DigiTech GNX3000

Well first a foremost this is my third and last mistake in the effects processor game I gave it a very difficult to use rating for the reason that its worthless all around I don't want to sound like Eddie Vanhallen and if wanted to there's one good preset for that.
Dialing in a good sound is easy if you want to be a half hour between songs in a live setting dialing getting parameters set by hand?
The manual says the same thing that the box has plastered on the box"Practice create perform record"?!
What this has to do with the GNX3000 is beyond me?
The manual repeatedly refers to a stomp box mode the manual speaks of this mode at least three time to me stomp box mode would be defined as a mode where you have real time effects the manual repeatedly say turn to another page for information about the stomp box mode its not until you get to the last page concerning this stomp box mode that you find out that this mode does not exist!?
The firm ware is Pro Tracks2 I believe.

I was first running this through a crappy Carven X100B tube amp then moved up to the Bugera 333XL,I use a Gibson Les Paul an Epiphone G-1275 and a Michael Kelly semi hollow body electric and on occasions a hot Telecaster.
Its not overly noisy in any of the channels I run through my effects loop volume mixes well when going out of the effects loop.
As stated I'm using a Bugera 333XL.
I really don't care to sound like my favorite music artist and here is where my problem with this unit comes in I want to sound like myself.
It really doesn't matter as all this unit has to offer is a bunch of unusable presets,and any other stand alone effects have to be created as a preset,so the best rating I can give is for on this category.

Well as far as what little performance I've used it for its never left my bedroom it is in working condition after jut a little over a year thats the best I can say about.
I would not consider gigging with this thing and the only time it will leave this house is if I'm able to pawn it off to some sucker on Ebay but being as honest as I am I'll likely opt to throw it in the trash once I've put together an all single effects pedal set up

No opinion on this subject

I play many styles of music and have been playing for over thirty years.
If this thing were stolen tomorrow I would not buy another one I on the I believe I'd feel sorry for the idiot who stole it and then would question rather or not that idiot was retarded in some way:-)
No it has not been a help in making music it is in the way and a total waste of $282.00 brand new.
As for sharing anything else I would suggest that if your like me and you want to be able to change your sound an turn an effect on,or off in real time this unit and any other effects processor is not for you.
And the reality of effects would be something like this I should have taken what I payed for the GNX3000 and added another $300.00 to that and I would have been set up with the effects I want and would have been able to have used them how I wanted.
Don't be fooled by the idea that your going to get everything in one unit because its not going to happen trust me,I looked at review after review of this unit and less that 24 hour after making the purchase I found a review that told me I'd made a big mistake and that was for sure,and now I'm stuck ordering pedals one at a time I have nothing bad to say about Digitech in general but for this musician after going through three of these processors I've learned the hard way and would warn anyone looking to use effects to go with pedals.

The layout is straightforward. If you can read, you can get used to this thing in about 15 minutes, no joke. The beauty though is when you are hooked up to a PC cause X-Edit it where it really shines. So many parameters you can hear while modifying. It really makes this pedal a must have. From different amp cabs, to stomp boxes, to any subtle to change at all, doing it in X-Edit is a breeze!!!

How can you give this unit anything less than a 9? Honestly, I have a complete pedalboard too and I really like the sound this thing puts out. It is expressive and predictable. Everything you need to get paid!!! It is a 10 if you plug it in to a tube amp, period.

I take it on the road without a backup. It has though cycled power on a couple of outdoor festivals (running on generators). It came back on in a few seconds though. Doesn't matter, it didn't quit on me. It also was knocked from the stage to the lower level in sound check. One small scuff, thats it!!! Powered on and finished the tour no problem! The housing is steel, they know what they are doing at DigiTech.....

Never had to use CS!!!

I am a touring musician, endorsed by Fender (blah, blah, blah) on the road most of the year etc. In short, I am a gear nut. I would sell my car if I had to, just to make my rig sound right. I am at a point in my life that I can play just about anything, gearwise. When this stuff first came out it was okay, now it's generations later and man WHAT A DIFFERENCE!!! There is a ton of stuff out there, try as much as you can and buy the newest gear you can-used if possible. You'll save a ton of money. Find out what works for your situation.

Boutique pedals? Yeah, Robert Keeley, Analog Man, yada-yada-yada, I even modify my own pedals. For the road, I am trying to find a sound that is consistent night after night that is reliable. I play clean (59 Bassman) and with crunch (Marshall Plexi) and use all types of effects: auto-wah, tremelo, analog delays with different speeds. You name it I use it. The GNX 3000 is a very, very well-engineered piece of gear.

It is very easy to get usable sounds out of this processor. Editing patching is a breeze if you have any experience whatsoever using a multi-effects processor. I takes a bit of tweaking to get the sound you want but there is definitely enough variety to get you going.

I am running a fender stratocaster through this processor and I am very pleased with the results no matter what amp I am running into. There are different line settings that make a world of difference and I suggest using one of the amp settings. This pedal can produce pretty believeable acoustics sounds and can absolutely rock out with the distortions available.

I would absolutelely use this on stage in a second, the unit is very durable unless you are jumping on it like a reject.

Never needed customer support. Not for any digitech product I have ever owned.

I would buy this again in a second. There is an online community of user to download and upload sounds to and from, and the sound overall makes me happy. No processor in the world is ever going to produce the sounds of the product it models so judge it on what is sounds like itself...which in my opinion is very good.

Very easy to program, just figure out how to use the programming matrix the rest is on display. The manual is "how to" based, so you have to read it all trough to know what knobs to turn. Unlike many other amp mods it has 2 cab simulation stages, you have to turn the right ones on/of depending if you're using it for direct recording/PA or in the front of a guitar amp, it will sound wrong otherwise. The firmware is still 1.0

I've been using Jackson Dinky, Ibanez RG and a Cort Action Bass with it for direct recording. It sounds very close to the real thing. Effects are good but not as good as DigiTech X series stompboxes. It sounds great despite of the patch editing bug.

It messes up on editing presets. Either one of the channels would drop out, or it'll sound totally messed up as soon as you start turning the amp/cab selection knobs. I sent it back to the shop, and got replaced by a new one which came with the same flaw. The factory presets work flawless though.

I'll wait for a firmware update, if this is not going to fix the preset editing problem, I'll have lots of fun using a sledgehammer on it. I contacted DigiTech per email on this issue, still no reply.

I've been playing for like 10 years mostly rock. I own behringer V-Amp Pro and a Zoom (don't remember the name) amp modelers. It's the only digital amp that I know which combines guitar and bass amps in one unit, and also sounds descent. I'm back to real amp micing right now.

Easy to use the major functions, but you do need to read the complete manual and keep it handy for the first few hours so you can take advantage of the special functions. There are three major sections to the unit, and understanding how to float between each is critical in getting what you want out of this unit.
It CAN take the place of a lot of pedals.
For everyday use, it IS pretty to use once set up, and makes a handy place to put your microphone, also.
All that being said, it looks to be discontinued as of about 10/2008. It is off the big three on the net, GC, Music123, MusFriend.
So for that, I am glad I bought a B-stock from Music 123 for $179.95. It came through like a new unit.
That's sad about the discontinued status, because although the GNX4 has more "stuff", it also has lots more little buttons that will live on your floor, wherever that is, and the readouts on the GNX4 are worse than the GNX3000 on some issues.
So for the main usage, as an "effects workstation", I give it pretty high marks.

