Boss GT-1000 Core AMP Modeller/FX Processor

Time to tap dance
How to make just three
footswitches work for
you onstage
T
he GT-1000 Core’s compact
footprint means that there
are seven less footswitches
compared to its larger sibling but
there is plenty you can do with
them. All are assignable to a host
of diff erent functions with either
toggle or momentary action but
there are a couple of easily
toggled straightforward modes
- Memory and Manual - straight
out of the box. Memory mode is
designed for switching from
patch to patch - the fi rst two
footswitches scroll through and
select patches while the CTL 1
footswitch can be assigned to
whatever you want in a patch,
maybe a specifi c eff ect bypass or
tap tempo. In Manual mode the
footswitches can select functions
that are assigned to them in the
currently loaded patch and could
be used to turn three selected
eff ects on and off . Typically you
could set up a diff erent patch
(with the appropriate switchable
eff ects) for each song.
and seamless, particularly when
making use of delay/reverb carry
over, but you may wish to leave
the patch switching between songs
to select a particular ‘pedalboard’
and then switch to manual mode
for direct access to its most
salient eff ects.
If you’d prefer more switching
ability, there are two inputs that
can host more footswitches,
if you are not using them for
expression pedals assigned to
eff ects. There’s also loads of MIDI
control capability and a ‘control
out’ provision for switching
amp channels.
Other GT-1000 Core features are
a (38 seconds mono) looper, tuner,
and an ability to function as a 6-in
/ 6-out USB audio interface,
something that makes it a great
utility for home use, sitting on
a tabletop connected to a DAW
for recording and re-amping,
delivering a huge range of tones.
Its headphone output also allows
use as a rich source of a fully
processed amp/cab plus eff ects
sounds for silent practice. That
full eff ect chain is also there if you
need to go straight into the PA at
a gig, but, amp sims aside, for
standard live use the GT-1000 Core
is ideally positioned to live up to its
name and be the core that you
build a pedalboard around, or a
versatile chameleon-like source of
eff ects to add to an existing board,
massively expanding its range.
Whether for home use or onstage,
it has a fl exibility that makes it
a practical asset for any guitarist.
Trevor Curwen
LINE 6 HX
STOMP
What Boss has
done with the
GT-1000 and
the Core bears
a strong
resemblance to
what Line 6 did
with the Helix
and the HX Stomp.
HEADRUSH
GIGBOARD
This larger
4-footswitch
floorboard with a
touchscreen has
a similar range of
potential to the
GT-1000 Core but
won’t easily slot into a pedalboard
MOOER
GE200
If you are on a tight budget, this is
usually found at street prices
below £250,
and has a
wide range
of features
including
a treadle.
ALSO TRY...
FEATURES
SOUND QUALITY
VALUE FOR MONEY
BUILD QUALITY
USABILITY
OVERALL RATING
SUMMARY
£329
£519
£399
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