Korg AX30G

Basically a slab of plastic with 4 pedals and some knobs. For gigging: Each pedal has 4 preset effects, so 16 total. You can modify the pre-sets to suit your taste or make new ones and assign them to the pedals. Has EQ, Compression, Distortion, Chorus, Delay, Reverb, Echo, Trem, NR, you name it. This thing can make some funky-ass sounds. If your a recording type, you can fiddle around with the dials and buttons forever. It's actually very inspiring. I used to have a floor full of noisy little effects boxes. This is so much better. Oh yeah, has a built in tuner too.

If you can't find the sound you are looking for with this thing, you ain't gonna find it somewhere else.

Pretty flimsy outside, will break for sure if you drop it. But has not let me down in 5 years of steady gigging. I always bring backup.

They answered an email within 24 hours. That deserves a 10.

I have been playing straight up rock/rockabilly for 25+ years. Strats, Teles, mostly Fender amps. Stuff comes and goes. This is a keeper.
Cheers!

This little plastic thing actually sounds really great, the only problem is the matrix-editing which can get a bit anoying at times.
When I first bought this little thing the sound-editing was a big mystery to me, but when I had read the manual it all felt more logic.
Still the manual could have been a bit more clear about things!

I play a 2002 Gibson SG Standard, and a Squier Standard Stratocaster and they both sound great with the AX3G.
Like many other guitar-multieffects this thing can get a bit noisy when using to much gain, but it works just fine with humbuckers.
Most of the built-in effects sound ok, i don't really like the compressor where it could have been a few more editable parameters. I love the delay-effects and I could sit around and play with the filtron-effects for hours!
It also has got the basic setup of overdrive/distortion-pedals and amps, just to mention a few: Ibanez TS-808, RAT, Fuzz, Fender Twin, Vox AC15 & AC30TB, Marshall Plexi, JCM800 & JCM2000.....
I use this thing with a pair of headphones, or connect it to the computer or the stereo.
I play a lot of styles, mainly rock, pop, blues and some metal as well, and I can nail pretty much all of those tones with this unit!
The ampmodels I find myself using the most are Shred, Black 2x12, AC30TB and UK MDN.
I rate this a 9 cause I still think that there will be some time before an ampmodeller will sound just as good as the real deal.

As said before it's made of plastic.

I wouldn't use this at a gig not just because it's a bit fragile but it would be really difficult to try and edit your sounds on a dark stage using those small dials.

The AX3G works just fine so far.

At the moment I don't play in a band, I just play at home for fun and the AX3G is a great match!
I've been playing guitar for about 16 years now, and it's amazing how greatsounding this pedal is compared to my first multieffects-unit which was the Boss ME-6 (haha).
If it were stolen I would probably buy another one (cause it's so cheap).
I've owned a lot of other guitar-multieffects for instance Boss GX700, Boss GT-6, V-amp2, Yamaha Magicstomp, Rocktron Chameleon, Pod 2.0, Pod XT, Guitarport, Vox Tonelab, and Korg AX3G is definitely one of the bestsounding so far!
I really wish it was made of metal and had deticated buttons and knobs.
To my ears this things sounds just as good as the more expensive Vox Tonelab, I have never before heard such a tube-sounding ampmodeller!!

(And it's made of plastic!)

I have owned this effects processor for more than 8 years and it is Awesome. Programming and editing is a snap, just read the manual, within two or three pages you're off an running. No upgrading has been done to my unit, with all the patches available on-line I don't have a need.

I'm currently using a Vox Cambridge 30 Reverb Twin which has no effects loop so I plug my guitar into the AX30G Input and choose the Mono/Left channel to go directly into the Vox Input jack. I have had much success as well using the stereo input jack on the Crate Vintage Club amps. It can create additional hiss with excessive distortion but the Noise Reduction system covers it nicely. All effects can be adjusted subtly or aggressively. I use some Phazer and Flanger setups that allow me to duplicate David Gilmour and Alex Lifeson's sound. Massive distorion allows me to duplicate many overdriven band sounds. Classic tube amp can be muddy but the 3 Band EQ cleans that up just right.

I've never had one of these breakdown on me yet. I would have to have this with me gigging anywhere, especially if I had no backup band.

I've never had to contact the company directly. No need for upgrades or repairs.

I have been playing for 12 years and I play Classic Rock, Ballads, Christian Rock, Worship and metal and the AX30G keeps all my patches in tact and at my feet. I play an '89 Fender Strat with a Clapton pre-amp custom installed. This gives the Lace Sensors additional warmth or overdriven crunch, I decide. I would replace this with the same model any day. I play a lot of clean and the Chorus with a little Delay is awesome for that. I compared this with a zoom pedal that made too much noise. The effects alone will inspire me to write new music.

well it's not easy to get a flawless sound
but it you're willing to spend one or two hour for setting
the sound can be pretty great~


and i can learn how to use it thru 3 hour without user manual!!!
and also set few great sound with it!

sound is great!!(how great?)
i can set a sound very similar to My Chemical Romance - i'm not okay
and also when i tone a high gain distortion , the sound have never stuck together~~~~~~~~~~~you know what i mean? i was used to using
zoom 505II, i tone it high gain,if more than 4 string are sounding
those sound just stick together as a rubbish!
but this unit doesn't!
noise gate is so great that i just put a low level and it work very well
and flager,chours etc...isn't deserve that value,i mean this unit should cost much more money!!!

if you're not a super rock star such as LINKIN PARK OR metallica
it's great for you ,no matter where you use,you can use it live or just practice at home!

it doesn't sounds like a ten years ago effector~

you can get almost any sound you wish... must test all his capabilities and use different configuration of effects.proper use of distors sounds great.. i menage to get a sound close to blackmore/ malmsteen.clean line also sounds great.the wah effect is not so good...it depends on the intensity of the input.

i have a fender squier and a 10 watt amp for home use.
it makes noise with the input setting at high level,but anyway i recommand using it at half way.
the standard effects are extremly bad.... they show nothing on this unit can do.
overall the effects are good.. you have to experiment a lot with them and eventually you will get the sound you want from the processor.

i bought it from a friend... he had it for 7 years.. and 1 and half year it passes since i buy it.. and it works fine ..sometimes when i plug the adapter, the display black so i have to replug it 2 -3 times.but after it started nothing stops it :)

i play heavy metal/hard rock/blues and its perfect.i play for 3 years.i have a fender squier.i guess i wouldnt buy again ... no becouse its not good.. first of all.. i wouldnt find another.. and i wanna use something newer..
i like it.. you can get almost any sound of it.but i wish the distors would be better

as simple as it can get. really, there ain't nothing simpler than this!

well, it's ok, but nothing compared to all other pedals I've used throughout the years (playing for 10 years no). I guess that for the price it costs, it's ok, you can't ask for more.

well, the design at first seems to be hard as a rock, but the pedals are too rough, the "pressure" pedal is way too strong, and you have to step on it as hard as you can.
the power connection is always coming out, and when it's turned on again, sometimes it reaches peaks of electricity and it blows up. that's what happened to mine. dead now, asked me for 75? to fix it, told them to f*** off and bought a boss gt-5

well, they are nice, but 75? to fix this?? seriously, f*** off!!

well, the change between sounds is slow, sometimes pedals block, mine reseted two times the effects I had without my permission, the power thingy is always coming out... but the effects are ok, but you have to use it with another pedal, or else you won't have nice distortions.

How easy is it to get a good sound out of it? - Easy as pie (unless you're reading the manual) once you've figured out how to work it, although with the potential of putting so many FX in one patch it can be easy to overdo it and end up making everything sound plastic-y...

How about Editing patches? - give it a couple of weeks to learn how to work it properly, after that it's a piece of piss. Could do with more than 16 user patches though...

How is the manual for it (if there is one)? - best to just mess around with the unit to figure out how it works, but the bit that explains what all the effects do and what the various parameters for each effect do was very useful

Do you know the firmware revision number? - eh?

Has your unit been upgraded? - not that i know of... i do have the Expression pedal for it.

What setup are you using this with? -various 'SuperStrat'(humbuckers/floyd rose) type guitars, CryBaby wah, Boss MetalZone, Carlsbro amp (with the band) Fender 15watt amp (at home)

Is it noisy? - No.

Are the effects weak or do they always sound great? - I mainly use this unit for Delay/Modulation FX, these are all fantastic except perhaps the 'Talkbox' type effect (i think it's one of the Random Step filter settings) and the AutoWah is shite...the normal Wah can make some decent sounds but it's no Jim Dunlop CryBaby... I only use the disortion for 'Bluesy' overdrive sounds, but i find hi-gain Thrash sounds can be a bit plasticky so I'm sticking with the MetalZone.

Can you get the sound of your favorite artists? Who are they? - it makes MY SOUND and that's all that matters. i did find an old patch i'd made that sounded very Metallica, i guess it depends what guitar/amp you're using

10 out of 10 for the FX I use, but 8 overall.

Can you depend on it? - yes. It's pretty durable. I've had it for at least 5 years now and never had any problems with it. The other reviews on here all seem to mention the mains adaptor, I got mine secondhand and it came with a Super Nintendo plug so ther you go! the SNES plug broke so now i use those Multi-adaptor plugs you get in Poundstrecher for about #3.

Would you use it on a gig without a backup? - As far as I can remember I've used it without backup for every gig I've ever played...I'm now thinking of trying to get another one and duplicating all my patches on it! anyone got one going cheap?

Bought it secondhand from Spenders in Newcastle Upon Tyne so I've never dealt with the company.

But it's never broke, so i reckon that's a moot point...

What style of music do you play? Is this a good match? - I play a lot of metal and some 'other stuff', but i reckon it'd be good for any type of music. Unless you're a vintage/retro freak, in which case you won't be interested in a digital MultiFX unit...

How long have you been playing? - 12 years

What other gear do you own? - various 'SuperStrat'(humbuckers/floyd rose) type guitars, CryBaby wah, Boss MetalZone, Carlsbro amp (with the band) Fender 15watt amp (at home)


If it were stolen or lost, would you buy it again or get something else? - I'd try and get another one of these, I need that Hyper Resonator!

what do you love about it? What do you hate? What is your favorite feature? - I like trying to find uses for the daft sounds like the Random Step Filter, and just playing along to myself with a long delay. My favourite feature is probably the long delay settings, and the tuner is indispensable. The only thing I really don't like is the short pause when switching between patches.

