Re: Boss Gt-10
My new boss the gear-ho has a problem. He wants to switch channels on his non-channel-switching Matchless (we should all have such problems), controlled by the GT-10. In the past, he has used an A/B/Y footswitch for switching channels, but no he wants to automate it based on the GT-10 patch.
It's not hard to do what he requested - a relay-based A/B/Y box connected to the "Amp Control" output on the GT-10. But it seems kind of kludgey to me - surely the GT-10 has a better way? So, I looked at Boss' website. The manual's not available for download, just the quick start guide. So, I looked at the pictures; stereo outs, but not A/B, so that's probably not going to do it.
But it has an effects loop - hmm. Is it possible to arrange the effects order so the external effects loop come LAST? If so, we might be able to run the loop output to the clean channel (with no return), and the main board output to the dirty channel. That might provide A/B switching, but not A/B/Y. Assuming of course that he doesn't use the loop for something else.
Can somebody with a GT-10 confirm that this will work?
If not, I may have to simply build him the box he asked for, which is getting more complex every time I talk to him...