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Boss GT 1. 00 Guitar Multi Effects Pedal. I play a mix of styles, and I play in a mix of bands. In some bands, I play acoustic, and in some bands I play electric. I really wanted a pedal board that could in some ways, complement both. MiscGraphics/84565screen2edit.jpg' alt='Boss Gt-8 Software Mac' title='Boss Gt-8 Software Mac' />Unfortunately, this unit is rubbish when combined with my acoustic guitars, and the reason is that there is no true bypass. That means, that there is no way to get an untouched, virgin sound out of your guitar when you are plugged into this thing. My acoustic plugged into my Fishman loudbox is a thing of beauty, and unfortunately, no matter how I tried, I could not get close to that crystal clear, poignant, yet rich tone that I get just running direct into the amp through the GT 1. No matter what you do, the tone is altered, and there is no way around that. The lack of a true bypass is a completely stupid oversight and is pretty inexcusable. Moving on. I did some nice recordings with this thing while I had it. It can, when you fuss with it, really produce some good quality tones. I enjoyed the software that came with it, and found that it was easy to work with, well thought out, and again, mighty close to exactly what I was looking for. I cant knock this unit on this front. Customizing tones with this unit when it is connected to computer via the Tone studio, is a great time. Study Guide For Fahrenheit 451 The Sieve And The Sand Answers Document about Study Guide For Fahrenheit 451 The Sieve And The Sand Answers is available on print and. GT100_detail2.jpg' alt='Boss Gt-8 Software Mac' title='Boss Gt-8 Software Mac' />I was able to learn it quickly, and I was able to get some great sounds out of it. Still, the bulk of this unit is designed for the true Hard Rock and Metal guitarists out there. The GT100 is the replacement from Roland Corp. GT10 effects processor. Heres a full review of the GT100. Is this worth the extra money over the GT10 Click for a larger view. Marshall YJM100 Yngwie Malmsteen Amplifier Review. Probably the longest review of this amp anywhere in the world Firstly, I really want you. You know, the ones you always see thrashing away every time you walk into Guitar Center. If you are one of these people, you are pretty much going to love this unit. Strike Fighters 2 S more. Best Stick Figure Animation Software Free. It was designed for your after all. If you are like me, and you like to play mostly clean guitar, but are in search of new tones to add to your bag of tricks, fatten your sound slightly here and there, add some delay, some envelope filter, some phase, some light sustain when the moment calls. Then this unit can do that, but only about 1. And ok, that is also fine, because even the 1. The effects are quality, and the unit is easy to use. You can spend an afternoon perfecting that sound you are after, and in some cases, you can come super close to achieving it. Maybe if there was one more soft compression unit, or clean tube pre amp model included, but alas. Plus, there is no clean bypass, so. Ok, I was also encouraged that there was a looper bundled into this thing. I do a bit of looping, and used to own the Boss RC2. I was excited to get the ability to loop back along with a bunch of other tricks, in one amazing pedal. But, you are limited to just 3. It might even be less than that. Seriously This is 2. For that kind of dough, and the fact that there is an entire pedal on this device dedicated to the looper, there should have been far more function here. It is almost as though Roland added this feature as an after thought, or just because they knew it would look good on paper, but they did so in a very limited way, so those who are still serious about looping, will have to go out and buy a dedicated unit, preferably theirs. If you are going to dedicate an entire pedal on this 6 pedal unit to the looper, at least give us like 2 minutes of dedicated looping capability. Minimum Too often, I found myself trying to lay down a base rhythm track, only to get cut off before it was completed, and this was just friggin stupidNo excuse for this really Why not just create the unit everyone wants, and sell the heck out of it Why intentionally limit your device and your customers Moving on. Over all, I think this unit is as good as anything I am aware of that is out there in one device. If the right unit were created, which this could easily have been, Id be up for buying it in a heart beat. As it was, I sadly returned this unit after owning it for 3 weeks, even though a big part of me did not want to. I know the unit of my dreams, does not exist at this time, and this is the closest thing to it. Still, I just could not justify throwing down that kind of dough for something that was so glaringly intentionally limited. Id love to have a cup of Joe with the folks that designed this thing some day, so I could really give them a piece of my mind. Classic tone Comfortably Numb Comfortably Numb is by many regarded as Pink Floyds finest moment. Its a masterpiece in every way and not least because of Davids legendary guitar solo. In this article well examine Davids tone and hopefully youll get some ideas on how to create your own killer tone too David wrote the chords and melody during the recording sessions for his first solo album in 1. Its not documented why it wasnt used or why Roger wanted it on his project. Rogers lyrics are based on several real events that happened to both him and Syd in their childhood and as touring musicians. David far away on another planet in Amsterdam 2. The recording of the song for The Wall caused a lot of tension between Roger and David. According to an interview with David from Guitar World in 1. Nick Masons drumming. David though the first version was too sloppy and liked the second slightly tighter take. Roger disagreed but won eventually. The demo from the first band sessions also includes Davids fuzz chords on the verses, which came back on the 1. The guitar solo. The guitars were recorded sometime early autumn 1. David used the Black Strat for the two solos and the power chords during the main solo. The