Boss GT-1 Guitar Effects Processor

The Boss GT-1 Guitar Effects Processor offers a compact and sleek guitar effects unit full of premium sounds and tones. The Boss Gt-1 is like the slimmed down version of the successful Boss ME-80, at an affordable price!

Guitar Effects at Your Fingertips

The Boss GT-1 Effects unit is great for the beginner and advanced player alike. Keep it simple or delve into the advanced features, it's totally your choice!

Like a bunch of Boss pedlas on a Boss pedalboard, this unit features a huge database of Boss pedal effects, from distortions, modulation and delays, to instrument tones, and amp modelling. If you can't find the exact effect you're looking for, you can also download more from the Boss tone centre website.

It also has a looper built-in to the GT-1. Like a Boss loop pedal, it lets you layer up phrases using all the Boss GT-1 effects.

With up to 7 hours of battery power on continuous play, the Boss GT-1 effects processor is perfect for the musician on the go! Whether you're in the studio, busking, rehearsing, practice or on stage, the Boss GT-1 is the ideal effects processor for you!

Boss GT-1 Guitar Effects Processor Key Features:

• Fantastic Boss Sound Engine offering Professional Premium Effects
• Sleek, Compact Design for the musician on the move
• Plenty of Innovative Controls for Tone Tweaking and Sound Surfing
• Record and Connect to Software with the installed USB Port
• Built-in Expression Pedal

ST-Series Engine Power

The GT-1 comes with the leading sound engine from the GT series of multi-pedal units. This delivers a huge range of notable guitar amps and effects that are perfect for a massive range of musical styles.

Develop your guitar sound character as each effect can be changed and tweaked so that you get the tone that you want.

Boss has built into the GT-1 their FX knowledge and effects processing history! From the OD-1 Overdrive Boss guitar pedal right through to their latest effects powered by MDP technology, as well as their famous COSM amp tones.

Creative Control right at Your Feet

The Boss GT-1 features three footswitches which are designed for you to access patch selection, tuner, looper control and more!

The CTL1 switch can be assigned to functions such as tap tempo and effects on/off, while the expression pedal controls wah, volume and other effect controlling.

All the controls on the Boss GT-1 are designed and positioned for easy access, great for the beginner or pro-musician alike, making this effects unit comfortable and quick to operate!

Sleek and Compact Boss Design

The Boss GT-1 comes in a sleek and compact housing design. Lightweight and portable, the Boss experts have really thought about the musicians and producers when they developed and engineered this unit.

With an offering of dedicated controls and a built-in expression pedal, you can tweak and change the effects sound, simply and easily. Once you get the hang of the unit, all of this will become second nature, letting you quickly change the sound with a turn of the know, or push of the button.

So that you've got full freedom with the GT-1 Guitar Fx unit, you can either power it by an AC Adaptor or 4x AA batteries - giving you up to 7 hours battery life while in constant use. This feature is great for the regular busker or the backstage strummer!

Furthermore, you can add more expression pedals with the GT-1's jack inputs and connect it up to a PC or MAC for recording with its USB port.

Get Creative with the Boss GT-1

Straight out of the box, the GT-1 can be quickly used straight away, which is ideal if you're new to the world of Boss effects. For the more experienced player, you'll be amazed how quickly and simply the inbuilt effects can be manipulated, changed and tweaked.

What's more, the easy select function allows you to bring up patches by genre, distortion, or effect type, and the easy edit feature gives you full creative control overdrive, modulation, and echo tones. Making the Boss GT-1 the best unit to get your desired sound and tone at an affordable price!

Boss Tone Central Software

When you need further sounds to get your perfect tone you can dip into Boss Tone Central. A huge database offering additional content for many Boss products!

You can download the Boss Tone Studio application for extensive editing and connect to the internet to download any of the free content from Boss's ever growing selection.

Boss GT-1 Guitar Effects Processor Specs:

Sampling Frequency

• 44.1 kHz

AD Conversion

• 24 bits + AF method (Adaptive Focus method is a proprietary method from Roland & BOSS that vastly improves the signal-to-noise ratio of the AD and DA converters.)

DA Conversion

• 24 bits

Effects

• 108 types

Patches

• 99 (User) + 99 (Preset)

Phrase Loop

• 32 sec.

Nominal Input Level

• INPUT: -10 dBu, AUX IN: -20 dBu

Maximum Input Level

• INPUT: -7 dBu, AUX IN: 0 dBu

Input Impedance

• INPUT: 1 M ohm, AUX IN: 27 k ohms

Nominal Output Level

• OUTPUT (L/MONO, R): -10 dBu, PHONES: -10 dBu

Output Impedance

• OUTPUT (L/MONO, R): 1 k ohm, PHONES: 44 ohms

Recommended Load Impedance

• OUTPUT (L/MONO, R): 10 k ohms or greater, PHONES: 44 ohms or greater

Controls

• DOWN switch, UP switch CTL1 switch
• EASY SELECT button, EASY EDIT button, FX1/COMP button, OD/DS button, PREAMP button, FX2/MOD button, DELAY button, REVERB button, MEMORY EDIT button, EXIT button, ENTER button, MENU button
• 1 knob, 2 knob, 3 knob
• Expression pedal

Display

• Graphic LCD (132 x 32 dots, backlit LCD)

Connectors

• INPUT jack, OUTPUT (L/MONO, R) jacks: 1/4-inch phone type
• CTL2, 3/EXP2 jack: 1/4-inch TRS phone type
• AUX IN jack: Stereo miniature phone type
• USB COMPUTER port: USB type B
• DC IN jack

Power Supply

• Alkaline battery (AA, LR6) x 4, AC adaptor (sold separately)

Expected battery life under continuous use

• Alkaline: Approx. 7 hours (Figure will vary depending on the actual conditions of use.)

Weight (including battery)

• 1.3 kg
• 2 lbs 14 oz

Accessories

• Owner's manual
• Leaflet "USING THE UNIT SAFELY"
• Alkaline battery (AA, LR6) x 4