Korg AX1000G

I'll start by saying that this is an EXTREMELY easy to use pedal. My previous effects pedal was a Korg AX1G, so moving to this newer model was extremely easy.. the concept of how it works is basically the same, just enhanced. However, it is necessary to read the manual so you can know how to do the weird stuff like recalibrate the wah pedal (which I doubt many people did who wrote reviews on here bad-mouthing the wah pedal) Once I recalibrated it, it sounds VERY similar to a VOX pedal, if not exact.. you can tell a small difference, of course, because it's digital, but many people who own a VOX and who have heard me play my AX1000G, say they didn't notice any difference at all. The manual is very easy to read and has a lot of information that you would have no way of learning by just tinkering around. If you want to edit any patches, there are 2 ways of doing it: using the analog nobs for each effect, or using the digital arrow keys.. that makes it easy for both old-skool and digital-babies to figure it out.

I play with a BC Rich Mockingbird Platinum plugged straight into the pedal, then straight out into my church sound board.. no amps or anything.. This makes the quality-of-sound EXTREMELY important. There is NO noise at all, except a SLIGHT high pitch sound on the Acoustic effect.. but when you start playing, it cancels out the noise and sounds GREAT so it's a very small price to pay for such good sound. The effects are all modeled after vintage equipment.. you can choose a 4x12 tweed cabinet with a brit-stack distortion, univibe pedal control and plate-spring echo.. And that's exactly what they're named, not cryptic symbols and arcane runes like some other pedals <cough> DIGITECH </cough> Many of the preset patches are modeled after familiar sources (Corn, G-n-R, Monster, Voodoo) not F42 or F21 or U1 <cough><bold> DIGITECH </bold></cough> A friend of mine who is a hardcore guitar purist, LOVES this pedal.. he says the CORN sound (after I modified it and put it through a 4x12 tweed cab) says it sounds like a peavey 5150.. The rest of the effects are very well made.. you don't hear cheap processing when you play around with the pitch benders and auto-wahs.. they sound authentic and very nice.

I depend on it constantly without a backup, and it has not done me wrong yet. Heck, the AX1G was a great beginner pedal, and it never failed me.. I use it for recording at home now.

Never dealt with the customer support, although I am let down that the website doesn't have more information, upgrade options, stuff like that.

I play backup guitar at my church.. So my playing ranges from death medal rhythm to reggae to clean acoustic to power lead to melodic harmony.. I don't have time to switch cables and stomp on 20 different individual stomp boxes to get the sound I need.. many times I have to transition from one song to another in .1 seconds, and this pedal makes it possible.
I've been playing for around 4 years now.. don't really own any other gear besides my AX1G pedal.. I'm one of those guys who normally has to sell his current guitar before he can get a new one, so a 'collection' is out of the question. I do, however, have a Fender Strat Mini guitar for practice at home or travel, but that's about as crazy as I get. :)
If this pedal was stolen I'd unleash the power of the Sith on whoever took it.. Otherwise I'd just go buy a new one.. For the price, there is NOTHING that compares.. I used to have a Digitech RP7 (for about 2 days) before I had to get rid of it and get this pedal.. I couldn't believe how hard it was to use that digitech, and it really didn't sound that good at all.. too noisy and inconsistent sound volume/quality.. This pedal smokes it like there's no tomorrow. It has stereo outputs, a headphone jack, and comes with its own AC Adapter, so you can't complain much. I DO wish it had a Bank-Down button instead of having to hit 2 buttons at once, but it's not that hard, and easy to get the hang of. This pedal, with all its capabilities, really helps me expand my creativity and allow me to do things I didn't even know were possible.

I?m not gonna review this product right now, but I still consider it as the best mfx in the price range. I just want to list sites that offer AX1000G Patches (huh, only three in the entire net, come on people!!!!!!!!)
1.http://www.mfblues.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/korgpage.html
2.http://www.geocities.com/t_jauhari/welcome.html
3.http://membres.tripod.fr/korgax1000gfx/
4.http://www.midijamman.com/musicdb/

you can share some patches there.
Maybe you have information about other AX1000G sites.

(8) Not that difficult to use. The "sample-and-play" feature took a while to get used to. I can get pretty much the sound I want just turning the (many) knobs. Have to refer to the manual sometimes. (I wouldn't throw it away !) Came with a power supply, it doesn't use batteries.

Have 4 electrics in the $300 and under range. Single-coil S and T's sound different than humbucker Iba., etc. Use this mostly through headphones; but it sounds good through a Crate 30w. trans. amp. (Crank up the amp's e.q.'s). Many of the distortion sounds (tube od.,classic,fat, Seattle) sound good without a cab. simulation. Some of the cabs. (2X12 black, class A, 4X12 vintage) are o.k. The stereo chorus is velvety smooth and lush ! Decent reverbs...the other stuff I don't use. Poor wah (I seldom use this either). Less output volume to headphones than my new J-Stn. Which is better ? I don't know ! The AX1000G gets certain "in-between" distortion sounds better than the J; but the J has a more "real" sounding spring 'verb...its a toss up !

