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.

It is not too difficult to go through and learn the menus. However, I do believe that the navigation could be improved a lot. Have not tried the software.

I have tried this several times in stores. I haven't bought it yet. So obviously I am not too impressed. The reason for trying out this unit was that I bought a used GNX2 and liked it. I went to musicgoround to trade it in. Anyway I didn't but the gnx3000 and I don't have the GNX2 anymore also. Which was a decent unit. A mistake. Sound-quality-wise these digitech units sound nasal and muted. Its like an amp has a giant bowl covering the front of the amp. May be that is a good idea. Most amps remind me of muted trumpets of sorts. There are good sounds in it also. Clean sounds are very nice. Distorted and amp sounds are rough and choppy. Like machine whirring, or a power tool. As compared to this the GT-8 sounded better, however its sound was the same as the GT3 and so with added features. Still not bad, has many sounds. It has 4 DNA chips. Where does that help ? I have no idea.

One hears about digitech switched failing much much more than say Boss units. I had to replace two switches on my GNX2.

Have not dealt with them.

Overall, 6 or 6.5. It does give you lots of sounds "based on.." amp models. Lacks the capability of two separate amps on two separate channels. Has a lot of signal routing capability but does not route one item to one output. only stereo to xlr or 1/4 outs or mono. but not one amp to 1/4 right output and clean amp to 1/4 left and mic to xlr left and line in to xlr right or so. Then again this is not really a mixer. Still versatile and useful. Has only one effects chain setup. Unlike the Boss units where you can move your distortion or wah or whatever to anywhere in the effects chain in any order, you can't change the order of effects in the GNX3000, it is set to one optimal setup. which is not too bad I guess.

Intuitive controls, especially if you've owned a digitech product before.
Very easy to edit, Xedit software is excellent and easy to use.
Manual could be a bit more descriptive but it effectively shows how and where to change all the parameters.

The amp modeling is amazing, especially if you buy the MFXsuperseries CD, the Mesa Triple Rectifier and Marshall 1987 Anniversary Stack really need to be heard!
Sounds are clear and with out fuzz, unit produces high quality clean and high gain tones.
Admittedly I haven't played through all the real life amps that can be modelled and I'm sure the really thing is better but to my ears this is as near as you'll get with out actually buying them all.

The amp morphing is really useful and incredibly easy to use, all patches really easy to modify using the Xedit software.

The effects are all top quality and provide plenty of diversity in creating the sound you want.

The stompbox models are also a nice touch and add even more variety.

Have owned for over a month and have had no problems with the unit or any of the software.

Haven't had cause to contact digitech.

I previously owned a Digitech RP7 and really liked it, you could get some really nice tones out of it with a bit of effort and liked the fact it was valve powered.
However the quality and variety of tones you can get out of the GNX3000 is truely amazing, especially as I've not really delved that deeply into it yet.
It may not have any valves but in my opinion this doesn't matter as the proof is in the sound it produces not how it does so.

I play mainly music from bands using Mesa Rectifers and Marshals (Blink 182, Smashing Pumpkins etc) and this unit is perfect for me, it can near as damit replicate the amps I need and has pretty much all the effects I need as well.
Plus if you look you can find some really good deals.

just wanna say , i do not have this units but i spent 7 hours comparing between This GNX-3000 and the Boss GT-8 so it'll be a comparison more than a review.. guess some of u needs it! cos i did:

Gnx-3000 :

i never used digitech products before.. it's a first, and i couldn't understand anything on this pedal , it's hard! really hard.. but for someone who uses digitech products he might find it simple..so i give it a 1 rating for a new digitech user.


GT-8 :

everything is writting bellow the knobs, it's clear.. for a GT series Boss user it's really easy .. many parameters to tweak but nothing is hidden.. i'll give it 8 for a boss user, and 1 for a new user.

I read many reviews before i buy butu can know unless u try!


GNX-3000 :

Clean tones are awesome! really it's like playing the reall amp , but higher gain sounds.. seems to be TREBELY , and so thin.. i tried to fix that with the EQ .. the sound got worse with the EQ.. the presets just the clean tones are good.. didn't like any of the high gain presets.. the whammy rocks, maybe i did something wrong to make it sound thin , im not sure..but i like the Talker , it's really cool and sounds good too..BUT NOTICE THAT THERE's ALMOST 0,5 SEC BETWEEN SWITCHIN PRESETS.. digitech done that really bad! what were u thinking!


GT-8 :

As ur searching the presets there's some weird sounds...synth delays.. TIESTO stuff! , it's really great.. i liked some of the high gain presets..and the best effect that i liked is teh FEEDBACKER , it sounds so reall!
the output selection is great.. u can choose the output type that u want..and no Delay between presets switching..and great screaming wah!


well ill give the both pedals an 8.. cos 9 will be for the better products..and nothin take 10!
so an 8 for both will be great .. cos those 2 pedals , u do really have to tweak to get ur tone..
so if u can't tweak and u just wanna plug-n-play go buy a behringer and leaves those pedals for the big boys!

Both pedals have steel chasis.. and they'r heavy.. u need both of ur hands to carry it .. it's a 10 for both pedals.

Do not try to compare between those 2 pedals by readin reviews.. u need to try it urself.. it's lot different from here! the Gt-8 is something else that the GNX-3000.. it's like comparing an apple to an olive!

very easy to manipulate the settings - both with the hardware and with the editing software. The software lays everything out in front of you - using the hardware interface is slightly trickier but the matrix layout is a good design (although vulnerable i think)
The manual is big and covers everything.

The GNX3000 is a strange beast = a lot of the presets are excellent, when recorded they sound warm and tube like and detailed (check out the product video on the Digitech website). But creating my own sound is trickier. Ive had a number of Digitech units over the years and ive always felt the same way about this = the tone is in there but its almost like an occult science trying to get to it.

