Zoom 1010

It's easy to figure out the basics. Pull it out, hook it up, and start hitting the pedals. Editing is simple, too. You can figure out a lot just by looking at the instructions on the unit and playing around with it. The manual helps, but who reads them cover-to-cover? The presets, as with most units, are pretty average. They're a good place to start figuring out your own. I took the ones I liked, moved them to the user group, and started tweeking. Just figuring out how to move them took some time. It's taken me a while, but I've now got some effects I really like. Read some of the other posts here for more tips. One tells you how to cycle through JUST the user patches or JUST the user prests, rather than all of them. Another suggests reducing the presence on the EQ (to below "5", otherwise it sounds very tinny). Both helped me out.

I've got a Gibson Les Paul Studio that I run through a Marshall JTM30. The Zoom 1010 adds a lot of the individual sounds I'm looking for. With the noise reduction section you can dial in the amount you want/need. Swithching between patches is quite seamless. Some posts here say the distortions are pretty weak. I used to agree, but I've changed my mind. Over half of them sound darn good with some tweeking. For example, you can get the Super Lead to sound a Tubescreamer. I have a TS-9 with an 808 mod, and I've been able to get the 1010 to sound reasonably close. Likewise, you can edit the Rhythm distortion to get a pretty darn good blues sound out of it. I'm not into metal, so I can't really comment there (except one preset sounds darn close to Ozzy's "Crazy Train"). For Aerosmith, Kiss, Rolling Stones, ZZ Top, SRV, or Clapton you can do quite well. Distortions aside, its chorus and delay are the effects I use most. I can get pretty darn close to "Get Over It" (Eagles), and "Rough Boy" (ZZ Top)with them. Bottom line -- put a CD in your stereo or boom box, fire up your rig, and start editing the Zoom's patches. With a decent ear and a little time, you can come close to almost any guitarists' sound.

Some people seem to have a hang-up with effects made of plastic. Sure, a metal box will be more durable if you weigh 200 lbs. and plan to jump on it like an idiot. But with half a brain, you shouldn't have any problems. I've had my 1010 for about a year. No hassles of any kind. Gigged with no backup. If you're overly concerned about this catergory, you probably one of the people who buys an extended warranty on your toaster oven...

I misplaced the manual once, and called Samson for a replacement. The guy was very friendly. The manual was out of print at the time I called, so it took a couple of months to get a new one. When I did, they actually sent me two.

This is a "good value". It's not a DigiTech RP20. But considering the price, you can't go wrong. If you have no patience, want to plug 'n' play and get great sounds IMMEDIATELY ... go ahead and spend $600 for an RP20. But if you're like most guitarists on a budget and in search of "great tone", this unit can get you in the right direction. I only wish there was a place/way for users to share their favorite patches. I've been playing for over 20 years, and enjoy having the 1010 to create different classic rock sounds. It's given me flexibility I never had before. Sure, if it were lost or stolen I might replace it with something more expensive. Who WOULDN'T want to upgrade their gear? But as far as bang-for-your buck goes, this is a pretty well-kept secret.

I think this is the easiest thing to program. The factory gives 12 banks and we got to work on 4 banks, which is kinda stupid for me, cos I think it would go better the other way around. When you go to the editting mode, it has the flashy things that will guide you. You can easily change the preset on each sound.

The only thing I really hates about this model is the distortion. They just don`t sound mean enough. I dunno, maybe I haven`t experimenting long enough with it, but I have for 5 moths now and it`s getting realiily frustating. I make my own guitar with olds fenders pick ups (i dont exactly know what they are) but the distortion just don`t give me the kick i get when i`m using the, say boss metal-zone. But i really like the chorus and flange. Experiment with em, adding delay or playing with the compressor and you`ll get the coolest sound ever. Sometimes I`m amazed, cos think the is hiding something for me to explore. I often get cool soiund when i`m just sitting and noodling with it. I like the RHCP's One Hot Minute alot and the model can give me the sound i need.

It never failed me. And i never bring any backup on my gigs. Cos i dont have a backup.

Never had to call em

The downside on this model is that i like metal alot. And the distortion just dont cut. But i also like clean sound. I`m currently writing a song (jazzy one) and the chorus, flange, reverb really kick ass. Well you can`t have all good things in the world anyway. I wish it had more powerful distortion and maybe a built in wah pedal, cos i never really used the wah.

