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Nice one Rob, yes they can be useful that way if you set the amp to be at flat as possible. You're best to turn off the speaker sim on the GT1 inside it's amp settings so you're not emulating a speaker through a speaker, unless of course the real speaker you're going through is FRFR. Also, if you can bypass the preamp section on your transistor amp by using an effects "return" input, you'll bypass the eq stage of the amp and get a clearer representation of what the GT1 can do. All the best 🤘

Thanks for the kind words Timothy. I've never looked into that tbh. I don't think it's part of this unit's capabilities but I could be wrong. Let me know if you get it to work like that! 👍

Hey Dan thanks for the message. If you turn the tuner on using the up+down footswitches you can use the top right knob to set it to mute, thru or bypass. It's still not true bypass but it could save you from setting up a separate patch. Obviously this means it wouldn't mute the tuner. Everything is a trade off with a unit at this size and budget. Hope that helps! 🤘

Cheers Scott! Glad you dig it. I'm curious what bands it reminds you of?

⁠@@garyjohnstonemusic guitar, drums and bass are reminiscent of Rage Against the Machine, maybe a bit of Korn. Vocals I can’t put my finger on, but song easily belongs in a Kerrang playlist in the late 90s or early 2000s

@@scottjameswatson Aw hells yeah I'll take that thanks man, just gotta wait another 5-10 years for the emo renaissance to happen and we're golden 🤣🤘

Hey man thanks for the comment and the kind words. If you know how to kill that latency on this unit do let me know. It only happens with a couple of FX most namely the RAT. The cabinet version you speak of may be the Boss Katana which is essentially this pedal in a combo form. I've tried it a few times and it sounds great, has an FRFR speaker and has variable power options so is proper versatile, but I myself can't see past using a modded Blues Junior as a base tone. The GT1 is a toolbox between the guitar and the amp. However I do frequently use the pedal's amp and speaker sims for recording, streaming, or DI to PA on small stages or if I can't be bothered taking the amp. Cheers for stopping by 👍

@@garyjohnstonemusic I was aware immediately that the Katana amp series was more than likely the unit itself in the form of a small combo from the get go and also in my ears, it was being hemmed in by the nature of the cab and it's speaker and powering stage itself, I'm not into FRFR terminology personally, although it's a vast improvement over a conventional older or conventional cab signal stream, mainly because it's termed 'flat response' rather than 'full' range frequency response instead, my thinking is most conventional guitar amps are either d.i'd or mic'd up then sent to FOH, -they usually sound better afterwards only because they are in a p.a. as the end result, I find any decent live p.a. ought to contain a minimum 15'' and horn to get over any stage situation and mob live, I use a pair of 15's x 2 way as my 'stage guitar rig/cab/s', it's no bigger nor more inconvenient than lugging a 4x12 or two and in my experience instantly murders any conventional cab of 2x12 or 4x12 or a pair of 4x12's etc..I juice my GT-1 with a Crown power amp with the GT-1 into a small portable mixer with a slight tweak in my mids and it's the goat. Apart from my personalised parameters in the unit, I turbo the signal process via an F.A.-1 (original) for good measure, it sounds frigging ballistic to state the least mate...the output designation on the GT-1 is more than critical to get right or it is a wasted effort. I honestly do my frigging best not to be one-eyed about it as much as possible, but theres no tone I can't stand toe-to-toe with and in fact further enhance or improve via a GT-1.....they are not for the faint hearted good mate! 👍 I love your work Gary, you understand the unit too better than most I've noticed. To me, it's never about price or cost, it's always ONLY ever about tone unto end goal.

Hey man thanks for the comment. You're right, this pedal has changed the game for compact modellers and it's just a great tool for anyone, even as a spare once it's set up the way you want it. Any questions let me know 👍

Good call man, I made that mistake with an unbranded non-latching switch til I realised what the issue was 👍

@@ExpandingSpirits glad to be of service 😁

Yes! Turn the tuner on by pressing up and down simultaneously then use dial 3 to change output to BYPASS. Note though this is a universal setting and not saveable by patch.

@@garyjohnstonemusic thanks for replying, I've just got the GT-1 after 27 years of using stomp boxes and I'm struggling massively! I still want my Orange Rockerverb 50 amp sounds but my fx in one place, but setting the Gt-1 up to do this I'm finding complicated, I've purchased an Fs-6 switch so hopefully can work it out!