Some of the presets (like dream for example) and most of my creations feel cold and digital. i can use plug ins to warm them up - and ive even tried using valve preamps to help but there is something unsatisfactory about the sound that i can put my finger on.

Often it records well, but it doesnt play well - the sound doesnt leap out of the speakers at me. Its best with pa or monitors - ive tried it with amps in front, in the effects loop, cabinet modelling off and on - or even just as a stompbox and effect units but i didnt like the sound. Its best working on its own - but i dont find it fun to play - i feel happier with the pod xt sound over the speakers to be honest - much warmer and smoother, although less detailed and quite heavily 'produced'.

I love the layout and the package as a whole - its riddled with effects and amps and sound possibilities are pretty much infinite with the warp function but to me it is hit and miss = not bad, but not amazing = but amazing is what you want isnt it?

i preferred the tone of my old RPX400 = in comparison it felt very warm and smooth and was only a 16 bit machine - maybe thats the problem?

I dont know = i cant find it in myself to love the gnx3000 no matter how much i want to - i think ill wait and see what the rp350 sounds like, or wait another year until the rp350 technology ends up in the gnx5 or something. Another thing im looking forward to with the rp350 are the 'brand name' effects theyve got on there - I love the line 6 effects for this reason rather than (bar the univibe/octavia and the stompboxes) generic lexicon effects on the GNX3000.

I dont know - maybe its psychological but there is just something that niggles me about this unit and stops me from feeling happy with my purchase.

its very solid but so much of it is plastic - the knobs and the matrix dont look like they survive and encounter with a size 10 boot.

pretty poor. Whenever ive had to deal with them ive always been underwelmed by the response.

The unit has the capacity to cover basically any style - i love the hardware side of things - the dual XLR outs aswell as the 1.4" outs is great - noiseless setup to PA - maybe some kind of in ear monitor - thats the smallest backline you'll ever have to carry to a gig! I love its comapctness and design.

The tonelabs record well - they have a similair feel i think - but the tonelabs just do that tube feel better (because they have one!)they're also huge!

I still prefer the sound of digitech for recording above the line 6 stuff - but at the moment im enjoying PLAYING using line 6 tones over the GNX.

Its a genius piece of equipment overall - but missing one crucial element = feelgood factor!

I also dislike the whole supermodels thing - turning a forum into a place of business, not cool - and now everyone's jumping on the bandwagon - it never used to be like that. Sad days....

I've had mine about 2 months. Editing ahhh.. so so. The video from the MFX super site help a lot. The manual doesn't share much in detail. Nope, no upgrades yet. Supermodels are 3rd party so I won't categorize them here as a factory update or upgrade. The pack is a nice amp model addition despite what a couple guys have said. They work better on my Carvin legacy.

Sounds, sure no prob. I crank through my Legacy and it sounds great. I asked Digitech about my cabinet color and they said to use a PA. Well, I emailed mfxsupermodels support and they MADE me a cabinet model to use with this pedal and Legacy cab. Now that was cool!

It doesn't seem noisy. I get noise with the USB cable but I think that's my PC. Effects are good. Univibe effect is lacking. The effects seem weak compared to the GNX4. I'm not sure why.

Rugged build. I've jammed with bands with this and they like it too. Pedal squeaked but that was fixed with some R5 lubricant.

Digitech support is good. Supermodels makers is A1. Videos, email support or you can call them. Great group to work with and they know exactly what you are talking about. Digitech support no opinion yet.

From Rock, Blues, Country. This unit does well. If it were lost I'd go for the GNX4. That unit does much more and has little latencie. That part bothers me a little so I use stompbox mode. It's a little better but not as noticable. I tried the GT8 and Zoom 7.1 9.2. Digitechs lately have caught on to better modeling. Besides supermodels aren't made for PODS or Boss. At least not yet.

I wish the GNX3000 had on board recorder but I wouldn't expect all the GNX4 features at this price. Either way it's a good buy with one of the best model pack solutions if you want. I can use mine okay for recording but since I have comp hardware limits I should have got the GNX4 and imported wavs all day and night to any comp based program. ASio did not work for my computer either but I think it's the PC. For the price I paid including the supermods I'm happy.

Given that this is a complicated device- and you should know that before buying it- the manual is excellent, layout straightforward, and the programming very easy. I can't think of anything to complain about, so it gets high marks with me.

I have the opportunity to compare it straight-up with a VOX Tonelab, because I own both. Let me be very clear about this- the Tonelab has a much better responsiveness, smoothness, and tube breakup sound. Period. I bought the GNX3000 as a result of a great demo by a DigiTech rep at a show. But, when I got it and worked with it, it became very clear that the VOX just sounds better for mildly distored to overdriven sounds.

HOWEVER, the DigiTech beats the VOX's butt in any number of ways. You have far better tonal control than the VOX, tunable eqs, cabinets, etc. You can get inside the effects and mod them considerably better. The DigiTech is a far more versatile box and is extremely well thought-out.

It is a definite plus that you can patch in and mix outside instruments and mikes. An effects loop would have been a great addition.

The only thing that is flat-out daffy to me is that the Univibe effect has only one speed!!?? What's the deal, DigiTech? Other than that the effects are quite good.

Very well built, I don't foresee any problems.

No experience with DigiTech.

I mix a number of styles- rockabilly, jazz, folk, rock, ambient/space, and the unit responds very admirably to my diversity. I have been playing for over 40 years, I know what I like. I play Gibson, Rickenbacker, Gretsch, and Guild electrics.

The GNX3000 would probably get a 10 with me if it had a little sweeter tube sound/tube breakup when overdriven. But, to my ears, it breaks up with a harsh sound. It does NOT sound like Fenders, Ampegs, and VOXes from the sixties, I know, I was there. I intended to sell my VOX Tonelab when I got the GNX3000, because the DigiTech is far more versatile. But, I find that I am using both of them blended together to compensate for the weaknesses in each. It's too bad that I have to do this, I wish that one or the other was perfect. Oh, well.

