't know why...

Thank you for the vid and for saving me $150.00 I’m fine just switching between channel and effects mode.

@Guitarnivore

6 ай бұрын

I ended up selling the original GA-FC in this video and keeping the EX...and I rarely use the extra features. Even with the old one, you can do just about the same things now, but without the lights changing color.

Thanks for taking time to make this useful video. Important to note that in the "SUB-EFFECTS" mode as you call it, the functions of each of the GA-FC switches can be configured/assigned from a drop-down list of functions in the Tone Studio in the SYSTEM-->GA-FC SETTINGS page. Quick question ... on the GA-FC-EX, in EFFECTS mode can you somehow (long-press on the switches maybe ?) cycle through the GREEN-RED-YELLOW effects on each of the effects switches ? Example ... if I wanted to switch from the BLUES DRIVE to the T-SCREAM to the METAL ZONE drive pedal on the BOOSTER effects switch on the same patch). If you can, I would upgrade to the EX just for that. Thanks.

@Guitarnivore

Жыл бұрын

Where do you find this elusive GA-FC settings page in System? I'm running the latest version of Tone Studio and there isn't such a thing. I'm pretty fluent in Tone Studio and I've never seen it. Of course in "Assign" you can do a bunch of different things with expression pedals and assigning different knob functions to FX and whatnot. Unfortunately you can't change between boosts, unless you change the channel. It would be nice to be able to stack boosts though.

@kevinmcguinness1113

Жыл бұрын

@@Guitarnivore Katana system version 2.0, Tone Studio 2.10. Wasn't available before then. Available on all 100W models, incl. the Artist. Don't know if it's available on 50W models, never had one to try. Go into the SYSTEM page where you can set the things like LINE OUT, GLOBAL EQ, etc. ... second up from the bottom on the LHS - GA-FC SETTING, above POWER CONTROL. I've only tried it on Mk2s never had a Mk1 to try, so can't comment on those.

@Guitarnivore

Жыл бұрын

@@kevinmcguinness1113 Holy shit! Apparently I missed that update in January. I've been running the September 2022 version thinking it was the latest. I didn't get the memo. I wonder how many other people are still running the 2.0? 🤘 Thanks!

@kevinmcguinness1113

Жыл бұрын

@@Guitarnivore no problem, glad to help 👍. Great that BOSS keep introducing all this new functionality, but they're not good at documenting it or communicating it. I've found a lot of this stuff through either experimenting or word-of-mouth. These are so useful, especially playing live - I've got the BOOSTER SOLO ON/OFF and the power amp SOLO ON/OFF side by side on ch1 and ch2 switches, can turn both boosts on/off simultaneously with one foot if I need to. Got the PEDAL FX ON/OFF on ch3 to switch my expression pedal between VOLUME and the PEDAL FX (I use it as a wah, but could obviously also configure it as a whammy pedal). Shame about not being able to stack the effects inside a single patch. The KATANA AIR people can do it why can't BOSS ?

@Guitarnivore

Жыл бұрын

@@kevinmcguinness1113 I don't recall getting an email from Boss about the January update. I'll have to familiarize myself with it after work. One thing I wish they would do is create an update function where you can update your amp firmware and tone studio through the app. that would help out so many people and it would put more faith in this amp.

How do you use the GAFC-ex to switch through the 3 assigned effects versions (red, green, orange). Like if I want to switch from spring reverb [green] to a different reverb assigned in BTS directly from the footswitch? I know airstep-kat can do this. I'd think the GAFC-ex should be able to as well?

@Guitarnivore

6 ай бұрын

You can't, unfortunately.

Hi; could you help me? Can I use a footswitch as a memory mode, changing the patches, and the other as the manual mode (like Boss ME 80) to add effects (mod, fx, dly, etc) to that patch? and then I cas save patch. Thank you.

@Guitarnivore

Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure I follow, but you can only use them like I showed. Together the EX changes channels and the regular one turns effects and sub-fx on and off. I tried using the EX to save a setting to the channel after I adjusted it, but it didn't work that way.

Hey, here's a common question I've yet to find the answer to. I'd bet you can help. And thanks for the great videos in advance. Dedicated Solo pedal run into the GAFC.... Can you tell us how to, when using the gafc, you can assign one of the expression pedal outputs to a simple foot switch that activates the Solo function? I know a long press will do that on the gafc, but that's a bit cumbersome. I'm quite sure I've heard of it being done by assigning one of the Expression pedal outputs in the Tone Studio to a Solo mode. Again, thanks for the great videos.

@Guitarnivore

Жыл бұрын

I think I can, but I'll have to wait until I get home tonight to be sure and if I have time, I'll make a video.

