I've used Boss multi affects foot switches forever, Had the GT5, 6, 8 and 10 over the past couple decades. When I went to the Toronto L and M, I was treated like royalty. The salesman presented me with the ME 80, I couldn't believe the low price! As I have stated, I'm very familiar with the Product Line so I took it home. And as usual I am having a ball. It's not just the massive stock in store, for me it's really all about visiting an old and trusted friend.
You guys always get the low prices because of those sales and discounts. One gets fecked with these over the top prices when you live in POS mexico. My uncle lived in the US for some years and has gotten most of his gear on sale. 5 string fender bass, cant believe the price he got that for. Anyways, just venting here how everything i want to buy over here is overpriced and you never see discounts going on around here.
I'm an old fart and I've got one of these on order I can't wait to get my hands on it. I feel like a little kid on Christmas Eve I really do. I've had a few multi effects units over the years and they're usually a big pain in the arse. Everything is difficult to access with tiny Led screens that you cannot see and if you can you've got to scroll through bank after bank to find what you want. This one has KNOBS and it.
I like the simplicity of this unit. Roland forgot one thing. FX Loop!! I have it even on my ME-8 (its called external overdrive on ME-8)... Whyyyyyyyyyyyy... Why leave it without the FX loop? I would for sure exchange the aux in for the FX loop.
Hi,I'm from Nepal and have Boss GT5 and I'm beginner. You have explain it well ,so I am querious to ask u that what the ctrl button does on the effects? Thankyou...for your tutorials.
Can you run more than one modulation effect at once? For example can you run Chorus and Flanger at the same time? I have an ME50 (older, less options). I am not aware of how to do this, or if it is even possible. Also I have a tube amplifier with an effects loop. I prefer to run the dirt in front of the amp, and modulation FX like: delay, tremelo, reverb, excetera in the effects loop. Is it possible to do this with the ME80? Or is it one or the other? Thanks for the video!
What are the things that I have pushed the envelope of trolling all over these demos of this processor is how I hope to use this thing when I get one to simulate the Boston guitar sound. One of the most difficult effects to emulate is the Tom Scholz Hyperspace pedal, which is very rare and rooted in a classic echoplex unit. Is it possible to use the Tera echo in conjunction with the ME 80’s expression pedal to duplicate this effect?
I've had this pedal for the last few years, but I can't get a truley nasty metal tone out of it. Always had a hiss or sounds flat when I dial back gain. Any ideas anyone? Maybe it's just me or my ears. I love this pedal otherwise.
Try setting the noice reduction NR value using the bank up or down foot switch 1 and 2. If still cannot get rid try changing cable or check your house or place earth wire if it's working. The ME80 has this noice reduction feacher.
Go to the edit knob you'll see NS..noice supressor printed beside it. Hold a few seconds and then adjust bank up or down for suppressing the noice until you like the setting then press save. Hope thus this works for you.
Do you turn on the eq setup? And the solo effect on the left switch should be on. It adds a lot of beef to the metal distortion setting. I gotta say, I'm not a huge fan of the core and fuzz effect on this thing.
Right someone help me out, I feel so dumb. Isn’t it super annoying to have all the settings on the preamp, and the same settings on the amp that plays the guitar sound itself too? 2 gains, tre/bass/mid? I just don’t understand how that’s useful, it’s not intuitive for knowing where certain sound characteristics are coming from
Is what I’ve been saying of late remotely accurate, that the technology in this pedalboard is synonymous with the technology in the Katana product line?
It depends - do you want the effects recorded into the loop? Or do you want the loop to be recorded dry so that you can change the effects on the loop? Typically you'd want the effects recorded into the loop, so you could have one tone for a rhythm loop and then change to a lead tone to play on top of it. For this, you'd want to have the loop after the effects. But the other option exists as well, to put the looper before the effects. This would be handy for auditioning tones. Record a loop, and then have it play while you scroll through patches on the ME-80 or build your tone for the part.
Hi, I should be more specific: Where do I connect it in the chain? There is no in/out for other effects as I can see, so do I go from guitar, to looper, to M80? Thanks. Hope that makes sense.
[Guitar -> ME-80 -> Looper] if you want the effected signal from the ME-80 recorded into the loop. This is the more common setup. [Guitar -> Looper -> ME-80] if you want the dry signal to be recorded into the loop so you can tweak the effects on it with the ME-80.
Hey Dan, thx for the Demo. However you left out some very important info. ie. the Power supply and even more importantly, for a potential buyer, how does this unit connect to my Guitar? Does it need a GQ type Pickup? or does it use a conventional Pickup and cable?