Metal body, feels solid. I've owned it a little over a year now with no problems. Wish it had an on-and-off switch like the J. I don't play in a band.

Have had no dealing with Korg/ToneWorks.

(8) The aux. input is a good feature, the J-Stn. doesn't have it. The AX1000G is a floor unit designed to be used with an amp. The J-Stn. is a smaller unit that doesn't have "stomp buttons" and is more portable. It is primarily (I gather) to be used as a direct recording device with MIDI out and other stuff. I only use it to play through headphones. Both sound similar in some ways. Like I said, the AX1000G seems to be a little more flexible with regard to distortion sounds and "cab" simulations. I'm no pro or wanna-be, just enjoy groovin' with the radio or CD...whatever my mood may be at the time...soft rock, classic rock, grunge, country, whatever... I have everything from classical music to Marilyn Manson in my collection, so go figure ! Most of it is somewhere "in-between" !
I'm pretty much into distortion + reverb so I can't discuss stuff like pitch shift, u-vibe, talk, etc. that this unit does.

This unit is very easy to use. The manual is very brief, but it didn't tell me more than what written on the face of the unit. Once I started programming my own patches, it was a piece of cake, it's easy enough to create your own. The knobs array makes it easy to play with every parameter to get the sound you want. For live situations, the individual effects mode is very nice.

I am using an Ibanez RG540s with Dimarzio Tonezone pick ups straight into the AX1000G and then into a PA or headphones for practice. The unit has a broad array of basic sounds provided by the amp settings, and I've been able to get most of the sounds I want out of this pedal. While I enjoy occaisionally playing with the heavier distortions, I will be using the acoustic, clean and mild distortion settings the most. In my setup, all of the patches sounded pretty reasonable. The Mod (Classic Chorus, stereo chorus, flanger, phaser) all seem to work well and give me the sound I was looking for. The reverbs also come in a nice variety and tone. The acoustic amp setting is decent, useful and sounds as good as some acoustic-electrics I have heard, especially if you add some chorus in. Hey, I can emulate vai?s sounds on Sisters with it.

The unit is made of metal that looks very sturdy, and it has a good solid expression pedal and responsive footswitches. One nice feature on this unit is it has cable hooks and paths for the input cable and the power adaptor. This should prevent accidently unplugging the unit while in use.

Overall, I really like this pedal. I wanted a portable unit that would provide all the effects I would need in one box and let me plug a CD player and headphones in for practice. I tried all of the multi-effects processors from Korg, Digitech, DOD, Boss, etc, which it is similar to this unit. The AX1000G is the only one I could find in my price range that had all of the live features I wanted.
This unit has pretty much all of the features I was looking for, but didn't cost as much as other units having the same features. I would probably buy this pedal again if it got lost or stolen.

i'm not goin to rate this product,but i had ever had some bitter-sweet experince with Korg...It's a company full of tricks today....my X5d synth kickd triton's ass in a live gig(believe it or not)
About this guitar effect unit AX1000g,i got the most recent price from a local music store,rmb 1600 (about 200 US dollars)..i noticed some other Korg ,Roland and Yamaha products are all noticeably cheaper than the prices i found from web.Or is it that those made in Japan are sold at much lower prices than those made in US or UK??Most such gears in China are imported from Japan,i believe...

This is a very userfriendly unit. I've used Zoom and Boss before this one, and I think the AX1000 is more userfriendly. I like the knobs very much! The manual is good, except for some bad english. It would've got a 10 if: -there had been a single pedal for going "down" in the banks (now you have to press two pedals at the same time) -if it could run by battery. -if it would have an on/off-switch.

You gotta know that you buy a multieffect, not a bunch of pedals and amps, and with that said I think the quality is very good. I haven't tried anything better for those money. I use a Strat Plus w Gold-pickups. It tends to get too high at some times, but when making a patch, you can rid of that. Sound very good both through my GK 100w and a headset. Unlike for example BossME30 it can give a good sound without amp simulation on.

It seem like a good piece of pedal. It feels reliable because of its metal casing. I would use it on a gig, I've never been picky ;-)

I play blues and rock. I've played for 'bout 13 years. I've previousley used a ZOOM9002, an 80-ish Ibanez multi and various pedals. Iv'e mostly used a GK 100w, a small Peavey Rage 15w and some Marshall Valvestates. Before buying this one I've tested a POD, ZOOM GFX-707, BOSS ME-30 and KORG AX1G. This was the one that sounded most like a real amp. In all multieffects you get some really useless stuff, but thats a part of the fun. If it was stolen I'd get a new one when finished crying.

I'm very surprised, it's so easy to get good sounds. But it'll be better if it provided with feature (a button) which can compare the editted sound to the original.

I,m using Ibanez RG550 and a marshal half stack. So far so good. I like the distortion, and it suited me best.

it's noisy when the drive set at high setting, but it's quite enough with the noise reduct set at 6.

The sound of this mfx are fat and warm, I just couldn't believe my ear.

