New BOSS GP-10 Guitar Processor
Instrument Modeling, Altered Tunings, Multi-FX, and Beyond
GP-10 Guitar Processor
Featuring a powerful instrument modeling engine and diverse multi-effects, the new GP-10 Guitar Processor puts an incredible sonic spectrum under your fingers. Driven by BOSS’ acclaimed COSM technology, the GP-10 gives you instant access to guitar, bass, and synth models, tuning changes, and world-class amps and effects, all in one convenient pedal. In addition to providing unparalleled versatility for stage playing, the GP-10’s unique multi-channel audio capabilities and guitar-to-MIDI conversion open new creative opportunities for music production in the studio.
GP-10 Guitar Processor
COSM Amps and Effects, Plus Inputs for Normal and GK Pickups
The GP-10 supports a normal guitar and/or a guitar equipped with a Roland GK pickup. The multi-effects section features COSM amps and effects derived from the BOSS’ flagship GT-100, and these can be used with any guitar via a standard 1/4-inch cable. The 13-pin GK input provides access to both the instrument modeling and multi-effects sections, opening up the GP-10’s full range of sound-making potential.
When using a GK pickup with the GP-10, you can instantly change your guitar’s entire sound and/or tuning with the press of a footswitch or pedal. Powered by real-time DSP, the GP-10’s modeled instruments are ultra-responsive and highly expressive. They can also be blended with the normal guitar sound, putting an infinite range of tones at your command.
GP-10 Guitar Processor – Top View
Modeled Guitars, Analog Synths, Altered Tunings, and More
The GP-10 includes classic electric guitar models with single coils and humbuckers, as well as steel- and nylon-string acoustics, basses, banjo, resonator, fretless guitar, and a sitar. There’s also an analog-modeled synth engine on board, which powers an emulation of the legendary Roland GR-300 guitar synth as well as a super-fat OSC Synth with two oscillators and a ton of adjustable sound parameters. In addition, the Poly FX section provides a range of unique sounds only possible with GK processing, including Slow Pad, Crystal, and others.
With any of the GP-10’s modeled instrument sounds, you can change your guitar’s tuning any way you like—all without ever touching your tuning keys! Presets are available for many different open tunings and 12-string sounds, plus “down” tunings that are essential for heavy modern rock playing. Of course, it’s also possible to go wild and create your own custom tunings, with a range of +/- 12 semitones available on each string.
GP-10 Guitar Processor – Rear View
Unique Sound Possibilities for Studio Recording
Via its integrated USB audio/MIDI interface, you’re able to use the GP-10 to record pro amp and effect tones in your DAW with any guitar. You can also capture dry signals, and then re-amp them through the GP-10 to dial in the perfect tones for your mixes. Using a GK pickup extends your potential even further, providing sound capabilities that go far beyond any normal guitar processor.
GP-10 Guitar Processor – Studio
For example, you can record the output of your guitar’s six strings individually on separate tracks, either processed with the GP-10 or captured dry for later processing. Multi-string sound recording opens entirely new frontiers in guitar recording, allowing you to “re-guitar” sounds after the fact through the GP-10, process your individual strings with separate plug-ins in your DAW, and pan strings in the stereo field while mixing. The possibilities here are really limitless. The guitar-to-MIDI function stretches your creative options even further, letting you use your guitar to play soft synths, capture MIDI sequences, and input MIDI data into music notation software.
BOSS TONE STUDIO and Free Patches
Available as a free download for Mac and Windows, the BOSS TONE STUDIO software lets you edit and organize your GP-10 patches on your computer. The software also provides direct access via USB to the BOSS TONE CENTRAL website, where you can download a growing selection of free patches directly into the GP-10.
What’s a GK Pickup, and How Do I Get One?
In short, a Roland GK pickup is a special “divided” pickup that provides a separate output for each string on your guitar. As you play, the signal for each string is sent independently through a special 13-pin cable to the GP-10. Once it has the separated string signals, the GP-10 can do some amazing sound processing magic that’s simply not possible with a normal guitar pickup.
