19-May-09 00:28
Boss GT Overdrive and Distortion Stompboxes

A lot of times I read about the bad overdrive and distortion modeling of the Boss GT series. But what's wrong with the overdrive / distortion block?

Everyone of us using real amps and distortion stompboxes knows that you cannot combine every distortion / overdrive stompbox with every amp. E.g. a shrill distortion stompbox doesn't sound good with a Fender amp.

28-Apr-08 19:57
Boss GT-10: The correct input signal level for a transparent sound without digital distortions

Statements found in the internet about the signal level

You almost get one answer when dealing with the question about the signal level: "Use the highest possible signal level because otherwise the Boss GT-8 and GT-10 analog / digital conversion will produce undesirable low quality results (digital aliasing)." Simultaneously you are pointed to the fact that you must not overdrive the input of the Boss GT AD-converter because then you'll get a lot of digital distortions.

15-Apr-08 18:48
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.

07-Apr-08 12:46
Electronic, sound & programming of guitar effects

The electronics of guitar effects, eg.g. overdrive, distortion or fuzz with schematics and explication of their function