DigiTech GNX4

Editing is easy. Easy enough to get a decent sound. Manual is very good. Firmware 1

Cleary outdated at this point in time. Even using the supermodel packs it falls short. When your ear is conditioned from months and months of using tube amps(hughes and kettner Switchblade and Peavey 5150) it becomes VERY clear how mediocre this unit sounds.When I heard it again I was shocked by how bad it sounded, NO warmth. In no way close in sound quality even with a tube power amp or through a PA. Reminds me of the old Scholz rockman. Even the effects which i used to think sounded good just don't cut it anymore. I gave it to my son for him to practice with. I still use the tuner and mp3 functons and maybe the recorder function from time to time. AS a guitar tone generator I am done with it. Clean or dirty it just sounds fake and thin anymore.

It is slowly breaking down after five years of use

Not bad

When it first came out it was great but now it sounds like a cheap toy. I am done with it. Tube amps rule anyway you look at it.

The GNX4 does a LOT of things: amp/cab modeling, effects chain, recorder, mixer, PC interface. That being said it requires a lot more work to master than a stomp box. Once set up properly it makes playing a real joy. But you do have to work at it.

As delivered from Digitech the GNX4 is an OK effects box. Spend a few bucks on the MFX SuperModels for this thing and you may quit lugging around that expensive hand wired boutique tube amp. The SuperModels make this box. Without them it is little different than the Boss or Line6 models and maybe not as good sounding as the Vox. With them this is one of the neatest guitar tricks I have ever owned.

It doesn't LOOK as well built as some others but it has lasted with no troubles.

Only real beef is no support for Mac OS past 10.4 . Bummer.

Use this with a LP, a Strat, a SG and a Gretsch Anniversary playing pop/rock/blues/country. If your tastes range far and wide and you'd like to play Atkins one minute and Hetfield the next than this is a great toy. No, it is not perfect but it's a lot more practical than trying to gather up four Marshalls, three Fenders, a Fuchs, two Voxs, a Gibson, a Bad Cat, a Soldano and 45 pedals. The money saved on cables alone pays for the GNX4.

In my opinion, it is possible and to some extent relatively easy to get good sound of this unit or arguably any of the current modelers. Rule number one is that you need to understand this will not sound its best when running into the front end (guitar input) of any guitar amplifier. You have two viable choices: a full range system, like an active PA speaker, studio monitors, keyboard amp or into a power amp and guitar speakers (effects return of a guitar amp will work, even better if its a tube powered guitar amp). Editing patches is relatively easy using the unit itself but extremely intuitive when using the inlcuded X-Edit computer software. You must keep in mind that the factory presets almost all need some tweaking before they sound decent; usually adding a little low end and/or sometimes high end and presence. The manual is easy to follow. I have the most current firmware, which I believe is 1.2.

Building off of the section above, in my opnion you need to know at least a little about how the different components of a guitar rig contribute to tone. Once you have that down its a lot easier to figure out how to make this (or any) current modeler sound not only good, but very good or excellent. It also helps to know what amp models are even applicable to your needs (you're probably not going to cover Metallica with a Tweed model and you won't likely cover Zepplin with a Rectifier model). I currently use this with strat type and a V-type guitars. I run three P-90s in the strat type and two humbuckers in the V. I run the GNX4 output into the effects return of a Peavey Classic 30 head and into a 2x12 cabinet. This gives my only the power section of the head (none of the volume or tone controls on the amp work; everything is controlled from the GNX4). I have also run this into studio monitors, live PA speakers and a keyboard amp, and while these full range methods are technically proper for hearing everything the modeler is generating, running it through the power section of a tube amp and then into guitar speakers in my opnion gives you the best of both worlds. Not only do you get a number of very credible sounding amplifier models and effects, but the tube power and speaker path seem to strip off the "digitalness" of these modelers and adds warmth and dimension. I am honestly astounded at how good this unit sounds through this rig. My only gripe is with the harsh sounding Blue Marvel speakers in my cab, which I will be replacing with a Hellatone 30 and 60 this week.

While I usually gravitate toward the higher gain, hot rodded marshall type sounds, even a rectifier once in a while (I cut my teeth on 80s metal), I find myself very inspired by the more vintage tones, and the unique ability to warp two amps together to create an all new original tone is not a gimick; it takes some time and patience, but the result is truly unique tone - potentially the signature tone you've been looking for.

The effects are plentiful and sounds very, very good (the choruses and delays particulary stand out). I haven't run into an effect that I didn't find usable in some context. My guitars are hard tails, so I actually have a Van Halen-like patch using the Whammy effect, and it is an unbelievably effective alternative to a locking tremolo system for dive-bomb effects. On the weaker side would be the intelligent pitch shifter, which is effective and is fine within the context of a band, but on its own is lacking somewhat in sonic quality.

I truly like a lot of the amp models including but not limited to crunch, high gain, british stack as well as some of the more vintage tweed, twin and vox models. I tend only to use a few of the cabinet models and found that using the cabinet tuning can sometimes make a huge difference in the usability of an amp model. There are several overdrive/stomp boxes that sound very good in front of the amp models as well as a very tweakable compressor and effective noide suppressor, should you need one. The wahs are very good too.

Between the amp models, effects, cabinet types (and cabinet tuning) there's just too much to discuss about this unit in the context of this review. The point is that this is truly a powerful tool box that given a little time and patience and run through the proper rig can sound incredibly good.

Digitech stuff is very dependable; right up there with Roland/Boss in my opnion. My only word of caution is that digital devices don't do well when there are power issues, particularly when there is very low voltage. Keep this in mind and consider power conditioning if you suspect such issues. That is not to say I have anything bad to say about the reliability of this unit. It is very solidly built, but I am never comfortable gigging without a backup regardless of what kind of equipment it is. All this being said I would be more likley to gig with this unit without a backup than some other inferior eqipment/brands.

Never had to deal with DigiTech directly. Good web presence, which to date has served my support needs.

Yeah - I've played a lot of gear over a lot of years yadda, yadda, yadda, but I'm only semi-pro. I have a day job, cannot afford or justify the investment in ultra high-end boutique equipment (otherwise I'd have a Two-Rock rig...). What I do need is a system that is reliable, reasonably priced and most importantly capable of producing a fair number of high quality, diverse tones for use in whatever cover band I might be involved with at the time. I have owned recent competitive offerings from Roland/Boss and Line6. Quite frankly, I feel I can get any of these to sound good, but all things considered I thought the GNX4 was the best deal. I actually owned an older GNX (3, I think), then the others can came back to a GNX (this newer GNX4). It's priced right, built like a tank, sounds great and has the added benefit of multi-track recording, which I didn't talk about in this review, but am looking forward to using in the near future. I think the reason I came back to the GNX4 is that DigiTech seems to have built a product that is (as a modeler alone) less gimicky or over the top as some of the others. It is pretty straight forward yet has everything you need to dial in some great tones and then just concentrate on making music!

The point is that you should not count this unit out even if the recording features don't appeal to you or because one of the competitors might have the latest greatest this or that with more bells and whistles. It is a very high-end modeler that doesn't have quite as many amps models, cabinet types or some other features that the others might offer (sophisticated multi-track recording aside, of course), but I believe this unit has a higher percentage of high quality, usable models. It doesn't only do vintage and it doesn't only do the high-gain stuff, it really does an excellent job of giving you very usable tones across the spectrum of extremes. What a lot of people seem to miss is the magic that a well dialed-in modeler can make when run through a tube power amp and high quality guitar speaker cabinet. I can't believe how little is written about this aspect of modelers, but to those of us who have figured it out, there is a whole new world of affordable, great tone out there!

Is easy, you need to read and read the manual, but is easy
The edition of patches require time but is Ok.

Excelent, but whith a special condition:you need to Buy the CD patches of MFX supermodels, really is a redimension of the gnx4,..Believe me, the original presets are very "crispy", whith the MFX supermodels insight the toy is tranformed to a versatile super weapon

OK!

OK!

I am a rocker! I play anything sound Rock! 25 years playing guitar.
If I lost or stolen my Gnx4 I will cry day after day but go to buy another. If do not exist in the market at the moment tears of blood mourn bitterly until eternity and I will die by anemia, dehydration and sadness

Believe me, is a good toy with the MFX supermodels. Buy it! I use a lot of pedals include The POD xt and now after patches my GNX4 is other thing totally new. The Gnx4 is now my delicious and musical harlot, she only need a soft and humid hole

Mine is 3 mos old. The sound of the GNX4 is great. Preset editing is done with the control hw or you can use the pc based editor. I liek using the pc Xedit program. Easy to assign parameters and get a visual read of what is happening. The manual is detailed enough to get by but could perhaps go deeper with examples. Much more can be learned at their guitarworkstation site Craig Anderton tutorials. My Firmware is 1.3

First attempt at getting sound through my monitors had a odd fuzz. Once I read the speaker compensation setting it was 100 times better. No noise, and the gate is actually pretty good. There are couple gate types and once I explored those it got even better. Default was kind of high in most patches.

It's effects are very good. Mine is used with a QSC power amp and a pair of Peavey BW cabs stereo. Other sound rig is through Mackie monitors on my daw. Most times, I jam with the Mackies at home.

Kudos to reviews here. I tested the mfxsupermodels for the gnx4 hard rock disc and my eyes and ears opened up as the reviewers said here. That's the smaller expansion disc I ordered. I was impressed with how many sounds were on it. Excellent tones, amps and cabintes. A big thumbs up here!

Sounds from on board recorder are cd quality. I can transfer songs to it's compact flash card for backing tracks. I use it for song fillers too. The gnx4 also has MP3 playback and drum machine with varied kits. I like how I can connect the ouputs to different sources of amps. Really cool!

In the 3 months, I've gigged 8 times with this at church, and twice at nightclubs. I think it's built tough to take most of what I can leash on it.

No repairs. I sent email to them and Digitech responded in about 10 hours. Detailed what I needed and solved my pc issue with Vista.

I tend to play modern or progressive styles. On or about 15 years. I wasn't big on modelers until recently. What they have done with these is great. Comparing to a Line 6 I started with gnx4 is full of win for my use. The extended features are what I liked best.

This is an update to my previous review. I recently received the mfx supermodels (www.mfxsupermodels.com) Ultimate pack. Wow! The models and presets make everything I had already programmed in, that I thought sounded good, sound like crap...lol. The amp models have so much depth that it's amazing. I'm still not sure how they do it, but I've been blown away by the models. The JCM800 models are incredible. I've owned a couple in the past, and to be honest, I can't really tell a difference. The artist presets are dead on. Don't bother with going to the different forums and downloading anything. Just buy the supermodels pack and you'll never look back.

How easy is it to get a good sound out of it? easy! You need to spend some time with the editor and then it makes more sense. Start with models only. Add effects and see what gives. Manual is good and Digitech has a site GuitarWorkstation.com that has tutorials by Craig Anderton.
Firmware is 1.3. No upgrades, none needed. Works perfectly.

Can you get the sound of your favorite artists? Who are they? Yes no problem. Go to some sites and look at the gear used and settings. You can get close., Guitar World hosts some presets for the GNX4. Guitars? I use a Epi LP. MIA Strat and a T-5. Amps? I have a Marshall rack power amp and 2 vertical mesa 212's. Effects are stunning! Chorus is clear and reverb is polished.

It's heavy. Made of steel construction with cast pedal. Durable enough and I've gigged over 60 x with it so far in'07. Never failed :)

Great site support. MFX supermoel site host has demo links for about anything related to the GNX4. I learned a great deal there.

GNX4 has a lot of options. There are accessories to add. GNXFC for optional footswitch use, supermodels if you want them ( I did), and a compact flsh card. Found today for about $25 for 2GB. I use my GNX4 for almost anything. I get an idea and it's easy to just hit the recorder. No big setting up required. GNX4 has Pro track software, but I use the latest Sonar 7. GNX4 drivers supported no problem. REAMPING is my favorite feature. You can reamp to the flash or the pc USB connection and software. Easy to change a preset sound or model in your mix instead of recording many tracks and experimenting. Reamp tool is king !! On the floorboard I make instant changes in Stomp Box mode. Boosting my preset for a lead or tapping the delay tempo is easy too. Does it help you make music, or does it get in the way? It sure helps in every way. I have POD XT Live and the GNX4 is just a better more universal toolbox.

Let me first say that I purchased the 4 because the Jam Man was only $200.00 less and there were cool features including the recorder. Boss's loop station was at the same price and I was unaware of the Boomarang. We originally walked out of the GC with a GNX3 when my wife noted that the limitation on the card did not allow very much looping.We paid the difference for the 4. This was a good decision. I have owned my 4 approximately 2 years and am just writting a review. This is because until I decided that I was going to use more than the Jam Man section the effects sounded noisy and abrasive and most of all highly processed. The presets are relatively easy to edit however not without reading the manual. As already mentioned by many others there are resources on the web and Craig Andertons web tutorial is excellent. The manual. Here is the rub. The manual is excellent if you want to use that 4 to its fullest capabilities, however has some glaring omissions. To get to the USER presets one must first modify and store something. There is not one mention of how to enter the user presets by some simple procedure. I don't use many of the amp modeling effects and it would have been nice to see a switch (eg: Boss ME-30) to turn off amp modeling short of dumping them. The foot switches are a pain and when you must hit two switches simultaneously you better be a good shot or all kinds of unwanted sounds come up. A stage musician would find this rather disquiting. Finally, it will not go through my Road King's effects loop, believe me I have tried everything. I will try a 20/40 dB inline pad. The bypass sucks if it is used as an input device. Hitting the two switches is bad enough but you must match the output pot to compensate for the loss of gain from the presets. It is noisy when bypassed. My firmware is version 1.3. I would like to see an effects/amp listing for each preset. This would make the unit a lot easier to pre visualize what combinations make up a preset.