Thanks a lot! 🤘

Yes you can! I'm actually planning on explaining that on my next in-depth tutorial. It's possible to make some pedals (CTL1, EXP1 plus other external pedals) perform up to 6 functions simultaneously using the assign functions in the MEM EDIT menu. It's pretty crazy that you can even assign a second function to the onboard EXP1, although it's very tricky to also use it as a wah within the same patch, because if you press it fully it will keep the wah effect on but turn on or off whatever else you've assigned to it. Quite complicated but all will be revealed when I get some free time!

Hello again sir! I haven't experienced any clipping tbh but I don't use big volume jumps. A rule of thumb I follow is master output level at 120 and every patch level at 100. If it's going into the red on your desk with the loudest sound I reckon you're best to decrease the input gain or trim on the desk then work backwards from that. The trail issue is as you said may be a limitation of this model, I'll have to check that out. Sorry I couldn't be more help on this one!

@@ronyschouterden7686 Thanks for the comment. Great that your singer is getting use out of the GT1. If you want to use it as a box unit you can check out my other vids. Hope they're of use to you 🙏 👍

Thanks a lot! If you have any Q's drop me a comment on one of the GT1 videos. Best of luck with it!

I wondered that aswell tbh but once you start customising you can have it either way which is great. Volume variations are just trial and error, you need to cycle through them and set everything to be level. You could use a DB meter to get it in the ball park. Either way, this is really what you'd have to do if you were using various physical amps anyway so I say just find a way to hook it up and rock out at gig levels then try and set the master on each patch to be similar.

Glad you decided to stick with it! Hopefully you'll get more use out of it now. Any questions let me know!

@@objectiveobserver2792 You are the first person across any platform to recognise this. I'm not a religious man but I do live by a few rules in the bible. It's just common courtesy and sense in most cases 👍

@@marknajar410 Ha I wish 🤣

Thank you sir, I'm glad the video was of use to you! Will put your suggestion in the list of ideas for future videos, although I'm not much of a shredder so don't expect any double tapping or sweep picking in the demo 😂

Brilliant Paul thanks for the comment. The Katana's are astounding but my Blues Junior gets jealous whenever I even look at another amp 😂 Although I have been known to use the awesome amps sims when streaming or DI to PA in emergencies. Very handy to have.

Hello sir! Thanks for the comment/query. Tbh, in my experience, with all effects turned off I didn't notice much degradation of tone, but I rarely play super clean the way you probably are with your setup. I always like a bit of grit even on my "cleanest" sound. There are always going to be pros and cons to such a small and low priced unit. I think the GT1 is aimed at people who want an easier load in at the expense of tonal sacrifice. I have a 70s VC30 and a full stomp box board which I rarely use at gigs since I got this which I put through a Blues Junior. Sounds like you might wanna stick with an analog pedalboard with modular effects going via the effects loop as this will almost always be preferable for players like yourself who are looking for crystal clear tone. The GT1 is not True Bypass so you're not going to get 100% transparency on the way in. The closest way to that I've found is to have the master vol on the GT1 at 120 and all patches at 100, or engage the tuner and set to bypass, but then you can't use the FX obvs. You could use just the mod effects via the effects loop. Judging by your tonal/practical goals it sounds like maybe this one isn't for you. I hope you find the right rig for your needs. The pursuit of tone is never ending eh 😂

@@garyjohnstonemusic Cheers Gary, that's a quality reply :)

Oh if only we could make a living from playing our own tunes. Tbh we'd probably get bored of them rapid aswell 🤣 More live streaming coming up tho

Either blues junior with a V30 or HK tubemeister. If I have to run it through the PA, the amp sims do the job for the types of gigs most working musicians do. Helix and Kemper are still the best amp SIM guys out there imo but I guarantee, to get 90% of the way there, and if you're happy to use your time instead of your money, the GT1 will get you there. Happy tinkering dude 😎

@@firdaus125 Correct! This video is how to do them on the pedal. Thanks for the lovely comment 👍

@@patrickestwick5675 Aye man there's a lot in this wee toolbox to know, but don't stress yourself out by feeling like you need to learn it all. It does a million things but you just need to know what works for you. For instance I dabbled with the ping pong delay and stereo outputs, but unless you're gonna take and mic up two amps to gigs, you can ignore that. Lmk if you have any Q's

@@FreefireFNCS Whether powered by batteries or mains supply, it only turns on when there is a cable connected to the input. Hence why there is no ON switch.

