Korg AX100G

I have been out of the gear scene for a while, I have recently had my old Carlo Robelli LP overhauled (it was in my Dad's basement for 20 years) and wanted something to practice on, through earphones, after my son was in bed. I was able to fool with it out of the box, but really needed to go throught the manual to get the most out of it. I still haven't used it to what I feel its potential really is due to time restraints (I have to work for a living?) It took a few passes through the book to grasp it, but some of you younger geer heads would probably catch on faster than me. The expression pedal has an on/off switch that is IMPOSSIBLE to use on carpeting. In fact, the whole thing doesn't work well on carpeting. Good thing I use it as a practice amp next to me, not on the floor. There is an input for your cd player which woks well, though I haven't used the phrase trainer yet. It requires turning the expression pedal on and off, I think, and since I'm using it on carpeting..... well, you get the picture!

My last stomp box was a vintage 70's MXR Distortion+ (which, to my horror, I was not able to find in my Dad's basement! I think the battery leaked and I stupidly thew it out years ago!) so this thing blew my mind. So many sounds out of one unit! I bought it to practice through and it is perfect for that (with a built-in rhythm/metronome as well). I haven't used any other multi-effects processor, so I have nothing to compare it to. There are things this thing can do that I know I'll never use, I find myself leaning towards a compressed sound with a touch of chorus and reverb, but the overdrive channels sound good too. It's a great tool to dicover your sound incase you already haven't.

I have to agree that this thing looks like it will not last for constant gigging. I use it at home and slip it back into the plastic bag and box when I'm done, so it will last forever for me. I see Korg has similar units (like the AX1500G) for not that much more money ($350 vs $200 for this one) and they have metal housings. If I was a working musician, I would seriously consider going for these models. This would probably work as a backup for the higher model - I can see on the ads for the other ones that the settings are similar - I wouldn't be surprised if the internal electronics weren't the same.

Never used it.

For what I need, it's perfect. It would probably annoy the hell out of a real pro - he/she should look to the more heavy duty model(s). If I was still 17, I would never leave my room, and never sleep. If it was lost or stolen, I would replace it. I play rootsy rock and blues and am just getting back after long absence to to building a career, a marriage and a family so I would call myself an amateur with promise.

It takes a while to figure out how to use everything but once its under control its easy to change editing is very easy. The manual is vague and hard to interpret.

Heaps of options, always a way to make it sound better, lots of options. I use a Jade 75 and a Gibson Epiphone and I can get Whatever sound I want. Acoustic sounds a bit fuzzy. Distotions are great, I can get Bodyjar and thats all I need, Wah is also great although a little confusing to access.

It serves me well although if it did stop everthing stops, no backup.

They spent a lot of time trying to up sell and didnt understand that I already knew what kind of pedal I wanted. I would like to keep it for a long time.

I play a bit of everything and I can get most sounds I need. Ive been playing 2 years and its the best multi-effects pedal Ive used. If it were lost Id buy another one the same. Sometimes it cuts out and it pisses me off. It has great distortion and clean and I like the phase trainer. I chose it over the Zoom 808 I think and its because the other ones have a bad rep and there is no amp drive.

Its very easy. Thannx for the knobs. u could tweak ur sound while playing. Editing patches is a breeze. The manual is good but there are some portions that it did not explain clearly. Overaall its easy.. i give it a 9

Im using a Arial Pro guitar -->my pX1 as tuner---> ax100g and plug it to a small marshall amp. It sounds good especially the US-High Gain, the BriT Stck and the Reverb effect. The metal dist is not that heavy. But last night my band played as a guest band in a contest, when we played a Typ O Negative song using the metal dist and turning on the chorus effect. I think I came close in nailing their sound and the metal dist kick aass especial when i played the lead part. And when we played a Mudvayne song that has a palm muting part, the low end it produce surprise me. Wow!!!! Im not sure what happend last nite but my Metal dist sound incredible. Maybe its the amp of the Bar( a Peavey ). The chorus and phaser are good too. The only weak effect is the wah. If u want a nice one go buy a vox, cry baby or a snarling dog. I notice that most wah on multi effects are weak. Anyway im not really into Wah . I also like the feedback effect and Filter