guitar still had the Di. Marzio FS 1 bridge pickup but was newly fitted with a custom Charvel maple neck. There are different reports on what effects David used for the sessions. The first demo recorded by the band sans the orchestra includes a MXR Phase 9. Some sources also suggest that he used an Electric Mistress flanger but Im having a really hard time hearing it. The main effect of course is the Electro Harmonix rams head Big Muff fed into a Hiwatt DR1. WEM speaker cabinet and a Yamaha RA 2. The Yamaha is mixed slightly lower than the Hiwatt adding a rich sort of undefinable character. David explained to Guitar World in 1. I just went out into the studio and banged out five or six solos. From there I just followed my usual procedure, which is to listen back to each solo and mark out bar lines, saying which bits are good. Then I just follow the chart, whipping one fader up, then another fader, jumping from phrase to phrase and trying to make a really nice solo all the way through. Its hard to tell why a guitar solo becomes so famous and loved by so many. Perhaps its the beauty of a perfectly written rock song or the contrast between the gentle voices and the climatic end. Its by far one of the most aggressive solos Davids every played but not so much due to his playing or technique but rather the mix and the sound of it. The track is doubled and slightly delayed making it sound like two guitars and the tone is compressed and gated to make it sound even more edgy and in your face. I often go back or forward to the film version of the song, which is mixed with even more presence and volume. You can really feel the guitar cutting right through your spine. David has always been fairly true to the album version when performing the song live. The first solo is sort of a signature and David rarely goes beyond playing it note by note. The main solo, in contrast, is a long jam piece where David brings out all the ammunition. Still, he keeps some of the signatures and improvises around them. One of the more familiar parts added in the mid 8. The waving partI must admit that I just recently learned how to play this bit. Ive been doing it wrong all the time thanks napnap. Anyway, the trick is to use tons of delay to make it sound bigger and more dramatic. David increases the volume on the delay just for this bit and then lowers it again for the rest of the solo. Im afraid my English is pretty bad but hopefully youll get the idea. For this clip Im using Fender CS 6. Sovtek Big Muff Boss BD 2 modified Boss GE 7 Boss DD 2 Marshall 5. W solid state. Pick the E string on the 1. B string on the 1. Pick the E first and simultaneously bend down the tremolo arm one whole note. Pick the B string and bring the arm back up to pitch. The rhythm guitars. While David played the acoustic guitar on the second verse and main guitar solo, session guitarist Lee Ritenour handled the duties on the chorus. All acoustic parts were played with an Ovation 1. Nashville tuning or high strung tuning, the A, D and G string being the high strings from a 1. Its not known why Ritenour played the part but notice how the strumming follows the strings melody ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba. By strumming up and down in a strict pattern rather than the usual random strumming youll get a much more defined melody and the chorus seems to flow better. Try strumming up and down randomly and youll hear that the chorus changes character completely and almost turns into a cheesy sing along. Theres also a pedal steel apparently a ZB on the intro and during the first verse. Getting the Comfortably Numb tone. Davids tone on Comfortably Numb is perhaps THE tone every fan strives to replicate. The magic and the myth of it all often overshadow the fact that the setup is pretty basic and straight forward. Its a clich but the tone is mostly in Davids fingers and his ability to play a fairly easy solo with such power and expression. Guitar and pickups. Comfortably Numb is one of those songs that could be played on a number of different pickups and still sound awesome. David mainly performs the song with either vintage single coils or the more modern sounding EMGs, which with some imagination could be mistaken for P 9. Gibson Classic 5. It depends on which tone you prefer. Its hard to get that fat Delicate and PULSE tone with vintage single coils but IMO its even harder to get a true vintage tone with the EMGs. I use Fender CS6. Wall tour 1. 98. 0 8. Remember That Night tone and by adding a Boss GE 7 set to slightly boost the mids you can get very close to the PULSE tone as well. I have always loved these versions. The first one is from the Colombian Volcano Relief Concert at Royal Albert Hall, London UK, Febuary 9 1. Its a bit over the top at times, especially with Simon Phillips drumming, but Davids tone has an almost celestial feel to it. The guitar is a Charvel San Dimas with an EMG humbucker. The second clip is from the Knebworth Festival on June 3. Great playing by David and his hair is priceless Amps. As always I recommend a tube amp that doesnt have too much mid range and the ability to stay clean even when you crank the volume, Hiwatt, Sound City, Reeves, Marshall Plexi and JCMs, Fender Bassmans and Twins the list goes on. Its become a mantra on this site but Davids Hiwatts has a huge impact on his tone and the effects are carefully layered on top for subtle nuances. Tube amps are expensive but its an investment thatll last a life time. Dont be intimidated by the scale of Davids rig. As long as youre not playing in football stadiums a 5. If youre only playing at home youll manage with even less. Its often a problem getting the desired tone from a Big Muff and the solution is very simple volume. The louder you play the smoother it gets. What happens when you crank a tube amp is that the tubes gets very warm and saturated and unless your amp has a habit of distorting youll get a tone thats nicely compressed with tons of dynamics just on the verge of bursting into overdrive madness. Pedals like the Big Muff, Colorsound Power Boost, BK Tube Driver etc are all designed to be used with tube amps and the magic happens when the amp and pedal reacts with each other.