DigiTech GNX1

es facil de usar creo ke esta bien aclarado en el manual de uso.

la use con una guitarra ibanez rg-570 y pues su sonido es bueno pero lo que no me gusto de esta pedalera es que no tiene en sus efectos distociones....a furza se debe usar un simulador de amplificador..
en este caso utilizo el mesa boogie..ya que es el ke mas me gusto de todos...pero en si me gustaria otra distorcion..

para empesar cuando recien compre el procesador ..tenia falla permanente de la calibracion de pedal de expression..irreparable,
luego a los pocos dias se quema el eliminador(power supply) y se da??a toda la pedalera....creo ke es muy sensible a los cambios de voltage.
algunos amigos ke an comprado procesadores digitech tuvieron el mismo problema con el power supply.

en fin tenia un a??o de garantia y la regrese..pero creo ke ese tipo de fallas no deberian de pasar a nadie. haora hasta sali perdiendo dinero en lugar de kedar satisfecho con el producto.

creo que la compa??ia digitech deberia de tener calidad y respeto al comprador...

la primera semana de uso de mi GNX1 no fue asi tan facil, en realidad esta pedalera es relativamente facil de usar, pero me tope con algunas cosas que al principio no me agradaron. Practicamente los simuladores de amp son obligatorios, cualquiera de las distorsiones que trae en modo stompbox necesita ser complementada por cualquiera de los emuladores de amp, con los acusticos no hay problema si no se colocan, pero con las distors si. basicamente a lo que recurri es colocar el modo de destino "In 1x12", y simulador de amp "AM 1x12" junto con la distorsion que emula Recfier. ya a partir de alli comence a jugar con las EQ, etc etc.

basicamente es la configuracion que casi siempre uso por que me gusta conectar la pedalera al imput de cualquier amplificador, pues nunca me agrado el uso de pedaleras a travez del loop de un amp, y depaso no tengo amp con un loop.

no es una pedalera que la vas a tomar la primera semana y ya la vaz a dominar completamente, sencillamente toma tiempo entenderla para lograr buenos tonos.

las Reverbs estan bien, son reverbs viejas de Digitech, no trae las reverbs Lexicon que traen las RP nuevas. no se si la GNX-3000 traera reverbs Lexicon.

en sonido esta bien, pero a esta pedalera le falto tener mejores distorsiones, recuerdo que use la RP-200 durante 4 a??os, y la distorsion que siempre usaba era una llamada "Stack" si mal no recuerdo.(muy buena y flexible esa distorsion por cierto).

pero con el GNX-1 me costo un trabajon intentar llegarle a esa distorsion Marshall de la RP, de hecho tuve que usar la emulacion de MesaBoogie por que las otras simulaciones Higain que trae no me gustan.

en limpios si, los acusticos y los efectos. en este aspecto si me siento muy bien con la pedalera, el Phaser que trae me encanta, las simulaciones acusticas "clean Tube", o la de Fender, etc estan muy bien, y suenan muy limpio. el YaYa esta muy bien, el Chorus que trae no me gusta mucho, los Delays estan normales. Yo mas que todo uso efectos con los acusticos, solo meto Delay pa algun solo, pero de por si todo lo que respecta a distorsiones nunca les meto efectos como Flanger, Chorus, etc. Sonido seco de distorsion para ritmicas y para solos uso la misma distor pero le retoco la EQ, un poco de Delay y listo.

tambien la he usado en modo "Direct" cuando me conecto a la PC, para grabar por linea se obtienen exelentes resultados con los limpios, pero en distorsiones es imposible, al conectarla a la PC e intentar emular un ampli te encuentras con una pared de sonido Plastico, y alli no importa que EQ hagas, ni que metas el emulador que metas.

entonces para la PC solo te rinde realmente para limpios.

yo toco estilo Rock progresivo, y un poco de Heavy,me gusta Dream Theater, Megadeth, Metallica, Guns, de otros estilos: Satriani, Korn, Pearl Jam, Yngwie, Killswitch, etc. tambien me gustan mucho las baladas Rock cosa que con esta pedalera rinde genial.

basicamente me quejo de las distorsiones, a pesar de las ventajas de poder hacer modelos hibridos la pedalera debi?? traer mejores distorsiones, pues con efectos, Wha, limpios estoy muy contento.

toco hace 9 a??os , y en mi casa siempre uso ampli peque??o, un Crate, las pedaleras que he tenido son RP-200, ZoomG2 y ahora la GNX1. normalmente hago los presets en casa y cuando ensayaba en estudio con amplis grandes solo hacia unos peque??os retoques dependiendo de la saturacion del ampli etc. Para tocar en vivo solo use el RP-200. para ensayar si use las 3 pedaleras.

bueno, ya esta descontinuada esta pedalera, pero las opiniones le pueden servir a alguien que la quiera comprar de segunda mano.

la verdad que por el precio que tiene esta bastante bien, creo que la pedalera respeta mas el tono de tu guitarra que otras pedaleras tipo zoom o las Digitech RP. el sonido en la GNX respira un poco mas.

ahora el punto mas negativo es que parece dificil conseguir el adaptador de corriente en caso de que se da??e, y se sabe que las Digitech son delicadas con el asunto del voltaje, la verdad Digitech debi?? seguir sacando el adaptador para la venta por que los usuarios de estas pedaleras se la pueden ver negras si se da??a el adaptador, de hecho trato de cuidarlo mucho no vaya a ser que lo da??e y siempre me conecto en un regulador de voltaje. pues si "Digitech debio sacar a la venta el adaptador por lo menos dos a??os mas a pesar de que este descontinuada la GNX1 y la GNX2".

se supone, y repito "Se supone" que esta marca deberia dar mejor soporte a sus usuarios, por eso comente el asunto del adaptador.

ahora mi concejo es que si no buscas muchos sonidos y efectos y estas mas en busca de distorsiones te compres algun pedal tipo DF-7 que para mi saca mejores distors que una GNX, ademas es mas facil conseguirle un adaptador que le funcione. yo tengo tambien el XMM - Metal Master y para tocar heavy o Rock pesado el pedal supera la pedalera ampliamente.

quizas una Korg AX1500G o una Korg AX3000G o una VOX tonelab te puede brindar mejores distorsiones. No me agrada el sonido sintetico de Line6, hoy dia me inclino mas a Korg o VOX, pero tendre que seguir con el GNX1 por mas tiempo. bueno pues eso, el punto mas fuerte de la GNX para mi son los limpios y los efectos. sin embargo a la final es mejor tener unos cuantos pedales en vez de una pedalera por que compras la distorsion que a ti te gusta, el chorus que a ti te gusta, la reverb que a ti te gusta, etc, y asi no estas obligado a usar sonidos que no suenen como tu deseas por el hecho de usar una pedalera.

tengo dos guitarras, una Yamaha Pacifica 112 y una Legend muy vieja tipo strato que la uso solo para limpios. al conectar una u otra guitarra en la GNX se nota bastante el cambio. muy diferente de cuando tenia una Zoom G2, que al conectarle la Legend y una JS-100 de un amigo todo sonaba practicamente igual.