Did you compare it to other products? Which ones? Why did you choose this one? - i think this may have been the first one i tried...i chose it because it was #90 and much beter than the Boss Multi-FX I used to have.

Anything you wish it had? -
1. no break in sound when switching between patches
2. more patches
3. proper expression pedal instead of pressure pedal
4. better-sounding distortions from the AX1500G
5. talkbox effect from the AX1500G


Does it help you make music, or does it get in the way? - It helps! Just last night I set up a subtle overdrive and a long delay, and spent a couple of hours pretending to be Dave Gilmour...

Anything else you'd like to share? - If the Korg AX1500G had the superior editing functions of the AX30G then Korg could be onto a winner...

this is the first processor i have ever owned,and the ease of use was very user freindly and simple without compromising the chain of effects. overall the ease of usage would come down to about a 8.5-9.

korg outshined themselves with this model.experiencing previous model and post models is rather dull and lifeless compared to the flavor and accessivness of the ax30g. I found that while I was listening to its performance through the direct feed to the headphone jack it was alittle 'sonic' but you can use an amp simulator to eliminate that sound or feeling. Also recording directly through the headphone jack can produce that same problem and solution.
I use two guitars to record;a wasburn dimebag series w/factory pickups,and a Jackson professional w/factory pickups.
All of the effects are very reasonable in quality of sound when chained right,and it pays to run them whatever amp your using on a by-pass or a clean channel.
i found u can really get a randall amp sound out of the studio gain setting,and a lovely warm sound from the chorus with the equilizer settings.it can be abit noisy but obviously you can reduce that w/noise reduction. All in all the effects and sound quality are enormous if your using the right settings.

Any good musician knows the changes and/or multitude of effects they will be using throughout a gig so utilizing the pedals channels and there within(i.e. the individual swithings.)is a vital part of its dependancy,and yours. I have used the ax30g on a number of occasions throughout my many bands and the only problem I encountered was the fact it wont really mix with other pedals very well. I depended I my ax30 then and i WOULD AGAIN, IT JUST BEATS TAP DANCING ON 5 OTHER PEDALS while trying to remember the bloody songs.

My dealings w/the co. were pretty disasterous.I needed a new volume pedal for the ax30 and they told me it was obsolite after purchasing it 2.5 years prior. the reality of it seems to be,if its over 6mths old its out the door.

I love and play heavy metal although I play a variety of music and the ax30 is the shit as far as im concerned. Ive been playing for 13 years+ and all those boss and dod pedals etc just pissed me off with all their crappy sonic sounds and the tap dancing factor. I do wish the ax30 didnt have that pressure pedal and just used a real pedal instead. Those people who own a korg processor are generally happy customers unless they cant play well or dont understand the concept of a processor. I know this because I worked in a music shop selling instruments for 1yr and I sold about 5 of the ax1500g( even one to my best friend).In terms of creativity w/the ax30, I just smash away generally and leave the settings alone so its not in my way. I'll play for 30 minutes or so and then listen to everything, if im happy i'll change the settings and go for it again. Live is different though because I like to use the individual switching style more, I'll leave the channel open, which usually has four things available to me; 1 dist (studio) 2 chorus 3 reverb 4 delay (tap).

Easy to use but takes time to get a sound just right.

Absolutely fantastically great in all respects except one...the distortions sound a bit digital and unorganic. Passable but not great.

Yes and no...
I found it to be sturdy and reliable.
It did break down once at a gig...but that was due to an OAF spillng a whole pint of beer onto it! Even then it kept working, but I couldn't switch channels with the pedals. I opened the case at home, removed the exess moisture and sticky residue and left it on a radiator for a few hours and she was back to her best.
One criticism of Korg though, the packaged power supply was flimsy as hell. I used one from a nintendo games console when gigging!

No need to contact them....I repaired it once myself when it was out of warranty.

I used it mainly in loop after the preamp put in the distotion. Foundit good for most uses and there were lots of great patches straight out of the box. I wouldn't replace it now as it is a bit old hat but was a good investment. I worked equally well as a vocalist's unit with a mic. Distortions were not great but more than useable, and editing patches was longwinded but worth the effort. But this was a product of its extreme versatility. Sound quality 11/10 if you don't include the overdrives. If one comes up on ebay and you already have a nice valve amp with an FX loop, snaffle it!

Fairly simple to use. Not too complex.

This unit is pretty good sounding actually. Much better tone than amp modelling units today. I much prefer it over Tech21 products as well, even when recorded line in using its amp simulator, though I do use an external cab simulator for direct.

For earlier reviews which bash this unit for bad distortion or bad delay, I would think they dun really know howda setup the unit for a good sound. I've owned this lil piece of gear since '96/97, and it has served me well, and it has been a no of years. Be it sparkling clean tone, tubey Santana type drive or heavy hi gain sounds, it delivers. I even use this with my fretless bass, and by using the exciter, even a fretted slap sound could be obtained.

My trick to getting a good distortion sound on this lil gem is by running Dist 2 channel thru 6L6 simulation, then fixing a phaser efx on low freq and adjust the manual and resonance controls to thicken up the tone. I do admit that the factory patches are terrible.

The only thing I wish it had was the ability to blend patches when switching, rather than the short delay present when switching. Oh yes, for those who find the pressure pedal a pain to use, u could do a lil surgery to it and remove the rubber block under it to lower the tension.

I wouldn't say it's designed for the road. But it's been with me for around 6-7 years and has never failed. I'm even contemplating buying a used one as a spare just in case the day comes when mine dies... However, the power adapter had died a couple of times. The wiring breaks too easily, I had to cut the wires and resolder em bout 3 times thru the 7yrs.

Didn't need any...

It's a gem. I use this fella for a couple of applications. Be it electric guitars (Ibanez RGs, Gibson Les Pauls, etc), bass (fretted & fretless) or even as a preamp for my piezo equipped cello. Gets me virtually whatever sound I need, be it by itself, or with aid from other equipment. I play a diverse mix of music, ranging from prog rock/metal, new age, fusion jazz, classical, etc.

Thru the years, I've tried a no of pieces of preamps. Whether guitar preamps, bass preamps, acoustic preamps or multi efx boards. I wouldn't call the Korg studio quality in terms of modulation, ambient efx or compressor. But it's a workhorse and imho has served me better than equipment like Tech21, Digitech rackmount studio preamps, Line6 & definately over those lil Boss/DOD type stompboxes.

Fairly easy to use - doesn't have a lot of knobs so the one has to do for lots things. Has two modes of editing - easy and detailed. Changing patches on stage is OK but there is a delay. The presure pedal is a pain but you can rig up any volume pedal as an expression pedal by using stereo jacks and the wiring in the manual. If you want to use expression do this - the presure pedal is a fun toy but not for real work.

I use it most with my Takamine and a Fender 25R on clean. Also with a strat and various odds and ends - I find humbuckers take the fx better than single coils. The noise reduction is good, the distortions are OK if you like mega crunch - a subtle break-up is something I can't find. The chourus, phasing and flanging etc is good, delays seem OK but max at 500ms(?) - good for its time but it is old technology!

I do (who backs up fx?). The weak point is the wall wart and conection. I have taped mine permenantly to the unit as the cable broke at the connector.

never tried

I've had this several years. I mainly play in church, this fills out the accoustic sound nicely. The distortion and heavier funk effects are nice but I don't get to use them except at home. If you can find a cheap one 2nd hand - grab it!

Looks more complicated than it really is. editing takes an hour or so to get used to using intuition. (forget the manual apart from a quick glance, it only complicates things). Trial and error works best!

I originally used a Carlsboro stingray with a cheapo Hohner Rockwood Les Paul. But I now mostly play acoustics (Takamine EAN12G) with a Laney acoustic combo. The laney is nice for a small and low priced acoustic amp, BUT, the mic channel is totally clean. No tone or reverb. The AX30 is (beleive it or not) an awesome vocal processor!! Using reverb, delay and 3band eq, I can get more out of this than I can out of cubase. Occasionally I use chorus, trem and compression also. I rated the ax30 quite well as a guitar fx, but as a vocal processor it beats the crap out of many dedicated ones I have used

plastic but seems indestructible. been dropped and battered but still fires up every time

never needed them

play anything, I'd die if I lost it, to me this is one of the better early digital processors. More user presets would be nice.

Awsome controll, if you f*ck up a setting its not so hard to retrace your steps. the digital controlls make it heaps easier to remember settings. If only it had more banks. The pressure pedal is ok to work with but doesn't allow you to leave it in a set position other than off.

With my shitty $300 dollar ibanez and my sountech PA with a heavily scooped EQ and the right settings on the pedal I sound exactly like Kirk and James from Metallica. You couldn't tell the difference. email me dougie_rock_head@hotmail.com for the settings. the delay between pedals and baks is a bit anoying, but press them at the right time and you'll be fine.

If only it also ran on bateries :(
other than that it's the adaptors that f*ck up on me

second hand job

Metal machine this is. clean, distortion, wah, etc... it's all good. I can even use the bender for drop tunings which is it's main function for me.

'Easy Peasie' Love the editing, perfect menu structure. Only gripe is when changing the module block, the effect settings dont stay the same.

Distortions. - Forget it.
This is getting dated now...with all the pods and everything out there, better look somewhere else.

Lots of werid effects, brillant creative stuff here.

Mod/Delay section. Now, - this is the only area i use, and like...Maybe it's personal, but i love the Korg delays...look at the SDD seriis...the mod delays are great. Again, let down is that the stereo MOD delays only got to 250ms. Also, in the Moddelay section, they only go in increments of 10. Normal delays go in increments of 5ms, which is a little better, but, as i said, mod delays are my thing...ive got a digitec rp20, but this korg kicks ass.

2 out of 10 for distortions
8 out of 10 for mod delays

very small, very rugged, very lite.
Brillant at gigs.
So small, so compact, lots of fun
i Dont' use pressure pedal though....it may break...
Would like midi to back it up.

Have dealt with before, (korg UK) and they sent old manuals, etc.
There good.
Then again, the tech support team could be a bit more 'specialised'...