I made the hard decision to try and run this through a little Line 6 Spyder III 15 watter. So in the beginning, all my sounds had way too much distortion, sounded shallow, and overall, pretty lousy. One night I just spent a while fiddling with my setup on the Line 6, (Gain-Bass-Mid-High-Drive-Chorus/Phaser-Reverb/Echo), and after about 30 minutes of trying out various settings, I managed to find an incredible sweet spot that made practice at home sparkle. The various sounds provided by the GNX3000 actually took on the depth and measure that they were supposed to in almost all cases. I also found that turning off the Compressor function in a lot of sounds enhanced the output of sound through my little amp.
So if you find one of these for a really reduced price for a practice unit at home, grab it, as long as you don't need that recording function that rides on the GNX4.
One caveat - I think the Wah function sucks. Too high pitched to start out, and not in the same ball park as my Spyder Jam Wah, and not even close to a tube amp Wah sound. Other than that, great guitar sounds...after the adjustments.
It just takes patience. Almost stopped me from looking for a tube amp...almost...still looking.

As other have stated - built like a tank.
Some buttons too little.
Pedals are metal and frame is metal - thing is HEAVY. A little over ten pounds, I think.

Never called them. Signed onto the web forum, lots of great stuff there and lots of people who will gladly help you with your questions if you post. Upgrades, etc.

I play a lot of classic rock and blues. But when you want that light distortion that maybe comes in and out in some songs, or that bright sparkle, that is where this thing shines. With multiple available pedals, you set it up with various sounds and change at will. That is how this thing is great. The sound tracks are very digital - I like the Spyder Jam tracks much better. But the Angus sounds like Angus, and a lot of others come very close. Mr.Chet is cheesy, but you can't hit em all.
I bought it on price after looking at a number of pedals. If I had to pay full price I might have bought something else more compatible to my Line 6 gear, like a Line 6 Mod, but in the end, this does me well and allows me to sound like people I will never be.
My favorite feature is the multible sounds and the fact you can modify each to your taste in a variety of ways. Also, pretty to easy to use for most functions.
I don't care for the tuner, hard to use, and the Wah sucks. Also, the sound level for your input from your guitar is a teeny knob on the backside right next to the output plug, a bad place to try and reach.
Still, if you find one for under $200, take it. Support should be there on the web for a long time.

Personally I???d like to see one set of tone controls for the amp models and a separate set for the effects and tweaking this unit can be a bit fiddly as you have toggle backwards and forwards. That said the manual is clear and Digitech have a least tried to keep controls to a minimum so once you get used to it???s fairly intuitive.

The X-Edit software makes things much, much easier. I???d give them 10/10 for this as it makes all the settings, including complex expression pedal assignment, very simple.

Amp Modelling: I???ve had a chance to try this through several different amps and I have noticed that what you play through makes a huge difference to the tonal quality. However, should you put it through the right amp (in my case a Marshall MG series) and this thing can really sound amazing.

Admittedly I haven???t played through all of the originals that this thing simulates but I have played through some of them (JCM800, JCM2000 and Vox AC30) and, to my ears, these are very convincing. For the amps that I haven???t had the chance to play through, well I???ve heard them on the records and again I???m convinced (yes you really can get that punchy Vai lead sound???..)

I???ve got to hand it to Digitech because the simulations really capture the attack and that ???breathing??? sound that good valves amps have and I don???t think I???ll ever buy one of those hefty, expensive beasts again as this mimics them so very well.

I???m also going to mention the stompbox models here because they are spot-on too. The Boss DS1 and Big Muff really do sound like the real thing. Incredible.

Effects: are generally of a good quality, useable and logically organised, although I suspect that some competitiors (e.g Boss) would have the edge on quality. Until fairly recently a Whammy pedal on it???s own cost more than this entire unit does and when I think about it like that, I can???t really complain!

I???ve played 6 gigs with this and it seems pretty solid despite a few knocks

I suppose this is section to express a couple of gripes that properly do affect ???reliability??? a bit.

Firstly, there a brief but noticeable lag in the switching patches causing the sound to dip momentarily. This would only hinder if you were doing some really tight patch changes and isn???t as bad as some have claimed (at least not on mine). I???ve bypassed the problem by using it stompbox mode where there???s no lag changing channels or switching effects on or off. It???s a shame Digitech didn???t address this though, because I???m sure if their competitors can avoid this they can too!

A couple of other minor gripes: the wah pedal was difficult to toggle on and off but I???ve since made some adjustments to the pedal stops to remedy this. Finally I???ve twice managed to toggle the learn-a-lick function in rehearsal by hitting pedals 1 & 2 at the same time. OK, my fault but I wouldn???t mind a way to disable this!

I???ve not had any direct dealings with Digitech but the forum and online pages aren???t too bad and I???ve found some useful info on there plus some good patches.

Despite the minor gripes above I think that this is incredible device. We???ve all got rather spoiled now with the number of multi-effects/amp modelling pedals on the market now because we can now get a whole range of tones at home that we could???ve only dreamed about 10 years ago. I couldn???t say whether this better than a Line 6 X3 or Vox LE and I think it churlish to make comments like unless one has spent some serious time with each of the products. What I do know is that there are some really excellent and authentic amp sounds produced by this thing plus a whole raft of useable effects.

I know this is an end-of-line product now but now is the time to buy as it offers excellent value for money. This can be bought for about GBP150 at the moment (about US$350), and that barely buys a couple of decent standalone effects pedals. When I think of the shear number of pro-tones I can get out of this thing it represents incredible value for money.

Usability for live sound is good and the system is easy to navigate while in use as a live effects processor. 3 banks with 65 programs in each bank. Of the 3 banks only one can be programed by the user. A real bummer from my point of view as I use this as a MIDI controller for my rack gear and Marshall JVM410H (yes the JVM is MIDI controllable). I would have preferred to have at least 128 user programmable locations.

Editing patches from the board itself is a bit involved and can be frustrating to those who are not technically inclined. However using X-Edit 2 (downloadable from the Digitech website as the unit ships with the X-Edit 1.0) hte process of updating and modifying the user programmable presets is much easier and more intuitive.

The manual though, thick is a bit incomplete and leaves some things up for assumption or user trial and error. I specifically mention this as the manual only briefly states that the unit is capable of sending MIDI program change codes. It says it can be controlled using and external MIDI source for command and control codes. And if you are not familiar with MIDI this information is absolutely useless to the novice. Additionally the information regarding programability is good but not great. And in some instances the manual states that the user will just have to play with it to see what they will get for sound and tone.

The current firmware is version 1.0. And I am using the driver set for Windows Vista 32 bit. When using this as a recording interface it leaves a bit to be desired. The driver notes specifically state that ASIO is not supported in Windows Vista. This isn't a good situation as the recommended drivers are WDM which increase overall latency when recording to a DAW package. I don't use the Pro Tracks that is supplied with the unit. I use Cakewalk Sonar 7 Producer Edition and the drivers cause the program to crash. This is something my Line 6 TonePorts won't do. So in effect to use this for recording on a Vista platform you're out a luck. If you're on XP you should be good.

