Monday, June 22, 2009

Which is better Line6 or Boss??

I get asked that question alot. Honestly I can't say one is better than the other. They both have their strengths & weaknesses. It comes down to what type of music you are playing and also how much control you want over your sound. I can say that the GT-10 is highly customizable and it offers way more settings than the X3. To some people that is a turn off because they don't want to get into deep editing of their tone. They just want to plug their guitar in and sound good right off the bat. The sad thing is the stock sounds that come from the factory in these modelers (both the Line6 & Boss) are not very good so most of us like to be able to change the settings to suit our needs. In the end it is you who must decide which is best for you because what is best for me may not be the best for someone else.

Never believe that something is what it is just because someone says so. One must find the truth for themselves. Only then will you know what is the best!!

Loading my GT-10 tones into your own GT-10

To load my GT-10 tones into your own GT-10 you must first download & install the BOSS GT-10 USB Driver & the GT-10 Librarian software located here:
http://www.bossus.com/gear/productdetails.php?ProductId=941

Once you have done that you can download my GT-10 patches from my links. The file you download there will be a .zip file:
GlennDeLaune_GT-10_Bundle_4-12-09.zip
YOU MUST UNZIP THE ZIP FILE, (i repeat) YOU MUST UNZIP THE ZIP FILE,
inside you will find my GT-10 patches:
GlennDeLaune_Bundle_4-12-09.mid

Now with your GT-10 connected to your computer & turned on, open the Librarian software and go to File>Import SMF...>"my .mid file". This will load the patches into the Librarian. My patches start at U10-1 so if your window is not maximized you will not see them. Maximize the window or scroll down until you see U10-1. My patches go from U10-1 to U24-4.

Once the patches are in the Librarian, go to your GT-10 and select a patch you would like to over-write. Then in the Librarian hit the "Temporary Write" button next to the patch you want to audition, this will temporarily load that patch into your GT-10. If you like it and want to keep it hit the "Write" button again and this will permanently install the patch to your GT-10.

Enjoy!

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Boss GT-10 Hot Lead Tones Demo

Here is my latest demo video. I go through some of my lead tones and explain what the different pedals on my pedal board control for each lead tone.