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Typically you have to turn off any amp/cab presets if you plan on using an external amp. Then you are basically just using this for stomp boxes/effects. Then you’d either go directly into the amp’s input, its effects loop, or the 4 cable method depending on what you are trying to do. Don’t try to send an amp model into the front of another amp. Won’t sound good.

you can get everything from here. www.behringer.com/downloads.html You just need to click through the proper menus until you find what you need

it's actually pretty simple. Unfortunately, it requires spending more money. The GKC-DA box that allows you to do this costs about $200.00 dollars

I don't have any issues as long as I am using a GK3 pickup. Everything works fine. I run into some issues if I use the GK5 pickup. If you purchase the GM800 you will also need to get a converter box called GKC-AD. The good news is the cost of the box is cheaper than the new GK5 pickup. The box allows you to use any guitar that has a Gk3 pickup installed. In addition to this, Boss just released a brand-new update a few weeks ago that addresses many of the tracking issues. If you have a GK-2A, GK-3 you should not have any tracking issues at all. The new update also improves the GK5 but that pickup still needs improvement. Just be sure to do a firmware update if your GM800 does not have the latest firmware.

Yes it is a bummer , but the update took care of many issues. Now I can at least use the pickup. In addition, the update dramatically improved the GK3 pickups, which were already good. So I am grateful for this update. I get the best performance from the GK3 pickup while using the GKC -AD converter box. Which one I would recommend all depends on your needs. The GM800 is a better synth than the GR-55, but it has no guitar modeling or amp modeling. If you want the modeling, you will need the GR-55. The pianos and other types of sounds track better on the GM800 and they also sound better. Now with the new update you don't get the ghost notes.

Yes, that is frustrating to say the least. This means in order to figure out total cost, you must figure out what everything costs separately. So if you were going to buy a GM800 that would be 750.00. But you would also need a pickup so add another 250.00. You will also need an expression pedal with TRS cable, so add another 150.00. Next you will need to add a remote foot switch (FS7) which is another 65 bucks plus a TRS cable to go with that. So you will be into everything for over $1200.00. So ask yourself this question. What else could you buy for $1200.00? The thing to know about the GM800 is that there is no guitar amp modeling or guitar modeling capabilities built into the unit. It is a much better synth than the GR-55, but it does not have all the features of the GR-55. If I had to get rid of everything and just use one guitar synth then the synth I would keep is the SY1000. It does not have the sax or string sounds. It is an analog synth. But it is the best overall synth in terms of guitar models, amp models, and actual synth sounds.

All Roland/Boss synths have their strength and weaknesses. But for single mono lines, I like the SY-1000 the best. In addition to the analoge synth it also has the flagship guitar amp models that can be found on GT-1000 devices. It also has guitar models that sound better than the line 6 Variax guitars. If I only had one synth that would be the one I would own. That being said the GM800 has a feature that lets you choose between poly or mono playing for each patch. The poly allows you to play notes from all the strings at once. The mono only allows one note to play at a time from one string. The mono eliminates ghost notes, but you are not able to play as fast, so if you are a shredder certain patches may not function as you would like.

@@marcuscurtismusic do you recommend the midi pickup

I have owned a lot of them. some I don't have anymore because I passed them on to other people. My all time favorite is the SY-1000. It is truly different from anything Boss has ever put out.

There are features in the Fender Tone Master that the Helix does not have. The HX is a good pedal and a cheaper option no doubt, but the Fender has more processing power under the hood and some features I really like. I like the amp models in the Fender better than the HX, but that is a matter of personal preference. I just like the way the fender pedal is laid out and after playing through both units I chose to go with the Fender. Again, it is more a matter of personal preference, not because I think one is better than the other.

I think you might be referencing Poly Capo, which is For simply transposing your guitar. I am aware of it, but I have not used it. My line 6 collection contains older gear. Essentially, it is a pitch shifter. There are pedal effects on the Fender that are also pitch shifters, though none were demonstrated in this basic video. The pitch shifters on the Tone Master can be tied to the wah pedal, and you can use it to change pitches. Fender just released an update for the Tone Master. The update has more pedals and more amps. i don't have a list of everything that is new. It also allows you to back up patches to the built-in micro SD card slot. I have not downloaded it yet, but I am getting ready to install the upgrade soon.

Since we are talking full disclosure, I will say I have been testing the GK-3B pickup with my bass guitars. What a waste of money that has been. First, I tried to put the GK3B pickup on my 5-string bass, but the design of the GK3B was so awful that it would not fit on that Bass. Then I mounted it on my 4-string Bass and started running tests. I tested the pickup with my GR-55 and My SY1000. Both synths have bass mode and after switching to bass mode I did not notice any significant improvement in the latency. It did not seem to make a big difference. You are right. The GR-55 Bass patches are cheesy. The bass guitar models worked well, but there were only 3 standard bass guitars to choose from. Nothing great. The latency was terrible in the lower register for the synth patches. The low notes had horrific latency. The SY-1000 was not much better. I tested with the GM800 and got a little better results. but there was still latency. I was going to do a video on it, but the tests I ran did not support any recommendation for a GK bass pickup. A few weeks ago Boss put out a firmware update for the GM800 and this is supposed to improve the latency. I installed the update and tested it with my all my guitar GK pickups and notice big improvements. I have not yet tested it with my GK Bass pickup. Even though the GK5 pickup has improved for the GM800, it is not 100 percent there. I still get ghost notes on certain patches. Some patches that were problematic have improved. Because of the issues I had with the GK5, I was reluctant to buy a GK5B for my bass guitar. That is a lot of money to spend for something that may not even work. Right now, my advice would be to wait and don't jump into anything yet. I need to test my GK3B with the GM800 to see if the latency has improved.

