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Owner’s Manual
Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the BOSS
GT-6 Guitar Effects Processor.
Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled:
• USING THE UNIT SAFELY (page 2–3)
• IMPORTANT NOTES (page 4)
These sections provide important information concerning
the proper operation of the unit.
Additionally, in order to feel assured that you have gained a
good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit,
Owner’s manual should be read in its entirety. The
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USING THE UNIT SAFELY The symbol alerts the user to important instructions Used for instructions intended to alert or warnings.The specific meaning of the symbol is the user to the risk of death or severe determined by the design contained within the injury should the unit be used triangle. In the case of the symbol at left, it is used for improperly. general cautions, warnings, or alerts to danger. Used for instructions intended to alert The symbol aler
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012b 101b • Immediately turn the power off, remove the AC • The unit and the AC adaptor should be located so adaptor from the outlet, and request servicing by their location or position does not interfere with your retailer, the nearest Roland Service Center, or their proper ventilation. an authorized Roland distributor, as listed on the .......................................................................................................... 102c “Information” pa
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IMPORTANT NOTES 291a In addition to the items listed under “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” on page 2–3, please read and observe the following: Power Supply Additional Precautions 301 551 • Do not use this unit on the same power circuit with any • Please be aware that the contents of memory can be device that will generate line noise (such as an electric irretrievably lost as a result of a malfunction, or the motor or variable lighting system). improper
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Contents USING THE UNIT SAFELY ......................... 2 Chapter 4 The Effects Explained.............24 PREAMP/SPEAKER IMPORTANT NOTES................................... 4 (Preamp/Speaker Simulator)........................................ 24 OVERDRIVE/DISTORTION ...................................... 27 Main Features ............................................. 7 DELAY.............................................................................. 28 CHORUS..........
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Limiting the Banks That Can Be Switched Chapter 5 (Bank Extent) ................................................................... 61 Settings for Using the Expression Setting “Expression Pedal Hold” ................................ 62 and Control Pedals (Pedal Assign)......... 47 Setting the Knob Functions (Knob Mode) ................ 62 Settings for Using the Expression Pedal.....................47 Setting the External Foot Switch Functions Settings f
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Main Features Built-IN COSM Amp and COSM Overdrive/ Expression Pedal/Expression Pedal Distortion for Maximum Distortion Switch and Control Pedal The highly advanced combination of COSM amp with the The unit features an expression pedal and control pedal that COSM overdrive/distortion provides you with the most you can use for controlling the functions in each patch. The powerful distortion effects for your performances. functions that can be assigned to the expression
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Names of Things and What They Do Front Panel fig.00-01 45 2 44 1 29 40 43 41 42 25 3 4 7 5 6 8 9 30 10 11 26 31 33 27 34 12 13 17 18 23 36 14 21 39 15 16 19 20 22 24 28 37 38 32 35 1 Display ■ PREAMP/SPEAKER (p. 24) A variety of information about the GT-6 appears here. (PREAMP/SPEAKER SIMULATOR) The left display shows the bank number. 3 TYPE Knob 2 PATCH LEVEL Knob Selects the preamp type. Adjusts the volume level of the currently selected patch. 4 GAIN Knob Adjusts the degree
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Names of Things and What They Do 6 MIDDLE Knob ■ CHORUS (p. 29) Adjusts the sound quality of the preamp’s midrange. 21 LEVEL Knob 7 TREBLE Knob Adjusts the volume level of the chorus sound. Adjusts the sound quality of the preamp’s high- The chorus sound increases as the knob is turned to the frequency range. right (clockwise). 8 LEVEL Knob 22 CHORUS ON/OFF Button Adjusts the preamp volume level. Press to change the setting. 9 SPEAKER Knob ■ REVERB (p. 29) Selects the speaker type. 23 LEVEL Kn
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Names of Things and What They Do 31 EXIT Button 43 Expression Pedal Use this to undo operations. Controls volume, wah, and many other parameters. 32 WRITE Button Press to store settings. When you operate the expression pedal, please be careful not to get your fingers pinched between the 33 EZ TONE Button movable part and the panel. Used to search for tones. In households with small children, an adult should provide supervision until the child is capable of 34 PEDAL ASSIGN Button following al