If it were lost, I would probably scope out other high-end multi-effects such as the Boss GT-8. After all, if I am going to blend with the Tonelab, then I might as well test out units that provide great effects but don't provide good tube sound such as the Boss. As an aside, I tested the GT-8 when it first came out and the effects wow'ed me but the amp models were a digital dog's breakfast. So, I don't think anybody makes the modeler of my dreams yet.

Easy to use, very easy. The unit offers a lot of tone capability when you include the EQ of the amp cabinets. The Manual was purty good, but I thought the computer recording part of it was lacking. It comes with Pro Tracks+, but the manual for this is in the help tab of the software, no hard copy.

I had the GNX4, which I loved. But, I sold it because I wanted to record on the computer instead of the GNX 4. I wasn't to impressed with the tones of the GNX4. But, I think it has a lot to do with the amp your playing. I recently bought a BASSMAN LTD and use the GNX 3000 with it, it sounds VERY good. I believe any effects unit can sound great through a BASSMAN. So, I'm sure the GNX4 would have sounded great. I pretty much like all that the GNX3000 offers. For rythm ideas i run the GNX into my JAMMAN looper. Once I have a bunch of song ideas, I connect the GNX to the computer and use Pro Tracks to record the whole song. FUN FUN FUN ..........

no problems yet. First time i loaded the software, the drivers didn't load. So, reloaded the software the second time, and they were there.

I called the tech support once, he was helpful.

I like the unit. I like making songs up. I have a lot of fun just playing it through my JAMMAN LOOPER and the BASSMAN. Its just a simple setup.

Great sound! not sure why the other guys' GNX3000 was bad sounding. Sometimes that happens. Editing is easy. The editor loads perfectly. you have to have XP and SP1-2 along with net 1.1 framework. All of this is listed at the Guitarworkstation Forum. Same thing goes for Pro Tracks software. So many people have the wrong settings on their PC or the hardware is not capable. Go into gaming and you see all the same complaints.. Bought Halo, and it won't run on my 256mb ram. Duhhh!

The manual is good. I had a geneses 1 before this so I know a little bit of the functions are. It's a new GNX3000, so I guess the firmware is the latest since I haven't seen a new one posted. I did upgrade with the Supermodel disc. Yes, it is a very nice library for 60 bucks. From what I heard before I bought them, it is more of a model pack, than a patch library. Many patches contained. I think for references only. There are more individual amp models than patches. That gives me more than I had before and a butt load for recording. It comes with videos for how to use the GNX3000 editor and GNX3000 features. I had a bit of a learning curve but the supermodel people helped out long before I bought the pack. They seemed to know the GNX3000 real good and helped me with the whole thing. So I bought the disc. It's awesome and they are helpful! The editor is very easy to use now.

Artists? Sure you can. All the effects are great. I don't mess with artist sounds since we are doing less covers. I need to be original. My cleans and distorted amps are what I wanted. I play mine through a Crate 212 tube amp. I love the sound. Then I started playing the GNX3000 through our PA mix too. You can do that since you can use speaker compensation for PA mixers. My guitar is an passive EC1000, and Schecter C1. The sounds out of the GNX3000, amp and PA are amazing!
Chorus and Delays are really good. What I did notice is that the models in the super model disc give more of a diminsion to the effects. My band memebers noticed it too. Our PA is a behringer 24 ch, QSC amp and Yamaha 115V speakers. The mix on the GNX3000 in stereo on the XLR outs is set to be just enough and panned a little on both sides, but not as loud as the vocal mix. The 115V's handle it well.

Gigged with it about 5x so far. No problems. jacks seem sturdy and not flimsy like the Behringer V amp pro. I always have a backup stomp pedals. nobody should ever gig without a backup.

Digitech is really getting better. I used their gear before like rack type effects processors but the GNX3000 is a first for me in modeling preamp pedals. That's another thing. The GNX3000 is a preamp. When I use my amp I keep the gain of the models lower. GUITAR3456 and Ilia posted about this in the live section of the forums.

Too new to upgrade. The only upgrade I did was the supermodel pack.
The support for those guys at mfxsupermodels is right on. I called and talked to Matt and he spoke with me for an hour an a half helping me find the best cabinet models. I've emailed them 4 times and had answers in less than a day. Some as fast as 3 minutes which shocked me since it was around 1am PST, and they are EST. That means they answered at 4 am. Nobody does that! Supermodel Guys get a 10! for the category and to be fair to the GNX3000 maker, no opinion.

Original Modern Rock, but I like blues and EVH, Morse.
I have sold my MG Marshall halfstack. I like this method better. It's easy to carry up and down stairs too! I would buy another if it was stolen for sure. My favorite thing on the GNX3000 is the warp feature. Now that I know what that does, my 3000 can get so many sounds. I had the Pod Xtl and the model packs. you can't change the sounds at all. Warp allows you to change the model itself. You get a mix of amps, or you can out the same amp in both channels like they suggest. Then you just turn the gain down for CH1, Turn it up for Ch2, and then the warp you can select where you want it in between, closer to a channel green or red.

I wish it had more drum kits like the GNX4. I can make my own now that I know how to do it. Still stuck to one kit though. The GNX4 has 8 kits. I'll probably buy that GNX soon too.

The recording pkg is good. It's not Sonar but looks very similar. The hands free recording is easy to use. Some PC's have had driver problems I've read but mine was 1-2-3 presto! I have a Compaq media center with XpPro added, 1Gb ram, Pent D, and it works effortlessly. I wish it had spdif, but USB is fine for me. I've found that the band could have used the on board recorder like the GNX4. I'll probably buy that too along with the supermodel packs. With 2GB memory cards getting cheap and 6hrs of recording in 8trks that would work well for the band.

the interface is idiot proof (so g3456 shouldnt be able to work it_
Patch editing via the matrix is intuitive.
The manual is informative but not enlightening.
I have version 1 = no upgrades.

