Is the Boss ME90 Relevant in 2023? Review and Demo
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00:00 Intro using Diamond (Vox) and Freeze/Looper
3:40 A Uniquely Retro Design in 2023
6:38 Factory Presets
10:50 Dialling in Your Own Preset
19:20 The Coolest Thing in the ME90
22:15 Other things worth mentioning
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I'll add to my prior comment: Knobs are what everyone misses on a lot of things; not just effects pedals, but cars, too. So frustrating to not have a volume knob on the dash!
💯% true
In America they are also trying remove knobs from our children too 😂 when will it stop!
+1
what car you driving?
What's this thing called knobs? I drive a Tesla Model 3.
Yes, still relevant. Some of us prefer knobs over digital displays.
I am a knob and hope to make a comeback, so will be watching how this pedal does keenly.
Think you meant noob 😂
@@joelmaynard6063 No, I meant knob. I'm never no noob.
I'm familiar with the ME-80. It's easy to get to the sounds you need so you can play instead of menu scroll. The ME-90 adds great updates while retaining what made the ME-80 a great tool.
Its just a whole different style of equipment, and it fits its purpose really well just like the previous models
The more I learn about it, the more I think I'll trade in my ME80 for one. Seems like a worthwhile upgrade. I'd also say it's worth downloading the manual and parameter PDF's from the Boss website to get a better understanding of the capabilities. Anyone already familiar with the ME80 will be in very familiar territory. One thing I was happy to see was the ability to pick where in the signal chain the send-return can be placed. My ME 80- was until recently gathering dust on a shelf, but I pulled it out when I picked up a Roland JC-22 amp and a Bigshot AB splitter, now running my main pedal board via the A signal to a Traynor 15W tube amp, and sending the B signal, via the ME80 as a stereo signal, to the JC22. Some cool sounds being created, especially with effects like Tera-Echo taking adavantage of the stereo output, and the amps placed on opposite sides of the room.
@@patrickcampion7966 Hi, how do you like your Traynor?? I had bought the 40-watt YVC-40 but never cared for it's sound. The "clean" isn't clean enough for my taste. I even sent it to my Amp tech, but still not what I was looking for. Did you do a speaker change or anything to your Amp?
John, thanks for doing this. I have one on order. I'm almost 65 years old. I like knobs! I also have 5 Fender amps, so I really don't care about amp models. This unit, for $350, should be able to take the place of all those damn pedals, and eliminate all those unreliable patch cables. My personal experience with the model units is that the factory settings are mostly geared to heavy metal, which I don't play. It's nice to hear you get some pleasant tones out of this unit.
Don't toss all of the cables yet. This one will do the 4 cable method and I'm very inerested in trying the ME-90 that way. Suggestion: If you giveon a test run, try plugging the ME-90 into the Loop Return, which bypasses the the amp preamp. This allows you to use the ME-90 preamps. I've ot an ancient ME-80 and use it this way sometimes. Gotta tell you, the ME-80 amps really do solund better this way.
This is enough to scratch my effects itch without wasting a ton of money on pedals that will gather dust until I get around to selling them.
Very solid construction, battery powered, fits in my backpack too.
Worth every penny!
"Pedals gathering dust until I get around to selling them." Sounds familiar LOL. Glad I'm not the only one!
@@roswellminard9350
You're definitely not the only one!!! I really have to make an effort to sell some pedals.... it would give me enough to buy an ME-90.... and then some.
Thank you very much John, multi effects never really pleased me until recently. As I have had a few long years on this planet, I have seen reality transform the digital world into something very different from many years ago. I recently bought the ME 90. I've had several previous models and always ended up selling them because the high gain amplifier emulations were always disappointing. But with the ME 90 and some extra IR I'm really impressed and satisfied. By the way, you are an extremely talented musician, and I can feel the love you have for music. Your channel is inspiring and your reviews of this new digital technology have been very important in my transition. But in the end what really matters is being able to see in your videos that with love, sweat and dedication we can always improve. Thank you very much for your time and dedication sharing your knowledge.
I only lasted a year with a Helix, before selling it in frustration. Ordered an ME-90; it seems similar to a Katana and the old Boss Cube series, both of which I gigged extensively. Not tube amp nirvana, but close enough for the typical club gig.
