BOSSCO ME-25 User manual

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Welcome
Congratulations on the purchase of your BOSS ME-25 Guitar Multiple Effects. This
TurboStart contains step-by-step instructions that’ll quickly introduce you to some of
the ME-25’s features.
Making Connections
To protect your equipment and your ears, start out with the ME-25 turned off, and turn
down the gear to which you’re connecting the ME-25.
1 Connect an instrument cable from your guitar to the INPUT jack on the ME-25.
2 To hear the ME-25:
• Use the ME-25’s stereo PHONES output—if you want to listen through
headphones, a PA system, a hard disk or multi-track recorder’s inputs, or any
other line-level device.
• Use the ME-25’s L/MONO OUTPUT jack—if you’re connecting the ME-25 to a
mono guitar amp. If you’re using a stereo guitar amp, connect the amp to the
ME-25’s L /MONO and R OUTPUT jacks.
Using the Tuner
The ME-25 features a built-in chromatic tuner that allows you to tune your guitar quickly
and easily. Here’s how to use the tuner:
1 Press the MEMORY 5 and 6 pedals simultaneously.
2 Play your high open E string—the display shows the name of the note closest to the
pitch of the string you’ve played.
3 Do a rough tuning so that “E” appears in the display.
4 Tune the string more precisely until both red tuning-guide indicators light.
5 Repeat Steps 2-4 to tune the remaining strings.
6 To leave Tuner mode, press the EXIT button.
Memories
There are 60 “memories” ready to go in the ME-25—a memory is a collection of multi-
effects and their settings. Here’s how to select them:
• Press one of the MEMORY 5 or 6 pedals. The number in the display indicates the
memory you’ve selected and loads its stored effect settings automatically.
• To scroll quickly through the memories, press and hold one of the MEMORY pedals.
The Sound Library
The Sound Library in the ME-25 contains effect templates for creating your own rich,
high-quality guitar tones and effect combinations. Here’s how to use the Sound Library:
1 Before you begin, press the EXIT button.
We’ll use a clean sound as our example.
2 Press the CLEAN/COMP/FX button—“SL” appears in the display indicating you’re in
Sound Library mode.
Note: The words written in black with a white background are the Sound Library categories.
The smaller italicized words written below in white are selections for Edit Mode, which we’ll
cover later in this TurboStart.
3 Turn the VARIATION knob to choose one of ten variations of a clean sound.
4 Play your guitar.
5 Let’s explore other templates by trying Steps 2-4 again, this time pressing one of
the other category buttons such as DRIVE or EXTREME.
6 When you’re finished with Sound Library mode, press the EXIT button.
Super Stack
SUPER STACK produces a large, stack-type tube amplifier sound, even when you’re
connected to a small amp. To take advantage of this feature, simply press the SUPER
STACK button so it’s lit for a big, killer guitar sound.

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Pedal FX
The ME-25’s EXP pedal can control volume or other effects. To activate the Pedal FX:
1 Place the ME-25 on a hard floor surface.
2 While standing up, press the EXP pedal with your foot all the way toe-forward until
it stops, and then give it a stronger push. The PEDAL FX LED lights. When it’s:
• On—the pedal’s controlling the Pedal FX.
• Off—the pedal’s controlling volume.
Edit Mode
You can edit any of the ME-25’s memories to your liking. This includes turning on or off
specific effects, or editing effect parameters. In this example, we’ll turn on and adjust
the delay.
1 Before using Edit mode, press the EXIT button.
2 Select a memory you’d like to edit.
3 Press the WRITE and EXIT buttons simultaneously.
4 Press the LEAD/DELAY button so it’s flashing.
5 Turn the VARIATION/TYPE knob to 3—this selects the 3: 1000-6000ms DELAY
setting.
6 Turn the PARAM 1 knob to adjust the delay time, the PARAM 2 knob to adjust the
feedback, and PARAM 3 to adjust the delay effect level.
7 Repeat Steps 4-6 to turn on other effects and edit their parameters.
Tip: To turn off an effect, press the corresponding button so its LED isn’t lit.
8 When you’re finished editing, press EXIT.
Storing Memories
Once you’ve edited a memory, you can save your custom settings by writing them into
any of the 60 memory locations. Here’s how:
1 Edit a memory.
2 Press the WRITE button—the current memory number flashes.
3 Press the MEMORY 5 or 6 to select the location in which you’d like to store your
settings. If you’d like to write over the current memory, skip this step.
4 Press WRITE again.