Attn BOSS & Digitech: WTF?!

Okay, Winter NAMM 2011 is over... and two things that were REALLY looked forward to hopefully being announced by BOSS & Digitech were the successors to both the BOSS GT-10 and the Digitech GSP1101.

And what did these two heavyweights in the amp modeling industry(the other big name being Line 6, in my opinion - these 3 are THE Big Dogs) do?



BOSS released a guitar synth** and two looper pedals...

...and Digitech released amps.  Yes, amplifiers.  (they also came out with a few more items in their Hardwire line of true-bypass stompboxes, which are excellent)



*blink-blink*  (rubs eyes in disbelief)



The GT-10 and the GSP1101 are both 3 years old and Line 6 just released in October 2010 the POD HD series... and, according to past history(which is usually the best predictor of the future), both companies rolled out their direct competition at the following winter NAMM show in January.

3 years ago - Line 6 POD X3 vs BOSS GT-10 vs Digitech GSP1101 (guitarists jump for joy and more importantly in YOUR eyes, I am talking to YOU BOSS & Digitech - they spend money)


Now - Line 6 POD HD vs...........................  nothing.




WTF?!



Epic... EPIC... fucking... FAIL.


**clarification: I am NOT saying the Roland(BOSS' parent company) GR-55 guitar synth is crap - it's not, in fact, it's pretty amazing - but I AM saying that the GT-X community had high hopes for a new model, and they genuinely feel that BOSS dropped the ball... even wondering if they are conceding defeat in the 'amp modeling wars'? The GT-10 was soooooooooooooo killer - except for that 'cocked wah' tone in the high gain tones. That was literally it's ONLY flaw - if they could/would fix that(do away with COSM and introduce NEW{not repackaged} modeling technology?), Line 6 would be in serious catch-up mode... Line 6's road-worthiness is in serious debate, with quite a few of the POD HD series floorboards coming straight from the factory with defective rocker pedal bolts and non-functioning switches, even seemingly worn out USB ports(!),and NOTHING compares to a BOSS product when it comes to reliability - 100% completely freakin' bullet-proof. The now clichéd term 'built like a tank' was invented just for BOSS pedals! hahaha