I was firmly put off multi-fx units 25 years ago by my korg toneworks Pandora’s Box 😆 but I ordered one of these today! Should have it by Wednesday. I can’t wait 🙂
You reflexively said "nice to have everything right there on the screen" at 22:10 - we're so used to screen life - when what makes the ME90 so appealing is the physicality and absence of screens (in most uses)
Put in a pre-order for this as soon as it came out, but it is only shipping mid-August. I'm definitely in the "tired of menus" camp!
What a lineup! GT 1000, GX 100, ME 90. From the highest resolution and complexity to the simplest thing yet competitive. All 3 with the best latency in the digital market.
You can set a piece of card on fire with your handling and imaginative playing and looping…love what you get out of this rig and you describe multi effects paradise with its quirks and virtues
I bought one. It sounded kind of crappy out of the box running into the front of my amp. I now like it after using it with the 4 cable method. Finally sounds natural - and no more menu diving.
The Boss editor is terrible and was difficult to install - but you have to have it to change the position of the send/return block to use the 4-cable method properly. Excellent value for money.
I LOVED my ME-80, but the lack of quality cab sims and variety of pedals (mainly OD’s and delays) was a reason I moved to the Pod Go. I’m now with using Stomp with HXFX. I do miss WYSIWYG pedals tho.
Fantastic value for the effects alone. I plan on getting one eventually for sure
Tempted to upgrade my ME80 with this. Love the stompbox Ui of these rather than the menu/submenu multieffe ts everyone else does. The ability to tweak settings on the f.y is where its at for me.
Hope you have a great weekend John! Thanks for the insight on the gear! 🙌🎸🔥🎶
I owned the ME 80 since they came out and loved the simplicity of it and the sounds were great too. I use a Helix but have just started using my recent purchase of an ME 90 too. Great! Just what you need sometimes instead of menus and compexity. I am already using it regularly for just playing in the house. Good value for money and well worth the investment. If its a durable and long lasting as the old unit then its a no brainer not to just own one! Thank you for the video too! :) XXX
Im giggimg the ME80. Simple. Robust. Modifiable under stress. Tactile intuitive knobs acting logical. Built like a tank. One simple power line. No cables that can fail. No complex menus. Direct access to all sound parameters. No menu hassle on stage. More versatile and more reliable and way way way cheaper than my pedalboard (comp, sd1, ds1, Blues Screamer, Unobtanium, TCe flashback, hall of fame, looper, palmer pocket amp). Lighter. If it would break replacing would set me back max 200 euros. Soundwise in live setting indistinguisable from pedals. Interacts good with amp. Also could go stereo in PA system as backup. Used it as sound card in studio work. Aux in for training and playing along backing tracks. Brilliant thing and very very very relevant. Using a simple cheap Mooer Red Truck as backup, lying around in my car or the band bus. Is all I need.
Good to hear that there is "trail" capability when switching preset. Yeah, it may cover up the "gap" between the presets. I really would like to see it..!
Seems like a awesome unit I love the idea of multi effects though I’m one of the few who can’t use them because I’m blind. I’ll have to try one of these out, thanks for the great video and keep them coming.
love that you are
actually a very decent guitar player, this means a much better walk-through through the me90. Thanks! Also good heads up on the actual multieffect from boss.
Cheers!
For live use, the most realistic IR is your guitar amp's speaker and a microphone. Plug the ME-90 into your amp's mono or stereo effects return. Or bypass the preamps entirely and go into a clean pedal platform amp. This is the perfect unit for those who hate menu diving.
Thanks for the really excellent and professional video.
I bought a Valeton GP 200 from Andertons just after they came out at the end of 2022. It was an excellent piece of kit and I enjoyed using it even though I felt that the learning curve was quite high and it wasn't particularly intuitive. So when I first saw the Boss ME 90 at £300 it quickly became a must have. Andertons offered me a decent part exchange price on the Valeton and included a free 9v power supply for the Boss, so a no brainer for me.
