BOSS ME-90 Guitar Multi FX Demo | Effortless Tones! 

You're welcome! Thanks :-)

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Nice I've got another vid coming with some Metallica patches I'm going to create next month too so stay tuned!

I don’t work with them at the mo but never say never 🤘😊

Thanks! It’s a progression from the ME80 but with a bunch of new features/effects etc 🤘😊

@@LetsPlayAlles ​​⁠does it sound far better than the Boss ME80? And how is the looper function? Nobody talks about it. Forbidden by Boss?!!! 🙏🏾 😊

Yup you can turn off and on the preamp section like another pedal :-)

awesome! it's such a cracking unit - got another vid on this one coming soon which will have some free Metallica patches to download - stay tuned!

Oh really? Didn’t realise it was still preorders at the mo

I eventually got mine but the extra functions on the expression pedal do not work, I contacted Boss and ZZounds is willing to replace it but they are out of stock, it sold out almost instantly@@LetsPlayAll

I'd google your nearest Boss dealer and yep the presets are good to go and run straight into an audio interface etc.

Both have decent tones tbh, the ME90 is very easy to dial in as it’s all knobs and no menu but the Hotone is more compact so depends what your priorities are 🤘😊

@@LetsPlayAll Thanks for that. Having the down tune, freeze function and pitch changes on the Exp Pedal with the Boss unit is quite appealing. Would I be able to put pedals in front of and after the Boss ME 90 unit eg separate looper pedal and Wiretap Riff Recorder Pedal? Cheers

@@keithb5612 Dude, me90 sounds like shit and Ampero is the best unit out there just under flagships Fractal, Kemper and Helix. Ampero has the best amp emulations on the market and Boss have the worse, sounds plastic its the same cosm 90s sound, I can hear my ex BOSS GT10 in this new AIRD ME90...Nothing changed sound wise lol. I am not gonna buy Boss multieffect ever in my life again 😄

@@dartaband3110 Thanks for that. I'm thinking about the Ampero Mini rather than the Ampero Stomp II unit which is similar to the HX Stomp but it doesn't have a Glitch delay. I'm also thinking about the Zoom MS50G pedal too. Have you played it? Cheers

@@dartaband3110tooo much complains about Hotone in Amazon store If you like tap dancing then hotone is for you

The patches are the presets and they’re arranged in banks of 4 so say you’re in Bank 1 you can select patches 1-4 using the corresponding pedals. You can also move up and down the banks so you can access then other patches - hopefully that makes sense 🤘

@@LetsPlayAll Thanks, that helps. I'm becoming more interested in this pedal despite some of its shortcomings. For the money it does provide a lot.

To switch between presets you just use the footswitches, so 1-4 for each bank. Change bank by pressing the bank up or down followed by one of 1-4. Note you need to exit edit mode otherwise the footswitches relate to turning on/off specific effects in that patch. Hope that helps

Yea often the way with most multi fx, they’re always OTT but often decent starting points to tweak I find

I agree. I guess that they're going over the top often just to show the capabilities.

@@nedim_guitar yea i think so :-)

Hey mate I have the ME80 and it's pretty close in terms of setup to this ME90. The top left pedal controls the pre-amps. When that's switched off the bulb next to the Pre-amp is off. I use the ME80 the same way you're thinking of running. You might notice that the pedal is "off" in the photos he's used, that's because he's using it in memory mode i.e. with patches - so the lights correspond to which bank he's in rather than what stompboxes are enabled i.e. @1:38 he's in the P1 bank using patch 1. For the best results, switch to manual mode (top far right pedal) and you can treat the rest of the pedals like stompboxes - which includes disabling pre-amps. Hope this helps.

@@Dr_JK thanks great answer 😊🤘

See other answer from Dr JK 😊 but yes, I just used it straight into my audio interface to showcase the entire signal path with no amp (so as it would sound through headphones)

@@Dr_JK Helps a lot. Thanks! Cheers from Canada.

