Boss GM-800 and GK-5

GM arrives on Monday. Not sure when GK-5 is coming. GKC-AD comes on Wednesday. I will be seeing how that translates and arranges out on the pedalboard before I make the full GK-5 move. Since it's not available as of yet and all.

@TJontheRoad and @BROCKSTAR ; did we decide we can use a regular TRS cable in place of the Boss serial cable?
 
JiveTurkey said:
GM arrives on Monday. Not sure when GK-5 is coming. GKC-AD comes on Wednesday. I will be seeing how that translates and arranges out on the pedalboard before I make the full GK-5 move. Since it's not available as of yet and all.

@TJontheRoad and @BROCKSTAR ; did we decide we can use a regular TRS cable in place of the Boss serial cable?
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GKC-AD does fit neatly on the underside of any decent sized board. I've used the regular TRS without issue for 1-2 feet betwwen GKC-AD and GM-800. Not sure I'd trust it for longer lengths.
 
TJontheRoad said:
GKC-AD does fit neatly on the underside of any decent sized board. I've used the regular TRS without issue for 1-2 feet betwwen GKC-AD and GM-800. Not sure I'd trust it for longer lengths.
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Nice. I am going to have the GM on a riser with the AD underneath of it. Which will give me a very short TRS run. I am crossing my fingers.
 
JiveTurkey said:
GM arrives on Monday. Not sure when GK-5 is coming. GKC-AD comes on Wednesday. I will be seeing how that translates and arranges out on the pedalboard before I make the full GK-5 move. Since it's not available as of yet and all.

@TJontheRoad and @BROCKSTAR ; did we decide we can use a regular TRS cable in place of the Boss serial cable?
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I have seen others using TRS from gkc converer boxes to the unit just fine, but I haven't seen anyone mention it from the gk-5.
 
Enchilada Jones said:
I still don’t have a GK5 but I had a Fishman FC1 sent to me so I could midi 5 pin straight to GM-800 and I’m happy with initial run through of the presets to see how that set up tracks. I can play too fast for it but I think it is the way I get sloppy that glitches at that speed not a hard limit on the capabilities of the Triple Play or GM 800. I’m not a proficient shredder.

If the GK5 is at that level at least then it’s a going to be a win.

I’d love to watch Alex Hutchins and Pete Thorn do a remake of Edgar Winters’ Frankenstein!
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That’s one helluva workaround! Pretty cool thinking.
 
BROCKSTAR said:
So who is expecting their gm-800 this coming week? Hopefully the gk-5's start showing too!
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kevin bacon dancing GIF
 
BROCKSTAR said:
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It is very fun to play. And very interesting to learn, because Bach defined the pillars of Western Music.

But, just to remind where is the North, pump up the volume of your monitors and listen to this 🙂


I once listened it at the organ of the Barcelona Cathedral, and it was impressive. An experience not even remotely replicated by the best audiophile equipment.
 
Made some videos for you all.

In this video I show you how to make and save a sound pack (or your own tones) from Zenology Pro plug-in to your computer. Then you'll stick a usb stick in your computer and save them on the drive. Refer to page 19 in the boss gm-800 reference manual on how to set that USB up under "USB flash drive folder architecture".



Watch this video to show how to add the sound packs in your GM-800.
 
I got my GM800 over the weekend. The sounds are fantastic. No GK5 yet so I used the A/D converter. Once you get the GK settings configured it works pretty good. To me it tracks pretty close to the TriplePlay without the crappy TriplePlay software.

As always, you still have to play clean, your guitar setup has to be good (string buzz and other artifacts will make you glitch), having the GK too close to the strings will cause double triggers, etc. Don't skimp on getting the guitar dialed in properly because it can have quite a dramatic impact on the results.

Using the Cycfi Nuv2 pickups via the Nexus breakout box works like a champ.
 
If anyone is looking for the new bass gk-5b pickup, one of my local store has it! They have the gm-800 and cables too.
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Hey at least they actually released a Windows driver instead of expecting you to download one from Windows update on a machine configured to block windows updates.

Oh and the installer looks like a great Adobe Air via Windows XP package. Way to stay current!





I'm just bitching till I get a pickup or the converter in hand :nails:hmm:rofl
 
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