TC Electronic G-Major Guitar Processor

This is a fairly easy to use piece of gear.

I hate multi level menus of any kind, but with modern rack gear, this is what you get.
But be encouraged... there is a software editor(REAL MAJOR) that workes superbly... couldn't be much better

There are several effects built in and they sound quite good, however they seem to be limited on the settings you can make in each of the parameters.

Patch changing is near flawless... the best I have ever heard!

The look is top notch! multi colored display is informative and easy to read.
On-off satus of effects are always displayed

The manual is pretty well done

there is a user forum, kinda slow, but still working and you can usually get your questions answered.

Sounds great. just what you expect from TC.
I use this with a modeling rig.
From the Highway one strat into a Morley wah, then into a Digitech Bad Monkey, then into My V-Stack classic amp modeler, into the TC, then through a powered monitor.

Don't know as I have only had mine about 3 weeks

cant say

All in All I get the sounds I am after and it wasn't overly expessive, and I don't say that about very many pieces of gear... but this is a good value for what it does

True bypass?This is not true bypass. I was pluged 1 channel from my preamp to TC, next to 1 channel of stereo poweramp and 2 channel from preamp directly to 2 channel of poweramp.There was a diffrence between this two options...

I'll start by saying that I'm not much of a rack gear effects kinda guy and I'm not a big fan of digital gear either. My main setup is all analog but I needed a high quality stereo pitch shifter for a new project I'm working on.
- The factory patches sound really good. There are many useable presets and minor edits can be done to adapt them to your setup very easily.
- Editing patches is simple. I had a quick look at the manual to figure out how to enter editing mode and from there, it was pretty simple. Intuitive enough that you can learn on the fly. The manual is useful to figure out more detail about the setting's meanings.
- The manual is simple, well written and to the point and if there's anything you can't figure out by yourself, a quick look at the manual will help.

- I mainly use this unit along with an ADA MP-1 preamp. I have tried it with a couple of Marshalls with the effect loop and it works great but the effect loop has to be set to line level. If not, you might need to tweak the compressor and noise gate settings. This is to be expected when feeding the unit different signal levels. The input level knob can help in harmonizing the levels between different amps if you decide to use the unit in multiple setups.
- Extremely quiet and the noise gate really quiets down the high gain amps and work extremely well.
- So far, all effects sound top notch to me. The only thing I'd complain about is that the pitch shifter can sound a little synthy but at this price point, its unbeatable. For the pitch shift, I just reduce the wet signal mix. The stereo capabilities of this unit are impressive and I highly recommend to anyone buying one of these to get a stereo setup.
The unit itself doesn't colour the base tone coming from your amp. Its a very transparent unit. I'm very impressed with this unit, esp. at this price point.
- Some of the features on this unit are very useful too, like the tuner, the solo boost option, midi mapping and the relays to channel switch your main amp. This is really designed for the gigging musician in mind.

Bought mine new in 2008. I was a little reluctant to buy this unit based on the reliability reviews I saw on here but I've had no issues so far, knock on wood. I asked the salesmen where I bought this whether they got a lot of these back for warranty or repair and the general consensus is that these are solid units. I was ready to buy the G-Force for added reliability so its not like they were trying to push the G-Major.

Never dealt with them. Their forums look pretty good for support.

Overall, I'm very pleased with this unit. This is my first digital rack effect unit since the late '80s and the sound quality is definitely there. I'm almost contemplating getting rid of my analog pedals for live gigs.
I think that this unit is in a class of its own and its a great value for the price.

This is a very complex product. But if you are an advanced player (and you probably are if you are buying this) you should have no trouble figuring it out, easy to use, very ergonomic. The fact that it can be midi controlled is just awesome. This is a pro piece of gear, I would advise beginners to work their way up to something like this.

Sounds great... for the most part. It does not take well to some amps though for live use. I have and Engl fireball and a dual rec which it works great for, but I cannot run it with my fender twin reverb. I don't know if it is the sensitive vintage circuitry, but the G major can be VERY noisy with some high quality vintage amps. I would try it with one of those amps before buying so you're not disappointed.

NO problems. Very sensitive to ground loops and ac hum, I would always plug this into a power conditioner when using to make sure it works fine, or else.

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Very good when it works. Very disappointing when it doesn't. Try it with you're setup and make sure you're happy before buying. The sounds are great, its generally very clean, but it can be finicky.

