Korg AX3000G

Ok, I finally go this thing today after ordering it three weeks ago, so simple to use just enter manual mode enable and pick the effect that you want and save it, its a simple as that.

This review may be unusual in the sense that I am not using this with a guitar amp. rather an 800w disco amp and PA speakers. I had concerns that the AX3000 may not be able to give me the sound i want out of the PA but boy was i wrong! From metal, to acoustic, tho chorus etc the sound quality blows me away.

Too early to say looks sturdy though.

Again, touch wood all is good atm.

I wanted to put this review on here for anyone looking for a great pedal to use through a PA system. In my opinion the AX3000g really does this superbly.

It is easy to get good sounds of this. You just have to rely on your ears and a lot of tweaking and experimenting. Man I love the sounds coming out of it! The choruses are especially worth mentioning. The drives are good, lots to choose from and have different characters, and so are the cab models. The manual is pretty straight forward, and supplies you with the basics of the unit.

I use an Ibanez rg320fm and a 15 watt Fender studio lead deluxe with it. Some of the drives have noise on higher gain settings which is normal and can be compensated with the noise reduction feature. As I've mentioned earlier the choruses are great, and so are the time based effects. I've pretty much approximated sounds of artists like Satch, Lukather, Van Halen, though not exactly like the original.. Because you gotta have the same gear as they use! But I'd say definitely close, with my own taste of course. About the acoustic simulator, well, it is really good, but I hear a soft hiss or something. I ain't really bothered by it. I just don't have a use for effects like Sitar and the ESS, though for anyone who is into making some weird and cool sounds it can provide you with some very good stuff out of it. Overall it is really good stuff!

After a couple of months 3 switches had a difficulty in responding, so I bought a couple of TAC switches to replace them. I had a couple of multi effects the in the past (mostly ZOOMS) and I had expected this on multi's. It really isn't hard to replace these, but your warranty will be void if you open and replace it yourselves. Its made of metal. I always gig without a backup, and has my full confidence on this, but maybe bringing one is always helpful. It is better to have something and not need it, than need something and not have it. Maybe I should look for cheap pedals as backup, now that I have mentioned it. But it is purely a matter of preference.

No I did not bother with them. As I said I replaced the switches myself. It is just a couple of bad switches. I have this for almost two years and haven't replaced switches again ever since.

I play mostly covers and I can get all the sounds I need, from clean sounds, light choruses, flanger, tremolo effects, vintage crunches, clean wahs, dry and wet lead sounds, hard rock distortions and heavy metal chugging. Been playing for 8 years now, and I had several effects that have come and gone. Overall I love the sounds coming out of it thats why I made this review and recommend it to anyone. This is cheaper than Boss or Line6 but I must say that this unit is comparable to them and delivers very good sound for a cheaper price. I had a Zoom GFX8 and it has this built-in looper and sampler which is a great tool for practicing and noodling. I wish this unit has it too so I wouldn't bother on the PC, but it is just a minor issue. This is really good, Buy one now! you won't be disappointed.

I've had this unit 6 months now and on the first day I was editing the factory presets to see what it could do. If you have an idea of what you want a quick flick of the knobs to the different drives will get you close - then you just need to bring it to life with some EQ and atmosphere from the reverbs. The manual is a doddle to read but a little more difficult to put into practice - I trusted my ears and followed intuition.

I use this with two Yamaha Pacificas (112s) - one is 12 years old and one six months old (Sunburst with the coil-tap option). Both of these generate some exceptional sounds from crisp clean shadows lead to some ZZ Top filth and also the delays for U2 stuff are superb. Theres no background noise or changeover noise of any description even on full-bore. I've played through some 50 Watt and 100 Watt Torque rehearsal amps and also a 2.5K Gig rig with no sound anomolies and feel theres plenty I've yet to discover.

I have to confess I have a backup just in case of a Zoom 606 which is set to get me through a gig should something go wrong but isn't that just being professional?? LOL ... I also have all my editing of the AX3000Gs sounds backed up via the PC based Sound Editor software supplied with the unit - and I find it so easy using it rather than being bent over the pedal. Also the PC software shows all the parameters at the same time on the screen so tweaks are far easier to do and also change the sound real time so you know when to stop.

Never yet needed any Customer Support on any Korg Gear - I play keyboards and own a Triton TR 76, Poly 800 and Poly 61 from Korg.

I would certainly replace the same if it were stolen as I've found in the 25 years I've gigged that its better the devil you know for confidence. Like most multi effects I would have liked a more prominent chorus and there's a distinct lack of available patches for pre-programmed sounnds (even an extensive net search only found a couple of sites with about 40 patches in total). I thought you would be able to buy them.

Okay it's takes a little time to get the usage but when you got it...
the setting float like a waterfall!

The Manual is very helpful for that development of a afternoon!

It got everything you want! Forget a modelling amp! Get your modelling pedalboard!
That's all you need to know!

I can really keep up with the Vox valvetronix of our lead guitarrist!
I frequently beat him actually sometimes!

Well til now I haven't had a problem

This is a great effects box, easy to get the sound you want at the moment you want with all the adjustment controls right there on the board. Changing the sound of patches is easy and simple.

I play through a Fender Rumble 100 bass amp and a Fender 25R guitar amp. My guitars are an Ibanez GSA 160 and an Epiphone Les Paul Studio. Both guitars sound great through both amps and a PA system. It can give you any sound you want from screaming death metal. one of my favorites, to soft chorus/boutique leads. All sounds are good, except the flanger. I was somewhat disappointed in the flanger, but you can't have everything perfect.

I have giged with it a couple of times and had no problems. One thing I don't like is its size. Because it is somewhat large it is hard to find an inexpensive case for it. You could spend $300 and get a SK8 pedal board box, but I don't have that kind of money to spend on a case. The only problem I have ever had with it is that sometimes when I press the #3 foot pedal it does not switch.

The only dealings I have had with them is going online and printing the manual. It was easy to find.

I play every thing from blues to jazz, metal to latin and this pedal works for all.

Very easy to use & set up, editing patches is really simple, very easy to get good tones.

I have used with a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, Fender Supewr Champ XD, Vox AD30 & Epiphone Valve Junior with no issues, excellent results using a surround sound amp with a 10" speaker cabinet I built.

Seems pretty robust & well made, never had any problems

Never had to use, though webiste seems ok, you can dowload software etc.

I would recommend this no problem.

Pretty easy to use compared with the line6 podx3 or the digitech rp series no sub menus or crap like that, the manuals huge 70 odd pages but this thing has a lot of fx and amp models to explain. Easy to get good sound although your connection and speaker quality play a big part as with any unit of this type

I use a korean epiphone les paul custom and a jap fender jazzmaster into an old peavey 112 trantube fitted with a celestion vintage 30. This thing gives me everything I need and fits in perfectly with the level of gear I'm using. There are plenty of distortion types here from mildly overdriven blues to full on shred and most of the amp models sound fairly convincing to me, its all down to taste I suppose. If you have a fav stomp box then the fx loop gives you further options, I throw a boss sd-1 into the mix although you cant choose its position in the chain. It has some cool filter fx I was able to dial up a pretty convincing "mysterious ways" (u2) patch using the autowah, flanger, mod delay, and hall rvb along with an external comp and the sd-1 a very hard sound to nail without expensive gear. In fact the modulation and delays are fantastic sounding even if you had a great amp and didn't use the drive and amp models at all, these alone would still worth the cash! The classic chorus is the stand out, very easy to get a Kurt Cobain esq sound think "lithium" or "come as you are" and on clean gives a great "shimmer" sound. On the down side the vox wah model is a bit weak sounding esp at the bottom end and the whammy, don't even go there very "digital" sounding. I can't stress enough the importance of getting the right setup if you're patient and happy to experiment with the signal path (amps fx loop, four cable method etc......) then the sounds are there to be had read the manual and check out internet forums for suggestions and don't be afraid to play around.

No probs so far except for one of the cursor buttons is a bit sticky might open it up and clean the connection. Its of metal construction but the knobs and buttons are plastic so take care!

got it second hand not sure if its still in production!

I've played for 13 years and been in a couple of bands nothing serious though, but I do know good sound when I hear it and this thing has it in spades! I play a few styles blues, a bit of jazz, alternative, indie, classic rock, and grunge. I don't really do metal or thrash so if you wanted an opinion on that I'm the wrong person to ask. I wish it had a looper and the ability to stack up a few more fx say amp model and a ds/od or compression with another pre amp effect but this can be got round with stomp boxes. Overall if your a pro looking for top end gear then this is probably not for you, however if like me you're a hobby guitarist looking to add some color and texture to your sound then you can't go wrong for the price even if you only use say 4 things then you've saved a bunch of money cause stomp boxes ar'nt cheap. If it where lost or stolen I'd def buy again or look for something along the same lines cause its great!

The manual was only in Dutch, so I had to figure how to use it myself, and it was easy. You can get a good sound by turning just a few knobs, the patches are really easy to edit.

I use it with a Tokai st-33 guitar and a Kustom amp. It's not noisy at all, thanks to the noise reduction. All the effects sound really good, except the talk box. And the wah is not so good 'cause when you got the wah effect on and the pedal is open the sound goes blurry. The delays and reverbs are great, and I love how you can use the expression pedal on any effect you are using, you cab adjust the time, feedback or the tone etc... of the delay or the other effects with the pedal. I play the blues, psychedelic and progressive rock and etc... it's great for them all.

I just got it, so good so far.

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It is very easy to manage and tweak programs. A few minutes of reading the manual and everything is a breeze. It all depends on your ear for tone but this unit is amazing. My old processor was a zoom gfx8. Definitely this thing is a HUGE improvement on my tone. There is only a 3 band eq to mess with, and only on select amp sims/dirtboxes, very simple, so if you fuss so much on settings better not get this, but with the simple editing it works for me. very easy and very nice!

I'm using an Ibanez rg320fm and a cheap, unbranded 15 watt amplifier for home use. I mostly play on different amps each night, and some are good, some are bad. The reason I chose multieffects is for the easy setup and to improve tone especially on cheap *** amps i use at various clubs. The sound that comes out is almost always good, except if i get busted amps or really poor quality amps. If you use this with better amps then surely you'll get a much better tone. It all depends on your tweaking really. give this baby ample time and experiment and you'll be pleased! Really love the acoustic sim and modulations of this baby. The delays are also very good, and so are the reverbs. Pretty much everything is good! About the artists sounds, Yeah you can pretty much approximate, if not duplicate their exact sounds. I have some Sambora rip-offs, and van halen and other **** which sounds pretty darn good! A good tone realy motivates you to play, and this baby delivers it!

Yes, I do rely on this. So far i have been using it for a year and it hasn't let me down. I always use this without a backup.

Nah, I don't bother with KORG anyway. After some time, some editing buttons become unresponsive, so i bought tact switches at my local electronics store and soldered it myself. I think most multi's suffer from busted switches all the time, so it's a good idea to learn to locate and replace this little things.

