Boss ME-90 Guitar Multi-effects Pedal

In my multiple decades as a guitar player I've gone from pedals to rack mount processors and eventually back to pedals.The BOSS ME 90 is in my opinion a perfect middle ground.The amp simulators alone are worth the price but when you add the ability to configure multiple effects and save as a patch this thing is a steal at under $300. bucks. No more kneeling down on stage to reconfigure a pedal between songs. On foot switch to change banks and one to select your patch and you're ready to count off into the next song. Also it's incredibly user friendly. No digging into deep menus, this thing is dialed with the simplicity of pedals and saves your configuration and access like a DSP. You get countless effects for the cost of a couple of pedals. Oh and did I mention it sounds amazing? Well it does.

I owned an ME70 for years. I wanted to check out the difference between the two. I am glad to report that it is s night and day difference. If you are consideringpurchasing two or more Boss stomp boxes then consider the ME90 and it will give you 36+ effects with the ability to crest your own patches as well as presets for the cost of two boxes. This is s great value.The modeling is digital and sound great. The ease of use in intuitive as it is WISIWYG.

Played through my Marshall DSL 40 on the clean channel I can get some amazing overdrive, chorus and great EQ from the ME 90. The diversity is insane, and its really easy to program each of the slots to match the various sounds/songs you are trying to mimic (if thats what you are into). Or just to find that sound you have always been looking for - its in there somewhere. Love exploring all of the various features. Just get it!

I was a pedal guy. Only two of eight pedals actually worked with tone so I didn’t need much in that sense. I wanted to be ampless and silent stage ready. The eight pedals on my board had so many potential problems with connections and settings that failure during a gig was probable more than possible. Of all the great things on this board the two that helped most was the ability to dial in my tone sitting at a desk with a laptop and the dual output switch of instrument or line giving me ample headroom going into a PA.

This board looks and feels like a toy. Have never had a 25 or 50 but LOVE LOVE LOVE my me-70! The 80 and now the 90 feels and sounds cheap like it was over thought and under designed. Decided to try this model to see if the tech had gotten any better but to my disappointment, no. It will NOT remember what state it was in when powering up. Seems that you have to readjust every knob so it can remember where it was (can you imagine having to do that every time). When switching from memory to manual mode, sound is STILL as memory mode.Don't walk, RUN away from this one!I know that there are many of y’all that love this unit but it is waaaaay to digitally processed and unreliable for me. Boss, you can do better!

The good:- lots of effects to choose from, super customizable. Includes some Boss effects that individually cost a lot now.- footswitches are pretty easy to use- expression pedal is fun- you can load your own IR and set output EQ settingsThe bad:- bluetooth dongle is extra $$$ , and whenever it connects to my phone it defaults to full volume. This has caused tracks to blare very loudly through my amp unintentionally. And to have no Aux In, I feel like they intentionally left it out so you buy the bluetooth dongle. Frustrating because I wanted this to be my all in one practice rig, and it's far from perfect.- The distorted tones are just ok. They take some EQing to sound OK. And even then, I haven't found sounds that I am fully satisfied with. This is my gripe with most multi fx pedals. However Line 6 has seemed to nailed this. I wish Boss would catch up because I like their products better overall.Verdict:- for the money, this is a great practice tool, and potential rig replacement if you play live. However, I would not call this professional grade equipment. This is best suited for a beginner or intermediate player. Of course, it doesn't matter what gear you play on at the end of the day. That being said, if you're particular about high quality sound, I'd look elsewhere.

Easy to use set your own channels, great through an amp and can be E Qued for direct P A plug in

I love all the options available with this pedal board! I wish I sometimes had more options, but I’d buy this again and again if I had to.