So at this point the unit is going to be used for live performance only. A bit of a waste of money as I paid for these features, though I have three other recording interfaces. It would have been nice to use this for recording my live performances for later review.

The unit is First in the effects loop on my stage rig. Audio routes as follows:

Guitar (3 Ibanez RGs (all moded with DiMarzio D-Activators, Jackson RR5, Dean Razorback V, Warmoth Custom Soloist) >Marshall JVM410H Out via parallel effects loop >Digitech GNX3000 >Dunlop Slash Wah > MXR Variphase > DSP128+ > back into the Marshall.

Noise isn't a problem as long as you use the Noise gate within the processor. This is a great tool when using the JVM in the high gain settings.

However one of the things I didn't need was the Amp modeling. The amp models as they come out of the box are horrible. My Line 6 gear has better tonality, at least from the recording point of view. They seem thin with no bottom. The models of Marshalls have no "bark" and the the Model of the Carvin Legacy is way off. Thankfully you can tune the amp settings for the filter cutoffs and knees using the X-Edit 2.0 otherwise as an amp modeler the thing would be useless.

The effects though are good. I am not looking to model specific stomp boxes or reverbs so it all works well for me. I just dial in the sound I want to hear and I'm ready to go. As far as the sounds of favorite artists. I don't go down that road. I've defined my own sound and the Digitech equipment has been a part of that for 20 years +, going back to the original DSP-128.

I have had Digitech equipment for well over 20 years and never had a problem with the quality of build or operability. I expect this unit will serve well on stage and allow me to accomplish what I want. The thing that really sold me on the product is that the unit is in an all metal case. and the pedal mount is made out of metal as well.

I can't say the same about some of the other units I looked at. But this was one of the primary decisions with going with the Digitech unit over say the Line 6 POD XT Live. I don't feel I would need to have a back up for this processor.

The unit I bought was a demo unit from Guitar Center and was missing the USB cable and the program CD. A quick call and a fax to Harmon Music and they sent me the stuff that was missing. I received it 2 days later by US Mail.

So overall the customer support is excellent. Any time in the past when I have had a technical issue with a Digitech product I have gotten prompt and quick resolutions.

I play everything from Blues Rock to Metal and the GNX3000 works well for me. I've been playing for nearly nearly 32 years and out of that I spent '84 thru '90 playing live and have just recently returned to playing live again. I bought this unit specifically for that type of playing situation and expect it to hold up for what I am using it for.

Would I replace it if it were stolen? probably would get another unit simply because it would keep my rig in a plug and play type situation. I wouldn't have to go out and learn a completely new system.

I think the thing I like about this unit is the programmability of multiple effects and the integration of the expression pedal. The amp modeling I can do without as my Line 6 gear is better in this respect thought the Digitech is more flexible when using the X-Edit 2.0 software.

I compared this against a Line 6 PODxt Live, and a Boss unit I just can't remember the model. As I mentioned I had purchased this because of it's build quality.

The one thing that really bothers me about this unit is I would have preferred to have 3 banks of 128 programs each with one of those banks being user programmable. This would have kept things a bit more tidy when trying to match up program settings with other MIDI capable devices.

As a recording interface well I am a bit disappointed. You would think that Digitech would have gotten ASIO drivers written and tested for Windows Vista as in this day and age you have to special order a PC or Laptop with XP to even get it. I have other Harmon music products that have ASIO Vista Drivers so why can't the Digitech Division get them written?

This is my first DIGITECH pedal.. Well I must say that even though it looks intimidating, its easy to program. I have never seen so much control over sound.. Manual is very well put.
At first I though that I can program it hands down but didn't work out that way. Finally I had to go through the manual to understand the true potential.

I am giving it an 8 here bcoz it I had to read the manual otherwise it deserves a 10

I use a vintage Ibanez whose name I don't know.(it looks like a strat with sunburst colours and 21 frets, polished fretboard. if anyone has the name for it, please let me know :) ) for practice I use a small Marshall MG10CD and a custom old set of speakers which i use as a cabinet. It really gives a big big sound. With the pedal connected, it was the most superb sound I have ever heard. The sound is so clear and crisp that its just perfect. On tweaking for a couple of hours I finally got the distortion I was looking for. The factory preset distortions sounded little too trebly to me. I want a deep heavy sound because I play mostly heavy and death metal. The thing that pleased me most is the noisegate function. The guitar I am using now is a bit on the noisy side because its become old and pickups are weak. With the noise gate on my guitar feels new again. When i put on the humbucker pickup simulation AAHHH!!! I was blown away. It was perfect.
There is ultimate control on the sound coming out. I have never seen so many options to tune and fine tune my sound.
All I got to say is that, for a $300 equipment it is more than I had bargained for.

This thing is built like a tank. I got this through a cousin of mine who bought it in the US and brought to India on one of his trips. I had never seen the pedal before because no one around here has this one. I bought it after doing extensive research and reading a lot of reviews. After seeing and using it I would surely gig without a backup. This pedal is meant to last and I totally depend on it.

Outside the US the warranty does not hold... Hmmmm thats not very nice is it?

So far no problems

I play more of heavy/death metal music.. main influences Iron maiden, metallica, megadeth, lamb of god, children of bodom etc... this pedal suits my needs. I have playing for a little over 6 years now and now I have enough music taste to realise a good sound. Before I use to practice with what ever distortion i used to get.
If it were stolen then I would buy it again if I have the same budget. If I can extend my budget then I would probably go for the BOSS GT10.
Features I really liked is the noisegate, drum machine and the superb connectivity, I compared it to many pedals before settling for this one. some of them would be line6 pods and Boss GT8. seeing the feature for the price paid, digitech wins hands down.
One thing i wish it had is a screen like the Pods and GT8. Makes reading easier as all the abbreviations can be avoided and would surely make it look better.
I have no regrets buying it..

Seems easy to use, except for programming sounds* see entry

The preset sound are OK, I would have liked to have loaded some presets though

Hmmm well I cannot edit any sounds, as when I do one or other of the channels drops out all the time. Unfortunately I purchased it from USA and the warranty is not valid overseas, so I am stuck with just the preset sounds, so I am not impressed with reliability (I have had it now just over a week!)

Can't find any firmware upgrade, don't know if that would fix my problem anyway. I think it is a hardwasre issue.
Customer sup8port have been in touch, but no help.

This is the first..... Digitech product I have bought.... You do the maths!