8 puntos para esta pedalera creo que es suficiente.

******Important- READ THIS IF BUYING SECONDHAND GNX1!!!!!!********. If it has no powersupply (or not one to suit your country)be aware that it requires 9v 1300mah AC powersupply. Both amps and volts need to be exact apparently or it wont work. Also if buying from overseas I was told (in Australia)at a major music store that I had to supply the serial number because digitech will not give me a powersupply if it wasn't purchased from an authorised dealer in Australia. Utter Bull **** Digitech!

SECOND UPDATE:
Sorry, but I left out a couple of notes I thought people would be interested additionally in knowing concidering these newer Digitech boxes

Ease of use is 7, because the machines are VERY DEEP. You can certainly plug and go, but it takes a little practice to quickly navigate.
Absolutely worth the trouble. Get it down, you never need tha manual again. Not THAT hard to figure out.

Okay, read my comments below this second update as well please.

ADDITIONALLY-

GNX NOISE LEVELS EXPLAINED:

As previously mentioned, WHEN SET UP PROPERLY, the older GNX models as well as the GENESIS 3, like the GNX1, GNX2, GNX3 and GNX4 are virtually noiseless even without engaging the noise reduction. The Genesis 3 actually has the best signal to noise ratio of the bunch, but this really doesn't even matter when practically applied...

Every amp makes its own inherent noise- and this is always greater than the noise coming out of the GNX when adjusted.

The problem when you use the GNX models comes from not having the GAIN AND OUTPUT LEVEL levels hot enough to begin with (The menu driven levels- NOT the knob on the back panel).

For noise free operation, always start with the Amp Level at 99 (max). This is the GREEN, WARP, or RED level adjustment for each patch. You can then adjust relative volumes from one patch to the next with a combination of gain, and then adjust the LEVEL for the patch. Set your LOUDEST patch to 99, and then if necessary, reduce the level of softer patches down from 99.

Once you do this, a patch with an output of 99 (and sufficient GAIN Level- 99 is best for no noise) will not create any audible noise above what a straight guitar plugged into your amp with make. The GNX will be totally silent.

(See the review below for quality of sound from the GNX compared to a straight guitar patched into an amp.)

QUALITY OF EFFECTS

I have a lot of boutique pedals. I read about how "OH THERE IS NOT DIGITAL PEDAL THAT SOUNDS AS GOOD AS AN ANALOGUE PEDAL"-- and "These all-in-one sound like crap."

Hogwash. I have the pedals to compare them with, I've been an audio engineer and musician all of my life (well, an engineer for 25 years..)

I have Fulltone Pedals, Voodoo Lab pedals, boss pedals, and original vintage 60s and 70s pedals.

Here's the scoop from my vantage point- every pedal is different. Sound "Quality" is a totally subjective veriable. Crap and noise can be a VALUABLE asset to a sound, as can also pristine audio frequency response.

Go look on Fulltone's web site-- look inside his cabinet-- he's got a junky Univox Superfuzz pedal there (several actually) as well as many old pedals that were NOISY as hell (I know cause I had one). I have an OLD original Thomas Organ wah that sounds far from the $300 Fulltone wah, and it sounds GREAT!!! It has its own personality.

Now, there is something to be said for true-bypass, granted, but as I've mentioned already, set up your GNX correctly and I will bet you any amount of money you will not be able to tell the difference between a direct guitar into your amp, and through the GNX with no effects. I tried, it is totally hit and miss.


EXAMPLE- FUZZ:

Some pedals do things different than others-- an original Superfuzz is not bypass, makes a ton of background hiss (that's why I stupidly gave it away 10 years ago to a pretty girl....) and eats batteries. But it had a GREAT sound.

Today I tried to acheive the same sound using the ZONE stombox on the GNX-- DAMN!! It was "BETTER"-- why? The zone produces the same essential clipping wave as the Superfuzz, but the patch makes ZERO HISS, I don't need to replace batteries, and the mid range scoop is infintiely variable (you only had 2 choices on the Univox original). Otherwise it is so close its not funny, even getting some of that octave thing happening fully cranked.

I recently tested a Seymore Duncan Tweak Fuzz, and have found the Zone fuzz on the GNX vastly superior. I have a Fulltone 69 pedal, a very very nice fuzz, and the GNX zone holds its own, delivering full frequency response as well as a huge amount of tweaking ability.

No again "better" is subjective-- maybe you WANT the hiss.

In general I've found all of the effects and verbs and delays on the GNX series very usable. My GNX2 cost all of $105 on ebay, but it was worth twice this easily. The new GNX3000 does more and has better harmonic distortion numbers and better S/N numbers, so even at $350 or so, it is a very good deal.

Granted, some of the effects and some of the adjustments will be different, some less adjustable, some more adjustable than other pedals. The GNX effects delays and verbs kind of sit in the middle in terms of effectiveness in general-- some effects great, others just good- but usable.

In particularly, I like the ability to set up different reverbs and delays and then save to identical patches-- so the same patch with different verbs and delays.

For the money, impossible to beat, and you get a ridiculous amount of variety to work with. The GNX2 here, well, this is astounding what you get for the money, considering my recent discoveries about the QUALITY of the through-sound.

Digitech should be paying me thousands for this review..... ha!

I won't be giving up any of my separate pedals, but instead just use them as part of my arsenal. The GNX is a great sole or additional tool for any guitar freak.

(but they aren't).

www.NeilSlade.com
The AMAZING Brain Music Adventure

The two things i see wrong with this pedal are: only 3 settings in each bank, which can create quite a mess on stage, and the parameter settings during tweaking are hard to use unless you memorize the earlier settings. its actually pretty easy to use once you get the hang of it though, and i never really need more than 3 patches per song.

BTW, i love my amp/guitar/pedal combo. i can jam in small rooms, clubs, and halls with the exact same setud and it sounds great every time. not amazing, but its consistent. i run a les paul standard w/ duncan pearly gates pickups through the GNX1 then thru a Fender DeVille 4x10. I love the growling mid range of the pedal mixed w/ my treble and bass on the fender. i dont think this would sound too good on a marshall though, its got too much grain in the overdrive (which is great for the deville). i would give this an 8 but, like i said, it probably wouldnt sound too good on a full marshall stack. also, the wah pedal effect is very slightly delayed and kind of tweaked wrong, but it works on stage.