I play most rock, soul and variety of music, and I'm pleased that this baby delivers the tone good. I am playing for about 8 years. As i said i've owned zoom pedals before, and this pretty much kicks my old zoom's *** all the way. I sold them. I think the new zoom g series is also pretty good, but i preferred Korg over zoom, just to have try it, and i am really pleased. if it gets lost or stolen maybe i'll try a new brand, maybe digitech or tonelab, but i tell you that you won't regret this. I just love the edge and bite of this pedal. a good bright shimmer of the chorus. Check out demo's on youtube to have an idea of what this sounds like. A metronome would have been nice for practice, but really this is intended for live use. Yeah it helps me make music, coz if you love the tone you'll be inspired to play and make music. I got this for php10000, maybe 150-200 usd (second hand). Very good for the price. If you got the cash to blow then get the fancier and pricey stuff, like the boss products or the zoom g9.2tt but i tell you that i got what i need from this.

I am coming from ax ax1500g to this model so I am very critical.
The interface is better than the 1500, and the exp pedal is much better with its range and feel. Display is improved.
The insert option is nice but it is restricted to the front of the chain, no post eq or effects, nor is it programmable for level in or out. I don't need the MIDI or s/p out out this point.
The assignable control button and exp pedal options are useful features.
The ESS is ignorable.

I use it into the front end of a variety of amps with several different guitars.
I rely on the amp for my basic tone (clean) and set the Korg for no fx or amp sim outside of the vol pedal as my base tone.
Problem- all amp sims are affected by the global amp/line control.
The line selection is ok only for direct sends...very bright into a gtr amp, so you must choose one of the 3 tonally coloured sims. There is no fine control over this choice and it makes quite a difference. I tend to the 4/12 model but it's only ok.

The drive/amp selection does not let you choose both an amp and pedal. Bummer.

The pedal and selections, often with the same name as those on the 1500g, do not sound the same, generally worse, and often offer less control over eq/tone. The overall eq is very limited on all patches. The spkr sims have an effect but, again, NO adjustment, whereas the 1500g had a control for blend and presence with each one. Dang.

My fave patches from the 1500g, the fat, us mdrn, and tube od, are all weaker for my applications. The Uk and AC patches are better, fortunately. The 'left' side choices are ridiculously buzzy pedal sims, for the most part. The fuzz is far, far worse on this unit than the 1500g.

The fx section is broader and sounds good with useful controls, esp on the wahs but AGAIN they ruined one of my faves, the talk mod.

I use OD pedals in front as well so I am not totally dependent on this box for all distortion tone and with careful selection and tweaking retain good sounds, overall, but disappointed in some ways.

The amp on/off button broke free and I had to disassemble the thing and reglue it. Pretty flimsy in there. Adequate, but handle with care.

My first unit would generate random shot noises and was changed by the dealer.

The store was fine and I have yet to need Korg. Hoping not to.

I've been at this a long time. This piece of gear is essential to my current rig. I can plug into almost any good, clean, amp and get my chosen tones from the pedalboard. This Korg helps. It is a letdown that some of the core sounds are not as appealing as the ones in the 1500g but the interface is an improvement.

The wealth of options available, at this price, in any of this sort of processor is quite amazing.

Compared to a Tonelab SE, that I returned, I find these od tones to be generally less harsh and fizzy, I hate fizzy, even without the much-lauded tube in the circuit, but it is a tougher fight to find them than in the 1500g.

Wish I could custom order a unit of this sort. Just the good stuff. Axe-FX pedalboard on the horizon?

simple to edit
easy to adjust
a friendly user manual
No

-Ybanez guitar and fender
-very minimal to compressor
-sounds great compared to other guitar effects
-Fender, Marshall and Peavey
-Joe Satriani and Rob Matt Korg AX3000G guitar demo
-very good quality

-not so like the bank switch dirts easily go inside
i think AX1500G has better foot switches.

-yes!

-No not yet
-No

-Slow rock, mellow and R and B music
-almost 20 years I have my Korg A4, AX10G, AX3000G and boss before
-Yes buy again, right now I am looking for another Korg new processor if they have it now.
-I love all the effects, I love the sustaining metal effects and compressor, Pitch shifter and Whaa very unique compared to other product.

I stated programming this before I even looked at the manual -it is that simple to set up and a joy to use.

I have made set ups for classic rock, Pink Floyd as well as harder rock. I know my way around effects and so I can tune in a sound very quickly and easily.

I am using a Vintage Les Paul deluxe (V100wr) with mini humbuckers and an Epiphone Les Paul standard with a Phat cat neck pick up and a toneride classic PAF (with coil tap) at the bridge. My amps is a Hartke G60 which has a superb clean sound but the distortion is 'orrible. going into a Crate 4x12 cab.

I have a box full of effects units from Morley, Wasabi, marshall and Behringer and was considering getting a selection of overdrive pedals before I priced this unit up. If this was as good as the reviews then I would be able to sell all my other pedals and pay for it twice over.

I was most skeptical about getting a realistic crunchy British valve overdrive sound. If I could manage to get this sound and a decent lead sound it would pay for itself.

The result?

For sale one box full of Morley Marshall Wasabi and Behringer effects!

The sound is incredible. It is so customisable. So versatile, there are really useful things like the overdrives and the smooth chorus sounds to the faintly ridiculous (Sitar sim, Synth sounds and ESS sequencing).

It looks tough, and I will love it and hug it and never let it go! (awww)

Korg are pretty good - at work we have a Korg D1600 mkII digital recorder, when the hard drive packed up they helped us source another one.

I play classic rock, Pink Floyd covers and my own brand of music that covers everything from Jazzy semiacoustic sounds to hard rock.

All the keys are easily accessible and setting a tone and editing it is a child's play. The user interface is not at all complicated. You might need the instruction manual for basic understanding. The manual explains all the functions in detail.

I am using a Jackson Dinky Pro and a Marshall amp. Since my amp is a tiny one, the cabinet simulations are of great help. All the effects are extremely good. But the flanger gets out of way sometime(when I experimented with extremely heavy distortion). Otherwise its amazing. Some simulations like MOD/DRIVE replicate some pedals(distortion pedals in particular) used by many guitar Gods like Brian May et all which otherwise are too expensive to afford.

I am not a gig master. I've used it in many coffee pub gigs and some casual gigs. Its never let me down.

I play anything from blues to classic-hardrock. I've found it very supportive. But the built-in arpeggios would show the easy way to a kid and would get him rid of the pleasure he might get playing those arpeggios himself. Its THE best processor one could get at this price. Unlike other processors that pack a lot of features and bill you for those features that may not be used by man-kind for eternity, AX3000g is a modestly priced processor which offers only things you need for playing great music. Or if you are that kid obsessed with crap like death metal or some gothic crap, dont waste ur money, jus get a $50 guitar and a distortion pedal(Its all you need).......

The Toneworks AX3000G is very easy to use. You get a button with pre fx usage containing 11 effects. Next you get a drive/amp button with 8 distortion effects and 8 amp models to choose from. Next, again is a modulation button with 11 choices for flange, chorus filters . . . After that you get a delay button with 11 choices. The echo plus selection is the best. Last, you get a reverb button with 11 choices. The hall effect is the best, in my opinion.

You can tweak each and every effect on this stomp board. Finding the right effect is easy, and tweaking it gives you a lot of control. I've been searching for the right Pat Methey effect, and I found it using the AX3000G. I have perfect delay and reverb. For distortion, I chose the metal dist effect. Great sound for Edward Van Halen rip offs.

I run this box through a Fender FM 212r. The amp is mediocre until you plug this box into it. The box is a good pre amp for my FM 212r. All of a sudden, people are complimenting my playing. Before I purchased the AX3000g, I couldn't cut a break -- everyone thought I should stick with the bass guitar. Now, I'm considered a decent guitarist. I knew my playing had potential, and this effects unit brings out the finer elements of my playing.

I've owned this box for one week. So far, so good.

They sent me a warranty along with registration material. If the box breaks down, I can get it replaced -- according to the dealer.

I play jazz, blues, classic rock, and alternative rock. This box sounds very natural. The Boss Gt-5 and 8 offer many bells and whistles, but the sound is very digital. The Korg unit sounds like a tube amp with great pedals. It offers several bells and whistles as well, but for $249, you get the essentials - distortion, plenty of delay, lots of reverb, and loads of chorus and flange. What more could yolu ask for. It even has a synth effect function.

If this unit were stolen, or lost, I'd buy it again.

Again, my favorite effects are the delay choices and reverb choices -- particularly the hall reverb effect and the echo plus delay effect. When mixed together (and a little tweaking) you get a perfect Pat Metheny sound. Everytime I play, it feels like Christmas -- the sound quality is very calm and interesting.

Everything is laid out very nicely on the panel of this box. Its very easy to get started right out of the box without the manual, however, some features are easier found after using the manual (like most things, huh?)

All the effects are very usable....depending on your style, i guess. the modulation effects are very very nice and delays are fantastic.

I must say that the reverbs are very cloudy and the decay times are to short even at their max values (for what i prefer).

sure, i imagine it would be...it's made of metal and pretty heavy. I've only had it for about a week, so we shall see...

one thing is that the pots are surface mounted, so they wiggle a little when you grab 'em...i can't see this being a good thing for long term reliability. I would prefer the pots be bolted to the panel, but hey...this box WAS only $250. You get what you pay for.

I'm sure its fine. Like any of the larger companies (Korg, Roland, Yamaha, etc). You can get great service, or you might end up having a bad experience. No one wants to lose a customer. But things do happen sometimes.

I'm really satisfied with my purchase. I think I got every penny worth from this box.

A couple of things that i wish it did that it does not (feel free to correct me, if i've overlooked something):

I reeeeeeeally wish it supported midi sync for delays and the ESS feature. I have no idea why korg would not have programed that feature into the software.

In individual mode, when you switch an effect off, it cuts off the effect abrubtly...for example, if you had a delay with a long feedback and you turned the delay section off, the delay trail cuts off immediately. This is quite a bummer. It would be really if turning the effect off, just turned off the "input" to that effect- rather like closing an aux send. this would allow you to...say....keep a feedback loop running and play uneffected over top of it. or use a delay as a simple looper.

well it's ok..if u read the manual it's even easier... ;)

i don't think i ever tried to get the sound of other artists. i prefer makin my own patches and use them as long as i want to..the distorsion is quite ok, especially the metal dist, in fact, that's the only one i use on an ibanez rg 320 fm and a peavy bandit 112..it the clean although sucks because you don't have a good acoustic simulation...the noise reduction is the best...overall the sound quality is...

well there's a problem here...

overall rating :

Its easy to use!

I've tried this pedal with multiple amps and many guitars.I've found it sounds best through a good tube halfstack (needs a good clean) with a guitar that has passive pickups. But, it really depends on what you play. The pedal sounds pretty good clean. The distortion can sound alright depending on what kind of distortion you want. I've found it hard to get a good distortion suitable for metal (speed, death, doom, black,...). People who say it has tube like distortion obviously have never heard a good tube amp. I've heard better clean and I've heard better distortion, but I have heard far worse.

Its Reliable!

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If this is the best you can afford, I'd actually try to find the AX1500G if they still make it and buy that. I think that sounds better. If you have the money, buy the line6 xtlive pedal (I think thats what its called). Its only a $100 or so more and sounds better in every aspect. And the rackmount version of the line 6 pod is superior to both.

