Boss GT-1000 Core AMP Modeller/FX Processor

ORIGIN: Malaysia
TYPE: Amp and Effects
modelling floor/
desktop unit
FEATURES: 250 user
and 250 preset
patches, 38 second
phrase looper (19 in
stereo), 6 in / 6 out
USB audio interface,
software editor with
USB connection, mono
or polyphonic tuner,
metronome, IR
loading capability
CONTROLS: Output
Level, Select,
footswitches x 3, soft
knobs x 5 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5),
Select knob,
buttons x 6
CONNECTIONS:
Standard inputs (R/
Mono, L), Standard
outputs (R/Mono, L/
Phones), Standard
Sends 1 and 2,
Standard Returns 1
and 2, CTL 2, 3/EXP1,
CTL 4, 5/EXP2, MIDI In,
MIDI Out, USB
POWER: Supplied
PSB-1U power adapter
(9V 2A)
DIMENSIONS: 173 (w)
x 135 (d) x 65 mm (h)
CONTACT
www.boss.com
AT A GLANCE
T
hey seem like they’ve
been around for ever, but
Boss ensures that their
GT series of fl oorboard
processors stays bang
up to date, refreshed every so
often with a new fl agship model
- currently the GT-1000. Now the
GT-1000 certainly has a loads of
sonic power under the hood but
large all-in-one fl oorboard
processors don’t suit everyone,
so Boss has put the business end
of the GT-1000 into a 3-footswitch
stompbox, similar in format to
their 500 series. The GT-1000
Core has all the processing power,
models and patches of the fl agship
but has lost some connections,
several footswitches and a treadle
in the process.
The GT-1000 Core’s 250 preset
and 250 user patches are each
constructed from 24 simultaneous
eff ects blocks. There are a range of
series and parallel routing options
available, accommodating up to
two of the 23 modelled amps in
a patch and whole chains of
eff ects. Over 100 eff ects in many
categories are available to populate
the blocks - some are familiar
Boss pedal eff ects including plenty
that are ported directly from the
500 series, some are emulations
of classic stompboxes like the Tube
Screamer, for example.
There’s also plenty of provision
for adding your own physical
pedals into the signal chain via two
send and return FX loops that can
be put under control of the unit’s
footswitches if desired. A clear
display and an intuitive editing
system using soft knobs gets you
where you want to be pretty
quickly when editing patches
but it’s even easier to use the free
computer-based Boss Tone Studio
editing program where a few
mouse moves can make short
work of everything.
The amp sims here are an
eclectic mix of familiar classics and
some homegrown Boss ones with
a very natural response to playing
dynamics. There’s a myriad of
tones to cover many musical needs
and should you want to expand
that, you can supplement the
onboard cabinets by loading your
own impulse responses into the 16
onboard storage slots.
While it could be argued that
a full signal chain with amp/cab is
using the unit to its full potential,
there will be many users that
purely want eff ects and the unit is
packed with an excellent range of
modulations, delays and reverbs
as well as distortions, wahs, pitch
eff ects and many more, such
as acoustic guitar and sitar
simulators. Whether you
want to build up huge ambient
soundscapes or use the user
patches to create a series of
instant pedalboards to suit
a variety of tasks, there’s
everything you’ll likely need.
The three footswitches give you
practical options for live use. In
Memory mode, switching directly
between patches can be instant
BOSS GT-1000 CORE
AMP MODELLER/FX PROCESSOR
Boss put the power of their flagship GT floorboard into a stompbox
IT HAS A FLEXIBILITY THAT
MAKES IT A PRACTICAL ASSET
Photography Olly Curtis
£599
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SOFT KNOBS 1-5
These knobs offer
instant adjustment of
whatever is displayed
directly above them on
the screen and can
also select menu
options with a push
action.
2
FOOT
SWITCHES
If you wish to alternate
between Memory and
Manual mode, it is
swiftly carried out by
pressing the second
(middle) and CTL 1
footswitch
simultaneously.
3
SIDE PANEL
The GT-1000
Core’s audio
connectivity and more
is on the back panel,
but USB, MIDI and the
second control input
are located on the side.
BOSS GT-1000 CORE
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