Boss shoots for the low-end with affordable GT-1B Bass Effects Processor pedal

Boss has unveiled a bass version of its downsized GT-1 multi-effects pedal, the GT-1B Bass Effects Processor.

Boss is touting the multi-effects pedal as packing “pro-level amps and effects” in a light, compact package, which can fit in a gigbag.

Bass-focused effects include a limiter and distortion, as well as graphic EQ, T-Wah, Harmonist, Bass Synth, Defretter and more.

The unit can be powered by four AA batteries or a power supply, and offers connection to USB for easy recording with a DAW.

The Boss GT-1B is available from August for £209. See below for more features, and pay a visit to Boss for extra info.

Other Boss launches today include the RV500 Reverb and MD-500 Modulation pedals, plus the Katana-Mini guitar amp.

Features

  • Flagship-class BOSS sound engine specially tuned for bass
  • Pro-level amps and effects in a light, compact floor unit
  • Essential tools on board for optimizing your core bass tone
  • Includes advanced MDP effects for maximum musical expression
  • Modern design with no hard edges enables safe transport in an instrument bag
  • Easy Select and Easy Edit functions for quickly choosing and tweaking patches
  • Four AA batteries provide approximately seven hours of mobile playing time
  • Onboard control switch and expression pedal; footswitch/expression pedal jack and USB
  • Download pro patches and editor software for free at BOSS Tone Central (to be available in September 2017)
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Mike has been Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com since 2019, and an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict for far longer. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and 15 years' experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. His writing also appears in the The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock as Maebe.