This is simply the best guitar pedal out there.
It beats the PODS ans BOSS and TONELAB pedals hands down,
I own the POD Pedals and i love the analogue feel of the effects (wich i prefer to the digital feel of the GNX) but the amp models are just no comparison - the GNX3000 is simply the best = wins hands down!
it beats my friend's Tonelad SE easily - and it has the most glorious Univibe effect - very "bridge of Sighs"
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his unit is glorious!

When recording DI it is often ok as it is, but sometimes i will add BBE Sonic Maximiser plug ins and or compression/reverb,etc... but you cant imrpove on perfection y'know?

There's a guy on the GNX forums called Guitar 3456 who will try to sell you a disc of patches for 60$ = dont bother - they are very low quality and you can create your own for free. Also the digitech forum has its own free patch sharing community wiich is very cool.

solid

excellent

its just great for bass and guitar and as an external USB ASIO soundcard = really difficult to find fault with this unit!


i made the first post on Harmony-central for the GNX and im back to reaffirm what i initially said!

this one is a KEEPER! no addotions or alterations necessary.

yours faithrully

Archon

Very Easy to use, you'd have to have an IQ of a dog not to figure this out. Comes with software too, oh yay!

Aweful, I don't know what all of these glowing reviews are but this thing sounds like ass in a can! I've owned it for 6 months, and that's 6 months too long! Maybe some of the people on here never heard a real tube amp, it is Digital to the point of wanting to rip my ears off my head, either that or throw it down the stairs or out the window, or it makes a great paperweight in a windy office! The sound quality on this is aweful, and the supermodels disc does not help it at all. Forget about recording music with this, it does not mix well in any mix! This is another modeler product gone wrong. and no, I did not get a defective unit, I use several guitars into several diffrent tube and SS amps, and believe me, keep looking because this thing again like I said, sounds like ass in a can.

Seems reliable, but I guess we'll see how reliable it really is after i throw it out my 8 story window from the noise it prduces.

Worst customer support ever. When I first bought the product there was a discclaimer on the page that said "If this product does not satisfy you within one year Digitech will refund you the full purchase price", well guess, what. That was marketing bullshit to get you to buy the product. I contaacted Digitech for this and they said it was 30 days and not 1 year. Hmm, well the printout i'm looking at says here 1 year, but then they change the story to 30 days. Now when I look back at the page, they changed it, probably because it sounds so bad everyone is returning them! The price seemed to have dropped fairly fast afterwards, and now they do not honour their warranty. This is the last time I ever buy another Digitech product. If they can't stand by their words, what good are they? Not besides the fact that it sounds like a retarded Bass player. Digitech has gone downhill. I can't believe they would falsely advertise such things! Down with Digitech! Down with fizzy modelers!

Overall, this thing is an expensive paperweight. Considering Digitech does not honour their false advertisments, I have to say over all this product is garbage and Digitech is the worst company to ever deal with. Don't buy this product, you don't have to take my word for it but then again, leaves do fall from the trees.

it takes some time to find out, the manual is only available in english, with a lot of technical therms.

sound is great, with seymour duncans humbuckers its super.
just what i always wanted.
ajustable nois reduction is super.
distortion very divers and sounds great.
chorus and reverb very digitech = super.

no plastics, all metal, very strong

the dutch "importeur" can not provide a dutch manual.

You need a P-IV pc with at least 1,2 Mhz processor,256Mb mem. and winxp sp2 for recording and editing.
If you do have all these its great fun to make your own thing.
sofware that comes with it, is easy to use.

Once you use browse through the manual editing is a breeze. I setup the included software on my PC no problem, I didn't get the unit for recording though. The software is optional. Digitech has a GNX Workstation forum which is very helpful. www.guitarworkstaion.com. You can upload and download patches and post recordings aswell.

At home I'm running this through the fx return on 50 watt SS, live direct through PA. To me this sounds great the amp models are top draw very organic, the fx are of a high standard also though I'm not really big on fx. I don't really like to imitate other peoples tone so I tend go with whats pleasing to my ears and stick with it for what ever I'm playin, there are only two tones IMO anyway clean or dirty. My guitars are a Ibanez RG570, American Series Strat & a Epi Les Paul. I use the unit in stompbox mode so I setup the green channel for clean the red channel for distortion and select a stompbox for lead boost, there is no delay whatsoever in stompbox mode. ALways make sure speaker compensation is on, it's of by default.

Had this unit for 3 months so far so good. I have a RP 100 which has lasted about 6 years and still going.

Never dealt with Digitech.

I play mainly blues\Rock SRV, Guns N' Roses, Lenny Kravitz and some Maiden n Metallica etc. I've been playin 6 years. I've played out using a 5150 and a Matchless and they sound great. But my GNX3K sound great aswell it's different but it is still great. If I had a tube amp I think I would be worrying all the time if it was gonna break down on me then there is the cost of maintaining it. Let's be honest when you play a gig most of the punters don't care what gear you have they go to be entertained and get drunk. It's only the miserable guitarists in the crowd that will be there analyising the bands guitarist and what rig he has, all I can say to you is get a life, life is to short.

The pedal is straight forward. Edits are much easier after reviewing videos at mfxsupermodels site. The manual is good but I've seen better. You won't hardly need the manual once you see the videos. Like having a tutor, thanks MR3456! Firmware is the latest and no upgrades are required yet that I know of. 9 for a manual that could have been better.

I use a PV 5050 stereo amp through an Ear Candy buzzbomb. Epiphone Les Paul and it's perfection. My Pod XT live through the same setup sucked! It made my Ear Candy sound like garbage!

I can get any sound, most artist tones are easy to acheive or create. The stock patches are okay but again, MR3456 is a wizard at this stuff. I have the supermodels for the 3000 and it simply blows my mind! There should be an area to review that by itself!

