Hey everyone - I hope you enjoy this overview of the amazing Boss GT-1000 Core. I had a great time making this video and want to thank the guys at Boss for asking me to put this together for them. Let me know what you think of the sounds and features below. Cheers and stay well - Tom

@lapendosnaz

3 жыл бұрын

Hai Tom.. ur really amazing player man. Am not understand what kind of music that u play .. is not pentatonic, appegios or lydion mode. More to jazzy skill. What kind is that?.. what chording is that ..! Similiar to Rick Graham i think . Ur great man. From 🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾.

@lapendosnaz

3 жыл бұрын

Ur legato is so amazing man.. clear and clean. When u start play this gear?....

@albertovelozo2644

3 жыл бұрын

Would be killer if you could show us how to configurate some patchs!!!

@johnong2655

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Tom, nice demo. Everything is clear and easy to follow through your demo. If you could, please feedback to Boss... The UI in the Core is better than the full size unit. I can actually see a list of the effects that I'm looking for while scrolling without scrolling past the effect that I intended to use. Also clear, straightforward, no nonsense shortform block description (i.e. no FX1PS or ODTS, just clean FX1 and OD). Thanks

@jvr25

3 жыл бұрын

Nice playing style and technique men. Excelente device. What do you think vs Line 6 HX?

"It goes without saying that even at the lowest price point of the market, all modelers these days sound great" Why is it so hard for people to understand this? Do guitarists just have really short memories? I see people hating on these units all the time, but compared to the digital stuff we had 20 years ago (or even 10!) even the cheap Mooer stuff sounds pretty good. Studio engineers in the 70's would have killed to have something like this. Keep up the good work!

@monchikun9935

3 жыл бұрын

I worked hard and saved up for a Digitech RP-1 in the early 90s and man I was in guitar heaven

@Stormwoken

3 жыл бұрын

Your last sentence there really hits the crucial spot. If you grew up listening to classic guitar sounds, you should understand that you probably own gear that is far superior to what those were recorded on!

@JeffHendricks

3 жыл бұрын

@@Stormwoken Definitely! What kills me more than anything is when they swear one modeler is "best thing ever" and everything else is "cold and sterile." Like... come on, man. Their subjectivity is obvious! All said, this is a killer piece of gear, and would be well put to use on almost anyone's board.

@Zoe321

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been giving with the GTK (until COVID) for ~12 months. I have some REALLY nice tube amps that just don’t get used. Modelling now feels right.

@PramukoAji

3 жыл бұрын

Why is it so hard for people to understand this? Do guitarists just have really short memories? -> Just let other people define what good sound is. Everyone has his own ears and taste. Afterall this is art.

The kicker for me was how well it handled my acoustic electric guitars...especially with adding touches of distortion, overdrive, and fuzz... By far the biggest bang for the buck pedal, IMO...

I've been waiting for you specifically to review this pedal! You're not just one of the best players, but one of the most informative, knowledgeable and articulate.

@KrisGee

10 ай бұрын

To be fair he's not reviewing it. He praises it because BOSS paid him to. Says in description. Great player, agreed.

Don't know what a lot of people are talking about... This thing sounds killer! And the routing options and sheer power in such a small package is incredible. To each their own I suppose! All I know is that I want one! For a player who likes to experiment with sounds but also doesn't have the money to spend thousands of dollars on different amp and pedal combinations, something like this is a dream. I fully intend to use this live and for practice, and even implement it into my current tube amp setup with the nifty sub out feature. Great video Tom and awesome playing as always :)

@robertreynolds9961

3 жыл бұрын

Every boss processor sounded great to me. Even the infamous gt 6

@gainonten4031

2 жыл бұрын

you can get this to learn, play, record. If you need to play live, get a couple of footswitches and you are good to go. It is so compact, and versatile, you can go play at your balcony, your front-yard, back-yard, car roof, it doesnt matter , you will have that great tone to record anywhere.