I actually had this unit when it came out, and i recently bought a AX300g i found used as i love this unit.
Multi effects has gone a bit pot from korg, - this seems like one of the last serious units.....

Couldn't be bothered to spell check, but i love this place, it's helped me alot, so hope this is helpfull to you!

it's really easy. i dont have to read the manual book. but it took me about a week to figure it out. because there are too many acronym.

im using a marshall JCM-900. this shit is sound really great, but the delay is actually bad. the resonance, the depth, the delay speed, are not giving any effects to delay sound [it has delay, but the volume is so small]

its fucked up. got slammed, kicked, and under a heavy things. its still works [watchout for getting under heavy weight things, it might get broken]
but u really need to pay attention on the adaptor, once it has problem, YOU'RE DEAD! or you may find another adaptor.

its really hard on getting this stuff. i need to go around jakarta to find it out.
but i've got it.

i use it for playing all kinds of music. however, for some reason and style of music it has something lack. could be the sound effects [delay, distortion, etc].
but it really kicks ass. for playin nu-metal music like korn, it's really dependable.

I found this item hard to use at first, You really do have to sit down with the manual and study it a couple of times over to get the jist of it.
After reading it you soon get the hang of it.
The preset programs are ok to start, then you can program your own weird & wonderful sounds in.

I'm using this just on some cheapo guitars and practice amps as I am just learning,I'm getting some excelent sounds out of it.
Theres some good rock/grung sounds plenty of distortion and it has the bonus of a dolby system which reduces the background noise if you like and you can set it to any level.
I find all the sounds great, cant wait to try it on a large amp with a decent guitar.

Have not had it long but have given it some hammer and seems robust enough.
If I was giging I think I could depend on it.

Never dealt with the company, never had to.

I'm playing all sorts of styles as I am just learning, I have been playing for about 8 months and it's coming slowley.
If it were nicked I'd find out who nicked it and make em buy me a new one, if it were lost I'd deffinatly buy this item again.
Some of the programs I'll probably never use but it's nice to have them just to try them and when you get bored you can have a mess about with it and get some real weird sounds out of it.
If you had to buy all the stomp boxes to get the sounds that this reproduces, it would cost a small fortune.
Cant really fault it, deffinatly worth a try.

At first i found this thing very intimidating, then after a year or two i read the manual and discovered it was a breeze to use. I found a couple of sites that had patches on the net wich i found very easy to input however, when i try to write my own patches they sound like shit.

I use a Gibson Les Pul and a Fender Tele, at times i think the sound is cool from the machine and at other times i cant really be bothered with it.

This machine has been kicked around, flung off wallsand had mant different types of alcohol spilt on it and the bastard still works.

Never used.

I like this machine, ive went to get other effeccs pedals in the past, played with them in the shop, went to the pub to think about which one to buy and got drunk, spent my money and been left with my trusty Korg AX30G. I am still happy to be stuck with it. If anyone has patchs they would like to share get in touch.

It's true that the Korg AX30G may not be the most user friendly effects pedal around (it's getting on a bit, and knobs are the big thing these days!) but I'm pretty sure that no other FX pedal has the same depth of programming, plus the Individual Pedal mode that allows you to use it as a set of stomp boxes. The manual is good, but out of interest (or my ignorance) I could never work out what some of the patches were meant to be based on. Not that it really matters when tone is your thing, but all suggestions gratefully received!

The reason I'm resubmitting a review after many years of owning this AX30G is this: I bought an old 70s Fender Twin Reverb last year, and initially tried it out - using my trusty Strat - with my newer AX1000g. Not bad, but as often happens, I decided to dig out the old AX30G out of curiosity...what a find! Not only is the AX30G as silent as it gets in terms of background noise, but the tones were far smoother and richer than the AX1000G. I know the Fender MUST take a large portion of the credit, but I really had to sing the praises of the old pedal! The distortion still leaves something to be desired at times - too overcooked - but current owners should try Ambichorus in Individual mode and hit switch 1 for solos. I'm still not able to tame some of the wilder patches (eg JimiWah - any tips?)but I play covers, so versatility is the key, and I would disagree with those who say the Chorus is weak - not with a Twin it ain't!Anyway, the AX1000G has been sold on - newer isn't always better!

My first ever AX30G went back to Korg when the Pressure pedal went, but I gather that was a design fault. When I got the replacement I then bought a Korg Pedal (hideously over-priced) and it's been excellent as a wah, volume, swell, expression pedal. The AX30g has been danced on, soaked in beer frequently (it's safer on a stage!)and shipped around Europe. It may not look the biz but it's alive and well. Just take care over the "wall wart"! Never used a backup.

After the glitch mentioned above, never needed them. Thought the Korg website was a little user-unfriendly if you wanted info: but there are plenty of websites with patches, although sadly these are a little old too!Time for a reunion...where's Chad and Josh?

I'be been playing for over 30 years, and have used Peavey, Marshall, Fender and Tech 21 amps, usually with Strats. I've used Colorsound, FuzzFace and Dunlop pedals, but I've also had the Korg A5 (not good) before the AX30G. I sometimes hanker to buy "famous names" pedals, but cost and convenience are factors, and like the sounds I get now.

This pedal is great to use, it is simple to get the hang of and looks very impressive if someone is watching you set a patch or something...

I use this with a gibson SG and an old tube driven peavey amp, and it always sounds great, i play a wide variety of music from experamental noisy stuff to full on punk and it deffinately delivers. I've never actually seen (or heard) another pedal that sounds quite like this...

I've put this pedal through some hell, and still it works as good as the day i got it, it took me two minutes in the shop to decide to buy it!!

I've never had the need to deal with them...to tell the truth if it broke i'd probably fix it myself...

I would deffinately give this top marks, it offers a wide variety of effects for a wide variety of music...if it where stolen i'd deffinately get another...

Being my first processor, this unit took a bit of getting used to. Read the manual (30 some pages) and it's a snap. I initially put this thing away after using it for 2 hours because I was unhappy with it. I pulled it out 2 weeks later and have used it ever since! Editing patches is easy if you know what all the values mean. If not, read the manual.

I play a 2001 Epiphone Les Paul Studio with a Crate GFX212T amp (i know i know, i was short on cash). Before I was given this, I used a Boss BD-2 Bluesdriver for my vintage sounds and the amp's distortion for metal. With the AX30G i can kinda do both. The BD-2 is far superior for vintage tube-like sounds, but you don't buy a digital box for that anyway. Noise is not really a problem.

Most of the effects sound good, but they will require tweaking. Search the internet and you can find some great patches (that's how I got started). The effects that i can't make sound good are the ones that I don't know how to use. I can get anything from tweed-style light overdrive, to AC/DC bright crunch, to muddy Boogie style distortion (if that's what yer in to, personally i'm more of a crunch guy). I bet with some tweaking you get close to almost any sound.

Seems to be sturdy. The "Pressure" pedal looks kinda cheap. If anything was to break, I would suspect that first. Fortunately, there's an input for an expression pedal (a real one). So it ain't that big a deal. I doubt I'd gig with this, but it's not because I don't trust it. You see, I'm planning on buying a REAL amp in the near future, and then a nice rack processor for effects. So this will have been replaced before I will be gigging at all (I'm just not to that stage yet as a guitarist).

Never dealt with Korg.

For free as a Christmas present, why not? I play tons of stuff, from Classic Rock (The Doors, Hendrix, Zeppelin) to hard rock (AC/DC, Van Halen) to contemporary grungy stuff (Alice in Chains, Stone Temple Pilots), and even some blues.

I've been playing for 9 months. If it was stolen or lost, I might be a little upset that I couldn't sell it. Buy it again? Nah. I'm really not into this processor stuff. This was a GIFT from my brother, and i didn't ask for it. I like the ability to access a wide variety of sounds with the press of a button, and the ability to create chains of effects and stuff like that. I dislike that it was given to me. I really wasn't ready for a processor, and it shoved my beloved bluesdriver out of the spotlight for a while. Oh well. In a year I'll have a kick-ass half stack anyway (tube, of course), and I won't need this. Isn't that what they all say.

the ax30g has some good effects. I liked the STUDIO MAN distortion, but you can make better distortions or get patches here in the internet.

the distortion sounds great. i think it sounds better than the boss turbo distortion pedal.it has amp simulator. I'm using an staner kute 25 amp. With a patch i could make a sound like joe satriani. I'm using a ibanez s470 guitar.

i play trash metal, satrini music and progressive rock. It really has a great sound.

Memory use and savings are quite easy.
Searching for the right tones is a real quest, though.
Never used the DSP controls that much.
Also quite empty words in the distortion modelers.
Switching between presets is tough and usually a pause can be heared while switching.

Distortions - 3/10
Modulations - 8/10

I really find the distortions quite AWFULL actually, and therefore I must join those who say so too. I am not the only one. The normal distortions are too synth-like and a real vintage fuzz is not available. The overdrives are not natural responding. Definitely a distortion - digital junk but that was normal 5 years ago.

The modulations are OK. I think I'll use the pedal for these things only and let the distortions die alone... Maybe just that the depths must stay low, otherwise the chorus, phaser and flanger things are unnatural sounding through.

A lot of sounds are useless too.

Actually I have encountered quite some situations where a soft pedal would crack. But I had no problems with this thing. Switching between presets is hard and takes a second to change.

no experiences

Used to play metal, now more alternative-grunge. I've lost the passion for daily palmmuting :-).
This pedal is nice as a modulation support and reverb unit. Do not rely on it as a total unit. Distortions are bad.

THIS UNIT WAS EASY TO GET GREAT SOUNDS FROM, EDITING PATCHES WAS'NT TOO OVER BURDENING, THE MANUAL WAS GREAT, I DID NOT UPGRADE THE FIRMWARE, I DID NOT FEEL THE NEED TO

I TRADED IN MY AX30G FOR A DIGITECH 2120 AND I AM KICKING MYSELF EVERYDAY FOR GETTING RID OF THAT AWSOME BOX, THE UNIT WAS NEVER NOISY, THE EFFECTS WERE AWSOME FOR THE SPEEDMETAL\TECHNOMETAL STYLE I PLAY, I USED THIS UNIT WITH 8 LAYLA 24 UNITS RUNNING VEGAS PRO, EVENT PS-6 MONITORS, BBE 482 SONIC MAXIMIZER AND AN ALESIS DUAL 31 BAND EQ WHICH I NEVER HAD TO STAY UP FOR HOURS TWEAKING, I WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE SOUNDS OF JAMES MURPHY, MALMSTEEN, CARLOS FROM FEAR FACTORY, I HAVE NO COMPLAINTS ON THIS UNIT SINCE I BOUGHT IT FOR 125 BUCKS, I SPENT 800 BUCKS ON MY DIGITECH AND EVEN WITH THE TUBES IT CAN'T DUPLICATE THE SMOOTH SOUND OF MY SORELY MISSED AX30G, I GUESS DIMEBAG DARRELL WAS RIGHT AFTER ALL FOR STICKING WITH THE AX30G...

