Boss Audio Systems GT-6 User Manual

Boss Audio Systems

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Contents

USING THE UNIT SAFELY ......................... 2

IMPORTANT NOTES................................... 4

Main Features ............................................. 7

Names of Things and What They Do ........ 8

Front Panel..........................................................................8
Rear Panel .........................................................................11

Chapter 1 Playing Sounds ....................... 12

Making the Connections................................................12
Turning on the Power.....................................................13

Adjusting the Output Level ......................................13
Turning Off the Power...............................................13

Making Settings for a Connected Device (Amp)
(Output Select).................................................................14
What is a Patch? ...............................................................15
How to Switch Patches (Patch Change) ......................15

Using the GT-6 to Select Patches ..............................15
Switching Only the Number.....................................15
Switching the Bank and Number .............................16
About the Display Indication ...................................16
If the Patch Does Not Switch ....................................16

Creating You Own Favorite Tones(Patches)

Finding Tones Resembling
Those You Have in Mind (EZ Tone)............................17
Adjusting the Tones with the Knobs ..........................17
Adding Effects .................................................................18
Setting the Effect Tones (Quick Settings) ..................19
Making More Detail Settings
with Individual Parameters ..........................................19
Using the Pedal Effects (Wah, Pedal Bend) ...............20

Wah...............................................................................20
Pedal Bend...................................................................20

Naming Tones..................................................................21
Changing the Connection Order of Effects
(Effect Chain) ...................................................................21

Saving the Tones You Have Created ...... 22

Write ..................................................................................22
Copying Patches ..............................................................22
Exchanging Patches.........................................................23

Chapter 4 The Effects Explained ............. 24

PREAMP/SPEAKER
(Preamp/Speaker Simulator)........................................ 24
OVERDRIVE/DISTORTION ...................................... 27
DELAY.............................................................................. 28
CHORUS.......................................................................... 29
REVERB ........................................................................... 29
WAH ................................................................................. 30

WAH (Pedal Wah)..................................................... 30
AW (Auto Wah) ......................................................... 31
FW (Fixed Wah) ......................................................... 31

EQ (Equalizer)................................................................. 32
FX-1.................................................................................... 32

CS (Compressor) ........................................................ 33
LM (Limiter) ............................................................... 33
AC (Acoustic Guitar Simulator) .............................. 33
PIC (Pickup Simulator) ............................................. 33
TR (Tremolo) .............................................................. 34
SG (Slow Gear) ........................................................... 34
FB (Feedbacker).......................................................... 34
AFB (Anti-feedback).................................................. 35
FRT (Defretter) ........................................................... 35

FX-2.................................................................................... 35

PH (Phaser)................................................................. 37
FL (Flanger) ................................................................ 38
HR (Harmonist) ......................................................... 38
PS (Pitch Shifter) ........................................................ 39
PB (Pedal Bend).......................................................... 40
2CE (2x2 Chorus) ....................................................... 40
PAN ............................................................................. 40
VB (Vibrato)................................................................ 41
UV (Uni-V).................................................................. 41
SDD (short delay) ...................................................... 41
HU (Humanizer)........................................................ 41
RM (Ring Modulator)................................................ 42
SL (Slicer) .................................................................... 42
AR (Auto Riff) ............................................................ 42
SYN (Guitar Synth).................................................... 43
SEQ (Sub Equalizer) .................................................. 45

NS (Noise Suppressor) .................................................. 45
MASTER .......................................................................... 46
FV (Foot Volume) ........................................................... 46