For my range of experience and present function that this unit is used for, I say I get a pretty good sound out of it. I basically use chorus, flanger, phaser, vibrato, rotary, delays, overdrives and some distortion. Several of the factory presets were useable but I tweak most of them. The overdrive, distortion, synth and ring mod combinations are wierd to me and couldn't be used out-of-the-box.
Editing is easy enough. I tried to figure out what units the AX3000G is modelling; look up for those manuals to find any sample settings or I check other websites (Musicians Friend & Boss-Roland are the best). I download the samples (if possible) and try to tweak the AX3000G to those sounds - if they are applicable to my playing situation.
The manual is simple BUT it assumes that you know about using many of these modelled units. I wish it had sample settings but then again, it is easy enough to go to the factory presets and copy KORG's settings to new patches. There was NO infor on the current drw but it probably wasn't necessary since the unit came with a 9v/600mA adapter.

Since I mainly use clean FX, it works very well for me. I find the quality of the FX to be very good. I try to copy sounds from other artists but my learning curve is short when I read helpful user reviews or other modelled products' manuals. Generally, the overdrives are very useful but I would have preferred to be able to have a clean amp tone PLUS an overdrive/distortion.
Its easy to set patches, match volume/amp levels. Noisy?.........no way! This unit is very useable for live stage. I haven't tried recording it yet. Off course, distortion, fuzz, compressor has noise levels that is normal. I wished the compressor had more knobs though but I've tried using settings similar to those for the MAXON compressor.

I use a PEAVEY T-60 guitar with a customized GraphTech Piezo pick-up >> BOSS GE-7 (modified) >> AX3000G input. Then I run a BOSS CE-3 Chorus in the FX Loop. In the past, I have run BOSS DS-1 or DOD Daddy O with a separate Eq pedal. Now I use a CARLSBRO Sherwood 80 amp - Channel 1 is for the T-60 electric tone (from the AX3000G) and Channel 2 is for the Piezo tone via a DOD FX40B Eq to help bring out the acoustic voicing. I take the Tweeter off with the option switch (back of the amp). But just this weekend, I went T-60 straight to amp (with Tweeter on) and I love it!

I've been trying to get the BOSS PH-3 sounds but I'm not complete in my efforts. The Octave is okay but I use the octave option in the Pitch mode to play when I'm chording. The Synth is UNUSEABLE to me! I can't use it for any worthwhile patches. Help anyone??? Drone is good; I never use the Acoustic cause I have a real Piezo pickup. I use the Vox Wah hardly but more use the AutoWah with the Fultron - I like that! I'm now exploring the ESS features but I bought the unit partly because of this feature.
When I use the amp models, I go for the BTQ Clean, AC15, AC30B, sometimes the 212; I also use the UK68, UK80's, Tube OD, BTQ OD. The Control feature plus the Loop can offer so many options for hook-up of outboard gear. At one time I also had a BOSS PSM-5 Master Switch/Looper/Power supply. So I had this loop control other pedals while also using the AX3000G's Loop. I power my entire board with the 1-Spot (1700mA) 9v adapter. Absolutely NO PROBLEMS!! Get 1...or 2.

I had a BOSS ME-50 before this but it had no Loop AND saving patches was a pain since there was no way to control the volume levels. Then when you switched from manual to presets or vice versa, there was a big difference in levels. I consider myself a BOSS guy but I read and read before I bought this KORG. I AM HAPPY. sure, there's no On/Off switch but its ok - just save any changes you make and you're good to go.

The paint chips easily. The Headphones should be 1/4" instead of 1/8" but I built a breakout box with 2 stereo 1/8" cables (about 12-14" long) into a project box (RadioShack) with 2 stereo chassis mounted 1/4" female jacks. This enabled me to plug my regular headphones into a 1/4" jack without hassle. The other 1/8" cable I plug into the AUX, so I also can run, say, my drum machine thru' the AX3000G. (I'd be happy to send pics if anyone is interested).

I DO DEPEND ON IT - 100%. I gig without a backup!

My unit is mounted on a DIY pedalboard with other pedals, DI box, etc. It all fits into my PEDALTRAIN case - easy carrying. I run the board off of my 1-Spot adapter...so I have a backup adapter.

At one time, I was playing 2 different setups per week: campus type worship ministry with up beat stuff (overdrive/distortion, etc) so I had saved settings for use with my PEAVEY Studio Pro amp. Then, I had separate settings for running into the mixer/PA at my church. Basically similar patches with/without amp modelling. I'm still researching the stuff I can do with the basic effects and the unit itself. I found articles by Craig Anderton that suggest tips for using multi-effect units - very helpful.

I've contacted the customer rep and he has answered email within 24-36 hours. He provided answers...pretty customer-friendly. Never had any repairs or upgrades.

The www.korg.com site has sample sounds and a video by Rob Math BUT I found some of the footage to be impractical in showing precisely what to do to tweak certain sounds. Check out www.musiciansfriend.com. there is a support group on yahoo.com See also www.stompbox.com and stuff by Craig Anderton. Read the manual online too.

I play at church - a bit of many styles - Reggae, soft Rock, Blues, Pop, Folk/Acoustic, etc. This is a great match for me...no regrets. The OD/DS are okay but I may get a BOSS or DIGITECH OD/DS pedal and run it in the Loop. I've been playing electric for about 19 years - all of those in chuch settings and also in mixed combos & as a singer-songwriter. I own the BOSS GE-7 (mod) Eq, DOD FX40B Eq, BOSS CE-3 Chorus, ART X-Direct DI, CARLSBRO Sherwood amp and PEAVEY T-60 (w/customized GraphTech Piezo) guitar. No shame, no regrets - to each his/her own!
If stolen, I would certainly get this unit again OR I may opt for the DIGITECH GNX 3 or 4 - only cause I'd like not only to jam along but to phrase train, loop stuff, drum machine and record on one unit.
I WISH the unit:- had separately tweakable FX engines - so you could combine ANY effects; the manual clearly said what units/amps they were modelling; the synth could be EASILY tweaked to sound like a guitar synth; the Pitch would track better on fast passages; the amp and OD/DS presets were on spearate knob functons AND a programmable drum machine. I was inspired sinc e the day I decided to check out this unit- I LOVE IT.

I bought this unit because i believe it suited my needs - it does...most of them. the price was good for me - mine was a floor demo at Same Day Music. Compare reviews with any other units in its class and judge based on your own needs. Others' opinions are valuable but YOU take your owh risks. KORG didn't get a wink from me before I decided to check this unit out. I thought they were ony good for keyboard stuff. Think again!

simple and intuitive,but read the manual and you discover many things
you can't imagine

Great effects,studio quality."tube breathing" distorsions,warm modulations (flangers and phase are very nice,choruses sound lush)
astonishing analog and tape delays,clean reverbs (spring and bounce have that "tremulant" and warm realism).quite.I've built patches with vintage fenderian sounds (tremolo+spring/bounce reverb: a delice),pop sounds ala "Police"(comp+chorus+delays etc)beautiful blues crunches and classic/heavy rock tones.The wha is the best I've heard in a digital unit (modeled on two vox classics).

heavy and strong

I play blues/rock.Playing for 35 years,since I was a kid.great gtr tone machine for every genre

basically, most of the factory patches are more to showcase what the extremes of the unit are. fortunatly, editing the patches is a snap. i started tweaking the thing right away and had several nice patches within 30 minutes. manual is easy to follow. i'll give it a nine because only stomp boxes would be a 10 for ease of use.

ok, here is where i really wanted comment. having moved from southern california to a more rural area in Eastern Idaho, i've now switched my focus from playing in bands in live situations, to home recording and songwriting. miking an amp in my home studio was not a practical idea as i do most of my recording at night after the family is asleep. so, i wanted something that would record well and sound at least close to what a good amp would sound like miked up. after reading some decent reviews on this unit, i figured i'd give it a go as the price was definately right. plus, with musician's friend's return policy, i figured if it was terrible, i'd just send it back. well i've still got it and have found it to be a very usible, user friendly tool. i have played many high end guitars through many high end amps in my 18 years of playing. i say that to reference that i DO know what many of the amps this unit "models" actually sound like. make no mistake, there is no $250 effects unit that will reproduce the actual tone one gets from plugging a strat into an old tweed bassman, or a blackface twin or super. or a tele into an old deluxe. or a les paul into a marshall plexi, or an jackson soloist into a mesa triple recto.... you get the idea. the notion that any solid state "modeling" device will sound just like a "_________" is not realistic. what this unit does provide is a nice ability to quickly and easily dial in a quite usible tone with the convienience of having some decent effects all in one unit. i run this AX3000G into my tweed blues deluxe by way of either my Godin LGX-SA or my Jimmy Vaughan signature strat. live, i really only play at church now, and this effects unit allows me to be able to cover a lot of different sounds convincingly. the tube blues deluxe warms up the signal as well. what i really get the most use out of this unit for is home recording. with several different overdrive / distortion options and several cabinet simulation options, i can put some really nice sounds to disc without trying to hastle with miking an amp. there are a wealth of useful effects in here also. your regular reverbs, modulations, delay, ect. all which can be shaped quickly and easily to taste. i was surprised at how good the uni-vibe in this thing was!!! overall, a great buy for the money. i'll give it a 8 based on the tones i can produce, not based on how closely it "models" high end amps.... this is a very easy to use and valuable tool for recording especially which can also easily be used in live situations. analog pedals into a good tube amp will always sound better (imo) but there is something to be said for the convienience of having all the effects right here in one unit.

the housing is metal and it seems rugged.... i don't abuse my gear, so i never usually have problems anyway, but this seems like it could take plenty of abuse.

digital modeling technology has come a long way it seems. i still own a digitech RP-1 and a Digitech GSP-21 processor. this Korg AX3000G is far superior as far as sound goes.... at least to my ears. again, there is no way a $250 "box" is going to replace vintage Vox, Fender, Marshall, Orange, Hiwatt, Mesa, Ect. amps. if you buy this thinking it really will sound like a blackface twin, mesa triple recto, Vox AC30 and a Marshall Plexi all at the same time, you will be disapointed. but, if you are looking for a versatile tool for home recording and live situations and can take a few minutes to tweak some settings, you'll be plesently surprised at the tones waiting in this unit.

I had absolutely no trouble getting great tones from this multieffects unit. Editing and making your own patches is easy. The manual for the AX3000G explains how to use everything, how to use the ESS and assign steps for it, etc. The unit is very good and easy, and the manual is just as good, and easy to understand.

I can get the sound of probably any artist from this unit. I haven't tried everyone out and try to get their tones, but it's really good for Death, Thrash, Power, Black, and Speed Metal. The cleans are also very good. The only effect I don't like at this point because of the presets on the unit (and thus haven't messed with it yet because of my dislike for it) is the Synth. All of the other effects were very nice and impressive to me. I really loved how warm all the effects were. They weren't cold at all, but I'm sure you could get cold from it. I use an Ibanez SZ320 Goldtop or Hamer Vector Flametop flying V for guitars. I tune these from Eb-C standard, and I use a Peavey Rockmaster 120w Tube head. If it is noisy, that just means I don't have the Noise Reduction unit on, in which case, it is turned on, and properly set up so it doesn't sound unnatural. The effects are generally great, but Synth does sound weak, perhaps I am not using it right. I'll have to mess with it a bit. In the loop, I put my Ibanez Weeping Demon Wah, DS1, Rocktron Metal Planet and Rocktron Rampage sometimes for different things. I may assign the expression pedal to something other than a wah, then I've got it in the loop. Also, I've got a DS1 for overdrive, and I've got the other two distortions for if I bypass the Drive/Amp model, or use a cleanish or slightly overdriven model. Then I can have a variable dist depending on how it's setup. Very versatile for my uses and purposes of the pursuit of as many tones as possible.