The power supply is a standard Boss PSA-120, the same power supply that is universally used for all Boss pedals. We have never heard of a GQ type pickup. This unit works with any conventional guitar and patch cable.
The biggest difference between the GT-XX and the ME-XX units is that the GT units include amp and speaker emulation as well as effects, whereas the ME units just include effects. So if you have a nice amp that you like the tone of, you might want to go with the ME-80 to just use its effects in front of your amp. If you have a solid-state amp with lackluster features and tone, you might want to go with a GT unit to simulate other amps. A more fair comparison might be the ME-80 vs GT-100. If you're thinking of upgrading from the GT-1 and want to keep the amp models and such, the GT-100 is what' we'd recommend. If you're going into an amp you really like (perhaps a tube amp) and you only really use the effects section oft the GT-1, then we'd recommend to go with the ME-80.
Hello Admin: I need serious help: I cannot find the me80 driver for windows10 in the official Website of the Boss.the file is available but after the download i can find only the Readme File and not the setup of the driver. help me brother.
You do not need to download the driver for Windows 10: As per the Boss support website: "Your computer automatically downloads the Windows(R) 10 driver from the Internet when a product requiring the driver is connected to the computer."
It's just frustrating when people just teaches us songs irl but doesn't teach me how to actually use the gear, I'm actually in a school and my coach always goes absent.
But does it Djent? Seriously lol. I have heard the distortions aren’t the best and I haven’t seen a demo with heavy metal sounds. Either way I’m getting this Boss but I hope it can djent and get a little dirty.
Its definitely capable of heavy metal sounds. If you purchase the ME-80 from us, we offer a 30-day satisfaction guarantee, so if it doesn't djent, you can return it for a full refund.
No you've got 9 different memory banks you can go through the banks with your foot so you can pre set and save 36 sounds, or just leave it in manual mode.
Not so true, so happened they used the COSM of GT100 on this ME80 which the latter has an input level tweakable. I found the GT100 raspy and yeah thin somewhere. But after calibrating the input level, the tone became warm and thick. Now this ME80 doesn't have this input gain level. So maybe Boss can come up with a firmware that will let user adjust the input gain level. I don't even use EQ when I create for gain or dirt sound because the tone control for each od or distortion is useable after setting the input gain based on guitar pickup's power.
I'm an old fart and I've got one of these on order I can't wait to get my hands on it. I feel like a little kid on Christmas Eve I really do. I've had a few multi effects units over the years and they're usually a big pain in the arse. Everything is difficult to access with tiny Led screens that you cannot see and if you can you've got to scroll through bank after bank to find what you want. This one has KNOBS and it.
Thank you for this short tutorial. You get right into what I was looking for without a lot of talk. Good Video!
MR.D YOU WERE THE FIRST PERSON TO PUT A GUITAR IN MY HAND!!!!! THANKS SO MUCH MAN, GREAT TEACHER.
I've used Boss multi affects foot switches forever, Had the GT5, 6, 8 and 10 over the past couple decades. When I went to the Toronto L and M, I was treated like royalty. The salesman presented me with the ME 80, I couldn't believe the low price!
As I have stated, I'm very familiar with the Product Line so I took it home.
And as usual I am having a ball.
It's not just the massive stock in store, for me it's really all about visiting an old and trusted friend.
Thanks very much John!
You guys always get the low prices because of those sales and discounts. One gets fecked with these over the top prices when you live in POS mexico. My uncle lived in the US for some years and has gotten most of his gear on sale. 5 string fender bass, cant believe the price he got that for. Anyways, just venting here how everything i want to buy over here is overpriced and you never see discounts going on around here.
@@majortom4543 Try looking for Monster Sales. Got headphones for half the normal price and I am really satisfied.
You make it easy for us to learn how to use this lovely pedal thank you
Thanks for doing these kinda demonstrations! Also I hope y'all also keep up the live show recordings of bands. Favourite music store in Canada
That was some great info! Thanks for putting this video together. Looking forward to some good jam time with the Boss ME-80
Awesome demo bro. It was very helpful I just got my me 80 yesterday
Just got one. Having fun figuring it out.
7 years ago… this is IMHO, the best demo of this product I’ve seen yet
Nope, there are a few others that are better
Thanks a lot for this great video. 👍🏻
Thanks again for sharing
You bet
I'm an old fart and I've got one of these on order I can't wait to get my hands on it. I feel like a little kid on Christmas Eve I really do. I've had a few multi effects units over the years and they're usually a big pain in the arse. Everything is difficult to access with tiny Led screens that you cannot see and if you can you've got to scroll through bank after bank to find what you want. This one has KNOBS and it.