I have only had it a couple of weeks so very much early days but I'm loving it. I'm finding very easy to build my own tones using the er.....knobs (YEY!!!!!!!) and finally feel confident enough to part with my old pedal board. These days I hardly ever gig, mainly just playing on my own or jamming with friends but the ability to run off batteries has opened up the possibility of doing a bit of electric busking. In summary, it ticks all the boxes for me, it sounds great, it's very versatile and I'm loving it.
I had a GT-100 and loved it. I use a Helix nowadays but BOSS make cracking multi-effects with really good factory presets. The ME-90 looks like an affordable unit that sounds amazing and easy to use.
Yes please let us know if you gig it! I’ve been wanting to try going ampless in my wedding band for a while and have been considering the HX Stomp, but this looks very interesting
I had the Boss GT5 when it first hit; loved everything but the tiny menu screen, and really only used about ten percent of its capabilities. The ME-90 seems about as perfect a multi as I'd ever want or need. Thank you for the deep rundown, John.
I had a GT3. What a great product! I regret selling it, but now I have a VG-88!
I had an ME-80, I didn’t use the amp preamps but the drive section was great and I gigged with it for years. I may have to buy it again.
Also had me 80 . Upgraded to the gt 1000 but miss the simplicity of me 80 for gigging. With the me90's new upgrade I may sell the gt1000 and go for the me90 . The Me80 was much easier to gig with
I’ve got a Fractal FM9, but I’m seriously interested in the ME90, because I think it would be better for pick-up gigs and jam sessions, where I just want to be able to throw on some effects without having to plan out anything in advance.
no. JESUS Fractal is so much better than this shit with plastic 90s cosm sounds. I had Boss gt10 and I can hear it in this ME90 with AIRD so that means boss have a pladtic sounds 20 years without changing. Even my Hotone Ampero sounds much better and organic than this stupid boss recycle 90s technology. And your Fractal is, with Kemper, a top of the line. Theres a reason why Steve Vai and Metallica & almost everyone famousr using Fractal devices and not BOS ME or even GT series. 🙄
True as tweaking is time consuming. 😂
@dartaband3110
So you're on every ME90 TH-cam demo just to always trash the unit.
You seem not to like this thing, but seem spending a lot of time trolling, surely not playing the guitar, nor have you even tried it.
Hear how this guy sounds with it whenever he tweaks the sound to his liking?
I come on every video because i actually own it and search tips on it. You just come hear to troll the device
I've owned loads of invidual boutique pedal mounted boards worth thousands
This thing fucking great when you start programming it. For 359 bucks it's a steal.
A freind of mine who owns a Fractal FX 2 tried it yesterday, his words "this thing sounds fucking great!!"
Stop bashing the ME90 on every single ME90 TH-cam video. Ridiculous 😅
Agree ,Things have gotten to complcated
@@rodolphep0nthus555 Hey why are you LYING SO BAD? I am not on "every ME90 Yt video, thats a lie, why are you lying? 2. I am not trolling, dont lie again. I am writing my opinion and put some facts (lile me90 has much worse samole rste ad da c9nnectors etc than bos gt1000 and it sounds the same as my ex Boss gt10. 3. Why are you LYING AGAIN THAT I DONT PLAY GUITAR? LOL, how can you know that? You just want so bad to insult me with your patoligical lies about my persona. I play guitar 30 yeras, feom my 9th year until today...Heres the quick proof: 5th fret on H string gives E tone. 7th fret on D string gives us A tone. Eddie Van Halen used phaser in Eruption and flanger in Aint talkin bout live when he plays those 2-3 notes on A string on 2nd and 3rd fret. Fender Strat has in position 2 and 4 noise canceling sounds. Gibson Les Paul have shorter scale and you could bend easier but have wider neck than Strat. You see, thos infos knows only guitarist who PLAY guitars. I have Fender American Special Strat with texas specials and Fender Blacktop HH Strat Mexico. I sold 3 years ago Ibsnez JS1000 which is joe Satrianis signature guitar. That guitar has 9.5 rosewood neck like those Fender guitars, and not superflat wizard like all those RG and JEM series. I could do "elephant sound" on this JS guitar like EVH did because it has fliating tremolo, calles Ibanez Edge...You see, I am guitarist, tou are liar and ME90 sounds plastic, bad like those toys from 90s. If someone cant hear this is garbage sound - sorry you are tone deaf. Its the same like all those kids talkes about Line 6 Spider series or Marshall MG series: both series are the worst what those companies produced lol. And kids 15 years ago talked "Wow it sounds sooo cool", now we see it sounds the worst ever. Its the same thing with Boss company and their lowest, worst unit - ME line, ME90. AND ONCE AGAIN: Just look what steve Vai and Metallica and many more play: ME90? LOL of course not, why? Because it sounds like shit lime olasgic toy. What digital units they use? FRACTAL AXE FX. THE END. I PLAY GUITAR YOU LIAR. ME90 IS SHIT AND FRACTAL IS UNIT FROM THE GOD 😁
I recently started using the Boss Pocket GT. Like you, I’m not that big on heavy tones, and especially not the gained-up Boss presets. But there are some wonderfully big and lush clean to slightly overdriven tones that I keep coming back to. Unlike my HX Stomp, I don’t get sucked into tweaking them- I just play!
