Boss GT-1000CORE User Manual

Owner’s Manual
Owner’s Manual (this document)
Read this rst. It explains the basic things you need to know in
order to use the GT-1000CORE.
PDF Manual (download from the Web)
5 Parameter Guide
This explains all parameters of the GT-1000CORE.
5 Sound List
This is a list of the sounds built into the GT-1000CORE.
5 MIDI Implementation
This is detailed information about MIDI messages.
To obtain the PDF manual
1. Enter the following URL in your computer.
http://www.boss.info/manuals/
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2. Choose “GT-1000CORE” as the product name.
Getting Ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Connecting the Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Turning the Power On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Specify the Type of Amplier You Have Connected . . . . . . 3
Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Using the Tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Tuner Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Playing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Selecting a Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
About the Play Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Selecting the Control Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Using the GT-1000CORE with a Bass Guitar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Editing: Eects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Basic Procedure for Eect Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Eect Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Using STOMPBOX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Editing the STOMPBOX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Reading STOMPBOX Settings into a Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Writing Patch Settings into a STOMPBOX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Saving a Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Editing: MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Basic MENU Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Assigning Favorite Parameters to [1]–[5] Knobs . . . . . . . . . . 9
Adjusting the Contrast (Brightness) of the Display . . . . . . . 9
Restoring the Factory Default Settings (Factory Reset) . . . 10
Turning O the Auto O Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using the Metronome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connecting to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Installing the USB Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using the GT-1000CORE as an Audio Interface . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connecting with an External MIDI Device . . . . . . . . . 12
Operations from the GT-1000CORE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Operations from an External MIDI Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Footswitch and Expression Pedal Settings . . . . . . . . 13
Assigning a Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Making Assignments from the Eect Edit Screen
(Quick Assign)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Connecting External Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Looper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Assigning Looper Functions to Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Loop Playback Level Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Switch Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Main Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
USING THE UNIT SAFELY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
IMPORTANT NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
© 2020 Roland Corporation
Before using this unit, carefully read “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and
“IMPORTANT NOTES” (leaet “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and Owner’s
Manual (p. 16, 17)).After reading, keep the document(s) where it will
be available for immediate reference.

Boss GT-1000CORE Specifications

General

Patches	250 (User) + 250 (Preset)
Outputs	2 x 1/4" (L/MONO, R), 1 x XLR (L), 1 x XLR (R)
MIDI	In/Out
USB	1 x Type B
Features	Bluetooth, Looper, Tuner
Power Source	AC adaptor (included)
Display	LCD
Expression Pedal	No (external pedal required)