Very Easy to program if you use the software

I have had this unit for about 4 months. I really do enjoy playing through this thing. It can be a little limiting if you are in a cover band and need to emulate 20 different sounds in a single set, and even though I am not, I still wished they had went with a 10 switch pedal board, but it would have been much more expensive I suppose.
I play a Strat into a Morley Wah, into The GNX3000, then into a Basic power amp (Nady XA300) into a home-made 1-12 cab loaded with an Eminence Texas Heat speaker. The patches I use I created myself.
I think it sounds very good. If you take the unit for what it is, and take the time to dig into it you can get some great sounds from this sucker. And do yourself a favor right from the start...use the X-Edit program, it make life much easier.
Now, for those who whine when their $300.00 unit don???t sound like a $10,000.00 wall of vintage Marshals. All I can say is...you???re exactly right! It don???t. And if you really though it was going too, I have some swamp land to sell you at a great price(for me)!
Every digital piece of crap out there claims to "sound like the real thing!" They all claim it, but none do!
That is to say 0% sound real. It is a 100% failure rate!
So digitally speaking...NONE OF THEM SOUND AND FEEL REAL!
"...But they said it would sound like a Fender, and a VOX, and a Marshall..." I know they did, but they lied.
They have to say that because everyone else is saying that. You wouldn???t buy it if they told you up front "This unit WILL NOT sound or feel like the real thing."
Marshall and VOX and Fender, etc... Are just Buzz Words they use to make you mouth water like a trained monkey.
So laying all that aside, and making no comparison to "the real thing" this unit sounds great for what it is.
It has some great potential in it. I have programmed a great Clean sound, a great Dirty sound, a great Distortion sound, a great Lead sound and a great acoustic sound???what more could I want (except more switches ;-).
...Now don???t we all feel better...HUH? DON???T WE!!...peace???;-)

So far so Good!

Never Used

Pretty Solid Performer!

By Design, this was not intended to be "easy", but for what it is, I would say they made it as simple as possible. A good manual reading while on the crapper, every day, will greatly increase one's ability to take advantage of the wealth of features this unit has!

I set this up on a Line6 Amp, sounds incredible. Went to an audition after setting up a few presets and played it thru a really crappy 30-watt peavey, and it still sounded fantastic. For the grand finale, I plugged it directly into my 8 track recorder, and OMG, NOTHING usually sounds good direct, and while not 'perfect' (mic'ed amp always will be better), it was by a longshot, the best sound reproduction I've heard yet. This is about the 10th board/amp I've plugged into my recorder and the first to ever sound truly good direct.

The pedal was one of the few that allows you to on/off the chorus, delay, stompbox, amp model, without having to switch user presets (or patches as some call them) which was a major feature I needed.

On the topic of effects, too many to mention, most are top notch. Can create amp models using a wide variety of combo amp models, or amp head models and match them to any cabinet models you want! If that's not impressive enough, you can also add a classic stompbox (everything from DOD dist, fuzz face, Boss MT metalzone) and be able to hit it on the fly. It even gets better- You can choose 2 amp setups per user patch, and then combine them together for a 3rd amp model that is custom, and you can mix the 2 amps at any levels you want, for instance 25/75% or 50/50.. anything from 1->99% to each other.

The Chorus, flange, phaser are all among the best I've heard. The other effects are all equally pleasing. Many of the artist presets are dead on, with little or no tweaking needed.

I tried many multi pedals like the GT-8, Pod XT Live, ToneLab, and NONE even came close to this GNX3000. You would be hard pressed to find anything less than $1,200 that could compete with this.

I bought it for band practice and to gig, and would trust it, my other digitech RP pedal took a beating and never let me down. I haven't had it long enough to truly rate it, so basing my rating on my former digitech pedal.

Never dealt with them directly. A good thing I guess, says mountains about the reliability.

I play everything from classic rock, to hard rock, 80's hair, 80's hardcore metal, grunge, all the way up to today's modern rock and this pedal does it all, and does it all very well.

As an experienced digitech pedal user I found it very easy to programme, it looks a lot more complicated than it is. The manual is worth a quick flick through but more for reference, I always think it's better to work things out for myself. The patches on the digitech sound community are worth a look but are a bit hit and miss and the x-edit programme makes downloading patches child's play.

I have a Fender Blues Deluxe valve amp and use Electro acoustic, Les Pauls and Strats through the pedal and they all sound great. I play mostly classic rock to heavy metal and I find the pedal is made for this. Some really good distortion sounds and a great wah pedal. I still use my jim dunlop as it does sound better but I wouldn't bother replacing it if something happened to it, the GNX is more than up to the job. A lot of the pre-sets I'd never use but there are some gems, the AC/DC sound,(angus) is quality through a Les Paul on treble pickup and Slash sounds good with a bit of tweaking. Very easy to get the sound of your favourite guitarist. I have to however mark down a little bit because of the delay in switching patches but that is only a small problem for me and it's nothing you can't work around, if it wasn't for that I would give it a 10.

I haven't owned it long enough to really comment but a friend of mine has had his years and gigs with it 2-3 times a week and it hasn't missed a beat. It is very heavy and feels rugged, I would definately trust it without a backup for these reasons.

I e-mailed digitech technical support with some questions and got a reply first thing next morning. All questons answered in a very friendly manner. For this reason I can only give full marks.

Overall the pedal does absolutely everything I need/want it to do plus a lot more too. I would highly recommend this to all beginner/intermediate players but I'm sure there are much better, advanced units out there for the more experienced or advanced player. I bought mine new for ??170 and I think that makes this effects pedal a bargain buy. I have no regrets about buying it and I'm sure I am at the start of a very long relationship with mine.

...well...I got to say, given the depth of the editing capabilities, and the number of paramaters to edit, I thinks it's as simple as it can be. Plus if you've had any experience with digitech products before, it's not too bad.
Plus, the x-edit software, really simplifies things.

IMOHO, I think it sounds very good.
I have used lots of stuff. I've had a couple of tube amps, and I have tried the pedal boards. Both have their good and bad points, from volume issues to having to practically tap dance on stage to get all the pedals on and off.
The GNX is a great compromise...sounds good enough, and is easy enough to use.
The amp models are great! the Effects are top notch!
It really cooks in stomp box mode, there is no delay in switching.

I've only had it a few months, so I really cannot comment on this

No issue so far, so no comment

My overall rating is as I said, a great compromise...so I give it an 8

Easy to get a fair sound out of it but the drum machine sucks.
Patch editing is familiar because I have been a multi-effects user.
Only read the manual briefly.
No firmware update, still use the firmware that came with the unit. Digitech must not be keen on releasing one :)

Hey, this unit can get you Satch, Ritchie Blackmore and Van Halen but who cares? Setting your own sound matters most so I tweak it the way I like it to sound.
The effects are just as good as any other mulit-effects out in the market.
I use a Kramer Striker loaded with Lace sensors, a Gibson Zakk Wylde Les Paul with PAFs, a Fender MIJ and a NO Name guitar fitted with EMG HZs. My amp is a Fender Twin Reverb.
High gain can always be noisy :)
The effects sound good.

Now this is the part I love most.
The GNX3000 cannot be relied upon during live gigs. There is the latency issue, which makes you lost about 1 second of your sound when you switch patches. Nobody likes to switch patches and lose the first note, right? You also cannot bounce between the user patches (bounce is only activated if the unit is in the green preset mode).
I stopped using this for my live gigs. I returned to my Zoom GFX-5. Zoom was really correct when it adopted the motto "Catch Us If You Can."
Digitech has to make more research so that the latency issue in the GNX3000 would be addressed. Zero dependability during live gis should be apt for the GNX3000 but there is no 0 rating here.

