Boss ME-80 Guitar Multi-Effects Pedal

Put a stable of Boss stompboxes at your feet in one multieffects pedal. The ME-80 lets you layer 8 effects, with a dedicated preamp section for amp modeling.

$299.99

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Overall User Ratings (based on 30 ratings)
  • Overall:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Sound:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Features:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Ease of Use:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Quality:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Value:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Manufacturer Support:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • The Wow Factor:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Submitted February 14, 2016 by Joey Hall in Blountstown, FL

"What an awesome pedal!!!"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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This pedal will not let you down, you get every sound you can dream of. I really like the overtone setting. It's built very rugged, it'll withstand what you throw at it. And with Boss tone central, you can dial in a variety of tones, I'm very satisfied with my purchase!

Musical Background:

29 years, electric guitar, play with our worship team.

Musical Style:

Christian, rock, some metal
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Submitted May 5, 2020 by russell g in north canton, OH

"Very Fun"

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Just got back into playing after a long break and decided I didn't want to deal with the mess of power and signal wires with my effects pedals so I picked up one of these. This thing is just fun to play with. First of all I like the layout of control knobs rather than buttons that lets tweak things as if it were a chain of single effects pedals. You can quickly copy, save, tweak, and save again any preset you like. The built in tuner is a very appreciated bonus. The unit seems very solid and well built. As for the effects options well I'm very impressed. I've read some people don't care for the overdrive/distortion effects but to my ear I've found settings I really like so I guess it's just a matter of personal taste. My only complaint is the lack of a power supply. But any power supply you have for Boss/Ibanez and I'm sure other brands will work.
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Submitted August 9, 2018 by Tom B in Sacramento, CA

"Lovely multi effect unit"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Ordered and delivered in fewer than 24 hours. Yet another plus for zZounds. So, I've read the reviews about the high gain drives sounding digital, and, well, since this IS a digital processor..... I'm not a high gain player, so that doesn't bother me. The overdrives (od-1, Tubescreamer, blues driver) sound great for me. My Bugera V22 brings this unit to life. Great match. I love my amp's natural overdrive, but I was wanting more control over the levels on stage, so I thought I was going to need pedals. I've always loved Boss products, so I wanted to go that route, but a pedal board gets rather messy, and this multi effects unit cures those ills. This negates the need to purchase so many pedals. The modulation effects are stellar with this unit. The tuner is great, too. The expression pedal is a dream come true for me as well. I believe the sound is great through an amp and headphones. I can't wait to run it through the PA system at my church. The build quality is great as the casing is metal. The footswitches could give one a bit of concern, but I'm not heavy-footed.

Musical Background:

I've been performing and teaching for 30 years now.

Musical Style:

I'm a Blues devotee, but I love Jazz and Fusion, too
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Submitted June 18, 2019 by Marc G in San Diego, CA

"All I need and more!"

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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This is ideal for anyone that doesn't want or need to carry around a large pedalboard to gigs. The ME 80 has all the effects I need and is super easy to use. Tweaking the settings is a snap and not complicated at all. The tonal possibilities are extensive and sound great! It's built like a tank and will withstand the rigors of frequent gigging. Will it replace my pedalboard, no. But it is more than adequate for a working musician. My only complaint is that it does not include the power adapter. It did come with batteries (thanks Boss!) but at this price, I'd gladly pay a little more to include the power supply.

Musical Background:

30 years playing guitar. Semi-professional.

Musical Style:

Blues, Rock, Funk, Punk.
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Submitted May 3, 2014 by Derrick S in Troy, MO

"Boss ME-80 review"

Overall: 4 out of 5 stars
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I had originally ordered the me-70 but it was put on back order. I was interested in the boss tera echo pedal and saw the me-80 had it as an integrated effect. I am very pleased with the pedal. Its very heavy duty, and adjusting the effects is super easy. I wanted this type of pedal because twisting knobs is just handier than going through buttons. The integrated tuner is also nice to have. Sound wise the options are incredible. I really enjoy the Bogner high gain cab model using the Tera echo and a second delay. A wall of crunchy waves of sound. Some effects I'll never use. But its nice to have them in your arsenal should you get the itch. Overall a good solid pedal. The usual great boss tones. All in one large package.

