BOSS GUITAR EFFECTS PROCESSOR

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AUGUST 2022 GUITARIST
BOSS GX-100
The default action for the
C2 footswitch is to call up the
tuner, but a press-and-hold
will toggle between Memory
and Manual modes
23 AIRD (Augmented Impulse Response
Dynamics) amplifiers and more than
150 effects. There are 300 memory slots
onboard, 100 of which hold factory presets,
while the other 200 are user memories to
save your own creations. Any one of these
patches can have up to 15 blocks in a chain
in any order, and there are options for
creating parallel chains as well as serial.
The unit has extensive MIDI
implementation, plus a USB connection
for using it as an audio interface and for
connecting to the editing software (Boss
Tone Studio for Mac OS and Windows).
BOSS GX-100 GUITAR EFFECTS PROCESSOR £499
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B
oss launched the flagship GT-1000
back in 2018 and, although we’ve
had the GT-1000Core in the
meantime, it feels like it’s time for a new
model in the GT range. It’s now here, only
this time it’s got a GX prefix. While in
many ways the GX-100 is a streamlined
and more cost-effective sibling to the
GT-1000, what gives it the (G)X-factor is a
full-colour touchscreen designed to make
quick and easy work of editing.
Touchscreen aside, there’s plenty that’s
familiar. Amp models and effects are
derived from the GT-1000 and include
What You Need To Know
Looks like a new Boss GT
multi-effects processor…
It sounds and functions like one, too,
but this is a GX unit, rather than a GT.
Why GX?
Well, Boss already has a GT-1000.
The GX represents a move forward
because it’s the first Boss floorboard
with a touchscreen, so why not
move on up the alphabet?
Isn’t a touchscreen just a gimmick?
Absolutely not. We’re all used to
touchscreens now with mobile
devices and this sort of unit really
benefits from having one. It’s much
more intuitive than data wheels and
cursors, and makes short work of
the editing process.
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