The onboard controls come with default assignments for preset selection and per-patch control targets, but you can easily reassign them to operate nearly any function. The Boss GT‑1000 is among the world’s first 32‑bit/96kHz floorboard modelling guitar amp and effects units, and it features not only Boss’s latest DSP engine, but also their new Augmented Impulse Response Dynamics (AIRD) technology. One of my earliest Patch Projects was to set up an Eddie Van Halen style patch - using the CE-1 Chorus, Flanger, and Script Phaser (FX1-FX3], as well as the Guv'nor / GUV DS Distortion voicing as the main flavour of drive. The Line6 engineers are constantly working to build new models and features and add them to the unit.

With that being said, I'd prefer to still have some amp and cab sim as opposed to using a HX Effects + Iridium (not enough money would be my main problem! This immense processing muscle unlocks far greater sonic detail than ever before possible, making it easy to get the sounds you’re after without endless parameter tweaks and microscopic EQ adjustments. I feel that this is very much a V1 style interface and we will see much improvement over the coming months and years. I ended up getting a full sized GT-1000, which has a built in expression pedal, and 10 fully programmable foot-switches, which is good enough for me.The impressive DSP engine delivers on-demand power for all available effects, so you’ll never worry about running out of processing while building sounds. Amazingly powerful and ultra-versatile, GT-1000CORE delivers the most complete guitar and bass processing experience available in a single stompbox.

I mean it ball parked "boosted Marshall" because what's the Gold Standard of boosted Marshall anyway?In the factory looper presets, CTL1 can control all the available functionality (record, play, overdub, stop and clear), although CTL2 will stop playback or recording with a single tap (CTL1 needs two taps) and one tap on CTL3 will clear the loop (CTL1 requires a two‑second hold). In patch mode, the GT‑1000’s display has three separate screens showing the current patch’s name and number (either of which can be set to be the largest and most easily visible on screen), its onboard footswitch and expression pedal control assignments, and its amplifier/effects signal chain.

The AIRD preamplifier models are all amp/cab combinations, although their cabinets can be edited as part of the Main/Sub output Recording mode settings, where you can access the seven alternative cabinets provided in the GT‑1000, plus the additional loudspeaker impulse responses (IRs) that you can upload via the GT‑1000 IR Loader. I've already mentioned how the core UI element here is the EFFECTS GRID of 32 Effects Blocks - each of which has a specific function - and where the 'Law of Conservation of Mass' sort of applies - in that you cannot add or delete those Blocks - simply activate / deactivate and move them around. Brand new artist patch sets, designed by major guitar influencers (such as Andy James, Simon McBridge, and even PMT's own Thomas McRocklin! GT-1000CORE fits into any pedalboard setup and works equally well as a standalone processor for playing live and in the studio. you can't do X, Y with the Core, but you could do it with the HX Stomp/Effects or Headrush for example).The GT‑1000’s onboard footswitches and expression pedal (plus any footswitch or expression pedal plugged into the EXP/CTL jack sockets) can be configured to transmit program and control change messages on a per‑patch basis, enabling control of external MIDI devices. Quote from: Boisdelac on May 23, 2022, 01:07:19 AM The Helix series is from 2015, still selling and much older than the Boss GT1000 series. Stacking dirt works fine, but be aware of the limits on what each block can do (there's a lot of blocks but they're each limited to specific sets of effects).