Musical Background:

I mostly jam at home. I've been playing for 10+ years.

Musical Style:

Texas blues and ambient
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Submitted February 23, 2015 by Hank A Thompson in Athens, TX

"Boss ME 80"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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This box has it all and I am very satisfied with the sounds, and may I add so many sounds that I'll never use them all, that this pedal has. Great Great Great. Thanks for making this item to use at the touch of a button. Great for the Money.......

Musical Background:

I have been Playing Music for 50 Yrs. I dont play the french harp or the Mandolin

Musical Style:

Christian, Country, Light Rock
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Submitted July 2, 2014 by Eric W in Clemmons, NC

"Good stuff for the price"

Overall: 4 out of 5 stars
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Granted, this isn't a RP100 or some $500+ effects system, but for the price this thing is great. Not terribly complicated and the ease of changing things on the fly with the bevy of knobs is frickin sweet. No scrolling through menus and not knowing exactly what you're changing is fabulous. It emulates a large selection of Boss pedals very convincingly and as I said before... you can't beat the price.

Musical Background:

25 years on the guitar! A few bands and years of annoying my wife spending money at every turn on equipment.

Musical Style:

everything but pop... holy crap it sucks
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Submitted January 30, 2017 by Mike G in Kirksville, MO

"Worth every penny"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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The ME 80 is amazing (for me). Very easy to use(for me). Ive been playing for 20 years and have owned various amps, pedals, guitars etc and this is by far the most fun ive had playing in 20 years. It has everything I could ask for. I personally like the distortions, they sound great. My band mates love the sounds its throwing. The batteries have lasted me 7-8 hours of playing so far and the 'low battery' light still has yet to come on. Built in tuner is really nice and the whole product is very hiss and buzz free. It is actually helping me be a better and more artistic player.
Sound
Plug a set of ear buds into the headphone jack and leave them on the floor. plug left/mono out to your clean channel amp set straight up. Let the ME80 do all the work. This is how i play live with it and it sounds great using the preamp section instead of my cabs gains/effects/lead channel. Works for me.
Features
Love the tuner, the whammy, the terra echo, the presets actually sound good too. I go to some of them as is.
Ease of Use
Very easy for experienced pedal users. I could see it being overwhelming for a beginner. Watch videos, all of them.
Quality
Very sturdy, it is an electronic and nothing is certain with electronics. Until it dies im going to play it and not worry about that.
Value
Worth every penny. I bought a Digitech Whammy a few years ago for $150. This has that and like 60 other effects, tuner, its endless. The terra echo, delays, univibe, reverse, compressors, wah, its crazy how worth it it is.
Manufacturer Support
No need for support, yet. Im sure I wont need it.
The Wow Factor
Ive pretty much said it all. It has everything i need. I love it.

Musical Background:

20 years. Play guitar, bass, little keybords, like to drum too. gig in bands, jam, jam at home

Musical Style:

All music styles
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Submitted September 11, 2018 by Scott Bigler in Newport, TN

"Great processor!"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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I have owned several processors but fing scrolling through menus frustrating and slow. I hesitated to buy this device because although it seemed like it would be easier to use, i was concerned about limited functionality. Not a problem! I can create any tone i have needed quickly and easily. Very intiative. Great product!

Musical Background:

Professional

Musical Style:

Gilmore type rock ballads
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Submitted December 10, 2014 by Kurt Schuelke in Midlothian, VA

"BOSS ME-80"