I CAN DEPEND ON IT AND HAVE USED IT EXCLUSIVELY TO WIN 6 GUITAR CONTESTS IN THE MIDWEST...

KORG HAS ALWAYS BEEN GREAT, MY SYNTHS WERE PURCHASED FROM KORG AS WELL, THEY HAVE ALWAYS HELPED ME..

I PLAY SPEED\TECHNO METAL AND HAVE ALSO USED THE EFFECTS ON THIS BOX TO PRODUCE SOME HEAVY "F*&I&N" ACID TRIPHOP MUSIC USING THE GUITAR, ROUTING A TALKBOX EFFECT ALA CRYSTAL METHOD, I HAVE BEEN PLAYING MUSIC SINCE I WAS 4 YEARS OF AGE STARTING WITH PIANO AND VIOLIN, I ALSO OWN 8 LAYLA 24 UNITS, A DIGITECH 2120 ARTIST, BBE 482, ALESIS DUAL 31 BAND EQ, VEGAS PRO, FRUITY LOOPS ECT..
IF THIS UNIT WAS STOLEN OR LOST I WOULD BUY IT AGAIN IN AN INSTANT.
WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS THING IS THE DISTORTION CIRCUIT, IT'S NOT TOO HARD OR TOO SOFT, IT'S PERFECT, WHAT I HATE IS, THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH ROOM TO REALLY TWEAK THE TECHNO SOUNDING FACTORY PRESETS TO MY LIKING..
MY FAVORITE FEATURE IS THE DISTORTION AND DIGITAL DELAY, I WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE JAMES MURPHY VIBE WITH THE DIGITAL DELAY AND A LITTLE BIT OF OCTAVE DIVIDER EASILY, THIS THING IS CAPABLE OF SOME AWSOME TALK BOX SYNTH SOUNDS, SYNTHS THAT PRODUCE THIS KIND OF SOUND CAN COST THOUSANDS AND I WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THESE SYNTHS AT 125 BUCKS!!
I COMPARED THIS UNIT TO DOD, ZOOM, SONY AND DIGITECH FLOOR PEDAL UNITS, IT BLEW THEM AWAY..
THE ONLY THING I WISH IT HAD WAS A CHAIN ATTACHED TO MY STUDIO FLOOR, I NEVER SHOULD HAVE SOLD IT..
THIS UNIT WAS EASY TO WORK WITH, ALOT EASIER TO WORK WITH THAN MY STERILE SOUNDING 2120 ARTIST, I WAS ABLE TO TELL RIGHT AWAY ON THE SOUND QUALITY I LOST, I COMPARED 2 GAME MUSIC SOUND FONT LIBRARIES I CREATED, THE DIFFERENCE WAS LIKE NIGHT AND DAY...

I have used this off and on for 2 years now. At first it seemed to complicated while on stage, but in time, I developed some very nice patches for the type of music I play which ranges from soft & mellow to "in-your-face" thrash rock. I did buy an expression pedal because the "pressure" pedal which is built in seemed "cheap" !

I use either a '72 Strat or PRS McCarty with this device. The guitar first goes into a Thomas Cry Baby, then thru a Sonic Maximizer, then into the Korg AX30G and out into a Mesa DC-5 with cabinets stacked.
Sometimes I split cabs on stage for nice panning. I like the noise gate, without it maxed, this unit gets pretty noisy !The factory presets are good, but even better after modified and renamed. For example, "Black Sabbath" factory patch without pitch shift, gives a nice Jeff Beck "Wired & Blow by Blow" tone. The best factory patch is the AmbiChorus without a doubt !!!

The "FAT" lady could sing and dance on this unit and I believe it would still work. It is built rugged a la John Deere Tractors...!!!

I've never needed factory support....yet....

As I mentioned earlier, I use this "off and on". Sometimes I just run guitar thru Crybaby and 60's MXR+ into amp, but in the 20 years I've been playing, this is the best multi-effects device I've heard.
Sometimes, I'm "lazy" and don't wanna mess with the wall wart, expression, etc..setups.

This effects pedal is _very_ easy to use. It has basic menu based effects parameter setting, four pedals, a bank switcher, and buttons to control individual effects with ease.

This is running from my Ibanez S470 to the effects return of my Crate GX-130C. It sounds much better that way than through the input (always a good idea to not double up on preamps). The board has some really nice distortions, a good reverb, nice delays. The wah is tolerable, but the pitch shifting is definitely not to be used. :) The chorus leaves some to be desired, as it's kinda synthy and not too warm. Overall a decent sound for what was a $250 pedal new 5 years ago.

i wouldn't depend on this much, I use it for home practice, will probably get a boss GT-3 or a roland VG setup for playing out. the pedals are plastic and the pressure pedal is plastic too! luckily you can hook up an external expression pedal for the wah or pitch, etc. Also my power connector has gotten loose over the years and randomly cuts off/on.

haven't dealt.

I play all sorts of music, but generally stay around the blues/classic rock/metal areas, although i am delving into bach piano sonatas a bit. :) It suits my needs, although i don't like the chorus one bit. It's good for what it is, no more.

There is two way of programing these unit:
first- standard way programing is when you can set every parameter of each efect
second-easy way for quick programing with already preset sounds
Patches is quite comfortable for editing, and leavs you enough place for playing with your own ideas of sound. I have found manual for ax30g on the web, it has got quite enough pages and it is very useful for advanced users. Korg ax30g was upgraded with his younger tween brother caled ax300g. The difference betwen them is number of user patches, and nothing else, the sound is identical.

I have used it with several kind of amps and setups. It sounds best on combo, with good and strog speaker, cause ax30g has got very loud output (be careful with preamps!). At home I play it on (do not laugh on me:-) stereo PC active speakers, and it sounds good enough for practising and programing sounds. I think that strongest side of this multiefect is delays and other timebased efects (flanger, reverb, phaser..). That is why it sounds best when I have play the Police, Pink Floyd, or others like this kind of music.
Distortions are quite too hissy for my ears. When I play distorted solo I must set gain on minimum and add some EQ. For hard rock and blues there is a fiew patches, but for HM and progressive metal players this unit is a heaven!

I did not have any problems with my ax30g ever. It has got everything what I need on stage. Only problem I have had was when decides to put it in the same bag with my guitar. Ax30g is belong in longer units with its dimensions.

Never had a need for that!

I play some Rock, HardRock,Funky, and Soul kind of music. For that ax30g is more than I need! If I lost it I would buy the same unit cause it is the greatest processor for the money it costs. Alternative for it would be only boss me30 or zoom 4040, and both of them are much expensive. The only thing that I would like it to have is MIDI in/out, cause I think that this kind of multyefect must have it for connection with other midi devices.

I think it's easy to use, above all for the settings: many parameters to use, but thanks to CMP (compare) button I can always listen every change.

A good sound (I use a Hughes&Kettner 65W tube)above all in distortion and it helps me in chorus for what regards clean channel. Furthermore I appreciate the low noising product and the clearaness of sound.
I notice only a important negative feature: when I change effect, sound stops itself for at about half second... and I don't like it, because (above all when I play a solo) I gotta change before the exact moment I wanna start.

I've been using it for a year and I never had problems... and I think it's a really though item... actually during a concert a drunken man poured on my ax30g half litre of beer... and anyway it still works perfectly! Even if I had to clean it, because it was sticky... :-)

I play with a band and we make hard rock, blues, raggae... pratically many differents musics. I'm satisfied, because ag30x is very ductile and allows me to play so many different styles. I'm also satisfied for what regards sound: enough strong when I make tapping on Deep Purle... enough sweet when I play Clapton.
I think that 2 things are not very well, or well developed: 1. the interruption of sound when I change effect,
2. PRESSURE pedal... I rarely use it, because it doesn't convey a meaningful improvement for what reagards sound. According to me this depends on the fact that less parameters are "pressurable" and even if changeable, the difference is not so great.
In the end I'm satisfied of my multieffect, above all for it ductility
and also for the ease of setting.

Its pretty easy to get some good sound out of it, but don't panic when you first get it and can't vigure out how to do anything. It took me about 3 to 4 hours to vigure the basics out, and over the next day I figured out the other stuff. The manual is pretty confusing, and a little bit frustrating. If you have an Xpression pedal, don't even read that part in the manual. Nut if you have any questions, feel free to ask me.

I'm using a Lotus Strat-Copy (HB-SC-SC) w/ a Marshall Master Lead 30 amp. You migh twant keep keep the distortion on your amp down if your going to use the distortion through this thing, becasue it will squeal like a stuck pig if tis up. But if you put it through an FX loop, its pretty calm. I've got a great distortion patch reminicent of Metallica. I'm still trying to get a good Wah without it having no bottom end. I like the Random Step Filter, kinda futureistic, and the other FX like the bender, flange, phaser, and chorus are cool. The pitch shifter is a bit squirly, but I'vew got a good setting for it.

This thing is awesome, and Its pretty well built. The Fpression pedal might give way w/ to much force, but the overall unit is pretty sturdy. An add purk is if you are at home w/ out shoes, you can edit the patches with your toes, if your talented!

Not needed to ask

Its sounds great, I use it for heavy metal, good clean sounds, and some classic rock. I just wish you could use more effects at once, and place them in different positions (inront or behind others).

This is one of the easiest units to use! I love the dial that can scroll through everything in it. The presets for the most part suck but there are a few that are worth keeping. The manual does suck for this but once you learn to mess with it afgter a couple of hours, the manual starts to make more sense and features you didn't knowe where possible start jumping out(like setting up an expression pedal or using the tap delay).