The EJ preset with modeling played through a Strat is nice while the rest are over the top. Some of the special features like 5ths and Mo slide age great, after I get rid of the amp modeling or turn it down.
All of the effects are really good they must be used in the proper proportion to achieve a clean sound.I set up trembo to use as just a tremolo and its min effect is still too much, yet the control over speed is nice. The expression pedal is a great feature and makes all the effects much more effective. Although I have found that I get a digital ring to some of the effects. I thought ok turn down the trebble and I was wrong turn down the bass some of these offects overload. The reduced Bass (-8 to -12) works in most cased. Close proximity to FM signals from a wireless interferes with some effects. For the most part the unit is versitile for all its effects and when properly applied are very nice. The studio reverb is a great place to go when wou need that thick clear reverb. I believe that my ME-30 still sounds beter in the effects department

I have had it for two years no trouble.

The website speaks for itself. and it is obvious that with the addition of Craig Andertons tutorials these people are serious.

I play a wide variety of music and jam in a trio the unit is a good match for the looper' however for blues and other forms of music the Boogie is more than enough. I have been playing for 45 years. I have most of the representative guitar and amp genre's.If it were lost as I have said saterically in the past I would go to rehab for people that loose large objects. If it were stolen I would replace it with a boomerang. I love the versatility and infinite level of effects mixes.I hate that it does not have a "true" bypass and that the preamp is still on without the effects which makes it dificult to play as an inline device. If I could put this through my effects loop it would be of greater value. On the other hand if you hook it to a valve junior with the cabinet it can be used in the amp modeling mode with great effect, assuming you reduce the offending overloading effects. The looper is very versitle and that's why I bought it, and that is why it will get high marks. As an effects processor, my ME-30 sounds distinctly better and far less noisy. I also wish that the looper could bypass the effects/amp modeling section. My wish list is 1. a simple control to loose the modeling 2. a simple control to enter the USER presets. 3. A true bypass 4. a built in attenuation pad for use with an effects loop 5. better assignment of foot switches like choosing an effect from each bank and being able to switch to them. The bounceback is cute but in reality not very effective. It does get in the way if I am going from an effects ladden song to prehaps straignt blues but I am working on a solution which would perhaps use a switchbox. As an overall product see my rating. As an effects processor I would give it a 5 or a 6. If you have any suggestions to make this work in a loop please let me know it would be greatly appreciated. Ya I did shut off the speaker compensation.

I'm not associated in any way with Digitech or the sales of any music products. I'm a working stiff just like you so here's my 2 cents worth. Seems to me some people are idiots as the GNX4 isn't that difficult to use right out of the box. I'm only a hobbyist and I managed to use this beast right away and love it. Hint, you might want to adjust the volume knobs on the back of the unit and at least read the GNX4 setup instructions, duh! Plug it in and turn the selection knob to a preset and away you go, it's that easy. Use the custom pedal section to make your own custom pedal combinations. I was easily able to make unique custom pedal configurations I'd never heard before and save them as a preset. Take the time to connect this puppy to your PC, install the included software, and it's easy to customize even the presets that are pre-installed. Save your presets to your PC then to CDROM for a backup of your work. People, this thing has tons of features and it will take time to learn it all or you can use it out of the box. If you have quality guitars, the processing power of the GNX4 will not let you or your sound down. Let me assure you that you will not be disappointed with the quality of the sound this effects monster can make for you. I'm very happy I bought this beast and would replace it again if it grew legs.

Unlike the cheap digital modeling amps out there that claim to simulate every other amp on the market, I think this puppy does a really great job of modeling many amps. When I select the Fender Hot Rod Deville (HRD) preset and play it through my Marshall Valvestate, the GNX4 actually makes my Marshall sound like a HRD. How do I know? I own both amps, that's how! I also purchased the MFX Supermodels (Google it and check out the sound samples on the web site) but there are over 1250 presets people created, saved, and uploaded on the Digitech web site. Many presets there have sound bites as well so you can hear them before downloading them. I downloaded all of them! There are presets for SRV, Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, Santana, EVH, Sabbath, Metallica, Beatles, Beach Boys, Neil Diamond, Jazz, Rock, Blues, Heavy Metal, Punk, Techno, tube amps, reverbs, rotos, miked amps, Plexi's, Fender Twins, Bassman's, Verbs, Rotors, Vox's, Marshall's, Dumble's, Drop D tuning, and whatever else you might want. There are tons of presets listed by song title if you want emulate a particular song too. I created several of my own presets in no time and they are totally unique. As for learning how to use this beast, instead of listening to illiterate wannabees badmouthing a great product, do a Google search and watch tutorial videos on it on the Internet. The tutorials even have links to more presets, additional drum patterns, and much more. I don't play gigs so I have no idea how well the GNX4 works on stage but in my house you can dial the volume down on your screaming loud Fender Hot Rod Deville and get fantastic distortion without waking the baby in the next room. The price might be a little high but consider this, I bought 2 Fultone effects pedals, 2 Digitech, and 3 Boss pedals before buying my GNX4. I still love my effects pedals but haven't bought another one since buying this tone monster.

I've owned mine for over a couple years without any issues and it's still going strong. I also use surge suppressors with all my equipment to protect my investments. The case is metal and the pedals are plastic. I use my hands to operate it. I suppose if you jump on the plastic pedals you could break them. If you treat your equipment with the same respect you give your $1000.00 guitar, you shouldn't have a problem. I'm not playing gigs but the times I did use my feet it felt solid enough. I'm happy I purchased the GNX4 and would replace it in a NY minute.

I never had a problem with my unit but I did write an email to Digitech asking some unrelated questions once and received a response the same day. I never needed them for any of the Digitech products I've purchased.

While you can play this beast right out of the box, there are tons of settings for you to play with and learn. This thing has endless possibilities. Before I purchased the GNX4 I thought about saving some loot on the GNX3000. The GNX4 has much more processing power and is a much stronger unit than the other models. That's why this one is the flagship model. Definitely get ths one for the processing power and the rest will work itself out if you actually use the noodle God gave you and read a little bit of information about the unit's capabilities. If you can't read then play with the knobs and find the video tutorials on the Internet.

I'm not associated in any way with Digitech or the sales of any music products. I'm a working stiff just like you so here's my 2 cents worth. Seems to me some people are idiots as the GNX4 isn't that difficult to use right out of the box. I'm only a hobbyist and I managed to use this beast right away and love it. Hint, you might want to adjust the volume knobs on the back of the unit and at least read the GNX4 setup instructions, duh! Plug it in and turn the selection knob to a preset and away you go, it's that easy. Use the custom pedal section to make your own custom pedal combinations. I was easily able to make unique custom pedal configurations I'd never heard before and save them as a preset. Take the time to connect this puppy to your PC, install the included software, and it's easy to customize even the presets that are pre-installed. Save your presets to your PC then to CDROM for a backup of your work. People, this thing has tons of features and it will take time to learn it all or you can use it out of the box. If you have quality guitars, the processing power of the GNX4 will not let you or your sound down. Let me assure you that you will not be disappointed with the quality of the sound this effects monster can make for you. I'm very happy I bought this beast and would replace it again if it grew legs.

Unlike the cheap digital modeling amps out there that claim to simulate every other amp on the market, I think this puppy does a really great job of modeling many amps. When I select the Fender Hot Rod Deville (HRD) preset and play it through my Marshall Valvestate, the GNX4 actually makes my Marshall sound like a HRD. How do I know? I own both amps, that's how! I also purchased the MFX Supermodels (Google it and check out the sound samples on the web site) but there are over 1250 presets people created, saved, and uploaded on the Digitech web site. Many presets there have sound bites as well so you can hear them before downloading them. I downloaded all of them! There are presets for SRV, Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, Santana, EVH, Sabbath, Metallica, Beatles, Beach Boys, Neil Diamond, Jazz, Rock, Blues, Heavy Metal, Punk, Techno, tube amps, reverbs, rotos, miked amps, Plexi's, Fender Twins, Bassman's, Verbs, Rotors, Vox's, Marshall's, Dumble's, Drop D tuning, and whatever else you might want. There are tons of presets listed by song title if you want emulate a particular song too. I created several of my own presets in no time and they are totally unique. As for learning how to use this beast, instead of listening to illiterate wannabees badmouthing a great product, do a Google search and watch tutorial videos on it on the Internet. The tutorials even have links to more presets, additional drum patterns, and much more. I don't play gigs so I have no idea how well the GNX4 works on stage but in my house you can dial the volume down on your screaming loud Fender Hot Rod Deville and get fantastic distortion without waking the baby in the next room. The price might be a little high but consider this, I bought 2 Fultone effects pedals, 2 Digitech, and 3 Boss pedals before buying my GNX4. I still love my effects pedals but haven't bought another one since buying this tone monster.

I've owned mine for over a couple years without any issues and it's still going strong. I also use surge suppressors with all my equipment to protect my investments. The case is metal and the pedals are plastic. I use my hands to operate it. I suppose if you jump on the plastic pedals you could break them. If you treat your equipment with the same respect you give your $1000.00 guitar, you shouldn't have a problem. I'm not playing gigs but the times I did use my feet it felt solid enough. I'm happy I purchased the GNX4 and would replace it in a NY minute.

I never had a problem with my unit but I did write an email to Digitech asking some unrelated questions once and received a response the same day. I never needed them for any of the Digitech products I've purchased.

While you can play this beast right out of the box, there are tons of settings for you to play with and learn. This thing has endless possibilities. Before I purchased the GNX4 I thought about saving some loot on the GNX3000. The GNX4 has much more processing power and is a much stronger unit than the other models. That's why this one is the flagship model. Definitely get ths one for the processing power and the rest will work itself out if you actually use the noodle God gave you and read a little bit of information about the unit's capabilities. If you can't read then play with the knobs and find the video tutorials on the Internet.

Once you spend some time with it, it's relatively easy to edit patches and amp combos. It does require reading the manual to get the hang of it. The manual is very good and pretty detailed. Mine came with the Power User's Guide, which goes into further depth. It's not as easy as say, a Boss ME-30 or 50, but it's a much more complex unit. Once you understand the different modes and features, editing and using the features is relatively easy.

Here's where the controversy seems to exist in these reviews. First off, to those that can't get a good sound out of it, stop expecting this unit to make your 15w Gorilla practice amp sound like a Marshall TSL stack. It won't happen. I've used it with my Marshall Valvestate 40 (13 years old and still going strong) and my 100w Carvin tube half-stack and gotten pleasing results. Does it sound a little digital? Yes, sometimes. But then, it IS digital. Overall, it's not hard to get very good sounds out of it. I'm ordering the mfx supermodels ultimate pack, as I hear that really brings this thing to life, but I'm happy with it now. And yes, I've used some of the 'real' amps and stompboxes that are modeled and am still happy with the sound of the GNX4. Remember - read the manual. And you MUST be mindful of the speaker compensation switches on the back. If they are in the 'wrong' position, it will sound like crap.
Aside from the very usable sounds, the beauty of this unit is the almost overwhelming options available to control your effects. Within one preset, you can use an amp on Channel 1, Channel 2, then warp them (in effect having 3 amps in one preset). You can use the expression pedal to control up to three parameters simultaneously, as well as the three control footswitches to also control 3 parameters each. Theoretically, you can control 12 parameters with four switches, plus three amp models - all in one preset.

For example. My band plays "Bringin' on the Heartbreak" by Def Leppard. In one preset, I have a clean amp with chorus and reverb (Channel 1). Channel 2 is the 'dirty' channel. Then, for the leads, I step on the expression pedal and viola! With one step it kicks in the 'screamer stompbox for a little more distortion and mids, cuts the chorus, and adds some delay. What's easier than that? The 'Bounceback' feature is also nice, which lets you switch back and forth between two presets using only one footswitch.
There are simply too many features to discuss. The built-in 8-track is very easy to use, the drum machine is versatile and easy to use. And I don't think I've even scratched the surface yet.

To those of you that have shied away from Digitech problems (as I have) because of their 'old' units, with bad sound and poor quality, I suggest giving them a new look. Their X-series pedals are very good, and the Scott Ian Black-13 is one of the best heavy distortion pedals I've ever heard (read my review of that). So far, I've had no problems with it. It's metal-cased and the knobs seem pretty sturdy.

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I play classic rock, 80's hair-metal, thrash, nu-metal, and blues for 15 years now. I've gone through a number of processors and pedals, and so far, this is the only one I've used that I haven't had one complaint about. I'd buy another one in a heartbeat if something happened to this one. I got a great deal on this one used, but even at the $499 retail price it's a great bargain, even if you only use it for recording and practicing. Live, it keeps the tapdancing to a bare minimum and gives you flexibility you'd never have with just one amp and even a truckload of effects pedals. This thing has helped me improve my playing and maximize my practice time.

Follow up Status from My previous post on page # 3


This is about how quiet the unit records with a mic into it with NO FXs records a song , on a single acoustic steel string guitar .

It is a one minute and twenty five second .wav file @7.2 mb .

