PSA: Silly cheap deal on Boss SY-300 synth

[fretmeister]

 

That's about 60% off I believe!

 

Delivery in December.

 

https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Boss-SY-300-Guitar-and-Bass-Synthesizer-Pedal/18RV?utm_source=tradedoubler&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_content=18713140&tduid=6f4288e671986dba33f8b865a88b0f75&network=tradedoubler&affiliate_id=2142931&publisher=digidip+UK

[Woodinblack]

I saw that and was very impressed. Then I did a big 'whats the difference between the sy300 and 200' and in the end couldn't justify the extra space on my board. Still seems like a good deal though

[Baloney Balderdash]

20 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

I saw that and was very impressed. Then I did a big 'whats the difference between the sy300 and 300' and in the end couldn't justify the extra space on my board. Still seems like a good deal though

I would have though the difference between the SY-300 and SY-300 to be just about that same.

 

Edited November 23, 2023 by Baloney Balderdash

[funkydoug]

Thanks for flagging this. They're great, should never have sold mine years ago ... so santa is now bringing me a new one !

[dirgefornovember]

Delivery is from Sweden to the UK....so are we getting stung with customs charges on this?

[funkydoug]

Hope not!! 

[fretmeister]

10 minutes ago, dirgefornovember said:

Delivery is from Sweden to the UK....so are we getting stung with customs charges on this?

 

 

The page says "PRICE INCLUDES VAT AT 20%"

 

Right next to the price!

[dirgefornovember]

2 minutes ago, fretmeister said:

 

 

The page says "PRICE INCLUDES VAT AT 20%"

 

Right next to the price!

 

Just checking! I've bought one. Thanks for the heads up.

[funkydoug]

I would guess they’re struggling to shift these at the original price because of the arrival of new Boss Synth pedals, but they’re are a great compact pedal and tick an awful lot of boxes. 

[songofthewind]

Colour me interested. Do they double as regular multi-fx? Y'know, octave, chorus, etc? If so I could probably find a use for one.

[funkydoug]

Yes, there are 4 FX blocks that can be used for any of the usual boss effects, although for some reason there seems to be no octaver. I guess they consider the synth  to do that job rather than an fx block.

 

Edited November 23, 2023 by funkydoug

[Lee77]

Balls, just bought one off eBay 🙄. It is impressive. And large.

[markbunney]

How much were they going for, now says they are unavailable 

[Woodinblack]

[markbunney]

Wow that was cheap!

[Tandro]

For those that bought this deal, did you also have to pay shipping as when I looked at the deal they were coming in from Europe with delivery times into December/January?

[Woodinblack]

After saying I wasn't going for it, I did. It was £16 shipping and it is due on thursday

[la bam]

Fliippin eck! I paid 300 second hand just a few months ago. That's a cracking deal. 

[Woodinblack]

It was late, it turned up on friday. 

It has a european power supply but otherwise all is good, seems a great thing, havent had time to play around with it yet.

[MacDaddy]

Just seen this. What a deal!

Glad it's over as I would have been sorely tempted 😆

 

 

[basskit_case]

Damn it, keep expecting to see that the latest post on this thread is an update telling us that the deal is back on.

Apologies to those expecting the same from this post.

[MacDaddy]

If anyone finds they don't get on with their SY-300 but still wants a synth pedal, I've got a Future Impact (one of the signed ones) if you fancy a trade.

[dirgefornovember]

Just got mine today. The pedal itself is a bit smaller than I expected, which is nice as it'll fit on my pedalboard.

 

Has come with a European power supply - fine, it's being powered by my Truetone power supply so that's not too much of an issue. But no USB cable to I can connect to the BOSS software? This is meant to be a £400+ pedal. I'm sure there's some people who would be fine with that, but I don't think I've got a USB type-B cable lying around, so I can't actually use the dedicated BOSS software that I'm being told to use. Unbelievably annoying.

[Al Krow]

Appreciate that's frustrating although, trying to remember, and I'm not sure if any of my pedals which have needed USB type-B cables to connect have actually been supplied with them in the box.

[Woodinblack]

I would say the power supply issue is bigger than the USB issue. You can get a USB cable for next to nothing at any supermarket or other shop, the adaptor required is less common and more expensive. I have about 50 usb cables around, but not sure which software you mean? I haven't tried any of that (and I doubt I would)