Can't trust anything without a knob on it.
How has the ME 80 worked out for you?
I'm sold
Awesome
i wish to have one boss ME80
I like the simplicity of this unit. Roland forgot one thing. FX Loop!! I have it even on my ME-8 (its called external overdrive on ME-8)... Whyyyyyyyyyyyy... Why leave it without the FX loop? I would for sure exchange the aux in for the FX loop.
can it memorize all 8 of the pedals like you did with the first one so i can have 8 custom pedals at once
Hi,I'm from Nepal and have Boss GT5 and I'm beginner. You have explain it well ,so I am querious to ask u that what the ctrl button does on the effects? Thankyou...for your tutorials.
Can you run more than one modulation effect at once? For example can you run Chorus and Flanger at the same time? I have an ME50 (older, less options). I am not aware of how to do this, or if it is even possible. Also I have a tube amplifier with an effects loop. I prefer to run the dirt in front of the amp, and modulation FX like: delay, tremelo, reverb, excetera in the effects loop. Is it possible to do this with the ME80? Or is it one or the other? Thanks for the video!
The only way you can have those simultaneously, is by using the onboard effects on your amp. That's what I do.
What are the things that I have pushed the envelope of trolling all over these demos of this processor is how I hope to use this thing when I get one to simulate the Boston guitar sound. One of the most difficult effects to emulate is the Tom Scholz Hyperspace pedal, which is very rare and rooted in a classic echoplex unit. Is it possible to use the Tera echo in conjunction with the ME 80’s expression pedal to duplicate this effect?
I've had this pedal for the last few years, but I can't get a truley nasty metal tone out of it. Always had a hiss or sounds flat when I dial back gain. Any ideas anyone? Maybe it's just me or my ears. I love this pedal otherwise.
Try setting the noice reduction NR value using the bank up or down foot switch 1 and 2. If still cannot get rid try changing cable or check your house or place earth wire if it's working. The ME80 has this noice reduction feacher.
Go to the edit knob you'll see NS..noice supressor printed beside it. Hold a few seconds and then adjust bank up or down for suppressing the noice until you like the setting then press save. Hope thus this works for you.
Do you turn on the eq setup? And the solo effect on the left switch should be on. It adds a lot of beef to the metal distortion setting. I gotta say, I'm not a huge fan of the core and fuzz effect on this thing.
Right someone help me out, I feel so dumb. Isn’t it super annoying to have all the settings on the preamp, and the same settings on the amp that plays the guitar sound itself too? 2 gains, tre/bass/mid? I just don’t understand how that’s useful, it’s not intuitive for knowing where certain sound characteristics are coming from
Is what I’ve been saying of late remotely accurate, that the technology in this pedalboard is synonymous with the technology in the Katana product line?
Probably. Why don't you email Boss themselves? They have amazing customer service.
Would this be a nice gift for my guy? He has a Line 6 now
It definitely would I just purchased on and it’s simple to operate.
Boss_Q this is way better than Line 6 I've been using boss products for many years.
QUESTION. Should I get The Boss ME-80 or home recording studio first?
thanks
are there preset effects that you dont have to download like the me 50 had
Hi folks. If you want to add another pedal into this mix, before or after, where does it go? I have a 360 Looper. Thanks
It depends - do you want the effects recorded into the loop? Or do you want the loop to be recorded dry so that you can change the effects on the loop? Typically you'd want the effects recorded into the loop, so you could have one tone for a rhythm loop and then change to a lead tone to play on top of it. For this, you'd want to have the loop after the effects. But the other option exists as well, to put the looper before the effects. This would be handy for auditioning tones. Record a loop, and then have it play while you scroll through patches on the ME-80 or build your tone for the part.
Hi, I should be more specific: Where do I connect it in the chain? There is no in/out for other effects as I can see, so do I go from guitar, to looper, to M80? Thanks. Hope that makes sense.
[Guitar -> ME-80 -> Looper] if you want the effected signal from the ME-80 recorded into the loop. This is the more common setup.
[Guitar -> Looper -> ME-80] if you want the dry signal to be recorded into the loop so you can tweak the effects on it with the ME-80.
Hey Dan, thx for the Demo. However you left out some very important info. ie. the Power supply and even more importantly, for a potential buyer, how does this unit connect to my Guitar? Does it need a GQ type Pickup? or does it use a conventional Pickup and cable?
The power supply is a standard Boss PSA-120, the same power supply that is universally used for all Boss pedals. We have never heard of a GQ type pickup. This unit works with any conventional guitar and patch cable.
Which is a better option gt100 or me80?