I am running <b>2</b> of the units through the switchable FX loop of a Crate Blue Voodoo BV120H into a 4X12 Crate cabinet. I plug my Strat(SC+SC+SC) and my Peavy Tracer(SC+SC+HB) into the amp itself. These units sound a lot better through an FX loop than staight in if you like the natural tones of the amp. The sounds that come out of the unit can be so good that if needed you can make you own amp sound like something else! I used to run one of them in front of a 100W Fender amp with some cruddy distortion and basic clean sounds and made it sound like Billy Corgan's JCM800 head! It was great!
If you blend these effects with your amplifiers natural sounds, the chorus, flanger, anbd phasers kick some ass. I wish the the phaser was a little bit more "tweakable" like the Boss PH-2 but I finally came up with a phaser patch that really sounds awesome!
If used through an effects loop, turn off the compressor, wah, distortion, EQ as soon as the patch is made. Figure out the delay/reverbs, other whacky stuff first. Then, set the level to 50. This will give you a basic effect. Then tweak away. After yuou have finally made the sounds you want, turn the EQ on and set the Trim Gain up around 2.0-4.0, depending on your amp. This compensates for the loss of signal strength that results from using the effects.
I don't recommend switching between patches on this. I have yet to find a floor-based model that doesn't have a 1/2 second delay between patches. I would recommend using the effects and bypassing them as needed. Then switch pathces during the bypassed mode. That way there is no loss of signal when switching.

I have 2 of these units for a reason...they're easy to use and can take a MAJOR beating!!! Definitely good for any situation.

I play modern rock, so this unit fits my style perfectly. BVut I feel it could fit anyone's style if they really wanted it to. I have had the unit in ym possession for almost 2 years now. My sounds are heavily dependant on these units so if I lost one, I would be SOL.
For the amount of money I paid ($275 first time, $70 the second), I gget a LOT of FX. and especially having two, now I have some more flexibility in ordering the FX chain as opposed to having one.
The only other thing I wish it had was a built in expression pedal vs. the pressure pad for more control. But with the expression pedal jack, that can be certainly circumvented.
I recommend this unit for anybody!

Once you get used to it, it's pretty easy to tweak the parameters
for the different effects. You're limited in the ways you can combine
and sequence effects, and figuring out how to put them together can
be a pain. Manual isn't of much use.

I play an American Std Strat with a Seymour Duncan Lil 59 in the bridge, so essentially a humbucker, through a Marshall JTM 30 tube amp. I have been pretty disappointed with many of the effects. The all-out metal distortion is very good, but it's kind of all or nothing. The milder distortions aren't any good. The chorus is horrible, so I still hook up my Boss chorus pedal. The flanger isn't much better. The pitch shifter always sounds a little off, even when I try to fine tune it. The wah is completely useless - I can't stand the stupid pressure pedal. The delay/reverb is fine. I basically use this unit for distortion, delay effects, and as a chromatic tuner (works well). Many of the novelty effects they threw in seem to be designed by engineers, not musicians.

Structurally it seems ok. I've had it for 4 years with no problems.

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I play mostly metal, but also blues and classic rock. This unit is ok for a pantera sound, but I can't get it sound worth a crap for anything else.

AX30 is really great!
I've been using multi fx for a while and I believe that this is one of the easiest ever.
It really rule!
The Manual is good, editing is easy, you just need a bit of practice..

I'm into a Laney GC-120, with an awesome clean channel, a Washburn with floyd rose and 2 humbuckah's and 1 single coil. The clean sound are better than ever! And the distorted ones...hey my friends, they are amazin'!! I've got an thrash metal band, and recorded all guitars at my cd with Dist2, and it sounded really heavy. Moreover, that why Pantera's Dime uses Korg, the ultra-heavy-soundin' of its distortion rules!!

Certainly, it's my one and only multi-fx, 'coz I need nothing but this!!
Nothin'!! it also got a pedal wha, that can be controlled by a pressure pedal, built into the multi-fx!
So,I've also put my old Boss wha at the corner for a while.
And I've never caught into trouble at a gig, nevah!!
korg, congratulations for it!

As I've said befor', I play thrash metal, and it fit perfectly with my kinda sound!!
I've been using it for over 2 years, and it sounds as great as a just-bought one!
and I bought it used!!!If I lost it,I'll surely buy a new one! I got an Rp-5. but, the sound sux, DIEgitech doesn't know how to make a good drivah, so, here I am, with a great distortion!!

You can check it out at:

http://www.skullptor.com
Songs section, and hear what I am talkin' 'bout...
C-ya!

I found the AX30G to be relatively easy to use - althought having been a long time Korg user gave me a head start on what to expect. The manual is absolutely useless so throw it in the bin as soon as you can...Editing patches hmmmm well as with all machines u r better off sitting down with the interface and just pushing buttons - messy to start with, but all is soon revealed and once u r familiar with the simple operations everything becomes a piece of piss.

I use both a 100th anniversary Les Paul Standard and an early 80's Tele running into the straightest undirtiest loudest motherfu*ker of an amp I have ever heard, it is a Roost Sessionmaster 300w head; into a Marshall Silver Jubilee slope front cab(4 by 75w Celest.). The distortion sounds are good but as always, need that extra tweeking. I found no playable user presets, god there is some shit in amongst those sounds! I upgraded from the A5 and personally, I feel that the A5's distortion sound absolutely shit on the ax30g, but still they pretty much measure up for a unit of this price range. I have pulled excellent tones from this unit in a variety of genres including Jazz(good Robert Crayish/Robbin Ford tones),Rock, Grunge,Metal( think Alice in Chains, Metallica, Sepultura, Pantera, even Pearl Jam)Bluesy stuff as well as Funk(rhcp Stevie w. etc). Ihave never had a situation where I couldn't find the right sound/tone. But with the pros there are cons. The gap between patches is fucking huge and must be compensated for in your playing - a real bastard to get 'un'used to...and yes as someone mentioned before, it does fu*k with your signal even in bypass mode.I think the best thing is the 'exciter' try adding full boost at around 8k - the results can rip your head off as well as giving the tone a bit of life and energy.My other beef is that you can't select chorus or phaser on its own without changing the chain block configuration.What is up with that idea??

I have found the AX30G unit itself totally reliable. Punters have jumped on it, drinks spilled on it, roadies have abused it and it has accompanied me around this huge country(Australia) to many nasty and dirty gigs playing all sorts from death metal to dance/pop and not once has there been a hiccup. The only hassle i have is with the fu*king pathetic little power cable that came with it, but they are always sh*t aren't they! So i just did like thousands of others and made my own up.

never dealt with 'em.

Great for most styles - fairly adaptable - I would like to try the 300 but haven't yet. I have been playing 20 years and i have never used any other multi effects units besides Korg. I have played in many bands with others who didn't use Korg, and they were consistently having many more hassles than me. I have an old Ibanez Tube Screamer (TS-10) and the Korg seems to be able to reproduce that sound with minimal dramas. The only thing that seems to beat it is the traditional Boss stomp boxes, it blew the Zoom away.Overall i feel it is very competitively priced. If it was stolen, I would not hesitate going for a Korg unit again.

I don't know whats easy to use means, I think the manual is really unuseable. It needs a lot of time to get firm with the console and the settings. But if you got it......and you've saved your sound, its easy.

The settings are very strong, its made to demonstarte the Power of the DSP, but no useable sounds, I've even found 5! useable sounds in the presets. But with a little help from the effectguru I've got some good sounds like Byrds, John Denver, a.s.o. Using the Box with a Fender Tubeamp you will get Problems, the sound ist to modern for Vintageamps. I use the AX30G only with an straight Amplifier for little halls or at home, the sound then is very good.

I use only for some effects with my Fender SuperTwinReverb. A good programmed AX30G is very useful as a multifunctional effectpedal.

This manual is a mess! If you haven't had to handle amother mfx-unit before, better reserve some time buddy, this will take you hours. Annoyed by the chinese-like language of this manual, I initially surrendered and did just copy some suitable preset-sounds to the user-databank, restricting creativity to just altering some levels and stuff. Meanwhile I've made my way through this ridiculous user-interface and I'm able to fully handle this unit.

Most of the presets sound kinda artificial, some are obvously just to demonstrate what the tiny chpis inside are capable of. I considered approximately 5 sounds as useful ones and put them into the user-database. Another topic is to create new sounds, which, regarding the complexity of parameters adjustable, takes quite some time and surprisingly often doesn't deliver the desired results. BTW: The distortion sounds mark the weakest point of this unit, they mostly come close to the overdrive produced by older non-valve amps (I don't mind too much as my Marshall does this job for me quite well ;-} )

Didn't have problems so far (2 years) but I don't trust the cheap powersupply cable.

Just can't tell.

Initially to sounds and merely unlimited possibilities this unit deliveres seem stunning. Only little later reality get you back and you might share my conclusion that this is a nice toy, but, relating the expensive price to what you can really use it for, I'd now prefer a more professional 19"-device (more expensive but worth it) or a few easy-to-use floor-pedals.

This unit is pretty basic to use. It took me awhile of reading the manual to discover some of the "inner workings". Once you get used to it it's piss easy to edit stuff.

Getting a good sound out of this unit is easy no matter what styles you like. The distortions are good once you get them set right. I like metal and it's fairly easy to get a good "crunch" sound or a cleaner distortion for solo's. On some of the heavier distortions I get a bit of a buzz when you mute the strings.

The pressure pedal of mine is fucked. you have to hold the thing down freakin'hard to get a slight change in sound. I'm not sure if it's meant to be like that or not but I don't use it much anyway. If anyone knows what it's meant to be like please e-mail me. I would use it live but I have massive feet and find the pedals small and a bit hard to always hit exactly.

I would be curious to find out about that pedal and what they would do about it. The owner of the music shop I bought this from swears thats how it's meant to be but I think he's pulling his pisser a bit much.

This is a good unit if you like metal and want some good distortions for a good Metallica "sad but true" crunch sound. Some of the presets like hyper zone are fuckin useless unless you're some hippy on weed. I want to buy an expression pedal but I don't have the funds at the moment. If it was stolen I would be realatively angry because that pressure pedal situation is bloody annoying. Also there are heaps of delay's and shit like ring modulation that I wouldn't touch with my foot.