Ive never had this thing crap out on me before, and ive had it for 2 years. not bad. except for when i accidentaly unplug it with my feet.

N/A

I play hard rock (i.e. guns n roses) and classic rock mostly with a hint of metal. it handles all of them very well. If it were stolen, id probably buy a GNX3000 or a GNX4 b/c i love the digitech setup. way better than the boss multieffects boards. i wish it had another volume pedal for those wah and flanger settings that arent the right volume. thats all really. i like it alot.

Ok, right out of the box I was able to figure out Amp warping and how to pick my heads, cabs and effects without issue. Pretty intuitive interface on this device. Editing is pretty simple, you just have to turn your mind into there's-only--6-characters-for-a-description mode and be ready to think about what the abreviations mean. I bought the GNX-1 used so it did not come with a manual, but I was able to download it in PDF format from the Digitech site. Thank you Digitech. I'm not sure if the firmware has been upgraded or not.

I am playing an OLP John Petrucci signature guitar (read: it ain't the best but I've heard and played a lot worse) with 2 after-market Seymour Duncan SH-6 humbuckers which sound pretty great in it, either clean or dirty. I am currently running direct out into the line in on my pc, as I intend to use GNX mostly for recording. I'll be testing the MIDI in a few days when I get the correct adapter. The sound is crystal clear. I get no noise and have even forgotten that it's on more than once.

The effects on the GNX1 are pretty tight. I ran into a little rouble with Chorus on the Marshall but I think that was just inexperience. I've gotten it to sound pretty good with it and great without. Overall the effects sound really good individually and with a litle work they can blend nicely. My only problen is the Rectifier is too quite. Other amps have a much "louder" sound, even after adjusting amp and cabinet settings.

So far I have gotten sounds that are very close to Adrian Smith, John Petrucci and Alex Lifeson.

I currently don't have a guitar amp, as I am primarily a vocalist/bassist, so I am using a Peavey TKO 115 S when I want to move a little air. Mostly I run either through my pc or headphones, since I'm concentrating on being able to play what I hear in my head.

Haven't had it that long but it seems pretty solid. If I needed to use something for a gig I wouldn't hesitate to use this. I'm going to give it an 8 based on construction and the fact that I bought it used and it works great.

No idea, but Digitech does offer the manual and GenEdit, their proprietary editing software, free for download on the company website.

I'm into metal. Maiden, Opeth, Dream Theater, Fates Warning and other stuff in that vein. This thing has some great sounds for me to record my metal inspired ideas. Playing it through a 100 watt 15" it sounds great, even distorted, but I mostly run direct into my pc. I love how I can choose what I am outputing to in the utility function. Really seems to optimize the signal. I also like cleaner stuff like Yes, Rush, Eric Johnson and it's got those tones too. In fact there is an Eric Johnson sound built in that sounds pretty damn close stock and almost dead on with some tweeking.

I've been playing guitar for about 4 years, seriously for about a year and a half. I've been playing bass for almost 10 years and I play a black Ibanez SoundGear SR800 through a Peavey TKO 115 S. I also have an Alvarez RD-8 acoustic that I really love to play.

If you took away my GNX1 I would hunt you down and give you the worst noogie you ever had.

I really love how this piece of equipment lets me have so many different amp/cab combos. It really let's you customize your sound before you even plug it into the amp. I hate that it doesn't transmogrify into the GNX3000.

I played a couple of other pedals in the same price range as this one. I paid $100 U.S. so you can imagine what I was hearing. I also looked at some individual effects but this was really the way to go.

I wish I had a GNX3000, a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier, a Roland Jazz Chorus and a sub-basement.

I've been using a program on my pc called Revalver to get my effects. I'm really in a learning an writing mode so working on the computer is great. The inherent problem with Revalver is that there is a very short delay between when you play something and when it comes out of the speakers. Very short but it feels like an eternity when you are playing to a beat or along with a cd. Not to mention the constant hiss. The GNX1 takes all that pain away and with the Jam-Along feature I can make mix-downs of my own stuff and burn them to a disk or can play along with the bands I'm trying to learn from. I'm finding that some of the tones I'm getting are pretty inspiring and taking me off in different and unexplored (by me) directions.

This is my first guitar multi effects processor so I may be over stating this but I think the GNX1 is a great piece of equipment.

No messing here. I upgraded from an rp200 which you can use without ever looking at the manual. NO chance with this big-boy. Even with the manual i'm still struggling to work out why some things happen. The manul does have a walkthrough to help you set up a patch which is useful but this pedal does need some time to master.

as seems to be the case with most of these pedals the presets give you an idea of what you can do but are mostly pretty naff.

For me the digitech pedals are the best. Other pedals always seem to sell themselves on how good the distortion is. Thankyou digitech for realising there are a lot of musicians out there who don't actually want to play metal! BUT...

I use the tweed, blackface and ac vox settings and on full gain they rock. the other setiings sound good to me although, as i said, i'm not a metal head so what do i know about rectifiers and stacks?

i'm yet to experiment with the amp warping ut seems like a nice idea and unique i should imagine amongst these pedals. whack a tweed on channel green, a marshall on channel red, stick the two together and you get some kind of **** on yellow channel. if you are looking for a completly unique tone, check this pedal out.

one more thing. forget about people who say digitech pedals sound too computer-like. this thing has so many sound options you should be able to get a tone. choosing your target source is a nice touch: amp (1x12, 2x12 etc), direct mixing board, mono, stereo etc

maybe it's not fair to keep comparing this to the rp 200 but i will anyway. the pedal on that broke after about a month (check out digitech's forum - this is a very frequent problem) and i always felt that it was actually more of a toy than a real pedal.

this however seems much sturdier by comparison. the rp kept me going live for about two years and i replaced it becasue i wanted something with more features. it's still in very good condition and i imagine this will last just as well.

i will use it without a back up, no probs

when the rp broke, not only did they replace the pedal, they upgraded the chip inside. very, very nice service. thankyou very much.

also check out the website. patches for all models, forums for discussing ideas, problems etc. again a very good service and a very, VERY useful one.

I use an epiphone SG400 through a hughes and kettner 100 tour reverb.