@mkrj2576

Жыл бұрын

@@Guitarnivore cool thanks so much. Some specifics might help. Pretty sure it requires a non-latching foot switch to turn on and off the solo function most easily. Curious then how that plays out with a TRS vs TS cable?

@Guitarnivore

Жыл бұрын

I don't have simple foot switch right now, but I'll try using an actual expression pedal and see if it has on on/off function for up/down. The momentary FS-5U doesn't work with the Katana and I'm unsure if you can use any of the FS's with the GA-FC. All else fails, a $25 Nektar expression pedal will do the job if I can assign it to either solo on the panel or boost.

I just bought the EX version footswitch for my Artist head. I figured out the basic channel/ effects functions but a couple things irk me. Whenever I switch channels (clean-crunch-lead etc) the volume defaults to LOUD. Is there a simple remedy for that or do I need to adjust settings in the tone studio? Also I assume you need to save effects settings assigned to each effects patch because every time I switch back and forth between functions (red to green) they aren't stored. I don't know why the settings can't be temporarily stored at least until you shut the amp off. I rather do that on the amp's control panel. The Katana does great stuff, but it's far from smooth and intuitive when it comes to otherwise simple controls.

@Guitarnivore

Жыл бұрын

You have to adjust the preamp volume in tone studio to match them up. I'll take a look at the rest of your question a bit later and see if I can't wrap my head around it, but yeah, Boss doesn't make things simple.

@kevinmcguinness1113

Жыл бұрын

Every time you change something in the patch, either via the front panel or the Tone Studio software, you need to save it. You can save it to the amp by long-pressing the channel button on the front panel, or in the Tone Studio using the WRITE button (top right).

Hi Scott...thanks for your honesty.......just checking that the regular older GA FC is compatible with the Katana Artist MK2 version.........thank you

@Guitarnivore

6 ай бұрын

Yes. The older GAFC is compatible with everything but the 50 and 50 mk2.

@astronautclub9261

6 ай бұрын

Thank you@@Guitarnivore

The tap tempo doesn't flash on the pedal on my MK1 but it does on the amp panel

@Guitarnivore

Жыл бұрын

That's good to know. Kind of stupid that it doesn't on the pedal.

Hey man! The GA FC EX fits inside the back of the amp (Especially the Katana MKII 1x12 100 Watts)?

@Guitarnivore

5 ай бұрын

Yes it does!

I bought the EX and it’s definitely better than the regular one. I have two Katani and I run them in stereo. The control of both amps is the tits and the different colors between A/B mode is essential if you gig.

@Guitarnivore

11 ай бұрын

I ended up selling the original and keeping the EX and I can definitely understand needing the different lights.

@redpillblues879

7 ай бұрын

Is it still worth it if your only using 1 katana??

I can't get the green led lights to come on in the function mode. Using the GA-FC Ex with both MK 2 100 and MK2 Artist and controller leds won't show green. What's up with this problem?

@Guitarnivore

Жыл бұрын

I don't know. I haven't used it with both the 100 and artist together. Contact Boss/Roland support if it's not functioning as you think it should.

So i have to learn to be as dextrous with my feet as my hands , dancing and playing , boss certainly tie you to their products !

@Guitarnivore

5 күн бұрын

Pretty much. I ended up just selling the old GA-FC and holding in to the EX.

But how do you assign the amp typeto a channel switch, when mine came out of the box there were assignment already configured which I cannot change

@Guitarnivore

2 ай бұрын

The foot switch is just a switch. The default assignments are the amp channels and the labeled fx. If you want to customize it, you have to go into tone studio under the systems menu and look for the GA-FC menu to customize it.

I just picked up a the EX. Two reasons, one because it's supposed to be better (we'll find out) and two because I play out a lot and like having a spare footswitch in the event of a problem. The connecting cord for the GA-FC is pretty flimsy, so I definitely wanted a spare of that. I have a spare 100MKII too. My assumption is that the amps are so inexpensive that I doubt it would be cost effective to try to have them repaired.

@Guitarnivore

Жыл бұрын

That seems to be the consensus. I saw a guy on here that does amp repair and he had a 50Mk2 he was asked to repair and I think he ended up returning it to the customer because it would have cost more than the amp was worth.

@virtuoso798

7 ай бұрын

Bro has a spare MKII 100 just laying around 💀

@dominicekezie2011

6 ай бұрын

Bro got money😭

Thanks!!!!