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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This is a rock solid effects unit. I chose the ME-80 over the BOSS GT-100 to avoid having to navigate sub menus within the LCD displays. It's a personal preference for me to dial in sounds with knobs rather than shape sounds through digital drop down menus and generic parameters pictures offered with LCD screens. Now, I am an analogue guy when it comes to superb sonic quality/character when using dynamics/time based effects. As most pedal junkies know, an analogue pedal board gets pretty crazy over time and you have to ask,"is this a realistic set up for my purposes?" Well, for me it made more sense to have a consolidated palet of very good quality BOSS effects rather than expand my simple 2 pedal analogue effects chain. I loved my analogue delay and analogue envelope phaser set up, but how often can you use a pristine sounding analogue envelope filter? . It's one of those effects that in my opinion should be used in moderation. On the subject of envelope filters, the ME-80 has this feature labeled as up wah in the compressor section of the effects unit. Yes, it's much more difficult to dial in the sensitivity and response with the BOSS up wah/envelope filter but this is where the BOSS tone central came in to the rescue. Bottom line, you definitely get what you pay for and much, much more with the ME-80. Take the almost limitless possibilities offered on board the ME-80 and add the BOSS tone central feature and you are covered from every angle in the effects department. The BOSS tone central has an enormous amount of sonically insane effects that are also very practical in use. We all know some multi effects units have sounds that really have little place for use within the framework of constructed songs or compositions but may be used in some sort of ambient,sound scape piece. Last feed back for the ME-80 is volume levels between different effects.I read a number of similar reviews about how this unit is troublesome with volume levels from one effect to the other. I took time to focus on this issue and here's what I figured out about the volume issues: Gain strucutre in a common term used in recording studios. So, since this unit has a manual mode, user preset mode and factory preset mode I started working out the volume issue. First off, the consistency between user presets ( imported from BOSS tone central) and factory presets were very consistent. Nowever, in manual mode volume levels were all over the place. I isolated this problem to the pre amp section of the ME-80 when setting gain structure in manual mode. Here's how I approached setting proper gain structure: first, engage the pre amp section in manual mode and keep this setting the same as a reference point. Now, from here you can walk through each individual pedal one at a time. When you engage another pedal while your chosen pre amp setting is on and set, use either the gain knob, output knob or fx level knob to increase volume for that pedal section or decrease the volume for that pedal section. When setting your manual mode gain strucutre it's best to toggle between manual mode and one of your other modes, preset or user preset mode. Compare the volume levels and match manual mode as best as possible. Repeat this process for all pedal sections in manual mode. NOTE** your EQ pedal in manual mode will throw off the gain structure every time. So, the solution is to set the output level counter clock wise to no output gain. This allows your EQ settings to be applied to any combination of manual mode effects while retaining that gain structure. Lastly, any changes made to your manual mode effects settings may require a little more/less volumes in certain sections. Mostly in the dynamics based sections like pre amp, eq, compressor. The time based effect setting shouldn't be affected too much. Thanks for reading and I hope this helps.

Musical Background:

Guitar player 20 years, sound engineer/tracking/mixing/mastering 17 years and custom electric guitar builder 3-4 years.

Musical Style:

Most any genre of music where instruments are played by musicians. Never been into the electronic or "in the box" music created
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Submitted June 4, 2023 by Mark Z in Sacramento, CA

"Boss is.boss for a reason!"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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The Boss ME 80 is completely affordable and does more than many other milti-effects units claim to do.You're going to love the fact that, typical Boss, it's all steel construction guarantees its going to be around for a long time, yet hangs tight at 8 lbs. I ordered the very top quality nylon carry bag with lots of room in side for a lot of your stuff. This bag is made for this unit specifically and it shows, even including the Boss logo on the outside tab. Yes you really want this!The effects and the controls for the effects are grouped nicely in a dummy-proof layout and between the OD drives that cover every part of distortion from mild to in-your-face screaming.There is nothing to not like about this pedalboard, it's easy affordable and mesmerizing in the seemingly endless choices of drives and effects. Chances are if you own a Boss stompbox effects, then you'll likely find them here too. Genuine Boss effects in a built-like-a-tank steel housing and the quality you would expect from anything with the Boss name on it. There! Now that you're done reading, go get one!!

Musical Background:

50 years blues and classic rock.

Musical Style:

Blues and blues influence, classic rock, etc. A huge devoted fan of Clapton, Trower, West, and traditional bluesmen like Albert
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Submitted January 11, 2019 by Kevin Weidner in Easton, PA

"ME-80"

Overall: 4 out of 5 stars
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Just received mine about a week ago. DAMN , So many effects and sounds you can create within minutes. Very well built. Would recommend this to anyone looking for a ton of effects at a great price.