As i said, i use this mainly for the cleaner amp models tweed, blackface, ac vox. that's why i stuck with digitech when i upgraded - i knew they offered exactly what i wanted.

maybe if you're into heavier stuff it may not please you. i guess you'll have to read more reviews, try and have a go on one.

i'm not the greatest musician and i haven't got the greatest ear but mucking around on this thing is inspiring. yeah the drums are kinda naff but sitting in my room, with the lights down, i can play on this thing for hours coming up with crazy sounds and pyschedelic masterpieces (to my ear). cool. really cool.

past experience of digitech helped me choose but i did download a lot of manuals and check out individual features. this one has the most and the two 'live' programmes offer all the versatility most guitarist will neeed on stage (three footswitches either select presets or can be set to turn on/off effects/delay - as well as the expression pedal!)

check out prices. check out features. you will buy a gnx1 for sure.

Si. este pedal es facil de usar.

realmente esta dise?ado a prueba de bobos... considero muy practico el uso de sus funciones y ademas el software que acompa?a facilita mas aun la tarea de programacion de sonidos.

Su sonido es bueno... de hecho en las publicaciones que se hacen de las especificaciones su muestreo de sonido es alto A/D a 24 bits la hace superior a mucho pedales.

se siente un poco de ruido en algunos efectos y personalmente e esperimentado un sonido muy desagradable en el uso de las emulaciones de guitarra acustica... aunque mi amplificador no es el mejor (un marshall GR30), creo que podri ser menos peor.

La emulaciones de sonido de artistas son buendo y sus patrones preestablecidos son de buena calidad.

aqui no se si pueda decir esto pero...

LO PEOR DE ESTE PEDAL ES SU CALIDAD DE COSNTRUCCION.

1. su panel de comandos es plastico y ya se da?o...

2. SU PEDAL DE EXPRESION PRESENTA PROBLEMAS DE LA CALIBRACION

3. AL ISNTALAR EL FIRMWARE SE da?aron los patrones de baterias de de entrenamiento

O SEA MI PEDAL NO SIRVE.. esta inservible..

SOLO LO PUEDO CONTROLAR DESDE EL PC!!!!

Lopero de el asunto es que en mi pais no hay un buen soporte tecnido del la cas aDIGITECH. El pedal fue adquirido en USA y traido a Colombia...

mierda estoy jodido!

Mi estilo musica el el rock, un poco de post punk, new wave, experimental, trip hop...

Mi veredicto ene ste asunto es en contra de este pedal sin dejar de decir que sus sonidos son muy buenos.... pero tengo amigos com pedales ZOOM y BOOS de hace ya mucho rato y en perfecto estado... este solo tiene un a?o y medio y ya saco la mano..

A GNX1 e muito facil de operar e programar. O programa GenEdit e muito bom.

Os efeitos sao muito bons. As distorcoes me impressionaram. Tive varios pedais BOSS e digo, a GNX me deixou muito mais contente. Mas tem que criar seus proprios patches, os originais de fabrica sao muito ruins.

Tive problema com as micro-chaves. 4 tiveram que ser substituidas. O resto eh muito duravel.

Tem todos os patches e dicas na internet. Os firmwares sao faceis de instalar. O banco de patchs do site da Digitech sao muito bons.

O unico problema da GNX1 e o numero muito limitado de pedais. Um unico pedal para o mudar os banks e uma vergonha, mas o desempenho geral dela e muito bom. Recomendo, mas tem que perder bastante tempo programando ate achar o som procurado.

Just to complete my GNX1 story, I have now got my Korg AX1500g and it is perfect. As soon as I plugged it into the Marshall I got the tone I was searching for in vain with the GNX1.
The array of FX aren't quite as extensive as the GNX1, but it's loads easier to edit patches and there is no time delay when moving from patch to patch in a live situation.
Phew...what a relief!!

I am used to using a Boss ME5 (and before that BOSS pedals) in front of a Marshall valve amp's clean channel to get my tone. I thought I had some good tones worked out after having a play with the GNX1 at home but the patches REFUSED to cut through the band at rehearsals.

I play in a rather loud 70s rock tribute band. I tried tweaking the patches, using different amp/cab/input settings over the next few weeks but the tone always sounded dampened and tame. In the end I had to put the Presence knob on my amp way up to 10 but the band still weren't happy so I sold it on e-bay!!

I'm used to fiddling about with parameters and menus with the ME5, so this wasn't a culture shock to edit patches. However the editing on the AX1500G and ME50 look easier to me.
One annlyance was that I had to set values for the green and red amps even if I didn't want to warp between them - it would be easier to switch the 2nd amp on only if you need it???

I was used to 4 patch pedals on the FX board, so only having 3 to choose from for any given song when playing live was a pain. Also selecting banks by scrolling up and down isn't as nice as hitting button 'Bank' and going straight there.

Last point - there is a 1/2 second delay when swapping patches that I wasn't used to with my ME5. I'm the only guitarist in the band so this was a pain in the butt!!!!

I use a Marshall JCM800 valve lead 2x12 combo with a Charvel guitar. I tried the GNX1 with the amp input, then tried the FX return of the Marshall.
The actual FX of the GNX1 are excellent and very versatile. The IPS sounds a bit artificial (like an effect rather than another guitar) but acceptable for the price of this unit. I liked the Wah, Yah, Whammy, Phaser, Octaver etc....but just couldn't find the basic amp tone to use with them!

The unit is sturdy enough, but I'm used to Boss so big deal!
I did find a couple of quirky things happening now and again, like the wrong values being saved whilst editing the patches.
I preferred the sturdy power lead of my ME5 to the AC adaptor, but this seems common to all modern FX units at this price.

N/A, but the Digitech website has a 'Sound Community' that is excellent for user chat and swapping patches. Nice guys.

I play classic 70s rock, eg Purple, Free, T-Rex, Sweet, even Osmonds!
I've been playing for 20 years, in bands for around 17 of those, so I've been around a bit!
I was happy with the tone of the ME5 but wanted to modernise it as it was getting very worn. I also wanted to utilise FX such as Wah, Yah, IPS, Phaser, Whammy etc into my sound. The intro to 'Crazy Horses' ROCKS when you use the Whammy pedal and gliss up at the same time!

I didn't need the amp modelling, as I had a lovely Marshall valve amp! Trouble is, you can't NOT use the amp modelling on the GNX1!! All I needed was FX written within patches, inc overdrives and distortions, but this wasn't possible.

The overall tone of the unit was like putting my amp into a cardboard box...and a very thick one at that!! This is after changing the input value on the utility, the physical input to the amp, the amp and cab models, the EQ...basically everything I could think of!

In a nutshell: try before you buy - using your own amp/guitar and preferably with the rest of your band around you!!
I'm about to bid for a Korg AX1500G and keep my fingers crossed!!!!!