I'm not entirely sure yet, we'll have to see how it runs in the longrun.

I have yet to deal with the support, but I think I might ask them something and see how they respond/how long it takes.

I play metal, and the unit does it amazingly. But, I had a blues/rock guitarist play with it, and he also liked it. I could get a few jazz tones, amazing cleans, so it's quite versatile. I'm sure what you put into it, and what it puts it's signal out of have a lot to do with tone, I bet. If it were lost or stolen, I'd definitely buy another one, especially if it was more moderate in price (from making another one more than likely.) I love all of it's features, all the models and effects, the noise reduction, the headphone jack for quiet practice, the 'individual' mode so that programs act like a separate rig like a line of stompboxes, and I was especially amazed by the expression pedal/Expression Step Sequencer system. Like said above, I don't like the Synth as of yet, and hopefully with time, I will figure it out and atleast find it useful for one thing. I compared this with the AX1500G, Behringer V-amp Pro, and Line 6 Pod 2/FloorPOD. I considered these others because of at that price range, they were the best. I later got the $70 more for the Korg AX3000G, and I'm glad I chose this.
I wish it had drum patterns or a metronome, to play to in rhythm. This helps me play music because I don't have to keep messing with knobs to get my tones. I just change patchs, and maybe go to Individual, switch on/off a mod or reverb, turn on the insert loop. Everything is very useful and the unit is very musical and warm without being muddy.

Generally very east to get to grips with and a decent manual to let you know about the more advanced features

personally i didn't buy this for use with a guitar, and as such its pretty horrible. I've never been a fan of 'modelled' effects anyway, and this is no exception. the distortions in particular have a very digital 'hiss' to them which to me sounds very unnatural. The reverbs and delays fare much better, but these are traditionally very well created digitally anyway. Most of the effects are fairly extreme and is thus great for routing synths and samples through which is what i bought it for. Great for experimenting with new ideas and adding new layers of sound, and often pleasantly unexpected results. Used in this way the effects sound great, not dissimilar to the effects you get in other korg gear such as the electribe sx.

So far!! I've not had it long, but it feels very solidly built. The parameter knobs are a little shonky though...oh yeah, and korgs power supplies are awful

Korg are a pain in the arse in my opinion when i've dealt with them in the past. To be fair they've fixed things pretty efficiently (but then claimed there was nothing wrong, so i never found out what the problem was to rectify it in the future)

I bought this because I wanted a floor based midi controller, and this cost me the same (as behringers) with a rather good effects unit thrown in. Not bad, and overall i'm very pleased with it

This unit is well worth the cash I spent! All the sounds are top notch and easy to use. Editing could be a little more detailed but, I'm Anal! The manual is fine if needed however, I have found that experimenting with the unit gives better insight to all its potential.

I find most all the sounds and tones very good.I am a classical guitar major with a minor in classical piano so the ESS is a little out there for me.I am however not bound to classical music alone but enjoy smooth jazz,rock,metal,ect.I am using the AX3000G through a Crate GT200DH head with 4x12 cab flat as it gets! Primary Guitars are Schecter C1 Classic quilt top,Schecter Omen 6, Ibanez custom Iceman with DiMarzio XL's, cheap strat copy (This unit makes this guitar sound great!)and Two hand made classical guitars one is accoustic/electric.

I do depend on it at church as I am on the worship team and as for gigging with it, I trust it completly!

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I am a guitarist of over 20 years and have found this unit to be well suted to my needs. I don't hate anything about this unit but not all functions are useful for me.The other products IE Digitech,Boss ,POD,ect just didn't have what I needed. It does take a little time to experiment as I said before but well worth the time spent! If you take the time you will find what you are looking for!!!!

I bought this unit as my Boss GT3 is getting iffy, after about 6 or 7 years of faithful service. It's been a great processor, but I figured I would try something different. I've tried Line 6, Yamaha, Tri Ac, Digitech, etc, in my search for a replacement. This new Korg has some good amp sims, editing is very easy, the manual is easy to follow and informative. But as far as a replacememnt for GT3? NO WAY! The Boss is miles ahead of the Korg, and now that I have made it past the learning curve, the Korg jsut seems inferior. It felt like somewhwere between an instrument and a toy. Although, some may like it as it is very easy to navigate and does sound good.

I'm not trying to copy any particular artist with whatever processor I use. I've been playing for 43 years, and have used some good amps. As far the effects on the AX3000G, they are good. The reverbs are limited, but you can find something useable. The choruses are lush and sweet, and the delay is very good. I didn't try any of the more exotic effects, so I really can't comment. But I found the meat and potatoes effects are decent. I play with NO amp. I always go PA only, so a good amp and speaker sim is vital. What bothered me the most about the Korg, is that EVERY amp sim on it has a kind of simulated tube noise or hiss that seems to be built in. The noise gate only makes it go away in between music or when not playing. As soon as you hit a note, there's the hiss. NO GOOD! The reason I use processors in the first place is the get a good PURE sound. Not possible with this unit.

The unit seemed trustworthy, but part of it is plastic, the power supply is the wall wart type with a skinny cord, unlike the Boss and Line 6 products that are very sturdy and solid. It didn't seem as solid as my GT3 which, as I stated before, has given me 6 or 7 years of faithful service.

I haven't dealt with Korg on product suppot, so I couldn't say.

I play a bluesy edgy rock style like the more raucus side of Clapton on a Tele. I've been playing for 43 years, and cut my teeth on The Beatles, Stones, Cream, Hendrix. I own several processors, and have tried most of the popular brands. Compared to the Boss products, the Ax3000G is limited and toy like. I would not try it again.

First of all, I'm from Germany so don't worry bout the grammar... maybe it's bad in some sentences.

Well, the first day I owned this gear I already got a killer sound out of it. It's VERY easy to create your own style: cycle throug the sounds, put up to 5 different effects together, manipulate them a bit and save them on one of.. erm... forgot how many slots there were, but I think around 100. The manual - never really needed it. If you know what words like "delay" or "reverb" mean you surely won't need it either.

The pedal has an extra bar with lamps that show in which position the pedal is, so if you want to keep it in aq certain position you just need to remember the lamps and you can exactly put it back in that position, which is also helpful on gigs where the stage light is not very good. Also there is a tapping function for the delay effect, so if you have a song and want to make the delay sound in a special speed you just need to tap in the right speed on that button and can start immediately, which I think is very cool.

If you wan't sounds in the Metal/Rock/Punk - direction, I can give 10 points. The only thing that the AX300G needs bit more fine tuning in is some kind of "smooth" jazz or blues sound, it can happen that it sounds a bit too strong, but it's really not too annoying. I use a Hughes&Kettner triplex and haven't had any noise problems yet, just the high gain settings of course are a bit noticeable once in a blue moon.

I definetly depend on it, it is very solid-built and there are no plastic parts except the buttons. I think I would use it without a backup, but my amp also has some effects so I can't honestly tell ;-)

One time my AX3000G broke because of an electrical accident in my home town, so the gear is not to blame for this. I contacted Korg and sent the gear to them to prepair it and got it back fast in as-good-as new condition.

If you play heavy music I can only recommend to buy it, but if you want to play Jazz for example you should test it before. Yes, I would buy it again if it was stolen, because I just love the distortion and the delay sounds. I also love that it that is easy to use and that ist is very solid. It is really built for live performances, but if you mainly do studio work I don't think this is your number one choice because it has not as many extra things do experiment with as others have. But still it has many many features which should be more than enough for every gig.

Lets start with the interface : It was very easy to create sounds, well,I had a GSP 2101 from digitech and it was hard to make programs, so I'm really happy that the toneworks is so easy to use. I've read the manual and I've found easily ''what to do and how to do it''.

For the sound, well depending of the setup you've got, It can be long...with my setup, its took a couple of hours of testing and playing, till I have obtained ''the sound'' with my toneworks, my valvetronix and my other gear...

It sounds so good : no noise, a very good sustain,models sounds good,really cool cabinet emulation,...

You can put the gain to 10,on the Metal distortion and you will get all the sustain you've ever wanted and thus, no noise!!

Models sounds great. Its sounds great when you have found the right sound, but its long, believe me, its worth the time I've took on it to find my sound.

I use it with a Vox Valvetronix(AC15 preset) with a Vox bryan may special to boost the distortion(for extreme music,you will need a little punch more), I play black metal alike Immortal,Burzum...etc.

I used the following presets on my gear:
Toneworks: metal distortion with AC15 cabinet
Vbm1:full gain
Valvetronix:AC15 preset

with the presets like this, it sounds totally great,no noise;except when stop playing,but while playing there is no noise.

I'm not really into effects but, the wah is really great,very easy of use, and I prefer it to my crybaby... The reverbs sounds great,they're really reproducing well the contexts wich they are reproducing.

It seems solid, well, like every piece of gear...I think you must be careful with it. I'm not afraid of carrying it with me everywhere, I think its enough solid.

I've got it today, never buyed something from the company...

Well, I had a GSP 2101, I was waiting for it, till it get fixed but my dealer couldn't get the part to fix it so, they gave me this one.At first start..I was not sure if It was good or bad,I never read reviews about it,never heard the sounds it produces,etc. So I was happy cause it was a well complete processor with amp and cab emulation; something I was searching for on a processor...Well now I'm really happy of having this one,I would exchange it for nothing else. Its definitely better than a GSP2101, so it was a good deal.It can do all styles I think, but, me , I play alike norwegian black metal, and It can do the job well.
You will need to play a lot with it to get your sound but it worths the hours spent on it, for the sound i've obtained in result.

This review is only for players that like the ?old? tones and are for example into Jazz or Blues.
Now I play guitar for over 30 years, which doesn?t mean I?m a good player, but I developed some ears for sound (I own a small recording studio to)
So If you are into hardrock, punk or rock and you like the modern distortion sounds of today, then don?t use this review.

First after putting all settings right (line out instead of amp simulator) and putting all effects of and tweak the volume setting so it has the same output as if you would play without te pedal you notice that it really takes of far to much of the original amp sound. I play Fender tube amps and for blues I use a kitty hawk tube amp. It?s not a little bit that disappears IT?S A LOT!. If you like your original sound and you depend on it, then you will not like this pedal only for that reason to start with.
All the nice tube ?twinkling? is gone. High disappears, and both amps don?t sound ?open? anymore. A true bypass switch (which none off all the multi- effects I ever used, have) would solve this problem.
By the way, complaining by users for years and years (all kind of brands) does not seem to help. Most multi-effects have that problem, but this for a starter is far below the acceptable and noticeable more then other multi-effect pedals.

