The Fremen’s Essentials pack for the Boss GX-100 has 84 presets. These are a collection of cleans/rock/fusion/metal tones, using all the Amps of the GX-100, except the bass ones. The focus here is on getting the best tones with each amp model. These sounds are meant to be used to play at home or any pop-rock-metal-modern blues cover band – I play in various bands myself.
The GT-1000 version of these presets use IRs, but these ones, for now, uses only stock cabs. The reason : there’s currently a bug in the GX-100, and IRs aren’t sounding like they should. Boss is aware of that fact – a representative of the company even contacted me – and will fix this in a future firmware. So, here’s the good news : when this firmware will be released, I’ll add a “IR version” of these presets, so you have a second setlist with at least 84 presets, including a tonematch of the famous Rockman X-100 (which I didn’t include in the “Stock Cabs” version because it needs its own specific IR). You’ll also have all the user IRs needed. It will be up to you to use the IR or stock cabs versions, you’ll have 160+ presets to chose from! You’ll just need to download the updated version of the pack from my website.
These presets were made with a Fender Stratocaster type guitar (SSS, or HSS). I usually use the bridge humbucker for moderate distortion to high gain, and single coils (bridge + middle, or neck, or also both humbuckers on a HH guitar) for clean tones and edge of breakup/light crunch. The CTL 1 switch is used in almost all presets, for tonal variation (rhythm/lead, or adding modulations/delays etc). Made on a GT-1000 Core, they are fully compatible with the regular, non-Core version of the Boss GT-1000.
These presets are meant to be used with the RECORDING Output mode, and in stereo, ideally with FRFR amps and/or studio monitors, and direct to PA.
1 comment
Kevin Sigmon
Hey Thib,
As always my friend some of the best patches I have purchased for this unit and I have purchased from 7 different well known people. Thanks for all you do my friend. Your work is greatly appreciated!