Musical Background:

Just started Guitar 6 months ago , for fun at home

Musical Style:

blues , rock , electronic
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Submitted September 1, 2022 by Matthew Onusz in Cortland, NY

"No Regrets!"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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I have always used individual pedals, this was my first multi effects board. So many people put these down and I don't know why. This board was beyond my expectations! So many sounds you can produce and the presets are great! I can sound so close to individual guitarist sounds it's mind blowing. The Slash preset sounds just like him. I have mine dialed in for Phil Collen of Def Leppard and I love it! I can't understand why more guitarists don't buy this. I don't need a rack unit cause the Boss ME-80 does what I need it to do without spending a small fortune on pedals or a rack system. It has handled everything I can throw at it and more! I might upgrade to a ME-90 when it comes out. Buy this, you won't regret it!!

Musical Background:

31 Years

Musical Style:

Classic Rock, Modern Rock, Glam and Heavy Metal plus some Blues
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Submitted December 11, 2022 by Mark Z in Sacramento, CA

"Boss Rockin'!!"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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zZounds has the deal of the year with the Boss ME-80 Multi-effects pedal board! Typical Boss steel construction, this thing can take it. But where it really shines is its seemingly endless varieties of tones, tricks and everything you need to go to, from funk to Trower.The $80.00 off the routine pricing makes it a steal, and make sure to get the Boss carry bag to keep it safe and protected; I did and am glad I did.Expand your musical horizons without stretching your wallet and get this thing. For real!

Musical Background:

Playing since '68

Musical Style:

Heavily blues (mostly slow electric blues) some "Classic" rock and whatever I can learn from anyone because we can all learn fro
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Submitted May 11, 2017 by adam c in fairview, TN

"Very good product."

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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I really like this pedal. i ultimately preferred the GT-100 because of the stereo options. That is the only reason. I think the octave effects are better on the me-80!

Musical Background:

25 years

Musical Style:

All
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Submitted December 13, 2018 by Bluesman Sammy Guy in Poconos, PA

"Every pedal you want in one package"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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I had the Boss ME70 a few years ago but one of my students wanted it. He was suffering from cancer and could not afford one so I gave him mine. He loved it. I just purchased the ME80 from zZounds and it arrived in one day. It is not only every bit as good as the ME70, it is better. It is like having every stomp box you could possibly need in one easy to use self contained unit. To my ears, each component sounds just like the stomp boxes they are supposed to represent. I doubt I will ever use all the effects, but its nice to know they are there if I ever get the urge to be more creative.
Sound
They (each effect) sounds exactly like the separate stomp boxes they are replacing. With a bit of tweaking (if you can turn a knob you can operate this) you can dial in any tone, sound or effect you need.
Features
The blues driver sound along with the solo setting on the compressor and some delay is in a word: sweet. The knobs are easy, it is very intuitive to use and figure out. No need to open menus and change parameters, just use it like a stomp box and you're good to go.
Ease of Use
Can you turn a knob or two? if so, you can use this, it's that easy.
Quality
It's a Boss, metal construction, my ME70 is still going strong after 5 years or more, and this is made just as well.
Value
For the price of 2 or 3 good stomp boxes you get almost every effect made in one solid unit.
Manufacturer Support
Never used it
The Wow Factor
Takes the place of an entire pedal board in one unit, easy to use, sounds great...so...wow...