Feel is a huge factor for me. My Katana 100 mk2 "feels great" and rivals any tube amps I have owned. I believe the Core 1000 will feel as good or even better. The more I here about this unit the closer I am to jumping in!

@georgesabitpol

3 жыл бұрын

I also really like the Mooer ge300 lite, worth trying too!

@universalelectricradio2373

3 жыл бұрын

Feelings based on hearsay aren’t wise.......the katana is fine....what tube amps have you owned....that the katana rivals...?

@davidwoods358

3 жыл бұрын

@@universalelectricradio2373 Quite a few, been playing since 63' The secret to the Katana feel is running into an "outboard" compressor (with a blend) control to really dial in the feel. It works! I play it a lot more than my blond 63' piggyback Bassman or my other tube beasts.

@felinekaiju4517

Жыл бұрын

@@davidwoods358 and the class A/B power section gives it that feel and response of a lot of the tube amps were used to.

@Shred_The_Weapon

7 ай бұрын

It’s 3 years past your comment, David. Did you get this? How do you like it? One question I’ve asked couple of times below demonstrations by Tom Quayle of this model but didn’t get a response to is whether or not the plethora of soundshaping options in it includes the ability to approximate the (late 70s) Boston guitar sound without having to include anything in the effects loop. You probably can’t answer that for me, but we need if you could. (Mostly, I don’t think their guitar sound was achieved with tube amps.)

It all comes down to ”does it sound great”, functionality and feel. BOSS is really taking a lead in this area. Thanks for also demonstrating more clean basic sounds. 😉🎸🇸🇪😊

Boss finally puts bass amps on processor. ...i think bass players abd guitar players should have the exact same opportunities..

Amazing tone with this "on the edge of break" , where the dynamic is clearly gorgeous , the GT 1000 is calling for a try ! Thanks tasty Mr Quayle

@fabriceregnaut3540

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Tom , I really like your "on the edge of break" tone , is there a way to know how you settled it ?

@shengiskhan2255

Жыл бұрын

I would like to know this also , the tone is incredible

Ho my... this is exactly what I've been waiting for BOSS to do... I'll take two! Excellent playing Sir Quayle. Thanks for posting.

Just watching Tom play is a Master Class in proper hand position and finger movement economy.

@SlowhandKev

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing

Best demo I have seen of this unit. You can hear the nuances when you play.

Tom you make anything sound like a million bucks!!!

I’m very happy to say that last night I found that I could make very good use of this pedal unit but there’s so much more you can do with it😊 I like using it when you find a patch and then click to the right of the patch and find you have three different sounds for example clean overdrive Delay but they’re the ones I like to use❤ 🎸👍

Your playing is amazing Tom you inspire me to pick up the guitar

As much as I love and yearn for the tonal possibilities, I always end up spending more time digging through manuals and menus whenever I end up with a device like this... Boss ME-1000, please!

Interface, interface, interface. Boss must upgrade the Interface on these to really break through with these new units. It looks like something boss would have made in the 80's. Put a HX Stomp-like interface on this thing, and it would surley take it to the next level.

@JIAbbot

3 жыл бұрын

@John Galt: I find the UI of the GT-1000 Core *far* more intuitive than the HX Stomp. That’s one of several reasons I returned the Stomp (which I acknowledge is still an overall good product-just not nearly as intuitive or convincing in *feel* as well as tone as the Core), and I’m not looking back. I truly do not know what you’re talking about when you mention the 1980s. Have you even tried the Boss unit? I’m confident you have not.

@-JohnGalt-

3 жыл бұрын

@@JIAbbot I love boss as a company, and they make a lot of great products. I just can't understand, in this day and age, why Boss don't have a high resolution color screen on this $600 device. It's not the end of the world, it's just incongruous. To me its like if you bought a Tesla then you get in to find it runs a DOS operating system, what's the deal? Any way, not trying to throw shade, just an observation. Glad you are enjoying yours.

