Boss ME-90 Guitar Multi-effects Pedal

I’ve used the ME 80 for years, decided to get and try ME 90 and was not disappointed. Boss makes really good effects. I play locally periodically and I love this compact multi effects. Ease of use and sounds great.

In my multiple decades as a guitar player I've gone from pedals to rack mount processors and eventually back to pedals.The BOSS ME 90 is in my opinion a perfect middle ground.The amp simulators alone are worth the price but when you add the ability to configure multiple effects and save as a patch this thing is a steal at under $300. bucks. No more kneeling down on stage to reconfigure a pedal between songs. On foot switch to change banks and one to select your patch and you're ready to count off into the next song. Also it's incredibly user friendly. No digging into deep menus, this thing is dialed with the simplicity of pedals and saves your configuration and access like a DSP. You get countless effects for the cost of a couple of pedals. Oh and did I mention it sounds amazing? Well it does.

I was a pedal guy. Only two of eight pedals actually worked with tone so I didn’t need much in that sense. I wanted to be ampless and silent stage ready. The eight pedals on my board had so many potential problems with connections and settings that failure during a gig was probable more than possible. Of all the great things on this board the two that helped most was the ability to dial in my tone sitting at a desk with a laptop and the dual output switch of instrument or line giving me ample headroom going into a PA.

I owned an ME70 for years. I wanted to check out the difference between the two. I am glad to report that it is s night and day difference. If you are consideringpurchasing two or more Boss stomp boxes then consider the ME90 and it will give you 36+ effects with the ability to crest your own patches as well as presets for the cost of two boxes. This is s great value.The modeling is digital and sound great. The ease of use in intuitive as it is WISIWYG.

I love all the options available with this pedal board! I wish I sometimes had more options, but I’d buy this again and again if I had to.

I was in somewhat of a guitar coma for about 25 years. I played only sporadically during that time and did not keep tabs on technological advances. Over the last year I have (thankfully) become re-addicted, so I started refreshing my gear. As part of my renaissance, I purchased (and returned) the BOSS ME-90. I guess I'm old now or something but it's overly complicated, especially because there is barely any info included on how to actually use the thing. Furthermore, after days and days of trial and error, I couldn't get the ME-90 to sound even close to what I get with a JCM900 Marshall half stack and a very old (and discontinued) BOSS Overdrive pedal. If the ME-90 can't even create a decent speed metal rhythm guitar sound then it's completely useless to me, despite having other effects /features, which I also don't think sound as good as the individual BOSS pedals. "Sometimes things ain't what they seem."

The good:- lots of effects to choose from, super customizable. Includes some Boss effects that individually cost a lot now.- footswitches are pretty easy to use- expression pedal is fun- you can load your own IR and set output EQ settingsThe bad:- bluetooth dongle is extra $$$ , and whenever it connects to my phone it defaults to full volume. This has caused tracks to blare very loudly through my amp unintentionally. And to have no Aux In, I feel like they intentionally left it out so you buy the bluetooth dongle. Frustrating because I wanted this to be my all in one practice rig, and it's far from perfect.- The distorted tones are just ok. They take some EQing to sound OK. And even then, I haven't found sounds that I am fully satisfied with. This is my gripe with most multi fx pedals. However Line 6 has seemed to nailed this. I wish Boss would catch up because I like their products better overall.Verdict:- for the money, this is a great practice tool, and potential rig replacement if you play live. However, I would not call this professional grade equipment. This is best suited for a beginner or intermediate player. Of course, it doesn't matter what gear you play on at the end of the day. That being said, if you're particular about high quality sound, I'd look elsewhere.

Easy to use set your own channels, great through an amp and can be E Qued for direct P A plug in