Second, if you are into recording and you like to use it in pre-amp mode(it has 3 ?amp? settings that only work if you use the cabinet simulator to), forget it. The pre-amps suck.
Forget recording directly in your mixing-console or soundcard. (You get a kind of bumping sound with it, high not well balanced and bumping in the low mid) I compared it with a Yamaha magic stomp that I bought 1 year ago (thinking of only using it for it reverbs, which by the way aren?t that good as reviewers said it would be). But by accident I found out that this baby (the Yamaha) really has ?killer? preamps for that job, from clean to warm and jazzy to a Texas blues sound.
So no direct recording with the Korg AX3000g, if you are into serious recording sound wise.

Now the good part
If you forget the preamps (including cabinets and distortions) this unit really shines with some effects, specially the good ?old? ones with that nice analogue warm sound, they are top notch and better then the same effects in many other multi-effects I ever heard.
My favourites are:

The filtron (a kind of autowah) is 10 out of 10 (in sound and in the way you can tweak it too your liking) Use it for the old Herbie Hancock stuff or funkstuff with that old 60/70 sound. (Meters, Parlement, George Clinton), or the new modern poppy jazzy songs that need that little bite to it

Chorus is a 9 out of 10 (really warm, a lot of tweaking possibility?s and a lot of different tastes, no digital art effects what so ever, if you like chorus, you will not be disappointed.

Flangers en Phasers are 8,5 out of 10 same comment as the chorus. (If you like Hendrix, you can make a very nice sounding univibe with it ).

Tremolo is a 8 out of 10, if you own a twin or an other fender amp with tremolo you probably use that, but if you don?t have it, it?s pretty oke. Not that real thick, thick stuff of the original, but fairly close and now digital art effects (the sweep from low amplitude to high has a little bit of a square touch to it. Hardly noticeable but that?s why I give it an 8 and not a 9)

Delays: 9 out of 10
All delays are very very good, although I miss the option of tweaking the low ends of the feedback.
Fairly said, also no digital art effects, and you can make nice analogue delays. (Each feedback-sweep takes a little bit more high-ends away).

Wahwah (voxsimulation) 7 out of 10.
Much better then the ?cheese thing? of the Korg Ax1500g, which was completely useless if you are familiar with the real stuff.
You can tweak the maximum opening of the filter (pedal in flat top stand) and you can tweak the maximum closing of the filter (pedal in maximum downstand), with this options you can make a decent wahwah, though you can not tweak the q- factor nor the frequency of the filter and that gives it a 7 instead of an 8.
Fortunately the frequency and q factor are well chosen.
Anyway you can make a decent nice warm wahwah that has no harshness to it, so it?s not a real Vox (fairly close), but a very nice wah with it?s own character, good for mellow warm stuff.

Reverb
Now hear I?m a little bit confused and don?t know really what to say about it.
All reverbs when you dial them in are with to much low ends. (Compared with the spring reverb of my fender which I like very much) Now you can tweak that and also the high-ends but if you do that you will find that even the longest reverb is not that long.
They are still long enough, like the springreverb of my fender but then you will find that you want to tweak the mids also (to much mid to my liking and compared with the real stuff) and that is not possible.
Still I managed to make a couple of reverbs that are very useable on stage and they sound good and very clear and ?open? (not fender though) No hissing in the tail or strange sounds or frequencies in the tail which problems you often find in a cheap reverb . Korg has had always trouble with the reverbs in all of there multi-effects and this is the best one I ever heard from Korg (much better then the ax1500g or older pedals)
So I give it a 7 out of 10, because it has a little bit to much mids and the maximum reverb time is to short.

Octaver: 9 out of 10
Good tracking, and fairly growling sound (a bit like the old boss octaver)

Pitchshifter: 8 out of 10
If you want to play the solo from ?Owner of a lonely heart? (Yess - Trever Horn) you can do it with this thing. Good tracking.

That?s about the sounds. (I?m not going to comment the specific hard rock things this pedal can do, read the other comments for that)

Then there?s a guitar tuner, which does what it supposed to do (good tracking, also the high thin strings), although I?m pretty sure that if you play in the daytime outside and the sun is shining, you will not see a thing on the display.

The way it?s build. Well I did not open it yet. These days most electronic devices the way they are built use a print as basis and they solder everything to it, including plugs and knobs.
That means that if something breaks (your input for example) it?s a pain to repair.
At least they used the Fender type in and output plugs, although not in metal but the plastic ones. No friction with this type of plugs (normally) or making bad contact after a while.
Although make sure nobody will step on the jackend of your guitar cable where it goes into your Korg. If the inputs and outputs are soldered to the print (and I bet, that they are) they will break or more likely, you will damage the inside electronics. (Tip, use angled jacks on your cables where they go into your Korg)

For the rest, very well built (much better then the ax1500g for example) nice control pedal (very heavy built, with a nice sweap), it feels like it will last. And it looks gorgeous in black, with all that little lights which all by the way have there useful functions.
This also brings me to the last part.

This pedal is very easy to tweak, you can use the software, but after reading the manual (for some small basic things that you have to understand) you are dialling in your own sounds in minutes and store them. If something is tweakable while making sounds the lights will show which knobs are there for tweaking and they blink after you changed values. Very very well done (in fact they already started with this concept in earlier tone works pedals, but here the concept became close to it?s final stage)
Must give it a 10 for that.

What I like also, is the fact that you can use it stompbox wise. In other words if you choose a program, with one click of your feat you can change it?s behaviour and put it in a different mode where you can switch of or on the five main effect blocks.
1 pr fx, which holds for example the wah and octaver.
2 Drive/amp, which holds distortions and cabinets (I probably will find one effect in this section that is useable for crunch, although I don?t like this section for a bit, as said before)
3 Modulation
4 Delay
5 Reverb

If you want to use it like that, the trick is to tweak all effects till you like them individual as well as in a certain chain. When you are ready, then put off all individual effects and store your program.
Now if you choose this particular program and go into ?stompboxmode? you have five different boxes you can switch on. (and off)

Final conclusion.
As mentioned before, there are some serious problems.
To much loss of the originally sound of your amp (way, way to much).
No good pre-amps (I know what I?m talking off)
Very, very weak distortion section if you are Mr. (Or Mrs.) Analogue.

On the other hand, it has a lot of real shining old sounding effects if you are Mr. (Or Mrs.) Analogue.

I?m waiting for the Korg Ax4000g, which all the improvements it needs (yeah I like to record without an amp, and I need at least one good distortions in a multi-effect, this one has none for my needs)

I give it an overall mark of 6 (I know that that is low), because those pre-amps, the distortion and lose of sound in ?bypass? mode. In fact I?m not sure I will use it on stage for that last reason, because I like to play my amp clean as well. So or I?m going to built a kind of a/b switch, so I can bypass this unit or I will drop it on E-bay and tell potentional buyers to look on Harmoney Central for reviews, hoping they don?t read this one and know it?s me they are buying it from.
Come on Korg you are almost there, I prefer to pay 50 dollars more for the ultimate, then ending up with this mixed feelings.

The guitarman.

Intuitive, absolute ease of use. Edition of patches is trivial. Most intuitive interface i've ever seen. The manual is OKAY, but u will seldom need it.

i use standard USA stratocaster and fender twin reverb amp. This fx processor is not noisy at all. Besides, it includes a Noise Gate, which i have never needed. most of the effects sound great. rich, high quality.
you can get the sound u wish, from pink floyd to radiohead, from led zeppelin to red hot chilli peppers, jazz, funky, metal, whatever you want. it has total wide sound spectrum at max quality. maybe extreme metal fans would need an enhanced distortion kit...

its solid, reliable. i dont think you can damage it easily.
i use it with no backup.

korg is a serious firm, their support is always ACE. And there is a yahoo group for their community to share patches and so on.

http://espanol.groups.yahoo.com/group/korg_ax3000G/

http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/ax3000G/

perfect way for the users to be connected

i play a wide spectrum from jazz to indie pop/rock and classic rock. i've been playing for more than 10 years, and i really love this unit. if it were lost, i'd defo replace it. its the best fx-processor ive seen, for its price is excellent. better sound than BOSS units. this unit has an ESS sequencer, which is a strange and weird feature in the beginning, but useful if u learn to use it.

it's not so easy to use, to get the sound you need you have to sit on it for about 30min or so.

the patchswitch ist not easy, you have to selecht your patchnumber, and then you have to selecht a patchbank.

Im using an ESP M250 and a peavey poweramp.

THis pedal sucks fpr metal, meta dist, US Modern oder Uk Modern sucks a lot, not good for metal. very fuzzy...

For blues and rock ist good enough.

cleanund the whole cabinetshit sucks also, the EQ ist not effektive enough.


noise gate ist good, but makes your sound shorter. if you want to hold the sound fur 5 sek, the noise gate will short the sound down to 2.3 sekonds.


the VOX wahwah ist the only thing that i enjoy at this pedal, its like a VoX wahwah pedal.

ESS , modulations, Echo und reverb aber also very good.

i give it an 7, because has good modulations und ESS work well,noisegate make the sound shorter and because its good vor rock blues, pop, punk etc... but not for metal.

If you want a metal sound go and buy a randal or a engl preamp.

You know ist not bad..but you can have the same sound with an g1 oder RP80.

300€ to much for this pedal. for 350 you get an randall and sounds much better than this pice of ....i don't know how i shout name it

Extremely easy to get almost any sound you want in a very short time (best with the computer SW for editing). Depends on your guitar, used amp and speakers. Very intuitive and simple. Manual contains clear and short info - all you need.

I play Strat copy with mid class pickups H-S-H and I was pretty surprised with the sound - I had POD2 before and I thing that AX3000G models are far far better (to my ears:) The point is NOT to use standard guitar equipment (tube amps,boxes etc. - as described with PSA1 and other modellers). The best sound you get with combo for an acoustic guitar (as I do) or with any "flat" PA amp and speaker - let the modelling do its job. I use the Trace Acoustic combo (which is the smallest 50W in the world, I think :) and all the sounds from crystal clean to "metal apocalypse" are amazing.

It looks pretty solid and heavy - designed for stage. No problem. Only the PSS is a crap for nothing - the parametric EQ (for instance)should serve MUCH better.

Don't need

As for the value/money ratio I give 10. This time it would be hard to find such a sound and simplicity for this money. Howgh

Well I have owned this unit for about five months now and I am just now getting past the factory settings. They are all really great. Even the ESS is fun to play with if you give it some time. I have found that the settings are easy to flip through. Now that I have begun to venture out and find what this unit can really do, I have discovered a whole new world. The factory presets are easy to modify and it is easy to create my own patches. I like being able to name the patches that I created. The muted tuner is a great tool. The owner's manual is laid out nicely.

I am playing a Fender Strat Floyd Rose model through the Toneworks into a good quality 16 channel soundboard. At home I use wireless headphones. The comments that I have received from those listening have all been good. There isn't any loud hisses and no pops or static when switching between programs. To be honest, I haven't had to use the noise gate yet. I think that the overdrive and cabinet models sound reasonably true and the effects are excellent in quality. O.K., I really, really like the overdrive models. I also like to use the Wah, chorus, and the acoustic sim. I have even been known to play my Martin DC-16 (Fishman Blend) through the chorus with some delay. The only patches that I can't bring myself to use are the synth effects in Patch 8. Whoah!!

This unit is built really well. There is no plastic to melt or break. I have not had any problems yet. I use it at least once a week without a backup. This has been my complete rig since I bought it.

I like the Korg website. I haven't had to get support for anything, but I feel confident that I could get any answers that I need at Korg.com.