The ME-80 is about 2 years newer than the GT-100, but the GT-100 is still more capable. Our vote is for the GT-100.
there is no sound at all after I connect to guitar, amp, turn on power….why
Is your signal chain [Guitar Output] -> [ME-80 Left/Mono Input] -> [ME-80 Left/Mono Output] -> [Amp Input]?
Is this better than the Boss Gt1?
Thinking about trading my GT1 in and buying this
The biggest difference between the GT-XX and the ME-XX units is that the GT units include amp and speaker emulation as well as effects, whereas the ME units just include effects. So if you have a nice amp that you like the tone of, you might want to go with the ME-80 to just use its effects in front of your amp. If you have a solid-state amp with lackluster features and tone, you might want to go with a GT unit to simulate other amps. A more fair comparison might be the ME-80 vs GT-100. If you're thinking of upgrading from the GT-1 and want to keep the amp models and such, the GT-100 is what' we'd recommend. If you're going into an amp you really like (perhaps a tube amp) and you only really use the effects section oft the GT-1, then we'd recommend to go with the ME-80.
@@longandmcquade The ME80 does have amp simulations though... (top left - Pre amp section) I have good amps so generally dont use them though.
Please drop your overdrive
Damn!!!! I thought it's Puyol...
Hello Admin: I need serious help: I cannot find the me80 driver for windows10 in the official Website of the Boss.the file is available but after the download i can find only the Readme File and not the setup of the driver. help me brother.
You do not need to download the driver for Windows 10: As per the Boss support website:
"Your computer automatically downloads the Windows(R) 10 driver from the Internet when a product requiring the driver is connected to the computer."
What do you hit for looping?
Do I need a computer for this
no sir
It's just frustrating when people just teaches us songs irl but doesn't teach me how to actually use the gear, I'm actually in a school and my coach always goes absent.
pro trick: you can watch series on flixzone. Me and my gf have been using them for watching all kinds of movies recently.
@Pedro Ares definitely, been watching on flixzone} for since november myself =)
Uhhhh nice miking
Or complete lack thereof. We've learned and changed a lot over the past 5 years. We'd never produce a demo like this these days using just a room mic.
What about a looper inside ?
Yes the Boss ME-80 does feature a 38-second looper built-in.
What is the brand of that guitar? I can't make out the name.
Valley Arts Standard Pro
@@longandmcquade thank you! I've been looking into strat alternatives and I really like how the guitar looked in this video.
does this have a loop as well?
Yes it does have a fairly basic phrase looper, offering 38 seconds of loop time.
Can it go direct into a PA or would I need a separate DI box?
You can go direct in.
Thank you! I plan to pick one up from L&M Mississauga in the next few days. @@longandmcquade
I know I'm the odd guy out here, but I did not hear a nice full clean tone in the entire video.
Frank Gallagher?
No looper demo? Great video otherwise!
But does it Djent? Seriously lol. I have heard the distortions aren’t the best and I haven’t seen a demo with heavy metal sounds. Either way I’m getting this Boss but I hope it can djent and get a little dirty.
Its definitely capable of heavy metal sounds. If you purchase the ME-80 from us, we offer a 30-day satisfaction guarantee, so if it doesn't djent, you can return it for a full refund.
Long & McQuade Musical Instruments thanks for the reply and the info!
he looks like scott stapp
blanco 4
Pedals, but it's more like having four at a time and the rest have to sit in the corner
No you've got 9 different memory banks you can go through the banks with your foot so you can pre set and save 36 sounds, or just leave it in manual mode.
Cool men- I’ve one like that but , ugh., lol- I CAN’T handle with this - dude , I really. CAN’T 🤷 lol
Wont recommend this for live use.
Why?
These processors never hold a candle to using an actual boss pedal. They ruin the tone. Everything always gets thinner and weaker.
Not so true, so happened they used the COSM of GT100 on this ME80 which the latter has an input level tweakable. I found the GT100 raspy and yeah thin somewhere. But after calibrating the input level, the tone became warm and thick. Now this ME80 doesn't have this input gain level. So maybe Boss can come up with a firmware that will let user adjust the input gain level. I don't even use EQ when I create for gain or dirt sound because the tone control for each od or distortion is useable after setting the input gain based on guitar pickup's power.
Should one use compressor pedal first and then put the signal through Boss?
I'm an old fart and I've got one of these on order I can't wait to get my hands on it. I feel like a little kid on Christmas Eve I really do. I've had a few multi effects units over the years and they're usually a big pain in the arse. Everything is difficult to access with tiny Led screens that you cannot see and if you can you've got to scroll through bank after bank to find what you want. This one has KNOBS and it.