Musical Background:

playing 50 years, guitar, keyboards, violin, Pro, touring Blues Player

Musical Style:

Blues, classic rock,
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Submitted July 3, 2022 by a customer from gmail.com

"Intuitive and Easy to use"

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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An easy recommendation for the guitarist on a budget. Depending on one's needs, stomp boxes and pedal boards can become quite pricey. Between this, the Tone Central app, and the hundreds of additional patches available there, if you can't get the sound you're looking for, the problem lies mostly with you.
Sound
OK, so the pre-set programs are hit and miss for me. But that had to be expected, as I am not plugging a guitar into it, but rather a Korg RK100-S2 keytar. For obvious reasons, the cleaner patches, and patches designed around arpeggios sound decent, while the shredding metal patches sound like ass. I'm sure they would both sound good if I was hooked up with an actual 6 string.
Features
The most useful feature as far as I'm concerned, are all of those knobs all over the front of the unit. They make it so easy to dial in the sound. Especially when compared to the all digital products like the GT-1. I had a GT-1B last year, and it was aggravating to modify sounds on the fly. The other most useful feature is the Tone Central app. OMG!!! Last month, I trashed Korg's design decision in their app for modifying the keytar's sounds. The window can't be resized, the lines of text are nearly microscopic, it isn't REMOTELY intuitive to figure out how to re-write the patches. Boss' Tone Central app is the EXACT OPPOSITE of all of that. Full screen, each effect section is on screen alone and has 3 different ways to modify the settings. Get things the way you want, name your patch, and click "write," then choose where you want it saved, and click "OK." It couldn't be simpler.
Ease of Use
If the preset patches are hit and miss, the "manual mode" is why I bought this board. The keytar really needs some effects to come alive. This board is simply a placeholder until I can build a quality keytar/synth specific pedal board. Compression, delay, and/or phasers can add a lot of depth to my sound depending on what I'm currently using. Those dials make it super easy to get the sound right quickly. It does sort of suck that they are on the floor, but how could that have been avoided without bluetooth and a phone app? And, if that was the case, I wouldn't have bought it in the first place!
Quality
I bought this "blemished." My guess, based on the condition of the box that the factory shipped to zZounds, is that this took a fall off of a shelf in the warehouse. One end of the box was mangled badly! Thanks to Boss' attention to detail in packaging, and legendary build quality, I got this product without a scuff, scratch, or dent for 20% off. I like that build quality. (Feel free to play football with some of those synth specific stomp boxes guys! *wink-wink*)
Value
Before my fretting hand got too badly damaged to play bass anymore, I wanted the bass version of this product. I believe that it was discontinued, and I missed my chance. I got the GT-1B but didn't like working with it. When I saw that this was available, I didn't hesitate to put it into my cart. Only then, after the fact, did I realize that it was in "blemished" condition. I almost went back and put a new, full priced one in my cart simply because I didn't want the hassle of potentially returning a broken product. So, yes, I do believe this is worth the normal retail price.
Manufacturer Support
In the 12 years I've been playing, I've owned several Boss products from tuners to metronomes to multi effects pedals and I have NEVER had to reach out for support. In my estimation, that's the BEST form of customer service!
The Wow Factor
G.A.S.! I can't play guitar a lick. But I've bought guitars in the past simply to hang them on the wall. I can't say that I would ever buy THIS product if I didn't need it. But I'm sure that it will still find some place in my home studio, even after the actual pedal board is complete
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Submitted August 30, 2014 by Roxanne A in Mesa, AZ

"Like a pedal board"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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I really like the sound, tone and feel of this mufti-effects pedal. Manual mode allows pedal board style operation. The amp models are quite good. There are also many professional presets for download at Boss Tone Central.

Musical Background:

I've been playing and recording for decades. I play both electric and acoustic guitars. I am a semi-pro.

Musical Style:

I play Rock, Blues, Indie, Acoustic, Progressive.
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Submitted April 11, 2022 by a customer from gmail.com

"Awesome"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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I have been playing over 40 yrs and this pedal does it all. I can't imagine having the board with multiple pedals ever again. Well worth the $$.
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Submitted July 13, 2023 by a customer from outlook.com

"AWESOME"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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This pedal is great doing 2 gigs this weekend and it the only pedal i am taking "no mo pedal boards!!!"
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Submitted June 29, 2014 by a customer from gmail.com

"awesome effects!"

Overall: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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Great effect!s My only issue with the ME-80 is the Overdrive/Distortion section which I use 80% of the time and Being with two different bands I can chose which Overdrive/Distortion I want. But it was still too sterile sounding for me,maybe I'll wait a couple of years for the next revision. Other than that, its easy to use,easy to program,awesome effects,great Boss quality. If you don't mind a slightly sterile Overdrive/Distortion then get it! its a great deal! But as for me,I'll just wait a couple more years till Boss gets the OD/DS section figured out and I'm sure they will. They have great Engineers and great minds that work over there.....