The .wav file format was chosen because it is to my opinion and ( fact ) a clearer sounding format to use and it is a critical element to use to asses the quietness of the GNX4's recorder to see how good or bad it is as a recording device in a stand alone manner using the CF memory card in it .

So far there is a lot of positive post's on the electric guitar side of the GNX4 so I believe this post is a good and valid assessment of how well a GNX4 performs on miking an acoustic guitar or for that matter any acoustic instrument .

I used one EV mic with a SM57 type flavor in it's recording sound characteristic behavior , don't recall the model , only that it is a good microphone in the low $100.00 variety of microphones .

I used my small stereo 70 watt monitor with 2 8" JBL's and 2 piezos in the room hear my guitar fully and clearly with out it being so loud as to the point of getting into the mix itself through the microphone as I recorded .

Microphone on a microphone stand 3 to 4 inches away and below and towards the neck was the placement of the microphone .

Quiet room with no ambient room echo/reverberation

Worked like a charm , NO FXs at all . Dry setting on the GNX4's mic setting for recording in the song set up .

Customer suport is great ,


I chose a steel stringed acoustic as my next choice for two reasons .

so ...

I will talk about my personal needs in a digital recorder here .

Learning to play guitar had a series of choices . What kind of guitar do I start with , naturally most of us get a little nylon for our first taste of the guitar learning experience and progress from there to either a steel stringed acoustic and or electric guitar or a full blown electric guitar .


Once most people who choose an electric guitar stop there .

And those who go with an acoustic steel string have the ability to jump into a electric easily compared to an electric guitar only type person who finds out how hard and more strenuous a acoustic steel string is to play and forgets about it because of that fact .


I wanted to record my primary instrument the harmonica and some how in time I have been blessed and now play guitar and other instruments as well . The GNX4 is a dream come true for me .

Picture this fact :

What everyone hears when they listen to a song on the net , in a car radio , television , where ever , it is heard through some kind of stereo system , some big some small and most average in size and cost .

Everyone of them pleases the owner's ears too over all when they listen to music and they either buy CDs or download ( legal and illegal , I don't really care )it to play later on over and over .

When they hear a song they hear , voices , guitars mixed in with keyboard , horn and reed sections violins and bassoprofundos , bass guitars and some how we all hear pretty much the same over all sound and like it .

We don't hear a full blown Marshall double stack , or a Bass player's SVT with it's 8x10 Speaker cabinets , we don't here a Fender amp , or the difference of a Stratavarious that cots a million $ ,

but ,

we here what our speakers are capable of reasonably reproducing and that is where the GNX4 stands out for you in your recording of modeled amps and cabinets and in the case of this recording as a representation of the GNX4's ability to make a acoustic guitar sound really good , that is what this post is all about :)

This one take recording sound file is an acoustic steel stringed guitar recording of [ The Beatles } , " In MY Life " :

www. sendspace.com/ file/ u37v00

I put one space in between url to get this this review on the forum fast .

It's a Free File sharing website be patient and get past any pop ups because they do randomly pop up from web surfer to web surfer from visit to visit .

You be the judge on the sound of this recording as far as the transparency of the GNX4 , and it not adding any kind of noticeable distortion or coloration to the guitar's sound .

I want to get a super duper phantom 48 volt mic because I think this unit could do it nicely with one of those type mics for a super sound when it comes to mic'd recordings for vocals and acoustic instruments .

Easy :)

Hurricane Ramon

As can be expected from a unit that promises the potential that the GNX4 offers there is A LOT here to wrap your head around. But the way I look at it, if you're going to make an investment of $500 then you'd BETTER be willing to invest some time becoming familiar with at least the very basics of it's operation (ahem...for all you "musicians" who gave this a 1 or 2 for sound quality LEARN HOW TO USE THE EFF'N SPEAKER COMPENSATION SWITCH BEFORE COMING ON HERE AND IMPRESSING US WITH YOUR ILLITERATE DIATRIBES!!! Whew, I feel much better now that I got that out of the way...). There is a learning curve involved here and how steep it is depends on how deep you want to go into mastering the full potential of this thing. Fortunately, the manual is quite thorough and well written and there are plenty of examples on the Digitech website and elsewhere on the net.

This unit is not for those of you who would blow $500 a pop for instant gratification!

Right out of the box the presets are just okay, at least for my personal tastes. I used to work at GC and I'll tell you straight up that manufacturers presets are created to be a tool for the salesguy to demo the product, i.e. a little bit of everything for everybody's style and tastes.

There is tremendous potential here for creating sound. The unit gives you the tools, sort of like a painters pallette of colors. It's up to you to provide the inspiration to take those tools and make something of them (again, my caveat of spending some time with this thing to learn what's involved here). Create your own amp, or get the excellent set of amp models from MTProsound, dial in your effects, subtly or over-the-top, and you'll be grinning. Again, patience is involved here. However, the X-Edit software certainly helps with this task.

Through headphones (with Speaker Compensation ON), the sound is dead on. Through amps you need to run it through the effects return (with Speaker Compensation OFF) to preserve the sound that you hear through headphones. If you don't have an effects loop on your amp, try going through the front with both treble and bass to 0 and the mids to half way. The reason for this is quite simple really. The GNX4 is already a preamp. Running it through the front of your amp (another preamp} only squeezes the sound more, usually to the detriment of the original sound. If your amp's preamp doesn't have a three band EQ or an effects loop, then why are you spending 500 beans on this? Take that money and get yourself a better amp fergodsake! Then we'll talk...

No problems here. Steel chassis, sturdy switches. I am a little concerned though that there is no cleat for wrapping the oh-so-delicate power supply cable around to protect it from sudden tugs on the cable (careless handling, drunken bandmates, etc)

Great website!

Everything about this device was developed with one thought in mind-to help you become a more creative, better playing, better sounding musician and to have a load of fun doing so. With all that this has to offer there is at least something here to interest everyone. Experimenting. Practicing. Recording. Gigging. It's all right there at your feet. Just be willing to spend some time with it and you won't be disappointed

now that i've had the gnx4 for a coouple of months and the honeymoon stage is over, i thought i'd just give an update to my previous review.............................................................

the gnx4 is not the easiest mfx unit to use but it is deep in options so it has to be somewhat complex in programing to really use the available options. however, x-edit makes the gnx4 fairly easy to tweak.

i upgraded to the ultimate superpack from mfxsupermodels.com and wow, i am blown away. too many good rigs to chose from. if you can't find your extra tubey sound here...you might be deaf. i don't know why the at last reviewer didn't listen to the many, many people that suggested mfxsupermodels but he missed out on the greatest rig ever. he may be a tonal retard anyway. just to make up for that guy's terrible review, i'll help some of you guys out. let me know what amp model you are interested in and i'll send you an mp3 of that sound/preset and some info about the amp. this offer ends october 31st 2007 (this month only). it may take some time to reply to everyone but be patient and i'll try to get to you. I DO NOT WORK FOR MFXSUPERMODELS.COM NOR AM I COMPENSATED BY THEM. i'm just one really happy customer.

built like a metal tank. no problems.

tech support was quick to email me some drivers when i lost my disk. cool.

nothing beats this unit. not even the newest digitech products. this is still the best unit with no sign of a replacement.

very difficult it??s an all in one so the menus are compressed and you need to be an audio engineer to know about the hertz or a good equalitation, so if you have a lot, really a lot (months) time and extra money to purchase the tutorial books thet explain who to use all the functions you will know all the utilities that this machine have

i plug in in fender, marshalls (transistor and valve amps) and in a P.A system with a fender stratocaster and ibanez ax100, this is the worse part of the gnx4, when you plug in any guitar amp and put any of the simulation amps and cabinets, distortions, overdrives and fuzzes that this thing has, you will have a lot of saturation a dirty and unpleasant sound and believe me you??ll need a lot of time ( months) to have a good sound that satisfice you, this thing sounds good in a P.A. system very digital but sounds good, THIS THING IS BAD FOR PLUG IN A GUITAR AMP, other defect it??s that you need a direct box cause this thing up the pitch of the guitar even with the comp speaker button on you wont have a good sound

metallic carcase, but after 6 months some buttons don??t work , the power supply do??n??t work, the knobs too loosen and here in mexico it??s practically imposible to get them

the customer support are great they answer next day but it??s a short answer not very explicit special if you need a lot of information to solve a problem with the gnx4, good

i play progressive, industrias, blues, hard core, for 5 years and had a lot of this divices, about the gnx4 delays, whammy and some effects are good very digital but good, distortions and amps simulators are awfull when you connect in to your guitar amp, this a marketing device more than a musical, cause later you buy the gnx4 you need a cd with a digital equalitation, a book of tutorials a flash card, a direct box and at least you wont soun awesome, i hate digitech they only thing in the money they win with this pedalboards. DON??T BUY IT

Easy to work with. The manual is good if you read it once or twice. Firmware 1.3 and no upgrades since mine is current. Getting sounds is easy and if you've worked with a modeler it should be no different. If you are new to modeler, take your time. Use the speaker componsation button in the correct output modes. There are quite a few and they are self explanatory if you read the manual and use the illustrations.

I use it with a Tech 21 power engine. Sounds great. I use it with guitars from Fender N-Ville Tele and LP Classic. No noise. Pretty quiet. I don't like gates up high. Even set low it is quiet. All the effects are cool. Sound qual of the recorder is really good. I run thru my stereo sys on the XLR jacks and to a small mixer. Nice full sound.

I can depend on it. Metal frame and top and bottom. Jacks seem secure not like those plastic gizmo modelers. You get what you pay for.

Not used yet

I play rock, alt and blues. Fits them all. Favorite feature is its routing outputs and choices of configuration. Pedal assign. Nothing to hate :) I wish it came with models from the mfx guys :P I had a pod pro and GT-8 and sold them. I can make music anytime day or night. I can mic my amp and go right to the recorder if I want. Mixing with pro Tracks isn't bad but I plan on getting Sonar soon. Anything else?? Like the other guys here. Grab the Ultimite model sounds for amp models! Just like I went more for the modeling extras in Line 6, I say the same for the GNX4. Some things are better and mfx discs are that.

Had mine two months and sent it back. I bought another one after other pedals didn't satisfy me either. Sounds were buzzy but i was using it wrong the whole time I had it. Speaker compensation was not pushed in. That entire time I never caught on to speaker switches on the back panel. I felt like a real idiot. Don't do what I did! Firmware is 1.3 and curent. The sounds are great when you dial them. I like the pickup simulator a lot. Manual is good (if you read it).

Seem to find most any sound I want. I like the effects. Noise gates are there so no issues for me. I don't gate high so the sound is not choppy like it was on other pedal's gates. My amp is a Samson servo power amp with a pair of Velocity speakers. Sounds great.

I dropped mine out the gig bag once. Turned it on and it worked fine.

Digitech support is good. User Forum was a little hard to find.

I do covers and some Home recording of orig songs. GNX4 matches well. The recording packg is nice and works on my Win XP machine. I liked the sounds and the fact that it has very very short mute on patch changes. I like that I can record to the card without requiring a computer. I wish it came with Supermodel Amps and the Video Examples! All the rave and well worth it! I have the Hard Rock set and love the additional modeling tones. Not just one amp to tweak. Those are made by amp channel and making presets is easier than before and sound 50x better imo. I am upgrading to the Ultimate Series soon. I want more!

If you buy this thing prepare to get the MFX supermodels as well. Without those it is just a run of the mill modeler. With the supermodels ....... Lookout!. The combination of these two things is going to change the way people look at amp sound and how it is generated. Get ready to sculpt and perfect your tone because it has all that you need to do so.

very easy to get a good tone if you like to spend hours tweaking.... I DO. This is the art of creating tone, not plug and play. I fully agree with the reviewer below. To get to the real "meat" you have to tweak AND have the MFX Supermodels. Like the guy below I have and have had alot of gear. Preamps, heads, racks, etc, processors, Pedals, anything to get "that" tone. This thing with those models can replicate a high end tube amp and cab WITH high quality effects on top of it! In stereo! I just tweaked an MFX 6505 patch that literally destroys my 5150 head. The patch has that tube amp sag. Took me about 2 hours to tweak but man is it worth it. Best high gain tone I have EVER heard from ANY amp. Unbeleivable because I am a tube amp freak and this thing sounds better! I do run it through the effects return of 5150 tube heads but that is just for output and since it is through the effects return the power amp is essentially wide open. That helps to get some tube output grind, but the actual front end preamp tone generation is superior to the real head and most other heads I know of. I have fooled many a friend with this thing and they just can't believe it is digital. One of the tricks I have discovered is backing off of the high end settings and tweaking the frequency of the presence and treble. This really brings on a real tube amp sound like the actual amp but better. I have found the perfect combination of settings for perfect saturation and pick attack and note articulation. all I can say is WOW.

