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Boss ME-50B Bass Multiple Effects with COSM
Sound On Sound recording. 3 footswitches and onboard expression pedal.
"The Boss ME-50B"
Feature:
Compressor/Limiter - Lots of control. These are nice but some of them you can't tell the differnce between them. Distortion/Synth - The Distortions are good, snyth's are kinda lame... but I don't play techno so who cares? Delay/Modulation - The Delay is kick ass I fun messing with that. Flange is good, Phaser is great, Chorus and Delay = My favorite effect. Filter/Tone - The Tone pedals defretter, wha, and enhancer are great also. Wha effects on the expresion pedal are nice, the octaves are not worthy to a digitech whammy pedal but close. Expresion Pedal - The Wah pedal is good, Resonance can give you some really wierd sounds, the Octaves on the expression pedal are great to mess with, soundhold is a good pratice tool, and the Kick drum effect is by far one of the coolest things to use to practice or rub in your drummers face.
Quality:
Built great.
Value:
This is worth every penny. I love this pedal!
Desirability:
Everyone that I have shown it too has had nothing but good things to say, after they caught there breath again.
Sound:
As soon as I plugged in the pedal, the first words out of my mouth were... "damn". This thing is nice! It gives you alot of tone, that was somthing that I wasn't expecting when I got it. The pedal is built nice. The volume/effects pedal itself has a nice feel to it, lots of control nice up and down movement. The tuner is great.
Support:
Good support just go to there site and you find any information you need.
Overall:
I'll be satisfied for a long time I do believe
Compressor/Limiter - Lots of control. These are nice but some of them you can't tell the differnce between them. Distortion/Synth - The Distortions are good, snyth's are kinda lame... but I don't play techno so who cares? Delay/Modulation - The Delay is kick ass I fun messing with that. Flange is good, Phaser is great, Chorus and Delay = My favorite effect. Filter/Tone - The Tone pedals defretter, wha, and enhancer are great also. Wha effects on the expresion pedal are nice, the octaves are not worthy to a digitech whammy pedal but close. Expresion Pedal - The Wah pedal is good, Resonance can give you some really wierd sounds, the Octaves on the expression pedal are great to mess with, soundhold is a good pratice tool, and the Kick drum effect is by far one of the coolest things to use to practice or rub in your drummers face.
Quality:
Built great.
Value:
This is worth every penny. I love this pedal!
Desirability:
Everyone that I have shown it too has had nothing but good things to say, after they caught there breath again.
Sound:
As soon as I plugged in the pedal, the first words out of my mouth were... "damn". This thing is nice! It gives you alot of tone, that was somthing that I wasn't expecting when I got it. The pedal is built nice. The volume/effects pedal itself has a nice feel to it, lots of control nice up and down movement. The tuner is great.
Support:
Good support just go to there site and you find any information you need.
Overall:
I'll be satisfied for a long time I do believe
"Easy to use, nice sounds and loads of options."
Feature:
All made of metal so it's a tank, the usual boss quality. Very useful is the expression pedal, compression and the tuner is also very welcome. It hasn't got amp modeling, but the effects have been given better attention to. If you have a 2 option footswitch use it, instead of buying 2 FU-5's. My amp switch works on it.
Quality:
Tank built. No more to say.
Value:
A bit expensive, but when you've bought it, really worth it's price.
Desirability:
It looks really attractive, since it's only turning knobs, and little menu's to scroll through. When you've bought the footswitches it's even easier. The colour is dark blue, lighter than the guitar version. Looks good
Sound:
Too bad it's all digital but they did a good job concidering that. Only the synth part is really dodgy, you need to change all settings to get that sounding good. But it's usable wheter you play funk, jazz, rock or pop. I'm not too sure about metal, since it hasn't got any really dark things, but I don't play metal anyway so f^$& that.
Support:
Never had to deal with them ,but for what I've heard boss has a good customer service
Overall:
Just another great pedal by boss, especially when you don't want to buy all analog pedals. This covers most needs.
