You can comfortably tweak the processor from your mobile device without having to bend over and edit with the hardware. BOSS have done this kind of thing for a long time now and this new model is a bid to keep their prestige in a sea of similar products.

The GT can do a good generic clean or generic high gain, but can't do basic amps like AC30, Plexi, or Tweed Fenders.One of my earliest Patch Projects was to set up an Eddie Van Halen style patch - using the CE-1 Chorus, Flanger, and Script Phaser (FX1-FX3], as well as the Guv'nor / GUV DS Distortion voicing as the main flavour of drive. Based on the comprehensive Tube Logic concept behind the renowned Katana, Waza, Nextone, and Blues Cube amplifiers, AIRD takes the amp processor to a new level of performance, flexibility, and practical usability. EV-1-WL Support—Use the EV-1-WL Wireless MIDI Expression Pedal for cable-free effects control via Bluetooth. also, only 1 "master delay" (anything other than digital delay), but 4 "normal delay" blocks (only standard digital delay)). Packing immense power in a streamlined pro design, the GT-1000 is a game changer that brings new levels of creative expression to players everywhere.

I created a template patch which I use when building a new one, and in that patch I took one of the dividers, threw all the unused blocks into it and then bypassed them, leaving just the ones I want at the front. Since the screen contents on both devices seem identical, there seems no advantage other than font size to be gained from the iPad’s larger screen, which some will find a shame.I set up the patch also with the Echo PX as the Master Delay, and the Plate as the Master Reverb - but had those selected as disabled largely - as I tend to use my Strymon Volante and NightSky for those purposes. I'm largely very familiar with the device now and very comfortable with its operation - bar those very occasional lapses in Control Footswitch Assignment. And with BOSS Tone Studio’s intuitive user interface, it’s easy to craft sounds on a Mac or Windows computer. However, bringing this approach to a guitar processor like the GT-1000 introduces many challenges, because players will use it with a variety of external amplification systems that add their own characteristics to the sound.

Three AIRD bass preamps are provided for shaping your core tone, and eight different overdrive/distortion effects are available for additional color. But unless you want to be very present oriented - I like an actual fx board where each effect has a switch, not a list of presets - I'm not sure it's the best tool for that if you don't really need the modelling or direct aspects. Certainly the Helix might have an edge in that department, although personally that advantage is not as big as to make it the key aspect to prefer the Helix. The GT-1000 comes equipped with Bluetooth—a first for a pro-level amp/effects processor—allowing you to wirelessly manage sounds from the BOSS Tone Studio app for iOS and Android. More Mic Types—A new RBN121 mic type and three mic blend types have been added to the Speaker Simulator block.

The amp modelling seems really very good although I still need to work on the lighter drive sounds that these units often fall down on. There's not as much DSP in either when you start piling on one (or two) amps, but that's a different use case. There is no dry-signal pass-through either - if this unit is connected to your chain it will always be 'processing' your signal.

Course you would, they were one of the first to market and most established in the niche, and at a friendly budget. Currently for me I have to go into every patch and disable the AIRD Preamp selections - where I feel that would be much better handled by a proper GLOBAL CONTROL / CONFIGURATOR.If none of those suit your situation, using downloads from the AIRD Output Select library loaded into the two AIRD User slots may be the best solution. I swear Boss just captured these amps at a certain point and then just put active tone stack on top and a gain switch that gives you more chainsaw or less chainsaw. This means that those 32 Effects Block have very specific purposes and assignments and very fixed limits in place - which mean a total of 3 x Dual Parallel paths - i. Unless you’ve got eyes like a hawk, when you’re standing up the small fonts and level displays over the edit controls don’t make it easy to glance down and know instantly what you’re looking at — especially with multi‑screen parameter controls, where only a row of small dots at the bottom of the display indicate the presence of additional screens.