Boss SYB3 Bass Synthesizer Compact Effects Pedal

Processes input bass sound to create synth bass sound. 11 different modes. 2 outputs (A and B).

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Overall User Ratings

Overall:: 8 out of 10
Features:: 9 out of 10
Quality:: 8 out of 10
Value:: 7 out of 10
I Want It:: 7 out of 10
Sound:: 1 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 0 out of 10
Support:: 1 out of 10

"great pedal i enjoy it alot"

Overall:: 8 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
I Want It:: 2 out of 10

User: a customer from hotmail.com

Submitted: 11/4/2000

Style of Music: Hardcore/metal

Location: Indiana

i really like the sounds that this pedal can creat. if you dont like how one of the sounds is you can rotate the sens decay knob and alter it.

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"Great BOSS quality... but boy did they blow it on this one!"

Overall:: 6 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 2 out of 10
I Want It:: 2 out of 10

User: a customer from post.com

Submitted: 9/23/2002

Style of Music: I play anything under the sun, however I used this pedal for rock style music. It's way too HARSH of a device for any other typ

Location: USA

I thought I would have a nice, durable, synth pedal so I could write "techno" style bass lines- or even mimic a keyboard sound.

I didn't get it with this pedal. All it does is create a droning synth note if you pluck the string and hold the note for a few seconds.

This pedal also goes through batteries faster than you can swear at it! Make sure you spend $25 on an AC adapter ( which will bump your total costs for use of this synth pedal over the $200 mark! )

Live musisicians: Don't bother with it unless you are great at tweaking your amp under pressure. As soon as you step on this pedal at a live gig, it's almost guarenteed your guitar player, drummer, or any other member of your band will drown this pedals effect out in an instant!

The only GOOD features of this pedal is that it is sensitive to muted notes if you dial in the settings correctly. So it could enhance say a drum fill if you desired to do so.

BOSS should have a recall on this pedal... and replace it with one that is more responsive. I am turned off to Boss products as of this aspect right now.

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"mixed feelings about it..."

Overall:: 7 out of 10
Features:: 6 out of 10
Quality:: 6 out of 10
Value:: 6 out of 10
I Want It:: 8 out of 10

User: a customer from worldnet.att.net

Submitted: 5/13/2002

Location: New York

I think has really good sounds.It does take alot of patience and tweaking though. I do think I paid to much for it.... but I already have gotten alot of use out of it.

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"Don't bother"

Overall:: 3 out of 10
Features:: 4 out of 10
Quality:: 4 out of 10
Value:: 2 out of 10
I Want It:: 2 out of 10

Submitted: 1/2/2001

Style of Music: Harsh/Acid techno

Location: Minneapolis

It sounded like a cool idea, but in practice, it just doesn't work. It won't pick up every note properly (and I know it's not my bass playing skills since I don't have any, and the pedal was hooked up to the out on a sequencer) you just can't play fast on this thing. The effects sound terrible. Very thin. I didn't like it at all.

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