New Boss - MS-3 - ignore me - new to me, but not to everybody else!

newi123

Saw this today whilst browsing the guitarplayer website on a conference call...........

Looks interesting - combines multi fx and pedal switching - much like a modern mini G system I guess! From the connections can`t see you could use it in 4 cable method, unless you can use one of the loops to do that. 

Look forward to reviews and seeing the price point.

https://www.boss.info/global/products/ms-3/

colourofsound

Way ahead of you bud  http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/105116/boss-ms-3-multi-effects-loop-switcher-just-announced#latest

newi123

colourofsound said:

Way ahead of you bud  http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/105116/boss-ms-3-multi-effects-loop-switcher-just-announced#latest

People usually are! :-(

How`ve I missed this up to now?

BintyTwanger77

Ooh, option number 2 for mini-board:

Get an MS-3 and have two ODs (Klone and Bluesdriver clone) and an El Capistan in the 3 loops.

professorben

BintyTwanger77 said:

Ooh, option number 2 for mini-board:

Get an MS-3 and have two ODs (Klone and Bluesdriver clone) and an El Capistan in the 3 loops.

Why a BD clone?

Wazmeister

I must say, whilst I wait for my Helix, I fancy one of these for my analogue 'real' board...

I do have 2 questions, which may not be answerable yet....

1.) I wonder how this MS-3 would work primarily as a midi device; say compared to a Helix or Disaster Area ?

2.) How will the effects compare to their Boss 'real' equivalent ?

TheBigDipper

Wazmeister said:

I must say, whilst I wait for my Helix, I fancy one of these for my analogue 'real' board...

I do have 2 questions, which may not be answerable yet....

1.) I wonder how this MS-3 would work primarily as a midi device; say compared to a Helix or Disaster Area ?

2.) How will the effects compare to their Boss 'real' equivalent ?

Re 1: It's not very clear how sophisticated the MIDI support is. I haven't yet found out (from the downloadable doc, I don't own one) how to programme MIDI, or how many commands on how many channels can be sent from one preset. Anyone worked that out? 

BintyTwanger77

professorben said:

BintyTwanger77 said:

Ooh, option number 2 for mini-board:

Get an MS-3 and have two ODs (Klone and Bluesdriver clone) and an El Capistan in the 3 loops.

Why a BD clone?

Because I already have one, the JRockett Blue Note. It's very good.

cbellanga

TheBigDipper said:

Wazmeister said:

I must say, whilst I wait for my Helix, I fancy one of these for my analogue 'real' board...

I do have 2 questions, which may not be answerable yet....

1.) I wonder how this MS-3 would work primarily as a midi device; say compared to a Helix or Disaster Area ?

2.) How will the effects compare to their Boss 'real' equivalent ?

Re 1: It's not very clear how sophisticated the MIDI support is. I haven't yet found out (from the downloadable doc, I don't own one) how to programme MIDI, or how many commands on how many channels can be sent from one preset. Anyone worked that out? 

It looks like you can control up to 4 devices. Looks like it sends CC and PC messages + midi clock

revsorg

This might be a stupid question but I was looking at the D&M Drive which can use TRS insert cables to integrate into a G2.  Could you use an MS-3 instead of a G2?

colourofsound

revsorg said:

This might be a stupid question but I was looking at the D&M Drive which can use TRS insert cables to integrate into a G2.  Could you use an MS-3 instead of a G2?

Yes; works in exactly the same way. The D&M would take up two of the three loops on the MS-3 if I've understood it correctly

Freebird

BintyTwanger77 said:

Ooh, option number 2 for mini-board:

Get an MS-3 and have two ODs (Klone and Bluesdriver clone) and an El Capistan in the 3 loops.

You can stack the pedals, so you are not limited to 3 pedals, e.g. Klone & Bluesdriver in Loop 1, Rat & Tube Screamer in Loop 2, Delay & Reverb in Loop 3, or you can even use Loop 3 for 4CM.

Did you get get one yet?

BintyTwanger77

Freebird said:

BintyTwanger77 said:

Ooh, option number 2 for mini-board:

Get an MS-3 and have two ODs (Klone and Bluesdriver clone) and an El Capistan in the 3 loops.

You can stack the pedals, so you are not limited to 3 pedals, e.g. Klone & Bluesdriver in Loop 1, Rat & Tube Screamer in Loop 2, Delay & Reverb in Loop 3, or you can even use Loop 3 for 4CM.

Did you get get one yet?

No, haven't got one yet, not sure I could make use of one with this lot (minus comp, plus Rat clone & soon a JHS buffer).

https://imgur.com/gallery/Q2bRK

Might be better with an ES5.