Distortions are great and effects are good. Surprisingly with the amp models on the Superpack there are not really distortion boxes used. It's all amp tone and modeled distortions. I add sparkeldrive to get a little more on some patches and it's so easy to do. Like this: Click! See how easy? Yeah it's that easy!

Sound quality gets a 10

It's metal. It's black and has a much larger display area which I like much better than the VOX or Line 6 units.

I have gigged with the GNX3000 8 times in 3 months. I figured 90 days for a review! Seems durable enough for me

Customer Support is great. I had a prob with the PC and drivers and support was there just by searching the workstation forum. I also contacted MR3456 and he helped me sooner than anybody else. I did not even purchase from him at that time. Very friendly. He referred me to other Digitech Tech Supt reps and the response was better than expected. I did a dumb thing and installed drivers before my GNX was hooked up to that USB setup. I know how to do many things now. Support gets a 10

I play metal and Classic Covers. Most of the sounds are there if you want them. You have to have a good guitar cabinet for anything to sound good. Save up for an Ear Candy cabinet. You won't regret it. I would buy this again for sure!

I compared to Boss Line6 and VOX and GNX3000 wins. It hands down with superpacks leaves the previous ones I owned in the dust!

The only thing I do not like is the dial wheel noise on the drum machine selection. You can use the up down buttons to do the same thing and not have the noise. I just think the noise should not be evident when switching drums with the dial wheel. Other than that the unit performs above my expectations.

After hearing so much about the GNX4 and additional features I thought I would not need I kinda wish the 3000 had them. It's another 100 of so for that unit. For me the 3000 has plenty. Just not the onboard stuff I would have liked. I chose this unit because it had what i wanted for the price I was willing to pay. I added sixy dollars for the Supermodels which was definately worth it.

With the Protracks software recorder I can make songs easy. I can practice sessions easy and the GNX3000 has made me a better player and performer. My band loves my tone. My guitar setup can easily stay with our lead guitarists Mesa Nomad and stomp floor boxes.

I can't give this one less than a 10 because my only pet peive ( the drum noise for switching patterns) is solved by using a different knobs for the function. So it gets another 10

This unit can do soooo much, yet it is very easy to operate and create patches. The matrix is very easy to use but the software makes it even more easy.

The manual is good and easy to read.

The order in which the amps and effects are located are fixed. For some people that may be a limitation but for me it is great. I never changed the order when I was using stomboxes so I won't miss this feature.

I have had or at least worked with pretty much all of the Digitechs competitors (Korg, Line6 etc) and the GNX3000 has the best amp sims around. This was the main reason why I chose this one.
I have my favorites but most of them sound awesome. Most of the patches I created are factory default with some adjustments.

Warping is a truly magnificent feature. You are able to create new amps that sound exactly the way you want them. I downloaded some patches from the Digitech site that emulate Engl amps (not present as default) and they sound great.

Most of the time I use headphones but in the weekends I plug it into the FX loop of my Tech21 amp. Both situations sound great. Like most of the reviewers allready said: Turn off the speaker simulation when using an amp !!

Also important: If you really want to benefit from the amp sims you have to use an amp that doesn't colour you tone too much. It should be as neutral as possible.

I rate this 9 because 10 would mean perfect... and nothing is perfect.

I bought this thing 5 weeks ago so it's a bit early to judge. It is very well built (metal housing) so I don't expect it to break very easy.

never dealt with them (yet)

I play mostly blues/rock (20+ years) so my favorite sounds are slightly overdriven/distorted. This unit however has also very good metal sounds which I use more and more. I keep discovering sounds that make me play more different styles and i guess that is a good thing. With this many features it is hard not to experiment.

It is quite difficult to choose the right multiFX unit nowadays. There is a lot to choose from. For me this unit is the best: the best amps sims, very good effects, easy to use. Somebody who likes to tweak more than he plays might go for the Boss GT8. If you want an endless list of amps you might like Line6 POD XT Live because you can buy lots of expansion packs.

editing patches is really easy using the unit itself - the tricky part is getting your head around the warp, but as soon as you do = cakewalk!

There are no menus to scroll through on the tone editing side (there are a few on the configuration/output setup - but they are very good) its all pretty much what you see is what you get.

Using ex-edit makes everything much simpler.
The manual is great i think.
I think its pretty easy to get a good sound - most of the stock sounds are excellent as they are - i like that there are some direct patches with no amp or cab modelling (just stompboxes) that you can plug into the front of your amp and have footswitchable OD/Modulation/delay and wah right there with no tweaking - excellent!.

This pedal is so useful its difficult to find fault. First of all if you switch speaker compensation on (it nocks of the top end - just as a speaker cabinet would - it's off as default on the 1/4" outs - i guess DT assume people will be using headphones or XLR to desk and only 1/4" to amps - but i think a lot of people get tripped up by this.) you can use it as an amp modeller and you can plug it into your pc and record with all of the major distortion wah pedals/stompboxes/ post effects/amps and cabinets of the last 50 years and they all sound great. But you can also switch the speaker compensation off and plug it straight into your amp and use it like you would a chain of stompboxes = and it still sounds great ;) Some people have complained that you cant alter the order of the effects chain - but i dont think you need to. You can have is as pre delay or reverb and it will still sound cool if you turn the stompbox on, and if you are recording DI to your pc it will be as if you have the effects post amp, like you would with rack equipment - it makes sense to me, i like it.
I love recording direct to pc with it - but i also love running it through my vox AD30VT with the amps reverb and using the GNX for wah/compression/IPS/Whammy/pitch shifting/Distortion stompbox modelling/delay/modulation effects etc..etc..etc.. The univibe setting made my freind (who loves dave gilmour and hendrix and owns a tonelab SE) very jealous and when i switched the drums on i think he was ready to cry! I think the GNX held up really really well to his Tonelab aswell = very clear and pristine sounding.
The guitar you use will affect the sound a lot - some of the presets for SRV and hendrix were a bit naff i though - but that's becuase i was using an LP - when i plugged a single coil guitar in = wow!

