357mag Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 I'm curious if anyone here has any first hand experience with one of these Boss emulators? I would like to try that GT-001 or whatever the model number is. I like the small footprint and the fact that it doesn't have an expression pedal which I don't need. The interface looks fairly pleasing and the price is only $299.00. Was wondering which company has the edge in terms of amp modeling and sounds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinon2 Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Nobody who frequents a L6 forum is gonna tell you that BOSS makes a better product... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Saxman Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 I'm curious if anyone here has any first hand experience with one of these Boss emulators? I would like to try that GT-001 or whatever the model number is. I like the small footprint and the fact that it doesn't have an expression pedal which I don't need. The interface looks fairly pleasing and the price is only $299.00. Was wondering which company has the edge in terms of amp modeling and sounds? In the sub-1000 range, Line 6, for sure. Owned the GT-001 for a week, being long term HD500 user. The Boss amps were way worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjnette Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Not a bad price but not good either when you consider the COSM technology they use is older then the HD modeling tech. When I first started looking at getting a modeler 5 years ago, my first thought was to go with a big name pedal manufacturer but after trialing one out and then the HD on the same day the HD was just better and I got it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashcraaft Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 AFAIK the COSM technology is not a static technology and was improved from generation to generation. It was introduced way back in 1995 so if you compared a VG8 to the POD HD I am pretty sure the POD was much better ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kzmaier Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 I have the hd500 and the gt001, I think the gt has better clean tones and the hd better crunch (low gain to breakup). They both are similar in the high gain dept, to each there own. I don't have the hd model packs so not sure about those. I also like the gt001 for bass over the hd. Just my 2 cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Saxman Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 I have the hd500 and the gt001, I think the gt has better clean tones and the hd better crunch (low gain to breakup). They both are similar in the high gain dept, to each there own. I don't have the hd model packs so not sure about those. I also like the gt001 for bass over the hd. Just my 2 cents. Get the vintage pack, try the JC-120, then compare cleans. Until the JC-120 arrival there wasn't a completely clean amp on the HD500. The same goes for bass amps. The Gallien Krueger on the HD bass pack is amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfsmith0 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 I tried to like the BOSS workflow for ~5 yrs or so but never got the hang of it. It had a ton of flexibility and the ability to tweak a ton of options, but each time I got it out it felt like I had to learn it all over again. The HD500 is much more fluid and intuitive for me. So I use it more. And therefor I learn it better and can get better tones out of it. It doesn't have as many options to tweak, so I'm not distracted trying to do so (no more thinking "maybe if I go over here and tweak that then I can get just a little more tone out of it"). But the Line 6 has enough options for me. Very happy I sold the Boss unit for this, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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