Have had it for two years now. Gigs, practice, dirt, heat, cold, beer. It's still alive and well

good

Like I said I am a die hard tube man...........But I do beleive that the MFX/Digitech modeling technology has reached a point that makes it at the very least a viable partner to tube amps. Combined with a tube poweramp, the tones you can produce are out of this world. What is exciting is the fact that sample rates and processor speeds will only keep going up. This can only lead to better sounding models and the software behind them . WHew!

easy enough to get to the basic presets and get some tone out of it, but you need to spend some time with it to get to the real tonal "meat".

out of the box, the presets are "ok" depending on what you play through. usable at least. the real tone is in the "mfx supermodels". i bought only the rock/metal amp set for $47. after loading up my very first choice amp model "engl drv" i started grinning ear-to-ear. preset after preset blew me away, which is not easy to do since i've been playing guitar for over 28 years and studio engineering for 17 years. i thought i'd try my hand at writing a new supermodel preset, easy enough to do, but not even in the same league as the mfx supermodels. the guy who made those presets is a genious! he had to have tons of gear to analyze the real amps to come up with presets this good. i'm going to pay up the extra $68 and upgrade to the ultimate package ($115 total). when you buy this rig, buy the mfx supermodels (http://www.mfxsupermodels.com/) and you will not be disappointed. i have thoroughly tried/used many other rigs before settling on this on. i tried the podxt live, v-amp pro, gnx3000, rocktron prophesy, and many real tube heads and preamps. this is the way to go. this thing has so many features and connections it's ridicules.

so far no problems. after years of using digitech gear i feel that i can trust it.

never had to deal with customer support because nothing ever broke. gotta give em props for that.

i can't say enough good stuff about this mfx unit. if lost or stolen i would be upset and i would buy another gnx4 asap. it's really that good.

I was demoing this at Guitar Center and the guitar salesperson had no idea how to use it and promptly pushed me on a Pod Xt and Xt live. Those were alright but I wanted the recorder feature. I bought the GNX4 and took it home. Having it for a few months and learning more made me realise the potential of the pedal. The manual was good but there are more sites and the workstation forum to help understand better. There are sites with more descriptions and tutorials at the workstation and supermodel site.

Sounds by the factory were good but heavy on effects like the PODS. I just turned them down. I learned about the speaker compensation buttons and that is important to know. Using with an amp, off. With headphones or recordings ON. Some say keep it on all the time but my amp works fine with it off. My guess is that buttons setting can make reviews be a "1" instead of a "10". Firmware is 1.3 currently.

The editor is simple to install and easy to use. It has options for the GNX save load, and direct to your comp. Also comes with Protracks Plus recording suite. I think its like Sonar or Cakewalk.

Sound is good as long as you use it correctly with the compensation switches. I just started running through a pair of GEMINI powered 15's and it sounds great. My amp is a Crate gfx and I go through the loop bypasses the preamp in my amp like many have said to do. Noise is not a problem. Using a N-ville Tele or Schecter C1 plus sounds great. I had a GNX1 and the effects were kind of in the background. The GNX4 has better hardware and chips and sound more alive to me. I looked at sites and the forums and added the Classic pack supermodels. Those knocked me to the floor. Marshall and Fender amps were juicy and warm in sound. I can't recommend those enough for the GNX4. The stock sounds were fine. Now by adding new models made the real difference for me. Notes extend and sustain in far better. Dropping guitar volume cleans up better than before.

Only one gig to report but sounds were awesome. After about 10 band practices and moving around it still works. I have to buy a case for it. I'd say its dependable.

Support was fair. I email about a version description and it was 2 days for a response. No big deal since I sent as a customer service and not a techical question.

Classic Rock covers and it matches up for us. I discovered more with the model addition and video examples of using the GNX4. Details about assign of switches and things I never thought of before or wanted to attempt. It's easy to use now and makes using it in the band much better. I thought it all had to be done in many presets but the examples show me how to do it all with one preset or a few. For recording it can't be beat. I use the recorder 8 tracks without a computer and love it. Favorite part is Reamp. On my recording I can set a track dry and change presets and those are reflected in my recording for testing out different sounds on tracks. Really cool!!! I had the Tonelab desk version that I liked but the GNX4 is ten times that in features. You need a compact flash card to use the recorder. I paid $32 from newegg for a 2gb size. I used to have the Tonelab and a Fostex 8 track recorder now the GNX4 is my new baby! So many great things about the GNX4 to list, some I overlooked when first trying it out. Once you have it and get experienced with it then you know how useful it really is.

Easy to use: turn knobs, press buttons. Editing: simple and you can go deep into tweaking if that's your thing. Manual: the best of it's type I've ever seen, and crossed referenced very well. Getting good sounds: read the manual, or as we say in the IT profession, RTFM.

Digitech calls this a Worksation and not a modeling pedal because it's desgined to go from practice, to creative inspiration, then on to recording and live play. How long would it take you to buy and then learn the ins and outs of a separate recorder, drum machine, multiple effects boxes or a multi-effect box, a looper, and an amp modeler?

Sound: It's subjective. A lot of us get tones our ears like and some of you aren't liking what you're hearing. I don't know how you should configure this with the guitars, amps or monitors you have available, or how much time you should spend tweaking. But consider that the lack of tone you're getting may not be the unit's fault. With the number of people that gave this a 7 or higher, maybe you haven't found the sweet spot with your setup, or haven't found the tone setting option, like speaker compensation, that will make this work for you. A '1' rating seems really harsh, and when it's in every category, is suspect, like you're really PO'd or, sorry to say this, immature.

Effects: very usable, a good variety, and range in sound qulaity from OK to good. I like the selection of distortion boxes the best, although it's really fun to play around with all the other ones.

Amp models: I really don't care what's being modeled. I need a rich clean, a tight crunch, a naturally compressed and sustain filled lead, and a thundering scooped tone. Those are all there. The ability to perform deep editing and change the amps character is impressive.

Bass amps: The bass amps and cabs kick hard! I'm a gigging guitarist and bass player and I'm having a blast with these.

I can't rate this because a month is too soon to tell. The unit seems fairly tough. I'd never gig without a backup, no matter what kiind of gear we're talking about.

Haven't used them.

For 30+ years I've been playing rock and country with a Fender Tele Deluxe, Gibson ES355, G&L Leagacy, and Ibanez RG and use MuiscMan combos. I have a sinful number of pedals and other gear. The GNX4 is a tool for me to practice, create, and record, and I hope to be able to use it for live play either as an effects pedal in front of my combos or as a full modeler thru a pair of Atomic Amps I'm considering buying. I love the ability to practice, create, and record from a single unit. There's nothing I truly dislike. The day I bought this I was actually planning to get an XTLive, but I hit the internet to do price research before leaving the house and saw this and thought, hmmmm. The fantastic number of features sold me on it even though the XTL would be cool too.

What I'd like to see: a unit where you tell it the guitar you're using and that you want the tones from AC/DC's Back in Black. It configures your tone to that, offers a usable drum pattern with tempo, maybe a bass line to go with it, and off you go. If there's a clean passage in a song, then a crunch, then an acoustic part, the unit would create the patches for you, including effects. I'd use these patches as the basis for my own sounds as well as cover song duties.

I am writing this to defend a product I have come to appreciate over the last several years I have owned it. I don't know what precipitated that last unprovoked rant, but it seems rather silly. And who writes to bash a product they have never owned and have probably never used first hand? The product is probably about as easy to use as it can be considering the number of features it has. Look at the features and make a decision if you really need all that stuff though, or it could be more worth your while to buy something simpler with a newer generation processor. The screen could also use an upgrade to an LCD to make more parameters visible at one time.

Don't get me wrong, this thing only deserves a 7 or so if you rate how it sounds out of the box. If you go www.mfxsupermodels.com you can purchase different upgrades from a giant library of amp models that sound way better that what the unit shipped with. When digitech upgraded through the GNX series from GNX1-4, the capabilities of the units increased, but they never bothered to utilize the increased capabilities in the newer units to make the amp models any better. The guy who sells the upgrades is sound engineer who figured out how to do his own sampling of amps to create amp models. The result is 100% better that the original digitech models. Ok maybe it still only deserves a 9 or so, but I have to offset what the guy (read goofball) below rated it. You also have to rate these kind of things within the context of what they are. This is a "jack of all trades" kind of device, and for that, it sounds quite good. I also own an Fender Blues Deluxe, and of course the Blues deluxe model does not sound quite as good as a real Fender--duh! but it can also sound a lot more like a real marshall or bogner - or whatever - than my Fender can, no matter what kind of stomp box I put in front of it. Not to mention that the GNX 4 is alot easier to control for different venues or for PC recording than my Fender is. If you happen to have $50,000 laying around to build a home studio and by tons of different amps, mics, effects etc. knock yourself out. Of course you will get a better sound. But for $600 (price including upgrades) you will be hard pressed to get a better sound or find an easier way to record.

Sturdy enough. Unlike my Fender. I had to get it fixed after it got a BROKEN INPUT. Go figure. It does have a bit of a bug with the card reader, but nothing that interupts any of it's functions. If I shut it off when it is on a smart card preset, when I turn it on again, I have to switch the preset to the next number before it will output any sound (See customer support below). It needs a little jog in order to read the card correctly.

Easy to get ahold of and talk to. Very prompt response on email. I spoke to them about the above problem. The device is out of warranty, so it would cost me a flat rate of $85 to get it fixed. At this point, the problem it is only a minor irritation and not worth spending the money to fix.

I play metal, a bit of jazz, and worship music at church. I have been playing daily for 17 years. I own: PRS Custom 24, Ibanez RG270, LTD M207, Samick L5 knockoff and a cheap LTD 5 string bass. Old Yahmaha keyboard. Amp- Fender Blues Deluxe. GNX2, GNX4, various pedals, mostly DOD, and a Morley wah.

I'm not a user, that would be a mortal sin... however, the only thing that really matters to me is how it sounds, and I do have something to say about that. (read on)

I am a sound engineer, Pro Tools certified, AND a guitar player, so take heed of what I am saying. I've heard this being used by a couple of different guitarists in different styles of music and it sucks. Has no life, no energy. Distortion sounds 'phasy' with no definition, punch or clarity. Definitely sounds extremely digital- btw, that's a bad thing. Clean channels are too bright, harsh... Through SM57's this sounds sound even harsher, and through solid state amps just make me wanna shoot my head. You want to get some punch get a Mesa, or for some serious distortion that sounds like a monster will come out of the speakers and kill you, a Bogner Uberchall. You're definitely going to pay for that, but if you can't afford it, then get some analog distortion, or a couple of Boss pedals, which sound 100 times better. For the price of this junk, you can get all you need in nice little stomp boxes and have money for the patch-chords and the power supply's.


If you're a kid, you're 13, and your learning, fine, buy Digitech stuff.. if you're a professional, or even a working musician with some sort of public appearances, please, get yourself a nice tube amp, a nice guitar, and be done with it.

Too many plastic parts... not something you would consider stepping on I would say. Also, the inputs on these things go dead... i've see this issue on gigs as well. All Digitech pedals included.

I play classic rock and metal. Also been playing for 6 years.
I have Fender Strat, ESP Kirk Hammett, Les Paul, Mesa Boogie Triple Rec,
Fender Deluxe.

I think there are better remedies for achieving tone, and quality sounds.
Even amp modeling doesn't do the job in the studio like a real stack cranked to the sweet spot would, but they work.

For those of you who don't know, the converters on these digital pedals are bad. Digital conversion in these also causes 3rd order harmonic distortion... which is also bad. Not to mention jitter, lack of coloration and character, and no headroom.


That's all.

Took a chance and have this GNX4 now. Funny how many guys dont realize the potent power right below them. Out- o- da- box tones are like most modelers and lack. I used the speaker comp switches on and it killed the fuzzies. Editing is easy and easier once you watch some of the videos from mfxsupermodels site. Do that and you are Golden! The manual has strong and weak points. I have firmw 1.3 and no changes since then.

Dont forget, this is a recorder,mp3 player and a shlew of other things with Comp Flash access.

Sounds Fine. No bizz no buzz no noise. Through my Les its not too harsh like the GT-8 I tried. Effects are Golden! Love em! I also use a Mesa 20/20 power amp and will find a Sim90 soon. It also does kewl jobs with the Crate Powerblock. I can find satisfying tones easy. I have the superdisc model pack and its awesome! thanks to guys who suggested these libraries of sound! I had all the Pod packs too with my XTL but really like what the packs made for GNX4 better. I'm getting an ear candy cabinet since its so recommended. Ear candy to go with Ear candy!! hoo haaa

using my GNX4 live 2-3 gigs a month. People love my sound. Thanks go out to Matt, Greg and Mike (G3456), the prosound guys who made the superpacks. They helped me fine tune my sounds with my crappy Sheffield speakers. I emailed them at 1am and NEVER expected an answer in 5 min. They answered a few min later! I'm in AZ, I think that's around 4 am there time!! Wow! The GNX4 case is metal and its pretty tough. As long as I dont jump on footswitches I should be good a while

Digitech reps were always helpful. I have not used them though. The upgrade is the supermodels packs since Digitech never made a pack to support the item. Sometimes it can be better that way. No repairs yet to talk about. I have heard the USB port can get damaged if ya step on it. Duh!

Pretty much play hard stuff and alt for the last 12 years. I have an XTLIVE, had the Gt-8, GNX3000 and a few boss stompboxes. If stolen Id buy another no doubt. I comp this to the GNX3000 and the guys are right. The GNX3000 latency is too high for Live Use. Prolly why its gone down in price. POD sounds like doo doo to me and I don't like variax guitars. GT-8 was like the Pod. Thin and fizzy less control.

I love control assigns. Thank goodness Digitech made this so kewl! I did some homework picking out modelers and this option is great for LIVE. I can select from 160 presets with CF card and User locations. Easy. With the superpack it just gets better. Big Kudoes to those guys!