Yes, i can get the sounds of satriani (surfing with the aliens album), vai, santana, petrucci, nuno.

looking at the metal body, it will survive on every gigs, unless you let a truck run thru it.

this is a good buy. no regret. i'l buy this again if it were stolen.
i'm really happy with this purchase.it helps me a lot to create a new sounds and music.
you should try this too.

Knobs, that's all we need. Korg really knows what guitarists needs.
Among others, I think korg is the best in using knobs in mfx. I notice that digitech also use this feature to their new products.
Good job korg!!!

there is no deep editing, but surprisingly it sounds good.
the cabinet simulator is awesome, it has AIR parameter to adjust the cab resonance (digitech copy this feature also to their new product). The distortions are good, the best among its rival. I can get sounds of my favorite guitarists easily, santana, satriani, vai, yngwie (thanks to the wah pedal), SRV (it has tubescreamer model).
Very nice acoustic.
The vowel in the Talk pedal can be adjusted, cool.
The wah pedal needs some tweak on eq, but OK.

never use on gig, coz i never gig anymore.
Lookin' at the metal body, surely it will last long.

this thing is a good match for every type of playing. you can get decent blues sounds, Jazzy sounds, even some death metal sound.
I've been playing for 12 years. I've been using a lot of pedal, Boss, Zoom, Digitech, DOD, and nothing compare to this one in terms of sounds, easy to use, and of course the price.
This is a good buy.

It is as easy as sleeping (unless you got insomnia)

I?ve never trusted korg before, and this is my first korg mfx. I used to use digitech. When I decided to buy new mfx this was the only mfx that sounds above average available in the store.
I was amazed with its sound quality. Warm and fat. The tube Overdrive is the best I?ve ever heard, it spots on. I really like the variety of disto there, which gave me freedom to make any kind of sounds I can think of. The cab simulator is very useful. It enrich sounds.
I also like the classic chorus, especially in stereo, very warm and full. I rarely use mod though.
Pedal block is awesome but it will be better if it could control the drive gain.

My equipments are like everybody else. Guitar and Amps. I do believe that no matter what equipments u use, if you experienced enough you will always create your own kind of sounds. I?ve used many kinds of gear and my friends always recognize my sounds.
Make your own kind of sounds instead of others and eventually it will become part of you. Your heart and ear will guide your hands to tweak toward your own sounds.

But of course, this pedal does give you access to copy your favorite artists? sounds. Thanks to the complete disto.

no problem at all.

I play Pop, blues, Rock,and metal.
What i love most from this pedal is its capabilities to make varied sounds. It motivated me to create new sounds.
You should try this pedal, but please, don?t believe the presets, since they didn?t show the real capabilties of this pedal.

Real easy to set up and the knobs are cool for quickly setting up effect banks
Good manual which explains all the effects

Very clean sounding.
Disortion is rough when it's used raw... but it sounds perfect if you find the right cabinet effect for each distortion type
Phasers sound extreme!

Only problem i've found is that its not instant to switch between effect banks. It takes about .3 seconds which means u get a short slience when switching banks

Best piece of guitar equipment i've ever used!

Guitar multi-effect digital processor with proprietary REMS analog modeling technology. But I use it mostly for bass.

Having knobs makes adjustment easy. You need to be careful when switching parameters though because the knobs control functions for different effects, and sometimes this results in a knob pointing to a number that doesn't reflect a parameter's true setting. In addition to the knobs, you can use arrow buttons to make the same adjustments to all parameters of the effects, which is usually a little easier for general adjustments. Having said that, it's handy to use the knobs when tweaking. LED lights and the LCD display show all the editable parameters. The new AX1500G has the same intuitive layout with better ergonomics and more patch memories.

Most of the modulations (i.e. phaser, flanger, chorus, tremelo, etc.) are very good. The delays, reverbs and hall echoes (the Ambience section) are fantastic, especially the multi-head tape echo (Roland Space Echo) and echoplex models, and the stereo and ping pong delays are great for everything, including processing drum loops and samples.

I think the distortions suck. They're feeble and WAY too noisy at any realistic setting. Better off using a real distortion pedal into this baby since digital distortion doesn't cut it. The compressor is noisy as hell at all settings. The cabinet simulations are pretty worthless too. They remove ALL the bottom end--even at the 4X12 Tweed setting, which is supposed to resemble a Fender Bassman cab. It doesn't.

But the tape delays and classic modulations, especially the "Classic Flanger" (MRX) and the "Black" (TC Electronic) and "Orange" (MRX Phase 100) Phaser settings are dead on. Buying the real analog delays modeled here separately would cost a grand or more. These make this unit a bargain. Just keep the amp/distortion and cab settings off, and you'll avoid noise. Also, the Univibe and Traveler and pedal settings are pretty good. The sample and play mode is gimmicky. The wah is not worth mentioning.

No problems yet in 8 months. The unit comes with an 9v 500mA AC wall wart. It doesn't take batteries.

Good quality effects that don't sound digital. The amp/distortion and cab simulations are lame and noisy, but can be bypassed. It's best feature for gigs may be as a tuner. The tuner is fantastic and easy to use. The built in metronome has turned out quite useful too.

