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BOSS Most Intuitive MultiEffects Ever!
30 Preset Patches including delay, modulation, reverb, compressor and more
Killer COSM overdrive/distortion effects including Square synth sound Dedicated knobs for each effect section no menus to navigate! Tone Modify function offers Preset EQ settings for quick tone editing Rugged metal case with clear panel layout

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Killer Tone is Just a Stomp Away.
The BOSS ME-50 gives guitarists easy knob-based access to killer effects like delay, modulation and reverb plus tons of incredible-sounding COSM overdrive and distortion effects. A new metal case provides road-proof durability, while three footswitches and an assignable expression pedal give players complete control over their tone. The compact ME-50 can even run on batteries.
Tasty Overdrive and Distortion Modeling
The ME-50s 22 new COSM overdrive and distortion models serve up some of the crunchiest overdriven sounds you can imagineperfect for use with your favorite amp. Theres even a Square effect for cool synth-type sounds.
Ultra-Smooth Modulation Effects
Fatten up your tone with silky smooth chorus and flanging effects, or take the ME-50s amazing new Rotary effect for a spin. Youll also find standards like phasing, tremolo and BOSS killer Harmonist and Uni-V effects.

Professional Delay

Dial in anything from doubling to longer rhythmic delay effects. The ME-50 can even do analog delay and panning delays. And with dedicated knobs for delay time and feedback, youre always in control.

Easy Tonal Shaping

With the ME-50s new Tone Modify effect, you can easily change the overall tone of your guitar by selecting among preset EQ settings like Fat, Presence and Acoustic.
Dedicated Compressor and Noise Suppressor
Use the compressor to smooth out levels while eliminating hum and pickup noise with the Noise Suppressor. Simple controls like Sustain and Threshold make it easy to adjust both effects.

Pro-Quality Reverb

Select from four types of reverb: room, hall, spring reverb and a Mod algorithm that adds a touch of modulation for ultrasmooth reverb sounds.

30 User Memories

Using the footswitches and Bank Up/Down buttons, you can quickly select one of the ME-50s 10 memory banks and switch between the Patches.
Convenient Tuning Capabilities
The ME-50s chromatic tuner uses an LED array to show tuning accuracy and can even display the note nameperfect for tuning up on stage.

Simplified Pedal Control

Thanks to the dedicated Pedal Mode switch and knob, you can quickly route the onboard expression pedal to one of six effects like wah and pitch bend, or use it as a volume pedal.

ME-50 SPECIFICATIONS

AD Conversion: 24-bit + AF method (*) DA Conversion: 24-bit Sampling Frequency: 44.1 kHz Patches: 30 (user) Effects: Tone Modify, Compressor, Overdrive/Distortion, Chorus/Phaser/Flanger/Harmonist/Tremolo/ Pan/ Vibrato/UNI-V/Rotary, Delay, Reverb, Noise Suppressor, Effects for Expression Pedal: Foot Volume/ Wah/Resonance/Voice/Ring Modulator/Bend (+1 OCTAVE, -1 OCTAVE) Nominal Input Level: INPUT: -10 dBu, AUX IN: -10 dBu Input Impedance: INPUT: 1 M, AUX IN: 100 k Nominal Output Level: -10 dBu Output Impedance: 2 k Power Supply: DC 9 V: Dry batteries (R6/LR6 (AA) type) x 6, AC Adaptor Current Draw: 120 mA *Expected battery life under continuous use: Carbon: 3.5 hours, Alkaline: 12 hours (These figures will vary depending on the actual conditions of use.) Dimensions: 384 (W) x 225 (D) x 102 (H) mm (15-1/8 x 8-7/8 x 4-1/16 *0 dBu = 0.775 Vrms inches) Weight (incl. batteries): 3.15 kg/7 lbs Accessories: Owners Manual, Dry Batteries (Alkaline: LR6 (AA) type) x 6 Options: AC Adaptor: BOSS PSA series, Foot Switch: BOSS FS-5U
(*) AF method (Adaptive Focus method) This is a proprietary method from Roland that vastly improves the signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio of the A/D and D/A converters.
Once a musical instrument generates sound vibrations, it reaches the human ear through various mediating objects, each of which significantly affects the sound. The material and configuration of the instrument, the electric/electronic/magnetic amplifying system, the air and the reverberation of the room all affect the final sound. Sound modeling, the latest DSP technology, "virtually" reconstructs these objects. Roland's breakthrough Composite Object Sound Modeling (COSM) uses the advantages of multiple modeling methods and succeeds in accurately emulating existing sounds, as well as producing sounds that have never before been created.

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Printed in Japan Jan. 2003 RAM-3673 ERK-GEN-SE D-4

Guitar Multiple Effects Its a Fact
The ME-50 Guitar Multiple Effects is a floor-based multi-effects processor built with the ruggedness and simplicity of a stompbox. Designed to work with your amplifier, the ME-50 focuses on killer multi-effects such as COSM overdrive and distortion. Getting to the desired sound is easy, thanks to dedicated knobs for each effect section, three footswitches and a builtin expression pedal. For great-sounding effects without all the menu surfing, the ME-50 is the perfect box to just plug in and play. Features include: Floor-based multi-effects processor with BOSS most intuitive interface ever 30 preset patches including delay, modulation, reverb, compressor and more Killer COSM overdrive/distortion effects including Square synth sound Dedicated knobs for each effect sectionno menus to navigate Tone Modify function offers preset EQ settings for quick tone editing 3 footswitches for switching effects on and off with a stomp Onboard expression pedal pre-routed to six modulation options or volume Footswitch input used as an ON/OFF toggle, as well as BANK UP and DOWN in Manual mode Auxiliary input for connecting an audio device Rugged metal case with clear panel layout