Pretty good demo! I have a helix, so I came here to scope this out for a friend. He's buying one himself, but now I'm almost considering getting one myself as a secondary \backup rig.
Yes I'm definitely buying one of these.
Nice video, man. Thanks for the info.
I got an ME80 when they came out. Still have it and use it a bit when I dont want to drag a heavy pedalboard to rehearsals. Always bring it as a backup to gigs. If the pedalboard goes down I can switch it to the ME80, if the amp goes down I can plug the ME80 into the PA and get through the gig, with batteries its a quick swap. I probably will get the ME90 for the sound upgrade and maybe phase out the pedalboard or at least use it in the same way.
Thanks John - awesome video!
Nice demo and really enjoyed your playing.
I`ve been live performing with a trusty ME-70 for over a dozen years, I purchased one of these a few weeks ago and straight away it is amazing, way more advanced with touch dynamic, new gen` tones and the freeze control is just sublime. I`m still tweaking and discovering but it is worth the upgrade, Boss never fail!!
My me-90 arrived yesterday and I’m loving it. I had an me-70 about 10 years ago and loved it thru an amp, but got this with the plan to go direct. It’s a straightforward interface which I really appreciate having switched over from a touchscreen menu modeller. My FRFR speaker isn’t great and so I’m not getting the best out of it from that point of view, but I’m confident that I’ll get better results into the PA.
Thanks for the video - great playing and description as always!
How’d you get it? Everywhere I look it is pre-order only.
@@TheDilligan I got it from Andertons - there were 10+ available when I put the order through but I guess it’s just the initial run. Good first impressions - using it tomorrow thru a PA so will see how that goes.
@@TheDilligan i managed to find stock on Pmt site (uk) my dad got one from Pmt last week (after spending an hour on it at his, ordered mine...) cross fingers mine turns up tomorrow as the claim it Will!
Got one. Great tool. Replaced a bunch of pedals. Pretty user friendly as well.
Knob revival! In addition to the familiarity of the analog interface, there’s the advantage of actually
seeing everything you’ve purchased-because of the text labels. With a touch-screen interface it’s a lot
less tangible, ironically.
We’re approaching a convergence, where higher-power modelling technology won’t sound perceptibly
better (whatever that means) than what came before it. That’s when devices like these will have even
more value.
Sold my ME25 and got a GT1 not a fan of the menu scrolling on it but it does sound good getting an ME90 for sure the trails and Bluetooth option are great and they included a Klon drive as well
I've owned both the ME 70 and the ME 80 and gigged a lot with them. I love them! So I'm really hyped about this one
I basically learned how to play guitar sitting on my bed with a boss me-70 and headphones. Then I switched to a full pedalboard, then to a line6 fire hawk back to a full pedal board to a hybrid pedalboard with an HX stomp to currently just using a stomp. I’m coming full circle and just ordered a ME-90
I love this, but one thing I would like to see is more focus into the advanced stuff that only more "menu divy" give, like paralellel processing and crazy fx chain, or advanced assigns
Stomp boxes are great but a multi effect with buttons to tweak on the fly is a lot easier
Thank you, Boss, for those sweet Cordy tones.