Check out http://www.midijamman.com/ for good patch info on this unit, especially if you want to find out the original effects Korg modeled for the AX1000G effects.

The best thing I like about the AX1000G is that it's extremely easy to
modify the effects. It has knobs for each parameter instead of a general rotatory button (like rp2000), so not only is it easy but very fast too. But you have to play with it for a couple days before you can get the right sound out of it.

My guitar is custom made (not any of this store bought shi') with seymour duncan jb jr pickups. I use a fender 112 generally.
The distortion is ok, but you have to mess around with the settings for a long time before you find the best sound.
Some of the effects can't be used with each other but it's ok. I never use any of the weird effects like mod delay (i mean who really uses that in a good song?)
I don't have any other comparisons becuz the ax1000g is my first effects unit.

Sure, i mean it's a pile of metal. The only thing that could go wrong is if you crack the LCD screen or somethin.
Well i did fuck up my AC adapter thing by accidentally hitting it while it was plugged in so the inside of adapter on my korg is shot to hell. It only works when the plug is in a certain angle.

Well downloading the manual was kinda weird cuz it's only on the French website

if it got stolen i'd get an preamp processor such as Digitech 2101 artist gold
if you're looking for a good effects pedal for your money, korg is the way to go. but if you expect anything better go for preamp processor

the things i never use on the ax1000g: the expression pedal, 60% of the effects, 95% of the model amps, 80% of the different distortions, Individual mode, phrase trainer (very shitty),

oh yeah, another things is that when you go from one patch to another, there's a half second pause and it's very annoying

At first, I was really fascinated when I read a review and some of my bandmates told me it's one good overall multi-effects processor if you can't afford to buy a Digitech.So by impulse, I bought a unit from a friend and started experimenting on it.It's very user friendly and I don't think somebody's gonna have a hard time editing because of it's analog type rotating knobs for ease of editing when ur playing live.Manual is available upon purchase.

Sound quality is really important to me.So far it has impressed me and exceeded my expectations. I'm using a Fender Strat with DiMarzio
pickups(PAF Pro Humbucker on bridge/HS-2 using it's top coil on its' neck position), and a Peavey Classic 30 Tube Amp.This unit excels well on its' distortions and cabinet simulations.From tube Overdrive up to Marshall stack distortion,you can hear those vintage sounds.Although this unit is not ideal for metal music because its' volume range and metal distortion types.Cabinet simulator is one of a kind and quite fine in studio.Actually Toneworks really captured vintage and classic tones on this unit.

NO!!! I WON'T USE IT IN A LIVE GIG EVER AGAIN!!!!!

I used it in a gig 2 weeks ago and WHAT THE HELL!?!&^%?! My sound SUCKS A LOT!!!! Geez this unit with a Marshall JCM Tube Amp REALLY SUCKS!!! Better not elaborate on that very embarrasin experience of a strugglin musician. My comment is you really need to test the unit first because it might not be compatible to the amp and amp settings you might select.Reliabity is missing on this decieving unit so never use it live.I would still prefer using my SansAmp and Tube screamer along with any amp because it's much safer.It really depends on the user because I'm not the guitarist type who uses lots of chorus and delay and with to reverbation.One preamp and a driver is alright with me and I try to calibrate the reverb settings on the amp.

HELLO KORG JAPAN? Our local retail reseller has its own service dept. but I'm not really quite sure if they really have knowledge on how to repair such units like this.And besides I only had it for a month.

I've been open to music since my childhood days and I think Metal is the missing link here.I'm really lookin for those crunchy metal distortions with high highs and with sufficient lows and mids.This unit is good for practice and not for live gig.It's fine enough unit because its' other features like phrase trainer,record and play, cabinet simulations,pitch bend and pitch shift.Overall vintage sound almost.If ever I lost this one I'm not gonna buy another again, I might settle for analog types of effects.

I try this pedal based on rievews at this site. No shit, they?re telling the truth? I couldn?t believe it. It took me only ten minutes to figure how the pedal works, no manual needed. To edit effects is as easy as tweaking, and all is self explanatory. In other mfxs i know, editting and playing is in different mode, you have to switch from play mode to edit mode in order to edit the effects. But with this pedal you can edit it at any modes and at any time, just tweak and you hear the sound changes. Amazing. Other mfxs should apply this feature also if they want to make their mfxs easy to use.

Easy to use will mean nothing if they can?t produce at least good sounds. With this pedal I can have them both. It has amazing sound. It so easy to get great sounds. I try these pedal at the shop with Ibanez RG270 Guitar through a Crate amp. The presets sounds ok, but with some tweaks I can make it better. I?ve made other visitor at the shop looking at me and they seem enjoy the sounds.
I agree with other reviewers that this pedal has complete distortions and damn?.they sounded great. I believe that distortion sound is what does really matter in mfx, coz i use it a lot.
It also has nice modulation, but seem can only use one at a time (the modulation shut off when I activated the wah pedal). Too bad, but it?s OK with me since I rarely use modulation.
The talk pedal of this unit is more flexible than of RP2000 and GFX8. It can say more than yah yah.
The wah pedal is good for some extent. Great ambeince (hey, It has tone to control the delay and reverb sound).
I give it 10 because it has great distortion sound.