C-Ya at www.thespacehoppers.com

Man, talk about love it of hate it. This unit is not a stomp box, and is definitely for those intent on instant gratification. I have to admit that I spent a bunch of money on a box of what I thought would be all the effects I could ever want. Took it home, and oh my! This sounds like hell. Then I spent about two hours taking presets and using them as points to jump off of to develop a pallet of some of the most outrageous sounds one could desire. As one of the other commentors mentioned, no you will not get the "I think my amp is breaking and the speaker has ripped distortion of Korn", but frankly, I don't really want my sound to be like that so I am not upset over not getting that sound. The Manual has a section presenting an example of how to edit a preset which was clear and consise and revealed the little secrets of the machine. Also, every guitar you play through it, and every amplifier you put it through will carry their own harmonic characteristics so a 2 minute change in guitar and amp results in a cascading of hours of tweaking all the personal presets. But after you learn more and more about the sounds you make and the ones you want to make, and learn where the buttons that produce it are on the machine, things get pretty simple. I have to admit at times there are times when I can't seem to get an odd distortion out of a clean preset, or a swelling. But this is because I haven't sat down, a played with the machine until it goes away. I usually redo the preset from scratch as it is quicker. There is definitely a learning curve.

I have used this machine over the last three years with two guitars, three amps, and direct into a digital studio. The first year and a half I used a Fender Stratacaster through a Fender Super 60 Amp. Both are from the early to mid 70's. It was a blues / classic rock band, and after a few weeks, this box really openned up a huge range of tonal possibilities. Believe it or not, I mainly got it for the noise gate. I looked at the price of a stand alone unit and then the Gnx-1. I would get so much more for little more money. Bought it. I use it in FX mode. The Super 60 could gets more and more trebly as the volume is turned up, so that could be hard to deal with at times, live.

Next, I started to use an SG Special to the GNX-1 through an Older Peavey KB-60 keyboard amp, and after turning the tone on most of the presets, it again constantly comes through for just about making any kind of sound I wanted. I needed to get the KB-60 repaired and put the GNX-1 into the power amp in of a Peavey Renown. This was very dark by comparison, and again the GNX-1 presets needed tweaked. This second band is everything to everybody. We play country, funk, metal, indie, alternative, oldies, British Invasion, new wave, Beatles, blues, hard rock, southern rock. Everything except for rap, choral music, and opera. The GNX allows me to reproduce a very wide range of tones and even play a mean slide.

I especially like that it has a tuner, and I can use the Wah Wah pedal as a volume pedal, which I do, all the time. It is really hard to have all the presets be the same volume.

A negative mentioned in the manual is that at times, large compression values coupled with effect patches that swell such as chorus, phase shifting, flanging, etc. can introduce this bizarre sounding distortion that at times seems to limit the amount of compression and effect one can dial in. This is where patience comes in. Like I said, they warned about it.

I don't like that the way I use the GNX, I have only a choice of 2, 3 if I warped a new amp from the other two, for any reasonable use in one song. And for each of the dual amp presets, I can only effectively use on particular effect. I admit that I don't often feel the need to have more than two or three different tones in a song, it would be nice to be able to get around a bit more easily. I will take one pair of amps, and then have a slew of different effects in about 5 different preset pairs. It works.

I give it a 9 because of the effect/compressor distortion.

I have used the GNX-1 pretty much every day for three years. I take care of my stuff. I don't dance on it, or jump on it. I simply step on the peddles. Once the wah pedal came loose and would not retain the location my foot would give it. I tightened it up with a rachet. I don't do much more than sweat on it. I transport it in a padded rubber maid tote so it is pretty well protected. Nothing has ever happened to it though the power supply converter is looking a bit ragged and I should invest in a backup. I practice once a week and gig once most weeks.

Never dealt with Digitech.

I might look into something different if this were lost or stolen, but I am not unhappy with it. Might get another one.

I wouldn't mind a bit more flexiblity with having the ability to call up just a change in the effect with a preset, but then I suppose this is actually a computer, and that might be difficult.


I had owned some Digitech pedals before, was happy with them so choosing this was not any huge leap. I do get curious about the Digitech RP 300 has to offer. Why they are different. They all make nice stuff. You can only take things so far.

Es muy facil de obtener un buen sonido, partes de un preset ya hecho y lo modificas a tu antojo. El manual es bueno, salvo que solo viene en Ingles, pero puedes bajarlo traducido de su pagina web. Muy facil de obtener buenos sonidos distorcionados.

Uso una Jackson DX10 y un mesa/boogie dual rectifier, Suena de Pelos!!! No es para nada ruidosa, los efectos son buenisimos, el wah es el mejor de todos los multiefectos (zoom Boss, etc) y el resto considero que tambien, aunque no los uso mucho. Es muy facil conseguir buenos sonidos, especialmente de HEAVY METAL como lo son mis bandas favoritas, METALLICA, y GODSMACK.

Es de metal lo que le da una dureza y peso que otros pedales no tienen como la Zoom GFx4 o 5 que son de plastico y muy livianas.

Excelente la Pagina, te responden los mails y te quitan las dudas. de 10

Toco mas que nada HEavy metal , es increible para este estilo, toco con mi banda de covers de metallica y suena increible. Me compreria otra para dejar en mi casa y no tener que llevarla a los ensayos, pero espero poder comprarme la gnx4 para dejar en casa para grabar. Amo las distorciones, el wah y el delay. Muy BUENA, recomendabla para pros, amateurs o alguien que recien empieza, facil de manejar = sonido rapido.

I won't rate this to high, since I've only been getting the best sounds lately after finding out, that the trick is running it in the effects loop with the FX 1x12" setting...that way the sound is more balanced and not as muddy as when running it in the input, because you're not running two preamp stages. The matrix system rules though, becomes second nature very quickly.

The overall sound quality is good, some of the amp models are better than others, but I'm quite satisfied. The Mesa emulation simply rules, and there also an Eric Johnson-preset that's stunning with a single coil-equipped guitar. Then theres the "Crunch" amp setting, which sounds very much like a saturated el84 or 6l6 amp, and the Marshalls have got the ACDC crunch going on. The effects are good when paying mind to the price of this unit, but of course real stompboxes and a switching system would be preferable soundwise. There's nearly endless possibilities for tweaking both effects and amp sounds though, so I'm sure you can get just what you want out of this if you're ready to spend some time and effort with it. My rating is in comparison to other amp emulators -not a full size tube rig.

