Boss GT-6B: Access more effects with External Footswitches (Boss FS-5L, FS-5U, FS-6, FS-7, & others)

TIMESTAMPS (Pardons for my unscripted babbling! Hope these timestamps help...)

CHAPTERS
Sub-Chapters

0:00 INTRODUCTION
3:21 WHICH CABLES AND FOOTSWITCHES TO USE?
3:45 CABLES (TS vs TRS and different configurations)
6:13 FOOTSWITCHES
9:44 Disclaimer (...kind of...)
10:21 ...does it need to be a Boss footswitch?...
10:41 Latched vs Unlatched... LED status...
11:47 About latched Footswitches (Use Case: Boss SD-2)...
13:23 Footswitch polarity and Pedal/Footswitch LED Status
14:00 Bonus note on the latched Footswitch and pedal status...
15:27 Footswitch connections
19:28 BOSS GT-6 B POWER SUPPLY (Boss BRC-120T)
21:30 ASSIGN THE FOOTSWITCHES
21:43 Tuner can't be assigned to a separate Footswitch (drat.)...
22:13 Assigning the Expression Switch
23:04 Note about Expression Pedal status
24:10 Use case for keeping the Expression Pedal 'off'...
25:23 using the Expression Pedal as Volume and/or Wah
25:41 ASSIGNMENT OPTIONS (Effects & Parameters)
26:07 Assignable Effects
30:33 Other Assignable Footswitch settings
33:45 Re-iterate/summarize settings
35:35 Note about using a single Footswitch (tip/B on FS-6/FS-7)
36:12 CONCLUSION
38:40 END

Hello again, all! Many thanks for viewing; hopefully, this can help anyone using the Boss GT-6B. Adding external footswitches grants more access to more of the unit's onboard effects. Now, instead of being limited to an 'either/or' scenario with onboard pedals 1 - 3 (4 is Reverb/Delay, exclusively) and the CTL pedal, you can also assign the Expression Pedal, the Expression Pedal switch, and 2 other footswitches to get a much broader array of effects immediately available.

A FEW UPDATES/NOTES/CORRECTIONS...

2:02 Aside from the Expression Switch (button under the toe of the pedal), you can also assign the Expression Pedal itself to control an effect/parameters.
4:29 Please comment with any corrections to help me and any other viewers if I've explained the basic 'connection science' behind TS/TRS cables incorrectly...
17:08 Footswitch settings (may have repeated myself here...)
17:41 Footswitch polarity; may have repeated myself here, as well... Amp channel selection is the same as selecting between the modes in (for example) the Boss SD-2...
26:07 Assignable Effects: CL, SG, TW, Fz, Pre, Spk, PEq, Ph, Ch, R&D, Rv, Dly, NS, MST, MST BMP, FV, Bypass, Patch Select, Master BPM Tap, Dly Time Tap, MIDI start/stop, MMC, Effect Lvl Inc/Dec.
30:40 I need to see what the difference between 'Normal' and 'Toggle' are. I wonder if 'Normal' means that I can use an unlatched Footswitch with an LED, and the LED stays on/off, matching the processor effect status... See this awesome video by another Boss User explaining this, but using a Boss GT-1 coupled with an FS-7:    • Boss GT-1 & Boss FS-7 Footswitch | Latch M...   I'll update, if so!


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