To the AX300G (and AX30G) community:
After a long, long, break, I'm finally getting back to revising and updating my AX30/300G page. If you have designed any cool patches in the past year, please e-mail them to me. If they sound halfway decent, I'll be glad to post them (giving you full credit, of course!).
The address of the AX30/300G page is: http://www.wizard.net/~jtsinger/ax30g.html
If that doesn't work, you can try: http://www.wizard.net/~jtsinger/ax30g1.html
Sorry about the delays in updating this page!
--Josh (jtsinger@wizard.net)

Manual/Editing is good after you learn to speak the language of this particular unit,easy to step on more than one pedal at once though (Arrg!#@!*)(now where did I put my pointy toed "Beatle boots"?) It's good to keep going back to manual,easy to forget all that this unit can do.I like to see the big picture all at once sometimes

I've done alot of soul searching about whether to use this in my set up.I'm pretty fickle,and I have some days that I'm more purist than others,maybe you can relate.To be honest though,this is a very good sounding unit.You can get it to sound quite organic(with a fair amount of thought and tweeking)and,as dumb as it might sound,it even apealed to me asthetically,which is important to me.I had no problem picturing it out in front of a Vox style combo, etc.It did'nt look like some self imploding timewarp space modulator in form or function.After I was done making clocks and psycho phantom theater party favor sounds I began to realize some more "real" sounds,but it took some digging. I agree with other peoples assessment of things like chorus(I burned out on chorus in the fabulous 80s via Police covers so I realy didn't care).Phase is fantastic,lots of posible variables from lighter Mick Taylor(Doo Doo Heartbreaker)delicacies to heavier Jimi in a whirlpool to the bottom of your soul plunges.Still wrestling with some of the distortions to utilize them, there are so many to chose and try to get the jist of.Someone else mentioned the fact that it colors your sound,even when in bypass and they were right on about that.That is probably my main quandry about this unit ,but actually ,I don't know if it's just me but this coloration,a sort of inherently compressed presence,really helps your guitar sound record well.A good presentation to tape if you will,seemingly easier than a straight signal(guitar to amp),so I try to work with it instead of against it.(I might try a little mixer,Boss,etc and put the Korg in its effect loop for a straighter signal,ie.I have no effects loop on my amp). The presets can discourage someone away pretty easily as they can harsh or over the top, but I also think they are a good place to start to learn some of the AX-30's capabilities.(also the great patches at various web sites,Thankyou for these)A good example would be;Blues Breaker-an attempt at the "Beano" album sounds I believe, a good way to start hearing and thinking in terms of different room settings for example,as opposed to the same cavernous hall all the time,also I learned a thing by hearing the mild vibrato that I probably wouldn't have used otherwise,and it helped me to start listening and digging more for the subtleties on records.One more thing(so much for keeping it short,Yikes!)The input/output levels can really push an amp overdrive style,but it's this factor,(along with the handy high damp control good for aproximating older dark rooms and verb etc.) that can make,or help not make your settings too wet and/or "digitally".If you have a problem finding natural sounding reverbs or distortions ,I would say experiment with these levels as well as your pre gain volume(mast.vol.amps)Less seems to be more is the premise when it comes to the reverb/louder push equation.Hope this helps someone. This page and other web sites have helped me(thanks)and I've had my AX-30G for almost two? years now.I'ts nice to learn the different mindsets and ways of doing things other people have.Working with units like this and all the potentials is a bit like organizing chaos sometimes.

No problem so far,though like everyone I'm no fan of the "lil'wart" I guess I'm spoiled by the ergonomic days of just batt. powered boxes and cords at my feet. I'd gig without a backup. I guess I can take the chance of missing a gig in my bedroom playing to my cats(God,I need to get out more!)

I don't know.

I play alot of styles(Jack of all trades,master of non I suppose) I've made sounds ranging from Doors(Riders on da'Storm) and convincing "Pipeline"Surfaris to subtleties of Jimmy Pages guitar "bite" on things like"Heartbreaker" with this unit.(it's in there) other things like a Yardbirds fuzz (I'd like to leave at somebody's web page if they think it worthy)To Dark shadows theme sounds and something that sounds like "GOD almighty" clearing his throat. You can do more subtle things too like make a clean country sound and make a high end E.Q. spike w/compressor and assign them both to switch 1 to step on for more bite or twaang. About the one way this unit could get in the way of a song is it's tempting to spend time filling up your banks with "toys" instead of working on songs. Thats the premise I run on is "write down the toy sounds/store the song sounds" though it's hard because the real sounds come harder of course and can be seamingly less impressive. I would buy another AX-30G if lost or stolen.I've watched the price of these drop considerably since I bought mine.I've seen them new for $150(clearence for new AX-300s' I guess)and it was a deal at my price.I keep finding tapes of stuff I did that I forgot about and it usually makes me go"oh yeah,thats the Korg.What was that setting again?"I'd hate to have that happen and then realize I don't have it anymore.(The ultimate compliment for a piece of gear I guess)It's a drag losing ground you didn't know you made (Huh??)

see below for all, forgot my name and address

I'm going out on a limb here. I don't like the AX30G all that much. I've had the unit for about 2 years, and am not all that impressed. Who knows why, maybe I'm doing something wrong with it, but I find that it is erally difficult to get a decent sound from the box. Any help would be appreciated. I also find that the configuration with the effects in the "chain blocks" is inconvienient. I could just doing all the wrong things with it, who knows.

In contrast to most of the reviews here, I think that the distortions are awful. I can't seem to get them to be useful. However, the modulation effects are great. I do like the chorus, flange, delays, etc. As for noise, that's not really a probelm, the noise reduction is great. In agreement with others, many of the factory presets are useless, "Hyper Zone" V12 Engine" I've used this unit with several amps amd gotten the same results. I find myself using it more for novelty type things now. One example: set up a preset that has pitch shift about an octave down, and set the feedback to 0 on the left channel, and all they way on the right. Then send the left output to your guitar amp, and the right output to a bass amp. That's just fun to play with. The other main gripe that I have is that even on bypass, it seems to effect my signal greatly- in volume and overall tonal characteristics. I've never been a strict guitar into amp with no effects type of player, but i can't stand to have my signal altered as much as this does. Anyone else have this problem? It does get a little better in my effects lop though.

It seems flimsy, but I tend to get a little excited when i play shows, and there's never been a problem.

I have no idea

I play mostly straightforward rock (if there is such a thing)and blues. Not to be overly harsh, but if it were stolen or lost, I would stifle a small grin, just knowing that it was out of my hands.

This is a good pedal straight out of the box. Over a couple of years of heavy,pro use I have fine-tuned many of the factory sounds but my 16 user voices are still about 50% factory sounds, 25% modified factory sounds and 25% original sounds. The actual programming is a piece of cake once you have spent a couple of hours with the unit.

I use the pedal with an early 60s Gibson Les Paul and a more recent USA strat through a 1964 VOX AC30 with original add-on top boost. I don't find noise a problem compared to my old set-up of about 10 analog pedals joined together with bits of string. If you ignore the silly patches (why do they always have silly patches?) the sounds are mostly good and useful. I previously used a Dodd overdrive and a Tube Screamer for distortion and I find the AX30G can give me the same sort of voices. My previous experience of digital pedals is that the overdrive sounds are crappy. I've spent an arm and a leg in the past to end up with a unit which I only use for reverb and delay! I find the wah to be the weakest effect. (I've just got a Korg AX300G and I'm sure that they've improved the wah - or perhaps I just use it better with the improved pressure pedal)

I use the pedal as a pro musician and have had absolutely no problems since I purchased the unit about 2 years ago. I find the power supply worrying but it has been OK so far. I have made up a heavy duty power lead as I think the original bit of bell wire wouldn't put up with much standing on or kicking around.

I've never has cause to get in touch with Korg with a problem.

I play lots of different styles of music and have always found good sounds available. I have just upgraded to a AX300G for the 32 user patches and the improved pressure pedal but I think the sounds are virtually the same. The new pedal, however, does not contain my favorite patches from the AX30G - e.g. JimiWah, SpitWah, Gallagher69 etc. I do wish that Korg included an up/down footswitch or some other way of accessing the factory patches without having to copy them into the user patch area. Another useful thing would the ability to assign volume to the pressure pedal.

A bit complicated to use at first, unless you use the more simple, IPE function, which lets you adjust only certian parameters, but once you realise that you can adjust just about anything, it becomes worth figuring out how to work it, and it actually isnt THAT difficult. If you like heavy distortion, you will love the presets, however if overdrive is more your thing, you will need to work with it a bit. The manual, like the machine, looks complicated, but is actually quite good.

I use a USA telecaster+ through a peavey bandit 112, and have only got a lot of noise through stupid settings that I'm not likely to use anyway. The noise reduction helps a lot. The chorus, as everyone seems to say, is not great, and if you turn the settins up, it sounds out of tune which is of no use whatsoever. Distortion can be great if worked with, the presets are mostly very heavy, and some of the other presets - v12 engine, darkside- are a bit useless. With only having 16 user settings, Korg should have made the presets as useful as possible, instead of just showing off what the thing can do. However, those are the negative things. Otherwise, this thing is great, I can get what ever I want from it, and am very fond of its overdrive and delay sounds, as well as wah and flange. Do get an expression pedal for it, as it is much better than the pressure pedal, and you will be able to do fixed position tones. I got this thing for #170 with an expression pedal, and had been considering a zoom 505 for #90 but the korg blew the zoom away. My only complaint is that there is a gap when you switch between patches, though the individual function (allows you to turn off different parts of the effect chain), makes up for this. I have attempted to set up an Ax30G webpage which anyone can easily add to, so please visit it at : http://www.webspawner.com/users/ax30g

My friend bought one, and within a day a button had broken off, but the shop replaced it(the whole thing) and his and mine have been ok so far. I am a bit wary of standing on the unit with my DMs on, as it seems a bit fragile, I'd rather use trainers for it, and with my hefty big size 12s, I have stood on 2 pedals instead of one by accident more than once, but this is a personal thing. I would not use a backup as I couldnt afford one and think it seems pretty reliable though. (BUT DONT JUMP ON IT!)

never dealt with them.