My very old ME 70 still drives my real amps. I keep it in manual mode - like a pedal board. I don’t use the amps but definitely use the 4 band EQ.
wow, how old is it? Sounds like very reliable device!
@@SergeiVlassov - I think I bought it in 2009-2010? Yea it’s all metal, small footprint. I would gig it now if I had to. The compressor, ODs, delays and other fx are all Boss quality. A couple of the amp sims are decent too.
@@sboy1955 nice! I use Boss MS-3 for several years without issues. Love the tones, but deep diving into the menu with user unfriendly logic to just add e.g. a bit of reverb is something that really annoys me. And I am a tweaker :) So, knobs rules! Menus suck!
When going into a great amp (or sim) the old ME-50 is still a great one stop shop. And about 100 quid used
That's what I'm rocking
very good sounding demo!!!very pleasant and aesthetic!!!!some questions will te effects good and particularly the overdrives with a vox tube amp???What would happen i f i use he preamp mode into a tube amp??? THANKS ALAIN
Only 20 seconds in and it is already freaking gorgeous music...
The BE-5 was my first foray into the world of multi effects. I replaced it with an ME-50, which I used for quite a few years. I quite liked it. I never used presets, always operating it in manual mode. Then I was bitten by the pedal bug, having been convinced by ‘influencers” that pedals would led to tone nirvana. I have a nice collection, yet nirvana remains elusive. LOL what I miss about the ME-50 was the simplicity. This unit sounds great, and at this point in my life, its simplicity is very appealing! Thanks for the demo!
This seems like it would a good match with a Tonex pedal.
I love knobs! Just ordered one of these. I wish Line 6 would come out with a helix version of a unit like this.
I use it entirely in Manual mode, it's so easy to change stuff that multiple presets aren't that helpful. I like how instant it is to get what you want, set the dials for the effect at 12 and turn it on and you will get a very good sound straight out. They have setup their effects SO well for this. If it's not quite right, maybe modulation is too fast, it's so instant to tweak the rate knob. I use compressor as small boost for clean, a clean amp sim with some gain for push and then OD for lead. (yeah drive your amp with an amp sim, why not! just another gain/distortion source) It really drives a valve amp very nicely like that, 3 levels of drive at your ... toetips.
very cool. they made a facebook of this thing. hope to see you there
Great video John, you're an amazing guitar player mate. ME90 is perfect for old school guys like me. I'm tempted by modelers and multi effects however i really dislike endless menus and touch screens. I definitely will give this one a try.
I think an interesting thing is that this is the only thing you can get under $500 USD, let alone under $400 USD that is using Pro-tier modeling effects, as it's using the updated modeling from the GT1000. The cheapest thing using Line6's effects is the Pod Go for $200 more. It's the same algorithms that stadium touring bands are using, but for $350.
is this better than line 6 pod go? i can't decide between these two.
@@aaronwalker5493 I'd say it's cheaper and that is definitely better. Otherwise they are both very good, both use top-tier sounds, and both face limitations that are helpful to beginners and possibly cumbersome to pros.
I'd judge by price and workflow.
@@TheDilligan thanks for the reply man! only reason why I'm still considering is that line 6 pod go comes with multiple well known amps built-in such as Revv. looks like boss have few amps. is that a deal breaker?
@@aaronwalker5493 To me, not really, because I typically find one amp I like and just use that all the time. But it is true that you are getting more effects from the pod go, but that does come at extra cost.
Line6 has dsp limits though too. Depending on what you are using, you may not be able to use all the effects you want to use at once. I had one shortly before returning it and ultimately getting an HX Stomp a while back. When I layered an amp with the Transistor Tape Delay and Hot Spring reverb, it used so much dsp that I couldn't add much else.
Like I said, both units have limitations that might bother a pro. But I do think those limitations are beneficial to a beginner. If you gave a helix to a beginner, they'd struggle to make a tone because it's just an empty sanbox where you could do anything. But for a pro who knows what they are doing, that's what you want.
As far as limitations go, I do like the Boss ME series just because it feels like you are opperating an analog unit and the price is great. It's fun to turn knobs.
