Boss GT-1

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February 2017 Guitarist
review BOSS GT-1
1. You can recall patches
with the fi rst two
footswitches. The
CTL1 switch then
lets you turn effects
on and off within the
patch; this switch also
operates the looper
2. Six buttons (one for
each effects block)
turn the block on and
off within a patch, and
select it for editing
3. The display might be
quite small, but the
information is clear
4. There’s lots of
connectivity,
including mono or
stereo output, and
the USB connection
(shown below) for
computer recording
and accessing the
software editor
BOSS GT-1
PRICE: £185
ORIGIN: China
TYPE: Multi-effects processor
FEATURES: 108 effects types,
99 user and 99 preset patches,
32-second phrase looper
CONTROLS: Soft knobs (1, 2, 3),
12x buttons, 3x footswitches,
pedal treadle
CONNECTIONS: Standard input,
standard outputs L(mono)/R,
minijack aux input, minijack phones
output, CTL/EXP socket, USB
POWER: 4x alkaline battery
(AA, LR6); 9V adaptor (not supplied)
DIMENSIONS: 305 (w) x 152 (d) x
74mm (h)
Roland UK
01792 702701
www.roland.co.uk
PROS Compact and eminently
portable; easy hands-on operation;
good software editor; wide range of
available sounds
CONS Patch switching rather than
individual effect switching ; plastic
base might not stand up to the
rigours of heavy gigging
8
3
4
to switch individual effects in and out.
There’s no pedalboard-style Manual
mode like the GT-100 – where you could
assign an individual effect to each of the
three footswitches – but you could make
it workable on stage by programming
your own patches. These could then be
used sequentially along with the CTL1
footswitch for a variation within each
patch, whether as your sole pedal or to
provide extra sounds when you need them
in conjunction with other pedals.
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