Boss GE-7, Low Noise Modification

[@tremdoctor007]

My Boss is a couple years old and has the hissing noise. I bought a Behringer knock off and it’s twice as quiet and has a nice quiet in colored tone while the boss has a muffled basey tone. I never heard it until I fired up the Behringer next to it. The Behringer EQ700 is around $22.50 at Sweetwater. The build quality isn’t even close but the sound beats the Boss considerably

[@megahurtz30]

Cool ! That is interesting to know, i might try and get one too, EQ pedals are always useful

[@tremdoctor007]

@ for $22.50 you cannot go wrong. Best pedals on my on any board is an EQ. My second favorite is my EVH 5150

[@tremdoctor007]

Nicely done. I need this. Noisy pedal.

[@TonyJDas]

Great video Megahurtz, thank you! But what really caught my ear was the music from Cannon Fodder! Right in the feels...

[@megahurtz30]

Ah! Cool! It's nice that you recognized it! :) Good old days...

[@TonyJDas]

The best days 🌞 Summer vacation mornings spent playing this and other Amiga games. The best times. Great to meet you, my friend 🍺

[@300PercentFlyingV]

Great video Mega! Thanks for the great walkthrough and comparison!

[@megahurtz30]

Thanks! Glad you liked it :)

[@HEADLINEZOO]

So the question is why Boss didn't use these quieter chips to begin with?

[@frankfrausto]

Nice review. Thanks bro 🤘

[@GerryBlue]

What year is this particular pedal? They say the newest don't have the noise?

[@megahurtz30]

I don't remember exactly, but it must be from around 2013, give or take a year...

[@iloveitall]

Get a Sonicake Tone Group instead.
10 band, +/- 15 db, no hiss -> 50 bucks!

[@megahurtz30]

Thanks for the heads-up. A 10 band would be useful indeed

[@iloveitall]

@@megahurtz30 Very good tutorial, btw and good craftmanship!
I bought a user modded one once and the soldering was terrible.

[@megahurtz30]

Thanks! :) Yeah, soldering can be a little tricky. One has to have a good soldering iron that reaches proper temperature, to begin with...

[@stevelaferney3579]

Thanks.