Gitarren-Verstärker für das Boss GT-10 bzw. GT-8

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Using a guitar amp with your Boss GT-10 or GT-8

Using the overdrive effect without a preamp model

Of course you can use the Boss GT-8 or GT-10 like every other multi-effect device from the '90th. Connect it to a clean guitar amp and only use the available overdrive and distortion models, but not the preamp models. With 30 different overdrive and distortion models - in the '90th I had an Ibanez PT3DX with 6 overdrive/distortion models - you should be able to get every needed sound from blues to rock to metal. Important is that your amp has a good sounding clean channel. Fine tuning can be done with the Boss GT EQ and/or the FX1 tone modify modul.
Everyone who claims that you need an overdriven tube amp in order to get a good distorted sound, should think about the old rockers of the '70th and '80th. They didn't have a Rectifier or 5150. Instead of, they used a clean or crunchy Fender, Vox or Marshall amp with an overdrive/distortion pedal! Don't try to imitate a Rectifier with the preamp models of the boss gt-8 or gt-10 through a Fender amp! It won't work.
Use the overdrive and distortion models of the Boss GT-10 and get your sound with a clean amp.

This will give you a prominent sound which can set standards. And it's much better than imitating the PRS Rectifier sound everywhere used in modern music.

What did I want to tell you? Using the Boss GT-10 or GT-8 with a guitar amp is possible and can give you surprisingly good sounds. But don't use the preamp models with a real guitar amp when connecting to the normal guitar input.

Use the Boss GT-10 / GT-8 like your old stompboxes.

Using the preamp effect

You can use the preamp effect with your guitar amp, but then you should bypass the build in preamp of your guitar amp. Therefore connect the Boss GT-10 / GT-8 to the effects return of your amp. This is done because the preamp colors your sound and you don't want to get the sound of your amp but the sound of the Boss GT. Your amp will still color the sound because a 1 x 12" combo speaker can't sound like a 8 x 12" stack. But if you use an amp suitable for your music then e.g. you will get a sound close to a Rectifier from your Marshall stack. It's even possible to get a descent clean sound from your Rectifier using a clean preamp of the Boss GT.

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Arne

@Eric
Reply #36 on : Wed January 18, 2012, 21:23:35

Only idea I have is to use the ac-processor.
But I don't own an e-guitar with piezo pickup

Arne

@Michel
Reply #35 on : Wed January 18, 2012, 21:15:44

Use the GT-10 in front of the Bassman and try the overdrives.
A second possibiliy is to set output to combo amp try the amp models

Last Edit: January 18, 2012, 21:18:16 by Arne

Eric

Boss GT-10 + Fender Strat with LRBagg Piezo acoustic bridge
Reply #34 on : Sun January 15, 2012, 11:16:27

Hi, my gear are Boss GT-10 + Fender Strat with LRBagg Piezo acoustic bridge

I want to seek your suggestion how I set the preamp or effect can make the acoustic sound better?

I can make it very good in my Line 6 X3 Live. but cannot set a good sound in GT-10

Still finding a solution...

Thanks

Michel

4cm
Reply #33 on : Tue January 10, 2012, 11:07:45

Hi Arne,

Great info you give here

I just bought a secondhand GT-10 and I have an old Fender Bassman 100 (very clean tube amp) which looks like this.
http://www.regiscoyne.com/Bassman100/

There's no effects loop (at least not written on it) but I can jump channel 1 through channel 2 or the other way around.
Could I use this for the 4cm?

If not? What woud be the next best solution for me to use?

M Alsadeqi

Settings
Reply #32 on : Tue October 25, 2011, 13:43:39

Hi. I use both the gt8 and gt10 and although I have my own sound, I would like using these to get sounds close to some of my favourite guitaris ,specifically Andrew Latimar of Camel, Petrucci, Greg Howe and Satriani. Any suggestions?
(I use a Marshall stack).
Thanks and regards

Arne

Orange Amp
Reply #31 on : Sat October 15, 2011, 18:26:07

Has it an external effects loop?
Then use the 4 cable method and boost the sound with the GT8 EQ within the effects loop.
Otherwise you can only use a compressor or overdrive (not distortion) in front of your amp to compress your solo sound a bit.

Juvven

Sound louder
Reply #30 on : Wed October 12, 2011, 17:24:29

Hi

How can I boost my sound for solos? I'm using a GT8 Boss with a TH30 orange amp.I keep the GT8 preamp off so I can use the orange distortion.But with the preamp of the GT8 off the solo switch does not work.

I connect the guitar in the GT8 input than the GT8 output in the amp input.

What can you tell me about?

THanks

admin

Wah & Wammy
Reply #29 on : Tue June 28, 2011, 00:04:00

Yes you can.
Let the internal exp. pedal be the wah pedal.
Press Master FX/Pedal and select assign. Choose one of the assigns, source sub exp pedal and target wammy.

Asian Tv

Great
Reply #28 on : Fri June 24, 2011, 16:24:06

If i have a Roland Ev-5 Expression pedal, Can I have a wah and whammy pedals set at the same time..(Wah on the gt-10 exp-pedal and whammy on the Ev-5)..Am just askin coz i heard that in order to assign the whammy u have to deactivate the wah..So plz try it and tell me..
http://www.asiantv.org

Anonymous

Peavey
Reply #27 on : Tue May 31, 2011, 00:43:36

try CD input with Boss output set to Lines/Phones or normal guitar input with Boss output set to small amp or combo amp.

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