Well, there's sort of an issue with the wah, it starts out cold and will only switch on after a little while. This means that you have to have the board ready a while before starting your gig/recording session/whatever. I would gig it without a backup though, as the switches and whatnot seem pretty sturdy.

Haven't dealt with 'em.

Overall, this board fits me very good. I've been playing for 8 years, electric guitar for 4 years. My intent was to use it with various bands and school band projects, and also learn a bit about effects and amps in the process. What I love about this thing is, that in a 250 euros, 1-2 kg package, I have some 15 amps and most effects with me. Sure, it doesn't sound *exactly* the same as the real deals, but most non-guitarists can't tell the difference anyway. And besides, on stage I would rather be able to go from wah-Mesa sound to a clean and chorused AC30 sound with a single tap of my foot than having to jump around like a madman, switching wah off, distortion off and chorus on all in sync. One last thing: the delay when going from one general setting to another (not between two amps within one setting) is supposedly 0.15 seconds or something like that, which is surely noticable, though not bad. If this is too much for you, you could go with the GNX2, which adds stompbox modelling, so you have two amps plus a tube screamer or boost or distortion box or something. This adds a bit of versatility. I give this product a 10, 'cause though it's not perfect in any way, the value is unbeatable, and the possibility of combining two amps is priceless.

Modelowanie brzmie? mo?e ni enale?y do najprostszych,ale z pewno?ci? w rekach kogo? kto ma to opanowane jest pote?nym narzedziem.Napewno pomaga oprogramowanie ktore mo?na sobie ?ci?gn?? za darmo z internetu wspolpracuj?ce ze standardem MIDI.Wtedy jest to o wiele prostsze.Niestety ,bed?c na probie nale?y sie nie?le napracowa?,?eby co? zmini?.Najlepiej jest wiec robi? to w domu.

Jako?? d?wieku jest rewelacyjna moim zdaniem jak za sprzet nawet nie wnikaj?c w stosunkowo nisk? cene.Napewno nieprawd? jest ,?e ucieche znajd? tu g?ownie fanatycy cie?kiego brzmienia poniewa? efekt sprawdza sie na ka?dej p?aszczy?nie. Gnx1 ma w zasadzie wszystko co potrzeba,na dodatek jeszcze prosty automat perkusyjny.S? na rynku dro?sze multiefekty ktore nie maj? niektorych rozszerzonych funkcji,na przyk?ad delay ,ktory ogranicza sie tylko do jednego typu.Tutaj jest ich klika ,razy ilo?? ustawie? parametrow co daje praktycznie niesko?czone mo?liwo?ci.D?wiek ods?uchyje na s?uchawkach studyjnych Sennhaiser'a wiec moge smia?o powiedzie? ,?e jest bardzo dobry.

Efekt ma du?e mo?liwo?ci nie tylko w studiu.Mimo ,?e mam go od 4 miesiecy to zagra?em pare koncertow i sprawi? sie znakomicie.Troche podatny jest na jakiekolwiek skoki napiecia ale to chyba nie ma znaczenia w tym przypadku,po prostu trafi?em na beznadziejn? ekipe nag?o?nieniow? ktora nam pod??czy?a wszystko do 230 zamiast do si?y.

Kupi?em sprzet od cz?owieka z drugiej rekim,wiec nie bede sie na ten temat wypowieda?.Natomiast jest strona producenta ktora zawiera g?owne informacje.Szczego?ow sie nie dopatrzy?em ale od tego jest instrukcja.

Ogolnie powiem,?e polecam ten efekt.Bynajmniej nie zamierzam go sprzeda? komukolwiek,jestem brdzo zadowolony z zakupu.W razie pyta? piszcie na maila,pozdrowka

You can get going pretty quickly without reading the manual, but there is some functionality (e.g. cab tuning) that you will NEVER figure out unless you read the manual. Once you are familiar with the product, though, nothing is very difficult at all.

This thing sounds as good as any solid-state amp. Tube amp? The tube amp presets sound pretty good, and I warped them into a nice, crunchy tube amp sound. Not quite as good as the real thing, but it's close. Those who give a rating of 1 or 2 probably haven't given this thing a chance. I've definitely heard MUCH worse than this.

Rugged and sturdy, but this thing freaks out sometimes, and I haven't figured out why. (I'll probably end up calling tech support, but I don't think it can be fixed very easily.) What happens is, while I'm playing, it will switch amp models or channels on me. No rhyme or reason. I'm playing in the Green channel with my foot nowhere near the pedal, and it flips to the Yellow channel. I just started doing this a few months after I got it. Weird. And far too scary to perform with it.

With the reliability problems, I don't dare use this to perform, but it works fine for recording. I like the sounds, and for those who can't afford a full-fledged tube amp, this comes fairly close and costs much less.

Pretty easy to use. Hard to get a GREAT sound, but there are a hell of alot of combinations...... However, if you know your stuff, you can reproduce pretty much anything that you've heard on a record.

I use an Ibanez RG series with standard (crappy) pickups, direct into a desk for recording (stereo). The guitar's sound in naturally thin, but the GNX fills out the bottom end. Mids are still a bit low for my liking, but they're the best they've ever been. Distortions are average out of the box, but GREAT if you tweak them. I think you need a sound engineer's brain to get a really good tone, but the unit is more than capable. My favorite amp has always been the JCM800 (High Gain Custom) and the GNX reproduces that to the point where I can't tell the difference.... The Mesa Boogie emulation is good aswell, but needs more work to get it to sound like $500,000 worth of recording studio equipment.......
Bad points are the acoustic emulation, pitch shifting and EQ. I like to be able to adjust the range of frquencies I'm working with and the GNX seems to have a fixed "Q" value, so you can't tighten the frequencies. This can give you a really thick bottom end, which is hard to eliminate (but it's easily sorted in the mix). The acoustic stuff is unrealistic and noisy.
Having said all that, the distortion is great (almost as good as a tube amp), the wah is realistic and so are all the other FX. You won't do better without spending mega-bucks.

It's Digitech. You could run over it with a truck and it would would still work.

Never needed to deal with them (and I've been a Digitech customer for 10 years).

I play mainly instrumental metal, this unit matches my style perfectly. It's given me a reason to practise again!!!!

Getting a good tone from this bad boy is not an easy task, but it's not impossible. DO NOT count on the factory preset sounds to give you a clue as to the full potential of this processor. If you'll notice, nearly every preset has completely flat EQ setting- perhaps digitech is imploring YOU, the user, to get your hands dirty and mess around with this thing a little bit.

There is an extremely intuitive interface which this pedal uses. There's a bit of a learning curve, but once you figure it out, those 5 knobs and 2 or 3 buttons will run circles around any other processor. Any setting you can think of, you can get to it in a matter of seconds.

