Boss SG-1 - Slow Gear - Review, Thoughts and Video footage

[Kayzer]

Some of you might have already seen my SG-1 footage, i have some spare time so i thought it would be kind to share a few thoughts on this pedal since footage and demos are pretty sparse…

Got this nearly mint SG-1 as part of a cool trade and i guess i would have not dropped 200+ for this pedal at the bay cause its "just" a Boss and more of a collectors item…

I had a Guyatone Slow Volume at one point (i guess 2 years ago) and ditched it pretty quick cause it was a disgustingly ugly pedal (yeah thats pedal snobbery…)

I also had the Pigtronix Philosophers King which i will probably get again at some point cause it was great and also doin alot more than the SG-1 by Boss…

The Boss SG-1 is not doin much and more like a one trick pony, it does fast violin style volume swells and thats it!
The controlls are not effecting the effect alot, you can go from very quick swells to quick swells and thats it.
Unfortunately i havent found a setting for longer volume swells otherwise it would be perfect!
Many settings lead to no effective sounds at all and just leaving your signal as it is or blending it out completely…

Still a fun box with mojoz and from the estetic point of view the most bad ass looking boss pedal ever.

I will probably keep it since its footprint is alot smaller than the big philosophers king and it pairs very nice with other pedals especially the Hexe Melusine (blends out the always present crackle) and the octasynth (makes the already awesome synth sounds even more awesome…)

here is some video footage, the first (main) demo is pretty much showing everything the SG-1 can do, the other ones with Hexe Melusine, Octasynth and Space are more playful...

Enjoy:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLIghVkhByc[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJVShmNCSuY[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbUT9lVsWjU[/youtube]

[Toonster]

I really liked the sounds in the video with the Octasynth and the Eventide Space!:-)

[The4455]

I want a slow gear so bad.

[Toonster]

I want a slow gear so bad.

There are a few clones on the market if you don't want to pay prices from 200 up to 500$

[devnulljp]

I want a slow gear so bad.

You can convert the old NF-1 noise gate by replacing about a half dozen parts -- they use the same PCB.
I did one of mine and it sounds pretty good.
This guy sells a kit [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CNuUNhFP6I[/youtube]

[Birthday Boy]

There's a clone in B/S/T for $60

viewtopic.php?f=44&t=22004

[jrmy]

What about the attack control of the POG2?

[RR Bigman]

I have the schematic for this somewhere...been meaning to throw it together but I'm a procrastinator. From these demos it seems it's not the most amazing pedal by itself but it pairs well with others. One of those secret weapons I suppose.

[Fuzz_Pi]

I have the schematic for this somewhere...been meaning to throw it together but I'm a procrastinator. From these demos it seems it's not the most amazing pedal by itself but it pairs well with others. One of those secret weapons I suppose.

I agree with that for sure

Alone is pretty damn cheesy

Probably can achieve the same effect with a bow on my bass, using flatwounds and all...

[veteransdaypoppy]

yep. secret weapon for sure. i've used it in that kind of spot where people were like "what the fuck is that shit!!?"

[elevenstrings]

What about the attack control of the POG2?

Bingo. Though, if you don't have one already the POG2 costs almost/more than a Slow Gear. But the fade-in time is longer and you can octavate too.

[Ilikewater]

There's a clone in B/S/T for $60

http://www.ilovefuzz.com/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=22004

[Toonster]

What about the attack control of the POG2?

You give me an idea for my EHX Micro Synthesizer running it clean (which I never did ) I will try it out tomorrow