Got me a boss Gigcaster cheap…check if you want home/travel solution

[AFKAEjay(retired)]

I have been on the fence of getting me an additional small modeling unit I can throw in a gigbag for when I do “sit ins”…and for duo gigs I do once in a while.
I have a Boss GT core on my board…that fits the bill perfectly, but buying a 2nd one feels it reveals my laziness to get it off my board too much..and..a lot of cash for what I use it for.
All other options always missed something…where the poly octaver is the hardest bit.(exclusive to boss) I was close to getting a GT 001…but no AIRD modeling…bit dated unit. I was close to pairing a Hotone mini (seems very nice) with an actual polyoctaver pedal I have laying around.


then…for some reason my eye fell on a black Friday sale…(in the Netherlands)

gigcaster 5 for 235,- from 599,-…took 15 min to decide between that and the 8 version.
These have the latest AIRD & efx from the gt1000 on board…as far as I can tell most, maybe all of it + its a mixer, audio interface with 2 headphone outs, vocal processor..and super small, usb powered.

If you’re looking for home/travel modeling solution..worth checking if they are dumping them in your country also. (Seems to me prices like these only occur when a product isnt successful)

 

[JiveTurkey]

At that price; this actually really cool.

 

[Sedaxel]

I have been on the fence of getting me an additional small modeling unit I can throw in a gigbag for when I do “sit ins”…and for duo gigs I do once in a while.
I have a Boss GT core on my board…that fits the bill perfectly, but buying a 2nd one feels it reveals my laziness to get it off my board too much..and..a lot of cash for what I use it for.
All other options always missed something…where the poly octaver is the hardest bit.(exclusive to boss) I was close to getting a GT 001…but no AIRD modeling…bit dated unit. I was close to pairing a Hotone mini (seems very nice) with an actual polyoctaver pedal I have laying around.


then…for some reason my eye fell on a black Friday sale…(in the Netherlands)

gigcaster 5 for 235,- from 599,-…took 15 min to decide between that and the 8 version.
These have the latest AIRD & efx from the gt1000 on board…as far as I can tell most, maybe all of it + its a mixer, audio interface with 2 headphone outs, vocal processor..and super small, usb powered.

If you’re looking for home/travel modeling solution..worth checking if they are dumping them in your country also. (Seems to me prices like these only occur when a product isnt successful)

How can you control it? Can you use a midi controller or are you bonded to Boss foot controllers?

 

[laxu]

I was tempted by the price but I also feared it's writing on the wall for the product line, that it wasn't successful.

It seemed like a decent idea, but maybe not finding who it's for.