“Have just acquired a GT-1 and can't get any satisfying sounds from it despite time invested in learning its arcane menu system”

59% of 17 verified owners recommend the Boss GT-1.
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“Have just acquired a GT-1 and can't get any satisfying sounds from it despite time invested in learning its arcane menu system”
“I loved the GT, and now I'm selling it. It serves no purpose with the amp.”
“I love mine. I hate clutter, have a family and don't have a music room to keep pedals scattered around hooked up. I keep it in the den and use it every evening. It does everything I want and need.”
“boss tone studio for the GT-1 is not working at all for me on the mac version! I open the app and it just freezes.”
“it sounded shit no matter what i did”
“We compared a couple of the built-in FX to their standalone pedal counterparts, including the “Blues OD” (Blues Driver), “Boss” (CS-3 Compressor), and “Rat” (Proco Rat). By and large, we could hear no noticeable difference.”
“It has an incredible number of features, has fantastic performance, and is available at a bargain price.”
“GT-1 for me sounded lifeless, frequencies were strange. Smth unnatural. I used some times and eventually sold.”
“a shitty DSP chip is struggling with the demand of the higher frequencies”
“I have a GT-1 and it has some really good effect models. Distortion and delay and reverb are great.”
“it does not sound very good”
“I own one and am really happy with it, I use it to record with the USB functionality”
“the one I bought on Reverb came with the power supply for it”
“I managed to get a good 12 String sound from the BOSS GT-1”
“if u ready spend $200 I would get Boss( I had one)”
“Gotta say, for what it is, the GT1 totally rocks.”
“the GT1 is the only one I use.”
“Boss gt100 and GT1 are great.”
“mine sounds absolutely fine”