BOSS - GX-100 | Guitar Effects Processor

Color Your Music with Inspiring Tone

Fusing advanced BOSS tone technologies into a sleek, ultra-modern hardware design, the inspiring GX-100 delivers top-level performance everywhere you play. Explore 23 AIRD amplifiers and over 150 effects derived from the flagship GT-1000, and craft great sounds in seconds with the intuitive color touch display. Up to 15 simultaneous effect blocks provide unlimited tone possibilities, coupled with deep real-time command via onboard footswitches, an expression pedal, and external control support.

Standard Features

Powerful, easy-to-use amp/effects processor for guitar and bass
Exceptional audio quality with 24-bit AD and 32-bit DA conversion, 32-bit floating-point processing, and 48 kHz sampling rate
Authentic tube amplifier tone and touch response with AIRD technology
23 amplifier types and over 150 BOSS effects
Ultra-flexible amp/effect routing with 15 assignable blocks
Wide selection of onboard speaker types and support for loading WAV speaker IRs
Streamlined modern design with intuitive color touch display and rugged metal chassis
Unlimited effects control with freely assignable onboard footswitches and expression pedal with toe switch
Connect up to two footswitches or an expression pedal for expanded control
Send/return loop for external pedals or four-cable method
Control jack for remote channel switching on your amplifier
MIDI I/O jacks and multi-channel computer recording via USB
Edit sounds from your computer with BOSS Tone Studio for macOS and Windows
Download and share Livesets at BOSS Tone Exchange
Optional Bluetooth® Audio MIDI Dual Adaptor allows you to edit sounds and stream audio from an iOS or Android mobile device

For optimal performance, stay up to date with the current GX-100 system software and BOSS Tone Studio

Download “BTS for GX-100” for iOS
Download “BTS for GX-100” for Android
Download “BOSS TONE STUDIO for GX-100” for Windows/macOS

Authentic Amps and Cabs

The GX-100 provides superior tone and natural tube amp feel in any playing situation, thanks to AIRD technology backed by our refined Tube Logic approach. AIRD is infused into the DNA of every GX-100 guitar and bass amplifier, while AIRD Output Select types let you perfectly tailor the sound for any destination, whether it’s an amp input, FRFR monitor, or house PA. A wide selection of onboard speaker cabs are also available, plus slots for importing your own speaker IRs via USB.

Exceptional Effects

With over top-quality 150 effects from the vast BOSS library, you’re able to realize nearly any sound you can imagine with the GX-100. Numerous overdrives and distortions are available, plus BOSS classics like Slow Gear, Octave, and more. There’s also a diverse range of mod effects, delays, and reverbs, along with many effects specially tuned for bass. And with the send/return jacks, you can integrate favorite stomps or your amp’s effects loop into the GX-100 ecosystem.

Craft Your Personal Voice

The GX-100 comes with 100 preset memories to start playing right away. But it’s easy to edit them for your needs or build new ones from the ground up. Let your imagination run wild with 15 dedicated block types—including two amp blocks—and chain effects in series and parallel to create all types of sonic variations. And with 200 user memories, you’re able to store enough onboard sounds to cover nearly any song or style.

Touch and Go

Sound creation and on-the-gig editing are simpler than ever with the GX-100. The vivid color touch display offers intuitive control of patch and effects selection, parameter tweaks, signal chain adjustments, and much more. The display works in harmony with the four knobs and page buttons on the panel, providing a frustration-free experience that keeps your attention focused on the music.

Custom Command

The GX-100 offers deep real-time control with eight custom footswitches and an expression pedal with toe switch. They come configured for patch/bank selection and patch-specific control, but you can freely reassign them to meet your unique needs. Switching into Manual mode provides direct stompbox-like control, and you can go even further with external control via footswitches, an expression pedal, or MIDI. There’s also a jack to remotely switch channels on your amp with memory selection or an assigned footswitch.

