Boss has unveiled the SY-1000 Guitar Synthesizer, which the company is calling its most powerful guitar/bass synth processor to date.
Users can build patches with three simultaneous instruments and combine them, with an extensive set of parameters for tone shaping, mixing and tuning.
Inputs include a 13-pin GK, as well as a standard ¼-inch to blend in regular guitar/bass pickup sounds.
Ten oscillator waveforms are offered, plus six filter types, amplifier control, two LFOs, and two 16-part step sequencers for automating pitch, filter, and amplitude parameters.
Alongside the Dynamic Synth are two additional synth instruments – OSC Synth (an analog-style engine with numerous filter options and full ADSR control) and a sonic recreation of Roland’s classic early Eighties analog guitar synth, the GR-300.
Instrument models include a large selection of classic electric, acoustic and bass guitars, each with independent tuning, EQ, virtual amp settings and more.
There’s also a unique VIO Guitar instrument that emulates bowed tones, and a Poly FX instrument that produces rich voices with high-res definition.
The SY-1000’s effects and user interface, meanwhile, are derived from Boss’s flagship GT-1000 multi-effects.
Operation and controls include a large LCD display and eight customizable onboard footswitches. There’s also main and sub stereo outputs with independent EQs, and an effects loop for integrating external gear.
The SY-1000 will be available in January 2020 for $999.99. For more information, head to Boss.
Launched alongside the SY-1000 is the Waza-Air Wireless Personal Guitar Amplification System, which crams an entire amp into a set of headphones.
