Boss GT 10 and Boss RC 50

[Superbeast520]

Just wondering if anyone out there has checked out the Boss GT 10 and the Boss RC 50, Im getting set to purchase the pair and wanted to know if anyone has any positive or negative things to say on their sound and performance before I buy???

Im looking at the two as an easy way to have a home practice setup and a way to have a setup I can use to do small performances in coffee shops and open mic's to get some playing out experience and exposure to hopefully meet future band mates.

 

[kboman]

I have owned the GT-8 since early 2006 - it's a good unit, but lacks some headroom for some of the bigger sounds I want. Other than that it sounds great for what it is and the GT-10 is supposed to be better at everything and be more flexible. If you get the RC-50 I'd be very interested in your impressions...!

 

[Volitions Advocate]

The GT-10 is a good unit.  Big display and lots of customizable presets via the EZ-tone button.  (I never use it)

2 control pedals mean you can do more with your patches than you used to be able to and all around I really enjoy it.  Personally I havne't played with the preamp models much, I just choose my OD/DS style and play it through my amps clean channel and I can get all sorts of awesome sounds.  The stereo aspect is nice as well.  If you've got a couple of little amps you can run both at the same time to get a nice full sound.

I recommend the GT-10, its priced attractively compared to his predecessors too. (roughly 60%)

I saw a demo of the RC-50 and I was impressed.  If you buy one, get somebody to show you how to use it properly, because I'm sure it's a headache to get up and running the way you want it.
other than that. let us know what it's like if you get one.

 

[bendeg]

I have a GT-10B (if I'm not an "effect" fan", I prefer natural sound, but sometimes it's welcome)

Lots of effects (even effects I never heard about...) quite easy to tune, "user friendly", robust, great connectivity (usb, midi, XLR, headphone, etc...), loop (that's a cool stuff !)

I use it when I play guitar as well; unless you're a purist, this thing works fine with a guitar.

I like that thing (bought it for ~450 €) because I don't see (yet) what's missing...

 

[dmraco]

I have a GT-10 and play it thru a Fender HotRod Deluxe.  Sound is fantastic.  I run it withthe Fender totally clean.  I can get AWESOME fender cleans and almost every overdrive I want from Blues to Brown!  Sometimes it is hard to believe all that sound is coming for a 1x12 amp.

The one sound I cannot get to my likeing is a good Jimmy Page tone...when I need that I use my son's ORANGE amp... :laughing8:

 

[Superbeast520]

I love the Gt 10, I've had it for about a month now and am totally impressed with the sounds and usable options, definantly one of the best purchases I've ever made, Im getting the RC 50 looper here shortly and am looking forward to some amazing on the spot composing and jamming.
I love the looper the Gt 10 has as it allows you to tweak your sounds and effects in real time while it loops allowing you to hear the changes as they're made, without the need of a second party playing while you tweak, I can step back and listen to the changes I've made and really get into the sounds Im after, not to mention its a great way to practice modal lead work over chord changes and try different melodies etc. I love jamming into headphones till 4am while the house is asleep without disturbing anyone.
A great piece of gear I would recommend to anyone. :icon_thumright:  

 

[stubhead]

I have an RC20XL and it's become important to me, for practicing. A few things I figured our are:

Run from your processer into the "mic" input, not direct from the instrument into the "inst" input. You really need to put some tone, gain and compression into the thing - it's just a recorder, if you've ever plugged a guitar straight into a cassette deck, well, then. :icon_tongue:

All the levels in and out become much easier to manage if you also get a mini-mixer with at least four channels. Especially since the RC50 is stereo. You run the guitar processer into the mixer, use "FX send" out to the looper, and back from the looper through either "FX return" or some other channels. This gives you control of all the relative volumes at your fingertips, instead of crawling around on the floor. You can also multiply your tracks - play to a drum machine, record loops to a computer that feed back to the mixer etc. You can pick up a new Samson, Peavey or something minimixer for under $100, I have another Behringer I got for $25 that works fine too. I actually have four of them, they're really useful for lots of things - practice tracks from CD's or computers, playing your own football game soundtracks....

I'm really, really sure they still haven't got the whole floor/tabletop thing worked out yet, especially as my back gets older (da rest of me is forever young :icon_biggrin. Anytime you see a device that's covered with knobs and little buttons, but it's way down there, ummm.

 

[Superbeast520]

hey stubhead, I agree with the back thing, I place my Gt 10 on a table and use footswitches for the minor switching I use at this point, I will probably go stomp box for live stuff as I think the tones are easier,more useable and better than what I can dial in with the Gt 10, it is awesome for what it does, and for jamming at home it allows alot of options that would cost way more than I could afford separately.

Thanks for the tips I am looking forward to using the RC 50 with all the drum bass tracks it has, and also for the abilty to store my loops and work on different pieces of song ideas, intro's, bridge ideas etc. Im also planning on getting a laptop for direct recording to PC so I can work on completing arrangements, I could do that now with the house PC but I dont want to tie it up and have to move all my gear out of my studio setup.

 

[bendeg]

For those who doesn't know (yet), you can find a software with an graphical interface to pilot your GT-10B (or GT-10) via USB, and it's free (GNU license) :

http://gtx.tinfoilmusic.net/

That's all I needed  :hello2:

 

[Superlizard]

The one sound I cannot get to my likeing is a good Jimmy Page tone...when I need that I use my son's ORANGE amp... :laughing8:

+1000000

If you want the tone of the legends, you gotta use old-school gear.

 

[kboman]

The one sound I cannot get to my likeing is a good Jimmy Page tone...when I need that I use my son's ORANGE amp... :laughing8:

+1000000

If you want the tone of the legends, you gotta use old-school gear.

Or you, know, a Roland GP100 and four Eventide Harmonizers. Depends on which legend you're talking about.

 

[Superlizard]

The one sound I cannot get to my likeing is a good Jimmy Page tone...when I need that I use my son's ORANGE amp... :laughing8:

+1000000

If you want the tone of the legends, you gotta use old-school gear.

Or you, know, a Roland GP100 and four Eventide Harmonizers. Depends on which legend you're talking about.

What legend uses a Roland GP100 + 4x E h'ers?  :icon_scratch:

 

[kboman]

Robert Fripp. Since ca '95.

My point being, rig X is not automatically the best rig just because it has tubes or was used in the '70's by someone famous: rig Y from 2010 can be much much better. It depends entirely on what you're playing and what you're after. If the Orange amp works better for this specific thing, great! But there are other sounds.

 

[Superlizard]

Robert Fripp. Since ca '95.

My point being, rig X is not automatically the best rig just because it has tubes or was used in the '70's by someone famous: rig Y from 2010 can be much much better. It depends entirely on what you're playing and what you're after. If the Orange amp works better for this specific thing, great! But there are other sounds.

Ah the Frippertronics dude.  Sure, I'd call him a legend, and he's undoubtedly supremely intelligent... but he's definitely in a particularly quirky niche of his own.