GK-3 Divided Pickup mounted on a guitar.
The good news is that it’s easy to add a GK pickup to nearly any guitar, with no modification necessary. In fact, the GP-10 is available in a specially priced bundle with a Roland GK-3 Divided Pickup and a 13-pin cable, and these items are also available separately. Roland’s popular GC-1 GK-Ready Stratocaster has a GK pickup built in, making it ideal for use with the GP-10. There are GK-compatible guitars and pickups available from many other manufacturers as well.
13-pin output jack on Roland GC-1 GK-Ready Stratocaster.
Via the optional GKP-2 GK Parallel Cable, the GP-10 can be used in parallel with Roland GK devices such as the GR-55 Guitar Synthesizer.
For more info about the GP-10 Guitar Processor, visit bossus.com.
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March 21, 2014 @ 8:30 am
When is it available? They didn’t know anything about it at my local Guitar Center
March 31, 2014 @ 4:19 pm
We expect the GP-10 to be available around the end of April or early May.
Best Regards,
Product Support
Roland/BOSS U.S.
April 7, 2014 @ 8:50 am
Hello,
Will it have all of the effects and amps from the GT-100/GT-001 onboard, so you could use the created patches on the GP-10 ?
Greets Alex
April 7, 2014 @ 3:04 pm
The GP-10 and GT-100 have different amps, effects and operating systems, so it is not possible to swap patches with a GT-100 or GT-001.
April 14, 2014 @ 10:12 pm
I need to know the orginal price of gp-10 guitar synth processor plz send the price to my email and how can i get pice need to know thanks
April 15, 2014 @ 11:16 am
Hi Summon,
Sorry, we do not sell direct. We rely on dealers to sell Roland products. Please visit our Dealer Locator tool to find the nearest dealer in your area that could give you a price.
May 22, 2014 @ 6:34 am
God forbid being able to get the same fx on each of them, what were you thinking,that would make sense,dah!
May 23, 2014 @ 7:20 am
Is it possible to control the sounds of virtual instruments (Kontakt) with the Boss GP 10?
Thank you.
May 23, 2014 @ 1:35 pm
The GP-10 converts guitar to MIDI, and can send pitch, velocity and cc data. You can have each string send this data on a separate MIDI channel for six different channels at once (called MIDI Mono mode), or have all the strings on the same channel if you choose (MIDI Poly mode).
June 2, 2014 @ 2:47 pm
Will there be two signal chains as on VG-99, meaning I can set two cosm instruments at the same time? I am mostly interested in bass on low strings and guitar on upper.
June 4, 2014 @ 10:29 am
The GP-10 does not have dual signal paths as the VG-99 has, so it does not have the ability to produce two COSM instruments at the same time.
June 11, 2014 @ 3:31 am
Is it possible to treat the GP-10 as a simpler version of the GR-55?
June 11, 2014 @ 5:32 pm
The GP-10 is essentially the Modeling, USB and MIDI functions of the GR-55 with some extra features; if you are familiar with those parts of the GR-55, you will be very familiar with the GP-10. Another way to look at it: the GP-10 is much like a GR-55 without the PCM sounds and bass synth functions.
June 11, 2014 @ 5:36 pm
It was supposed to be available end of April or early May…now they’re saying early July. I finally got tired of waiting and canceled my order and just bought a GR-55 instead. The GR will probably suit my needs better anyway.
June 12, 2014 @ 3:17 pm
Hi! No PCM means no piano sound? If not, how can i have this sounds on the GP-10? Thank
June 18, 2014 @ 3:43 pm
If you want to use PCM sounds with a GP-10 you can use its guitar-to-MIDI functions to play the sounds from a USB enabled MIDI sound module or soft synth on your computer. If you need internal PCM sounds, the Roland GR-55 has the same modeling and alt. tunings features as the GP-10, plus two on-board sound modules, each with 910 PCM sounds.
