Boss Review: GT-3

History:

Purchase: Bought this unit brand new at a local music store. Paid about $500 canadian, which is a very good price. Reason for buying it: i needed something a bit better than my Boss ME-30, which was kinda cumbersome and limiting.

What I Like About This Boss GT-3: First, it's -versatile- as hell!!! Anything can be assigned to any control, the effects chain can be modified at will, plus there's a connector for adding some external pedals. You can get any kind of guitar sound possibly imaginable out of this thing - and the sound quality is outstanding. You can also use it with practically anything that has speakers on it, the stereo output can be "shaped" to fit a conventional guitar amp, a typical home stereo system, a mixer or headphones, ... it also has a memory of 140 presets that you can create.

What I Do NOT Like About The Boss GT-3: You have to know what you're doing to get the most out of this unit. Also, not many of the factory presets sound really cool, but with a little tweaking.... Its only "big" problem is that you can't use several effects in the same 'block' simultaneously, like for ex. Flanger and Harmonist from the "Modulation" block.

Boss GT-3 Quality Rating: Full metal chassis, very solid, and very good mechanical parts (exp pedal, footswitches, ...)

Review Summary: I've been using this console for about a year and a half, and i'm very happy with it. From acoustic or plain, clean sounds, to ripping heavy distortion, to more flashy synth kinds of sounds, this console delivers, and delivers well.

Rating of this Boss product: 5

This Boss GT-3 Guitar Effects Review Submitted By: Éric

Review Date: 2003-04-13