My first big pedal, fell in love with it so much over my Ibanez pedals, that I let those go for a STEAL. I had a TS-10! But now I much prefer my POD x3 live. I got a roland expression pedal for the me-8, really helped to have more than binary control on the adjustable parameters. (so now I have 2x pedals on my pox x3 live) I kept it around though for the DS-1 distortion, I barely liked the H.DS distortion, but could use the send/return with my tube screamer for great results. i also liked being able to just tap in the delay instead of having to try to dial it in on a knob. The other cool part of this pedal was that reverbs (delays too?) continued on even if you switched patches. Also a big demerit for the "group" button not being a stompable stunk and I got a stomp pedal to bring up the tuner, because you could do that, but was disappointed you couldn't switch groups with a foot switch.
Yep I agree with all those comments 100%. It's been surpassed by some newer models, but certainly not ALL newer models. Still rates pretty strongly :) GF
I love you made various videos about this board.... and is very interesting that i've seen videos about this board and it doesn't seem a particular pedal, they don't use the ctl pedal to wack out... may be you can think outside of the box with other multifxs and make it cool too. Thank you for the videos!
@@gearfacts What it means interchangeable? :O The bass version has more synths? In the guitar version, i heard more pitch shifter based wackings instead of other effects on the me8b
I had one, a band robbed me from 2 pedal boards, this was one of them. Very unique sounding board. Now i miss it. I have GT-100 but ME-8 was so limitless, you dont find FX like that anywhere.
I own this unit for many years and i think it's definitely one of a kind.I paired it with newly acquired Blackstar id core 100 modeling amp but i am not really happy with the performance to be honest,,it kind of reduces the stereo feeling of the amp.Whats your thoughts on that?.. digital amps take digital multieffects better maybe and vice versa..??
@@MrGiorgosHellas Oh sorry, I think I was answering someone else's comment and it ended up here. The ME-8 is pretty simplistic so I wouldn't expect much in the way of stereo excitement. Perhaps it's just too old for this setup. I think it excels with expression effects tbh. I also lament that it doesn't have a fuzz sound!
Well they're all very different pedals. Never liked the GT3 much, it was too glitzy for my style. To be fair though, it had way more effects to choose from than the ME-8. The GT5, however, is a masterpiece. Sounds very analog and it uses the effects in some really creative ways. The GT6 is my favorite of all of them though, which is kind of ironic because it's all digital. Anyway all of these models have been reviewed on Gearfacts, feel free to discuss :)
Could you give a little bit of insight in how to eq a good distortion with the metal zone included in the boss me 8? I am a little bit new to guitar effects. Thank you Great video btw.
I haven't had this pedal for ages, but as general advice I'd say it's good to boost the low end, slightly cut the middle, and boost the high end at a pretty high frequency to give a bit of definition to the sound. I can't remember the frequency parameters exactly, but once you have it feeling pretty good, try switching over to the distortions column's TONE setting. Adjusting this value gives the whole sound a shift that might bring you closer to the sound you want. And remember to play the tone that makes you smile, don't let anyone dictate what is or isn't good. If you like it, then it's good :)
I love my me-8 because with its amp simulator I can plug my guitar on a recorder like h4npro, to make mtr records. With my pedals I have to pass through my marshall amp and I can't have a real clean sound. I like the analogic boss od pedals in it, I like the manual use, the phaser effect is cool. the boss me8 is from 1995 year.
Hi very nice pedal unit. As a keyboard freak I'd like to know whether it'd be possible to plug a keyboard in this pedalboard? It could be fun together with, let's say, a Yamaha DGX. Cheers.
The answer is: Kind of. It can't take stereo in, so there's a problem from the start... But assuming we go in with a mono signal, then it can do the processing. It'd make some interesting sounds, especially with that CTL pedal, but I think I'd miss Univibe and Rotary effects, neither of which it has, and both of which are ideal for keyboard.
I think it can only store about 24 sounds. When it sounds good, press STORE, then click the pedal you want it stored to (you can also change bank at this time), then press STORE again. Thanks for watching my Gearfacts :)
I don't have it anymore ...but if you cycle through all the presets I'm sure something suitable will appear. Also you can get the manual by Googling "Boss ME-8 PDF" , go into the manual then press CTRL+F to search for the word "Acoustic". There might be some info :) #gearfacts
@@mbz25 Yeah I think its one of the better ones I've played, certainly one of the funnest. Adding an expression pedal really opens it up, so budget for that as well :)
@@gearfacts Yeah I had a look and saw a couple that are compatible. I have a Boss ME-80 I think back home and had fun for hours just going through all the soundbanks and making my own.
Press EDIT, then think of the front panel as a grid, your position indicated by the lights on the bottom and the side that move when you press the arrow buttons :) #gearfacts
Gearfacts or other users, you guys have or know where I can find some instructions for especific effects such as Iron Maiden, Metallica, Pink Floyd and others with this pedal? Thanks a lot.
Hmm, not specifically. I would think there are ME-8 groups on the net though, or even facebook. This pedal has a small cult following. I'd just google it :) GF
@@gearfacts Yep I can confirm it. I just bought one used for 40$ bucks and so far it´s pretty crazy the amount of weird effects you can do with it despite it not being the best quality.
