BOSS VG-800

[BROCKSTAR]

You play slow washy ambient chords; I play "fast" Casio trumpets

Pftt i do more then that but technically 90% true

 

[JiveTurkey]

GM does this:


VG does this:


SY does this:

 

[BROCKSTAR]

I see. For someone without an existing GK pickup, this look like a good entry point. From what I gather, they have a new serial GK pickup (maybe an improvement?)

Lower price and small size, plus many/most/all of the GT1000 Core effects. It fits on my board, low latency, GT effects, what is not to like?

Sorry to be a downer, just underwhelmed with it.

I will probably get it someday to replace my sy-1000 that I got rid of again and to pair with my gm-800, just to use for some alternate tunings / acoustic stuff. However I never seemed to use the modelled electric instruments because they just never sounded that real to me or much different than what someone can already do with EQ and playing dynamics etc.

I was just hoping for something new, not rehashed stuff from things they have already done and a step taken back.

BUT if anyone knows me, don't trust what I say because usually I'm the first to complain and the first to get it lmao.

 

[JiveTurkey]

In my excitement, it didn't occur to me that there wouldn't be on-board synth sounds.

Guitar and amp modeling and alt tuning. Gr300 is one of my faves. It just has to be the specific synth sound you want.

 

[paisleywookiee]

Sorry to be a downer, just underwhelmed with it.

 

[ragingplatypi]

 

[BROCKSTAR]

got the vg-800 today after all my whining lol

 

[State of Epicicity]

got the vg-800 today after all my whining lol

Awesome. Congratulations! I'm really curious about the quality of the guitar stimulations and how natural alternate tunings sound.

 

[paisleywookiee]

got the vg-800 today after all my whining lol

YOU HYPOCRITE!!!!

 

[BROCKSTAR]

YOU HYPOCRITE!!!!

Hey now, i said in here that i would most likely get it even after whining

 

[paisleywookiee]

Hey now, i said in here that i would most likely get it even after whining

It’s okay buddy, we’re all in the same boat!

 

[BROCKSTAR]

I still think it's a step back from what the sy-1000 did which gave you 3 paths and normal path and also cool dynamic synth and osc synth etc... but to be honest I was never using all of that anyway. I usually use a acoustic sound mainly and paired it with the gm-800, which the vg-800 will do perfectly for since it's basically a sy-1000 core minus some stuff.

How I set it up with my gm-800

1) Guitar and gk-5 pickup with serial cable into VG-800 serial in
2) VG-800 serial out into serial in on GM-800
3) VG-800 outputs into speakers (or whatever your output source is)
4) GM-800 outputs using a Hosa 1/4" TRS to Dual 1/4" TS Cable into VG-800 fx loop return
5) Turn off GK AUDIO on both units under their menu section or else you'll get weird noises

This also allows you to turn the ST LINK off for the fx loop, and have 2 fx loop boxes that you can move around anywhere!

 

[paisleywookiee]

I’m getting both. Fo sho. Had the GM-800 on loan for awhile, and can’t live without it.

 

[BROCKSTAR]

I’m getting both. Fo sho. Had the GM-800 on loan for awhile, and can’t live without it.

Love my gm-800, have had it since it came out summer of 2023

 

[BROCKSTAR]

Specialty trader has stock! I got mine there and hand delivered to me on Saturday because I'm friends with the owner

and they just listed the rest now. I don't know how many more they have though! Ready to ship so will go fast probably!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/116495202054

 

[Intimo]

Pure Alt tuning heaven = VG-800>GM-800>SY-1000

 

[State of Epicicity]

Pure Alt tuning heaven = VG-800>GM-800>SY-1000

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How natural does it sound?

 

[Intimo]

I have about ten different tunings and they sound natural - as if I actually tuned the strings.

 

[2112]

The SY altered tunings & instrument modelling work pretty well IMO

 

[paisleywookiee]

The SY altered tunings & instrument modelling work pretty well IMO

I just watched that today! Great demo of the tones