@JIAbbot

3 жыл бұрын

@@-JohnGalt- : I like it when Internet and social media discussions turn meaningful and civil. That’s so rare these days, so I really appreciated your follow-up remark. To be clear, I also was far more interested in defending a product I’m tremendously happy with than in being curt toward you. I get what you’re saying, and I like both the content and the humor of your message. To be honest, I think Boss went with the “DOS” look largely to keep the Core affordable and still maintain the full computing power of the GT-1000 floor unit. This 32-bit processing is no joke-I’m getting extremely real *feeling* (not just sounding) “kickback” from my amp in real time, something I find quite satisfying. Eventually, price point has to be part of the discussion-that says, the tones I can get from this thing are so pleasing, I’m fine with a less-than-sexy LCD display. Yes, the Stomp display is more attractive, but the display on the Core is indeed big-I think a lot of us will be fine with it, to be frank. Thanks for the good conversation.

@-JohnGalt-

3 жыл бұрын

@@JIAbbot I could not agree more with your sentiment. An unfortunate result of anonymous internet communication is a tacit permission to give vent to all our pent up rage, anger and frustration without consequence. It's all to easy to be rude and dehuminize an avatar. I too, loose myself sometimes in the in the midst of the online chaos. It is indeed both refreshing and a pleasure to have civil conversation in the midst of the melee. I am glad that you are enjoying the unit, and you make valid points regarding cost savings-purhaps eschewing flare for performance. There is no doubt that I will give it a try if the chance presents itself, especially given your highly positive review. Take care, and nice talking to you.

@ShaighJosephson

Жыл бұрын

I have the same dislike for the Boss small-screen & scroll interfaces... The obvious next step would be implementing the Roland Phantom touchscreen interface, but that would make these units larger and much more expensive...

Your patches sound great! Hope too see them on the Boss Tone Central one day.

Currently having a kemper , I’m very tempted by this!! Yes a kemper is amazing and the use of unlimited amps. But trust me , most amps sound similar, maybe higher gain ,better cleans more mids ....... blar blar blar . In the mix the boss will be will be just as good as any other modeller. Dam even if you was put in a room full of real amps , someone would be bitching .

Great sounds and awesome play as always Tom! Thanks a lot. Cheers 🤟🏼🔥💙

Great demo Tom! This looks like it would be a great desk unit.

I got one not too long ago despite already having an hx stomp. And now im selling my hx stomp. I give the HX stomp the edge when it comes to ease of use, having more effects and having a better envelope filter. But i think the GT1000core sounds better, feels better, uses less power, and has more routing options. Don't get me wrong the HX stomp sounds great, but the Boss sounds more HD. It's kinda like being ok with watching videos in 1080p but then you switch on 4k and realize that you've been missing out.

@bluematrix5001

3 жыл бұрын

But I heard the Boss is very slow to make sounds,,,, very bad layout

@DavidMorisset

3 жыл бұрын

I used my HX Stomp mostly when traveling, hotels and visiting family, so for me, this GT 1000 is to similar to switch.

@tomh4244

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Sean, if you're only interested in effects and no sims, do you feel like the GT has better FX or the HX effects are just as good? Considering the HX is cheaper..thanks

all you do is get someone to set you up a nice clean tone with a little Reverb if reverb is what you like, I do. then you go to that very patch and click manual. then your in you will have the option to add more effects its great. nice tones really nice

Amazing effects and one of the best modern guitarist

Very lovely progression beginning at 3:08. Took me a bit to realize you tuned the B up to C. That's cheating, man! Loved it. Thank you so much.

hi tom, this really made me understand the unit more. thank you

Great video Tom!!! I'd love to take some lessons from you man. Keep up the great work.

It's looks cool, and sounds great, but by the time you add an expression pedal and some footswitches it will take up the same space and cost almost as much as the GT-1000 with less features, connectivity and more cables. I guess if you use midi it would be a great option.

