Boss releases GT-1000 Ver.4.00 and GT-1000CORE Ver.2.00 updates

July 11, 2024 · 5 sources

Boss released system program Ver.4.00 for the GT-1000 and Ver.2.00 for the GT-1000CORE on July 11, 2024, according to the maker's update pages¹². Both are free downloads for existing owners³⁴.

The updates add three original Boss high-gain amp types to AIRD PREAMP: X-ULTRA, X-OPTIMA and X-TITAN¹². Six bass amps join AIRD PREAMP: STUDIO BASS, SILVER TUBE, CLASSIC BLUE, SOLID STACK, FAT TUBE and DARK DRV¹². Two Boss distortion types, SD-1 and DS-1, are added to DISTORTION¹². Three models are added to AIRD OUTPUT SELECT: KATANA-100/212 GEN 3, KATANA-100 GEN 3 and KATANA-50 GEN 3¹². The AUTO OFF function gains a settable time preference for automatic power-off¹². Boss also lists minor bug fixes¹².

Preset patches using the new amp types are in P41-1 through P43-5 on the GT-1000 and P201 through P215 on the GT-1000CORE¹². Boss describes the three high-gain types in its release notes:

Guitar World reported that this is the first time Boss has expanded its X-amps, and that the last performance update of comparable scope came more than two years before, apart from a December 2023 bug fix update⁴. Gearnews reported the update as adding "a new tuner display mode" with "enhanced visibility for precise tuning"³; the Boss update histories for Ver.4.00 and Ver.2.00 do not list a tuner display mode among the changes¹².

Gearnews listed US prices of $875.00 for the GT-1000 and $579.00 for the GT-1000CORE³. Both units are multi-effects processors in the multi-effects pedals category.