BOSS GT-1000
BOSS’s flagship AIRD floor processor with 32-bit/96 kHz processing, deep routing, dual send/return loops and extensive performance control.
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Floor processors
Full control surfaces for presets, scenes, expression and stage routing.
Shop floor processors 02Compact multi-effects
Portable processing for small boards, practice and backup rigs.
Shop compact multi-effects 03Amp modelers
Direct rigs with amplifier, cabinet and effects processing.
Shop amp modelers 04Controllers and FRFR
MIDI, expression and full-range monitoring for complete systems.
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BOSS GX-100
AIRD amp modeling, freely arranged chains and a color touchscreen make complex routing visible and practical onstage.
BOSS ME-90
A knob-driven multi-effects floorboard with 11 AIRD amp models, 60 effects and an operating style close to individual pedals.
Line 6 HX Stomp
Helix-family amps, cabinets and effects in a compact three-switch format with stereo routing, MIDI, USB audio and an effects loop.
Fender Tone Master Pro
A flagship touchscreen workstation with ten footswitch encoders, broad amp and effects modeling, four effects loops and extensive stage I/O.
HeadRush Flex Prime
A compact touchscreen modeler with an expression pedal, amp and pedal cloning, cloud sharing, USB audio and a performance looper.
Hotone Ampero II Stage
A compact dual-chain processor with a five-inch touchscreen, scene switching, flexible I/O and support for third-party speaker IRs.
Line 6 POD Go
A portable floorboard with HX-family sounds, a large color display, onboard expression, snapshots, an effects loop and USB recording.
Zoom G6
A touchscreen floor processor that combines amp modeling, effects, user IR loading, an expression pedal, rhythms and an onboard looper.
Line 6 Helix LT
A full-size dual-DSP Helix processor with a large color display, touch-sensitive switches, expression control and flexible stage routing.
System decisions
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Foundations
Guitar Effects Types: From Gain to Time and Pitch
Understand the major guitar-effects families, what each changes in the signal and which controls matter when building a rig.
BuyingMulti-Effects Processor Buying Guide
Compare multi-effects processors by sound architecture, foot control, routing, I/O, editing, durability and expansion needs.
BuyingBOSS GT-1000 vs GX-100 vs ME-90: Signal Chain, Controls and Amp Modeling
Compare the BOSS GT-1000, GX-100 and ME-90 by signal-chain editing, movable send/return placement, physical controls and AIRD amp modeling.
BuyingMulti-Effects vs. Individual Pedals
Choose between a multi-effects processor, individual pedals or a hybrid rig by comparing control, routing, repeatability and resilience.
BuyingCompact Multi-Effects vs. Full Floorboards
Compare compact and full-size multi-effects by foot access, I/O, expression control, DSP capacity, portability and stage visibility.
ArchitectureEffects-Only Units vs. Amp-Modeling Processors
Decide whether a rig needs effects only, amplifier and cabinet modeling, or both by tracing where tone and speaker behavior originate.