Asked about the issue of latency and promptly answered. Also the lousy drums but it seems it can't be remedied :(

I play mostly hard rock and metal music. This thing is good if you're not switching patches.
I have played since 14 and I owned several effects.
If this were stolen, I would be sad because I paid money for it but I would not buy it again.
I love its effects sound but my Zoom GFX-5 can give me the same sounds. I hate the drums as I have said. It seems the skins are not tuned and sounds terrible.
The amp modeling is superb though, which Zoom can learn from.
But comparing it to Zoom, Digitech has yet to learn so many things.
I wished the drums were more realistic and a near zero latency when switching between patches. I also wished you can bounce the effects like you can do on a Zoom GFX-5.
It won't help you making good music during live performances because you will always wary about losing a note or two when switching between patches.
To the Digitech team, Catch Zoom if you can :) honestly

I apologize for my previous review.

After downloading hundreds of user-generated patches from the GNX sound community, setting aside time to explore the unit properly, creating dozens of patches over a period of time, and sorting out the direct out problem by going through a Behringer GI-100 for amp sim on the way into the computer, I now have to say that....

WOW! This unit is FANTASTIC. Very versatile and it sounds great.

you guys are good if you can get this one sounding good so easily.

there are lots of possibilities laid out in a logical way, and it's not hard to understand the theory of it. the editing software is excellent, but for me it's a struggle to get a sensible sound out of it.
the presets are pretty much what you'd expect from presets. i'm not blown away and i hope there are more patches available somewhere.
i'm gonna set aside some time and really get to know this one, hopefully things will get there in the end. doesn't seem like an instant winner.

the direct sound can be extremely bright and digital, and the speaker compensation just slices off all tops until there's nothing left. so if you're going straight to computer, you may have to program this quite carefully or put it through something else on the way.
through an amp or console things should be easier.

some of the stompbox, amp or cab models are great but the overall sound has a funny high res digital quality to it.

i was quite happy with the RP6 through a sansamp gt2, and i've never liked the pods. but the GNX with amp and cab modelling through the sansamp can end up sounding ridiculous because of the sheer amount of modelling and processing.

no problems.

the music store ordered the wrong product by mistake, but digitech have been as helpful as you could expect them to be.

i really don't know at this stage. it has lots of features that really fit my requirements, but i'm struggling to get the sound right.

Not that hard to get decent tone. The book is good and covers what it needs. They just need more info for the pc users editor and recording usb software. No upgrades yet.

Sounds for SRV, P-Floyd, and some generic names for metal and blues players are in stock presets. Distortions are nice. Effects are nice but the noise gate is not as quiet as the GNX4 IMO. My GNX4 was stolen and I latched on to the new pedal.

The amp I use is a Mosfet Tubeworks. That through a pair or orange cabinets. Sounds work well. Step 2. I didn't like the metal sounds or the JCM stock amp model. Plexi was good.

I hopped on the supermodel group and I should have had those for the GNX4. What a change for the better. Marshall amps have that bite and Mesa amp models instead of RECTIF something sounds like a RECTO!

If it isn't the amp models by themselves that get you. Then the artist presets will floor you. Perfection !

Black metal case that seems tough. Built well. The switches are like a boss unit. I always have a backup Zoom G box

If you are going by what forums say then it's bad since Digitech posts are not interacting with the group. When I called cust support they helped me right away.

Simple question about speaker compensation and a prompt answer. That's the only time I've used support.

Being 70's and 80's Rocker, I like the Marshall sound. I had tried a POD live and hated it. For now the gnx3000 and supermodel are a match made for rockers like me. I wanted a pedal not needed to tie my PC.

I may go to the GNX4 or I may wait. Always get G.A.S but now I like things just peachy. If it ain't broken don't fix it thoughts.

I might just buy a new computer for recording only. That's how I hear it should be done. For now my sound is for my band. If I record things I may change my mind.

It is easy to a get a good sound from the device, however it is more difficult to get the sound you want. This is probably more to do with having so much choice on amp selection and effects than difficulties in using the controls.

Although I understand that using a matrix selector layout makes it easier to manufacture by reducing the number of rotaries, but this means you can't tweek more than one module at a time. That is, since the one set of rotaries are used for everything you need to switch back and forward between, say your amp and cabinet settings, to make changes and because the rotaries are different between the two modules you can easily lose track of the settings. However, this is not a problem if you use the Xedit software to directly edit the patch.

Although the sound quality is very good, the supplied presets seem to only approximate the sound of the artist (it appears) they are emulating. Downloaded patches from enthusiasts seem to be better approximations. With a bit of expert tweeking you should be able to get very close to the true sound.

The good feature of this unit is that you are not restricted to the amp and cabinet models that come with the unit. This is because the GNX3000 stores the modelling information in the preset. Unfortunately the software to edit the modelling information doesn't come with the unit but there are third parties that say can create these virtual amps.

The effects sounds aren't as good as the amp sounds but are quite usable.

I play mostly rock and folk rock music and this unit is great for this. If it was lost I probably would buy it again or maybe go for the GNX4, which is essentially the same but with a recorder and better drum machine.

I love the sound quality and the ease of use with PC connection. Having a USB connection is great for DAW recording. I am less impressed with the low function drum machine - there is no programmability about it at all - so it is only useful for practice. Other gripes are: only 65 user presets, less than impressive factory presets, user presets are set to factory presets rather than something useful for example they could be set to the raw amps to make it easy for finding the amp sound you want, limited use of the foot switch for example the switches could have user settable functions so if you didn't want to change tempo during a song you could use the tap tempo switch to kick in whammy etc.

I compared the GNX3000 and Tonelabs LE/SE and Boss GT-8, but decided to go for the GNX3000 because of the excellent sound, amp configurability and USB interface.

I wish the drum machine was programmable and you could reassign the foot switches.

It certainly helps me make music since I do most of my work on the computer and this unit gives me direct recording facilities for both electric guitar and mic work.

I have had the GNX3000 for about a year now, and I must say that it has taken a while to write a review on it because it took the better part of that year for me to decide whether I REALLY love this thing or not. I am familiar with DigiTech's matrix-style layout, so it's not like there was a learning curve for me, but this unit is VERY daunting when it comes to programming it right from the deck itself. The software makes programming a BREEZE...but my problem is that I use an older laptop for programming most of my effects units (the computer in my studio has WAY too many peripherals and I can't spare a USB port for the sole purpose of plugging in PODs, GNXs, Zooms, etc. just to tweak them with software). The laptop I use (a Sony Vaio 1GHz with 1GB of RAM and a 10GB hard drive) is not the most sophisticated computer in the world to be sure...but the GearBox and GuitarPort softwares from Line 6 work in it just fine (allowing me to edit patches in my PODxt and my PODxt Live) in addition to the V-Edit software from Behringer (allowing me to tweak my V-AMP 2 and my Bass V-AMP), and I can even run RiffWorks, Cubase LE, and the lite version of Ableton Live 6 that came with my TonePort (although I can't record a whole hell of a lot considering the small size of this computer's hard drive...but having those programs on board is perfect for capturing ideas that I don't want to forget when I'm jamming).

