BOSS VG-800

[BROCKSTAR]

Boss VG-800 Next Gen V-Guitar Processor – Akustikken

VG-800 V-Guitar Processor repræsenterer et banebrydende spring inden for guitar- og bas. Skab unikke guitar- og baslyde med en bred vifte af instrumenter, pickup-position og strengindstillinger. Nyudviklet Dual Guitar/Bass-funktion kombinerer to forskellige guitarer eller bas elementer i et...

akustikken.dk

So it's $649 USD.

Next-generation V-Guitar processor with GK Series interface;
Latency-free performance and independent string processing with split pickup technology;
Hyper-realistic modeling of string instruments, including electric and acoustic guitars and basses, banjo and sitar;
Dual guitar and bass functions to create simultaneous combinations that are impossible with normal instruments;
Freely change the tuning of each string independently;
Harmony function to create rich ensemble sounds with single notes or chords;
Dedicated Guitar and Bass modes;
Individual string bend function for dynamic pitch bending with a footswitch or expression pedal;
Massive selection of amps and effects derived from BOSS guitar/bass processors;
Modeled synth sounds, including a detailed emulation of the classic Roland GR-300 analog guitar synthesizer;
VIO Guitar and VIO Bass to create unique sounds with bow attack characteristics;
TRS send/return connectors for integrating external mono or stereo pedals;
USB-C® audio/MIDI interface and TRS MIDI I/O;
Guitar-to-MIDI and bass-to-MIDI functions;
Two inputs for external control, with compatibility for up to two footswitch pedals or an expression pedal;
Guitar input for using standard guitars and basses with the VG-800's amps and effects (instrument modeling functions are not available with this input);
GK serial output for interfacing with products such as the GM-800 guitar synthesizer;
BOSS Tone Studio editing software (Windows/macOS);
Download and share sounds on the BOSS Tone Exchange;

 

[Enchilada Jones]

I’m going to really enjoy this journey
https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=38100.0#msg279257

 

[Frankencat]

I may need one of these.

 

[TJontheRoad]

Alrighty then

 

[Lysander]

Interesting - looks like a GK pickup based system?

Wonder how far apart this is from the SY-1000 regarding capabilities.

 

[State of Epicicity]

I really want to know how well this thing works for alternate tunings. Damn. I used to have a VG-8, and I loved that motherfucker. This should be orders of magnitude better, with all the time that's past.

 

[paisleywookiee]

 

[gonzoknife]

 

[timbuck3]

Meh…

 

[laxu]

So basically a GT-1000 Core with synth stuff?

 

[JiveTurkey]

The difference between GR and GM tech is pretty huge. I wonder if any strides were made between the 1000 and this? You're still kind stuck with everything in the box imo. So guitar tones done easiest are going to be GT1000 amps. Probably not IR loading I assume either?

 

[2112]

Paging @JiveTurkey

 

[JiveTurkey]

Paging @JiveTurkey

I'm interested to see some vids on it. I'm wondering if it's the 1000 in a core size with same general blocks/routing options/signal flow or if it's like the GM with small amount of fx and routing options Are you doing a video, I hope? Looking forward to it if so \m/

 

[0XI0]

 

[0XI0]

 

[Hapless]

So basically a GT-1000 Core with synth stuff?

Seems more like a Variax in a pedal. I'm interested.

 

[JiveTurkey]

I'm dumb. I'm reading VG but thinking SY. Pass on this one for me.

 

[KFF]

Are you doing a video, I hope? Looking forward to it if so \m/

Thumbs up on that.

 

[BROCKSTAR]

It's very underwhelming. Usually I am excited for something new in this style but I'm not really right now. Boss takes a huge leap backwards with this again... (of course my opinion can always change later).

Sure, I may get it one day since I don't have the sy-1000 again or just get the sy-1000 again which is still in my opinion more powerful. But right now I am just not feeling it due to it being a very underwhelming product or because I haven't been too guitar oriented lately and been digging into hardware synths more these days.

The production video is pretty lame to be honest. The guy is a good guitar player, but didn't really show the product off well. The LP, strat, tele all sounded the same. Heck even when he tried doing acoustic it still sounded like a strat haha.

The only pros I see out of this is if you have gm-800 then it's easy to connect too with the new serial cable and the option to move pickup positions like the old vg-99 (although still not a new feature) and the possibility of fretboard splitting 2 models (as in have an acoustic for frets 1 through 5 and electric telecaster for the rest etc) which is something sy-1000 couldn't do?

The rest of it just seems like the same things from sy-1000 or gt-1000 with some old stuff from vg-99 sprinkled in here and there etc.

I see why they released it, because they wanted something to go with the gm-800, but why the leap backwards? They should have at least made it an option to use 3 or more guitars at once like the sy-1000 to stay current.

SIDE NOTE: I wish now that this is out of the way, they will make a huge effort for something truly groundbreaking. Come on, give us new synthesis for guitar. Do a complete FM synth box for guitars. Do granular synth box for guitars. Do vector synth for guitars etc... There's tons of things they could be looking into but keep giving us the same thing.

At least make a new sy-300 already. It's been a decade and why aren't they giving us a super sy-300 yet?!?

 

[TJontheRoad]

No USB? No Tone Studio then? Don’t give me that Bluetooth BS.