I just got my Boss Katana 100 MKII and my Boss RC-5 looper. Don’t know how to use them and I have band rehearsal in like 40 min 🤦‍♂️… also have the GAFC-EX and the Xsonic pedal on the way. Ordered at different times but my gear always comes at once and I get overwhelmed. Still trying to figure out how to record from my katana to my MacBook Air m2?

@Guitarnivore

11 ай бұрын

The RC-5 will have to go in the FX loop. As far as recording, you can record using USB. Just have to set it up in garage band or whatever your using and will probably have to monitor with headphones. I'm not familiar with Mac though. Search around a bit on KZread. There are great tutorials for recording to mac via usb.

@greg6162

11 ай бұрын

@@Guitarnivore Thanks man... yeah apparently the new MacBook M2 doesn't have a USB-A port it's just USB-C basically. So I either have to buy a USB-B to USB-C cable for my Katana... or buy the USB multiport adapter that plugs into my MacBook Air and gives you a bunch of ports, like USB-A, SD/Micro-SD, HDMI etc. I'm not sure which option makes more sense. I used this at rehearsal yesterday and it was amazing just dialing in manually! My band loved the sound of it and our bass player is going to get the 100w SS/Fender Bass amp or the Boss SS-Bass amp. I just have a lot going on now but maybe tomorrow I'll go to best buy and get the adapter. Would love to check out the tones people have been sharing

@Guitarnivore

11 ай бұрын

@@greg6162 Awesome. You think it sounds good now, wait until you start playing with the parametric EQ. That's where the magic happens!

What does the solo button do on the katana 100 Artist? And how the heck do I use the solo button?

@Guitarnivore

Жыл бұрын

You can adjust the solo button to use to toggle a boost or change the equation of your tone so it stands out from your rhythm tone. If you have the GAFC EX you can turn it on through the function as shown in this video. If you have the regular GAFC, you have to change the pedal fro. Channel mode to effects mode and hold the boost button to turn it on.

So even with the EX there is still no way to cycle through the three banks that the Booster, Mod, and FX each have (Red/Amber/Green) via footswitch, correct? I can say this, I am comfortable working with technology and I have a MkII Head, but running two of these footswitches is just too much going on.

@Guitarnivore

9 ай бұрын

Unfortunately not. You're at the mercy of whatever the particular patch your use has on it. You can still cycle through it on the amp itself, but you would have to know which effects are in that group, as they can change from patch to patch and you can also set them up in tone studio. Another thing to mention, is that you can assign the buttons on the GA-FC now, wo when it's in FX mode, each button can do what ever you assign it to...but you still can't stack boosts or have more than two mods/delays at a time. And I agree, using two of them at the same time is too much. I sold the GA-FC and kept the EX.

@divebomb99

9 ай бұрын

@@Guitarnivore Thanks man! Good stuff. If you're gonna have one, the EX is the one to keep for sure. The primary thing that would get me to cough up for the EX is the ability to cycle through the effects. But I'll survive. First world problems! 🙂

@Guitarnivore

9 ай бұрын

@@divebomb99 From what I've heard, the GA-FC does the same thing as the EX (except for the extra foot switch/amp control). It just doesn't have fancy labels or different colored lights.

If you hold the effects it will blink and they do the same things, just expansion port and switch are added to backside, so thank boss for green LED and a lighter wallet

Can I use the gafc ex on expand with the gafc to control the channels and effects of my MK1 Katana?, It would give me the perfect live set up, I can't afford a mk11 and my combo doesn't have Midi and I use the USB for katana librarian

@Guitarnivore

Жыл бұрын

According to Roland, it only works with the Mk 2.

@user-yp1nd5nk1x

8 ай бұрын

@@Guitarnivore According to Sweetwater it is supposed to work. However, on receiving the new pedal and connecting it nothing happened with the GA-FC. I guess the sale rep is going to get a bad review and a return.

@Guitarnivore

8 ай бұрын

​@@user-yp1nd5nk1xhe said it would work with the Mk1?

@user-yp1nd5nk1x

8 ай бұрын

@@Guitarnivore Yes, I specifically told the guy I owned a first generation Katana 100/212 and NOT the MKii. He did some looking up and came back with a definite "Yes" it would work using the GA-FC EX and linking the GA-FC.

@Guitarnivore

8 ай бұрын

@@user-yp1nd5nk1x oh wow. At least you should get free return.

Will the ex pedal work on the 50 watt mkII ?

@Guitarnivore

7 ай бұрын

It only works on the 50 mk2 EX and above.

I am, hopefully 🤞🏼🤞🏼, picking up my new Boss Katana 50 EX tomorrow. Did I need it? Fuck no. I got it just for funsies lol. I already have a mark 2. I got the ga-fc ex last week. I just couldn’t help myself.