Originally, I was shopping for an amp and had narrowed my search down to the Vox Valvetronix. I had learned that Korg was making the electronics for Vox, so I went to the Korg website. That led me to a few music stores and weeks of research. I looked at Boss, Digitech, and Line 6. This one beats them all. This unit meets my needs and lets face it, with all of the amp and cabinet models in this unit, it is like owning one of everything. The versatility is amazing. I have been hard pressed to find any bad reviews for this unit in the press or on the Web. One comment that I found sums it up for me. "Korg doesn't put out crap." I have been playing guitar for 25 years and have played everything from Hard Rock,Hair Metal, Death Metal, Blues, some Classical, to Contemporary Christian Music. I love it all. After the rut that I had been in for the last couple of years, I have opened up and begun to create again. Guitar is fun again!

Esta pedalera multiefectos es excelente en configuracion. Su manejo es sencillo e intuitivo. No tiene ninguna complicacion adentrarse en los controles y las diferentes caracteristicas. Revisando minimamente el manual se llega a un control rapido de la unidad. Ademas se pueden crear programas desde el PC con una aplicacion que te descargas del web de Korg, y luego los envias a la pedalera via MIDI. La creme :D

Mi equipo esta compuesto de una Fernandes y un ampli Yamaha DG60-112 y la realidad es que la configuracion suena de putisima madre. Realmente espectacular. Es muy poco ruidoso en general. En todo caso siempre tienes la puerta de ruido para cepillarte cualquier molestia, que por cierto funciona sorprendentemente bien. Los efectos en general son sensacionales.. delays, reverbs, phasers, chorus.. las emulaciones de amplis dan un sonido con mucha presencia, rico en matices. Te permite conseguir unos limpios muy variados (hasta tipo Fender) que en mi ampli no se conseguian. Los tipos de distorsion molan bastante, aunque quizas se pudiera desear un espectro mas amplio.

Puedo conseguir lo que quiera de este cabroncete. Mis gustos van desde Radiohead hasta Pink Floyd, pasando por Mogwai, Godspeed you! black emperor, Sigur Ros, Mum, Smashing Pumpkins, Pearl Jam, Muse.. incluso blues, rock de los 70. Puedo cubrir todo el abanico con la pedalera. Poder controlar los parametros de los efectos mediante el pedal de expresion proporciona aun mayor versatilidad.

Ningun efecto me ha parecido de poca calidad. En todo caso de poca utilidad, como el ESS, el secuenciador de efectos. Si alguien le saca partido, por favor que me muestre como, estoy muy interesado!

Parece robusto. Salvo que se le de un golpe realmente fuerte, no creo que haya que temer por nada.

Si que me lo llevaria a un concierto. Planeo hacerlo en algun momento.

No tengo ni idea de este aspecto. No he tenido que lidiar con Korg, ya que de momento no he tenido problemas. Espero que siga asi.

Por el precio que cuesta es, sin duda, la mejor pedalera en terminos de relacion calidad/precio y, cuando menos, una de las mejores en sonido. Ya depende de gustos si te molan mas las BOSS o las DIGITECH, pero lo dudo. En mi opinion esta es la llave en todos los sentidos. No he escuchado la VOX Tonelabs SE. Intuyo que tendra un sonido espectacular ya que usa la tecnologia de la AX3000G, y ademas incorpora una valvula. Pero es mucho mas cara. Obvio que me la compraria de nuevo si la perdiera, en cuanto ahorrase un minimo =)

Es muy facil de usar, uno tiene acceso a todos los efectos, las luces indican que parametros seleccionar. Es muy facil escuchar el sonido de la guitarra de cualquier cancion y simular el mismo sonido.
No pongo un 10 porque no es tan facil editar el rango de sonidos bajo el modo ESS con arpegios y efectos.

Sonidos de alta calidad, incluso te permiten seleccionar el amplificador en el cual colocaras el pedal para parametrizar los efectos.

Es facil de usar, tiene controles que te permiten usarlo adecuadamente en vivo. Incluso el afinador tiene luces que pueden ser usadas aunque no haya luz.

How easy is it to get a good sound out of it?

It is really really easy to get excellent basic sounds. It has some sophisticated control options but even they are quite easy to get to grips with.

How about Editing patches?

No problem, it is very easy. As ever, naming the patches is a pain in the arse but every multifx is the same in this respect.

How is the manual for it (if there is one)?

The manual explains everything very clearly but really you only need it for the ESS functions and the MIDI options (which I don't use anyway).

Do you know the firmware revision number? Has your unit been upgraded?

Don't know about this...

What setup (i.e. what guitars and amps) are you using this with?

I'm using it with a Fender Strat and a 1970's Marshall JMP 50W valve combo.

Is it noisy? On what settings?

Like all pre-amps / amp modelers it is noisy on high gain settings without the noise gate. However it is very easy to control the noise with the gate.

Are the effects weak or do they always sound great?

The effects all sound really good. None of them sound weak but some are useless to me (ring modulator and ESS effects).

Can you get the sound of your favorite artists? Who are they?

I can get any sound I want out of this beast.

Are certain effects (distortion, chorus, ...) very good? Very bad?

I think the amps and distortions are very very good in the main. To me it sounds a lot like the Tonelab SE - this gets very good reviews but I actually think the Korg sounds a bit better (it seems less treble-biased to me). I don't like some of the distortions but I think that is because I don't like the units they are modeled on!
Delays are really excellent, dual phaser & dual chorus are great, as are the rotary and filter effects. The rest of the effects are just good (even the wah is quite useable).

Can you depend on it?

Seems very well built and robust (unlike some earlier Korg multifx).

Would you use it on a gig without a backup?

I already have done.

If you've dealt with the company, how helpful/friendly were they?

No need to as yet.

What style of music do you play? Is this a good match?

Mainly 70's rock at the moment but I reckon this could do anything.

How long have you been playing? What other gear do you own?

Been playing 30 years or so, got lots of other gear.

If it were stolen or lost, would you buy it again or get something else?

Most definitely I would buy it again.

what do you love about it? What do you hate? What is your favorite feature?

It sounds great and it doesn't interfere with your basic tone like a lot of these boxes do. Don't like the ESS or ring mod (does anybody like ring mod?), everything else is great. I really like the output matching options.

Did you compare it to other products? Which ones? Why did you choose this one?

Yes, tried them all, Boss GT-5/6/8 (I really don't like these at all), POD XT (not bad for recording but not so good through an amp), Digitech stuff (OK, nothing special), Vox Tonelab SE (very good but more expensive), Yamaha Magicstomp (great effects but crap amps/distortions). The Korg beats them all in my opinion.

Very easy to use. Patch editting a breeze. Keeping notes is helpful since are so many banks. Helps to remember what is where.

Manual is great, easy to read through. Highly suggest doing so, it can save you some headaches. The output hookups amd lineout have different settings so they need to be properly set.

I gave a 9 because the downloadable software could use a spreadsheet print option so you can look at you settings in writing and keep a list somewhere at your amp or whatever.

Top notch sounds galore. Full shred to sweet clean. Reverbs stunning, delays as well. So many varieties of great stuff it truely is the techno miracle someone else referred to it as. I like a little color, a good wah some nice Fender style clean for some blues, and this does it awesomely. The heavier drive amp simulations are killer. There's not much you can't do here with all the patch creation space the possibilities are so broad it's almost paralyzing. What do I play with next???

Very solid wouldn't hesitate to gig with it.

Called before I bought it and their patient input helped me steer away from the older model 1500. I think they were right. The sounds on this thing are truely authentic, no digitalness anywhere.

Blues, Classis Rock, Metal

Playing through AmDel Strat wS-1, '89 Les Paul stnd. both of which sound awesome with thisd unit through my Tubeworks Rt-2100 combo.
Make for a well rounded rig.

Would cry then replace it as fast as I could if lost stolen or damaged.

This multieffects, have the best interfase that i use during my ten years using effects.Simple and easy, you can get the sound what you need in seconds.

really one or the best multieffects that i play, not noise, the effects are great really that a guitarist need, not a tons o effects that never will be used, i m using a JCM 900 high gain with a 4x12 stack 1960 with celestion 75 , first time that i play through the amp i feel that something wasnt fine, so i become to probe some configurations in the multieffects, and then i decide to put it directly to the loop effects and the sound become incredible, i put off the cabinet simulation and this babe scream like a demon!

i not depend on it, but it brings a new color to my tone

my first machine have a problem and i take the multieffects to the customer support and they bring me a quick solution!

for the price, the sound and the easy editing of this multieffects, i have the pleasure to say that korg have one of the best multieffects that a great guitarrist need.

I have not yet tried to edit any of the sounds on the computer because i have only just learnt how to change effects.There is alot more to the pedal than meets the eye.I also found it quite hard to follow the booklet so iv started to gess what does what.One odd thing i did find about the pedal is it has no on/off switch.
However once you start to learn how the pedal works it all starts to make sense.Switching between sounds is easy.

I find that the pedal has a very weak distortion section.I find that the distortion is too distorted and you cant get a very clean sound.I play a maverick x-1 through it and even the quality of the pick-ups dosent seem to make a difference.I also find that the distortion gives alot of feedback.This does put me at a disadvantage becaue i play alot of heavy music.
Again-However there is a wide range of other sounds which are amazing!And the wah pedal is great too.(i still cant get the pedal to adjust it keeps coming up with error!)

Im not sure if it is reliable because i have not had it long anouf to find out.I do feel that when it is set up to your playing style and you have out your own sounds in then i dont see why you could no rely on it.

Korg sent me a replacement pedal after my first one blew up but they did take over a month to do so.

I dont think this is a good pedal for people looking to play heavy metal but i feel it is up for anything else.I think if you are looking to play heavy music stick to single distortion pedals.
If it was stolen i think i would go for a boss next time.

This unit is top notch. Reading the manual and setting the amp/line output right would probably solve all of the problems in the previous reviews. Factory presets are mixed, but include great examples of the amazing things this unit can do. Manual pretty good and easy to read, didn't take long at all and is very necessary.

Don't understand the last couple reviews. There are some very specific amp/line-out functions you need to set on this baby they sound like they might have missed that part in the manual.

It does what it's supposed to and has none of the extra bells and whistles for recording and drum machines. There's where you get twice (maybe 3 times) the sound effect product compared to competing brands with all that stuff, and then it keeps it a breeze to use with tons of memory for presets, more than you can use almost, but I'm trying.

Editing takes some time & effort. Getting you preferred sounds takes time to do right.

One nit-pick, the lack of an on-off switch, no big deal. Run all your stuff off a power strip, on-off switch right there. Doesn't bother me a bit, I've always used that method, one switch for everything.

Using with a Tubeworks RT-2100 (bitchin amp), into the effects loop on the amp. Works well through the guitar input as well. No noise at all. Playing both a Gibson Les Paul 89standard and Fender Strat (new AmDel with noiseless pickups, which actually are noiseless and outstanding all around). Both sound awesome through this setup.