very solid - some people have had problems with the software side, driver issues and the like - but ive got no complaints.

i play everything and anything - i love blues and rock mostly and i think this pedal was made for that. There are a lot of marshall amps in here (not that im complaining!) i really enjoy hooking the JTm45 up to a Nice cabinet and wacking a little pro co rat distortion into it. I have it hooked up with speaker compensation on the XLR outputs running to a mixer into my hifi and the 1/4" outputs switched with speaker compensation switched off running to my VOX amp - so im all set for DI PC recording, or MIC'd amp recording at the flick of a switch! I have previoulsy owned a v-amp2, wich is excellent - i would strongly recommend it for people with not much money and i also have a POD XTL = wich is also very good but different, i wouldnt like to say the POD or the GNX is better than the other as they are both excellent - i think thay are on a level, but the ins and outs and config settings of the GNX make it more useful and there is more detail in the amp models i think, the POD has more amp models to choose from (if you get all the model packs) and more analogue sounding effects, but lacks the drums/ins and outs and expression settings of the digitech.

I dont agree with the earlier reviews about having to study the manual before using this thing. Its easy to set up patches using the knobs on the matrix editor, even easier using the software. Good set of presets included that can be used as a basis for tweaking to get the tones you want.

It really does a good job on emulating the different amps and effects. I have had a Pod 2.0, PX4 and a V-Amp and this makes significantly better noises to my ears, fuller an no buzzing, the guy who said its buzzy must have it set up wrong.
I use it through PC monitors and headphones for recording and through a AVT50 effects return for jamming and it sounds great. Some of the presets are quite good others not but anyway you can tweak them and then save them.

Its metal, built like a tank and quite heavy, should take some abuse. Dont know how the electronics is cause I havent opened it up but the knobs and buttons feel pretty solid.

Hvent had to deal with them.

I play mostly rock and blues and indie stuff but no metal. There are some metal patches on it but I couldnt judge them if I listened to them. Its got a nice big display on it too so you can see where you are without bending over or fishing out your specs. Have played 25 years and bought and sold too much gear to list out here but this is the best sounding pedal I have heard so far. It gave me a whole new enthusiasm for pplaying and I couldnt stop putting different guitars through it for days.

This unit is very easy to use
patch editing is intuitive via the Xedit software.
I have V1.3
manual is good but could be better. Someone told me to see the videos at mfxsupermodels.com and even though it's on GNX4, it still explains much more. They also have a model pack that I will add later this month. from what users say at Digitech, the super models pack is def worth $60 if you don't like to tweak day and night

Awesome- through my Strat and Pauls, very nice

Effex are good, not a G major but very good

I tried the patches from g3456 a guy at Digitech Workstation forum and the patches written by that guy are the best. nice tube sound and chunky ballsy stuff for high gain situations. Try them and see the difference!

Compare to my POD XT live hands down the GNX3000 sounds better. I use a crate BV amp and it sounds real nice. My POD sucked through the BV head.

Seems built ok, my pedal squeeaked but I loosened the bolt and it's fine now. I 've gigged 8x with it. No problem so far.

Support is great. users have said things about the editor and the softweare but it worked flawlessly on my Dell 310. Drivers and the Pro tracks stuff works perfectly. maybe the others had internal PC problems or something.

I play all kinds of stuff and this works for 99% of it. I like the IPS efx the best. better than Boss and other pedals IMO. No doubt I'll spend another 60 bones and get the Super Models amp packs for this. most users say they can get any sound with 600 or so models on that disc. Sounded too good to be true since Line 6 only gives 30 or so for the same price. If your not sure like I was, ask around or google it. I'm sold.

GNX-3000 can do much for you. It's a very good modeler and built sturdy enough for road. I even saw some videos with Michael Wilton and Jen Batten using one. It must be good enough for them!!

Nothing in my book is ever perfect- overall 9.5

The most awesome attribute of the the 3k is that no matter whether you're a beginner or a pro you are sure to get great tone out of this unit. the editing tool (XEDIT)is awesome and it makes creating patches easy.
I'm not a manual friendly person but the is pretty easy to understand. Up to now there are no firmware update but the 3k could certainly use one and digitech is quite aware of it's problem (I will explain later)

I use all Fender Telecasters with stock single coil pickups and my own personal frankenstein which is a yamaha pacifica which is loaded with 1 58 SD humbucking (bridge), 1 hot rails (mid) and 1 jb jr (neck) and it sounds awesome. I 3k with an xlr cable to my 1/4' preamp connection on my amp and all my noise gate setting at about 12 or 13 and it is the quietest i've ever heard. The effects always sound great but you have to tweak according to your amp. My amp is a fender 2x12 hot rod deville. The default artist patches are somewhat weak but they are good staring points. I've got the most amazing EVH tone on mine due to some tweaking. I can't say that i'm unhappy with any of the effects but i havn't used all of them either.

I've used mine for practice and live and the unit takes a licking. The only thing you need to be carefull with is the USB connection on the 3k it breaks quite easy.

It all depends on who you get. Shane is the man and is very informative. bill clayton is quite arrogant and not so helpfull.

I play classic rock and the 3k is perfect for it. i've been playing fo over 30 years and have lost alot of stuff. If I lost the 3k I would be heartbroken. I love just about everything about the 3k...except the recording feature Pro traks sucks and it is problematic. Very hard to get the drivers to cooperate but then again i didn't buy the 3k to use it as a sound card so just get another recording program. I wish it had a wireless remote controll.
I can't stress how bad using the 3k as a sound card along with the supplied recording software is. it just plain out sucks...for that alone i think digitech should nock off $100.00

I posted a review of the GNX4 that I replaced a GNX3000 with, so
look for LouieDNVa if you care to. The Ease of use is the same for both units- 'Easy to use' is overrated when trying to describe a unit with so many features. The answer is yes, it's easy to use, but how many features do you want to customize to your particular needs or actually use?