@robertreynolds9961

3 жыл бұрын

This is for players who want less features. They want to add their own features. There is a place for this. Rhythm guitarists who use 3 to 4 sounds... And recording guitarists

Great video as always Tom. I have a GT1000 and have always kept this separate from my pedal board due to the size. The core would enable me to incorporate both my favorite dirt pedals and have the same compact rig for direct to PA or when using an amp. Worth the thought from a super convenient perspective.

@tonepilot

3 жыл бұрын

I have my GT-1000 mounted on my PedalTrain Classic II with four pedals. Power supplies are mounted under the chassis and one pedal is mounted vertically behind the power switch.

Great overview! Nicely done.

Amazing review as always Master! The GT-1000 core is a great product 👏🏼👏🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼💙💙

I just want a kick ass distortion with sustain and crystal clear cleans. And I’m happy

Great review and great little machine..the feel on this and gt1000 is unmachable!!

@clintwhite3021

Жыл бұрын

Does it really have that nice spongey poweramp feel like a tube amp? Thinking about selling my tube amp as I'm just not gigging with it and getting one of these, just don't wanna be dissatisfied with the feel mostly.

I’d be really interested to see you compare this to the Fractal FM3 if that’s ever a possibility!

@tomquayleguitar

3 жыл бұрын

That would be super cool!

@jyotimoydas9761

3 жыл бұрын

What about the Nux mg 300

@larsc888

3 жыл бұрын

Shantanu Das As a Boss GT-1000 and Nux MG-300 owner, the Boss slays the Nux MG-300 in terms of effects. Amp modeling sounds great for both units, but the Boss unit is the best feeling amp modeler I have played, including Helix and Headrush.

@kcussrebutuemos4815

3 жыл бұрын

@@tomquayleguitar neural quad cortex is coming soon too.

@MOAB-UT

3 жыл бұрын

Cody- I can save you the trouble. That would not be a fair comparison. A closer comparison would be to the Line 6 HX Stomp. The FM3 is in an entirely different league. It sounds "very" close to the famous AxeFXIII which can run $2k-$3k- depending how you set it up. World class tones. The FM3 is simply the floor version that has less power but for 90% of us, it will far exceed expectations.

What a great demo. Thank you sir.

ill never get to the bottom of this thing I don't think, But Manual mode is a hell of a lotta fun I can tell ya, its great with really nice sounds. just click middle button and the right button and your in it. Its great. You can be on a clean sound you like then add compression gain or crunch and Delay Great sounds

I was this close 👌 to buy the pod go but your review changed my mind. I didn’t even know about this gt1000 core. It’s an amazing unit🔥🤘

@jeeeeev

3 жыл бұрын

What did you buy in the end?

That tone at 1:28 would record so well with a good bass track. Always enjoy your content.

Tom, you've got great chops!

I’m stuck between this and hx stomp. Owned an hx stomp before so the stomp seems a bit easier to use than this but I love the way the boss GT sounds.

1:36 niiiice! Great video and playing as always!

Love that piece you're playing at the start of the video. Cant place it but beautifully played. Great unit too - I've got one and sold my Kemper.

Based on features I need, the full sized GT 1000 is the one for me, but this thing is so cool looking I still want to buy it.

great review - thanks !

Thank you, Tom.

Fantastic demo Tom! I got the GTk, bedroom player. Might get the GTkCore soon

Don't be fooled guys! Tom can make $20 amp made from a trash can sound good!

@tomquayleguitar

3 жыл бұрын

Haha!

Great review

Great demo from the best. I'm buying this as soon as I can get a 15% off.

Great explanation on the output/sends. For such a small unit, that's what most users are concerned about: how can it simplify my rig? how can it make my rig more reliable?

Its a great piece of kit and is better than the Helix the only down side is Boss does not provide the Micro USB which is a none charging type. Trying to get one of these in the UK is almost impossible. The customer care suggest two that were charging type USB and they wont work with the Core. Seems they have customers but they dont care.

Very good unit but when you add an expression pedal and a couple of footswitches you get into the price of the full size GT1000 which has 10 switches and a pedal. Maybe the difference is how you implement each unit in an existing pedalboard but, then again it is a complete pedalboard on it's own.

