Boss SY-1000 Guitar Synthesizer

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Boss SY-1 Synthesizer Effect Pedal

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Recommended price £269

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adapter included	no
Centre positive/negative	centre negative
Sustainable product	not specified
extra guitar pickup required	no
stereo output	no
true bypass	no

Power supply plug	barrel 2.1 mm (inner diameter)
can be powered by battery	yes
Voltage	9 V
mini pedal	~
Effect type	~

Boss SY-200 Synthesizer Effect Pedal

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Recommended price £399

£259

adapter included	no
Centre positive/negative	centre negative
Sustainable product	not specified
extra guitar pickup required	no
stereo output	no
true bypass	~

Power supply plug	barrel 2.1 mm (inner diameter)
can be powered by battery	yes
Voltage	9 V
mini pedal	~
Effect type	~

Boss GM-800 Guitar Synthesizer

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Recommended price £644

£539

adapter included	yes
Centre positive/negative	centre negative
Sustainable product	not specified
extra guitar pickup required	yes, available separately
stereo output	yes
true bypass	~

Power supply plug	barrel 2.1 mm (inner diameter)
can be powered by battery	no
Voltage	9 V
mini pedal	~
Effect type	~

Boss VG-800 V-Guitar Processor

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Recommended price £693

£539

adapter included	yes
Centre positive/negative	centre negative
Sustainable product	not specified
extra guitar pickup required	yes, available separately
stereo output	yes
true bypass	no

Power supply plug	barrel 2.1 mm (inner diameter)
can be powered by battery	no
Voltage	9 V
mini pedal	no
Effect type	instrument simulation / synth

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Boss SY-1000 Guitar Synthesizer
Product no: 9000-0058-1907 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

Ever since the '70s, both Boss and parent company Roland have been known as pioneers in the world of guitar synthesizers. The SY-1000 Guitar Synthesizer is the next advancement of their renowned GK Series. The new Sound Engine and high-performance DSP give you the contemporary cream of the crop in terms of sound quality and creative options. To give you an idea, the digital signal processor inside the SY-1000 is six times as fast as the one packed inside the SY-300! Not only does it allow for lightning-fast response but surgically precise playing.

The SY-1000: At least Three Synths for Guitar And Bass

This Boss synth caters to both guitarists and bassists and while it's of course possible to hook up your string instrument using a TS jack cable, you may want to consider an optional GK pickup to pull every last bit of sonic potential out of the SY-1000. Three synths are served up for each instrument and the first two - the Dynamic and OSC synths - can be selected as a mode. The Dynamic Synth is based on state-of-the-art guitar synthesis technology and offers the choice between 10 wave forms that can be tweaked to taste via 2 LFOs, 6 filters, 2 step sequencers and the amp control section, while the OSC boasts a more analogue character for more grip on ADSR and a wealth of filters. In addition, Boss have loaded in the GR-300 and ANALOG GR synths for respectively guitar and bass.

Even More Options And Usability For Electric and Acoustic Guitars and Basses

We haven't even mentioned the abundance of choice when it comes to modelling. Both electric guitars and basses as well as their acoustic counterparts are accommodated by this Boss pedal and for each of these instruments there's special amplifier modelling on board. Synth and string instrument sounds can naturally be freely mixed and even the tuning can be virtually changed up as needed. Fire up VIO modelling to turn your plectrum into a violin bow or easily pepper your sound with one of the five Poly-FX. If you combine it with one or more dependable Boss footswitches (not included), you won't simply be stepping into a new world of sound, but an entire universe.

Specifications

Product features

Adapter included	yes
Centre positive/negative	centre negative
Sustainable product	not specified
Extra guitar pickup required	yes, available separately
Stereo output	yes
Power supply plug	barrel 2.1 mm (inner diameter)
Can be powered by battery	no
Voltage	9 V

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	3,8 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	49,5 x 33,0 x 13,5 cm

Product specifications

Boss synth effect pedal
model: SY-1 Synthesizer
instrument types (guitar mode):
- 3 guitar synth: dynamic synth, osc synth, GR-300
- 13 electric guitar modeling
- 31 electric guitar amp modeling
- 10 acoustic guitar modeling
- 31 acoustic guitar amp modeling
- 3 bass modeling
- 31 bass amp modeling
- 13 Vio guitar modeling
- 5 Poly FX
instrument types (bass mode):
- 3 guitar synth: dynamic synth, osc synth, analog gr
- 11 bass modeling
- 31 bass amp modeling
- 1 acoustic bass modeling
- 31 acoustic bass amp modeling
- 3 electric guitar modeling
- 31 electric guitar amp modeling
- 5 Poly FX
alternative tunings:
- Guitar mode: Open (D, E, G, A,), Drop (D tot A), D-Modal, Nashville, Shift (-12 tot +12), 12-String, User
- Bass mode: Shift (-12 to +12)
over 150 effect-types
patch memory:
- guitar mode: 200 presets + 200 user
- bass mode: 200 presets + 200 user
AD/DA conversion: 32-bit, Adaptive Focus method
sample rate: 48 kHz
controls:
- output level
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
switches:
- power
- bank down
- back up
- ctl1
- ctl 2
- 1, 2, 3, 4
- inst
- effects
- ctl
- exit
- write
- system
- page left
- page right
inputs:
- 13-pin GK in
- guitar: mono jack
- mono jack return
outputs:
- mono jack send
- 6.35 mm jack r/mono main output
- 6.35 mm jack l/phones main output
- 6.35 mm jack r/mono sub output
- 6.35 mm jack l sub output
- 6.35 mm jack ctl 3, 4/exp 1
- 6.35 mm jack ctl 5, 6/exp 2
- USB
- MIDI out/thru
- MIDI IN
power supply: 9V DC (800 mA, Roland PSB-1U included)
dimensions: 345 x 245 x 67 mm
weight: 2.5 kg

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AdrianG November 25, 2020

Wrote the following about Boss SY-1000 Guitar Synthesizer

The SY1000 has loads of functionality and delivers with strong vintage synth sounds. Also I was particularly impressed with the guitar to MIDI feature which works better than I had hoped. Downsides are the complexity of set up and editing and the lack of some obvious pre-sets for decent strings, flute, organ and piano sounds. The SY1000 synth waveforms don't really allow for this and, although you can always use guitar to MIDI into a sampled waveform synth to achieve the aim, it means more gear - making it less suitable for live use in a covers band where these sounds are often needed.

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Boss SY-1000 Handleiding	Manual	Dutch
Boss SY-1000 Reference Manual	Manual	English
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Boss SY-1000 Using Tone Studio Mobile	Manual	Unknown
Boss SY-1000 Connecting Android Tone Studio	Manual	Unknown
Boss SY-1000 Connecting iOS Tone Studio	Manual	Unknown