boss tone / and super-bro

Gary Preston · Post by **Gary Preston** » 10 Apr 2003 6:18 pm

hi,, i just bought a boss tone and a super-bro and i'm looking for suggestions as how to get the best sound from them,,i use a lexicon processor and (2) nashville 400 amps and a sho-bud pro-2 steel. does anyone have any suggestions . i'm getting a decent sound from the super-bro but the boss tone is a different story , i need help!! thanks. gary

LARRY COLE · Post by **LARRY COLE** » 10 Apr 2003 6:49 pm

You didn't buy them, you stole them. First you need a Williams steel, then they will work better. Do you still have labor pains?

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KENNY KRUPNICK · Post by **KENNY KRUPNICK** » 11 Apr 2003 7:11 pm

Gary, have you got the willys?

R. E. Klaus · Post by **R. E. Klaus** » 12 Apr 2003 1:43 pm

I have had several Boss-Tones since about 1967. IMO the only thing they are good for is the "string section" effect that they where so popular for in the 70's. For that sound you crank the distortion up full, set the volume at a comfortable level, add a ton of reverb and use two unison(but ever so slightly out of tune with each other)strings. With some practice you can have that same string sound. Many of the road (and Grand Ole Opry players) used them before keyboards had a good string sound.[This message was edited by R. E. Klaus on 12 April 2003 at 02:44 PM.][This message was edited by R. E. Klaus on 12 April 2003 at 02:45 PM.][This message was edited by R. E. Klaus on 12 April 2003 at 02:48 PM.]

JB Arnold · Post by **JB Arnold** » 13 Apr 2003 11:14 am

They are also good for a rock sound. I think it's the only distortion device that works all that well with steel, although it has no "mix" control. Buddy Cage uses them religiously. You can hear that sound live on "Home, Home on the Road" on "Groupie", "School Daze", and others. he aso uses it on Dylan's "Blood on the Tracks".

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Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 13 Apr 2003 11:58 am

The old "Boss Tone" is a nice little distortion device (if there is such a thing). It works best, IMHO, with an old battery. When the battery in one of your other stomp-boxes has degraded to where it won't work at all, put it in the Boss Tone, and then you can wail for another year!

Gary Preston · Post by **Gary Preston** » 14 Apr 2003 5:06 pm

thanks for the help i will try some of these hints and see what i come up with .i have a new toy to try it out on. i cant say what it is right now ( or did i already ? )
anyone else have any suggestions ??
gary.

Gary Preston · Post by **Gary Preston** » 14 Apr 2003 5:13 pm

larry/kenny,, the lobor pains are almost over i think we will deliver, this wednesday..so said the dr.willy. talk at you later..gary

Terry Wendt · Post by **Terry Wendt** » 15 Apr 2003 8:33 pm

When my battery in my ole Boss tone was about a year old I was able to get a pretty nice sax tone. I would set the distortion level to a low amount (about 7%-20% of the fuzziness dial), mixed with whatever volume level I needed (usually about 1/2).

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