Thanks

HX Stomp 24 bit, Boss Core 32 bit. I don’t know how this difference translates but I’m interested in finding out.

@fawkesandhound

3 жыл бұрын

It’s a big jump.

I own a GT1000 and I'm very interested to know if you have any patches available online. Big fan!

It's good to keep yr fave valve amp so your ears can tune and edit the processors better..when you're still fresh from playing into a real amp..

Hi, the tones are very very cool! did you used the factory presets or did you create new ones?

TOM is the BOMB!

Thx for an effective and as well informative introduction. Maybe you wanna check on the link that should lead to the featured unit. I land on the Amazon UK website for the GT 1000 when I click it - not the Core.

@tomquayleguitar

3 жыл бұрын

It’s not on Amazon yet, but as soon as it is I’ll update the link. Thanks!

This thing does literally everything I wish my HX Stomp could 🤓 Damn you Boss your making me break up with Line 6. Update 3.0 on Helisx is a giant turd For the Stomp and the pitch shifting that is in the L6 Poly is nearly useless with stomp not to mention doesn’t track well IMO. So if anyone wants to buy an HX Stomp after that sales pitch them Holla 🤣

Sifu, I'd die to know the chord sequence from 03:08 to 03:45...

"Finally! A worthy opponent!" - HX Stomp

@apoplexiamusic

3 жыл бұрын

More like an HX Stomp-er

The video quality is amazing ! Which camera are you using ?

Hai tom. Please make video tutorial about how to use studio one.

Great Brother.

Hi from Moscow 🎸🎸🎸

Cooool playing!

If the player is you, a pair of chopstick can be an instrument

Tom, I always love your demos and playing! I just learned of this unit today but am thinking of not only using with EG, but keys and/or a Godin Multiac Nylon. Do you think this would work well?

@markharley99

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, the unit has stereo ins and outs. Plus you can turn off all the amp/cab sims and get creative with those 24 effects blocks you can turn in at once. All at 96khz sampling which is twice the audio quality of a standard CD recording...crazy eh !

Damn. Can we get this patch? 6:00 🔥👌

You, sir, really rock!

I like my GT1000. In addition to its lower third-party IR resolution, the IR resolution is not as good as the GE300. This is a bit disappointing. I really hope that it can greatly improve this problem.

Between the gt1000 and the fractal, which one has the most realistic sound and fill?

@tperry5839

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dawgley 😂🤣🤣🤣

@kane6529

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah but the stomp is so limited in DSP it’s pointless to have 8 blocks so apples to apples I dunno 😕

I'm impressed.

Hi Tom, can you have one Amp in the Left and other in the Right? thanks

Great and awesome video with demos in greater details about GT core. Since I have both GT- 1000 and FM3, some questions are crop up to me as to how quickly change sound in live situations as the scene functions do in FM3 unit without latency and/or gaps. Let's say if you need five patch sounds( clean, lead, rythm , chorus ans chorus ) in GT core, then you will have to push up or down button three or four times continuosly back and forth. This makes probably a negligence in play causing some serious mistakes in technique. Deep concern....any ideas?

got this unit, its so smoll i can fit it over my scarlett 2i2 on my desk lol

The GT-001 is unbelivieable too...its from the GT-100 ...!

is there a way to find your sounds as presets?

I get most of the sounds I need in 1 patch🎸👍

The power of the sun in my as stompbox

Nice review ,but it sound like it's clipping , specially in the highs

My GT-1000 is the best modeller I’ve ever used. Especially once I got the global EQs in the right spot and added IRs.

Great review and awesome product! I have subscrived! I have a question if you can answer me. Does the big Gt-1000 has the capability of changing the chanels of 2 amps at the same time in 7CM? Does this Gt-1000 Core also does it? Cheers from Portugal 🍺🤘

Are there any synthesizer and organ effects or patches in this unit? I'm quite stoked to get it!