I play rock/alternative type stuff and it suits me down to the ground, and dont think I'll be buying any more effects for a long time. I would probably buy it again, but wish it had more presets! I'm having to write them down! For the price, it is superb, but buy an expression pedal!! Oh yeah, visit the ax30g page on http://www.webspawner.com/users/ax30g

Painful editing feature compare to ZOOM floor mfx units. Without manual, you would have difficult time to learn how to edit your own patch. IPE Integrated Parameter Editor gives player easier to set/adjust the effect. However, to set a hyper/super killing effect, players still have hard time to read and understand the manual. AX30G editor is not as easy as the KORG PX-1 palmed-size mfx. Once you know how, you would love this mfx. It gives you more control and wider parameter sets compare to ZOOM mfx units.

The quality of sounds are excellent and even better than most ZOOM and DOD mfx floor units. Love the high tone (Korg prouds of its TONE WORKS products) sounds. This is one of the best mfx I ever had for the price I paid under $300. Distortions as well as clean sounds are excellent. Musicians can find most effects that they want on this unit. Wah is little weak but it is ok.

The plastic panel once was pulled up. But it is not a big deal. I just applied some super glue, then it is ok now. No problem at all.

Happy for the price I paid. I can't buy any mfx like this for the same price. The AX30G mfx is just like you get 10 single effect units combination. After I bought this one, I really love KORG products for its quality of sounds. I don't think that I would go back to either ZOOM or DOD mfx. BOSS is probably the only one that I try later.

i lost the manual within 24 hours of purchase, and i don't miss it. editng is a snap. thanks to korg's IPE (idiot proof editing or individual parameter editing- i've heard both from korg dealers), you can modify a setting without having to go into edit mode or permanently changing the preset. there are a few AX30 sites with info and patches, such as "http://www.houghton.demon.co.uk/guitar/ax30g/index.htm" or "http://www.wizard.net/~jtsinger/ax30g1.html".

the overdrives can get hissy but th AX has excellent hush-type noise reduction. the chorus is infamous for its lameness (read almost any AX30G review), but using the modulation delay as a chorus or setting flange resonance and feedback at zero will produce gorgeous, watery jimi-like chorus sounds. the pressure pedal works well once you get uesd to it,the 6L6 and EL84 simulators sound more natural on tape than most speaker simulators, and you can set delay and rotary/phase tempo with your foot. such a deal. and with minor tweaking, you can get a killer talk box sound as well.

i bring an extra power supply (goddamn wall-warts), but it'll take any standard 9v adapter, including archer (radio shack, 9 bucks), boss ACA-120, or ibanez adapter in a pinch. the AX30G itself is completely reliable, and i have yet to need or bring a backup live.

i've only owned two korg devices (this box and an old DW-8000), and they've never had any problems to speak of. i'm sure they're nice guys, but i've never had any need to contact them.

tube simulators, stereo leslie, killer wah, multiple reverbs, modulation and overdrive for $425 list is great enough, but at $150, i must be (be... be... be...) the luckiest(luckiest...luckiest...) man alive (alive...alive...alive...)

Fairly basic stuff. Programming is well accesible and relatively easy, though at first it looks pretty confusing.

I'd give it 10 but the chorus is a little weak and unrealistic. It sounds best when really cranked up loud through a tube amp, so I guess its not ideal for bedroom use. The distortions are just perfect for rock, I don't think you could ask for better. I found distortion/wah amazing. I had to fiddle with the settings a bit but its a totally harsh and amazing sound. Very proffesional. Its probably worth investing in an external footswitch for sake of using the pressure pedal - I'm not too confortable stamping on my rack every time i want some free flowing pitch shifter or wah. The pitch shifter is class, unlike the Zoom's offerings, its smooth and entirely usable.

After 2 weeks it crashed out altogether. I couldn't get any sound out of it at all. It transpired to be dust in the input, which was easily removed, yet not so easily detected. 6 months on and I've had no other problems.

The first AX30G I bought was defective, the pressure pedal didn't work. It was immediately replaced, accompanied with a few apologies. Nice.

Nice.

Until I purchased this, I was only using Boss pedals, so I had a bit of a rough time at first, learning how to use this thing. It does become intuitive after a while, and after many readings of the manual.

Maybe it's me, but I think I'm the only one on this list that wasn't too thrilled with the distortion sounds. To me, they seemed too mechanical and unnatural. I love the clean sounds: chorus, reverb, flange, phase, etc. Also, the noise reduction comes in quite handy. My set-up is as follows: guitar, Vox Wah, Boss Distortion (the original orange one), AX30G, amp. Many of the presets in this unit will rarely be used (V12 Engine???). But there are enough good solid ones to make up for this (Fat & Brown). Overall sound quality is very, very nice. Remember, we're talking about a unit that goes for around $300. If you want better, be prepared to shill out the bucks!

I think it's a very solid unit. I'm concerned about the power supply, but I have stomped on it in gigs, with no problems. I also have no problem with the pressure-sensitive pedal. Seems to work just fine

Don't know. BTW, I am considering starting a web page that will be focus exclusively on the Korg AX30G. It would be a place to find all the "recipies" for cool and interesting sounds. If this interests you, please e-mail me with a complete description of your favorite patches. My email address is: jtsinger@wizard.net

I haven't been happy with other pedals in the $300 price range. I think it sounds better, and is easier to use than the Zoom products.
This pedal is made for putschky-ing (yiddish for "tinkering"). I wasn't happy with many of the preset sounds, but you have a lot of control over an awful lot of parameters. With enough time, you can create a wide variety of sounds that you would think could only be found on devices costing much, much more.
This is a great pedal for the price!

The Pitch Shifting and Bending are harsh and really don't sound natural at all. But the distortions, reverbs and modulation are great.

The Pressure Pedal isn't what it could be, it's too tight to be an exact controller.

The factory patches are very good and it's very easy to create your own voice. The only problem is that there are only 16 user-patches. (there are 50 factory-presets already) There's no need for the manual When I bought the device the music-shop had lost the manual, I got it by mail after a month or so but by then I already knew how it worked.

The sounds are very good, only the chorus could be a bit better... The presets are very good, but some of them are some strange space- sounds you probably never use. The distortion is also very good, only a real tube-amp is better(so buy one).

I already own it for about a year. I play in a band and I have used in on several occasions and it's still not broken(amazing for a plas- tic case, but Korg better could have made a metal-case)

Never needed the company

Before I bought this one I also tried the Zoom 1010 and the zoom 4040 The AX-30G offers you better sounds and more effects, it also has a nice LCD-display. I only would like to have some more user-presets than it would be even better than it is already

The manual is pretty hard to understand at the best of times, but the whole unit has been put together very nicely and is really intuitive to use. There are two different ways of getting sounds going, the simple way and the more complicated, more powerful way. Editing patches is very easy too.

The effects always sound good, apart from the chorus which can sometimes sound a little strange. There is a noise reduction feature, which helps the sound tremendously.

I haven't yet used it in a gig.

I haven't got back to the company yet.

The price was originally 250 pounds, but I got 30 quid off for a demo model. Yeah, I'd buy it again. I don't like the flimsiness of the thing, and it makes me wary of using it in a gig, but the sounds are really good and creating them is very easy. The best thing about it is probably the way you can set up effects very quickly and simply, but you also have a lot of power over your sound, which I like. I definitely recommend the unit.

It is easier to explore yourself than try to understand the manual.

Lots of nice sounds. The distortion, however, overloads my amp easily when I use it with a small amp.Some of the presets however do not seem to be pratical to me.

It does not have a metal chasis. It is a plastic. Use your judgement if you want to use it on a gig.

Never contacted yet.

The flexibility of the editing feature is a 'plus' of this product. You can create some really weird sounds out of it in a relatively easy tweaks, even though they may not be pratical. I wish KORG put a metal chasis and a better pressure pedal.

This machine is quite easy to use after a few uses. It has the IPE editing system so that all effects can be edited "idiot proof" on the spot.

The distortion is extremly good, along with the Flange, Phaser and misc. effects. You may find however that if you turn the chorus on full your guitar will sound out of tune. The noise reduction feature is particularly cool. The wah pedal is a little strange and unnatural if you are used to Crybabys.

Like how others have said, it IS made out plastic. Nuff said.

Haven't had to deal with them yet.

Overall this thing is great. I'd buy it again in a second. The only thing i don't like about it is the fragility of it.

The unit is a foot pedal mulieffects unit with 50 factory presets and 16 user presets.
50 preset patches allows the unit's full capabilities to be utilised. Many of the presets are outrageous sounds and although cool are not very practical. User patches are easy to operate, 16 in all, arranged into four banks of four effects. Scrolling through the factory presets is easy with the datawheel. Editing programs is straightforward although parameter details are not shown on the unit other than when selected ( Unlike the Boss ME-8 or the Digitech RP-6 etc. The manual is clear and coherent.

Sound quality is excellent. The harmonizer effect is especially powerful and a wide range of distortion sounds is available. The tap delay seemed to lack some volume on the echo although this may have been down to my setup. and the wah was not as distinctive as a 'CRYBABY' but this would not be expected on a mulieffects unit.

The unit is very reliable and it's compactness is a big asset. It is much smaller and lighter than similar units with similar capabilities. Korg seem to place emphasis on size, e.g the pandora box of tricks is amazingly small.
The main LCD display can be viewed at all angles, unlike some such as RP-1 but if all six possible effects are chained together in a programme, only four are visible on the display. The other two have to be scrolled across to using the data wheel. As a stage unit, it would be excellant although the pedals are plastic and will probably not withstand great force.

I would definitely purchase an upgrade to the unit.

The compactness and verstility of the this floor effects processor is it's attractiveness. The sound quality is good and chaining and editing effects is simple. The unit offers a unique IPE editing feature ( idiot proof editing ) allowing beginners to experiment with sounds without the detail of specific parameter settings. some of the presets provided instant inspiration for new ideas but I found myself simplifying effects chains on some of the more 'way out' sounds !!

Programing's a bee-atch if you try to use the manual. Like talking to a Vulcan. Figure it out on your own- it's easier. Once you get the hang of it (which takes all of 10 minutes), it's easy as hell

This is truly a musicians unit. The effects are amazing. Can't imagine a better pedal for the price I paid for it. It's absolutely mind blowing!!!

