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Boss SYB-5 Bass Synthesizer Pedal

The BOSS SYB-3 was the world's first bass synthesizer to be packed into a compact pedal, and it found favor with experimentalists and tone aficionados alike. Today, the next-generation bass-synth pedal has arrived: the SYB-5. Utilizing the latest in DSP technology, the SYB-5 faithfully reproduces the classic sound characteristics of analog synthesizers with enhanced punch and power. Learn More...

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Overall User Ratings

Overall:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10

Individual User Ratings

Overall:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10

Feature:
as said, you can create about any sound out of it. the layout is clever and the waveshape knob is just what I was looking for in a pedal. the the first two knobs are two-stored and control similar features which are each others opposite. Such as the first knob, which i like the best, the upper part of it controls the amount of the effect to be heard and the under part controls the regular bass sound. this feature is priceless.

Quality:
built like a tank. i would never keep a backup because it will never break. but i´m no electric so no teling if the inside is as sturdy.

Value:
good value, i´m pleased. could have been a wee bit cheaper. but thats just me.

Desirability:
the only appeal there is would be some Kraftewrk-ish sort of sex appeal. its steel and red has a mighty fine fainish and i find it to my liking. but its the sound that makes me crave it not the looks. this piece is nothing you put on the front of stage so that everyone can see it, you stomp it and play their ears off.

Sound:
you can mix the sounds into infinity and you can squeeze just about anything of of this. but, I find it to be a tad sharp at times. nothing big just if you want for a softer synth sound you might want to look a bit furter.

Ease of Use:
it ttook me a few minutes to be able to understand, and i doubt i´ll ever tame it. this pedal need some time to get to know.

Support:
don´t know. havent met them. which i think is positive,

Overall:
i will probably carry this one til the day i die and never regret a second of playing with it. At the moment i´m searching for a complementary weaker synth-pedal. this is because of the first knobs ability to perfectly to my will control the amount of original sound and effect amount. so this is not the only effect i will carry, this will be the shepard for my herd of pedals and effecs, the one to shape the way of the music.

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