Range of effects on unit are awesome, I've yet to uncover true weaknesses, mostly just my own likes & dislikes. Some sounds are not my style but as far as my ear can tell they're all top notch the amp & cab simulations are amazingly authentic. Over the years I've gotten listens to a many of the types this rig simulates. Love the USV30 cab for heavy and the Black 2x12 for awesome clean. Many other great varieties too, Boutique clean and OD great, tweed 4x10, the list is long, they're all great. The reverbs are a blast, so many cool ones. The canyon is fun. Delays, oh man.... This pedal has it all and more. With time you could find about any sound you need. The combinations possible have me convinced this is the best unit around. Totally authentic sounds, no digital-phoniness anywhere. I've been tweaking with it a lot for 2 months now and I've got my preferred sounds set but the fun to be had experimenting may never end. It can do so much it's shocking. The Vox wah is great. The expression pedal works great and you can assign anything to it. Was just playing with canyon reverb on it the other day, so cool. Wish the kids and wife were out once in awhile so I could rattle the windows.

My other Korg unit an ancient relic A5 is still going strong. This unit is way better built and I expect it to last a long long time. I won't hesitate to go without backup.

Called to talke with them before purchase about the versatilies of connections, compatibilities with other devices. Very helpful, knowledgable, pleasant people. Helped me decide between this and the AX1500G.

Playing blues/groove/metal type stuff. Been playing off and on 25 years. If this unit were lost or stolen I'd cry then replace it, fast.

Compared to everything before buying. Boss - overpriced and underequipped (power supplies not included, hello?...? Boss what the...?) Zoom & Digitech - overpriced and overcomplicated and well like their name says kinda Digi-tal sounding. But hey their new JamMan looper may be worth a try they beat the Boss looper hands down. Now if Korg would just make a looper. It's got everything a multi-floor unit should and really needs nothing to improve.

If you aren't happy with one of these, you may not be happy with any floor unit. As a matter of fact I can almost guarantee that. And once you do go for this one you'll know what i'm talking about. And the searching ends.

Ya my scores were almost all 10's they deserve it. I'm a nit-picker and this thing is outstanding. Had to speak up when I read those last few reviews, head scratchers really. Buy one of these you won't be disappointed. And don't forget to read the manual and put the plugs in the right holes.

If you spend time with it, and work a lot with your patches, you can create really impressive and good quality sounds with this thing.
It took me about three days to fully understand it and get the sound I wanted. I was really impressed by the sound-quality. Now i've had it for a couple of weeks, and I'm quite happy with the way it sounds now.

The manual is just fine, really, it explains the basics.
I haven't really checked out the firmware yet.

To sum it up: It's very easy to control and use this unit.

I'm using an Ibanez s470 through a big sound-system. My amp is too shitty to be used with this unit.
About the noise, there isn't really that much. And if there is, you can use the noise reduction system. Neat!

The effects are mainly of good quality, and most of them sound great!
Personally, I have a lot of great sounds of artists like Jimi Hendrix, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Kirk Hammet, Slash (Saul Hudson) and Mark Knopfler.

I like mostly all of the effects, maybe except the ESS-system. Mainly, it creates synth-effects on the guitar. You can play appergios and trills with it holding one tone, which is impressive, but not very useful. Read more about it on Korg.com or co.uk.

The reliability is overall good. I can depend on this unit, it's very solid, in a metal chassis.

I actually would use it on a gig without a backup. It's of great quality!

Never dealt with them.

Since I play a lot of variated music, from classical to heavy, the Korg AX3000G can give me all the tones I want. I've been playing for about three years now, which isn't really that long of time, but I'm getting better and better.

Now, if it was stolen, I would buy it again.
I like mostly all of it, except the ESS-thing, which is explained above.

I did compare it to Pod XT and Boss GT-8, and I actually liked this the best. The price wasn't that bad either.
It indeed does help me making music. Actually, it makes me better at it!

Overall, the Korg AX3000G is of good quality, the sounds are fantastic, it's solid, and I can depend on it.

Reccomended!

making a good sound is sooooo easy.even i can do so=)nob based interface is good. tweaking patches are easy. within i week I hav perfect sound of metallica,(lead/wah/rythmdist/clean)., iron maiden, satriani, vai , creed, lp and lots more.its manual is superb. easy to understand.donno bout firmware.:p

ok, korgs are much more of tht vinage type thingy.but this tyme toneworks really worked on its tones and dis thing is good for metal 2.noise reducer makes it silent. mah only cmplain is teh sustain and gain. =(and 32 factory presets suck.:p
wah is not bad, but a lil weak. reverb effects r good. synth and talk mode sucks. better in ax1500g. this thng shld hav had drum/metrnum :( and phrase trainer. but no matter, sounds gr8.the acostic simulator is not bad.pickup chager is good also.ess creates some cool effets. but havnt used it to make patches.:p: y can i change settings of cabs??:(

and u cant get patches frm net. there is no reosuce of forum.korg shld open community like digitechs.
this thing is gr8 on tones, coz not tht digital like gt6/gnx3.lcd display is like woow!!

seems pritty solid. control button on my ax3000g is givin me probz.:(
id use it on a gig wid no backup, coz i don got ny backups.:p

N/A

im an allroun player. suits me quite good.
if its lost, will buy gt8.:p

only thing bad in this is its size.:p: soooooooo huge.

its better than gnx3/gt6.(i think)coz they r soo complex.

it shld hav had phrase trainer and drums/metronum.

there is no sites fr exchanging patches.:( some one shld create gropus on yahoo fr dis where we can share our patches.:(

Its very easy to use,but its hard to get a good distortion,like Steve vai or some good sounds like a good amp,I need more gain,the comp its not enough for me.

Good chorus,Wha it very good!!Idont like the distortions,

Of course!!!,I need a GIG,the silver part its so bad

I play rock like Steve vai,Satriani,Santana etc,this product no have enoug dist and amp,its much better the GT6 for me,hoooo,THE VOX AC30 OF THE GT6 ITS SOOOO GREAT!!!!!,compare it with the AX3000 AC30 and you will know wich is the better....

In theory, it shouldn't be terribly difficult to edit sounds on the AX3000G, because the controls are laid out fairly logically. But in practice, both of the AX3000G units I tests were defective, so I can't say for certain how easy or difficult editing really is. It was definitely more difficult to navigate than the Digitech GNX3 that I tested alongside it. But that's not to say I couldn't get used to it quickly (if it worked). The user manual is fairly comprehensive, but again, not quite as comprehensive as the Digitech GNX3 manual.

In terms of signal to noise ratio, it sounds great. In terms of tone, again, both units I tried were defective, so the results were among the most annoying sounds I've ever heard from any non-rap artist source. My results with it were nothing more than absolutely unusable cacophony.

In contrast, the Digitech GNX3 I tested alongside this unit worked perfectly out of the box, was easy to use, sounds *fantastic*, and had me being creative in no time.

I tried to test two units. One was dead on arrival (albeit, it's a floor model at Guitar Center). The other (brand new) unit was completely unstable, the sound cut in & out, and I'd often get no sound at all after changing presets with the stomp buttons.

And the first time I turned the modulation knob I was rewarded with a screeching blast that nearly broke my eardrums, followed by extremely loud white noise that endangered my expensive headphones. So as of January 2006, I have to rate the reliability of this unit as low as possible.

On the other hand, I'm traditionally a big fan of Korg products, and have found them to be excellent and reliable in the past. So I have no idea why the AX3000G gave me so much trouble.

No experience with Korg support. They're website is definitely geared toward sales, rather than community and support. I could not find user presets for the AX3000G available anywhere on the web (the Digitech GNX3 had hundreds of user presets available). I do appreciate their free PC utlities that allow you to edit presets on their products, however.

It's difficult to review the AX3000G because neither unit I used worked properly. But then again, that is something worth noting in a review.

I could only gain a small sense of what the AX3000G is capable of doing when it works, and my impression is that it is to guitar multiFX pedals what the Korg Electribe series is to synthesizers--a useful novelty, but not very useful for a main board.

The ESS feature really intrigued me, since it more or less adds an arpreggiator to your guitar (cool idea!). But in practice, from what I heard, it would definitely serve as a novelty and little more. Don't get me wrong, I'd still buy one if I could afford a unit that actually worked, because you find the sounds this thing makes anywhere else. But I'm sticking with my Digitech GNX3 as a main board because the tone-shaping is extraordinary, and it's proven to be reliable.

I really, really wanted to like the AX3000G, since I'm a big fan of Korg products. But what can I say? The thing didn't work, twice. No amount of loyalty to Korg can overcome that.

here's the problem....my AX-3000g sometimes has oscillations on the volume...even playing at home with a stable voltage...I don't undersand why...this is unbelievable...I love this pedal but this is a major issue...it ruins some parts of my guitar solos sometimes and makes me mad...if someone has this problem and knows how to solve it PLEASE email me...I can't rate this pedal that high anymore..my GT-6 (that I sold)always worked perfect...I'm beggining to be disaponted with my Korg :(

Im a saxophone player. I never used a multieffects before. its really easy.

My tenor sax rocks and grooves incredibly.
I know that its made for guitar, but works great on my tenor (with some presets the low register makes strange harmonic noises but its normal)

I had it for 2 days. Im not on tour or giging yet.
seems very reliable.
its a little big and heavy.

not needed

Its great, even working with a wind instrument and a microphone.

Korg Ax3000G is a technological miracle!This is the machine of my dreams.I only spent 2 weeks with it and i'm completely in control of every effect stored in.I didn't even looked at the manual.The only thing that matters is that the device is so big that i can't find any suitable bags to carry when i go to studio so i use a suitcase!Editing patches are way beyond cool.The editing program is a work of genius.This is a dream come true!

I am using an ibanez rg370dx and a fender U.S.A strat with di marzio hs3 and fasttrack 2 pickups.I tried to hear a feedback but even the gain is max. there is no feedback.The effects are delicious!They sound perfect.The best wah,reverb,delay and chorus i've ever seen.Cabin and amp simulators are fantastic.I couldn't even get these kinds of sounds whan i was using Sanzamp GT2.And of course the ess feature is way beyond perfect.And the most amazing thing is:
Without the proper setup i have managed to get the 3 best sounds i have ever heard:
The sound of Michael Romeo,Steve Vai and John Petrucci!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I fully depend on my unit.It is easy to use and u can have the sound that u can get with at least 10 analog pedals with this unit.

I've never needed them and with luck i'll never need them!

I was triying to play progressive metal before i bought ax3000g.Now i am playing progressive metal with neoclassical influences.
I would never consider any other devices than ax3000g.I have fallen in love with its distorsion and ess feature.I can only wish luck to other companies trying to compete with korg!I only wanted that it can be connected to the internet to download samples of other guitarists but u may say i am a dreamer!

If you got some know-how, and if you know what you want, it should be easy to use. It might seem different because you can do extremely much things.

This is the only box that creates a distorted sound like i want to have. Mainly i like all the effects very much, except the wah.
What i don't like are the short breaks when you change the patch, but i haven't seen an multieffect-unit which hasn't had these.

Yes i can depend on it, and i use it without a backup.

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It isn't perfect but, it is the best multieffect-unit i know, and i know many!
And if you hear it's sound and see it's price you have to buy it!

While very easy to navigate thru this processor, you'll probably spend a fair amount of time creating your own patches. The factory presets are unappealing to me. The manual is comprehensive, but really doesn't clue you into what this box can do, and it can do plenty. If you go online to korg you can see a demo. If you like to avoid manuals (who doesn't) it's pretty intuitive. The layout of the box could be better thought out. Separating the amp models and the distortions so that they could be used together as an example. But this doesn't take anything away from the monster tone that this thing has. I have a POD XT-Live, Digitech GNX4, and have gotten rid of more of these things than I can count. I would rate the Korg noticeably higher.

