Boss GT8-Boss ME 50

Guitarist-Jonny · #1 07-24-2007, 09:24 AM

Hi dudes (and dudettes lol :P), hope ur all well. This question has been bugging me as my uncle bought a GT 8 for himself a short while back and I have an ME 50- we have had many discussions involving the two. What I'm asking is- is the GT8 really so much better than the ME 50? Would using the GT8 have an affect on the clarity of a sound as there's alot more 'cable' and chips that the sound has to travel through? Is the distortion hundreds of leaps ahead of the ME 50? I think you get where I'm going hehe, please help dudes

. All the best.
regards
Jonny

MadRyan · #2 07-25-2007, 02:31 AM

As I understand it, the primary difference is that the ME-50 doesn't do any modeling, so it's better in my book because I already have a killer sounding amp, I just want some effects to run in the loop.

jb4674 · #3 07-25-2007, 03:44 PM

The GT-8 is miles ahead of the ME-50 for the sole reason that it has more effects than the ME-50. As far as the clarity is concerned, you can run the GT-8 in the loop as well and the quality of your sound won't be degraded.

Jimmy

yoyo1299 · #4 07-25-2007, 04:38 PM

/\ yeah. the gt-8 has so many more effects and some really cool features. i have a gt-8 and love it. the effects sound killer and it has saved me hundreds than buiying the single pedals. i don't generally use the modelling, but it's still pretty good to fool around with

markg5150 · #5 07-25-2007, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by yoyo1299

/\ yeah. the gt-8 has so many more effects and some really cool features. i have a gt-8 and love it. the effects sound killer and it has saved me hundreds than buiying the single pedals. i don't generally use the modelling, but it's still pretty good to fool around with

I love my GT 8 too - pretty much every effect you could ever want !! It's easier to use than it looks too

You can pick them up new for £249 in the UK now - Bargain !!!!

yoyo1299 · #6 07-25-2007, 06:11 PM

i got mine on a bargain for $400... not bad... i tried to get a 2 foot cable thrown in free lol

, the guy wouldn't do it!

Martyr Machine · #7 07-25-2007, 07:41 PM

The GT-8 allows complete control of literally every aspect of an effects sound. It is far more versatile than the ME-50. I'm not a multi-effects fan myself; but as someone who has owned both, I would strongly recommend the GT-8 over the ME-50.

ColinMmmmm · #8 07-25-2007, 08:44 PM

I just bought an ME-50 after having played a GT-8 in a local shop. I'm sort of a hobby player - and the ME-50 is loads of fun. I just didn't want to spend the extra cash for the GT-8 and the time fiddling with all it's possibilities. I'm sure the GT-8 sounds better, and has infinitely more possibilities, but the ME-50 sounds good and is a lot of fun to play around with. If I was playing gigs all the time I'd pick up a GT-8 though after playing around with the ME-50 for a while. I'm loving the "hold" setting - where you loop two seconds of playing and then play over top of it. I'm sure the GT-8 gives you, like 4 seconds though.

yoyo1299 · #9 07-25-2007, 10:22 PM

the gt-8 doersn't have a "hold" setting

shogun · #10 07-25-2007, 10:54 PM

so if the me50 isnt an amp modelor, what is it.. the sounds of a bunch of boss pedals in one?? i always thought they were just a simpler version of the gt

Guitarist-Jonny · #11 07-26-2007, 10:45 AM

I read somewhere that the ME-50 is a bunch of Boss pedals in one- I'd agree too. It's great too coz u can save effect combos to different patches in its memory lol sounds pretty n00by but I don't take really handy things like that for granted! I love the ME-50- I'm gona ask my uncle to bring his GT-8 wen he visits- I'll definatly post my opinions after we've compared them thoroughly

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Regards
Jonny

jb4674 · #12 07-26-2007, 11:12 AM

Jonny,

I'm sure your uncle knows this already but, there's some free software out there for GT-8 owners that allows them to plug it into their computer and edit their patches just like the GT-Pro. Although the software is third party (not a Boss officially licensed software), it gives you more flexibility to edit and create patches like the GT-Pro.

Jimmy

markg5150 · #13 07-26-2007, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by jb4674

Jonny,

I'm sure your uncle knows this already but, there's some free software out there for GT-8 owners that allows them to plug it into their computer and edit their patches just like the GT-Pro. Although the software is third party (not a Boss officially licensed software), it gives you more flexibility to edit and create patches like the GT-Pro.

Jimmy

You'll to connect your GT8 to your computure via a MIDI interface. Check out www.bossgtcentral.com for the software

**jim777** · #14 07-26-2007, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by jb4674

The GT-8 is miles ahead of the ME-50 for the sole reason that it has more effects than the ME-50. As far as the clarity is concerned, you can run the GT-8 in the loop as well and the quality of your sound won't be degraded.

Jimmy

That's really only semi-true. Not all loops are created equal, so definitely putting the GT8 in some loops will cause a lot of tone suck from the amp's sound. Put out front though, the GT8 is a great unit. I'm not sure how the GT8 handles the 4 cable method, but I assume it would be great right into a PA as well. If I weren't so busy these days I'd sell my XTL and get one myself.