Yes establishing a killer tone or three, is often a life-long process fraught with frustration and expensive at times chasing the wind or trying to bag fog...it's a very introspective and personal journey, it's made a lot easier by considering a bunch of aspects all interrelated on the path, it's glorious to find the grail relatively inexpensively too, it can be achieved for sure. When most (myself included) discovered the grail tone or those three or so, it's not something to publicise the how-to's about because tone sculpting is such an intensely personalised business, I love some tones from others almost as much as they've openly also told me they love mine too, ...the player and their playing touch/dynamic does play a large part in the process too for certain.
Thank you for an informative and enjoyable video! One thing: I don’t hear the doubling or chorusing glitch you mentioned on the de-tune. Maybe it’s the acoustic sound of your strings bleeding through your headphones? The direct recording removes those natural acoustics in the room, so I think that’s why I don’t hear in the video what you were hearing at the time.
I appreciate that so very much! Thank you for watching!! That’s really cool you didn’t notice the doubling. I’m actually filling in for a band in a few weeks that plays everything down a half step, and I was thinking of using it instead of tuning down on my guitar.
@@OneRayMusic I listened again and the only thing I could hear was a tremolo-type sound when you held the note on the b standard down-tune. Maybe that was it glitching a bit. But the half step and whole step down seemed convincing, at least to my ears. I hope it works for you on your upcoming gig!
AWSOME TUTORIAL!!!! Thank you. Can you make a video on how to download the tone lab on a laptop. I play straight into an amp and want to use it as a stomp box/ wah pedal. I’m 56 old school and VERY inept to updating downloading etc: Thank you in advance
I appreciate it so very much! Thank you!! I absolutely intend to make a video about the Boss Tone Studio. I just need to buy the right kind of usb cable. In the meantime, check out bosstonecentral.com/about/#multi If you scroll down a little, you’ll see a picture of the ME-90. Underneath that, you’ll see links to click to download the Tone Studio on either Mac or PC. I hope this helps!
I use both amps and modellers by personal choice like anyone else, I like both a lot if they are capable, I'm a bit of a joker sometimes too! I put one of my frfr's into a 4x12 behind the grill cloth a few times including a modeller and performed live a couple of times, friends even with killer ears in the crowd wanted to take up a collection for my funeral if I ever pulled the trick again on them....hilarious stuff! honestly, if you're going to conduct a blind audio test? then do it properly I've always insisted...much to the amusement of tone princesses? try it sometime! -the results are frigging hilarious for certain.
Yep! there are countless ways to get into the zone and most are a hair-splitting shit fight of personal opinion constantly unfortunately, the Boss multi-units will most certainly get the job done, but like I mentioned, it also depends on two other vitally important aspects during the hunt, -the other gear attached to the Boss unit, (guitar particularly for sure and how it's set up and behaving with selected/preferred strings and gauge used) AND the player AND their actual 'ears'....I'm very fortunate indeed. - the hunt for the life-long 'elusive' is already in my arsenal now for over 5 years consistently in my live and recorded print.
I agree that all of those aspects are needed to find the right gear and get the tone you're looking for. I'm curious. What do you have in said arsenal? Thanks so much again for watching and commenting! I appreciate it!
@@OneRayMusic I don't specifically name name's or brand recommends etc, it's a game I don't play and never have or will ....thanks for the reply too! when I'm out playing etc, the brand names are on only the stuff I don't mind others seeing at all, I do get asked though a fair bit if my kit is modded or standard etc...I always handle it respectfully by replying...I'm not telling one way or the other and I hope that's not offensive.
That’s how Tom Morello of RATM is. He always puts black gaffer’s tape over the brand names of his amps and gear, so he’s not seen to endorse anything. I don’t think you saying that to people who ask is disrespectful. Honestly, if they’re asking what gear you use, it’s because you made that gear sound great.
@@OneRayMusic I don't go to that extreme, it's sometimes funnier to be asked by some for the magic fairy settings because I also get told here and there, I've got one of those too! but mine sounds like crap? lol.
You’ll need a usb and to go on the boss site. I’m planning to make a video about the tone studio, and I can go over how to do the software update in that. Thanks so much for watching!
I advise anyone who's into great tone and playing, not to get into any paid or freely supplied equipment demo's in their RU-vid or any other social media platforms, it taints it immediately, I realise it's hard to say no to some sometimes to perhaps quite possible lucrative offers etc, but in my book, if you wan't to stay clean, it's easy to simply stay clean instead, the instant anyone ventures beyond it in my book, they've forfeited any trust from me from my personal perspective. I know I'm certainly not alone in my statement.
Your perspective is completely fair. I'm already grappling with the idea of getting free gear or even paid to demo products. I'm not affiliated at all with Boss. I have recently received a free guitar from a company called LyxPro. In my unboxing video, I mentioned that it came damaged. I also said that the strings were cheap and needed changed immediately and that the tone pot for the bridge pickup was not soldered. I also told this to LyxPro who was actually grateful for the feedback and may even send another guitar, because they wanted to correct the problems. When I do my actual review video, I'm also going to mention that the 1/4 inch jack is flimsy. However, I will also talk about the positives (namely, the attainable price and how decent the pickups sound). With streaming royalties as low as they are and the ever increasing costs of touring, getting into paid demos and reviews is something I really need to continue to pursue if I want to stay a full-time musician. It's interesting that when athletes get paid endorsements no one bats an eye. However, when musicians get free gear or paid endorsements, they're immediately labeled a "sell-out" with no integrity. I agree with you if a presenter gets paid to demo products and never mentions anything negative about the gear. I feel honesty and transparency are the only way to survive if you choose to demo gear in videos. Plus, I've never been able to keep my honest opinions to myself (even if they're scathing). Hell, I was even fired from a job once for telling them what I really thought. Haha!
@@OneRayMusic Somebody who has a rather high profile on RU-vid demoing music products recently mentioned that being honest even when accepting to present brands/products will result only in miffing the provider and will result in not getting any further funds or even free products from such any further...I agree!
It really depends on the company. I’m not sure if you ever watch @eytschpi42 (Henning Pauly). He has a deal with Harley Benton and has no bones about telling it how it is if one of the guitars they send him sucks. If a company is going to get miffed from my being honest, then I wouldn’t want to work with them anyway.
@@OneRayMusic I think it comes down to the RU-vid 'manipulation' in the end, it's easier to make it difficult to get any genuine non pork demo or neutral review via it because they prefer the adverting revenue and tend to look after their fellow bs merchants by sheer default without a doubt, there are very few genuine demo's on the platform unfortunately, those presenting such would prefer to being up-front about the matter but they also know that by doing so they will not be asked to present for anyone if they even dare being totally straight with viewers....it's not much of a secret anymore tbh....the presentations are still useful from the perspective they are really only announcing the availability of products, nobody in their right mind would buy anything even moderately costly without checking the item out in person as first cab off the ramp, it still amuses me that some seem to be fine about buying instruments and related gear only because they wholly believed a reviewer's prompting to take the risk, never buy anything without it being professionally peer tested and reviewed firstly in person, I like most know countless regret stories of folk who took the risk even with some very costly items -particularly guitars costing a small fortune! not worth the risk! having to send things back must be a hassle too I'd imagine.
All valid. I totally agree again that it’s always best to test gear in person. That’s the only true way to know if it’s for you. I appreciate the conversation. Thanks again!