@@garyjohnstonemusic I meant the FX pedel u were talking about in the video the whole thing is on just not the light by the pedel

But I figured it out🙃

We all start off sounding like shit. Pick up your guitar. NOW!

Great to hear we're on the same page man. Most of the negative comments I get about these vids are from people who are expecting way too much from a tiny $200 floor unit. Like yeh, it works for 90% of practical bar gig applications but Mayer probably wouldn't be seen dead with it 😂

You're very welcome 😁

This is amazing! I love confusing the tone snobs with the GT1. Although I am a tone snob, so I continuously confuse myself with why I keep using it 🤷

Thank you glad it was useful 😁

Follow the steps in the video. It's all about changing the assigns from the UP/DOWN buttons to the CTL2/3 which are the external buttons.

You can still engage the looper by pressing middle and right buttons together, the only problem is you then can't use the right button for whatever effect it was assigned to because it then becomes the record/stop/dub button 👍

Absolutely! I wanted to focus the vids on using the unit standalone to show how to tweak in on the fly. Obviously we can sit and set for hours on the software but when you get to a gig and your amp is running hot and your drive ain't cutting, you need to know how to edit on site. Hope it's still working for you 👍

Brilliant that you've had such a great experience with this unit Scott. I think some folk on this channel are forgetting I'm not selling anything. I just love this unit after years of looking for something just like it. Any Q's let me know but if you're used to HX this should be a walk in the park 👍

@@garyjohnstonemusic Thanks, Gary. That's the one thing with Boss stuff, their interface could be a little better. The better part is there's so much great gear to play through these days.

@@Scott__C ha I think the term for the GT1 is "what interface?" 😂 Can always plug into the software but gig wise it's about right for the price point imo. They focused on the sounds instead of the buttons and screens knowing that players who wanted it would get the right use out of it. I do miss my Helix tho.

Preach bro! I used to use that single to hum effect then I discovered Thomann does a double electric backpack gig bag for £40 (at least to UK) so now I can take a Strat and LP on my back in one trip! 😎

@@davemorrison-amurderofcrow287 Thanks Dave. I initially thought I would use the GT1 for certain smaller gigs or particular situations, but it does so much so well that I'd now be lost without it.

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Tool as in me obvs 😄

I haven't tried that so didn't notice it. I think you can assign CT1,CT2 + CT3 to do multiple functions. It is weird that up and down can't be used in the same way but as I say to myself every time I find something I wish I could do with this "what do we expect for £150" 😂 Happy jamming bro 👍

@@garyjohnstonemusic Too right Gary. After spending sh** loads on Kempers, Tonemaster Pro, guitar synths etc etc this is the best bang for buck music grear I’ve even bought. Keep up the great videos mate!

Best video - all questions answered 🎉

Sorry man never used one of those. Best of luck 🤞

Thank you sir. I believe this was the twin sim in the gt1 with the TS8 pedal sim. I went off that and now use the BD2 cos Boss emulate their own stuff way better than anything else, but for rock, the Rat SIM is pretty bang on. Watch that tone/cut knob though. Like the pedal it's brutally sensitive.

What a great looking comment. We really wish you would avail your tweaks. Maybe one day 🤞

@@garyjohnstonemusic I'm using a custom rig to play my GT-1 via, the reason my tweaks themselves won't really replicate via even another GT-1 is I'm also in-chain with a couple of original Boss FA-1 magic boxes in for the speakers end result...yeah I know I'm a bit spoiled etc, but it really is the holy grail afterall.

@@garyjohnstonemusic I think it might be wiser for me to contact Boss/Roland and offer them the gift if they'd like to insert it into their newer I.R. 2 as maybe an update in the software?

@@LIKEFUNK Good idea. I have no idea what you're talking about 👍

@@garyjohnstonemusic In the latest products like Tonex etc etc, the amps and pedals and cabs etc are only digital recordings of the to drool over types, -they are A.I. audio snapshots is all.

I hear that this has no midi capabilities, so wont work

Thanks bro glad it was useful to you!

Yes you could do this. Just assign the relevant effect to the UP / DOWN buttons as per the tutorial. Thanks 👍

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