It?s made of metal. It will last long.

Well I think I am going to take this pedal soon.
This is a must buy pedal. Sounded great and cheaper.
It?ll be a good investment.

Unbelieveble!!!! This is the easiest multi-effects pedal to get great sounds I?ve known. 40 preset patches and 40 user pathces that you can customize to your own taste's or completely make your own, it's easy! The manual is ok, a lot of numbers, but not a lot of explaining. I've been looking at replacing my collection of pedals, and this one suits my needs.
The bank down complaint that most people have is not really a big deal, but a separate button would make it easier.

I'm using this with a Ibanez PGM30 through a Peavey Bandit. The sound is awesome! Most of the included patches sound great, and of course you can modify them to suit your taste. Especially significant are the octave, auto-wah, and the univibe. Compared to the other mfx in the price range there is no comparison in sound quality.

Only have it a little while, but it seems to be built OK.

I play all styles of music. This unit it is perfect for me. It has a lot of sounds for all styles of music. I have been playing guitar for 12 years. If this thing was lost I would probably buy another of these. I did extensive research including looking at Zoom 505, GFX-707, GFX8, GFX4, Boss Me-8, ME-30, GT3, Digitech RP3, RP7, and RP2000. This thing beat out all these other effects pedal for sounds and value for money reasons. Yes, the value for the money was what led me to the Korg AX1000G. It's compact, light (about 5 lbs), looks and sounds good, and is the easiest thing to program, especially "on the fly". It would be nice if it had MIDI, but I can live without it.
This unit is not only good to play thru an amp, but I have also played it direct in my recording studio and it sounded great.
The AX1000G is a good match. Try it, and you will love it.

I found this very very easy to use. KNOBS everywhere!!! It's easy to find the effect you want without having to scroll endlessly. The preset programs are great and its VERY easy to write your own programs. I did not find pushing down 2 buttons to go down a bank to be that much of a problem, it is easy to get used to. I took this thing out of the box and immediately had a great sound to listen to. The manual is very brief but is straightforward, and most everything is self-explanatory.

I use this with a Ibanez RG550 and and a Peavey Classic 212 Amplifier.
The effects on this box are awesome. Its got some great distortions to choose from, and they all can be modified to your liking. This has improved my sound big-time. A few distortions can be a little noisy on my amp, but it has a noise reduction. I bought this unit because there were various sounds that i wanted (such as echo and flanger and distortions) and i couldnt afford separate stomp boxes. I got all the sounds i wanted out of this.There are a few kinda weird effects that i know i wouldn't use, but for the most part the effects are great. The U-vibe on it sounds great too. This is a great buy...I tried out others such as digitech's RP2000, Zoom?s GFX8 and GFX4, and DOD multieffect boards and they had too much stuff i didn't need, weren't as easy to use (hard to edit on the fly), and didn't even sound as good, and the Korg AX1000G was cheaper too. Damn!!!.

Made out of metal so it seems reliable.You can depend on it.

Excellent product!!!!!
This thing can cover a ton of styles, since it has a ton of stomp box models. It can handle anything I want (from blues to metal). This is going to replace a bunch of stomp boxes. It truly has made them obsolete for me since it sounds just as good and its so moch easier to lug around. And for the money and more, this thing is killer!
If this were stolen I would replace it immediately.
Great value,great tone.

This unit is so damn easy to use. Nothing compare to it. It has knobs to ease your editting job instead of button. But there are some buttons for you if you like. I love being able to edit parameters without scrolling through boring menus. The manual is good but not deep enough in explaining the effects and parameters.

After using this pedal for 5 months, I still can?t believe my ear. This pedal is capable of copying almost every sounds I?ve heard. I don?t really familiar with tube sound, but the fact is, I can copy sounds of many famous guitarists which I believe using tube sounds.
All of distortions in the drive-amp block are useful, compare to RP2000 or GFX 8 which I found only some of their distortions are useful.
Surprisingly korg has complete distortion, from blues to deathmetal, SRV to Metalica. So, no need external distortions. That?s because they modelled effects instead of amps. That?s all we need, isn?t it ?? a box full of useful effects which way too expensive to buy seperately.
Some of the reviewers said that the disto isn?t sound good through headphone, I agree, but I solve this by using the ambience at proper settings (using echo+plate with 31ms time, 0 fback, 8 to 10 tone, 10 echo, and 4.0 reverb).
I don?t use modulation much, but they are there when i need them. It has nice and warm chorus, flanger and phaser (i wish there was a mix balance between dry and effected sound) . Good awah, filtorn is fun to play with, lovely tremolo (i use this with delay to create repeated auto volume swell).
I can live with its wah pedal (?coz I rarely using it). Talk pedal is fun, Ring mod is nice to vary my play if (use it properly). Tap delay, I still don?t how to I use it in real life.
The Sampler and metronome help me a lot improving my skill.

