Boss GX-10 Bass/Guitar Multi FX

[SumOne]

18 hours ago, Al Krow said:

Oh I hope you manage to find the cause of the issue pdq and it's not down to the pedal but something less expensive like a faulty cable or PSU!

 

Couple of further Qs if I may: what casing are you transporting your GX-10 in for protection & what's it like as a headphone amp? (My cheap-as chips Zoom B1-4 has a pretty doesn't one!)

 

I found the issue - it was the cable from GX-10 to my amp. So no problems with GX-10 reliability. 

 

I transport it along with my amp and shoddy cables in a large DJ bag designed for records. They don't make it anymore, but it's this sort of thing: DJ bag. 

 

I find it good as a headphone amp (large headphone connector type),  but usually use Spark Neo for headphone practice. 

[Jackopie1]

Is the touch-wah effect any good? is it the same as their touch wah pedal? Cheers.

[Al Krow]

On 01/12/2025 at 18:56, Jackopie1 said:

Is the touch-wah effect any good? is it the same as their touch wah pedal? Cheers.

 

Having managed to source a GX10 for a very decent used price from my longstanding BC "Boss Multi supplier", I thought I'd give the Touch Wah a spin given your query!

 

It's pretty good! Particularly liking it on BPF setting and the fact that I can switch from up to down sweep with the press of a button having set up a divider on the main signal chain path, which is very easy to do. I personally prefer it the up sweep over the down sweep. I'd be perfectly happy to use the filter patch with my band. I can't comment on how it compares to their Touch Wah pedal though, as I've never had one. Hope that helps!

[Al Krow]

More generally, my initial thoughts on the GX10 having had it for a week or so now are:

 

 

- form factor is good and it's got a reassuring weight to it reflecting its rugged build;

- really like the touchscreen colour interface, which is a nice step up from the GT1000 Core, plus little touches such as a USB-C instead of the older USB-2 connection for PC;

- the editing software is easy to get to grips with (I guess helped by familiarity with the Core's similar software) and I've quickly figured out a standard clean preamp patch with a div / mix insert, ready to put in whatever fx I fancy e.g. Touchwah up / down or Tremolo / Clean etc. It has a drag and drop approach which feels a little more intuitive to me than Core's 'standard configuration patch layout.

 

Although it's not got the processing power of the GT1000 Core, it shares a considerable number (maybe substantially all?) of the fx patches / effects with its more powerful sibling, and with the same parameter options, so I suspect it will be more than capable for most of my needs as a gigging bassist - perhaps add synth and an octave up.

 

Whilst the greater power of the Core in terms of nuances of bass tone would likely be something you might pick up on a studio recording it's unlikely to get noticed by anyone in a live band mix. So I feel I may have finally found the spiritual successor to my trusty Zoom B1-4 as a standalone gigging board, which my little B1-4 sufficed as for a couple of years pre Covid, when I was needing to travel light to certain gigs.

 

The key thing I need to see if I can figure out next is how to assign the expression pedal to control parameters, other than being solely a volume pedal, but from @SumOne's earlier posts this shouldn't hopefully be too tricky and will open up some useful additional flexiblity for live use.

 

Finally...who knew that a Slicer fx could be so much fun?! It's got 20 preset slicer patterns and I've taken a shine to #13. Looking forward to seeing my bandmates reaction when that gets unleased on them at the start of 'Freed from desire' on Sat night!

 

Edited 1 hour ago by Al Krow

[Al Krow]

PS - yup actually super easy to assign expression pedal to control parameters. For example: assign expression pedal --> tremolo rate with min = 0 and max = 80, and at the same time assign one of the display knobs to show tremolo rate (to give you both a real time check on actual rate and ability to dial it back in on the knob should you choose to).

 

Just adds a fun / useful dimension for live use to what appears to be a very cool mid-range multifx.

[uk_lefty]

I've been reading this thread with interest... I've been using a Headrush MX5 for a few months now which is the same "form factor" as the GX10 and also has a touch screen. I'm really impressed with it, mainly for the touch screen and how easy it is to create and edit patches. I will probably sell it and replace with a GX10 purely because I prefer the Boss bass amp simulations. This would mean that my ME-90B is going too. I'd be ok with that, while I really enjoy the ME-90B for it's simplicity I hadn't experienced touch screen digital effects. A GX10 will cover me for guitar and bass. I've also got the Headrush on a small pedalboard so I can have my wireless and vocal FX mounted with it, a GX10 would just slot in as a direct replacement...