@@LetsPlayAll Thanks very kindly. Cheeps from Montreal.

You're welcome! Got another vid coming for this in September sorting out some Metallica riffs!

Straight into my audio interface so no amp 🤘

Thanks! Set of 9s if memory serves.

neither mate - straight into my audio interface so using the built in amp sims

La chaîne de signal est guitare dans Boss ME-90 directement dans mon interface audio et c'est tout ! Ainsi, ce que vous entendez dans cette démo est similaire à ce que vous entendriez dans un casque ou simplement dans une interface audio. Les simulations de cabine et de micro sont excellentes à mon avis - excuse my French, used Google translate ;-)

Yes, just press and hold one of the foot switches for tuner 🤘😊

Haven't tried the ME80 so can't comment to that unfortunately and the looper function is great, does what it says on the tin :-)

It does sound better than the ME-80. The ME80 us using 10 year old proccesor or technology for its sound. The ME-90 gets its sounds from the GT1000 It doesn't sound as digital. @@LetsPlayAll @jaovao

Thanks! Not sure on the circuitry but based on by the sounds

Not 100%, but I don’t think so as it’s more like the controls on the std size boss delay pedals but there’s tap tempo which is cool

Delay time is in 10mS increments according to the manual.

@@duncanmcneill7088 nice thanks mate 🤘😀

About the same $ as a couple of pedals...

@@ericskinner7355 It is but I'm already saving up for a Gibson. Also, I have a modelling amp which I,mm not enamoured with. Need to get myself a tube amp first. It all costs money.

​@@RylanStormPod Go?

@@SharlsRS More expensive at the moment.

I have a couple of honest questions. 1) Why are you saving up for a Gibson? Regardless of guitar, I suggest you try guitars to see how they feel and also see if there are any quality issues. If you really want a Gibson for the "mojo" or for whatever reason, go for it. But the experience of many of us is that having is not as good as wanting. There are many used Gibson guitars and it could take time to find the right one. Also, there are great options, often with better quality control and for less money. So you need to be sure that the Gibson is worth the money. 2) Why do you need a tube amp? What are you using it for, it what will you be using it for? There are good affordable tube amps out there, and there are even good solid state amps. If you've got the Boss Katana, that one is even gig worthy. If you're not gigging, I would suggest that you don't spend too much money on a tube amp. There is nothing magic with tube amps, though if you find one that you really like, you'll have fun. Basically, what do you need your gear for? I've had a Blackstar HT-20 for about ten years, sold it and got the HT-5R MKII, which was a really boring amp. I then bought the Blackstar Artist 15, and I was pretty blown away. That amp doesn't go into much overdrive, which is okay, it's a great pedal platform. Even when I play clean, that amp has such great punch! I sold the Marshall DSL20, it just couldn't compete. I used digital modellers since I started, since around 2005, used Boss and Line 6. I came to a point in 2020 where I started rethinking it. I spent more times tweaking than playing. Call it option paralysis. I started building a pedalboard in 2021, to limit my options. It worked out so well that I have a great board with about ten pedals, a loop switcher and a digital amp modeller at the end, the Boss IR-200. I do most of my recording with it, but I also do some with my amp. What does this have to do with what you wrote? Well, it took a while for me to realize what I want to do and how to do it. Basically, I'm trying to save you money by urging you to think about what you really need, why, what your goals are and what you want to accomplish. Don't just buy a Gibson or a tube amp just because you're "supposed to have them".

I use neck pickup too but just didn't switch around guitars much, perhaps should have but it sounds great with any guitar tbh :-)

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It should sound similar the output via headphones on the back of the me-90. Have you installed the related software onto your Mac?

Yeah. I have the newest version and downloaded all your patches, but the sound is really fizzy on the high gain tones. Sound is ok for clean tones, but too noisy otherwise.@@LetsPlayAll

you can download the free patches mate - see description, i think there's a slipknot duality tone in there