Anyway, having said all of this, the DigiTech WDM drivers WILL NOT install on that laptop making it impossible for me to install the X-Edit software to tweak patches in the GNX3000. I have the X-Edit software installed in two other computers, so I do have the option to use the computer based editing for this MFX, but it is a HUGE pain not being able to have all of my editing software in this one PC since that's the dedicated function of this particular computer.

The GNX3000 is just a pain to program without that software. Not that it can't be done, it's just not a pleasure to do as it is with the PODxt, PODxt Live, V-AMP2, Bass V-AMP, and the Zoom G-series processors. This is what has produced the love/hate relationship I have with this unit. I love the sounds and the flexibility...I hate the fact that I have to use a separate computer if I want to do any software editing of the patches, and programming from the face of the unit is nowhere near as easy or fun as it is to program the POD, the V-AMP, or the ToneLab (although I must admit that I have heard the DigiTech is thousands of times easier to deal with than the Boss GT-8).

I recently purchased the Supermodels CD for the GNX, and I tell you what...it turns the whole thing into a completely different experience. I almost think that DigiTech should work out some arrangement with the makers of the Supermodels CD so that the GNX3000s get packaged with the disc. That thing is freaking amazing, and it creates a filing system for the patches that is unbeatable. It takes the number of patches from 192 to over 600...and it arranges them in file folders that are incredibly intuitive so that, despite the HUGE number of tonal options available with the Supermodels pack, it never takes more than a few seconds to find EXACTLY what you're looking for.

I will say that the sound quality of the GNX3000 is superb...really a toss up between this unit and the Vox ToneLab as far as realistic amp tones (and the Vox unit needs a 12AX7 tube to accomplish its sonic mojo where the DigiTech has no tube).

I've read a lot of complaints in this forum about the presets in this unit...and I disagree with every one of them. I think the presets are fantastic as far as these things usually go. I gigged extensively with this unit using ONLY the presets before I had a chance to get into it and start tweaking...and the results were wonderful. DigiTech did not overload the presets with every available effect (although there are a few presets that fall victim to this effect "stuffing"), and the sounds of the amplifier models themselves are rich and harmonically full. Like I said, this unit sounds more like a real tube amp than any other box in the bunch (aside from the ToneLab). The only complaint I really have about it once again comes from the complexity of the controls on the face of the unit. There are just so many different things going on (especially when you get into warping the amps from channels 1 and 2 together) that you need a much better visual account of what's going on...and you don't get that without the software interface. Once you have the software interface up and running, it's so easy to use that it's silly...that ease of use, however, doesn't transition over into the controls on the face of the GNX3000 itself.

My other complaint comes from the fact that there are 192 patches on this thing...but only 64 of them can be overwritten. Does DigiTech really think that its presets are so good that most users will want MORE of the factory setting in the unit than their own customized sounds? As I said before, the presets in this MFX are better than most, but guitar players want to customize their effects as much as possible. Bad move, DigiTech, making the majority of the patches in this box completely un-editable.

Now for the good stuff...like I said, the amp models in this thing are really VERY good. And, DigiTech has included some fantastic bass amp models as well. That is HUGE. With Line 6 you have to pay extra to get a bass model pack if you want some bass tones in your POD...and the other guys make you buy separate modelers altogether to get this. Out of the box, the DigiTech is the most flexible unit of the bunch in terms of being a "one stop shop"...and this is not only because of the bass amp models, but also because DigiTech includes a microphone input with a very good dbx preamp built in. You can literally plug in a guitar, plug in a mic, and have a one-man (or woman) show right out of the box with this thing. And, as stated before, the Supermodels CD takes the GNX3000 to a completely different level. You are screwing yourself out of the full potential of this modeler if you don't spend the extra $60 for that Supermodels CD. I cannot stress to you enough how much this software adds to the functionality of the GNX3000.

One last thing...Line 6, Vox, Behringer, and all the other modeling guys out there need to take note...the ins and outs on this GNX3000 are so extensive that the other manufacturers should be embarrassed. I have two line outs (right and left), two XLR outs (right and left), MIDI In/Out/Thru, headphone out, USB connector, and a freaking microphone input (again, with a good quality dbx preamp). If there was a digital (S/PDIF) in/out on this thing, it would have the same flexibility as the $800-$1000 rack units that some of these other guys put out. There is no reason that these items shouldn't be found on EVERY modeler..and aside from the Behringer stuff, the DigiTech is the cheapest of the bunch.

I have gigged with this thing, stomped on it, had amplifiers tip over on it in the back of my car...all kinds of stuff...and it has never failed to power up and do its job.

Never dealt with them

I have to give this unit a great rating for many reasons. The sounds are very good (the presets stand out when compared to other MFX units) if somewhat difficult to tweak. The software makes editing a breeze, but I personally feel that you shouldn't NEED software to have ease of editing. However, with the software running, you can dial in just about every sound imaginable. Those that have had trouble with sounds in this particular MFX fall into three categories 1)People who bought bad/broken units 2)People who don't have the patience to sit and tweak until they get the sounds they like, or 3)People who just like to complain. And, with the Supermodels CD, there is just no excuse for getting bad sounds out of this unit.

People fail to realize something when it comes to these MFX units...they are not meant to replace tube amps, nor are they supposed to sound fantastic with EVERY guitar right out of the box. If you had a room full of 36 tube amps, plugging into each and every one would require you to sit and tweak the hell out of the knobs...not just once, but every time you switched amps. And, even if you dialed in the perfect sound on one amp for a Fender Strat, that sound would probably need to be tweaked further if you unplugged the Strat and plugged in a Les Paul. Imagine the time and effort it would take to get 10 or 12 really killer tones in a room full of vintage tube amps...and imagine needing to re-tweak those tones every time you switched guitars. The same principal applies here. I've never understood why some people have the tendency to believe that a modeler is supposed to sound fantastic right out of the box with no fuss, and why people complain that there are "too many" parameters to adjust. How else would anyone be able to possibly adjust the setting for 30+ guitar amps, bass amps, cabinet tunings, stomp boxes and their respective settings, positioning of all those effects, speaker size, number, power rating, mic type, mic placement, etc...some of those comments are just foolish. Think about this, folks...you've got a REAL 1959 Fender Bassman (classic tweed 4x10 configuration) and you play a Fender Strat. You decide to plug in a Les Paul...do you really think you wouldn't have to start twisting dials and screwing with EQ settings to get a tone out of it that you like after switching from an ash or alder body single coil guitar to a mahogany body with humbuckers? Then, let's go further...you decide you want to take that preamp and run it into a 2x12 cab...or even a 1x8 cab to get a really interesting, unique sound. Unless you've got a spare set of 12" speakers laying around, and you happen to be a gifted electrician, these things aren't going to happen. And, even if you had the speakers and you were a gifted electrician, what kind of "tweaking" would you have to do to put all of that together? I guarantee it would be a much bigger pain in the tail end than figuring out which knobs to turn and which buttons to push.

