New Boss Pitch Shifter (XS-1)

Musicman20

Sounds great. After the recent negative press on the last Boss pedal, makes you wonder if this ‘leak’ was intentional…

hollywoodrox

Wow this looks different to the similar thing I had years ago 

stickyfiddle

It’s official 

https://youtu.be/Rm0Rs3wmjco?si=Kt42uwxBuluvnp1s

rpr

£195 in stock  at GG, the treadle one has a digital display is £299.

thecolourbox

I have a very similar looking guitar to the sky blue one in the video, was quite disorienting to see it in a strange sort of way - though i suspect it's probably something much more fancy than my Vintage brand one 

EricTheWeary

monquixote said:

Devil#20 said:

What does it do that the EHX Pitch Fork doesn't?

Be reliable.

I watched the first half of the Andertons video this morning and this was hinted at.

monquixote said:

It's such a brilliant interface. 

Two knobs, two switches and everything you could possibly want.
Easy enough you don't need a manual.

Yes the XS-1 looks really straightforward, plug in an expression pedal or extra switch to do more stuff if you want. 

Not really any idea what I would do with one but if I did I think they've nailed this. 

flying_pie

Looks great but it's a shame it's either semitones or octave and there isn't the option for both. I love that my HX One can combine them so I can have -2 semitones to +22 for playing Gojira in standard tuning.

Be interesting to try one and see how the feel is in comparison 

DiscoStu

flying_pie said:

Looks great but it's a shame it's either semitones or octave and there isn't the option for both. I love that my HX One can combine them so I can have -2 semitones to +22 for playing Gojira in standard tuning.

Be interesting to try one and see how the feel is in comparison 

It looks like you can with the XS-100, if I've read this review correctly. You can have 4 simultaneous functions, so you could set the pitch shift value, and also the travel value of the treadle.

https://www.guitarpedalx.com/news/boss-takes-aim-at-the-whammy-drop-and-pitchfork-pedals-with-its-superior-glitch-free-polyphonic-pitch-shifters-the-xs-1-compact-and-4-in-1-xs-100-flagship

Looking at the display on the pedal, it's set to 2 semitones down, with the treadle set to 2 octaves up.

TimmyO

DiscoStu said:

XS-1 demo out in the wild. The tracking sounds really good. 
The layout is so simple too.

Sod pitch shifting I want a Les Paul Classic and a Soldano 

roberty

There's an effect parameter for dry blend

https://static.roland.com/manuals/xs-100/en-US/index.html#106848651381649675

The algorithm sounds really nice

Digitech really dropped the ball on this, or rather Samsung confiscated it for half a decade

monquixote

EricTheWeary said:

monquixote said:

Devil#20 said:

What does it do that the EHX Pitch Fork doesn't?

Be reliable.

I watched the first half of the Andertons video this morning and this was hinted at.

monquixote said:

It's such a brilliant interface. 

Two knobs, two switches and everything you could possibly want.
Easy enough you don't need a manual.

Yes the XS-1 looks really straightforward, plug in an expression pedal or extra switch to do more stuff if you want. 

Not really any idea what I would do with one but if I did I think they've nailed this. 

For me it would be the capo pedal.

I always used to do a few songs where the singer would want to do them in Eb for example because it's a bit high and this would make it easier or where you have a fight because the keys and brass want to do superstition in Eb, but the guitar and bass want to do it in E.

roberty

I got into the habit of running my whammy into a germanium boost stage to soften the high end - it works really well

stickyfiddle

monquixote said:

EricTheWeary said:

monquixote said:

Devil#20 said:

What does it do that the EHX Pitch Fork doesn't?

Be reliable.

I watched the first half of the Andertons video this morning and this was hinted at.

monquixote said:

It's such a brilliant interface. 

Two knobs, two switches and everything you could possibly want.
Easy enough you don't need a manual.

Yes the XS-1 looks really straightforward, plug in an expression pedal or extra switch to do more stuff if you want. 

Not really any idea what I would do with one but if I did I think they've nailed this. 

For me it would be the capo pedal.

I always used to do a few songs where the singer would want to do them in Eb for example because it's a bit high and this would make it easier or where you have a fight because the keys and brass want to do superstition in Eb, but the guitar and bass want to do it in E.

100% this. The power to cleanly down tune without thinking is huge. 

I’ve done it with a Ricochet for a couple of songs but this seems to sound cleaner and can do any interval

matt_sefton

I’ve just fallen for the marketing avalanche and ordered one from Andertons. Where would you put it in the chain? I’m assuming before dirt/drive pedals for the best tracking?

Flanging_Fred

This looks pretty tempting to avoid messing with capos during a set.  E.G.

I (badly) try and cover more than one part whilst playing ’Hotel California’ by starting with the 12 string part with a capo on the 7th fret then ripping it off after the first verse and continuing in standard tuning. This would solve that quite nicely and I wouldn’t have to then search around for where I dropped the capo after the gig in the dark!

Its either that or the dreaded double neck guitar!

or I guess not playing Hotel California at all. Which thinking about it, is probably the preferred option for all involved…

roberty

matt_sefton said:

I’ve just fallen for the marketing avalanche and ordered one from Andertons. Where would you put it in the chain? I’m assuming before dirt/drive pedals for the best tracking?

I like mine first in chain 90% of the time 

DiscoStu

roberty said:

matt_sefton said:

I’ve just fallen for the marketing avalanche and ordered one from Andertons. Where would you put it in the chain? I’m assuming before dirt/drive pedals for the best tracking?

I like mine first in chain 90% of the time 

Yeah, pitch works best at the start of the chain (after the tuner, obvs) for me.

DiscoStu

The mighty Whammy V might be leaving my board...
Having a Whammy AND a pitchshifter in the same footprint makes the XS-100 a winner.


The Whammy will always look cool AF though so wonder if Digitech will come back fighting with the rumoured Whammy VI?

JezWynd

DiscoStu said:

roberty said:

matt_sefton said:

I’ve just fallen for the marketing avalanche and ordered one from Andertons. Where would you put it in the chain? I’m assuming before dirt/drive pedals for the best tracking?

I like mine first in chain 90% of the time 

Yeah, pitch works best at the start of the chain (after the tuner, obvs) for me.

Not essential by any means but I'd put it after a compressor so that it gets a clean, uniform signal.

matt_sefton

DiscoStu said:

The mighty Whammy V might be leaving my board...
Having a Whammy AND a pitchshifter in the same footprint makes the XS-100 a winner.


The Whammy will always look cool AF though so wonder if Digitech will come back fighting with the rumoured Whammy VI?

See I’m the opposite. I always thought the Whammy was a great big ugly toy-looking thing.