Wow, this awesome pedal fulfill all my needs.

Surely you can depend on something covered with metal.

They give us some sound samples and Manual to download, sure we want more than those.

Like I said, I?ve been using this awesome pedal for five months. No regrets. Infact I?m proud of using this pedal. I noticed some of pro guitarplayer in my country using this pedal on their gigs.
I?ve recommended many of my guitaris friends to try this pedal. It?s a complete mfx.
If it were stolen, hell I?m goirng to kill the man. Surely I will buy it again and again. It?s a must buy pedal.
This will be my precious collections.

Extremely easy to use... I had it sussed out within an hour. Knob-based interface is limiting, ultimately, but very intuitive and simple to use. I downloaded the manual from their website, but it is fundamentally useless...

The sound quality is very, very good. Superb, for the money. Within a couple of hours of owning it, I had programmed a dozen sounds that were all very nice, very convincing. I was even able to write a patch that almost precisely emulates my Mesa/Boogie Dual Calibre DC-2 combo. Unreal. This thing is going to be a blessing for recording projects...

Further, the effects are warm and natural. Nothing grainy or overtly digital-sounding about them. Yes, it does suck that you can't use a modulation effect and the wah at the same time. This truly blows, to be sure. But be fair, now! This is a three hundred-dollar machine, and your money would be quite well spent even if it didn't have an expression pedal at all! Some of the distortions suck, as do some of the cabinet emulations. Most of them, however, do not. The ones that don't suck are lush, three-dimensional, and stunningly amp-like.

It seems to be built solid. It is made of seemingly high-guage steel, which is a welcome departure from some of the Korg's competitors, which case their boxes in molded plastic. The expression pedal is sturdy, also made of metal, and is covered in grip tape. Nice.

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I am the guitarist in an original band that plays heavy rock. I've been playing for seventeen years now, and I have played through just about every effect and amplifier known to man at one time or another. For the money, this thing is awesome. I am not about to list all the gear I own (in addition to my guitars, amps, and the like our band also owns a pretty well-equipped project studio). The two main applications this thing will see from me are: (1) as a practice tool at home, plugged into my stereo system. I am not a big fan of effects, unless they are so subtle as to not be noticed. But at home, I can pile on all the delays, reverbs, and choruses I want and have a ball with it. It's inspiring. With the band, whether it's rehearsal, recording, or performing, I use no effects at all- just guitar into head into cabinet. The second use I will put the Korg to is in recording. It sounds very, very convincing- as good as the POD, anyway- and it is a great option to have when you get tired of moving mics around. In recording, I would strip all the effects away from whatever patch I am using, and just throw down. If it were lost or stolen, I would replace it. It is not as powerful as the Boss GT_5 (or even the GT-3), or the Digitiech RP2000, but it sounds so tough and muscular and is so easy to program that I would say it's a better value. It sounds just as good as any of the other units, and better than a lot of them. I like this thing a lot.

Out of the box its easy to use, easy to get sounds out, easy to edit patches, but the important thing for me was to fight the urge to ignore the manual, it really is a good idea to spend about a 1/2 hour quickly going thru it. Getting the most out of the unit comes in personalizing the patches, actually for the thats where the power of the unit came thru....by the way they recently announced an upgrade the AX1000G looks like some minor upgrades

bottom line you can get sounds out of this easily but read the manual so you can get the most out of the unit

using this with Gibson LP Custom, Hamer Import Archtop, Aslin Dane Strat Copy, Taylor Big Baby Acoustic thru either Mesa Mark IIB or Fender Princeton or Direct thru a PA

The unit is a little loud and hard to control with most of the factory preset patches on the front end of the amp and thru the FX loops, this is where i started to check the manual out to edit the patches (and come up with your own; 40 user patches) simply to reduce the volume; discovered (for me anyway) i like it best when i turned off the amp and cab sims when i am playing thru an amp. The effects really shine at that point; great chorus, echo/delays, modulations fx's etc...

i find the acoustic sims are great if a little noisy (maybe i need to
experiment around with these

some guitar signal loss thru guitar loop

the more time i spend with this unit the more i can customize to get what i am looking for except for sustain....

no time delay between patches, the waw-waw is not a cry baby but themn again if i had to daisy chain all these effects it would be a chord, battery, noise nightmare;

metal case for the money the best constructed one in the bunch

i hear its really bad

on the positive side found a user website with user patches

http://membres.tripod.fr/korgax1000gfx/

have used the Korg AX1000G thru amp fx loop and Direct to pa....approx $250 (they are coming out with a new one in fall 2001 so this should lower price), does a nice job on delays and modulation fx's (chorus, phase shifters, tremelo, echo several types); decent noise gate; not bad on acoustic sims (a little noisy); has a lot of different distortions and amp sims that are not bad); i use the amps lead channel rather than amp sims or distortion (turn off the amp sims and cabs) and find the fx are more responsive and realistic (buts that is just my personal preference)

used it direct without an amp (good pa and monitors and pro soundman) and very impressed with the unit, i am guessing but i believe this is where you can get a lot of use out of the amp sims and cabs, my personal preferences are with an amp, but if you are in a situation where amps are not an option, this can easily do the job....

very well constructed unit (metal case)

biggest wish for improvement in the area of sustain overall, for the price, it has been fine, would reccomend that you give ax1000g a listen.....