Its made of hard plastic with a metal plate at the bottom. I think it will last. I dont stomp that hard to make it break. I dont know about those guys who feel disgusted on products who has a plastic part on it. If ur careful with ur equipment(like me), i think it will last long even though its made of plastic. I do not have a back up, well most of the guitar players here in the Philippine, wher not that rich compared to those other players in other countries and we find it difficult to bring on stage those backup gadgets. I was even surprise to find out that most people who give reviews here give so much importance on bringing backup effects when playing on stage. Dont you guys find it a burden in bringing those extra effects. oH i forgot we dont normaly use pedal boards here heheheh =)

Overall... for the price, the sound quality and a truck load of effects i think im satisfied. I have a band and we play almost anything from pop,ballroom,r&b to alternative,metal,and hardcore. Ive been playing for almost 7yrs now and this will help me improve my musical capabilities. I really intended on buying the Rp300 in the states thru my frend who went there but i was short of money at that time. If it were stolen or lost I will go back using my PX1. I would not buy it again considering that every year there are new and improve effects out there with prices under $200.

I don't like to sit down with a manual and figure out how to use a device like this, so I just started tinkering with and found it difficult to use at first, this being my first multi-effects processor. If you have used one previously, this should be no problem. And after the first couple of days I thought I had it down and then discovered a new feature about a month later. Editing patches is very easy, especially after spending some time with it. After you get used to it, you can write a patch in about five seconds. It won't be great or anything because the key with this product is taking time to sculpt your sound. The manual won't be alot of help; I started reading after I had it for a few hours and it actually confused me a little bit more than I already was.

I play a shitty but good sounding Cortley LP-copy into the AX100G which inputs to a Peavey Trans-Tube Blazer 158. There is absolutely no unwanted noise with this pedal. At first I thought there was but that was only because I hadn't looked at my reverb setting in a while and it was half-way up. Once I turned it all the way down there was no difference between the US Hi-Gain and Acoustic amp models when there was no playing going on. This allows you to shift through the patches without any noise. The many built-in effects on this machine sound great, particularly the filter and delay. The others, which include wah, chorus, phaser, flanger, and the rest of the effects usual suspects sound pretty decent too. One odd, but very welcome, addition to the bunch is the ring modulator. It can be operated with the built-in expression pedal or simply set to specific parameters. One thing this unit does very well is distortion. There are many different distortion amp models, each with their own nuances. You can get a great metal sound from this baby, which I use to imitate the sound of Tool very successfully, and a pretty decent classic distortion as well. The lighter distortions work great to just dirty up your clean sound a little. There's even an amp model bypass so that you can just use the built-in effects. You can also bypass the entire unit and it becomes a chromatic tuner.

I've never had even a bit of trouble with it. One time my brother stepped on the AX100G with both feet, putting every bit of his nearly 200 lbs. on it and we heard a disturbing cracking sound. My heart sank but once I inspected it I found that nothing was broken and that the AX100G still worked perfectly. Still not exactly sure what the hell that sound was however...

Haven't dealt with Korg yet.

I play mostly metal/hard rock with lots of clean, pristine sounding parts injected into the grinding assault of my metal portions. I've been playing for close to seven years but only seriously for a year and a half. I previously used a Danelectro Fab Tone to get my metal sound but it just was too noisy and static-sounding. The AX100G works wonders in producing a great sound out of a shitty guitar hooked into a pretty shitty amp. If it were stolen, I'd track down the fucker who did it and cut his balls off. Or maybe just get a POD. I wouldn't buy it again simply because I'd like to try something new rather than spend good money to get something I had previously owned. I did alot of looking around at other multi-effects processors and found this one to be the best in my price range. I wish its classic distortion amp model didn't sound so thin and glassy and had more of the fat, warm tone achevied by the US Hi-Gain model, but with all that this thing has packed into it, I really shouldn't complain. The really great thing about it is that I could probably tinker with it for awhile and find a really good classic rock sound. It goes without saying that the AX100G has been a great help in crafting songs and I would recommend it to anyone who wants great effects and amp modeling at an affordable price.