I really, really hate to say this...but the folks that complain about modelers being too difficult to figure out or having "too many parameters" to mess with aren't illustrating a problem with the modelers...they are illustrating a problem with their own brain power. Some modelers are a little more tempermental than others...but none of them are "just too difficult" to figure out. And, no one should expect modelers to replace tube amps. If you love tube amps, and that's the sound that you want, then for God's sake, why would you go buy a modeler? Common sense (and unfortunately there seems to be a shortage of that these days) should make it clear to anyone that a modeler is for one purpose...to give a musician an alternative to having to own $60,000 worth of amplifiers and microphones when they want to get a multitude of different sounds for live performances or recordings...period!!!!

I bought this pedal with the hopes that I could get some really good and usable sounds along with Digitech's outstanding effects modules. Unfortunately, that was not usually the case. Out of the box the device is rather overwhelming with the amount of parameters to set on individual sounds and effects. That would have been fine and I did study the manual but the problem was this upper harmonic series distortion or it was missing, depending on the patch. That's not to say all sounds from this device are bad, because there are some really good ones as well. AS far as usable sounds, there we maybe 2 out of the box. That brings me to my next point of editing patches. Editing patches with the pedal alone is a pain and far more complicated than it needs to be. The software suite that was included was very helpful and intuitive. . . when it worked. To all Vista users: Wait until Digitech releases a Vista capable software suite before considering this product. The best thing about this device was the ability to "warp" or combine amp sounds. I was able to get some really cool amp sounds that way, but the problem of the overall sound plagued even the best sounds.

AS I stated before, there is a distortion of the upper harmonic series with this device. The sounds for the lower pitched notes sound pretty good, but as you climb into the higher registers of the instrument, this distortion is apparent by the device's compensation for it my eliminating the sound of pic attack. This makes your sound a "ya, ya" instead of the natural sound the guitar makes. The clean sounds on this device are done really well and the distortion does not seem present. The effects are done really well with the exception of the noise gate and the chorus effects. The sounded very poor to my ears. Overall I would say this is an average sounding pedal at best.

The device is built rather well, but I am worried about the knobs being broken off by being stepped on. Furthermore, the stomp buttons themselves have a little play so I am concerned about them falling out or breaking off. However, Digitech makes pretty hardy gear so I am probably being overly critical.

Digitech's website for information and updates are just plain second rate. The don't seem to try and update the firmware or software often. This pales in comparison to Line 6's website and updates. There are no really helpful forums to point you to the right direction. There is a guy who makes bad patches acceptable but will try and sell you a disc for $6o. He was the most helpful of all the places I looked. As far as customer care for product issues I have no rating since I have not dealt with them.

I felt this was a good pedal for people who play cookie-cutter import guitars with EMG's and the like. If you like the natural sound of your instrument, then I can't recommend since it seems to make everything sound the same. For example, my Tele and Les Paul did not sound that much different using this device. The Line 6 POD XT Live sound more like an amp and brought out the natural tendencies of both rather than quashing their sounds in to the same shape. There are some bright spots with this pedal, such as the clean sounds and several of the effects. If they could isolate those and sell a pedal for 1/3 the price it might be worth buying then. As is stands now, I can not recommend this device at this time. If you want really good amp sounds, go with the POD XT or Guitar Rig. They seem to have the amp modeling down better than Digitech at this point in time.

Like most modern multi-effects pedals, there's a bit of a learning curve that must be navigated before you can really get to grips. Fortunately for me, it wasn't that long before I was editing patches and effects with consumate ease. Ease of use will always vary from person to person though. I think if this is your first effects pedal, you might have trouble getting to know it. Having said that, in my experience, it's easier to use than the Zoom, Vox and Line 6 equivilants. The only thing easier to use for me are the boss pedals, but I can't help but think they sacrificed features to promote ease of use on their newer pedals... that could just be me?

The manual is... hefty. To be fair, it repeats itself a lot and the majority of it is taken up by the USB and MIDI implimentability of it, so it's no surprise it's so freakin long! Despite it's offputting length, it tells you pretty much everything you need to know... not that I've read it all!

What you've got to tell yourself when using this pedal is: "The sound you want is there, you just gotta find it." Occasionally it can take a while, but 99 times out of 100, the sound you want is in there somewhere if you spend a while looking for it.

The mild distortions (for heavier blues and indie stuff) are very good. The highs and lows are all there, but they don't smother the mids, which is nice too see from a DSP effects pedal for once. The fender amp simulations I like particularly. I can't say I've heard the originals from which these sounds are modeled (I don't think many people will have heard a genuine 1957 fender champ in person. Right?), but the important thing is they sound good! The marshall 800 and 900 are both good too. Great for the Oasis style indie solos.

Not all of us can settle for just a mild distortion, and DigiTech obviously knew this, so they threw in some mean, dirty, uber saturated ones too! I'm no hard rock or metal guitarist, so my opinion on these distortions may well be standing alone here. The dual rectifier I love. I used it to try and replicate Santana's unique sound and it wasn't far off. All the others... they have their uses, but for me, the sounds a little so saturated to work with. Sometimes that might be a good thing?

The clean sounds and light distortions are also pretty good. Clean sounds are the Taboo sound of DSP effect pedals. It's my opinion that no matter how hard companies try, you can't get any cleaner than a good ol' tube amp. Needless to say, the cleans on the GNX3000 are still pretty impressive. I've used them for a bit of Jazz and a bit of blues, amongst other things, and they work quite nicely.

The acoutstic simulator is a nice feature, and it sounds alright too, but never, repeat, NEVER consider it a replacement for a real acoutsic guitar. It's simply there for convinience in live performances.

Effects are all good. Wahs are nice if you tweak them right. Whammy is a lot of fun (probably sounds good too if you know how to use it, unlike me!). Lovin the UniVibe, deep and phat, just as it should be. Chorus is pretty good. Phaser and Flanger both better than any other I've seen on a DSP unit. Reverbs and Delays... well you can't really ever hear a bad one, the idea is you don't notice them that much anyway!

Looks strong enough. Haven't gigged it yet... but it's time will come! I think I'd score it a 30 on the "how many minutes would this thing last on stage with Pete Townsend" scale... so it's gotta be pretty robust!

My GNX3000 didn't have a power supply in the box. Annoyed I was, but I had another digitech power supply handy which worked.

I emailed DigiTech about a month ago about fixing this problem and I still haven't got a reply... that's one long coffee break huh? I'll probably send them another, slightly more abusive email in the coming days.

Whilst on the subject of power supplies, I believe Digitech engineer their pedals and power supplies so that you can only use a digitech power supply with their pedals. How annoying is that!?

I like the general ethic DigiTech had when the made this pedal. I summarise it by "Take out all the useless stuff that players don't need and make sure everything else is as usable as possible." A great example of this ethic is that the preset patches are actually quite usable! Wow... a multi-effect pedal with usable preset patches!? Credit to DigiTech for that. Putting the players ahead of their ego is something companies like Zoom often fail to do. Speaking of presets though, there could have been more user preset patches. 65 is alright, but there should be at least as many user patches as factory preset ones. There are 130 of those.