Recording- oh yeaaaah! It does that well! I have a 2G CF and have not ever ran out of space yet. No computer and get the tracks in quick. Add the ProTracks (I have Sonar) and its better. REAMP is the best. Select dry recording and reamp away testing guitar sounds without ever having to retrack them. Here again, the prosound guys answered all my Q's about this. I sent them so many emails they prolly hate me by now but they answer every time!! This whole thing is just easy and I dont see a better one coming. A huge combo of uses, adding superpacks give a library of amps to pick. The recorder and mp3 player for practicing and a pretty kewl drum machine Pods and Boss will not add.

easy to use. i've had it for two years. Sounds great.

After two years I thought that it sounded pretty good. I tweaked and got what I thought were great sounds. I guess that's all that my ears were used to. I purchased the supermodel pack and it gives you alot more options as well. But.......... reality hits and after playing straight through my 5150 tube amps I have to say the sound is thin. Still very good but you can hear the digital element. Kind of like comparing a vinyl record to a cd. No warmth and fatness. I like the fact that you have alot more sound choices but it is a compromise. I guess my ear is changing again.

very good

good

Good for what it is, think I'll go back to just three or four great tube amp sounds. The love affair is over. After all, thats what modelers are trying to emulate anyway, great tube amps. Ain't nothin like the real thing baby! I will keep it though just have it around for something different.

I've probably got an unfair advantage because I've been using Multi Effects units for about 12 years, so I've gained a fair bit of experience in setting them up. Having said that, the GNX4 has taken me longer than any other unit to get to grips with. But you are rewarded with better sounds than any other unit I've used.

The easiest way to edit patches is by linking to a PC and using the Edit/Librarian facility, it's then a simple matter of turning knobs and pressing buttons on-screen. The manual is really good, but take the time to read it and try to learn just one thing at a time. My unit came with firmware version 1.2, but the upgrade to 1.3 was easily managed on-line. It is daunting to start with, but you do have a massive array of features, so it really is worth persisting, as the expression goes, you have to pay your dues!

I can't emphasize this enough, budget for the MFX Supermodels deluxe on top of buying the unit. I play with some picky guys and since I bought the GNX4 and spent about 2 months perfecting it for live use, all the guys in the band have said that my sound is superb. If you get the Supermodels discs you get about 1000 ready made patches, and free monthly downloads for a year, but they are set up for headphone/home use. Take the time to follow Mike's advice (he is Mr Supermodel) and tweak the setup of the patches for live use with your amp, the results are amazing. The noise gate is brilliant even with really heavy George Lynch sounds I get no his through my Laney VC30 Class A valve amp.

If you buy some compact flash cards you can store the same patches set up for recording on one, home practice on another, and live use on the unit, or have another disc with patches set up for different venues.

It is important to set your amp with a flat EQ to get the best sound out of the GNX4, and always leave the speaker compensation button switched on, it makes a real difference.

It's built like a tank, I have no worries about gigging with it. Sometimes the Edit software appears flakey, but when I analyse any problems I've had, they are usually down to something I've done and they are always simply solved. I'm not worried about back-up, but I do have an amazing collection of stompboxes if I ever needed back-up.

I did need help to resolve a software problem and Digitech did get back to me in an hour, which I thought was really quick. But the best place for help is on the user forum (called the Sound Community). The depth of shared knowledge is really huge and other users are only too keen to share their experience and be helpful.

I did get an upgrade, but that was easy, so no worries there.

I mainly play classic rock in the band, but I also teach and play all kinds of styles. THe drum machine is excellent as is the on-board recorder, I haven't learnt the Pro Tools recording software yet.

Like I said before, get the Supermodels disc and there's patches, amp and cabinet models for every kind of music. I needed to create a particular artist sound and looked for a Vox AC30 model as a start point. I found I had 14 different AC30 patches in my Supermodel collection, including one which was really close to the sound I needed.

I have a Classic Strat and Gibson Les Paul standard and a Tanglewood electro acoustic all of which get played through my gigging amp, a Laney VC30. I've set the EQ flat on VC30 so I get the real benefit of the patches in all their glory along with valve warmth. I've got a long list of stompboxes including RObert Keeley modded Tubescreamer- the GNX4 renders them all redundant.

I've been playing for 32 years and the GNX4 has helped my playing more than any other single piece of gear I've owned. Buy one,buy the Supermodels disc, put some effort into learning how to use each feature, one at a time and you won't regret it and you will see your playing improve by leaps and bounds.

Excellent sounds. Firmware is 1.3. manual could be better but the Digitech forum and supermodals videos help a great deal. Editing is much easier now that I know how to work this. I've had the GNX4 for 3 months now. The model packs really add value to it.

better than artist sounds. many are in there but the forum has many more to pick from. The models disc has tons. I like changing the model amps in the artist presets. Effects are great. The volume range is over the top. Distortions and effects are not noisy. I use the GNX with a Behringer Ep1500 power amp and a JCM halfstack. Sounds great! Without the super model pack ( I have the hard rock one) the models are okay. With the model pack, it's excellent. I'd say an 8 for Digitech models. Then add a 10 for the super model hard rock pack.

I beat this unit. I ordered the case Guitar3456 suggested. Should be here in a few days. Gigs? all the time. From practices at the warehouse to the places we play. The GNX4 holds up really well.

Support is great. The forum dudes will answer questions. Since I have had the model pack, and even before I ordered it. I called the prosound guys that made the model pack and they helped me out more than 15 times with things I missed. Now I know. It took my pc unfreindly brain a minute to figure out the diff in the files and how to load them. I was making many dumb mistakes. Guitar3456 made me feel better. When I called them, they walked me through every single part of expression and control assigns. Since they did that, I ordered the packs. so glad I did so.

Classic Rock and cover band work. I played since I was 7. I have a whole bunch of pedals and stomp boxes I've sold since I don't need them. Mt guys are happy with my sounds. I'd buy a new GNX4 in a heartbeat. I tryed the G8, Zoom, and Pod Live. None came close to my ears. They didn't work as well with my live equipment. The GNX4 was perfect. I use the Compact flash card to record. I import tracks to Sonar. I can also go hands free but I'm used to how I do things already. Thanks to reviewers that led me to buy the GNX4 and the others that suggest superpacks. You guys are kewl

Relatively complex but OK to operate.

Raging from very poor on the treble side to good on recording loops.
The complete setup of simulating amp and speakers are totally wrong, the adjustment are all souding weird even distorted at the lowest level.
Sound recording on disk is good.

Totally unreliable. I owned the unit 14 month, never been out of the studio, plugged directly into a voltage regulator and the motherborad is finished. After two monts of waiting, still dont have the unit back from repair. Expected cost of 400$ !!!

Terrible absolutetly discusting. Waiting and waiting for the part, people there not even polite.

I play modern jazz and classical. Professionnal composer, associate member of Canadian Music Center. Been playing for 35 years. Director of research in electroacoustic field. Worst piece of equipment I owned. Very deceving...

With the computer program it's OK but generally complex because of the ton of features. A week point in use is the way to handle the loop live, you will have to save setting without the metronome clicks, by default there on.

Some strong point in the distortion and echos. Very bad in the EQ high is awfull, very very bad on the acoustic simulation. Will give good result on mellow and average sounds but defenitively very weak if you are looking for research sounds compare even to a GT-5. Device is strong on giving ample valve simulation but not so on precise very clean and sharp sound usually they sound like plastic or even distorted clipping mess even at low output or gain.
Strongest point is the recording, sounds is very good and you can loop very long with 2gigs card.

Warraty for a year, mother board finishec after 14 months. Cost for repar 450$ (can)...

Good at least they have service in many countries. Very expensive to repair no module inside only one main board, if something is wrong you pay a lot to have it replace...

Play a variety of music from modern Jazz to heavy wild impros, loopping stuff and doing some free experimental music, couple with a GT-5 and GR-1 and a Whammy, Marshall and Acoustic Image amps. Sound is good if you work with the strong points of it but would not do the job alone as a multi effect.

There's alot in this box and you have to be prepared read a little and play with it to get the sounds you want. The first time you plug it in, the defaults will be there to help you along, and they will do a fantastic job of showing you the capabilities. It's all easy to do, but with a little work you'll be able to make some magic of your own.
The manual is in easy read, hey, even the print is large in almost a "Dick and Jane" fashion. I would have moved the patching capabilities towards the rear of the manual, though, and started with warping sounds.
Firmware is 1.3 and no patches that I've seen.

Oh yea, the tuner! What a great tuner, easy to get to, easy to exit from, and even mutes when you use it.

The jam man is perfect for practicing to, and since I'm in a jam band, being able to let it run while stretching out ideas is fantastic. One problem though, no 3/4 rhythms.

The MP3 player is a great addition too. Hear we are practicing through headphones, and with a tap of my toe we can all hear a playback of the demo I recorded. It's the perfect practice machine

The best, the absolute best. I use the machine for practicing with the band through headphones, and it is the best amp simulator I've ever used. I thought I'd be stuck using a small amp and a micrphone to get a realistic sound, but this machine has it. I even used it at gigs through the PA. This was frightening, because I've never played a gig in my life without the comforting blue glow of a Fender behind me. It turned out great, more room on the stage and perfect for a three piece because now everybody can hear the guitar perfectly and hear the balance with the vocals.
Can I get my favorite artists? I'm just trying to get "my tone". I use the Blues patch, since that sounds like a Fender, and then changed the speaker simulator to sound like my much loved JBL E120, and it does sound just like it. The clean side is a blackface and it sounds like my blackface. I had to do quite a bit of tweeking to get the leslie to sound right, though. I think Yamaha had a better leslie simulator, but their amp sounds were no where close enough.

I like the Whammy pedal, and that is Digitech's claim to fame, after all. I really like that fine-tuning that can be done when you hook this machine up to a computer. I was able to have the expression pedal increase the leslie speed while also decreasing the depth at the same time. That's great flexibility that's hard to find in any effect box.

I use it for practice all the time, but I've only gigged with it a few times. Nothing bad's happened, but I did have some Digitech power supplies fail on previous gadgets, so that worries me.

They have a good website and I have had to contact the factory. It was just for a freebie offer, but they were helpful and eberything worked out perfectly.

Wonderful.

I never would have bought one for myself, it was a gift from my boss, (cool job, huh?) but the device has been perfect for several aspects of a musician's life. For practicing alone you have the jam man feature, for practicing as a band you have the MP3 player and amp simulator, and for performing you have all the effects and amp simulations you could ever want, all in one box. It really does it all.

I do not use the recorder or the recorder software that was bundled with it. Maybe I will in the future, but I already have a couple of digital recorders that are easier to navigate and I hate using a PC to do recording. The software for managing effects is perfect, though, and really makes tweeking easy.

Unit is easy. Editing patches is easier in the Editor than it is from the unit itself. The manual is okay but the mfxsupermodels.com site has free vids on how to use this unit to it's full capability. My version is 1.3 since its newer (4 months).

I use a Peavey Classic 50-50 stereo amp and a 4x12. The settings are good but better when you have Speaker Compensation switches ON. Guys that review this and say it's all digital noise did not obviously have the speaker comp switches on. I had no problem dialing in sounds. I even added the model packs from the site with those vids since I heard they were really advanced and made for the GNX4. I couldn't belive how many amps, models, artists were on there. And all are extremely good. I had to tweak a few to better fit my guitar, but that was expected since i often did the POD and Boss GT-6.

To me, with the modeling, the GNX4 effects, mainly compression is a nice touch and not noisy as my other units. This unit is quiet.

I gig with it. 4x so far and I get more people asking me what I'm using and where all those sounds are coming from. It's cool!

haven't dealt with the Company but the forum members are great. If you realy want to know email guitar3456. he made those model packs and knows all about this unit. He talked to me 7 times before I bought the GNX4. Digitech should pay him. A couple months after I added the Hard Rock model pack and will definitely get the Ultimate Deal. You don't have to add the model packs if you don't want but i'm not an amp guru and I'd rather someone else make it. It's kind of like guys that wouldn't buy Sonar 5. Try and write that program, and see how much time it takes. The GNX4 is not as difficult or as harsh as people have said when you know HOW to use it. Free videos on that site helps. dramatically!

I play a very diverse set up. I like prog, alternative but can do other stuff. I'd buy this in a heartbeat if it were stolen. Love the unit!
I like that I know what all those functions are now. Watch a vid, boom it's on to creating the most versatile presets ever!! The GNX4 is a blessing to musicians who want to just rehearse tunes, record.. yes it's that good. Far better than Amplitube software and other less convincing. Buy one, buy the models packs is you want quick access to many amps. I shopped around with other pedals, and this one is a winner!

You can figure out some things by yourself, but it's much easier to just READ THE MANUAL! How easy...? If it were really easy 1. anybody could do it.. 2. people would b*tch about not having enough control/ability to tweak!
I just wish the presets were less of whatever they are!
I guess you have to be around a while to learn the 'less is more'
concept and DigiTech's main market is young.
So, as many have said, you gotta tweak, read, tweak.
The manual is very good.
I have ver 1.3 firmware.

I give it a 9 because the GNX3000 had better, more realistic amp emulation. I sampled it and only brought it back because it didn't have built-in recording- a huge plus- you don't want to have to lug and setup your laptop if you don't need to to record- you are carring enough gear as it is!

