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 may finally have found the spiritual successor to my trusty Zoom B1-4, which sufficed as a standalone gigging board 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 December 21, 2025 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...

[Al Krow]

6 hours ago, uk_lefty said:

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...

 

Have to agree with you - the amp sims on the Boss are very good! My GT Core's main function was as an always on preamp with added fx thrown in for occasional use, with a very decent tuner. Boss do make it easy to get a great bass tone with little faff.

[Al Krow]

Been setting up a couple of drive patches on the GX10 using the AIRD preamp fx. 

 

Managed to find the Orange Stack which I had previously been using on my GT-1000 Core, but not the Fat Tube which others had mentioned/liked on the Core and I was hoping to audition - maybe that's one of the fx not available yet on the GX10?

 

I'm finding that the Boss preset GX Dual Drive (with some added EQ to fill out the low-mids) is my current fav - it's a reach creamy drive! That comprises the OD fx followed by two of their preamps in parallel.

 

What's particularly neat is being able to assign the expression pedal to two parameters on each of the OD and the two preamps (ie 6 parameters in total): the gain and level so that the gain on all three can be simultaneously increased while at the same time smoothly reducing the output levels on each fx so the overall output volume remains even. Combining that with one of the footswitches to kick off/on the two parallel-path preamps and I've got quite a range of drive available via the expression pedal and one stomp-switch which will be handy for live use.

 

Edited 20 hours ago by Al Krow

[MichaelDean]

@Al Krow you need the bass amp block to find the Fat Tube amp. There's the whole bass effects section at the end of the block list if you haven't found them yet! 

[Al Krow]

2 hours ago, MichaelDean said:

@Al Krow you need the bass amp block to find the Fat Tube amp. There's the whole bass effects section at the end of the block list if you haven't found them yet! 

 

Gotcha thanks - had failed to spot that one in the drop down menu previously! Have quickly auditioned it...and definitely still prefer the GX Dual Drive and Orange Stack over that one, but YMMV obviously!

 

Have any of you found particular fx that 

- delivers that warm break-up dirt to add a bit of grit to the tone?

- any combination that get's a decent Sansamp VT Bass DI emulation?

 

Edited 17 hours ago by Al Krow

[uk_lefty]

I ordered mine on Mew Year's Day. Everywhere was saying it's out of stock for weeks yet, DV247 said it's in their main warehouse... Who knows when it will arrive. Really looking forward to Boss sounds and touch screen editing.