Musical Background:

live/studio

Musical Style:

almost all
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Submitted November 12, 2015 by Travis T in Somerset, TX

"Fantastic"

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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This is my first real effect pedal, so I don't know much, but what I do know is it's perfect for writing music. I can play anything from jazzy tunes to high gain metal. I wouldn't recommend it in a live setting unless you really get to understand it and set it up perfectly. I've owned it for a month and I'm still adjusting knobs trying to get the right sound, but that's because I'm a perfectionist. I love it though, it's better than any other multi effect pedal I've played with. It's easy to setup and get going right away. No digital menus to go through, so it's straight forward. All of the effects are pretty good, but some are a bit digital, but that's okay.

Musical Background:

I've been playing for a little over a year and I play at home but I'm working on getting a band together

Musical Style:

Pop punk, folk, classic rock, metal, acoustic, and math rock
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Submitted April 10, 2016 by Aaron Lietz in Whiting, IN

"Boss ME80"

Overall: 4 out of 5 stars
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The pedal is pretty awesome. Has a variety of uses. Only thing I feel that really pokes out to me, sound wise, is that the effects have a digital edge and I still get some noise in my fx loop even with the noise active and my ISP Decimator G STRING in the chain. The Terra echo is great and the ability to loop your riffs is awesome, definitely comes in handy. Wish there was better EQ on it but it's not too bad. Still that digital edgy sound if you're not careful. As for quality it's built great. All metal pretty much with some weight.

Musical Background:

Guitar for over 12 years, self taught, in a touring band for 6 years, also audio production and sound.

Musical Style:

Metal, metalcore, indie, progressive, rock, acoustic, hardcore, post hardcore
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Submitted August 31, 2014 by todd swenson in saint paul, MN

"boss me-80 guitar multi-effects pedal"

Overall: 2.5 out of 5 stars
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An amazing but complicated box. The only way to learn to operate this system is hands on training. once you get by that it becomes an easy tool to use and the effects are awesome with good sound and an amazing effects. I am satisfied in this item.

Musical Background:

I jam at home using keyboards and electric gutiar. I've been playing 25 years.

Musical Style:

rock
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Submitted November 8, 2016 by Randy D in muscle shoals, AL

"Good but not Great."

Overall: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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I bought this here through zZounds with their magnificent Play As You Pay plan. The unit came in pretty quick and packaged extremely well. I plugged it up and starting jamming with it. The effects are pretty solid but the distortion is very thin and crackly. It would work if you play low distortion blues or rock but for metal it just did not cut it for me. in short, if you like wild effects and sparkly cleans this unit if for you, but if you like a modern metal tone i would go somewhere else.

Musical Background:

Been playing hard rock and metal for 6 years. I'm a drummer/ guitarist/ producer.

Musical Style:

Hard Rock, Metal
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Submitted June 7, 2014 by G P

"Falls short for the money but, usable"

