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gitarjoe · March 1st, 2009, 07:13 PM

me this.

Its a boss gt 6 mulit effects. It has everything from different amp sounds to every effect you can think of. I have never been much of an effects guy, I usually just plug straight in to my fender amp, but its really cool. He got it brand new a while back, as a gift, and never used it. It came manuals and all.
It is complicated to figure out though. Well, sorry to ramble but I am excited.

Strat62 · March 1st, 2009, 07:16 PM

Free is cool! Can you interface that with a computer based recording system? Looks like it'll have all the effects you'll ever need, and then some!

gitarjoe · March 1st, 2009, 07:19 PM

I have not gotten to that part yet( tell the truth I am still trying to figure out how to access all the effects) but, it does have computer interface. Yes, free is real cool.

TelZilla · March 1st, 2009, 07:23 PM

I had a big line 6 thing like that for a while, and it was fun as hell. Enjoy!

DMace · March 1st, 2009, 07:36 PM

Cool brother in law there. Enjoy!

woodman · March 1st, 2009, 08:34 PM

byootiful! those kinds of gifts from above are always a karma-reassurance.

in my experience, it can give you a huge measure of control over your effects in a recording situation. but i never had much luck with it live ... i would spend an entire Saturday afternoon creating foxy preset patches, then get to the gig that night and find that what sounded stellar in the living room actually sorta sucked onstage. my bandmates didn't take too kindly to me twiddling knobs and menu-diving while i should be playing, so i bagged it and went back to guitar-straight-into-amp mode.

i did hear a gut-string acoustic guitarist recently who used one to great effect in a duo, with a female singer who played strong steel-string rhythm. his patches were beautiful and totally enhanced the music. but i suspect in his case, the stage mix was pretty close to what their living-room mix was. once you get bass and drums involved in a rock 'n' roll setting, it's Katie Bar the Door!

yeah, they are complicated, but if you feel like it's getting you where you wanna go, it's worth an afternoon or evening's hassle to learn the interface. like any tool, they have their specific strengths and limitations. good luck!

ce24 · March 1st, 2009, 09:53 PM

gitarjoe: go here and you'll find a lot of stuff and I think a free computer program to program the FX. It's much much easier than you think this way....good unit...I use the GT-8 as my FX unit..very gig worthy and very good sounding and records on computer REALLY well.

http://bossgtcentral.com/forum/

good luck

CE24

gitarjoe · March 2nd, 2009, 10:18 AM

Thanks, I will give it a shot.

wilkat1 · March 2nd, 2009, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by woodman

... what sounded stellar in the living room actually sorta sucked onstage.

Isn't that kind of universally true? I always found that tones good for a band situation sounded harsh and weird by themselves, and settings good for solo/living room situations get lost in the mix.

jkingma · March 2nd, 2009, 11:19 AM

All my brother-in-laws are dicks. I'd never be so lucky.

castpolymer · March 2nd, 2009, 11:27 AM

He didn't mention that someday he will request a favor in turn did he? His name is not Corleone is it?

woodman · March 2nd, 2009, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wilkat1

Isn't that kind of universally true? I always found that tones good for a band situation sounded harsh and weird by themselves, and settings good for solo/living room situations get lost in the mix.

yep — yet another case where truth is stranger than fact!

March 1st, 2009, 07:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
gitarjoe Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,165 15 Photos	So, my brother in law comes over and gives me this. Its a boss gt 6 mulit effects. It has everything from different amp sounds to every effect you can think of. I have never been much of an effects guy, I usually just plug straight in to my fender amp, but its really cool. He got it brand new a while back, as a gift, and never used it. It came manuals and all. It is complicated to figure out though. Well, sorry to ramble but I am excited. __________________ Just my two cents.

March 1st, 2009, 07:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
gitarjoe Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,165 15 Photos	I have not gotten to that part yet( tell the truth I am still trying to figure out how to access all the effects) but, it does have computer interface. Yes, free is real cool. __________________ Just my two cents.

March 1st, 2009, 07:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
TelZilla Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cleveburg, USA Age: 39 Posts: 2,853 6 Photos	I had a big line 6 thing like that for a while, and it was fun as hell. Enjoy! __________________ "Slade was the coolest band in England. They were the kind of guys that would push your car out of a ditch." - Alice Cooper Thanks, Nick

March 1st, 2009, 08:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
woodman Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mint Hill, NC Age: 63 Posts: 8,124	byootiful! those kinds of gifts from above are always a karma-reassurance. in my experience, it can give you a huge measure of control over your effects in a recording situation. but i never had much luck with it live ... i would spend an entire Saturday afternoon creating foxy preset patches, then get to the gig that night and find that what sounded stellar in the living room actually sorta sucked onstage. my bandmates didn't take too kindly to me twiddling knobs and menu-diving while i should be playing, so i bagged it and went back to guitar-straight-into-amp mode. i did hear a gut-string acoustic guitarist recently who used one to great effect in a duo, with a female singer who played strong steel-string rhythm. his patches were beautiful and totally enhanced the music. but i suspect in his case, the stage mix was pretty close to what their living-room mix was. once you get bass and drums involved in a rock 'n' roll setting, it's Katie Bar the Door! yeah, they are complicated, but if you feel like it's getting you where you wanna go, it's worth an afternoon or evening's hassle to learn the interface. like any tool, they have their specific strengths and limitations. good luck! __________________ Truth is stranger than fact ... www.myspace.com/stragglerswing (Woody & the Stragglers - Western Swing/Roots-rock)

March 1st, 2009, 09:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
ce24 Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Idaho Age: 59 Posts: 847	gitarjoe: go here and you'll find a lot of stuff and I think a free computer program to program the FX. It's much much easier than you think this way....good unit...I use the GT-8 as my FX unit..very gig worthy and very good sounding and records on computer REALLY well. http://bossgtcentral.com/forum/ good luck CE24 __________________ www.motagator.net/slackwater "you can be happy or you can be miserable..the amount of work is the same"

March 1st, 2009, 07:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
Strat62 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cambridge Vt. Age: 58 Posts: 1,081	Free is cool! Can you interface that with a computer based recording system? Looks like it'll have all the effects you'll ever need, and then some!

March 1st, 2009, 07:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
DMace Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 2,996	Cool brother in law there. Enjoy!

March 2nd, 2009, 10:18 AM	#8 (permalink)
gitarjoe Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,165 15 Photos	Thanks, I will give it a shot. __________________ Just my two cents.

March 2nd, 2009, 11:19 AM	#10 (permalink)
jkingma Friend of Leo's Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: N43° 11.943 ~ W079° 35.285 Posts: 3,083 18 Photos	All my brother-in-laws are dicks. I'd never be so lucky. __________________ Creator of Fine Sawdust and Expensive Kindling.

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castpolymer Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2008 Location: Oklahoma - Home of the Sooners Age: 38 Posts: 2,155	He didn't mention that someday he will request a favor in turn did he? His name is not Corleone is it?

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