The manual is worth giving a brief glance, if only to orient yourself. As for firmware, I don't even know what that is.

I've used this with all kinds of guitars, into a lot of different amps. To be honest I don't remember what worked and what didn't, but I've been able to get a sickeningly heavy tone with a STRAT RIPOFF that's probably not worth its weight in crap. When i play live i use a Marshall Valvestate 2x12, but the amp and cab simulation is so great that when i record i just go direct. If i think the tone is a little muddy, a little EQ'ing in the studio takes care of that with no problem.

I've been using this for everything i possibly can- playing along with the smashing pumpkins, stevie ray vaughan, hum. The thing is, you have to know what you want from the GNX1. If you go in bound and determined to sound like something, your chances of getting a good emulation are pretty good. The amp "warping" effect which seems to be the pedals selling point is actually rarely used by me. Mixing clean and crunchy tones together is magic. Warping 2 distorted tones together generally results in mud.

Since I'm a single-coil guy, I get a lot of noise from EVERYTHING i use, not just this pedal. But the GNX1 has a noisegate, which does such a good job that i rarely turn it off. However, the high-gain distortion settings will obviously produce a little more noise than a clean tone... and if you want to hear just how much noise while demo-ing it in the store, just turn off the noisegate. It's actually quite bearable.

The wah is no crybaby, but it is a wah, and is very usable. Chorus and other modulations are sort of one-trick ponies on the GNX1. They have one particular color to them that you either like or you don't. If you want to thicken a modulation effect up a little bit, try going to the Pitch Shifter section and turning on a subtle detuner on top of what you're already using.

This really isn't an item for the "stompbox crowd." I've never in my LIFE heard a stompbox that could sound as good as real amp sounds. But the GNX1 isn't designed to model stompboxes; instead it takes the place of rooms full of amps and cabs, racks full of effects, impossibly long pedal boards... and it manipulates all of them simultaneously in a way that no human being ever could. It simply offers so MUCH that you have to be really deaf to not find something that works for you. Years after its purchase, i'm still unlocking sounds I never could have imagined it making. I don't wanna call it a stompbox or a board or processor or even a preamp. It's a whole system that can replace so much of the crap that materialistic guitar players end up with.

Generally guitar pedals are marketed to teenage microconsuming machines who play in their bedrooms and want to sound like Kirk Hammett. The GNX system could easily leave the bedroom and kick ass at a rehearsal, in a club, or a hall, or a stadium. Digitech has outdone themselves. If a tone sounds flimsy or fake or weak, you can really sit down and mess with the knobs until it sounds right. The people reviewing this thing seem to be either tone purists who refuse to believe that anything BUT an expensive tube amp could sound musical, or bedroom warriors who know nothing about how a guitar mixes with a real band, or how it's supposed to be recorded, or how to sound musical.

It's been heavily used since i bought it about a year and a half ago. The little push-buttons are starting to be a little less sensitive, but other than that, I've had no problems. It turns on when i tell it to, changes sounds when i tell it to, etc. Although the footswitches and knobs are plastic, they're not going anywhere unless you're stupid and step on them, snap them off, or use your pedal as a blunt weapon. I'm sure many before me have sung the praises of the pedal's actual housing, which is more metal than your mama's kettle. I've gigged with it, recorded countless tunes with it, and I really can't imagine what could go wrong with it.

I haven't dealt with DigiTech customer support. Hopefully at this rate i won't have to.

I play everything from old-school bebop jazz to experimental ambient metal to indie rock. I have about 11 years experience as a guitar player, and in those years I've played guitar in many different settings from Big Bands to garage bands. The GNX has had a place in all of them. If it were stolen, I would hope that somewhere on my computer, my tones were backed up.

It's really a love/hate thing with nearly all DigiTech products. Either you sit down, realize the immense potential it has, and make it the focal point of your instrument setup... or you find that it really has nothing to offer you. For me, it was the former. I now have unique tones that are going to turn heads, and other guitar players are gonna ask me about when they hear it. But to re-iterate, the GNX is not a cute little addition to your already monstrous pedal board. It's the replacementreally only useful if it's the only thing drastically altering your sound... because after that point there's just too many factors to mess with. If you're considering buying it, or have bought it and want to know where to go, there's a lot going on at the digitech website... but what good is a "community" of bedroom rockers? My suggestion: Take a deep breath, sit down with either a nice amp or a good pair of studio headphones, and play till you bleed. That's the only way you'll get an idea of what you're working with. You can hear some of my recordings done with the GNX1 at www.purevolume.com/boygenius

Owned this unit for years and has been used to death. The sounds are great and everything you should need is included. The amount of editing options can seem a little overwhelming, especially to a beginner but are just great fun to spend hours messing around with. The first thing anyone should do is get a MIDI cable and download the editing software. it makes editing a lot simpler and easier to work out. I regularly upgrade to the latest firmware and is a breeze to do. I haven't seen the manual since I bought the thing and have never needed to go hunting for it. There's a great online community for this pedal which makes getting help and downloading new patches very easy,

Sound quality is great. I've never had a problem getting great tone from it. I take this thing to practice and go through the band PA instead of lugging an amp. The sound is excellent and it makes my life a lot easier. Every effect I've ever needed is covered and most parameters are assignable to the rocker pedal which makes changing sounds hands free even easier.

I did have a problem with the unit when I bought it. It would spontaneously change patches which made it unusual for gigging with. I upgraded the firmware and the problem was fixed. Still made me a little wary of using it onstage.

I managed to break my power supply for it. I found it impossible to get a power supply of that power rating in electrical shops so I got a local music store to contact the distributer and order me another one. Ordering was done there and then and I got it very quickly for only #20 delivered. Called the tech guys about the patch changing and they were very helpful and even called back to check on the problem. good guys.

This pedal has just become part of me. I use it for rehersing, DI'd into a mac for playing along to music and for Cubase recording and for jamming with. I just couldn't get by without it and when I was without a power supply I realised how much I depended on it. The price has dropped a lot these days and it's an ever better purchase that it was when I got it.

This "thing" is pretty easy to use, but I get a HORRIBLE sound a second after I play a note that sounds like some digital crackle. Don't buy it.

This thing is nothing more than a toy that makes alota noise. It seems cool at first but then you realize "hey, this things a piece of shit!" the only half decent setting was the solo setting, everything else was... bad... And no you can't sound like that shitty band Korn with this thing. Skip the bullshit of "oh it's compact" and get yourself a hand full of petals.

I would NEVER... EVER... use this out side of my home. It's shit... as described above.