Somtimes the unit would not boot up, I figured out that it had a cold solder joint on the power switch, I re-soldered the switch and have not had a problem since. That was three years ago.

It is not as simple as stomps but after few weeks it gets easy and user-friendly. It seems very logical to me most of the parameters and menus.

Sounds great for the low price. It doesn't colored your tone at all. I use it with my mesa roadking through the loops and it sounds great(it takes some time to adjust the input/output levels on the g-major so can get the max out of your amp)

I've babied this unit(not even a tiny scratch) and the wheels don't work properly(extremely unreliable) and this is happening with a lot of people and now the it doesn't power up... so hopefully it will get fixed, but this whole situation is a real hard time... it seems sooner or later most of these units encounter some kind of issues...

they are quick responding e-mails but I'm still in the process of fixing the unit...

I've played over 15 yrs. professionally and this unit has great sound but it is VERY unreliable, so Think twice before getting it. I could give some headaches. Guess is better to get the g force or th g system in the tc world (g major uses some cheap parts made in asia)

just read the manual... couldn't be easier...

I play Hard Rock, the reverb is top class, the dealys are very good and the chorus are very deep... the only thing i don't like is the phase... if you want an van halen phase... forget it... buy the stomp box just like me...

no problem... but i do believe i will have problems with the right wheel.

never needed...

I play guitar for 9 years, but i only have it for 1 year...
Great processor... no doubt!!!

I plug it on a serial loop of my Laney VH100R. Just a few teaks and I got good sounds of it.

Editing patches it's not difficult to someone who had another gear like that (racks or midi pedalborads).

I thought it was very precise. In 2 or 3 hours, in 2 days, I've learnt everthing it has to offer.

Guitars, Jackson Kelly KE-4 (I think)and Ibanez RGFM320 (both w/ Seymour Duncan pickups); Laney VH100R+TT412A; ISP Decimator; CryBaby; and a Digitech RP-12 as controller.

It's not noisy. Very clear unit. Does not colour the laney's tone.

It substitutes a lot of stomp boxes... It has all the "real necessary" effects, and some not so much. Modulations and ambiences are very good.

The knobs seem to be weak, but if you take care it wont make a surprise. Buy a good rack case. I always carry a RP-12 as controller, never needed to use it as backup, but "its there".

No answer...

I play pop, rock, heavy and instrumetal musics. Its a very versatile unit. I like that it has an amp control jack. It lets my life easier. It has less features than another units but for me its perfect. I already have a good amp/drive and just wanted good basic effects, no color tone and no more dancing on stage.

Its a professional sound unit, even at that price.

This processor is very easy to use I had no problems what so ever programing it. I have heard of issues with this unit being used in the front end of a guitar amp. I had no such issues. It has plenty of output. I put the output to "consumer" and it was fine. The manual sucks shit I mean dam TC really needs to get it togeather with the manuals..

I am running this thing into the input of my amp in MONO before the G-major I have a Twin Tube distortion. It then goes into a 63 vibroverb amp. The sound is amazing I love everything about this unit its the perfect effects processor. The sound of the reverb is perfect all of the effects are great and they are all studio class. I am a sound engineer for 20 years. I have been a guitar player for 30 years. I think anyone that thinks these effects sound bad should have there ears checked.. Is it easy to get the sounds you want... NO.. if you have never used a high end processor before its not easy to get sounds.. But once you get them look out. I have modified my TWIN TUBE so that control one and two will switch my overdrive on and off. Giving me three channels one clean one dirty and one lead. This thing rocks trust me get this you will be happy.

This is a proble the encoder wheels on the front of this unit suck they break and unless your an electronics tech like me forget about replacing them your self. I would STRONGLY recomend that you get a good rack case for this and make sure you use the knobs gently. TC knows about this problem I called them to order the part " they gave it to me for free" that tells me they know all about this.

Very good I had an issue with the encoder wheel they fixed they sent me the part for free.

I would give the effects quality a 10
The units knobs do need to be babied.

If you read the manual - no problem

Reverb is not so goog but delay and chorus are great.

I give a zero. Always problems with the pot for adjusting the parameters - the pot is jumping. Forget about to clean it, it is not possible. I have changed the pot but the new one is also bad after 2 month. Had several problems with the power-supply too.

The quality of this product is (i' sorry) realy bad and not like the tc units built in former times. Cheap chinese or .... parts.

Buy another unit (Lexicon etc.) if you need a something working on the road.