All made of metal so it's a tank, the usual boss quality. Very useful is the expression pedal, compression and the tuner is also very welcome. It hasn't got amp modeling, but the effects have been given better attention to. If you have a 2 option footswitch use it, instead of buying 2 FU-5's. My amp switch works on it.
Quality:
Tank built. No more to say.
Value:
A bit expensive, but when you've bought it, really worth it's price.
Desirability:
It looks really attractive, since it's only turning knobs, and little menu's to scroll through. When you've bought the footswitches it's even easier. The colour is dark blue, lighter than the guitar version. Looks good
Sound:
Too bad it's all digital but they did a good job concidering that. Only the synth part is really dodgy, you need to change all settings to get that sounding good. But it's usable wheter you play funk, jazz, rock or pop. I'm not too sure about metal, since it hasn't got any really dark things, but I don't play metal anyway so f^$& that.
Support:
Never had to deal with them ,but for what I've heard boss has a good customer service
Overall:
Just another great pedal by boss, especially when you don't want to buy all analog pedals. This covers most needs.
"BOSS ME-50B is sleek, solid, and sounds great!"
Feature:
Tuner and Volume/Expression pedal are handy. It would be nice if it didn't use a "wall wart", as the thin cord could be damaged onstage. Also would have been nice to include a transport case. This unit doesn't include the amp modeling features popular in many units on the market these days. That's fine with me, as I don't find amp/speaker modeling useful for my needs.
Quality:
Solid Boss construction we've come to expect.
Desirability:
I've been checking out Bass Multi-Effects units and Preamps with built-in effects for a few years now. Either they felt like cheap plastic, or the preamp sections sounded lousy, or the thing would be a nightmare of buried menus. The Boss ME-50B was impressive enough to take home on trial, then purchase later the same day.
Sound:
EQ, Compresser, Chorus/Delays, Octaver and Tube Drive emulation very good sounding. Less impressive are the synth sounds.
Support:
Never had a problem with a Boss product, so who knows?
Overall:
I'll be surprised if this unit isn't embraced by bassists in various styles of music. I don't think that amp modeling is a priority for most bassists, and by leaving out that feature, Boss has created a smaller, simpler multi-effects unit.
Tuner and Volume/Expression pedal are handy. It would be nice if it didn't use a "wall wart", as the thin cord could be damaged onstage. Also would have been nice to include a transport case. This unit doesn't include the amp modeling features popular in many units on the market these days. That's fine with me, as I don't find amp/speaker modeling useful for my needs.
Quality:
Solid Boss construction we've come to expect.
Desirability:
I've been checking out Bass Multi-Effects units and Preamps with built-in effects for a few years now. Either they felt like cheap plastic, or the preamp sections sounded lousy, or the thing would be a nightmare of buried menus. The Boss ME-50B was impressive enough to take home on trial, then purchase later the same day.
Sound:
EQ, Compresser, Chorus/Delays, Octaver and Tube Drive emulation very good sounding. Less impressive are the synth sounds.
Support:
Never had a problem with a Boss product, so who knows?
Overall:
I'll be surprised if this unit isn't embraced by bassists in various styles of music. I don't think that amp modeling is a priority for most bassists, and by leaving out that feature, Boss has created a smaller, simpler multi-effects unit.
"Great Gizmo"
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Overall:It's a great gizmo for bass players of all abilities. easy to use and very versatile. I have been gigging with it for about a year now and I think it's worth every penny!
Boss ME-50B Bass Effects Customer Review
Feature:
Great features. Solid EQ, solid sound. Expression pedal is excellent!! Just doesnt come with a power adapter.
Quality:
Tough boss construction. The expression pedal could have better feel though.
Value:
$300 is a lot, but well worth it.
Desirability:
Super hot sounding and hot looking. Can you ask for more.
Sound:
Got sounds that you would expect from a boss pedal. A lot of great sounds, and some that are not needed.
Ease of Use:
The knobs and controls are so easy. No need for a manual (but read it anyway).
Support:
Havent needed any.
Great features. Solid EQ, solid sound. Expression pedal is excellent!! Just doesnt come with a power adapter.