I've got more guitars than a man should have, but, I'm single with money to burn!
The Epi Les Paul Custom, the Hamer Ash SRV knock off and the Tacoma
acoustic with Fishman pickup, all sound great so far!
I played it live direct to the pa (no amp! the sound guys love that!)
I learned too late that you have to put the speaker comp on, so the rock patches were a little 'buzzy' as someone else said. But it actually sounded great on the 'Sweet Home Alabama' sounding songs we were doing.
So far I'm using good Sony headphones and a Roland micro-cube for practicing/recording. I'll use my Roland KC350 with it later.
Re Effects: I used to over use effects when I had cheap guitars and amps- less is more when it comes to effects! Like somebody else said use the amps, they sound great! Reverb's good. Delay's good.

Yes , it looks very dependable.
I plan to sell my Pod XT, maybe I'll keep my VAmp2 as a backup.

Very good online support.
Great web site.

Because I play nearly every style of music except Rap, a rig like this is great- very customizable. I play contemporary worship music and classic and soft rock.
I've been playing since '66= Beatle era.
I mentioned some of my favorites above. My best favorite is a Godin
LGXSA, it's a Strat-Paul, or Les-Strat. A real tone machine.
What I don't like about the GNX4 is that the GNX3000 has better, more realistic amp emulations but no internal recording/memory capability.
Marketing! The GNX4 is still in the pipeline!
So, to answer the ?, I wish it had internal recording capability.
It definitely helps me make music.

I bought this thing as an effectsprocessor to replace my Boss GT-5. One of the great dissapointments for me was the sound. Everything about the GNX4 sounds too harsh to me and the distortioneffects are in my opinion of very poor quality. Bybass, acoustic sim and everything related to direct mode (no speaker emulation enabled) created a high pitch tone. Also the Rectifier model had a very annoying high pitch tone that makes a Rectifier sound like a 8 bits sample. The acoustic simulator only provides crackles and distortion. I was reading in some of the reviews that you should always keep the speaker compensation switch enabled but in my opinion this sounds realy bad when using a guitar amplifier. And... for this money this thing should provide value for money and should sound good over a guitar amplifier. So bottom line... I think this unit sounds realy bad and it's very hard to find a sound to my liking.

Once more... Sounds are too harsh, distortions are bad, output is way too high for the presets. Direct mode provides high pitch tone. Rectifier model is realy bad with a very high pitch tone.

Anyone... please don't tell me I don't know how to work with the unit. I spend 3 months every minute of all evenings to find a good sound and only could come up with a nice Twin Reverb clean sound. Everything else was a complete failure. Warping, tweaking bla bla... nonsense.... Something for this kind of money should sound decent out of the box. I also read I should but the CD's with the models... Why? If a normal musician cannot create its own sounds with it then Digitech completely missed the point.

I think it will be a reliable piece of equipment. I owned a Digitech GSP21 Legend (which I liked far more then this GNX) and it still works perfectly after 12 years. I guess this thing will last too.

I asked questions about all issues I report here but did not get any decent answers. They told me to enable the speaker compensation switch on the back while connected to a guitaramp (straight into the FX return) to get rid of the high pitch tone. Well... this is merely filtering out what should remain. Yes... you loost the high pitch tone but you it will also such the life out of your sound.

I play symfonich Rock and it did not fit my needs. I wish someone accidentaly would break it (but then you would need a truck to drive over it and it probably would still work) of that it would be stolen... I sold mine on the internet and bought a GT-8. This Boss GT-8 has everything the GNX4 lacks. GT-8 rules and is far more better. It does not have the features but provided the sounds you need.

Sound is great. I did use the speaker compensation switch and it was ten times better. Editing patches is fantastic. Now that I have the Supermodel pack and the vidoes on how to use this I LOVE IT! I went from a few amps to hundreds of amps to choose from. Awesome. Thanks MrG3456 at Digitech Forum. My friends cannot belive the sounds. Our rythym guitarist returned his POD for a GNX4. We're really happy now. He uses one tone and I use another so we don't have to compete!

the manual is okay but the videos at mfxsupermodels site really really help you understand the full potential of this pedal. Digitech owes this guy and I'm sure he has helped them sell a lot more of these!

My firmware is 1.3 and is current

Once again. It's awesome. For direct recording it is unbelievable easy to use. The sound effects are really good but once again after reviewing how the Supermodels patches and amps are setup I can easily create MY OWN SOUND. Mix a Mesa with a JCM800 and hit that warp button. Its too cool. By itself the patches are good, most kinda show off effects. The ones on the Super pack are dead on! Lynch, EVH, Yngwie, Clapton, ACDC and more.

the effects are nice but again, go to the sites and learn about how to use them. Too much is often too much.

Ive played live about 3 times since I had this. It sounds great and I think its built pretty nice. I take care of it though. Its an investment.

Cust support I have not used for the GNX4 itself but did for Protracks stuff. I think its very good though. I have to add this though. The support on the Super models pack is superb. I emailed the service guy 4 times in one day and had responses answered in the same day. I was shocked to see the times of the responses. Must work in shifts! The Ultimate pack gives 2 yrs of upgrades. Monthly patches, more amp models, cabinets and more since last November.

I play almost every kind of music in a cover band and wedding band.
I've been playing for 12 years and use a JC120, DSL live. I would for sure buy this again. At first I thought the stuff on here was complicated. Watch the public and free videos at the supermodels site. Learn all about your pedal and take advantage of all those control assigns and extras the manual does not expand upon.

I compared this to POD XTL and took the POD back. The GNX4 has so much more to offer and the modeling packs really sold me. My friend has a POD XT PRO which I like but he liked the GNX4 and Supermodels much better than his precious rack baby! I can record a song so fast and jam to it in less time than it takes most people to hook a mic or guitar to their computer. I don't have to lose ideas on paper. Arm the track and voila !

last thing to add. hmmm Get the Supermodels packs. You will not be able to see your family. Over 1000 models and patches along with over 180 artist presets that will make your jaw drop. I love Jeff Beck sound and another one that super models nailed. So many dozens of amp manuf folders containing many amps made by the mfg. the models are really that good! I add a slight mix to our PA sys and pan for effects spacing and it sounds awesome! A MUST HAVE ! The difference is night and day! The videos, GNX instruction, usage text, will have you finding tones you never dreamed of having.

Overall I give a 9. Add the Super Model pack and it's a 10++++++++

Easy of Use No Biggie and then again .... !

Patch Ediing is something I learn next but am not intimidated .

Like most manuals it isn't enough but it's good enough . Aside from my nephew's & my manual coming apart after re re re reading the stuff in it I guess any paper back magazine time manual will show signs of use ( like al my other music books , they look thoroughly used )

I'm lucky since the latest firmware update is already in my unit , my nephew's is not bujt wikth my computor I will up load it since he has no p . c .

I am and always will be a tube man at heart

- but -

This unit makes you rethink it . I know it sounds really rightous when plugged into a super clean P .A . I have a ( pairs ) folder horn with a 15" speaker and a pair of Altec Lansing horns hoioked to 400 watts of power amp ( I have other P. A. amps with more power but this is my big gun over all for most rooms )

As for settings :

As I have read and experienced , yoyu have to " tweak " the settings to get what you want out of them , God help you if your a newbie and don't have a clue on amp & cab sounds :(:

With a Strat , a Godin LGXSA & my Washburn D46SCE acoustic electric and a little Hondo nylon I get my nut playing my ass off . For recording the Washburn & nylon I am saving up to get a good mic , but Washburn direct to a mixer and then into my GNX4 works smoothly and nicely . The Godin & /Strat kill plane and simply put .

As far as effects & aviable stomp's

- WOW -

They get nothing put praises form all who have listened to myself & my nephew on his as we fire off on our units together , man a pair side by side izzz trully a killer set up to behold . What I lack in speed my nephew cooks on , what he lacks in experience for grace , smoooooveness and just tasties stuff well , that's where this man comes in to the picture :)

My nephew has customized a whole bunch of new patches and I'm doing that to mine now and will make custom patches for harps too . All these user presets we make can iether go into the users presets in the GNX4 or the CF card .

Looks like even if it failed it would be a terrific boat anchor ! Wow is this thing built like the proverbial brick - - - house :) I would gig with out a second one personally as Digitech has a track record of great performances night after night with out fail .

So far I pestered the holy @#i& out of Harmnon Kardon ( that's who owns this company and if you know HK stuff well you know they put out a quality product now for years and years ) before I bought one , I called and called asking questions about the GNX3 first and glad I did because I know I would not have liked one for my playing / recording applications .

I worked in a high end audio service and repair many years fixing stuff like the very best you could buy in audio electronics from Reel to Reels MaCIntosh tuners , pre amps & poewr amps , Yanaha under warranty ( they were super tough to get approved as a indipendant qualified service center like MaCIntosh ) , as I recall Digitech alwasy sent parts for repairs in a timely manner so yeah I trust Digitech .

I izz eclectic as caviar & peanut butter & jam . Sushi & Mexican Food , and my music is as varied . I play Blues , Jazz , Rock ( and it's many flavors one of which is one is " Rock-A-Billy " , I work and record with Chan Romero a real Rock-A-Billy legend ) , Country Western , Boleros , Hawaiian , and even some Portuguese stuff out of Brazil .

I blow harp ( blues harmonica to those who don't know the real name for a 10 hole diatonic harmonica :) since 1954 & I'm 55 :) I also play drums , trumpet , keyboard & guitar too . This unit has so much potentional for the guitar right (??) also as a modleing amp for Blues harp poses a real potential as well so yeah it's a marriage made in high fedelity harp & guitar heaven fo diz dude .

I have alarms & 2 guard dogs ...... No one better try and rip this off ! If it somehow sprouted new legs and walked off I would buy another as fast as I could , maybe the next generation one :)

With 8 tracks to use as a recorder , and the stand alone midi drummer it's a deal , throw in the stomp box's & modeling potentials plus an USB interface to your computor that lets you also use it for midi importing and exporting to the CF card ( like jpgs & other stuff a GNX4 doesn't read it self ) , a MP3 player , midi & songs storage as well as edit your amp & cabinet models along with song editing , it's a no brainer .

I compared TonelabSE , M-Box ( Black Box @$200.00 ) & a few other garden variety stomp box's , digital recorders , & nothing came close for universality quality & price .

Whish you could slow down the MP3's you load in the CF card , that would be super dooper . With a software program ( it comes with mac & p . c . ) or other stand alone learn a lick type you can do this although it's the " long way around the mountain " if you get my drift .

I thought out a similar unit for computor based recording in the 70's , and it came out back then and I wasn't able to afford it . Now 36 years later ....it's here and it's afordable in the GNX4!

I knew a unit like what I thought of would allow the music that's slamming and bumping about the insides of my skull to be not only let out but archived , my time is now ! This is the really big reason for the purchase , I wanted a recording device , it could have been a Tascam D88 DAT 8 channel recorder if I could have afforded it , now with this unit it goes way out and above a D88 DAT or a ADAT or what ever single type recording console with out modeling amps & cabs or the FX of the GNX4.

This unit is THE unit ( bottom line entry state of the art digital musicians workstation ) for the 21st century performer(s) .

For the negative posts I have read here on this unit ( and not many to be truthful :) , it's apparent that some were just popping off to hear themselves and more than likely did not ever own one of these bad boys . Only a blind , deaf , and speachless person would not find the genius in a GNX4 waiting to pop out like a genie in a bottle .

All you need to make this work is this :

# 1 : A electric and or an electric acoustic guitar with the appropiate cables & stuff .

# 2 : A nice power amp and or P . A .

# 3 : 2 healthy arms & hands & 10 fingers ( although Django didn't let a little problem like missing fingers on his left chording hand a biggie ..

# 4 : Ears & eyes that work reasonalbly well .

# 5 : The ability to read and comprehend .

# 6 : An unquenchable desire to play music and also write music too .

# 7 : Dedication to practice ( you know who you are ) .


Following through with all the above will make it an experience to remember !

I be seeing ya'll somewhere along to ole sound scape horizon partners Yeeee haaaaaaaa !

I have had a GNX4 for a wee and a half now. As a family man my time and expenses are limited. The sales guys at the brand new guitar center in Appleton really didn't have a clue about what this thing is or really anything else they sold. They were nice guys but not technically up to the products. Now I'm a mechanical engineer with a real thirst for knowledge and study the SH*$ out of everything. I spent a lot of time on the internet. Every detail must be worked out. I am also one of the cheapest people you would ever meet.

It took a while to figure out the presents and warping features. Maybe half an hour to an hour between the manual and my three little kids.

There is a great tutorial at gutarworkstation.com and an available power users manual written by the same guy.

Pro Tracks is a complex program with a lot of capability. It has more features than I will probably ever use but I am going to try. The help menu is OK but could be better. I bet the keyboard guys at the guitar center could help with problems more thatn the guitar guys.

The user community is great.

I use decent Sony headphones. My amp is a P.O.S. but will play the sound. I plan on getting some powered monitors and hooking directly to the GNX4. I do not play out. This is just a fun toy.

It took me a few days to realize there is a button on the back that acts as a high frequncy filter. If you don't like the sound turn this on.

Everybody is right, the presets aren't the best. Thank god you can put 80 of your own in. Again the on-line community has added a lot to the web. Also the gutar magazines are posting their pre-sets. it takes about 2 minutes to find, download, and add to the unit. Use this feature.

The drum kits aren't the greatest but they are good. I found that I can download midi files fromthe internet, import into PTP and they work. Good time saver.

There is a guitar to bass preset. Not that good at all. My brother plays bass. I'll try his soon.

This thing looks like it is built to last.

I haven't tried digitech per se but ther website links to users. There are a lot of knowledgible people out there.