Overall: 3 out of 5 stars
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I just recently sold my GT-100 because the sound was too thin (digital) and there were many digital artifacts when controlling effects parameters (stepping can be heard in every single instance when changing values via a controller) - I was hoping BOSS might have corrected some of these with the ME-80 - unfortunately, they haven't - it's very strange, but it seems the company has taken a "lowest denominator" approach to their new products - as though they figure most people won't be able to identify those issues.I was so disappointed in the sound and features (lack thereof) that I actually asked Zzounds for an RMA#, the very next day! Then, I had an idea: I connected my analog pedals to it for taking care of compression and ovedrive/distortion, and only use the ME-80 for other effects - that improved the sound and, even though I will have to carry some extra pedals, it's still easier than carrying my huge pedal boards for smaller gigs and/or rehearsal - so, I decided to keep it. Here are some things that BOSS could have done better, imo:1) have a switch for the speaker emulation as opposed to force you to plug something in, which is sure to cause problems in the long run. How expensive can a simple switch be?2) offer a few more effects, such as the SLICER, etc... and have more options for where those effects are located on the pedal board (which switch turns them on/off) as it is, I feel short changed for the amount of money the unit costs. Right now, the compression takes up the same slot as other effect and that is a waste. There should be a full-time compression "module" that can be switch on/off3) the AMP modelling is pretty weak - I don't even care if they actually emulate ANY amps, I just would like it to say good - this sounds very thing and digital - the DRIVE amp can be worked with and with the addition of an analog compressor it's workable3) again, the EQ section (not the the one in the AMP) should have its own, full time slot - instead, it now shares with other effects, such a Delay, CHR, etc..4) if you record a loop and then want to switch memory location (i.e. switch to a different patch), the loop is immediately erased - I don't know if this can be changed in the system options but, I don't recall seeing such a note in the manual.5) Why no effects loop? Really, at this price, there should be one.On the positive side the unit is a pleasure to use! Very easy and very intuitive - I hope they use this system on the next GT-100MKII or whatever they will call it - the knobs are just the ONLY way to go when creating patches! No more scrolling through screens/pages, etc... My wish list for the new replacement of the GT-100 is:1) an ANALOG section for COMPRESSION and DRIVE sounds2) An interface that uses the KNOBS for each section (as in the ME-80) 3) the new DOUBLE foot switches - those things rock!4) the MEMORY/MANUAL switch as in the ME-80 (please, no more having to press 2 switches at once, please!I used it at a gig last night, running stereo with a Boogie DC-3 and a TECH 21 PWR 60 cab and it sounded very good! It will NOT sound that good directly through a PA, even with the speaker emulation turned on, so be aware of that.All in all, it will make my life a bit easier and with a little ingenuity can be made to sound very good for most types of music. But, there will be compromises and some shortcomings to accept.

Musical Background:

Full-time Professional

Musical Style:

Rock/Country/Jazz/Fusion/Latin
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Submitted June 19, 2019 by Knowa Patterson in North Baltimore, OH

"Beat my expectations!!"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Just received it today in the mail playing on it for a few hours I’m no expert when it comes to petals but it was very easy to understand how to use. The biggest thing I read in the reviews was that the distortion wasn’t adequate, In my case it was more than enough and I’m pretty sure you can get some metal tones out of it if you explore all your options. Overall very happy with the purchase!!

Musical Background:

Guitar, Bass, 13 years.

Musical Style:

Pre and post grunge, heavy rock and metal, mix in some blues, bluegrass and folk in there as well.
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Submitted January 31, 2016 by Richard Riner in Houston, TX

"Nice pedal for everything!"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Theres already plenty of reviews about this pedal but it does live up to its name. I love the distortion it delivers. I use a Marshall amp and a Gibson studio electric, put all three together it rocks!! I love it!

Musical Background:

5 years playing, jam at home, with friends

Musical Style:

For sure rock, some country, whatever I like...
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Submitted April 20, 2021 by a customer from yahoo.com

"BOSS ME 80 isn't anything like it's cracked up to be."

Overall: 3 out of 5 stars
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I'll start be saying I REALLY wanted to love this pedal. GREAT layout and looks amazing.I really like the amount of options and the workflow. As usual zZounds was amazing (I got the pedal is less than 24 hours) But the tones are just God awful. I'm playing this in front of a Peavey Classic 30 which is amazing on it's own. This pedal made it sound like an overprocessed modeling amp. Keep in mind I was NOT even using the pre amp section when doing my tone test. I could find ONE stomp box that sounded even remotely usable.Overall I'm pretty disappointed but some MIGHT like this pedal. I'm just very picky.Hope this helps for future buyers
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Submitted January 15, 2016 by Richard Riner in Houston, TX

"Lots of variations!"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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I have had this about a month and am still working my way through all the possible combinations I can get out of it. It has good sound, good adjustments, easy to use, so far I love it!

Musical Background:

4 years playing guitar, some keyboard, jam at home and with friends.

Musical Style:

Rock and country and whatever I feel..
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