Boss GM-800 Guitar Synthesizer
BOSS GM-800 Guitar Synthesizer Pedal Features:
- Next-gen guitar synthesizer pedal, driven by a Serial GK interface
- Powered by the Zen-Core sound engine — the advanced system behind Roland's Jupiter-X and Fantom synthesizers
- 1,200 onboard sounds, including acoustic and electric pianos, organs, orchestral instruments, and classic Roland synths
- Provides access to 4 Tone parts and 1 Rhythm part with acoustic and electronic percussion sounds
- Dedicated top-panel buttons make calling up and editing parts easy
- Intuitive Scene-based workflow makes navigation a breeze
- 150 user-configurable Scenes; 100 with ready-to-play, pro-crafted factory sounds
- Supports Roland Cloud for access to a full library of sounds (30-day Roland Cloud Ultimate trial included)
- Includes the Zen-Core engine's full range of multi-effects with distortions, filters, modulation effects, delays, and more
- Dedicated high-speed processor ensures natural playing feel and tracking that's second to none
- 4 top-panel footswitches make standalone operation a piece of cake
- 2 external control jacks; each supports up to 2 footswitches or an expression pedal
- 5-pin MIDI I/O permits interfacing with external MIDI hardware
- Craft Tone parts, adjust parameters, and organize Scenes using BOSS Tone Studio software
- USB audio/MIDI interface captures sounds as audio tracks in your DAW and processes already-recorded tracks
- Guitar to MIDI function plays virtual instruments over USB and triggers hardware modules via MIDI
- Compatible with GK-5 and GK-5B Divided Pickups or 13-pin GK devices via conversion boxes (all sold separately)
Product details
Next-generation guitar and bass synthesizer with the newly developed Serial GK interface
Advanced ZEN-Core sound engine derived from flagship Roland synthesizers
Natural playing feel and solid tracking stability, realized through high-performance DSP
Powerful Scene workflow with four Tones plus Rhythm
Vast onboard sound library with over 1200 Tones and 70 Rhythm sounds
Advanced Zen-Core sound engine
The GM-800 is powered by the Zen-Core sound engine — the advanced system behind Roland's lauded Jupiter-X and Fantom synthesizers. This guitar synthesizer pedal puts 1,200 onboard sounds at your fingertips, including acoustic and electric pianos, organs, and orchestral instruments along with classic Roland patches derived from the company's legendary Jupiter and JUNO synthesizers. The GM-800 gives you access to four Tone parts plus a Rhythm part teeming with acoustic and electronic percussion sounds. You can easily call up a part with dedicated top-panel buttons, then take a deep-dive expedition into its parameters. The Zen-Core engine's intuitive workflow is built around Scenes, which include tone selection, parameter tweaks, effects, and every other element of a sound. You get 150 user-configurable Scenes, 100 of which come ready to play with pro-crafted factory sounds. Need more sounds? No problem. The GM-800 supports Roland Cloud, supplying access to an ever-growing cache of Zen-Core Sound Packs and Wave Expansions (a 30-day Roland Cloud Ultimate trial is included).
High-performance multi-effects
The BOSS GM-800 also includes the Zen-Core engine's full range of multi-effects. Every Tone and Rhythm part has a dedicated multi-effects processor, from which you can deploy distortions, filters, modulation effects, delays, and a whole lot more. Moreover, each Scene includes two additional effects for processing the combined sound, along with ear-grabbing chorus/delay and reverb with independent send levels from each part. To top it off, you also get a Master Comp and EQ, enabling you to sculpt and mold the GM-800's master output.
Natural playing feel and rock-solid tracking
Here at Sweetwater, we're blown away by how playable the GM-800 is. Because the GM-800 dedicates a high-speed processor solely to tracking, you can expect rock-solid, lock-tight performance, both with electric guitar and electric bass. Tailoring the GM-800 to your playing style is a breeze as well, using easy-to-understand velocity and feel parameters. This permits you to configure a Scene with piano sounds to respond to the dynamic nuances of your playing. Plus, a Scene with old-school analog synth sounds can mimic the fixed velocity response of the original instruments.
SPECIFICATIONS
Tech Specs
- Type:Guitar Synth Pedal
- Presets:100 Factory, 150 Scenes
- Effects:93 x Multi-FX, 7 x Reverb, 9 x Chrous
- Inputs:1 x 1/4" (GK in, BGK digital cable)
- Outputs:1 x 1/4" (GK out), 2 x 1/4" (R/Mono, L/Phones)
- MIDI I/O:In, Out, USB
- USB:1 x Type A (Memory), 1 x Type B (Computer)
- Expression Control:1 x 1/4" (CTL 3, 4/EXP 1), 1 x 1/4" (CTL 5, 6/EXP2)
- Power Source:9V DC (2A) Power Supply (included)
- Height:2.48"
- Width:9.68"
- Depth:5.28"
- Weight:2.56 lbs.
- Manufacturer Part Number:GM-800