I had probelms with X edit. I had to update the software and actually download a .dll file and insert it into the directory. Simple enough to do if you can use a computer. GNX4.org again helped. I'll have to send that guy a donation.

I mostly play rock. This unit will play everything.

I have played for 22 years. I don't have much gear. My favorite guitare is an 89 strat plus. Nicest strat I have ever played. I am going to sell the rest of my effects because I don't need them anymore.

I would buy this again if it were stolen.

I looked really hard at the Line6 Toneport and M-Audio Black Box. What drove me to the GNX4 was the software pro tracks plus. The other units come with relly limited recording like 4-tracks and some midi. Looking at the total cost of another unit and software AND mic inputs AND ability to use live set me straight. The GNX3000 is also a great unit if I knew more about it I may have gone that way. There is a website like gnx4.org that will help explain the differences. I wish I knew it was there before I bought this. I think I'll keep the GNX4 and not switch.

I wish there was better documentaqtion for the Pro Tracks plus. I wish it had the capability of using a midi bass like it does for the drums.

I have lost the drivers a couple of times when powering off and on at night. I just reload and it works again.

For an idiot like myself, the learning curve was not too bad. I must admit that I got stumped and had to search the manual many times before I figured the whole groove out. Then again. I have been told that I have adult A.D.D.... Oh look! A chicken! Uh, what were we talking about?

I use the GNX4 primarily with a very nice set of studio reference headphones, and the world's best custom hand made guitars. Kids; do not try the GNX4 at home through your amp without reading the manual front to back at least twice. If you have heard about tones that "suck" then you can almost guarantee that they were heard through an amp with the "speaker compensation" switch set wrong, and the signal path all messed up. The effects in general ~are~ somewhat unrefined right out of the box, but can be incredibly easily tweaked with Xedit and a computer. The knobs and controls on the unit are not very hard to use either. I sat down with it, and downloaded about a hundred patches from the internet, slapped them into the GNX4, and jammed away in under a half an hour.
The amount of control you have over any particular sound patch is nearly limitless, and you can save, change, morph, and warp sounds until your eyes fall out.

can't speak to durability, as it hasn't given me any problems. It is very well made though.

Great match for any style of music, as there are literally limitless tones available to make as you wish! I have been playing for about 30 years, and have had all sorts of gear. This is without a doubt the Bombzilla of all time all effects pedals. Awesome. If it were stolen, I would hunt the muthafu(#3r that stole it down and kill him with my bare hands, and then eat his heart before it stopped beating. If I had to buy it again, I would sell my left nut to get the cash. (Well, I AM passionate if nothing else...)
Best pedal out there. I could not think of anything else I would like this unit to do, except maybe dispense 20's?
As to making music, I have not been this inspired since I bought "Desiree", my black Charvel Strat 20 years ago. I feel like a guitar god. Throw in all the recording ability, and the excellent software, and you can't lose. The drum machine supposedly rivals a stand alone unit, but I beg to differ. I ~have~ a stand alone unit. The stand-alone Roland I own is crap compared with the versatility of the unit in the GNX4. What they don't tell you is that not only can you play patterns off of the web on the GNX, but Protracks has an INCREDIBLE drum track editor right in it! The actual drum sounds could use some love on some of the kits, but the rock kit is pretty darned close to real sounding. As to "looking for the chips" as they say, good luck. I didn't really believe the drums 100%. They always sounded like a drum machine to me. To the unit's credit though, I feel the same way about my stand alone drum machine, which cost more than the entire GNX4 and all the accessories. Anyway, I can't easily be fooled by any machine.
I have only had this machine for a bit less than a week, but I have gained the confidence to set down some demo tracks, which to me, sound almost as good as the stuff you go out and buy on CD. With some time, I am certain that I will put together an entire solo album just for fun. Does it compare with the audio quality that you could get in a $2000.00 per hour studio? Fu(# no. Then again, the whole rig with nice set of headphones, and an AKG studio quality mic cost way less than half that much.

Takes a few minutes to figure out but not hard to get great tones out of.
editing patches is fairly easy once you learn the buttons.
manual is simple

I bought this initially for my Studio. I play Les Pauls, Wolfgangs, 1 Ibanez, JSX w/XXX cab, Cybertwin w/412 cab, Mesa combo. I own a Pod XT Live, Tonelabs SE, GT-8, GT-pro, Zoom gfx-5. Why? Different tones for different stuff. They all have a strong and weak point.

But honestly, this is a great pedal. Let's face it, Digitech has done a great job knocking down the competition in regards to all out rock & roll pedals. I'm talking grunge, metal, crunch and just plain solid rock & roll.

It has very usable effect for live or studio, but if I don't like an effect sound out of it, I'll just plug in an effect I do like (loop it) and mute the one on the pedal. That's simple use of the human brain to attain the tone you are looking for. We've beome a lazy music generation in regards to tone.

Did someone forget to teach the fact that "tone" comes from the hands and mind of a guitar player. His gear does not "make" his tone.
So if you can't get any good tones from this pedal...take some lessons. :)

Pretty indestructable.

I had a problem with the software (X-Edit) with this product but Digitech did contact me back several times.

I play mostly Christian Rock and worship. It does a nice job especially for heavier rock parts and records direct into a console nicely...very heavy sound.
I've been playing for over 35 years. 20 professionally.
I would buy another one if this one was stolen.

I love the tones in this for rock stuff. Also has some cool delay stuff. Favorite feature is the drum machine for just flat jammin' out with headphones and then you can record it with the built in recorder..how cool is that?
It doesn't compare to the PodXTL or the others I own as it is it's own creation.
I think it is equipped with what it needs and no more...this will help you make music and won't get in the way.

NICE JOB DIGITECH. YOUR PRODUCT IS FLAT AWESOME.

It comes, stock, with factory presets that are fun to play, but you'll want to edit them to get your sound.

It's a lot easier than I thought it'd be. Once I figured out how it works, I was editing All the presets and having a blast.

The manual is great! I like trying to figure things out on my own and when I get into trouble... go to the book. I flipped right to the page and my questions were answered quickly.

There are downloadable presets from users on the web page. That's great! You can go to their forum and get help right away. A great group of people ready to give their advise. For all of the above reasons I give it a 10+.

I use Gibson Les Paul Humbuckers, Les Paul P90s, Fender Clapton Strat, Strat with texas specials. For amps, I use a 1971 Marshall Super Lead 100 with matching 4x12 (vintage 30s) and a Fender 1965 Twin Reverb. It is dead quiet. It makes the sounds that it is supposed to and nothing else. I'm the one that makes all the nasty noises. I connected it to some JBL G2 powered cabinets in stereo. MAN!!! That is the sound! I was amased! Great separation for the effects and a big full sound just like wearing studio headphones. Clear, Clean and Big.

I've owned/played Digitech equipment for years. My first multi-effects unit was an RP-1. Now That one was hard to program... but do-able.

I've had no problems with any of their products and don't expect any from this one.

Years ago I called them about a new manual for the RP-1 and they sent one right to me... they even sent a cool digitech sticker. Nice people.

I play both kinds of music. Country AND Western. JK

I've played in Metal, Disco, Show Bands, Country, Bluegrass, Blues, Classic Rock and Grunge bands steadily since about 1968. I like veriety. I like em all. uh... I don't do rap. (no disrespect)

I own old vintage pedals from the 60s... Fuzzfaces, LPB1, LPB2, Vox wahs, Big Muffs, Ibanez, MXR scripts, Boss, I've built many of my own over the years ... every Fulltone made to date(Mike does a good job) Heck! I don't know what all I have in there.

I don't know if I'd buy it again... I probably would because I travel and pack it in my luggage. I have my Les Paul with me now. That's the real reason I bought it. I can sit in my room with some good headphones on and record riffs... good drum machine. I even have a SM-57 microphone to sing into.

I've been trying out guitar effects since the 60s and don't imagine I'll ever stop. I hit every music store I see and try everything I can get my hands on until they kick me out. I chose this one because it's a very well built machine and does more than any of the others I've tried and Digitech does it the best. I hook it up to my laptop with the, provided software, and record tracks and manipulate loops and create songs to burn to CD... before I know it, it's time to go to work the next day! It's addicting. I didn't get the extra footswitch (for recording). I wish I had. I'm going to see if I can get one when I get back. I'm in the Persian Gulf right now and am Very glad I have it with me. If you're like me and need everything in one package, this would be a good buy. Now let me say this... It's, probably not going to take the place of a big pro recording studio... The effects are better than any of the other new processors, but it is very convincing sounding if you don't have a world class studio to compare. I have no doubt that it'll do very well playing live.

You may need to buy a big ol CF card for recording. I bought a 1 Gig.

Good Luck, if you're planning to buy. I'm happy with mine.

Firstly, this product is not for those who are even remotely technophobic. If you are used to plugging in to your favorite amp and turing two knobs, if you are not prepared to read manuals, consider something else.

The GNX4 gives you control over EVERYTHING. Absolutely everything. There is no way you can have both control as well as ease of use. The tuning of the cabinet, the crossover between the woofer and the tweeter in the rotary speaker, the properties of the room that you reverb is caused by and i know i'm forgetting something. Digitech has done a brilliant job of making such control in a fairly easy to use package.

Editing patches is easy once you get used to the layout.
Manual is great - covers everything (its also about 3/4 of an inch thick)
What is best is the ease of which you can create backing tracks good enough to perform with.
Recommend you have a computer that is suitable too, because you miss out on a lot if you dont.

I am using the GNX4 with a Gibson SG and:
a) a marshall 30 watt 1x10
b) headphones
c) A poweramp and a quad

however it would sound best thru a neutral sounding PA

It has the best noise gate i've come across, so it is quiet as a mouse.

As the GNX4 does what you tell it to do, the tweaking is up to you. You need to know what you want, how to make the sound you want. Once you know this and make you patch, it is comparable to the amp that it is modelling.

A refresing change is that the GNX4 encourages you to create your signature sound by combining the characteristics of two amps of your choice.

Quite quickly i created the tones for my fav artists: Iron Maiden, Metallica U2 Led Zepplin etc.
What is best is that there is a forum that you can ask for help of any kind and people have posted their patched there.

Everything is as good as you can get except maybe the Talker is not as good as a traditionall talkbox, and pitch shifting in very high shift amounts (- 2 oct, + 2 oct).

Right. You could easily kill someone with this. It is made out of 3.5 mm thick sheet metal and is solid as a rock. It weighs alot which is good so it doesnt slide around. There is now way you could break it at a gig except if someone smashed the knobs deliberatly or if you stepped on the screen/knobs with your full weight. It is very solid but i recommend a hardcase ( i made one myself)

I have gigged with it twice, rehearsed many times. It has water splashed on it and it was fine.

Yes, i would not consider a backup.

Hanvnt contacted the company, havnt needed to.

The best resource for ANY question or ANY advice is the guitar workstation forums. There are over 700 members that are all users of guitar workstations, many whome are very knoledgabe. Any questions, go there.

I play rock, metal, blues. The GNX4 can do everything - it suits me perfectly.
Playing for 6 years, relevant gear: a strat, SG, a quad, 2x12, poweramp and little practise amp.

If it were stolen or lost i would be very sad and make myself happy by buying it again.
I love everything about it, especially the fact that you can backup/organise patches on you computer so you can customise if for each gig.
I always shop around and i did for this as well. The GNX4is the ONLY product that has everything you need in one unit for a good price.

I wish it had...un.... maybe another expression pedal, but since each control footswitch can control up to 3 parameters at once there is really no need,

It helps heaps with creativity as you can record your ideas and hear them later and improves soloing because you can play to backing tracks.

Ignore 1 ratings. These people are either idiots, cant play guitar, have no idea with technology, or have no ear for tone.
Any questions email me. PS no i do not work for digitech.

I find it interesting that those who rate this product poorly in sound also rate it as very hard to use. I think we have a correlation here. If you can't figure out how to use it it's pretty unlikely that you will be able to get a decent sound out of it since the presets are worthless.
It is fairly complicated to learn in depth because it does a great many things. If you aren't willing to put in some time buy something simpler. If you are then you can get some amazing results.

The presets suck, plain and simple. I could not find a single one that was worth using out of the box. I had an RP-1 a decade ago when I decided to move from stomp boxes to multi effects, then an RP-20 before buying the GNX4. I have never used a standard Digitech preset on any of them. It seems Digitech's philosophy in creating them is to demo the various effects rather than make useful sounds. This is fine by me as I have developoed some pretty picky tastes after 30 years of playing and would change them regardless.

When you really get comfortable programming this machine you can get almost any sound you want. The pickup simulator is great at getting my '69 LP deluxe to sound like a Strat for SRV and Jimi stuff. I have gotten some good sounds for Ozzy, VH, and Zep, too. I look forward to getting some presets made for my Ovation doubleneck as well. It will be a while before I get everything I want out of it but I am quite confident it is there.

As I mentioned above I have had an RP-1 and RP-20 bofore this. They lived through hundreds of gigs without a problem. I have no reason to believe this one won't do the same.

Never called 'em.

I play mostly blues and classic (hard) rock with a little jazz and acoustic thrown in. I have been playing for around 30 years.

So far it exceeds my expectations. I bought it mostly for the onboard recording capabilities. I have been doing PC recording since Cakewalk first introduced their Pro Audio product but a PC isn't easy to take on the road. I used to have a Fostex x-15 4 track for portable riff recording but it bit the dust and I wanted a replacement. The GNX does what I want in that area.