Took me some time to get the right sound (am not always as clear as I should be), but it's not really complicated. I think Korg should have made dome more footswitches on it, for eacht program in the bank one, couse switching through the presets can' be done really quickly. You have to program it rather clever to make it logical and quick.

I use it with a bedrock all tube amp, an Jackson PS 4 and a Gibson Les Paul. Most modulationeffects are pretty good,no noises, only the feedbackeffect sucks. The ampsimulation is not bad, but when it's used witha an solidstate amp, it it definately artificial, not really the way it has to be. I tried it for recording and pluggd it in my computer. for the sake of you ears, dont do that, it sounds bad. However in combination with my amp it sounds rather decent. I think that Korg for the next edition of this pedal an passive bypass sould use, as well for the ampsimulation "off". That should make the modulationeffects to sound better. For use at home it is pretty good, but onstage it is not rally the choice to make.

never had any ploblems, but I have it not a really long time.

never had to deal with korg

It is not rally an unit for one style, which is a quit strong point of it, I play blues as well as rock and hardrock. You can pretty well reproduce the sound of bands eg Europe, Bon Jovi, but for example, Guns n Roses is impossible to get. I don't think I 'll buy it again, but it has provided me with rater mutch fun, so it's not so bad. If you'ra a serious onstage player, don't buy it, at least not for onstage uses, but for use at home, it is not an bad choice.

This was really easy to use. And definitly alot of fun.

Well this all depends on what your lookin for. It offers a wide variety of pre made distortions which all sound pretty good, but you can make 40 of your own effects too which makes it alot of fun and alot easier to get the sound you want. I have it hooked up to a few more pedals and a 60 watt crate amp and an Ibanez rg-deluxe. It sounds great.

You can definely depend on it. Ive steped on it a few times after getting out of bed but nothing happened to it. I think i droped it too but it works fine.

dont know

This thing is great for any kind of music and is alot of fun messing around with. Plus your not going to get better sounding effects for 200 dollars than what this can give you. If it were stolen id cry like a little bitch. Go buy it!

Pretty simple multi-effects pedal. Something like 3 effects and 40 presets that are editable and 40 programable presets. Built in tuner, drum tracks and phrase trainer. Only 200 clams...Pretty cool.

I use this in 2 situations: In from of my Peavey Classic 30 amp and connected to my computer so I can use my CD Rom MP3 guitar lessons and play along with them into a set of headphones.

My main guitar now is my Carvin AE185, which rocks.

The core effects (distortion, filter, chorus, flanger, etc) work great. You can go from Jazz to Metal in a few pedal clicks. Some of the effects, like the octaves and minor key things are very metalic and harsh. I don't use em.

Let's get down to brass tax: For $200, this thing rocks. It's not an amp simulator like a POD, but it is more than a simple multi-effects pedal. The great thing is that it sounds awesome in front of my amp. Had a POD, and it wasn't meant for that! Through my tube amp, I get nice warm tones. Played directly into my headphones, I get more of your cold digital sound. This thing in from of a solid state amp might not produce the same warm tones I get through a tube...try it before you buy it!

It's made of plastice, so I would be hesitant about gigging with this thing solo. I think it's more of a fun home unit. Korg makes higher end models that are a little more pricey but much more durable.

I'm an intermediate guitarist who plays at home, everything from acoustic-sing-along pop, to jazz, and to blues. I wanted a fun and good sounding multi effects pedal to both place in front of my amp and to practice with through headphones. This thing, with it's gazillion effects and 10 amp simulators (mostly different kinds of distorion sounds) is awsome. Plus, you get a good acoustic simulator, a tuner, many backing drum tracks, and a phrase trainer. For $200, this little pedal is a delight. I had a POD, but took it back the next day because, while I was impressed with the authentic amp simulations, I wanted kind of my own sound -- my guitar, pumped through the Korg and into my amp gives me my unique tone, which I love. Plus, it's super fun. It is a fantastic value.

very easy

I bought it to get a thing that allows me to get direct to recording console. unfortunatly this box does not reduce high frequencies enough to simulate a real loadspeaker, so I need another selfmade stompbox that does it for me. But then it sounds great. Together with the cab sim! I get all the sounds I was ever looking for, even frank zappa...Just need a parametric EQ before the AX.

good work.

never needed.

super simple to use--very intuitive interface, and the channel-switching and on/off effects feature is excellent. The
manual is pretty good too, but this thing is so simple you won't
need to spend much time looking at the manual.