Plastic-'nuff said

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Awesome. Pressure pedal works great, wah is great, the whole thing is great!!!!!!!!!!

Bit tricky to start off with, especially if you are new to the world of processors. Effects are made up of chains, you have to sort of work around these chains to get the overall result you want (it can be done), Once mastered it does allow you to have a LARGE amount of control over parameters.
To be honest I found the manual, at times, to be frustrating. Hard to get to grips with, but makes sense and is easy to use when you know what you are doing.

Great!
I was primarily looking for the reverb in a unit. The Korg allows you a lot of choice, you can (if you want) have anything up to completely saturated reverb. Generally all the effects are of good quality. I would however be pushed to find a use for the HYPER RESONATOR.
The AX30G has input, and output controls. I compared this unit to the Zoom 3030, and felt that the Korg let you have much finer controls over the effects. The Zoom did not allow for a fully saturated reverb sound.

cannot comment here, only had it a while

have had no need

The AX30G has come down a lot in price. #220 was the result of some negotiating, and payment in cash! Good quality effects. Versatile, will allow volume and expression pedals to be fitted. The unit feels more like a serious musicians device rather than a toy (like some others). Would be great with a few more user memories (only 16). LCD is good, you can also name patches.
Everything in this price range is a compromise. I overlooked the RAM limits for good quality sound, and serious versatility. The Korg can compare favourably with individual effects pedals (soundwise)

Pretty easy to use. Very easy to set up 16 presets, a little more time consuming to get to the 50 Presets, but well worth the effort. Chromatic tuner is easy to use. Just step on one pedal(unlike RP5 where you need to step on two at the same time).

Superb. When I first brought it home, I sat down to check to see if everything was working, and I got up three hours later. Great distortion. Good whammy effects and pitch bending. Chorus left a little to be desired, but has some out of this world spacy effects.

Seems to be reliable, though case is plastic and pressure pedal is a bit stiff. Not to easy to use pressure pedal on carpet at home. Needs a solid base to sit on to use it to it's best effect. Would like to have an on/off switch.

Absolutely incredible for the price. I'm a big Stevie Ray fan, and I was thrilled to find a preset named Crossfire that simulates SRV's ballsy blues sound. Pretty close! Love the multiple distortions, also Put it in a metal case with an on/off switch and a better chorus and charge twice as much and it will be a steal!

This unit is very easy to use with two modes of programming, one similar to the AX30's sibling the G3 where you can make small but efficient tweaks, and a second, more detailed mode. The manual is sufficient and explains some features that are not immediately obvious. Presets are good but ultimately for me there is not enough user ram to store patches. You only get 16 spaces.

The unit is very clean and fooled several people I know who saw me using it live. They thought it was a controller pedalboard for a rack unit which says a great deal for the quality of sound. I wish they would have reinforced the case more. It is a little plasticy and creaked a few times in perfomances. Also, the power supply needed external strain relief, nothing that some wood and velcro can't fix. The distortions are very impressive and range from a liquid like sound to soft tube-like amp distortion. The basic chorus, reverb, and so on are all reasonable for the price. I've even used it direct into a mixing board when I needed a distorted vocal track. It stayed noise-free. Lastly the resonant effects are fun but of limited use to most players I used them for some avant-garde music but wondered if they couldn't have implemented better flanging and chorus functions without it. The pitch effects are nice too.

Used it at gigs, was concerned every time I did but nothing bad ever happened.

no need for support

As much as I enjoy it I feel more confident using something more sturdy. For home use it is fantastic. Compared to its competitors I can't think of a unit that sounds better or is more flexible in programming. Also, when used with continious controller pedals you can get very expressive with your sounds. If you can't afford to put a setup together for less than around $750 then this is a very good way to go. The only caviat is how important storing your patches is. And it would have been nice to have midi ports if only to store patches. Highly recommended.

This unit is very easy to use. editing parameters on each effect are a a snap. When I first plugged it in I was at first overwhelmed with the amount of parameters that I could adjust. But after a brief overlook of the manual I was making sounds ranging from downright dirty distortion to warm and clean tones.

This thing makes gives my Strat an attitude!!! I love the distortion, there are 5 different types(Classic,High Gain ,Crush,Hash and Studio) I esecially like the hash distortion. When the gain is turned up to 50 with lots of bass I sound like Billy Corgan.
Flange, Phaser and Chorus sound pretty good too.
But what sets this unit apart from the others that I have seen is that it also has some unheard of effect which I think are really cool Things like a Hyper resonator, Sweep Modulation, Stereo Modulation, and other things that i just cannot remember right now. Your just going to have to check it out yourself. The presets PLANET X, HYPER ZONE best illustrate these "new age" effects.

I'm kind of worried about the pressure pedal. The whole unit is plastic and in order to press the pedal the whole range requires a good deal of force. I haven't had any problems with it but I wouldn't reccomend on using the pressure pedal too much. I'm going to buy an expression pedal as soon as i can in order to bypass the pressure pedal.

I really like this processor. I started playing guitar a year ago so i'm relatively a beginner when it comes to guitar so this unit not only makes me sound better but it also helps my creativity when i'm just messing around. I run the AX30G with a Fender Champion 110 and a Dunlop Crybaby Wah. I think it's the best setup for me right now.

Easy to get at the preset sounds - if you program them into the user 'pedal' banks (you can't access the presets from the pedals). Otherwise you have to twiddle the big knob (ooer) which takes too much time in a gig. Editing is nice and easy. So much so that you know really need the manual much at all. If you do, it's better that a lot of others I've seen.

I use it with an electric guitar, so I can't really say how realistic a sound is. It's been used in a studio once, with a guitar (which was d/i'ed into the desk)- and the engineer said the sound was very "amp like". It's not too noise apart from the flangers and phasers whien you tune the resonance up, but that's to be expected. There is a noise reduction control that you can use to part eliminate this. Distortions/wah are cool (through the violin). The only half bad sounds I would say are the reverbs which are a bit unrealistic.

It's never gone wrong, but the power supply has. (wonky plug).

I'd buy it again, if I wasn't getting an RP10. It's cheap, sound really good, has a built in tuner and pressure pedal. I havn't compared it to anything else really so can't comment.

The AX30G is very easy to use whether it is your first time using it or if you've been using it for years. It has 50 presets to help you get started with your sounds. After that you can modify and create your own 16 sounds. The editing mode is instinctive. I did read through the manual once, but I haven't touched it since.

Sound quality is top-notch. I was impressed that such a tiny little box could put out such high quality sound with little or no noise (The noise reduction is superb). The distortion is really impressive! Usually in these multiple effects units the distortion sounds really cheesy, but this distortion has... shall I say it?... BALLS!

Haven't had a problem yet.

For the price, I don't think that any product on the market can compare. I really like this product because as my musical needs change, this unit can handle the changes I want to make to my sound.

The AX30G is a well-designed processor for straight "out-of-the-box" playing. I didn't have to do much in the way of looking at the manual (which I hate, I love just diving in with both hands). I bought it primarily over anything else because it had solid distortion. Being only exposed heavily to Digitechs before this, I was surprised. I loved the distortion.
Editing the patches on this unit is very intuitive. Sure, it took 30 minutes to get all the menus and such down, but after that I was flying around in those menus. No problem with the editing style. In fact, it's one of the easier learning curves I've had to deal with when it comes to processors.
The manual is decent. There were some things I had to look up (like effects I'd never used before, and the "Individual Mode" which simply eludes you if you don't read the manual), but besides that I read through it once and never touched it again.

Sound quality is excellent. I have done everything from high-gain stage work to a direct-in "space music" type sound right to tape. It sounded great.
I don't like the chorus. My other processor (yes, my *other* processor) is a Digitech RP-1, and my amp is a Fender Ultra Chorus, so I'm very picky. The distortion sounds more like a dedicated detuner/oscillator (which is really what they are) than a stereo-space simulator and a sound widener (which is what it should *sound* like). Like I said though, I've had no problems because I'll just run it mono through the Ultra Chorus in a pinch. But the chorus is really my only complaint on sound.
The delays are really nice. I'm a delay freak and I absolutely love them. The "ducking" option is really nice (ducking controls leakage of delay while you're still playing and lowers the volume of the delay until you stop playing). The ability to change delay tempo with the Pressure pedal is also an excellent idea. I also love the random step filter. I won't really be able to apply it unless I become the next Trent Reznor, but it's nice to have that headroom. :-)

The power transformer is flimsy and I worry using it at *home*. Seriously, before playing out a lot with it I'll probably find a way to reinforce it. Besides the power cable, the only backup I'd want on stage is the distortion/chorus stompbox that came with my amp. But I can reliably use it without worry, and I have.

I was very excited to get this processor. I love it. It very rarely lets me down in any way, and it's got a lot of features that I'd just written off *ever* being in a processor after seeing other ones. I wish it had a better chorus, then I could sell my RP-1 ;-). It actually has helped me ochestrate pieces of music better than just sitting around with an acoustic. All in all, a great little processor. I'm currently recommending the AX30B to my bass player.

I RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS UNIT AND HAVE BEEN HAVING SOME FUN. After the initial learning phase it seems quite easy to modify a program.T actual level of parameter variation is great . I find it some how easier to use the headphones if I'm trying out slight modifications - I'm not overwhelmed by sound ! The manual is reasonable to good but you need to get your hands on the unit. I'm still unsure of which effects to combine in the user section. Having so many options and being allowed only 4 in a bank is a bit restricting. Those I like I might put into a few banks to have a good set. One thing, I find the Pressure pedal very stiff to operate and not that responsive. Any comments out there on this ? I will be getting an external peadl soon. Also I'm still to find a warm (only slightly) dirty sustain - Santana or even a Clapton sound. Anyone had success with this ? I'd appreciate any comments. A great little unit which if combined with a powered base might do the trick in a live situation. Well done KORG !!

Sounds are both vintage and modern - a great mix . Also modifying and experimenting with the canned effects is quite easy.

Although small it appears quite sturdy. However the power adapter is not usable on a gig - I will make a base with built in power supply for my unit.

No need for support as yet

As stated - a great unit , versatile , a guitarists unit. Only 4 effects per bank is a bit restricting but the sound is solid and strong.

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