Boss XS100 Poly Shift Pedal

[Woodinblack]

56 minutes ago, Al Krow said:

I've ended up with the XS-1, hopefully arriving in a couple of days. 

 

Excellent - can I have first dibs when you move it on?

[Al Krow]

49 minutes ago, pantherairsoft said:

I’ll dig a little deeper into the side by side specs. I have more expression pedals and expression splitters than I know what to do with, with I’ve always use pitching on its own pedal and typically, I’ve found great use for the built in extra of stuff like this.

 

I do think the presets will

be a game changer, but maybe I can live without them. Either way, I’m fairly certain one of them is getting added to the collection.

 

Yeah I think it's the same side by side spec for the XS-1 and XS-100; I think the key difference being the presets (very useful) and the built in expression pedal on the XS-100

 

[neepheid]

I am weakening towards the XS-1.  After finally hearing some bass usage, I think it does a better job of tone preservation than my Brainwaves.

[Al Krow]

5 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

 

Excellent - can I have first dibs when you move it on?

 

Nah, get your own!

 

You didn't wait for me to move my recently purchased cheap-as-chips Ali XP floor floor light on, before getting one, did you? And what about those excellent KZ-ZARs eh, which you jumped on post Krow purchase and recommendation? You're definitely at risk of becoming a West Country Krow gear groupie...

 

But where were you when I eventually upgraded my Boss SY-1 for a Boss SY-200? Boss SY-1 - Effects - Basschat

[Al Krow]

5 minutes ago, neepheid said:

I am weakening towards the XS-1.  After finally hearing some bass usage, I think it does a better job of tone preservation than my Brainwaves.

 

Yeah - that Lasse Vuorsola did a great job with his first video, which was all the confirmation I needed given that from my OC5 and SY 200 experience I knew that Boss seemed to have nailed tracking algorithms better than most. Loved the fact he then asked for and dealt with specific queries with a second video. Hero.

[Al Krow]

@pantherairsoft - suspect this will be right up your street in relation to our recent chat about the XS-1 vs XS-100, from one of the TB'ers:

 

FUN FACTS about attaching a dual switch to the XS-1 !!
I connected a Boss FS-6 dual switch and tested the feature of storing settings on each of the two external switches, plus the built-in switch.
The XS-1 can store BALANCE amount, SHIFT interval/mode, and the TOGGLE/MOMENT option for the built-in footswitch, and each of the dual switches giving you instantaneous access to each (one at a time, though).
With instantaneous access to 3 different intervals, you could, for example, have a minor 3rd, major 3rd, and perfect 4th, for various harmonizing tasks. Similarly, m6, M6, and P5. You can have up to 4 different keys (counting bypass).
I tested this running a full mix through the pedal, the transitions are instantaneous but without any clicks or pops at the moment of change.

 

[Woodinblack]

29 minutes ago, Al Krow said:

You didn't wait for me to move my recently purchased cheap-as-chips Ali XP floor floor light on, before getting one, did you? And what about those excellent KZ-ZARs eh, which you jumped on post Krow purchase and recommendation?

 

Both of those were pretty cheap - this is too expesnive for what I need, but a bit cheaper would be ok!

 

29 minutes ago, Al Krow said:

But where were you when I eventually upgraded my Boss SY-1 for a Boss SY-200? Boss SY-1 - Effects - Basschat

 

I suspect I updated my SY-1 for an SY-200 before you did? But then I never really used it much anyway!

 

 

[Al Krow]

 

Just arrived!

Great excuse to uprate my little mini gigging pedal board, which has been unchanged for 5 months (must be a record) with something bigger and can provide a home to a few more noise boxes currently sitting on my pedal shelf...

 

PS I'll put a note on file that you want first dibs @Woodinblack if it ever gets upgraded - can give you a status update in a couple of years maybe?

[Woodinblack]

22 minutes ago, Al Krow said:

PS I'll put a note on file that you want first dibs @Woodinblack if it ever gets upgraded - can give you a status update in a couple of years maybe?

 

Sure, I will start making space on the pedalboard now