June 16, 2014 @ 4:19 am
What are the delays (latency) in Guitar to MIDI mode compared to the GR-55?
Is the GP-10 is here faster than the GR-55?
June 18, 2014 @ 3:44 pm
We expect the MIDI processing time in the GP-10 to be the same as in the GR-55.
June 20, 2014 @ 5:50 am
Is this USB port is a USB MIDI Class Compliant ?
Does the “Guitar Out” will be work the same as in the GR-55 ?
June 23, 2014 @ 11:54 am
The Guitar Out functions on the GP-10 are a little different from those in the GR-55: there are no system or per patch parameters to assign the “normal PU” to the guitar out or to the Main outs. On the GP-10, the direct guitar sound is split; one signal bypasses the processor and is output only to the Guitar Out jack, whether it comes from the GK pickup or from the Guitar Input on the back of the GP-10. The other goes to the processor and is output at the Main outs. If there is no connection to the Guitar Output jack, you will have no affected guitar signal.
July 8, 2014 @ 8:33 pm
Are you guy’s ever going to put out a git synth that does only traditional instruments?
July 10, 2014 @ 12:27 pm
Found this on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7q_QwLYI8U
July 8, 2014 @ 8:55 pm
The only thing I would want out of a git-synth is traditional instruments & modern synth sounds like dirty electro house or dubstep. I would have no use for the guitar Modeling. Are you ever going to make a git-synth for a North American market? because gr-55 & gp-10 is obviously made for an Asian market. No offense, it’s a good product, but it’s a bit on the cheesy side.
July 10, 2014 @ 12:31 pm
No offense Rod, but it sounds like you may be misinformed about the GR-55, it’s actually very versatile. Here is a video with someone in their home studio using it to create dubstep: http://youtu.be/roxCgJ8cUCg
July 18, 2014 @ 10:52 am
Finally got it !!! Love this thing!!!! Ill give my spin on some of questions, and responses above, this is way better than just the COSM side of a GR-55. The new OSC synth is fantastic, and not available on GR-55. The acoustics models blow away the GR-55 versions, blow away Variax too. Unfortunately it’s NOT USB/midi class compliant, ( and it doesn’t have 5 pin midi in or out),Meaning you will need to bring a laptop on the road if you want to change patches along with your other Midi gear or midi foot controller.
July 23, 2014 @ 8:05 am
Is possible works with GP10 in chain with analog pedal as true bypass? How I can do that?
July 23, 2014 @ 3:13 pm
You could use an analog pedal along with a GP-10 by connecting the output of the GP-10 to the input of your pedal, which would put it at the end of the signal path. You would not be able to use your analog pedal at the beginning of the effect chain because there would be no way to connect the 13-pin cable to your pedal. If you were using the GP-10 only for effects, without using any of the modeling or alternate tuning features, then you could plug your guitar into the pedal and plug the pedal into the 1/4″ input of the GP-10. This would put the pedal at the beginning of the signal path.
July 31, 2014 @ 8:07 am
Hi,
Through the USB port, is the GP-10 able to send a control change (via CTL 1 for example) to control a parameter of my DAW (Play Button for example) ?
Thanks
Mitch.
July 31, 2014 @ 6:20 pm
The GP-10 can send up to eight MIDI cc messages (#1-31,64-95) per patch via USB to your DAW.
August 8, 2014 @ 1:49 pm
Boss GP-10 – How to implement 5 pin MIDI I/O with $35 Raspberry Pi
http://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=11998.0
August 14, 2014 @ 9:49 am
i have GR33 . can i use GP 10 without GK pickup as a normal guitar processor rooting with the guitar in and out of the GR33 ?
September 12, 2014 @ 8:55 am
Hello:
Yes; you can use the GP-10 as a “normal” guitar processor. The GP-10 has a 1/4″ input which lets you use all the effects except the modeling, guitar to MIDI and alternate tuning features, as these require a divided pickup input via 13-pin cable.
Best regards,
Roland/BOSS Product Support