Boss Audio Systems GT-100 - Manual (Page 52)

Appendices
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OD/DS Type List
This is a list of distortion types that can be selected for OD/DS.
Category Type Explanation
ADVANCED
MID BOOST
This is a booster with unique
characteristics in the midrange.
Making the connection before the
COSM amp produces sound suitable
for solos.
CLEAN BOOST
This not only functions as a booster,
but also produces a clean tone that has
punch even when used alone.
TREBLE BOOST
This is a booster that has bright
characteristics.
CRUNCH
A lustrous crunch sound with an added
element of amp distortion.
NATURL OD
(NATURAL OD)
This is an overdrive sound that provides
distortion with a natural feeling.
WARM OD This is a warm overdrive.
FAT DS A distortion sound with thick distortion.
LEAD DS
Produces a distortion sound with both
the smoothness of an overdrive along
with a deep distortion.
METAL DS
This is distortion sound that is ideal for
performances of heavy riffs.
OCT FUZZ
A fuzz sound with rich harmonic
content.
VINTAGE
BLUES OD
This is a crunch sound of the BOSS
BD-2.
This produces distortion that faithfully
reproduces the nuances of picking.
OD-1
This models the sound of the BOSS
OD-1.
This produces sweet, mild distortion.
T-SCREAM This models an Ibanez TS-808.
TURBO OD
This is the high-gain overdrive sound of
the BOSS OD-2.
DIST
This gives a basic, traditional distortion
sound.
RAT This models a Proco RAT.
GUV DS This models a Marshall GUV’ NOR.
DST+ This models a MXR DISTORTION+.
METAL ZONE
This models the sound of the BOSS
MT-2.
It produces a wide range of metal
sounds, from old style to slash metal.
’60S FUZZ
This models a FUZZFACE.
It produces a fat fuzz sound.
MUFF FUZZ
This models an Electro-Harmonix Big
Muff π.
CUSTOM
Custom OD/DS
You can customize it however you like
to match the sound you want.
Preamp Type List
This is a list of the amp types that can be selected for PREAMP.
Category Type Explanation
ADVANCED
NATURL CLEAN
(NATURAL CLEAN)
An unembellished, clean sound that
minimizes the amp’s idiosyncrasies,
such as its trebly character and
boomy low end.
FULL RANGE
An amp with a broad frequency
range and an extremely flat response.
Good for acoustic guitar.
COMBO CRUNCH
Crunch sound that allows the
nuances of your picking to be
expressed even more faithfully than
on conventional combo amps.
STACK CRUNCH
Great-feeling crunch sound that
responds well to picking dynamics
while retaining all the defining
characteristics of a 4 x 12” speaker
cabinet.
HiGAIN STACK
High-gain sound of a vintage
Marshall specially revamped in a
way that is possible only with COSM
modeling technology.
POWER DRIVE
A straight drive sound that works well
in a broad range of situations, from
backing to lead. A sound like this
cannot be obtained from any existing
combo amp or stack amp.
EXTREM LEAD
(EXTREME LEAD)
A new type of sound that smoothes
out the uneven frequency response
that is typical of existing large stack
amps.
CORE METAL
A large stack sound that has been
tweaked extensively in the pursuit of
the ultimate metal sound.
VINTAGE
JC-120
This models the sound of the Roland
JC-120.
CLEAN TWIN This models a Fender Twin Reverb.
PRO CRUNCH This models a Fender Pro Reverb.
TWEED
This models a Fender Bassman 4 x
10” Combo.
DELUXE CRUNCH This models a Fender Deluxe Reverb.
VO DRIVE
This models the drive sound of a VOX
AC-30TB.
This is a sound that it suited to
sixties-style British rock.
VO LEAD
This models the lead sound of the
VOX AC-30TB.
MATCH DRIVE
This models the sound input to left
input on a Matchless D/C-30.
A simulation of the latest tube amp
widely used in styles from blues and
rock.
BG LEAD
This models the lead sound of the
MESA/ Boogie combo amp.
The sound of a tube amp typical of
the late ‘70s to ‘80s.
BG DRIVE
This models a MESA/Boogie with
TREBLE SHIFT SW on.
MS1959 I
This models the sound input to Input
I on a Marshall 1959.
This is a trebly sound suited to hard
rock.
MS1959 I+II
The sound of connecting inputs I
and II of the guitar amp in parallel,
creating a sound with a stronger low
end than I.
R-FIER VINTAGE
Models the sound of the Channel 2
VINTAGE Mode on the MESA/Boogie
DUAL Rectifier.