Your Partner in Tone

In addition to stage use, the GX-100 excels as a USB audio interface for recording and performing with a computer. You can record directly into music production software, re-amp tracks, and monitor the overall sound through the GX-100’s outputs. The headphones jack lets you practice anytime and anywhere, while the onboard looper is perfect for jamming, developing sounds and ideas, and extending your creative range while performing.

Go Deeper with BOSS Tone Studio

Using BOSS Tone Studio for macOS and Windows, you’re able to tweak every GX-100 parameter, save sounds, and organize Live Sets for different gigs from your computer. And with the optional Bluetooth® Audio MIDI Dual Adaptor, you can wirelessly adjust settings on the gig from the BOSS Tone Studio app on your mobile device and stream backing music from your device’s library.

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Specifications
Sampling Frequency: 48 kHz
AD Conversion: 24 bits + AF method
AF method (Adaptive Focus method) This is a proprietary method from Roland & BOSS that vastly improves the signal-to-noise (SN) ratio of the AD and DA converters.
DA Conversion: 32 bits
Processing: 32-bit floating point
Effects: 154 Types
Maximum Number of Effects: 15+3 (DIVIDER/MIXER, SEND/RETURN, PHRASE LOOP)
*depending on the circumstances
Memories: 200 (User) + 100 (Preset)
Phrase Loop: 38 sec. (MONO)
19 sec. (STEREO)
Tuner Internal Detection: +/-0.1 cent
Nominal Input Level: INPUT: -10 dBu
RETURN: -10 dBu
Maximum Input Level: INPUT: +18 dBu
RETURN1: +8 dBu
Input Impedance: INPUT: 1 M ohm
RETURN: 1 M ohm
Nominal Output Level: OUTPUT (L/MONO, R): -10 dBu
PHONES: -10 dBu
SEND: -10 dBu
Output Impedance: OUTPUT (L/MONO, R): 1 k ohm
PHONES: 44 ohms
SEND: 1 k ohm
Recommended Load Impedance: OUTPUT (L/MONO, R): 10 k ohms or greater
PHONES: 44 ohms or greater
SEND: 10 k ohms or greater
Controls: BANK DOWN switch, BANK UP switch, CTL1 switch, CTL2/TUNER switch, 1--4 switches, POWER switch, EXP1 switch, GND LIFT switch

EFFECTS button, CTL/EXP button, MENU button, EXIT button, WRITE button, IN/OUT SETTINGS button, PAGE button,1--4 knobs

SELECT knob, OUTPUT LEVEL knob, EXP1 pedal
Display: Color Graphic LCD (480 x 272 dots) Touch screen
Connectors: INPUT jack, OUTPUT (L/MONO, R) jacks, SEND jack, RETURN jack: 1/4-inch phone type
PHONES jack: Stereo 1/4-inch phone type
CTL3, 4/EXP2 jack, AMP CTL1, 2 jack: 1/4-inch TRS phone type
MIDI (IN, OUT) connectors
USB COMPUTER port: USB B type
Bluetooth ADAPTOR connector: Dedicated connector
DC IN jack
Power Supply: AC adaptor
Current Draw: 1.2 A
Accessories: AC adaptor (PSB-1U + AC Cord Set)
Owner's manual
Leaflet "USING THE UNIT SAFELY"
Options (sold separately): Footswitch: FS-5U, FS-5L, FS-6, FS-7
Expression Pedal: EV-30, FV-500L, FV-500H, Roland EV-5
Bluetooth(R) Audio MIDI Dual Adaptor: BT-DUAL
Carry Bag: CB-ME80
Size and Weight
Width: 460 mm
18-1/8 inches
Depth: 193 mm
7-5/8 inches
Height: 73 mm
2-7/8 inches
Maximum height: 94 mm
3-3/4 inches
Weight: 3.5 kg
7 lbs 12 oz
* 0 dBu = 0.775 Vrms
*The specifications are subject to change without notice.

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