Unit sounds very trebly but this I'm sure could be adjusted.

@tomquayleguitar

3 жыл бұрын

You can EQ it however you like. It’s not inherently trebly by nature, these are my patches and I’ve EQ’d them to my tastes.

Hi Tom, Just subscribed, great concise review. Looking at your studio set up, it is remarkably like mine, although I have a Marshall TSL60 and a rare Marshall Club& Country amp. What interests me a lot is that keyboard you have under the desktop. I have a very heavy semi-weighed keyboard that I have used for years, M-Audio 88. I am looking for a keyboard that goes in that position, I think mine is too heavy. So, is yours on a sliding rack? What is your keyboard? Any advice appreciated, thanks

“It’s the best modeler there is for expressing your playing” I hear: it’s doing the best it can! Don’t make fun of my digital tone 😂 Jk with you. I’m about to buy one and try it though I hated the L6 products I tried..

Hello Tom! I have seen all the reviews on boss and headrush pedalboard,, but I couldn't find your reviews on The Line6 Helix or Helix Lt,, I would definitely love to watch your review on it🙂🙂🙂

HI TOM, How are you getting the sound to the computer?? DIrect or MIC?

@tomquayleguitar

3 жыл бұрын

This is all direct into my audio interface.

@RubenParolla

3 жыл бұрын

@@tomquayleguitar but this device could be used has an audio interface to record direct to the computer, why do you need an audio interface?

@HyperspeedMedia

3 жыл бұрын

@@tomquayleguitar wow.. that sound great, thank you

@tomquayleguitar

3 жыл бұрын

Rubén Parolla you don’t, but I was recording my vocal mic at the same time.

I’m on day 3 trying to figure out the looper. I have the Fs-5L I was told i was needed. And I’m just trying to set it up so the CTL 1 button starts and ends the loop and the 5L plays the loop or vice versa

The edge of break is nice but past that edge it sounds nasty to me.

What's your opinion of the gt1000 series processors vs the fractal audio processors?? As far as sound and feel?? The fractal stuff seems to have the best searing shred lead sounds from what I've heard.

@jumpingman8160

3 жыл бұрын

the question now is "Will the Quad Cortex eat Fractal, Kemper and Line6 for breakfast"?

@jtm-rq9gt

3 жыл бұрын

@@jumpingman8160 Totally forgot about Neural Dsp Quad. That's a good point. I'm between the Quad and Fractal audio.

@jumpingman8160

3 жыл бұрын

@@jtm-rq9gt Sadly, "best of the best" doesn't exist. It all comes down to your own preferences. As an example, I don't like Boss for the most part [had a few GT series because there was nothing else to get a hold on around] and only dig their verbs and delays. Really like the modulation and filters on the Helix, use some clean guitar and bass amps from Amplitube and have my own assortment of drive pedals and others.

im ready for this with the Blugitar amp. why have all that crap when you can use a couple of devices with a simple scene patch controller. its all you need and still have modular flexibility. all in one solutions like helix and headrush are great but not flexible enough for my tastes. my current rig is BE100 with a mountain of the best pedals you can buy. time for an upgrade!!

This should integrate with the WAZA-AIR. Imagine if it has a TRS Transmitter for Stereo or Wet/Dry to the headphone. 🤔

How does this unit compare in feel after the helix 3.5 update? Thinking of going digital but with an actual tube preamp pedal (vox mystic edge) dont wanna lose that feel though.

Tom, do you use this through a guitar amp or through a full range / flat-frequency-response system ( like a PA for example ) ...the GT1000 Core is a modeling unit, so I'm thinking a guitar amp is too "colored" in it's frequency response to sound its best ?

all outputs could be assigned with sim cab? or just phone using y cable direct to mixer? thank you

Can you connect a guitar to one of the loops (or main in) and a bass to the other loop and run them simultaneously?

Link to Thomann @Tom as I'm going to pull the trigger on this... do they have an affiliate program??