Quality:
Tough boss construction. The expression pedal could have better feel though.
Value:
$300 is a lot, but well worth it.
Desirability:
Super hot sounding and hot looking. Can you ask for more.
Sound:
Got sounds that you would expect from a boss pedal. A lot of great sounds, and some that are not needed.
Ease of Use:
The knobs and controls are so easy. No need for a manual (but read it anyway).
Support:
Havent needed any.
"DO IT!"
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Feature:Expression pedal, built in 4 band eq w/ master level, lots of compression options, noise suppressor, easy interface, quick editing at your fingertips, and tons of effects. Yeah this thing is freakin sick. There is so much noise you can generate that it's silly. SILLY!
Quality:
Heavy. Metal. Blue. This thing is meant to be stepped on, remember?
Value:
You bet. If $300 is burning a hole in your wallet then get this thing. You'll be glad you did.
Desirability:
Oooooh yeah ... get some!
Sound:
I've owned a couple of fx boxes but this one is pretty sweet. Just the right amount of effects and a built in expression pedal. Good times.
Support:
No problems at all - but if this thing is truly boss then I don't see one anytime soon.
Overall:
If you have some dough laying around then do yourself a favor and get it. Trust me, you'll poop when you get your hands on it. I doubt I'm going to need to get anything to replace this.
"Totally Awesome!"
Feature:
i really like the knob-based design of this unit. I can dial up any sound I want in a minute or two. The unit should come with a power supply instead of batteries. everyone is going to buy the wall-wart anyway.
Quality:
The usual Boss quality. Made for stage use.
Value:
If you're looking for an easy to use multi effects unit, this one is it! You get great sounds by turning the knobs and you don't need to be a software wiz to use it.
Desirability:
Put it this way: I went in looking for a bass POD XT LIVE, and left with this one.
Sound:
Awesome distortions and phaser/flanger sounds. Love the expression pedal. I like the t-wah for funky stuff. Defretter is great!
Ease of Use:
Really easy to dial up any sound and write it to a bank. One read through the manual had me going quickly.
Support:
Haven't needed it yet, but I would expect nothing less from Boss.
Overall:
I don't expect to buy another multi-effects unit. Ever. This is it.
i really like the knob-based design of this unit. I can dial up any sound I want in a minute or two. The unit should come with a power supply instead of batteries. everyone is going to buy the wall-wart anyway.
Quality:
The usual Boss quality. Made for stage use.
Value:
If you're looking for an easy to use multi effects unit, this one is it! You get great sounds by turning the knobs and you don't need to be a software wiz to use it.
Desirability:
Put it this way: I went in looking for a bass POD XT LIVE, and left with this one.
Sound:
Awesome distortions and phaser/flanger sounds. Love the expression pedal. I like the t-wah for funky stuff. Defretter is great!
Ease of Use:
Really easy to dial up any sound and write it to a bank. One read through the manual had me going quickly.
Support:
Haven't needed it yet, but I would expect nothing less from Boss.
Overall:
I don't expect to buy another multi-effects unit. Ever. This is it.
"This pedal is cool."
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Feature:The big feature on the ME-50B is dedicated knobs for each effects section. This makes things very easy to understand, especially if you are working with 2 or more effects. I am still a little sore that boss pedals just dont come with the AC adapter. Everybody buys one.
Quality:
This pedal is invincible. All the knobs are tough, and so is the expression pedal. Its perfect for on stage use.
Value:
For all the effects jammed into here, this is the best value you will find.
Desirability:
Its got so much cool stuff that you just have to have it. I probably wont ever find any usable effects out of half the stuff... but i still love messing around with it.
Sound:
This unit sounds amazing. I bought it mostly for its distortions, but using other effects in combonation with distortion can get you some very harsh tones, and some more usable ones. I think you could use this with any kind of music. I dont think I will ever need another pedal.
Overall:
This products is amazing. If you buy it you will not be dissapointed. This is the perfect toneshaping device, and it dosent have all that amp/cab stuff that you wont use anyway to jack up the price tag.
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