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Names of Things and What They Do Rear Panel fig.00-02 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 INPUT Jack The guitar is connected here. 2 OUTPUT LEVEL Knob Adjusts the volume level of the output from the output and headphone jacks. 3 OUTPUT R/L (MONO) Jacks Connect to your amp, mixer, or such device. 4 PHONES Jack Connect headphones here. 5 SEND/RETURN Jacks Connect these to external effects processors. 6 DIGITAL OUT Connector Outputs digital audio signals. 7 SUB EXP PEDAL/SUB CTL 1,2 Jack (SUB EXP Pedal/SUB
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Chapter 1 Playing Sounds Output Select (p. 14): LINE/PHONES, LINE (PA) Making the Connections fig.01-03 * To prevent malfunction and/or damage to speakers or other AC Adaptor BRC-series devices, always turn down the volume, and turn off the power Stereo on all devices before making any connections. Headphones * Raise the amp volume only after turning on the power to all INPUT PHONES connected devices. * When outputting in mono, connect the cable to the OUTPUT L (MONO) jack. OUTPUT R OUTPUT L
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Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Playing Sounds * To prevent the inadvertent disruption of power to your unit Turning on the Power (should the plug be pulled out accidentally), and to avoid applying undue stress to the AC adaptor jack, anchor the Once the connections have been completed, turn on power to power cord using the cord hook, as shown in the illustration. your various devices in the order specified. By turning on fig.01-05 devices in the wrong order, you risk causing malfunction and/or damage
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Chapter 1 Playing Sounds STACK RETURN: Making Settings for a Connected Use this setting when connecting to RETURN of a stack Device (Amp) (Output Select) amp or rack mounted power amp. Select the type of device connected to the OUTPUT jack. LINE/PHONES: Use this setting when using headphones or when To derive the maximum performance from the GT-6, connecting to a multi-track recorder for recording. be sure to make the correct setting for OUTPUT LINE (PA): SELECT, the one that’s most suitabl
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Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Playing Sounds What is a Patch? How to Switch Patches (Patch Change) The GT-6 can store 340 combinations (or “sets”) of effects and parameter settings. Each of these sets is called a “patch,” Using the GT-6 to Select Patches with patches organized by bank and number as shown below. Patches are switched by selecting a “bank” (1-85) and fig.01-11 “number” (1-4). Bank 85 The bank and number appear in the GT-6’s display as shown in the following figure. fig.01-14a Bank 36 B
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Chapter 1 Playing Sounds Switching the Bank and Number fig.01-16 1 2 1. Press a BANK pedal. The bank switches, then the indicator for the numbered pedal that was active before the BANK pedal was pressed starts flashing, indicating that the GT-6 is ready for selection of the patch number (at this stage, however, the patch is not switched yet). 2. Select the number of the patch you want to switch to by pressing the corresponding number pedal. The indicator for the selected number pedal lights
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Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Creating You Own Favorite Tones (Patches) Finding Tones Resembling Those Adjusting the Tones with the You Have in Mind (EZ Tone) Knobs In addition to tones (patches) that you can actually use in The GT-6 panel features fifteen knob controls. These knobs performances, the GT-6 also features internal sample settings let you make adjustments or changes to the selected patch’s that are very useful when you want to create such tones on tone quickly and easily. fig.02-03 your ow
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Chapter 2 Creating You Own Favorite Tones (Patches) SPEAKER: Adding Effects Selects the speaker type. When ORIGINAL is selected, you The GT-6’s internal effects are switched on and off with can select the speakers that are best suited for the PREAMP button controls. The indicator for an effect’s ON/OFF button TYPE settings. lights up when the effect is enabled. fig.02-04 OVERDRIVE/DISTORTION TYPE: Selects the type of overdrive or distortion. * After pressing [TYPE VARIATION], you can select
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Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Creating You Own Favorite Tones (Patches) Setting the Effect Tones Making More Detail Settings (Quick Settings) with Individual Parameters Each effect includes prepared sample settings called “Quick Each effect comprises several different kinds of parameters. Settings.” You can easily create new effect sounds just by You can more precisely create the sounds you want by selecting and combining these Quick Settings. editing each of these parameters individually. fig.02-07 1.
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Chapter 2 Creating You Own Favorite Tones (Patches) Pedal Bend Using the Pedal Effects fig.02-09 (Wah, Pedal Bend) 4 You can use the GT-6’s expression pedal to obtain wah and pedal bend (pedal-controlled pitch bend) effects. Wah 3 fig.02-08 1 4 1 5 3 1. Press [FX-2]. 2. Turn on the FX-2 effect (“Adding Effects”; p. 18). * This step is not required if the effect is already on. 3. Press PARAMETER [ ] [ ] to select the FX 5 Select parameter. 4. Rotate the VALUE dial to change the value (setting