It's very easy to use and to achieve a very good sound with little modifications in controls

Very good and real sounds.The chorus,echoes and reverbs sound very good and distortions are enough clear to play with them.

So far i didn't have any problem with it and i use it a lot

I didn't use it

I paly almost everythin in my guitar and with this unit i can have almost any sound with it and with a good reality.But this unit is not a tube amp so you won't achieve that beautiful sound.But you have a very good unit for the price you pay

The KORG outclasses many similar multi-fx units in this area, trust me I tried most of them! The 40 user patches are very easy to edit, all with rotary knobs (for all you stompbox fans!) and all of the other functions, such as sample and play, it's really quite easy to get the sound you're looking for.

I use this with a Samick LS-450 (Basically A Gibson LP Custom) through a Boss EQ and a Marshall Chorus, then a Custom Peavey Stack. Acoustically it's the Yamaha FG-412S (With a top class Fishman Pickup)
through the EQ and Chorus then the AX1000G. With the Samick and the noise reduction on 7 it's pretty damn quiet, although some of the Harder metal distortions do get marginal on max drive, but it's still better than all others in this price range. The tube OD is a pretty good emulation of an Ibanez Tube Screamer (This is what it is modeled on) especially on the more subtle drive settings. The Chourus is absolutely SUPERB the only reason I keep the Marshall is cause it looks good and I can use it with another Mod effect on the KORG (NOTE: You can only use one Modulation effect at a time....big deal....??? It is when you consider that the Mod. effects are Flangers, Choruses, Phasers e.t.c I recommend buying your most used Modulation effect as your FAV stompbox, and use it to compliment the KORG. The acoustic sim is good, the compressor, v.good. The WAH is really not bad if you set it up with the rigt drive e.t.c probably 8/10 against a crybaby's 10/10. The Ambience section is also SUPERB, good reverb, some usefull echo's and it works with the acoustic like a dream and you can even use it for vocals!! IT IS GREAT! The cabinet settings need playing with to get it right but when you do.....WOOOOOWWW!!!!

It's made of metal, solid and nice and weighty. The pedals look like they could let sand or grit in though so don't go dropping it in the dirt! I would definately gig without a Backup.

Although the KORG site isn't great I agree, there are some other good sites I found after days of searching!!
Try http://www.korg-ax1000g.fr.st/english/index-us.htm for patches and some info in the new AX1500G. And try http://www.midijamman.com/ for other info. I got a good Warranty from the shop so I'm not worried.

I play all kinds, from R&B to Blues to Rock, The KORG's ready for anything. It's so great for the acoustic, my cheap Yamaha sounds like a couple of thousand pounds worth of Martin!! I would buy this again if it were stolen immediately. If you are still in the comparing stage then let me help you out, I extensively tested (before buying the KORG) Boss ME-30, Boss-GT3, Zoom GFX-4, Zoom GFX-8, Zoom GFX-707. For sound quality (taking value into account) this wins hands down. Admittedly the GT-3 and Zoom GFX-8 does outclass it in some things, they cost exactly twice as much!! And the Korg still has its edge over even these high priced units in certain areas.
As for the GFX-4, GFX-707 and ME-30, this is far superior, the GFX-4 has a better WAH and one or two better distortions, but it's nothing like a easy to use. I wish the KORG had the computer link up to edit patches and program the unit, like the GFX-8 and GT-3, but it's so easy to prgram anyway it's not essential. When you look at quality and value together this beats every other unit mentioned here, though the 707 can be had for #90 (bargain!) If your looking to spend the KORG price and need your choice narrowing down try the new GFX-4 and Then Try the korg, it's close between the two, but I'll take4 the KORG.

It has to be a 10 overall, an excellent product WELL DONE KORG!

Woahhhh! this unit after using a Zoom 505 is really easy to use! much more robust and sounds a damn site better too. I really like the knobs on the top much easier than some fiddly little buttons.

The sounds on this unit are exceptional for the price. i use mine with a marshall 8080(fx loop) and a strat and it does the job for me anyone who complains about the presets doesnt get it, you have so much scope to create your own sound on this unit they dont matter any way they are not all bad and it sounds great straight into my mixer for recording.

i gig withit all the time i need say no more except its metal !!

never used it

I play in a blues and soul band but also write music at home and i use it for live and studio situations and i am very happy only the wah could be a little better and the acoustic a little less noisy (Try your electro acoustic through the acoustic sim you will be suprissed how it sounds )a very versitile unit well done Korg!considering the range of music i play on (Blues to Dance etc etc ) i cant fault it for the price.Blows Zoom out of the water!

its quite easy to find a sound but i have yet to find a sound that i like. editing patches is a breeze. the manual is pretty shit though it doesn't really do much for me but you don't really need it.

i'm using it with an ibanez gax 70. the setting can really effect your tone and tweeking can be a big thing. most of the effects are quite effective but there are porabably better singular stomp boxes out there. i'm using a roland 405 guitar amp and this bitch get's pretty loud. the most annoying part is the sound volume differences ebtween everything. completely annoying but there is room to adjust for yourself. I really like the the metal and seattle distortions. i need a strong crunchy sound to shred away to. as for the effects the stereo delay is a trip out.

its good strong unit. throw it at your tv and you'll be playing guitar through it for the rest of your life. bilt like a freakin tank.