@Guitarnivore

Жыл бұрын

Hell yeah! I almost impulse bought a Katana Air yesterday, but my wallet stopped me and said, "Hey...we can't do this right now." 😆

For some reason my solo boost button does not work. It turns on the led on the pedal but does not activate the solo boost on the amp panel, nor does it activate it. My amp has the latest update so that shouldn't be the problem. Any ideas?

@Guitarnivore

Жыл бұрын

It doesn't turn on the solo on the panel. It turns on the solo in the boost setting only. Strange, I know.

@Baziell

Жыл бұрын

@@Guitarnivore So the solo boost in the red blinking mode and the boost in the green led mode are the same then? Not sure I get it

@Guitarnivore

Жыл бұрын

@@Baziell So if used alone without the standard GA-FC, green lights are just FX on/off. Long press the function button and when it's solid red, you can turn the sub-fx (the ones in the small white print) such as solo (within your boost), pedal FX, loop, etc. When the function light is out, it's used as the channel selector. Now when you're in the channel select function, you can long press the button of the channel you're in and it will turn on the panel boost. I feel like they could have made it a lot easier to use.

@Baziell

Жыл бұрын

@@Guitarnivore ok, thanks for the explanation. Will try it out when I get home. More questions may follow 😅

@Guitarnivore

Жыл бұрын

@@Baziell no problem!

Hi is it possible to cycle thru effects with these footswitches? Say boost1 -> boost2 -> boost3 ->boost1

@Guitarnivore

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately not. You can only set one boost per channel.

@mkrj2576

Жыл бұрын

@@Guitarnivore Thanks for the video. On the gafc I'd gladly dump the dedicated delay into the mod or fx buttons and dedicate two switches to two different boosts.

@Guitarnivore

Жыл бұрын

@@mkrj2576 That would be convenient. What I do when I want something like that is set two channels with the same FX/settings and just different boosts.

@mkrj2576

Жыл бұрын

@@Guitarnivore Agree. My main three presets are the same clean amp settings, and each preset just has a different boost.

@Guitarnivore

Жыл бұрын

@@mkrj2576 Here you go. kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z2t72M6oqKqsl8o.html

I wanna know if the airstep is superior to the gafc because the airstep is 70 bucks right now.

@Guitarnivore

Жыл бұрын

I wish I could tell you, but I have never had or used one, but I've heard good things about it.

@darklight4815

Жыл бұрын

@@Guitarnivore thanks anyway dude...think i'll get one,everything i've seen about it looks good so why not

@greg6162

Жыл бұрын

@@darklight4815 I wasn’t going to get a Katana without a working PC. But with the Airstep Kat you can use the iPad or iPhone app to control the amp like Tone Studio which is huge! I think I’ll get the 50 MKII or 50 EX. I think there’s a used 50 MKII for like $99 I might pick up. Hopefully, I can just use that with my iPhone. How did the Airstep work out for you… is it awesome?!

@darklight4815

Жыл бұрын

@@greg6162 I don't know man,I'm still trying to decide if I should get it or not,so I never did order it...I'm not in a huge hurry for it but I'll update if I do end up getting it 🤘

At about 3:00 I think you need a time sequence effect, like a delay, for the tap to work ....

@Guitarnivore

6 ай бұрын

on the amp you can see the tap-tempo working, just not on the pedal.

@ridingblues

6 ай бұрын

Ahhhhh!

Can u program your own settings on it?

@Guitarnivore

9 ай бұрын

In tone studio you can select what each button does from the Function settings. kzread.info/dash/bejne/naZ52MGInZqXh7A.htmlsi=h0MSu0wVwZjTZxs6&t=131

It needs more channels and banks. 8 total channels is not enough for an amp like this. The Marshall code pedal board has A through J banks with 3 channels each (30 channels). And you can turn on and off effects as well with each channel. The Katana is a lot better than the Code but the pedal isn’t.

Can you save tones from the foot switch? On the 50 ex , can I save tones 3 and 4 from the switch or do I need a computer?

@Guitarnivore

Жыл бұрын

So the footswitch doesn't save/store the tones. The amp stores them in the channels. So if you dial something in that you like, you can long press on of the channel buttons and it will save it to that channel. The foot switch simply switches between the channels and fx that are on the amp, similar to other guitar footswitches.

@2robdot

Жыл бұрын

@@Guitarnivore so on the 50 mk2 ex, you have to use a computer to save tones 3 and 4? That amp only has 2 channel buttons on the top. You absolutely can not save from the Footswitch? By holding down # 3?

@2robdot

Жыл бұрын

@@Guitarnivore do you have this amp? Can you go try it?