I can't think of anything off the top of my head that I want that it doesn't have! Ah! The drum machine doesn't play a 5/4 drum beat... how I am supposed to play Take Five now!? Seriously though, it's not a huge problem. If I wanted a drum machine, I would have bought one. The onboard drum machine is acceptable, only if you consider it and extra, not a feature.

Out of the Boss GT-8, Zoom 9.2utt, Line 6 Floor Pod, Vox Tonelab SE and Korg AX3000 and the GNX3000; I chose the GNX3000 because it has more features and I had a feeling the sound quality would be better. Whether it's better or not doesn't bother me now, it's still darn good!

For the money I paid, I couldn't have asked for anything more.

Its Pretty Easy to go and play with using the factory loaded presets but when you get into it it can be tricky. I'm mean there is endless possabilitys with this product i bought it august 15 2006 and i'm still figuring out better ways to use it. Like i have it set to where all of the 1-1/2 step songs are tuned down a 1-1/2 step throught the gnx meaning my guitar is in standard tuning when it sounds like its tuned 1-1/2 step down you can also tune down lower or higher. Getting the perfect sound is the hardest thing in my opionon. But now i have figured out how to use the x editor librarian
now i can just go to the presets page and download them then store them. But if you have the right recsources the ease of use just gets easier.

the sound quality is fantastic if it starts to get out of shape or to noisy the settings are not set all that great. You can program so many diferent sounds you just have to do it right.

It has never messed up other than a glitch when i hook it up to my computer it'll go automaticly to user preset 38 but i don't plan on using a computer on stage. So yes i would use it at a gig without backup

They are very helpful they gave me links to get x-edit and told me where to get microsoft.net framework in order to use x-edit they told me about the drivers and the programing and all of what i didn't figure out on my own i suggest you give them a call once or twice.

This covers any style of music, and for me i play a lot of different kinds of music it is perfect. The other day at guitar center i was talking to this guy about an amp he knew i had the gnx 3000 he was talking to me obout the line six spider 3 amps and i played with it and i was messing around with the settings and it is not at all like the gnx 3000 there is so much more you can do with this thing.

not too hard,especially if you have used these 'all in one' pedals before...some aspects of editing this aren't totally intuitive to me(morphing for one)but otherwise OK. i thought the manual was
somewhat easier to get through compared to others i've read-you really don't need it to get your own sounds happening but it's good for reference.

i use the gnx3000 mostly for direct recording and onstage without an amp-the sound quality/amp models work very well for me when used this way. the seperate 1/4 outs with defeatable cab emulation is a cool idea,but the gnx through an amp is a bit shrill and thin. i have heard of some people using this with a power amp/cab setup which makes more sense-less 'coloring a color' going on...to be fair,i've had the same problem when using my old POD with an amp so maybe it's just part of the deal with modelers? another thing i found strange is that the compressor has a very noticeable latency when on-i called about it and the guy was helpful,but in the end confirmed that the latency was there to stay(though it's better depending on how the attack is set)...suffice to say i don't use the comp! the other effects are all useable,but i usually stick with the delay and sometimes the chorus/trem/rotary.

i've used the gnx in a bunch of situations for about 8 months as of this writing-album and demo sessions,various gigs...it is a very reasonable amp substitute(as they all seem to be these days)but if you want to use it WITH an amp,try it out first-you may want to just go with standalone pedals.

I found the user interface a little confusing at first, mainly because you have 2 different amp models at once and it is hard to figure out how to tweak the amp you want. Once I got the X-Edit software working it became MUCH easier to tweak sounds.

I have owned pretty much every preamp/modeler ever made. I still own a PODxt in addition to the GNX3000, and in the past I owned the GT-8, all the Rocktron preamps, J-Station, Marshall JMP-1, Peavey Rockmaster, ADA MP-1 and many others. I think this unit sounds much better for direct recording than it does through an amp. The huge lag when you switch presets also makes it lousy for live performace. I purchased the MFX supermodels and it made a HUGE difference in how much I liked this device. I still had to tweak the MFX models to get what I wanted, but they got me where the factory models/presets couldn't. I really like the cleans, high gain, and the bass sounds that I can get with this unit. For direct recording I find myself using the GNX3000 more and more. I still like the PODxt for certain sounds, but overall I think the GNX3000 sounds more natural and less synthetic. The effects are pretty good, but not as good as the GT-8. When I try to do smooth violin-like volume swells the volume does not swell as smoothly as I would like, but the other pedal based effects (wah, whammy, etc.) work and sound great. I have also used this through my church's PA system with good results. I rate this a 9 for direct recording, but only a 6 for live use.

Seems well built. Owned it for about 2 months without any problems. Unlike my PODxt which seems to freak out on occasion and change settings on it's own, this unit hasn't done anything weird.

I had problems getting the X-Edit software to work. They responded to my e-mails pretty quickly, and eventually sent me the missing file I needed to get the software to work on my pc.

I play mostly hard rock/modern rock as well as 80's metal. I also play mellower stuff for church, so I need something that gives me a wide range of sounds. I have been playing for almost 20 years, and I have bought and sold more gear than I care to remember. If you buy one, then I would definitely spend another $60 for the MFX supermodels. That is money well spent. I like that they included bass amp models and cabinets (good ones) without buying an additional model pack.

Well, i just got this on the 6th of december (pre release), and so far with non extensive use; about 6 hours, It is actualy quite easy to use. However if your the kind of person that just rushes into effects procesors you may want to take a really deep breath and prepare to be a bit confused. READ THE OWNERS MANUAL. The owners manual is really easy to read and easy to use, any piece of equipment that is as complicated as this you wont be able to figure out all the cool editing options. As far as i can tell so far the flexability with editing on this is great, but remember that ive only had about 6 hours straight use of this.

Lets just say this, any effect that i ever wanted out of a single pedal is in this one processor. for example: there are pedal effects from jimi hendrix, led zeppilen, black sabbath, pink floyd, and many many more. Out of 118 different models I only disliked one, it was really loud at a defening pitch, but i suppose that could have been fixed if i had turned it down ha. also you must remember i havent had the time to expierement with them all on an extensive basis. Also you have 3 different effect channels (if you could call it that) that you can use simaltaniously to create numberous effects. The set up that I have for this is a Gibson SG Classic Electric Guitar with P-90 Pickups and with a fender combo amp (unsure of the model at this moment). The effects are in no way weak what so ever, if anything they have either that kick your looking for or that perfect mellow sound, its extremly customizable.

well, with only 6 hours of use i would have to say that im not sure

well i work for guitar center so if you were to call me i would help you for as long as you needed and if i didnt have an answer i'de find out for you. as for the manufacturer i've thus far never had a problem with them

without writing a book about it, I play anything i can think of, mostly indutrail, rock, alternative, rap, techno, under ground, among others. Ive been playing numberous instruments for about 12 years now. I own mixers, synths, pre amps, moniters, many many interfaces, guitars, basses, drums, digital pianos', violins, madolins, and a chello. I've already ordered two more if that tells you anything. Well, what i love is how amazingly flexable it is. What i hate about it is, of course, i dont like reading owners manuals but to use this to its full functionality you have to read the owners manual. My favorite is the swell and the phazer effects AWSOMELY AMAZING.