What I also got was the capability of getting great sounds without hooking up my amps. This was not expected and a pleasant surprise.

This unit requires you to read the manual! Once you figure it out you'll be amazed at the sounds this thing can produce.

With a Strat or Les Paul,killer tone can be had with this unit. You just have to be patient and learn how to tweak it. I get great SRV tones with the Strat, and humbuckers will take you to Gary Moore land. Check the website for some great patches.The effects and recorder are awesome once you learn how to use them. People who trashed this thing in their reviews did not take the time to learn how to tweak it.

Digitech equipment from my experience has been dependable. I'd gig without a spare.

I had a chorus unit fail on me years back and they replaced it with a new one with no hassle at all.

I play blues and classic rock and this unit is extremely versatile. The recorder is relatively easy to use and very cool.I would have to hunt down the miserable lowlife that would steal this from me!

Hey i spent hours reading reveiws, forums, comments, userguides, and anything else i could find on this product. I spend 3 weeks (at least 14 hours) looking up stuff. I also have owned a RP400. but when i got it, i was had no clue what to do, i got the drum machine working and the preset thing, but most evaded me. I bought it anyway first day wasn't so excitind, but now its awsome. i can do so much!

My opinion and general consesus is that this product may be a bit imtimidating but read the manual and its easy!

Once again, most people agree that the preset suck. they arn't that horid but they load it up too much at time. If your not looking to customize get something else, but for anyone who is willing to spend 5 minutes to tweek or create, you won't find a better one!

A problem which i think most people who have posted the ones, for sound is probably cause of their amp. Not saying the amp is bad, but most likely your mixing tones, anyhow the point being is that you have too change your eq, and get a flat tone from the amp. or you could disable amp modeling and cabinets to get your amp sound. Go on the forums and they help you.

YOU MUST GET HEADPHONES. it soundsss sooo sweet!! my tube amp sounded decent on it, and the Marshal Stack sounded better, but you need some good headphones, it blows me away.
using amps on this sometimes doesn't work too well because of the mixing amps, it still sunds awsome but there is more potential to unlock, you could also get some GOOD speakers to get it sounding this sweet.

Yeah its reliable, and generally the only complaint is for the plastic knobs which might break. Also i came across someone who commented its hard to play in bright light as you cannot see the display. but all electronic pedals are like that eh?

i have had it for less then a week, and i obsess over it. i have spent.... 22 hours on it in the last 4 days. no problems yet, although the computer bit gave me greife for a bit, had to read the manual a couple times.

its awsome, a bit steep but i'm willing to play for it, it has crazy effects, a great amp modler, Awsome drum machine! and the best acustic sim ever! (also has bass models which rock)

if you can afford it. buy it! but don' get rid of it when you cant understand everything the first day. if i unloacked everything the first day, i would be disappointed. i pay 700 bucks there better be enough bells and whistles to confuse me for a few weeks!I
If you have any question email me! plese do

This product is amazing, very easy to use and I can't believe that most of the reviews are negative. This pedal is fantastic for metal and very easy to modify your presets.

I'm using a line 6 spider 210. You don't really need a gnx4 with this amp but it makes your sound so much better. The effects are amazing and I've been able to get metallica distortion (Black Album)
Anyone who can't do this doesn't understand this workstation. Alot of people who have negative comments about the pedal have only had it for a day or so and I believe that there opinion is extremely bias. It takes about a year to learn this pedal inside outso start readind the manual before you judge. The only problem is that the rectified preset has way to much treble, you really have to take the time to get the sound you like!!!!!

Very reliable, I've already done three shows with this pedal and my sound is juice. What's really fascinating is that you can have 5 different channels to chose from but the downer is that those 5 channels have to be within the gnx4 preset banks.

I never had to get it repaired but the x-edit program gave me some problems and screwed up my computer but that's my fault, I didn't read the caution warnings in the manual, so a note to everyone, read it will help!!!!!!

I play a weird blend of death/progressive/thrash metal, along the lines of Children of Bodom and Lamb of God. The pedal is fantastic for this style of music. It is also amazing for Classical which I play alot, like Bach and Paganini. I've been playing for about 10 years; but seriously playing for 6 years, in the sense of playing disciplined guitar. If it were stolen or lost I would wait to get a newer model of the gnx. I love the IPS on the pedal as well as the delay options. I hate the fact that the presets are set in banks that you can't move around, ex. preset: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (This is gnx set up) but I would like ex. preset: 26, 51, 55, 79, 80. Line 6 has a great variety of amazing pedals but I've always used digitech and it's easy and very convenient. I wish it had a larger amount of drums patterns that change frquently rather than always keeping the same beat. It is amazing for creating music, every preset has something to offer.

ITS ALL THERE EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO RECORD AND PERFORM ON STAGE. IF YOU CANT FIND A GOOD TONE HERE YOUR DEAF AND STUPID. JUST READ THE MANUAL DO ONE THING AT A TIME THEN YOU'LL GET IT.

THE SOUND IS HERE. DENY SAID IN A PREVIOUS SUBMISSION YOU NEED GOOD EARPHONES, HES RIGHT, I HAVE SONY PRO MDR 7506. THE BEST IVE FOUND SO FAR FOR THE BUCK.ANYHOW THE SOUND IS HERE. IF YOU DONT LIKE THE SOUND CHANGE IT ITS SIMPLE.SOME PEOPLE NEED TO LEARN HOW TO READ INSTEAD OF TRYING TO MAKE A GREAT COMPANY SOUND BAD. LISTEN UP IVE BEEN PLAYING FOR OVER 20 YEARS EVERY ONE KNOWS DIGITECH IS BULLETPROOF. FACT. THE BEST OUT THERE, RUNNING MULTI BOXES IS SO 80'S YOU PEOPLE NEED TO STOP CRYING AND JUST PLAY. IF YOU CANT MAKE THIS THING SOUND GOOD. YOUR NOTHING MORE THAN A STUPID FOOL. DIGITECH RULES IN THE EFFECTS DEPARTMENT.

BULLETPROOF. EVERY ONE KNOWS THIS.

I HAVE. THEY WERE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HELP ME. GOOD PEOPLE THERE. AND NO I DONT KNOW ANYONE THERE, JUST A GREAT COMPANY.

I GIVE IT A 10. ITS THE BEST OUT THERE SO FAR THAT IVE SEEN. GREAT PRODUCT, GREAT PEOPLE TO DEAL WITH, AND GREAT SOUND.HOW ANYONE COULD PUT DOWN THIS PRODUCT IS BEYOND ME, I CANT BUY A RECORDER OF THIS MAGNITUDE OR THE EFFECTS FOR THE PRICE I PAID FOR THE WHOLE THING IM VERY HAPPY WITH THIS. IF YOUR LOOKING TO BUY THIS PRODUCT DO IT. YOU DONT NEED TO BE A COMPUTER WIZ TO FIGURE THIS OUT ITS SIMPLE.

i have had my GNX4 for 1 1/2 years now and it is very easy to use now. Not that it took me that long to learn, I just know it inside and out. Now obviously there are people out there who really know how to tweak this thing really well. Very easy to get a killer tone out of it. I run it into the effects returns into the various amps(tube,and solid state) that I own and it just amazes me every time. I borrowed a disc from a friend of mine that was ordered from mfx supermodels and wow! They sound great! I get really killer tones that just blow people away every time I play. So many amps to choose from and they sound like the real thing. Fully tweakable like the real amps. The amp models are accurate to a tee. I cannot tell the difference between my cranked tube amps( marshall, Peavey, Boogie, Fender etc...I own many amps-god bless e-bay!) from some of the modeled amps. still firmware 1

I have a ton of amps now that I use with it. Music man and peavey guitars. Ampeg, fender , marshall, 5150,Boogie, and a few others. I use them as power amps for this thing. It's guitar heaven. All effects still sound good to me after all this time. the speaker and poweramp combination is very important just as it is with other preamps that are out there. Its basically a super modded preamp with all the bells and whistles. I find myself not using that many effects to better get the feel of a real amp situation. Just guitar cord and straight dry tone, the best way to play in my opinion. no effects to hide behind. Kind of forces you to play better. If you are always wishing you had every amp you have ever heard or wish you had kept every amp you have ever owned(like the rest of us gearheads) then get one of these and a few of those discs and you will be satisfied for quite some time. I have cured my tube snob freinds for life even though I still own them. Nice to have both. All in all the GNX4 is a fabulous machine. I have heard rumors of a newer more advanced version on the horizon(GNX5?) so we will see how that will sound.

It has a scratchy volume knob now but that is the only thing that is wrong with it so far.

Have not needed them

Great unit. I play blues, Metal- old and the newer extreme "nu metal". hard rock( Zep, EVH, etc..) and most guitar based rock and music in general. The unit will do it all. And you can record as well. I have made many a disc and other players and the general public all think they sound great. Learn how to play and have a ball with this unit. You just cant stop playing once you turn it on.

The folks at Digitech did a really good job at providing GOOD documentation for the unit. There's lots of it, too. The GNX4 takes a little while to grasp ALL of its features/capabilites (and there ARE lots of them.

The hands-free recording feature is really incredible especially through the PC with Pro Tracks. I say that because, for ex., using Cubase is a pain in the ass to set up to record one track. This thing does it in a second. Recording to the onboard recorder is extremely easy. I am using the GNXFC extra foot switch, BTW.

I don't know where some people are coming off saying the sound quality isn't there. I found good results even with the presets. I don't use any heavily distorted stuff, though, so I can't speak to that. I mean, I was just p*ssing around with one random preset (Mo Slide) and got excellent tone from it using a PRS Santana.

I was looking for a unit that would allow me to record easily and the GNX4 foots the bill. I had a GNX3 at one time and a scaled back Digitech multi-effects pedal (RP-something) as well. I remember getting some interesting sounds from both the units and had used them for recording in the past.

There's a fair amount of capability in this thing from the USB connect feature, the excellent drum machine, the myriad of I/O options (only thing missing is a digital I/O), the routing flexibility, the expression pedal features, the additional footswitch option, the Pro Tracks, et al software, the excellent effects and amp modeling. There's nothing on the market that can touch it, IMHO. Ceratinly not for the current going rate of $499 (I bought a Factory Resealed unit from AMS for $459).

So far, I am extremely pleased with the GNX4 and this is from someone who's an equipment junkie. I've owned, at one time, almost every significant piece of guitar-related effects gear.

So far it has been impossible to get a good sound out of this thing. Everything is buzzy, a bee in a tin can. No depth, very thin sounding. Editing is a breeze. The manual is very thourough. So what if editing is a breeze...the thing still sounds horrible. Plus there was no media card to record with. They don't tell ya that little tidbit of news.

Used this with single coil, double coil, direct thru a PA, headphones, direct into the poser section of a guitar amp and thru the normal input jack with the same results. Bad, bad, bad sounds.

Don't know about reliability...wouldn't want anyone to hear this thing. Use it on a gig!? You got to be kidding!

Never dealt with the company.

I play bluez, rock, country and a little jazz. This is NOT a good match. Been playing since the late '60's. I use a pretty wide selection of equipment...mostly tube amps. If this was lost or stolen I would count it a blessing. I hate EVERYTHING about this unit. Thank goodness I didn't spend a fortune on it. This is absolutely the WORST sounding effects pedal I have ever heard.

easy enough. I have an Xtl so this is actually easier. I prefer the menu grid with knobs over a tiny lcd.

when i bought it, it was like my Xtl..fizzy. So I asked the guys at the Sound Community over at Digitech and they said turn the speaker compensation button on. What a difference! I have an X100 combo tube212 and this thing rocks. Then I heard about the superseries discs for this and figured 47 bucks, why not. Don't know what the differences are but soundwise they are the best I have ever heard in a multieffect unit. I paid for the amp model discs from Line 6 and they were okay but this disc has ten times the amp models. From Engl, Krank, Diezl, Marshall, Mesa, Randall, Peavey and let me add the XXX, and 5150 amp models are awesome! IF you are thinking of a GNX4, you have to get the super seris disc!

gig with it, rehearsals, in the car, out of the car.

dont know much, havent called them but the forum has a great faq and very expedient users

I bought this, love it better than pod xtl ( some disagree and thats okay). The amp models are good, but add the super series discs and this is a dream machine for guitar players. you can email me for links or go to the digitech site like I did to get the amp mod discs.

The ease of use really depends on your ability to use computers. The unit itself i'd say would be terribly hard to use without hte help of the computer based preset editor.

Many ppl have disputed the capabilities this unit on hte grounds that they can not achieve any decent tones on it. To some extent i can understand why ppl would take this view. The factory preset on this thing is a total crock of shit, and i am being generous in saying this. This thing can produce killer tones and the range of tones it can achieve is truly endless for any style of music.... blues jazz rock etc, but only providing you have time to really sit down to produce em. Alternatively you can use presets made by other guitarist at sound community.

High quality build. My only criticism are the plastic pedals. Although i do believe they are of a high quality, i would much prefer then to be made of steel. Apart from that it is very reliable.. i have giged with it and it hasnt let me down

no need for it yet

This thing has too many features to list. it really is the backbone of my playing. Its true sound better and surely u'll play better. the recorder is really handy for composition work. the expression pedal can be assigned to do pretty much anything ... increase volume increases decreases gain treble bass wateva .... wah pedal too . its been designed with the guitarist in mind. For hte price nothing compares truly on top of its competitors