I tested/sampled it with an Epi Les Paul Custom w/Seymour Duncan Invader in bridge and SD whatever hot wound pu in the neck, and
a Hamer Ash fat strat type. I used good Sony headphones and a Roland Micro-cube when my ears got tired.
As others have said, the presets must be tweaked= they are overdone in most cases- too much effects, etc. I guess they are trying to showcase the effects and encourage you to learn how to tweak for yourself!

Other than that the amp emulations were the best I've heard so far-
just about like playing on the real amp- much better than the Pod XT that I've used for a couple of years, and somewhat better than the GNX4 I replaced the GNX3000 with.
It really Yanks out the tone from the electrics, but sounds warm and convincing on the acoustic patch with a Tacoma DM9 w/Fishman gold pu.
I think the different amps emulated REALLY sound different, unlike my PodXT.
I only replaced it because the GNX3000 has no internal recording capability. GRRRRRR!

Seems more rugged than Roland pedals, that I've owned.

Great web site! Good customer support at Guitar Center- get the
extended warranty- 2 month return policy- just be sure to keep the box, receipt, etc!

All styles except Rap. Not much R&B or metal, but I like to kick out the jams occasionally (more so with these tone machines!) Since I got these tone machines, it's a new world of sound! Like others have said - it's hard to put your guitar down- just wear headphones and you won't p*ss off your neighbors late at night!

Sound is awsome but it takes reading the manual and some time alone with it tweaking. Editing patches is very simple with x edit but a little tricky without. The manual is very effective and helpful. I do have to say if you turn on the speaker compinsation right away there are alot of good factory presets not all, but some..

This baby rocks I have had many units boss gt-5,6,8 I liked them and I also had a pod 2.0 and a xt-live and i liked them too.I had korg units and vox.. had a gnx 1,3 but this baby rocks them all.. the guys at guitar center hate me cause of all the returns I've made between the gt-8 podxt-live and I settled for the GNX-3000..:o)Amp models rule distortion pedals rule and great effects too..I play straight into a laney tube combo but the main reason I bought this is because I use the xlr outs straight into my pa sounds awsome...

havent had it long enough but I will answer that in a future review.
Digitech has always served me well...but this baby is built like a tank switches are great and its all metal exspression pedal is solid...

never needed them I agree with an earlier post the best support is when you never need them... I have upgraded other units through their website very easy no problems at all.

Ive been playin for 37 years and I owned just about any piece of equipment you can name not all but close..from my experence this is going to be a hot item soon very useful features and if somebody stole it it would suck to be them...:o) I would buy another one.. like yesterday...;o)

If anybody is thinking about buying one of these and cant decide and has some questions in their mind that need answers please feel free to email me...

non e la macchina piu semplice da programmare ma con il programma x edit tutto si fa piu veloce

le patch sono semplici da inserire e anche quelle scaricate da internet si possono inserire con semplicita

uso una jackson professional, una ibanez rg 7 corde, una epiphone attraverso un ampli valvestate della marshall

la gnx3000 suona bene e al contrario di quello che si legge in giro i preset non sono affatto male

io la uso sia nei gig che per le prove ed e eccezionale. all in one!

voto basso perche no n hanno mai risposto alle mie mail

suono di tutto,dal metal al funky all hard rock

e un oggetto veramente versatile

(i'm Greek so excuse me for bad English...)Ok The new creation of Digitech is pretty cool but it has some "professional" features that amateurs don't know.It's very easy to get a good sound out of it but a beginner should take some time to practise with the knobs...The way the effects are organised is very good(its better in x-edit),and you have an overal view of all effects.The only "dificulty" on gnx3000 is recording via usb where almost everyone finds problems with the drivers and x-edit.Generaly gnx3000 has a friendly environment.

I use this masterpiece with Epiphone goth series(equiped with seymour duncan)and BC Rich Beast(EMGs) and a Marshall mg50dfx.
I just get what i want....At first i was dissapointed because i couldn't get any sound,but after 1-2 months of studying the manual(i studied more than i did for my exams...),i managed to create some really good sounds.I have a black metal band so i get those "dark" sounds of Darkthrone,Burzum,Emperor etc.I've also managed to create a Malmsteen tone and some good thrash/death sounds of Metallica,Pantera and Cannibal Corpse.The only bad thing i can say about gnx3000 is that the distortions are too much(maybe I can't use them well....)and the noise gate does a strange noise after stopping a note immediately.But this happens only in extreme distortion sounds.Another problem is the fuzzy clean sounds especially with Acoustic Simulation(maybe it's my sh-13....)Anyway if you search this baby well you will get good resaults.Oh...everyone says that the factory presets aren't good enough.I agree but if you turn the volume up they sound better.....These problems are hard to notice....The only serious reason that makes me rate gnx3000 with an 8 is the noise caused when you connect usb cable and you connect gnx3000 in a monitor...Really annoying..

I could use it on a gig but i've never tried...It looks.....solid.I once had an accident and it fell down but nothing happened!It works well and doesn't have even a scratch....METAL!!!

I get sounds from Digitech's site and i have posted some sounds too.I have to say that i had problems with x-edit and some guys at Digitech really helped me to solve it!

I play guitar for 6 years.I own a POD xtLive and it sucks.I've also heard new Boss gt-8 and it isn't that good...(it's better than line 6).I liked the new Korg Ax3000.But GNX3000 is by far the BEST.I wish it had more Artist sounds.....The only thing i have to say about gnx3000 is:
GNX3000 NEEDS TIME TO GET USED TO IT!DON'T HEAR THE FACTORY PRESETS!BE PATIENT AND CREATE YOUR OWN SOUNDS!!!

