BOSS GT-100 AMP EFFECTS PROCESSOR TRAINING GUIDE Contents 1. FEATURES 2. QUICK DEMO 3. GOING DEEP 4. FIVE FEATURES TO KNOW and SHOW 5. ACCESSORIES 6.
BOSS GT-100 Training Guide 1.
BOSS GT-100 Training Guide 2. QUICK DEMO The Quick Demo is a way to get a customer interested in a product in less than 60 seconds. Before You Start 1. Connect the MONO (L) Gt. AMP output of the GT-100 to the clean channel of a good amp, such as a Roland JC-120 or other pro quality amp. NOTE: It is very important to use a pro quality guitar amp. Why run a highend effect through a low-end amp? 2. Set the amp’s tone controls for a flat response. 3. Plug a guitar into the GUITAR INPUT of the GT-100. 4.
BOSS GT-100 Training Guide THE QUICK DEMO: USING THE GT-100 This demo has four steps. If possible, do all four. STEP ONE: Show A Modern Tone 1. Press the BANK UP/DOWN and NUMBER PEDAL 1 or turn KNOB 1 (PATCH) to select P02-1 POWER DRIVE. This is the sound of the Power Drive ADVANCED AMP. 2. Play some appropriate chords and leads. 3. Press the ACCEL/CTL PEDAL to switch COSM amps and turn on delay. 4. Play some appropriate chords and leads STEP TWO: Show A Vintage Tone 1.
BOSS GT-100 Training Guide STEP THREE: Show MANUAL MODE 1. Press the BANK UP and BANK DOWN pedals simultaneously to enter MANUAL MODE. The display will look like this: 2. Press BANK and NUMBER PEDALS to turn each effect on and off. 3. Turn the KNOBS to change the effects. 4. When you are finished, press both BANK PEDALS to return to Play mode. STEP FOUR: Show EZ TONE 1. Press the EZ TONE button. 2. Turn KNOB 4 (SELECT) to select PATCH CREATE. 3. Turn KNOB 5 (BASIC TONE) to select a BASIC TONE.
BOSS GT-100 Training Guide 4. Turn KNOB 8 (VARIATION) to select a BASIC TONE VARIATION. 5. Press PAGE RIGHT to select the PATCH CREATE 2 screen. 6. Turn KNOB 5 and KNOB 6 to adjust the patch. 7. Turn KNOB 8 (AMBIENCE) to adjust Ambience. 8. Press EXIT when you are finished.
BOSS GT-100 Training Guide 3. GOING DEEP How to Use the LOOPER 1. Press the LOOPER PEDAL for 2 seconds. ON will appear briefly in the second LCD to confirm the LOOPER is on. The LED on the pedal will double blink. 2. When you are ready to record, press the LOOPER PEDAL. REC will appear in the display. The LED on the pedal will blink continuously. 3. When the loop is finished, press the LOOPER PEDAL again. PLAY will appear in the display, and the loop will play back. The LED on the pedal will stay on. 4.
BOSS GT-100 Training Guide How to Customize AMPS 1. Press EZ TONE. 2. Turn KNOB 4 to select AMP CUSTOM. 3. Turn KNOB 5 to select an amp to customize. You can customize seven different amps. 4. Press PAGE RIGHT to select the AMP CUSTOMIZE 2 screen. 5. Turn KNOB 5 and KNOB 6 to adjust the amp sound. 6. Press EXIT when you are finished. How to Customize OD/DS Effects 1. Press EZ TONE. 2. Turn KNOB 4 to select OD/DS CUSTOM. 3. Turn KNOB 5 to select an overdrive or distortion to customize.
BOSS GT-100 Training Guide 4. FIVE THINGS TO KNOW and SHOW 1. Easiest to use and most incredible sounding BOSS GT ever 2. All new COSM modeled amps, effects 3. New ACCEL functions 4. Built in Phrase Looper 5. USB-audio interface for computer recording, backup, etc. 5. ACCESSORIES 1. Two BOSS FS-5U Footswitches/ EV-5 EXP pedal 2. Roland PCS-31L TRS 2 x 1/4” insertion cable 3. BOSS Bag-S2 Carrying bag 4. Roland RH-5, RH-50, RH-200 or other headphones 5.
BOSS GT-100 Training Guide 6. GT-100 AMPS and EFFECTS NAME PREAMP ADVANCED 1. NATURL CLEAN 2. FULL RANGE 3. COMBO CRUNCH 4. STACK CRUNCH 5. HIGAIN STACK 6. POWER DRIVE 7. EXTREM LEAD 8. CORE METAL ORIGINAL Original BOSS amp Original BOSS amp for acoustic sounds Original BOSS amp Original BOSS amp Original BOSS amp Original BOSS amp Original BOSS amp Original BOSS amp VINTAGE 1. JC-120 2. CLEAN TWIN 3. PRO CRUNCH 4. TWEED 5. DELUX CRUNCH 6. VO DRIVE 7. VO LEAD 8. MATCH DRIVE 9. BG LEAD 10. BG LEAD 11.
BOSS GT-100 Training Guide NAME OVERDRIVE/DISTORTION ADVANCED 1. MID BOOST 2. CLEAN BOOST 3. TREBLE BOOST 4. CRUNCH 5. NATURL OD 6. WARM OD 7. FAT DS 8. LEAD DS 9. METAL DS 10. OCT FUZZ VINTAGE 1. BLUES OD 2. OD-1 3. T-SCREAM 4. TURBO OD 5. DIST 6. RAT 7. GUV DS 8. DST+ 9. METAL ZONE 10. ‘60s FUZZ 11. MUFF FUZZ 12.
BOSS GT-100 Training Guide NAME 6. SUB OD/DS 7. GRAPHIC EQ 8. PARA EQ 9. TONE MODIFY 10. GUITAR SIM a. S->H b. H->S c. H->HF d. S->HLW e. H-> HLW f. S->AC g. H->AC h. P->AC 11. SLOW GEAR 12. DEFRETTER 13. WAVE SYNTH 14. SITAR SIM 15. OCTAVE 16. PITCH SHIFTER 17. HARMONIST 18. SOUND HOLD 19. AC PROCESSOR 20. PHASER 21. FLANGER 22. TREMOLO 23. ROTARY 24. UNI-V 25. PAN 26. SLICER 27. VIBRATO 28. RING MOD 29. HUMANIZER 30. 2x2 CHORUS 31. SUB DELAY DELAY 1. SINGLE 2. PAN 3. STEREO 4. DUAL-S 5. DUAL-P 6.
BOSS GT-100 Training Guide NAME 8. ANALOG 9. TAPE 10. MOD. ORIGINAL BOSS DM-3 Roland RE-201 sim BOSS DD-20 delay w/ modulation CHORUS 1. MONO 2. ST 1 3. ST 2 BOSS CE-2 Roland JC-120 CH-2 ACCEL 1. S-BEND 2. LASER BEAM 3. RING MOD. 4. TWIST 5. WARP 6. FEEDBACKER BOSS PH-6 New effect BOSS GT-10 BOSS DD-20 BOSS DD-20 BOSS FB-2 REVERB 1. AMBIENCE 2. ROOM 3. HALL 1 4. HALL 2 5. PLATE 6. SPRING 7. MOD.