Nicely done.
Thanks John. Would you consider reviewing the Hotone Ampero Mini unit?
I'd love to give this a spin. Certainly good value having so much for the price of a couple of pedals.... or maybe one boutique pedal.
I would love to see a follow up vid of your experiences gigging it.
I am in the simple camp and like the unit. A little bit more in the insight screen to show the chain and a built in BT adaptor would have been good and made it a perfect unit for day to day.. 👍🇦🇺
Great video. I especially liked those EJ-inspired tones you got with the fuzz engaged.
One (admittedly dumb) question: How do you save a new tone as a preset once you've dialed it in using Manual mode?
There is a write Button on the device, and another one at the surface of the Tone Studio (Software to deep dive and arrange all parameters for Win and iOS ) assiciate a Slot number and good to go
Because I have been getting down with my me-80 for 3 years. It's perfect for busking. It's sitting in with the band it plays the five or six sounds that I use live. While I do actually bring my foot pedals as a backup, this thing is sturdy and it set by the aunt that I'm playing through. My super reverb deluxe has it's settings. Change Banks and my frontman 212 has it settings. I have a bank for when I'm playing directly into the PA and I even have a bank set for when I'm playing using the speakers in my car. I didn't even know how to use IRS and I have never downloaded any. Most of those are for heavy metal anyway and there are other guitar sounds besides distortion. I am mainly a pop and blues so I just use a little overdrive. I have never tried to record with it so I don't know what it would sound like in headphones. But if you're playing with a band.... it is the Shiznit. So I can't wait to try the ME 90.
For the battery, I think it is 6 hours of autonomy. Not a lot but cool as a backup solution.
Backup or during a picnic with friends outside 😂
Great video. I use an ME-80 myself and have been looking at this new upgraded version.
Something I am not sure youre aware of is that when your are in memory mode and using the factory presets the ctrl button can be used to swap multiple parameters at the press of a single button.
The same applies to user patches once you have saved them.
Cool video...I'm totally getting some Eric Johnson-vibes from your playing and tones, even though you were just noodling around with the ME90. I've got the GT-1000 and it is a bit much...the learning curve is pretty steep to use it properly. This video has me kind of wanting something a bit more straight-forward. May have to dust off my old GT-8 and fire it up.
Awesome video! Thank you.
Is there a way to use an aux input with the me90 though?
It seems pretty much everything coming out these days can be made to sound pretty good…. This looks like pretty good value
Nice fuzz tones!
Like eric johnson style!
Before my Helix, I gigged the ME80 for a couple of years.
I have a Peavy Backstage Chorus 208....
It has 2 jacks in the back... but they are not called effects in/out.
*Preamp-Out Mix2
*Preamp Out Dry/1
Never used them before.... can they be used as the "4 Cable Method" with the ME-90??
Thanks for the great video by the way!
Bro, you’re playing is just something else
I just got a ME90 tand the empress para eq mk2 i use with a milkman 50 and the stereo 100 and 2 katana mk 2 2x12s
Hello ! magnificent demo.. what is the reference of this Stratocaster ?
Really enjoyed this review. Knobs should definitely make a comeback… I’m blind, so for accessibility reasons this absolutely fits the bill. Anything with a Menu System and I am locked out. Thank you
Sounds great, in my opinion it’s getting hard to find stuff like this these days that can’t sound awesome with a bit of tweaking. We are literally spoilt for choice compared to when I started gigging in the 80’s
Exactly. I'm a bit disturbed when reading comments," this can't do this or that, sounds crap"
I've just received the ME90. It's just stellar. Just tweak all those horrible over distorted sounds (BOSS just suck on most presets, they're just shooting in their foot with these)
Listen to how good this guy sounds here when he starts tweaking sounds to his taste?
You wouldn't know he's on a Boss unit you could think he has a studio rig
Try out a Nux Trident please ! We'd like a demo of some of your tones on that .
I favor knobs over menus. The only thing I don’t hear from this unit is some soft-shoulder overdrive (e.g., cranked JTM45 combo).
@ 1’47
Why the video is cut before the solo, just after the looping?! 😂
I put this in the loop of a D-Moll and was able to get rid of pedals. Win.