Actually, you may already have everything you need. You don't need a mixer. I was just telling everyone what my setup was. You can plug into your MacBook Pro and use it as an audio interface for garage band. The outputs can be plugged into many different things. The outputs can go to a guitar amp, mixer, studio monitors, or PA speakers. You can just use the headphone output on the Fender Tone Master if that is all you want to use. The Fender Tone Master is quickly becoming my favorite guitar pedal. I hope you enjoy yours. Congratulations on your new investment.

It did not wipe out any saved patches, but I did a restore anyway for safe measure. My advice would be this. Get a thumb drive and format it using the GM800, then back up all your saved patches. You can also use Tone studio to back up your saved patches. Once you back them up in tone studio, export them and put them somewhere safe. Then do your firmware update.

The Boss FV5H will not work with a GM800. FV stands for foot volume. This is a straight up volume pedal. What you need is an expression pedal. You will also need a TRS cable for it to work right. A TRS cable is a quarter inch cable that has two rubber rings instead of one. This kind of pedal transmits midi data and it can also work as a volume pedal. Here is an example of an expression pedal. www.boss.info/us/products/ev-5/ Here is the top one that Boss makes. This is what I use for a volume pedal. If you get this one, remember to get a TRS cable to go along with it. www.boss.info/us/products/ev-30/

One of the limitations of the GM800 is the fact that it is only a synth. No guitar mods or amp mods are included. Even though it is a better synth than the GR-55 you lose the guitar function all together. The GK pickup allows me to plug into the synth and use a guitar amp at the same time. The only problem is that you have two cables coming from your guitar, and that is just asking for trouble. The workaround for me has been to use a wireless connection for the guitar jack. If you are using a looper, hopefully it is a stereo looper. Plug the wireless fob into one of the stereo inputs and plug the synth cable into the other. If your looper is mono, then you could use the same approach, but you will need a Y cable for your mono input. You can get wireless systems from Amazon and they range anywhere from 30 dollars to 200 dollars in price.

You bet!

Thanks for sharing

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I actually think it is software related. When I plug the GK-5 into an older synth it actually works better than the GK3. I use the default GK-3 settings in the older synth too. This tells me the pickup is not the issue. So it is not hardware related, it is software related. I hope future updates will make it work even better.

@@marcuscurtismusic Are you saying that the GK-5 thru a GKC-DA works better than the GK-3? Just a pity that the GK-5 currently doesn't work so well thru the GM-800 as it's supposed to. Please do update us all if there's an update that addresses this. Thanks!

@@TechnoRiff After installing the update that was released a few weeks back, I ran some tests. I noticed big improvements to the tracking and the removal of ghost notes on all GK pickups. The GK5 actually works better than the GK3 using the GKC-DA adaptor. I just used the default GK3 settings when I plugged the GK5 into my SY-1000 and my GR-55. This tells me three things. First, the issues are not hardware related. Second, my GK5 was installed properly. Third, software updates can fix all the issues this pickup has. I think Boss released it too early. They should have done more testing on the GM800 before releasing it. The update that was just released improves the performance of all pickups. I tested it with a GK2A, GK3, LR Braggs midi pickup found on the Godin guitars, and the GK5. So if you ever do decide to get one of these things, make sure it has the latest update before after you receive it. Mine came with older firmware. The very first thing I had to do in order to get it to work was to update the firmware.

You need to setup an account with IK media and download their installer software. The installer will install the drivers and any software Tonex requires.

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It has been a source of frustration among many guitar players. The fact that the GK5 pickup has not worked well since it's released has caused many problems. We know that it is not a problem with the technology because the GK3 pickup works really well with the GM800. We know it is not the GK5 pickup itself because it works very well with other guitar synths. The GK5 works extremely well with the SY-1000. So that just leaves one thing. The Issue lies in the software that controls the synth, or in other words, the issue is the firmware. This month, Boss just issued new firmware to correct this problem. I am in the process of downloading and testing the new firmware. A video is coming soon and hopefully this problem can be fixed once and for all.

@@marcuscurtismusic did the new firmware fix this ? want to know before i install it thanks

@@usernotavailable1658 There is a new firmware version that just came out this month. I just finished testing it and a video is currently in production. This video talks about updating to 1.03, but the new firmware is 1.10. The new firmware does dramatically improve the tracking with the GK5 pickup, however, there was no where to go but up as far as improvement goes. While some patches are now usable, others still have ghost notes in them. The new firmware also improves the GK3 pickups. It is worth downloading and installing. The video will explain more when it comes out. It is in the editing phase now.

@@marcuscurtismusic thanks very much

Yes Works with all DAW platforms

Yes, it will work with Studio One

You can only record two tracks at one time.

Hope you enjoy it!

I too have the VS-100. The new Sonar should work with anything that works with Windows 11 or maybe even Windows 10. If you have working drivers for these operating systems, then the New Sonar should work. As far as support goes for that hardware, I would not count on it.

I am not sure