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Tuning Your Guitar
The ME-50 features a built-in chromatic auto-tuner that allows you to tune your guitar quickly and easily. Since the sound of your guitar is muted in tuner mode, you dont even have to turn down your amp volume each time you tune. Heres how to use the tuner. 1. Press the OD/DS 1 and MOD 2 pedals simultaneously to switch to Tuner modethe green tuner indicator lights. 2. Play your high open E string. The display shows the name of the note closest to the pitch of the string youve played. If the dot in the lower right corner of the display flashes, the pitch is a sharp note. 3. Do a rough tuning so that E appears in the display. 4. Tune the string more precisely until the tuning meters center green indicator lights. 5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to tune the other five strings. 6. To leave Tuner mode, press the OD/DS 1 and MOD 2 pedals simultaneously, or press EDIT/EXIT.
Switching Between Manual and Memory Mode
The ME-50 features a Memory mode that lets you to store and recall up to 30 user patches, so you can quickly and easily load your favorite settings. The ME-50 also offers Manual mode, in which the current position of the ME-50s knobs sets the sound of the ME-50. Use the following procedure to switch between Manual and Memory mmodes: 1. Press the MOD 2 and DELAY 3 pedals simultaneously to toggle between Manual and Memory Mode. When youre in Memory mode, the MEMORY indicator lights red. When youre in Manual mode, a dot appears in the lower right hand corner of the display. 2. In Manual mode, Pedal 1 turns the OD/DS (Overdrive/Distortion) effect on and off, Pedal 2 turns the MOD effect on and off, and Pedal 3 turns the DELAY effect on and off.

Making Connections

Use the following procedure to connect your guitar to the ME-50 and to listen to the ME-50: 1. Connect an instrument cable from your guitar to the INPUT jack of the ME-50. 2. To hear the ME-50: Use the ME-50s stereo LINE/PHONES output if you want to hear it through headphones, a PA system, a hard disk or multi-track recorders inputs, or any other line-level device. Use the ME-50s L (MONO) GUITAR AMP jack if youre connecting the ME-50 to a mono guitar amp. If youre using a stereo guitar amp, connect the amp to the ME-50s L (MONO) and R GUITAR AMP jacks.

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Guitar Multiple Effects Selecting Patches
Patches are stored in the ME-50 in ten banks, numbered 0-9. Each bank holds three patches. To load a patch, you first select the bank that contains the patch, and then you select the patch. Use the following procedure to load Patch 5-3 (Bank 5, Patch 3) as an example: 1. Press the MOD 2 and DELAY 3 pedals simultaneously so MEMORY is lit red. 2. Press the BANK 3 or 4 so the number 5 flashes in the screen. This tells you that Bank 5 is selected and the the ME-50 is waiting for you to choose the desired patch in Bank 5. 3. Now step on Pedal 3. The 5 stops flashing and Patch 5-3 is loaded. Note: Once youve selected a bank, it stays selected until you select another one. If you want to select a different patch from the current bank, simply press its pedal. Using the same procedure, try out some of the other effects in the ME-50: 8-3 (Acoustic Simulator) 2-3 (Rotary) 8-2 (Uni-Vibe) 1-2 (Full Stack) 9-3 (Synth Lead) 0-2 (Octave Up) 7-3 (Slow Gear) Note: When you connect two Boss FS-5U footswitches to the BANK UP/DOWN jacks using an insert cable, you can use your feet to move through the banks.

Note: When settings are changedexcept for the MASTER LEVEL settingthe edited effects indicator flashes. 4. 5. Press the VARIATION button in the OD/DS section to choose the variation effect in the corresponding box. Turn the knobs for the TONE MODIFY, COMPRESSOR, NS, and REVERB effects.
Note: For detailed information on the various effects, refer to Pages 818 in the ME-50 Owners Manual.
Using the Expression Pedal
You can set the ME-50s expression pedal for volume changes or for expression. Use the following procedure to program the expression pedal: 1. To set the pedal to volume or expression control, press the pedal all the way forward and then give it a stronger push. The PEDAL MODE SW indicator turns on or off. When its: offthe pedals controlling volume. onthe pedals controlling expression. 2. When the pedals controlling expression, turn the EXPRESSION knob and select the effect you want the expression pedal to control. Note: For detailed information on the various effects, refer to Page 19 in the ME-50 Owners Manual.

Saving a Patch

You can store your current knob, MASTER LEVEL knob and expression pedal settings as one of the ME-50s 30 user patches. Heres how to store your settings in a user patch memory location: 1. Press WRITEthe MEMORY indicator starts to flash. Note: To show you the currently selected bank and patch memory location, the bank number on the display and the indicator on Pedal 1, 2 or 3 also flashes. 2. 3. 3. Press BANK 3 or 4 to select the bank in which youd like to store your new patch. Press Pedal 1, 2 or 3 to select the desired patch location within the selected bank. Press WRITE. The patch is stored and the Memory mode is turned onthe MEMORY indicator lights.

Editing Patches

You can change the sound produced by any of the ME-50 patches by editing its parameters. You can use the knobs and pedals to turn effects on or off and to change their parameters settings. 1. Use the Selecting Patches steps above to select a patch for editingfor our example, select Patch 5-3 (Clean). 2. Press EDIT/EXIT. The MEMORY indicator flashes to show youre in Patch Edit mode. 3. Press Pedals 1, 2 and 3 to turn the OD/DS, MOD and DELAY effects on and off as desired. 4. Turn the knobs directly above the pedals to change the parameter settings for the effects. Note: You may need to fully sweep a knob past the position stored in the patch to hear a change.