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Possibility's are endless, is an understatement concerning this product Everything about this product is brilliant well thought out for the giggin guy! whether you play at different clubs every weekend doin top 40 stuff,or out on tour, its everything I would need and more. The only down side to this product is the manual,I've been a Boss/Rolland user for 3 decades and they build great products for giggin guys but the manual is never the easiest. Knowing how Boss/Roland manuals are,as usual,I took a good part of a sunday afternoon to learn it. Once you learn the ES-8 through all the manual, its a piece-O-cake. I highly advice learning it through the manual and knowing how to set it up before using the editor,this makes you a proficient pro musician in the middle of a set songs live on stage,when changes are needed... highly recommend!

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I’ve used many loop switchers in years past. The ES-8 gives me the most professional, live rig I’ve ever had and I use every function it has. It has two inputs and two outputs. My presets output to a 5150 III, an Egnater Renegade, or both!I can program presets to do all footswitch options for the Egnater using CTRL outputs and perform all footswitch functions for the 5150 via MIDI. I have 8 effects pedals (including 2 stereo). The order of the signal chain can be changed by simply changing the order in the ES-8. No cable moving required. I use the two expression pedal CTRL ports to change parameters on my delay and reverb pedals. I have a volume pedal that can be placed anywhere in the signal chain, by simply changing the order in a preset. The ES-8 has a dedicated Tuner port. The spacious LED display allows you to assign a “friendly name” to each patch. Examples are a song name (“Tom Sawyer” for example) or a function like “Wet/Dry wit Vibe”. There are MANY more functions. These are just a few.

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I can't tell you how long I've been using BOSS and Roland products, but somehow I haven't thought of anything to say. Even though I've enjoyed their products throughout the years performing and recording with them. Well first it's affordable. After scouring the internet looking for a innovative, powerful switching system where the price was right, I finally came across the BOSS ES 8. Even though it arrived a little late in the pro switching system game, their incredible features and a doable price was just what the doctor ordered. Second, it's built like a tank and can handle the road for extensive touring. BOSS never makes flimsy products IMHO. An important feature I admire the most is that no matter where you place pedals on your pedal board, the ES-8 will allow you to place each pedal in any order. Because of that and it's powerful MIDI features, I'm able to assign any of my fourteen pedals in any order in any patch and bank. Yes, fourteen. You don't have to settle for just eight pedals on your board because you see eight programable switches. As with all of there products, even though the programming is easy, the possibilities is limitless. After I've spent some time with it to see how best it could serve my needs in the studio and during live performances, I came to the conclusion that I've made the right choice purchasing this product. It's a beautiful tool that will be in my arsenal for some years to come.

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With a full pedalboard, there is a lot of tap dancing and program switching involved in between songs or sections of songs. This thing has made everything so smooth. I program in tempos, pedal orders, etc and just step on one switch per sound and the es-8 handles everything. Love it, my tone is less noisy, the board is cleaner, and I switch like a pro. Love it!