The site isn't very helpful at all it is kind of just a spec site. it owuld be nice to have offical patches being updated there but there is not much more support i want. the warranty company in australia is shit too the site doesn't even have the rego that the pamphlet says it supposedly has.

its good shit for my firs effects unit. my tube od was gettin a bit one sided a needed a change. for the cheapest of metal multi effects processors i think the features on the korg were quite good and great for my first effects pedal. just one thing that i really wanted..... that the freakin recording loop of 8 seconds is jus tnot long enough!

This is where the AX1000 really shines. The knobs are so much easier to use than the buttons on most other multi effect pedals in that price range. The only downside is the inabillity to use the modulation and pedal effects at the same time though. The individual effects are very versitile and the Individual Mode allows you to use the different effect banks analog as individual on/off-switchable pedals - NICE!

I own a Fender Jaguar with a Seymour Duncan Hot Rails bridge pickup and an Eppiphone SG Custom which I've played through a vintage 50W Peavy Classic and a Marshall AVT150 head through a 1960 cabinet. My basic sounds differ quite a lot, but the AX1000G handles this reasonably well.
Some of the modulation and distortion effects are quite nice, but some are quite useless. The cabinet section is really obsolete - it really doesn't do anything you cannot do by turning a few knobs on your amp. The pedal effects are ok - you will not find anything better unless you spend alot of money on individual pedals - but the wah really sucks. For this purpose i use a Dunlop Crybaby (Don't leave home without it)
For the price the effects are nice, but i do prefer individual pedals in general.

NOOO!!! Only weeks after buying the thing, the pedal on my AX1000 doesn't work! Ive tried to calibrate it, and even had the entire pedal dissasembled in order to find out whats the matter with it but nothing works! It seems that the expression pedal is controlled by some sort of magnetic resistance-device - not a potmeter like a Crybaby wah. A shame really, as i really liked the talk and u-vibe effects otherwise diffucult to come about at a reasonable price.
Another problem arises when playing live: Those footswitches are so damn small! particulary the bank switch next to the expression pedal - You can only use the thing when playing bare footed.
I'd rate it higher though - after all its made of metal - but the expression-pedal thing just really sucks!

There is no way of reaching the company for support.
I bought the pedal on sale in a music store so i can't get a refund or a replacement. Its a nice pedal, but i wouldn't want to spend $70 or more for a repair.

I'v been playing for 5 years now, playing most genres of music, though mainly rock and grunge. The AX100G offers reasonably good effects at an affordable price. I would though in time replace the pedal with analog effects.
All in all it's an exellent beginners pedal, but due to it's size and reliability i wouldn't recommend it for gigging.

editing is simple... just a few knobs and a few buttons, they are well labelled too. switching the banks was cunfusing for me when i first tried it because it was like messed (it was used and i rented it for a month, so the previuous person had it messed upa bit) but its cool now :)

i use this on my bass and boy does it kick some serious ass.. ui use a squier standard series p-bass special, into the AX1000G, then into a yorkville BM-200 bass amp. its noisy on some settings, ie: high gain effects, but that is expected. i love all the effects in this unit, esepcially the hold delay, and the "korn" preset distortion setting. i get the perfect sound from my fav badn "rage against the machine" put some tremolo and distortion on it and you can play the intro to "geurilla radio". but distortion and wah and you can play the verse to "calm like a bomb". this thing has awesome metal distortion. i use the cainet sims alot, usually the "vintage 4x12" or the "classic 4x12" with metal distortion and flanger.... this is the best processor i've ever tried. i mean its for guitar but i use it with bass, and i was blown away by its high end sound quality. my fav effects are the delay, distortions, flanger, wah's, the "talker", pitch shifter, and the cabinet sims.

its a solid metal body with plastic knobs and buttons.

never dealt with it

this is a kick ass multi effects unit, especially for bass (even tho its for guitar) i've been playign a little over a year. i own a boss PH-2 super phaser, HM-2 heavy meta, ODB-3 bass overdrive, and a CH-1 super chorus.... im looking to get rid of my pedals and fully buying the AX1000G. i like this unit alot, and i am gonna buy it sooner or later :) i woudl buy it again if i had it in the 1st place. i like everything about it. well except when i first rented it the bank switching was buggered up. anything i wish it had? it has bassically everything? except a harmonizer...... it would be complete if it had a harmonizer. but besides that its perfect. it helps me make music ie rage against the machine. buy this unit if you want alot of good effects for a good price.... its going for $350 canadian in this town.... but i think its used still? im not sure..... but yea its a great pedal to have :)