BOSS GX-1 Ultra-Portable Guitar Amp & Effects Processor
Pack premium concert-tier guitar processing directly into your gig bag pocket. The BOSS GX-1 is an ultra-portable modeling powerhouse engineered to provide uncompromising guitar tones for rehearsals, home recording, and live performances. Inheriting its professional tone engine from the acclaimed GX-100 and GX-10 processors, this remarkably compact unit features advanced AIRD technology for authentic tube amplifier touch response. With a high-resolution color display, intuitive navigation, and flexible power options, the GX-1 stands as the ultimate grab-and-go solution for modern guitarists on the move.
Key Features
- Premium AIRD Modeling Architecture: Powered by BOSS’s proprietary Augmented Impulse Response Dynamics (AIRD) engine to reproduce the organic interaction, natural sag, and complex touch response of legendary tube amplifiers.
- Massive Amp & Effects Library: Comes loaded with 23 highly expressive, studio-grade amplifier profiles and over 140 premium BOSS effects—spanning historic overdrives, distortions, modulations, delays, and reverbs.
- Effortless Gear Suite Workflow: Introduces the innovative Gear Suite feature, which groups professionally tuned parameters together so you can dial in a fully configured, mix-ready tone package with a single knob turn.
- Intuitive Interface with Color Display: Features a bright, high-resolution color graphic LCD paired with dedicated, hexagon-shaped category buttons that provide immediate visual feedback and lightning-fast editing access.
- Eight Simultaneous Effect Blocks: Build highly customized virtual pedalboards with eight concurrent effect blocks—alongside a dedicated volume pedal block and independent noise suppression—with a completely adjustable signal chain routing order.
- Studio-Grade 32-Bit Processing: Delivers pristine audio fidelity with 24-bit AD conversion (enhanced by BOSS's proprietary Adaptive Focus method), 32-bit DA conversion, and lightning-fast 32-bit floating-point processing at a 48 kHz sampling rate.
- Integrated Looper & Phrase Tools: Equipped with an onboard phrase looper that records up to 38 seconds in mono (19 seconds in stereo), perfect for building layers, practicing solos, and developing songs on the fly.
- Flexible 3-Way Power Matrix: Run the processor completely wireless on four standard AA alkaline batteries (up to 5 hours of runtime), power it with a standard AC adapter on stage, or run it directly off USB bus power or portable power banks.
- USB-C Interface & Speaker IR Support: Functions as a professional USB-C audio interface for your DAW while offering dedicated system slots for loading your favorite custom third-party WAV speaker Impulse Responses (IRs).
- Wireless App Integration & Practice Tools: Connects via Bluetooth to the BOSS Tone Studio app (iOS/Android/Mac/PC). The app features a powerful Session mode that lets you stream YouTube backing tracks with integrated A/B looping and speed adjustments.
Specifications
| Specification | Details |
| Model / SKU | GX-1 Guitar Effects Processor |
| A/D/A Conversion | 24-bit AD (Adaptive Focus), 32-bit DA, 32-bit Floating-Point |
| Sampling Frequency | 48 kHz |
| Onboard Tone Library | 23 Amp Types, 146 Total Effects |
| Preset Memories | 99 Factory Presets + 99 User Storage Slots |
| Phrase Looper Time | 38 Seconds (Mono) / 19 Seconds (Stereo) |
| Hardware Controls | Down/Up Switches, CTL1 Switch, EXP1 Pedal, 3 Parameter Knobs |
| Display Panel | 320 x 240 Dot Color Graphic LCD |
| Analog I/O Connectors | 1/4" Instrument Input, 1/4" Output (L/Mono, R), 1/8" Phones Out |
| Expansion & Control Ports | 1/4" TRS CTL2,3/EXP2 Jack, USB Type-C®, Bluetooth Adaptor Slot |
| Dimensions (W x D x H) | 12-1/8" x 5-7/8" x 2-1/4" (307 x 149 x 56 mm) |
| Net Weight | 2 lbs 11 oz (1.2 kg) |
Stop lugging heavy physical pedalboards and temperamental tube amps just to get professional studio-grade guitar tones on the road. Command elite AIRD amplifiers, vast BOSS effects libraries, and high-tech YouTube learning tools inside an ultra-light layout that effortlessly drops into your guitar case pocket.
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