Boss GM-800 Guitar Synthesizer Pedal

I disagree with the other reviews here, and believe Boss needs to do a better job with messaging around this incredible little device. We need more clarity around what it is, how to use it, and what to use it with. Getting the tracking pickup installed correctly is absolutely key.I purchased this synth along with the GK5-KIT-G6 internal pickup kit. I installed the pickup into a project guitar (I'm not handy, and this part was not trivial, taking about a week). I have now had the chance to spend some time with it and this synth. The accuracy is just mind-blowing. The sounds are some of the richest synth sounds I've ever heard out of the box. I'm going to keep exploring, but my initial impression is this device doesn't deserve getting dragged in the Amazon reviews, and it's worthy of five stars from me.One weird thing is it doesn't have an off switch. The manual just says to pull the plug if you want to turn it off. Interesting design decision, but okay!

I purchased this unit based on YouTube videos that portrayed the unit as having perfect tracking and sounds. The sounds are in fact second to none, being that they are Zen Core technology. But the tracking is truly abysmal. I wrestled with all pointers given to mimimize ghost notes (GK-5 signal levels, low velocity cutoff, dynamics etc), but they’re always there in sufficient numbers to eliminate the possibility of actually playing music. Boss did a real disservice here releasing a product that only produces frustration and disappointment. My recommendation - get some some ambient patches going on your guitar, or simply get a keyboard, and slowly learn to play. It doesn’t take much to add little flourishes to guitar-based tracks.

I can't get it to produce a sound and I have followed the manual and instructions

Did not realize that it did not ship with the pickup Had to order the same after.Good productGlad to have something with instrument tomesWould be nice to have a sampler version but could always trigger by MIDI