I use a Fender American Strat Deluxe with the S-1 controller into the Korg, and then into a PA or keyboard amp.I'll use a tube screamer occasionally, going into the effects send/return jacks. I'd recommend not spending too much time with the presets (they pay somebody to program this?). If you spend some time figuring out what tones you can get out of the AX3000 you may be pleasantly surprised at how great it sounds. It's extremely quiet, even at high gain settings. It has a very nice acoustic sim, but you should use it with one of the clean amp settings turning off the cabinet simulator.The Vox sim give a terrific grind. There are also several neat high gain sims to give all the chunk you could want.

Haven't had it long enough to comment on reliability, but it's been on a lot. I can't really keep away from it it's addicting.

You can talk to people!! I called before I purchased the box, the support staff was very helpful.

Blues, pop, country, rock, metal there doesn't seem to be any genre that the AX 3000 can't do justice to. You just need some patience to set up the proper configuration. I would absolutely replace it if it were lost. It's a multi-effect. It will give you enormous flexibility in the studio or live. If I were going to recommend anything to Korg, it would be to give more thought to the layout of the board.

Much easier than my boss gt-6 (sold) ....very simple and effective controls...didn't read the manual at all....my manual was in german...I don't understand german.

Setup: J&D YC-7951 (7 string guitar) > Behringer Hellbabe wha pedal > Korg AX3000G> Behringer Ultra G-100 direct box (with speaker simulation on) > any mixer > any P.A.

Simple setup ..I can use it almost anywhere.

The general sound quality is very good and it's easy to obtain.
Good cleans, good crunch and overdrive and great distortions. The preamps and pedal simulations sound very good and natural. The effects are very good and easy to use!

I also have a Boss GT-6 which is a good multi fx but the sound is a little more digital and liveless and takes much tweaking to get a really good lead sound or even overdriven sounds.

Korg Toneworks has done a great job with this baby...high quality easy to obtain with this one ;)

My boss gt-6 seems more reliable(and heavy) than this one...for boss I have to give a 10 and to this I give an 8.. I hope I'm right cause 8 is still an high score! But it's well built.. the knobs and pedals just don't seem has solid as the ones in the gt-6. But it's a lot cheaper to.

Has a very nice design overall!

well...since I can't download an english ( or portuguese) manual in their web page...I can't rate them to high..but the pc editor for the AX3000 is a nive addiction that Roland / Boss didn't gave me...
So I'll stay for a reasonable rating.

Realy a fantastic and inspiring value.. I play covers and it's a good match...in my opinion it's better than Boss Gt-6 and V-amp2 ( I have a Vampire combo).
It's more natural sounding, it's simple and works very well.
I'd like that it would have an on/off swith and more function for the expression/volume pedal like the gt-6 had. that would be nice.

I recomend this multi effects to everybody..even if you have a great tube amp it will be usefull cause it's sound is very transparent and won't suck your amp's tone like the gt-6 did..shame on you Boss!

Also, it's much cheaper than the equivalent BOSS, LINE6 and DIGITECH products..they have to much "bells and whistles" for my taste.
This is a straightforward product

The AX3000G comes loaded with initially usefull patches. Programming manually is slightly tedious(as are all foot pedals!)directly, however the free downloadable software makes life a breeze in this respect. You can edit/save/load patches direct from PC, therefore making "sound sharing" available between like minded individuals a dawdle. The manual that comes with the unit is reasonably comprehensive, giving basic descriptions of all the modules, telling you basically what they are modelling without breaking any patent/copyright laws, eg " overdrive pedal housed in a garish green box"!!!! Incidentally, I have no idea what firmware revision that is installed in my board.

I am using this unit primarily with a YamahaSG3000s through a Marshall 100W Combo. I am able to create most of my main favoured artistes such as Iron Maiden, AC/DC, Metallica, Cult, Nirvana, Guns 'N' Roses, Franz Ferdinand, etc, as well as conjuring up many other unique sounds fairly easily. I previously used a multitude of individual floor pedals before graduating to non PC integrated effects units, ok as they were. Now with the AX3000G I can change a wide range of paramaters real time through PC and save them easily afterwards. I know that this is not the first unit to allow easy PC access, however the AX3000G also has extensive foot control, particularly via the assignable control pedal. The multi function expression peadal is not a new innovation, however it's use from contolling the usual WAH to controlling gain, to controlling delay time, and much more cannot be overlooked as being trivial.
All of the effect modules are excellent, positionally important ones such as WAH and Phaser being optionally pre or post amp module. Amp and cabinet models are good, ranging from small combo models to big stacks, all again individually assignable. Distortion effects run the full gamut from mild OD to full shred Metal. Flanger, chorus, octaver, phase, etc all are superb, as are the multi mode delays and reverbs, although I still can't figure out the use of some of the more exotic effects such as drone and ring mod.(Guess I need the Eastern inluence)

I'm not gigging currently, so I don't have any real constuctive input in this category. All I can say is that the unit seems robust and should handle mild (as any unit should) abuse. It's of metal construction and feels solid.

Registered the unit with Korg and recieved a newsletter.

I generally play hard rock / heavy metal music. I've been playing guitar for twenty years and have gone through a multitude of individual pedals and effect units, although, electric guitar wise, I've basically stuck to Yamaha SG's, luv them!!
I wouldn't mind sharing individually generated patches for this unit. The facility is here now for like minded individuals to share the time that they have spent generating tones similar to the guitar icons that we all listen to, and lets face it, it can be soul destroying trying to find the tone that your looking for, and then you stumble across another one that you weren't looking for and go AHA.....,that sounds like........

I love this thing....I have the AX30g, AX1500g and now the AX3000g this is by far the best AX i've owned I also have the Johnson J Station which is a ( beast ) to get to certain parameters without the J editing program this one I simply plugged it up and was ready to go, like someone else said I just checked the manual to see if I missed any thing.

I have a Fender American Strat. with lace sensors & a Mexican Strat. with vurtual vintage Pickups and a duncan in the bridge and have not noticed any harsh hissing sound that I've encountered with other units I play at church most of the time and it can get almost ( rock concert ) loud...lolol at some points and it delivered without a problem thank God!!!...I'm also using the Fender stage 160 amp very clean solid state but with the AX3 I can get it to break like a tube amp. When not using the dist. or chorus, flange, Octave I'm not a big color guy I love to hear natural sound of my guitar and the AX3 does it for me.

(ToneWorks-Korg) I love you GUYS.

I've depended on all my AX units without back up

never had to use them

I play a variety of music and been playing full time for about 15 yrs if the unit was lost I would definitely replace it, the control feature I love cause I can just assign what ever effect I want to it

This is a very straight forward and easy piece to use. I have owned it for several days before I even took the manual out of the sealed package. I only did so because I was curious to know if I missed anything.... I didn't!! This thing just makes sense. If you have ever used a complete effects pedal it does what it supposed to do... and then... Hit one button with your foot and now it acts like a stomp box. Mods, effects, drive, reverb, etc. Individually you can turn them off and on with your feet. No bending over here!! Keep in mind this is all in the context of a pre-set... Ever preset acts this way. And it is extremely easy to begin creating new patches and save them. Just tweak and hit "write" two times and it is done. I know that some of the other brands work like this but not to this extent and not without effecting your tone.

First off, I have severe GAS!! Guitar Acquisition Syndrome!! If Ebay didn't exist I'd be in some serious trouble. I have bought and sold more stuff than anyone I know... Meanwhile... I litteraly have gone through every set up known to man. I have thinned out my collection down to my essential setup. Guitars: Gibson Les Paul Custom Florentine Plus, Brian Moore i2.13, a Fender Players Deluxe Stratocaster, and a Taylor 614ce LTD (If you think your going to get good "Taylor good" acoustic sounds out of an Electric... good luck, I have tried every method out there. It just doesn't compare to the real thing).
I am using "on the floor" the Tonebone Radial Trimode, into the Korg AX3000G into my Fender Blues Deluxe Reissue. Looped in also I use my Roland GI-20 "Midi Converter" attached to the Roland XV5050 piped into my Roland VGA 7. Great amp for the auxillary in, other than that... not the tone that I have been searching for. I am also using Digitechs Jamman for interesting live effects. I believe that that is everything in my current setup.
I am a big Neal Schon, Eric Clapton and Lincoln Brewster junkie. I love there "tone" For me the search is always for the "tone"
The Korg AX3000G is a good all around board for great options. Compared to the other brands out there, "which I have owned and tried" I prefer the Korg. 1 reason the effects are great and don't mess with my tone. And when I want to just simplify.. Guitar and amp.. I hold the current preset button for 1 second and wham.. I am in clear transparent bypass mode. But honestly.. for me this has proven to be a very clean, quite and transparent effect box. That is also why I like and still use the Tonebone Trimode... Transparent effect on my tone. It does what it is supposed to do and doesn't get in the way.

This a very reliable and sturdy piece!! Keep in mind the most common trouble that I have is power adapters. The constant set up and tear down is hard on those things. I would suggest a simple pedal board case... A Furman Pluglock and velcro. Everything is a few latches and on one plug away from being ready to go. I don't worry about a backup with this thing.

I have never had to deal with them on any level. Keyboard or guitar related....

I have been playing for 10 years and like I said I have owned at one time or the other just about every piece from all the manufacturers. Thanks to Ebay I could send them out the door quickly before they depreciated. Of all the floor effect boards out there I prefer this one. Not digital sounding like some and not to limited like the others. It works for me... I like presets some of the time and other times I prefer stompboxes. This provides the best of both worlds and blends them effortlessly. Way to go KORG!!!

This units is VERY user friendly! Editing patches is a breeze. and the manual is excellent. Current firmware number is current production run as this unit was released to the public in April 2005.
The unit has 32 presets, and 96 user locations.

Unit has 4 amp setup configurations to choose from, and I'm using the AP1 option with my Peavey 212BT tube amp. The unit is not noisy at all; in fact, there is no noise with it. Due in part to Korg's noise reduction technology! I can get great sounds out of this unit from U2 to Greenday, to Pink Floyd, Beatles, Evanescence.
All the effects are excellent studio quality ..

Also, the unit has a midi/pc interface for deep editing capacity! I like this unit for its simplicity!

The unit is built like a battlestar, very tough steel chasis, and the pedals are high impact polymer plastic; therefore, this unit should last a long time. I would gig without a backup!

I called support and they were very helpful! And I talked to a real person!

Korg has finally got a winner on its hand with this unit. Its built with the performer in mind, and its easy to program and use. Also, it rocks in the studio.

If your a guitar player, and tired of pedals, but wish you could get the best of both processors and pedals: the AX3000G is your unit.
I've tried Boss GT8, GNX4, GNX3000, POD XT LIVE, and none of these boards have bupkus on Korg's new unit. IM NOT COMPARING workstation, features, so you GNX4 babies - piss off

I'm speaking only for the effects and performance grade interaction, with studio recording preamp capabilties. Now if Korg could build workstation features into the AX4000G - that would be fantastic!