I have the me80 and have been wondering how much different the me90 is or better?
Tonewise this sounds pretty good (although fizzy), but does anyone have any experience with those stomps? They frighten me. (kinda plastic you said) I'm looking for a backup when everything analog fails. Sansamps Fly rigs are contenders for that purpose imo.
H!!!just bought a BOSS ME 90 mutieffects, and in it there's a preamp part with very good emulated 11 amps I can't use with my (without loop) VOX AC15C1!!!so can I use my Me 90 with a FENDER AB BOX, one cable to the AMP and another cable from the ab box to the PA,,???Bu where do I have to switch the me 90 to get effects in both sides???ALAIN(
Back then, after the ME-8, Boss released the GT-5. then the GT-3. Hoping for a new flagship before the year ends. 🔥
You are so talented and everytime I see you don't reference in helix I enjoy it maximum. Keep it on my friend
Look fwd to how the the IR samples turn out …
I so wish Strymon would stick a few pedals in a single box.
Just picked a second hand one up got so inspired while I was working through the BANKS - PATCHES I got the gist of 4 new songs down including lyrics so by the time I'd gone through it all I'd figured it out pretty much...
For me there's way to many heavy patches in Presets mode wasn't to many I liked either so in User mode I found it fantastic creating my own patches to suit my own songs...
Anyone know how to move patches around?
Thanks for the vid very helpful indeed
great video. Honestly this is the first unit I'm genuinely excited about since the Iridium, because of the nobs. That being because I'm blind. So I can't use most units with screens and companies that don't make their apps accessible because they give 0 fucks. So this could be great.
m@n let me tell ya 🤓 i still play on my good old Gt100 !! n recently bought a BBE Maximizer (482i) to crank up my tone on my 212 Cab powered by a 2x1.5W E530 Engl studio Preamp ....which features a mini SS-PA inside the gear itself which is really cool even owning the big brother ENGL 840-50 stereo TPA.... and this is now the best setup i have experienced so far 🎖💎🎖
I had an older version. Was very useful for live situations in front of an amp as you could do quick tweaks without menu diving. That said, I went back to my pedalboard. I can see still being a good choice for someone… probably over 40.
Does aird improve just the amp models or the effects as well over the cosm technology?
LOL, good question. AIRD improved nothing lol. Even BOSS GT1000 which have better sample rates and ad da conectors didnt improve anything, so that means ME90 is worse. I had Boss gt10, bought is when it was 500 euros in Europe, and I hate it, 4 years I could build decent hard and heavy sound, amp emulations still sounds "plastic" like from 90s with all those multi TOYS processors like Zoom, first units of Boss etc. Now I could hear my Boss gt10 in ME90 and in GT1000 so that means nothing changed really, its just new fske name AIRD sound technology but all I could hear is COSM MODELING FROM 80s 🤣 I really thought Boss will finally learn the lesson and build something different from the scrach feom Boss GT100 which was identical like my Boss gt10 but they just put one more 0 and change the color of unit, put 2 screens and everything was the same sound wise 🤣😂 Today ots ghe same bloody thing with BOSS GT1000 GX AND ME90. Boss have the worst amp emulstions on the market and almost the best choruses and delays.Dont buy it, better buy Chinese company product Hotone Ampero, it has amazing amp emulstions and its cheap, I have it now or amazing NUX 30 multieffect processor, even cheaper and sounds are 5 times better than this me90 shit. I hope I helped you. :)
I still have a BE5 in the loft. It needs new capacitors. Great old box though...
That’s good sounding guitar!
Oh and your shirt is wrinkly
AND another question, what"s your strat model???
I like it it would be easy for gigs. It would give you access to pedals that you may not want to go out and buy.
YES
I dont like menus. But also they can be a nightmare when you have 30 minutes to set up for a gig and the stage sound is different to what you've programmed for, so you need to tweak on the fly. Rotary knobs are fundamentally better in that situation.
John told me, it doesn't include a power supply, but any 9v supply will power it.. (John told me he is emptying the dishwasher so didn't have a chance to comment this himself LOL) It also apparently only draws a miniscule 190ma? That's frankly pretty impressive.