They gave me my money back : )

Don't bother buying this. The sticker on the back that says "Made In USA" was the only real reason I gave this thing a whirl. I'm better suited with a tube screamer and some delay and a flanger.

It's easy easy easy, it's very easy to get a good sound out of this baby. You can start modifiing a pre existing preset and try different possibilities. The manual is also good, it explain every part ofthe editing process and how to get a new sound.

I'm using a Ibanez GIO and a Marshall Valvestare 100, great sound to rock!!! The clean sound are awesome and the distorted ones, the best of all, you can get the right distortion of Metallica, Godsmack, Steve vai and every Rock Legend, also the fuzz and the Wah Cry do the best emulating Jimi Hendrix. I think that all the effects are good, also the panner, I can't find where use it.

Yes, very weel constructed, IT?S METAL BABY!!! not plastic cheap ones, Great alphanumeric display not like Boss that have only 2 numbers, 6 Digits!!. I use it without backup, I don't need it.

I don't have idea about that. I only can say that the site it's great

I Play almost Heavy Metal, Classical metal and rock, and i't great in every style. It help me to make my music better and to emulate my guitar idols I think its a great unit for all kind of players, starters, professionals, etc... I try all the brands Boss, Zoom, Korg, BUT IT IS THE BEST!!

Hmm, accually is hard to get thru all this combinations... it takes some time to get what you want, or you think you want. But spending couple of hours with this "thing" works ! And if you got PC (GenEdit rules), the way will be much easier!

All seems to be ok with manual (helps a lot)

Kramer Striker `84 and Dynacord 100w or LDM GA-32 kick ass with this toy ! 3x Wah - Great !!!
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whoa! it is much to say... just 9 !

i`ve got my GNX ony about 3 weeks but from second hand (it has about 2 years) and still works... it looks like new. Everythin` working fine exept 2 microswiches "up" and "down" (hard to click and works but not like it should).

i`ve upgraded it by internet from Digitech site, but I don`t count to meet somoeone of their company in Poland ;). Like for now ... Great!

Just great ! I play rock, metal and passes it incredible !!!

I knew what i but it for and knew what to expect from this unit.
For that price it is my 'best buy' ever !!!

I don't know what everyone else have been playing through. But those who gave good reviews must of bought something else instead of the GNX1. It is impossible to get a good sound off it. The thing sounds so bad that it is not even funny. The manual didn't help a bit. The presets sounds worst than anything!

I wish I could give this a 0. I am using a ESP Viper 400 into a Randall RG75 with the GNX1 in the middle. The effects sound so digital that I dont even use it. The distortion sounds like a broken cable. The EQ is really crappy too. I tried to adjust something but it barely makes a difference. My ears are hurting from this horrible horrible box. The wah dosnt even sound like wah. Again, never EVER buy this.

No, the power supply broke a minute after I plugged it in. I tried using another AC adaptor but this thing broke it too. The Expression pedal is so stiff no matter how much i use it.

I tried e-mailing them and using their forum several times but never got a response.

I tried to play metal with this but it is terrible. I'll never buy another Digitech. I already own the RP100 and it is even worse. I'm going down to the pawn shop later today to drop all my Digitech stuff off. If it was stolen? I would try a Boss. Make music? I made several riffs with my amp only and when i try to play it through the GNX 1, it totally ruined it! Again, I would never try another Digitech. I know they are going to be terrible.

First of all: excuse me for my english I'm from Argentina.
It's really easy to get a good sound for the gnx-1, but you have to look after it, warp models is easy but not all the amps are good, I really like the rectifier and the modgan (JCM900).
A really good feature is the FXmode, you can use the switches for the diferents efects, for example: the 1) for amp switch, clean tweed sound and hi gain rectifier distortion, 2) the efect, chorus, flanger,etc, and 3)the delay, also with the expression pedal you can control volume, and gain and the wah with the V-switch.
The manual is good, explains what the gnx can do in an easy way and you can easy create patches with the software genedit or download some patches from the web site of digitech.
I bought my gnx a month ago and it had the last firmware so I didn't upgraded it.

I use it with a modified Yamaha eg112 and a Squier champ 15 or a Marshall JCM900. The efects are the best thing in this unit, the wah is excellent and it's work like a real one thanks to the V-switch,the other efects are great too, the delay, flanger, the WHAMMY, chorus, IPS,etc. I can get the sound of my favourite metal bands like METALLICA, Iron Maiden and Godsmack, but i can't reach the Yngwie Malmsteen sound, I tried it but i can't I think the secret is in his fingers!!!. But if you are looking for the screaming wah of Kirk Hammett or the Iron Wall sound of Jamz Hetfield this is for you!!!
I think that the only bad efect is the pitch because is a ghost note when you play with it, you hear the pitch note and behind the real note an it sound awful, but is only one. So I give to the GNX-1 a 10 in sound quality.

SURE!!!, it's built like a f-14, it's very sturdy. You can read the alphanumeric display from a mile and the FX mode get you to the simplier way to play live, you have all like a stompbox chain but in a solid box.

I didn't dealt with the company yet but I read in other reviews that are very friendly so I give them a good score.

I play Heavy Metal, Power Metal and some Steve Vai, joe satriani Stuff. It match really well with my guitar and my practise amp (champ15) or my rehersal amp (JCM900) and I can get any sound I want in a easy and faster way. First of all you have to know the sound of the amplifiers that are emulated in the gnx-1 so you have an idea of which ones can match in a good way. I've been playing for 4 years and I really admire the maestro YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, this unit help my to get close to his sound and to create my own music. If it were stolen I would buy it again because it have all that I need, nothing more,nothing less.
I love the distortions, the efects and the V-switch, it's great,you can get the wah when you really want without changig patches. i only wish that it have a down bank switch but nothing its perfect, no?. I compare it with all the zoom units, GFX 4, 5, 8, and it is superior in all the ways so great Job digitech!!!!

It don't sound too good. But it don't sound to bad.

It's only good sounding when playing through a tape deck. It sucks through a tube amp. The tones is el stinkaroni. Yeah yeah lots of sucky swirlly stuff and poor sounds. None of the amp settings sound like a tube or solid state amp. They don't even sound like a good modeling amp which I have yet to here. I use this at home only with a tape deck. or a fender supper reverb when I'm hungry.

Who cares? Stinks is Stinks.

Never had to deal with these schmos.

I play da blues and da rock. I wish this thing would work with a tube amp. My favorite feature on this thing is the off switch. It is fortunate that Ben Franklin, Thomas Edison and Leo Fender had nothing to do with this.