Really simple to use. I tried the GT8 and you pretty much need a degree in engineering to figure out how to use it. The manual is fine (nothing too special) this unit is version 1.0. Editing patches on his thing is a breeze and they're are quite a few good patches on the Digitech website. The factory presets leave something to be desired but who uses those for anything other than a good starting point

I'm running this into a 2x12 solid state amp and it sounds amazing. No noise at all, realistic amp models and great effects. Everything on it is set out in a way that makes sense (at least to me it does!). Good, warm tones are simple to nail. The cleans are great and the distortions are really flexible (anywhere from light to extreme). Using the included software for editing really unlocks this units potential. Great tone for a floor processor

Only had it for 3 weeks but no problems so far. I originally bought the Pod XTlive and the damn thing electrocuted me and fried itself as I was trying to hook it up to my PC, So compared to that this is a tank. I would gig without a backup for the simple fact that I could always just run straight into an amp.

Great website with lots of resources and a rapidly growing patch library. Not quite up to the Line6 website as far as sheer number of patches but this is a newer unit

This thing is great for any kinds of music. I play in a cover band for a living as well as in a metal band for fun and so far this has covered all the bases. I've been playing for 19 years and have owned tons of gear. As far as processors go this one has to be my favourite. I compared this to the GT8 (sterile sounding and hard to program), The XTlive (potentially dangerous and "fizzy" sounding) and the GNX4. I went with this one becuase of overall sound quality, flexibility and ease of use. If it were stolen I'd pick up another one A.S.A.P.

It takes some tweaking to get good sounds out of it. I don`t like the factory presets very much so I created an empty preset (no Amps, no effects at all)in the user preset area to start from. Compared to the Digitech GNX2 I had before editing patches has become slightly easier as the equalizer for the green+red channels have got own editing rows
on the GNX3000. But still there are parameters you can only access
using the X-edit software, which is a major disadvantage compared to
competitors LINE6+BOSS. The manual is good. Firmware is 1.0.

In most cases through headphones or into the computer. Guitars are Gibson RD Custom+Gibson SG Standard. The unit is not noisy. (if you don`t want it to be) The effects are very good, although not much
progress has been made since the GNX2. It should be easy to get the
sound of your favorite artist. (who ever that may be) I love this unit
for the amp simulation it features. That`s what makes it superior to
the LINE6 and BOSS units. To me the GNX3000 offers far better amp
simulations, and to top this the absolute highlight is the amp-morphing feature that I can spend hours on, creating "new" amps.

It`s the fourth DIGITECH unit I got. None of them ever caused any
trouble.

I once did a firmware update for the GNX2. No problems. The best customer support is the one you never need. So my compliment to the
DIGITECH people.

hard n heavy. The GNX3000 is great for that. You can get a big selection of distortion sounds without even using the stompbox feature
of it. I`m playing for 37 years now.......concerning effects I got a Podxt+modelpacks, LINE6 DM-4, BOSS GT-6, several vintage effects.
I would buy it again right away, if it were stolen. I like the amp
modeling and the amp morphing feature most. I would even buy it if it
did just this and nothing else. Some more high gain amp sims like in
the LINE6 PODXT metal shop pack would have been welcome. Anything I`d
like to share? Yes, if you got a DIGITECH GNX unit, no matter which
one, use the amp morphing feature.

it is fantastic for clean and low/mid gain rock/blues tones = im not convinced its possible to get a super higain modern metal tone, big hair = yes, Metallica/sepultura = hmmmmm

patch editing is a breeze - the matrix is very simple to understand, its infinitely simpler to use the software.

chugging i cant do = i cant make it sound nice, not enough attack - can sound very harsh and digital when you start messing with the recitfier eq.

I nearly gave up because of this. I got a POD for the hi gain stuff and played on that for a few weeks - after i got the metal out of my system i started playing with the Line 6 blackfaces/bassmans/plexis/hi-watts etc..

for fun i plugged the GNX one last time before i ebayed it and = WOW!

all the classic amps on the GNX are so beautiful compared to the plastic sound of the Line 6 versions = literally can just sit there strumming an open chord on some of the amp models = just marvelling at the quality of the tone. I love the Hi-Watt and the Marshall Master, all of the tweeds/fender blackfaces and bassman models are just amazing.

The Line 6 stuff is good - dont get me wrong - but the POD stuff sounds like you are listening to a guitar on a cd, the GNX sounds like you have the amp in your room!

Ill keep the POD for the metal and some of the effects - it does them better - but for sheer unadulterated amp tone = the GNX3000 wins hands down!!

obviously the speakers you listen to will have a huge effect on your enjoymemnt of the tone. a lot of people are having fun with valve poweramps, im using my HIFI (connected using shielded patch cables from the left and right 1/4" line outs into the HIFI amp) with the speaker comp turned on = speakers are a little small to really 'feel' the sound but it still sounds breathtakingly good i think.

I really like the way digitech have set out the presets aswell. Factory 1 bank is lots of artist tones, factory 2 is just loads of basic amp tones and some examples of stompboxes and warping - very nice tone, not overly dripping in effects and extremely useable.

its solid metal, but i worry about the plastic fitting on the matrix, could have had some protection on there. I dropped my mobile phone on the matrix button and pushed it into the casing = could i get the case apart?? = could i f***!! luckily i managed to lever it out again with a small watch screwdriver - it works fine = thank heavens!!

great for any tone freaks (except extreme metal fans) = seriously = you owe it to yourself to spend some time with this beast!! just play with the speaker comp and your speakers.

its sounds gorgeous!

the sheer number of possible stompbox/effects/amp and cabinet combinations are amazing, then you factor in the amp warp and cabinet tuning and you have infinite tone generation possibilities.

The Bass and acoustic modelling is also fantastic BTW - and a special mention needs to go to the whammy and Intelligent Pitch Shifter (harmonisor) effects = they are tons of fun (divebombing on a hard tail guitar and pulling off thin lizzy twin guitar solos on your own? = brilliant!)