I'm using this with a PRS McCarty and a Boogie MKIII. The presets are OK but some tweaking improves the patches (especially distorted ones) a lot. The people who complain the distortion patches don't sound good should tweak the tone and gain levels. It doesn't matter what you're using, if you have that scooped-mid tone with tons of gain, your guitar WILL disappear when the drums and bass get started. No, it doesn't sound like a
Marshall stack etc. but that's the wrong comparison. It sounds
a lot better than most of the stomp boxes out there.

No problems so far but I could see a spilled beer taking this out of commission, so I wouldn't gig without a backup (since it's
only $200 that's not too expensive to do).

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Excellent value. I compared it to other multieffects and I found it easier to use and better sounding than comparably priced units, plus it has more interesting effects (love the ring modulator, variable speed vibrato and trem, and pan). The channel-switching feature (you can set two channels per patch and switch between them) is great. I would definitely buy it again.

U can get a real good sound out of this thing straight away and it is flexable with the sort of noize you want. Theres 63 diferent effects in total and it has 80 programs (this should be enough!). There are 40 preset plus 40 user programs and I think I can get just about any sound I want because of the amount of editing you can do on it. The manual is good at explaining what it can do but whether you understand it is a complately different thing!, you probably won't if you have never had an effects pedal befor like me. I personally bought it because sounds wicked and apparently the price was originally about the same as the big AX1000G (next model up) but they had to bring it down other wise the AX1000G would not be sold, so it is good value for money. I also bought it because it looks the bizz! Oh yeah, one more thing, like some other guy who also reviewed this pedal said that you must be careful about the power supply because is does not come in the package, so make sure you buy it seperately! It has all the plugs sockets - Line/headphone, dual-outputs and stereo phone jack. There are alsoo some really cool lights on it that move when you operate the expression pedal.

I was over the moon when I got this thing and had to get it home quickly. I play some old guitar made by Vantage and some little Vantage 10watt amp and even with just this cheap setup I love this baby!! it is not noisy at all and would sound the dogs when plugged into some serious guitar and amp. It is not noisy at all. All the drive amp effects, 10 of them, sound absolutly wicked and all the porgrams, 80 of them, sound great too. It has 50 rhythm beats including a metronome and can all be adjusted to your desired tempo. There is one noise program called Feed back and let me tell you this.... This noise sounds absolutly MENTAL! with the expression pedal that acts as a wah, volume control pitch shifter thing, especially when you edit it to your own sound. Basically it is just so much fun, you can't put it away. There are really nice acoustic sounds that are ultra clean and can all be modified, which I love (especially 'Filter') and also the most crazy and mental heavey crunch sounds for both kinds of music. I play anything from rock, heavey like Led Zeppelin/Hendrix to jazz and soft/clean stuff like Pink Floyd and is all works a dream for me.

I can trust this pedal, I relie on korg because they make some really wicked products other than effects pedals and profesionals use their gear. I can't wait to gig with this baby, I will gig as soon as I get my Fender Strat and Fender Deluxe 90 amp. There is no need for back up with this and this thing has metal chassis and is quite strong.

I've only had it about 2 weeks and there are no problems yet and I don't think there will be. Never needed to deal with korg.

I have been playing for almost 6 years and this goes perfect with my style. If it was stolen I would feel very sorry for the thief, he must enjoy living in hospitals, plugged into a drip and life support machine. I would definetly buy it again, I like it so much more than the Boss and digitech (stupid fuzzy stuff) gear because it is more basic and does just as nice sounds for about #300 cheaper and i like all those lights on it that the others don't have. It is great, I can make my noizes compleatly unique and modified to my own desirable sound with all the knobs and buttons. I think this is deffinately worth trying out, yo just won't be dissapointed.