@Guitarnivore

Жыл бұрын

No. Holding down the footswitch buttons does not save a tone. If you long press from the footswitch it has its own functions. To switch between bank A (Channel 1 &2) and bank B (Chanel 3&4) from the panel, hold down the panel button and it changes from bank a to bank b. You can tell what bank you're in by the light on the panel button. When the panel button blinks, you're in bank b, when the light on the panel button is off, that's bank A. If you short press the panel button, it will light solid and you're in the panel channel, meaning whatever settings are on your panel (the top of the amp) is what you're going to hear. So essentially, once you program and save channels 1 and 2 in bank A and then 3 and 4 in bank B, you can program in a tone from the panel and leave it alone then have 5 different tones. I have the 100 mk2, but I'm familiar with the 50 and the basic panel functions are the same.

@2robdot

Жыл бұрын

@@Guitarnivore ok,thanks. My basic question is this. On the mk 2,50 ex. Do I have to use a computer to save channel 3 and 4? Seems like you are saying yes,since I can not save from the Footswitch. That kinda sucks.

You can do the long press on the GA-FX for the tap tempo just like the EX.. You just don't have the labeling to know what you're doing... Haha..

@Guitarnivore

Жыл бұрын

No kidding!?! Just tried it out and no lights on the pedal either, just like the EX. 😆

@JohnPriceJNPMusic

Жыл бұрын

@@Guitarnivore Mine doesn't light up either so it must be in the program. Maybe they will fix it if enough customers address the issue.

Spending a bit more on a real MIDI controller eliminates 100% of the headaches the GAFC/EX present. No fooling around with modes or holding down switches or anything. Literally just tell the controller what you want each switch to do and you're done.

Geez, sorry but I am at 3min mark and all I can think is "can Katana make the GA-FC any more confusing?" If it is green, it is A, if red it is B, if flashing green it is something else, why didn't they just include a light up A and B? Still trying to decide on whether to get physical pedals or not, thought maybe the GA would be an alternative but so far it just makes my brain hurt. Gave up on this at 4:50, what a stupid way of making a controller. In the middle of playing "oh, is my light green or red, is it flashing?"

@Guitarnivore

10 ай бұрын

You think that's confusing, the instructions that originally came with it were so confusing that most of us had to figure out what it did on our own.

@weasel6535

10 ай бұрын

LOL - The GA-FC EX seems to be better thought out, but still needs improvement. It is $200 Cdn.

I really wish boss would just make a bigger controller with 2 or 3 rows of buttons, so you could control everything you need without that silly “long hold” crap…I’m sure NOBODY finds that very usable in a live situation on stage. Even an all in one 3 row, 2 expression pedal sort of thing would be sweet….I use my artist mainly with a pedalboard, but for “grab-n-go setup it’s great with the exception of having to haul xtra stuff, cuz controller functionality is CLUNKY!

@Guitarnivore

Жыл бұрын

I completely agree!

@kevinmcguinness1113

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💯. Been saying this for at least a couple of years 👍. You do get used to the GA-FC operation, but it's definitely clunky, the EX version even more so. Seems to be a half-baked approach for something crying out for a proper solution.

EX is too complicated!

@Guitarnivore

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It sure can be!

Must too fast when explaining. Totally confused

Tottaly useless controller for the live performances....expecially changing bank switching time -its making me crazy......no transparency,long press??? Hitting wrong button for effects....mah.......This is beadroom controller..........stupid fc for the great amp. BOss? What's up? Never played live? Another stupidity is no tap tempo via midi controller. Makes me think of buying different amp... Boss?? Fc is for sure bad investment.

What about using the original GA-FC with a Blues Cube Artist, got ya 🙃

@Guitarnivore

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That only works in double standby mode. 😉

@col145

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@@Guitarnivore??? Sorry I don’t know what you mean, I just wish someone would just put up a post to demo a GA-FC with a blues cube artist showing how to use ALL functions ie how to get tremolo in clean boost mode.

@Guitarnivore

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@@col145 Oh, I'm sorry. I thought you were making a joke or something. I never heard about the Blues Cube. I just had to look it up.

It needs more channels and banks. 6 total channels is not enough for an amp like this. The Marshall code pedal board has A through J banks with 3 channels each (30 channels). And you can turn on and off effects as well with each channel. The Katana is a lot better than the Code but the pedal isn’t.

It needs more channels and banks. 6 total channels is not enough for an amp like this. The Marshall code pedal board has A through J banks with 3 channels each (30 channels). And you can turn on and off effects as well with each channel. The Katana is a lot better than the Code but the pedal isn’t.