It's not hard to get a good sound. Editing patches is vary simple. The manual's actuly good.

The guitars I'm useing a '67 Gibson SG, Hamer Slammer,Martian Stinger, and fender strat. The amps are, Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, Fender Deluxe Pluse, and Crate Vintage Club 1x12. It's not niosy at all. The compressor is a little weakand so are some of the distortions. I've managed to get vary convicing Van Halen sounds like those from Balance useing the heavy metel distortion along with chorus and 4x12 cabinet simulator.

I haven't had it for long

Haven't dealt with the companie.

I play mostly insturmental and rock and this thing works pretty good. I've been playing for about four years. If it were stolen or lost I would probibly buy something else. not becuase it's not a great unit, but beacuse it does not suit all my needs. I like almost every thing on it except I wish it had a back button so you could go backward thruogh the patches but for the quality of the effects and the money you can't beat it.

Easy to get a good sound out of it, if you read the manual. It is very important you read the manual several times before operating this thing. Some people say they have to cycle through all the patches to get back to the first patch. This is half true. If you press the "Group/Module" button while the pedal is in the normal mode, you can switch between just user patches, or just preset patches, or both; the way it is when you turn it on. It will reset to offering both groups of patches each time you turn it off. This is important to know if you're like me and don't use the preset patches.

I used it with a Strat and a couple of Peavey and Fender amps. Mostly the clean effects sound great. A couple of the distortions are a little weak. Not noisy at all because of the built-in noise gate. Also includes a tuner so i was always in tune. You can change the tuner calaboration too, so you can tune in sharps or flats.

Always saved the patches and never had any problems with it. I used this on a couple of gigs and very many practice sessions and it's still in mint condition, mostly because i didn't jump on it like a jack ass and i kept it in the box when not in use.

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I play Rock and Blues and it had some cool stuff in it. After about a year, i realized i didn't need all those effects, and decided to just buy a Distortion, Chorus, and Wah pedal, which is all i use. I wouldn't buy it again because i don't need all those effects for my style, but it is a great unit.

Really easy pedal to just plug in and start playing, I'm very impatient so this is good. Editing is really easy, just press a couple of buttons and away you go.

I use a l/h Yamaha Pacifica played through a Fender 50 for practise and a Marshall 250 for gigs. Some effects sound a little weak but that is just a case of tweaking the eq params. The wah doesn't seem to exist if you don't have the xpression pedal which I don't yet. The factory presets are all quite interesting although some can sound a bit muddy. There are 16 distortions (8 for an amp and 8 for headphones) some are good some are crap, but because editing is so quick you can set your own. Falnging and delay are good. Big problem is the fact that you cannot go back down patches, you have to go through the whole lot, this can cause trouble at gigs but with a bit of practise it works fine, you can set up the next sound you want while you are playing without putting it on but this could be a bit confusing if you are singing and playing at the same time!

Seems dependable, I was a bit worried about the flimsy looking pedals at first but as long as you don't weigh 20 stone and jump about on it like a knob you should be alright. I have used it on many gigs without back-up, well, I keep my dod overdrive on hand just in case the system packs up, I just have to survive on that alone

Never dealt with them, so no complaints

I have been playing 8 years and I think that this is a really good pedal. I'll probably go for a 3030 next or perhaps a dod multi pedal. It really gives you some creative help!

This is a very easy pedal to use. I wouln't use it for a gig though because it changes from usermade effects into factory presets.

The overall sound is just noisy. The things i like about it is the clean channel, reverd delay and the chorus is okay. The distortion (if it is properly set right) does not sound good over a loud amp.

This is a very dependable little unit. (i've put mine through everything) but i would not use it in a gig due to the prior statement i made.

They do a pretty good job at what they do.

I play every type of music except for country and well rap isn't music. this little unit always comes through except for the metal dist.

Selecting patches is easy, there is a bank pedal and pedals 1 - 3. Just scroll thru the banks and select. Editing is just as easy, just press edit then change the parameters. The 1010 uses 5 modules and 4 parameters in each. Up to 6 effects can be used simultaneoisly. If you can't figure it out on your own, the manual will help.

I go telecaster-1010(with fp-01 expression pedal)-crate gx-30m. The distortions(8 times 2(with amp. sim.)=16 total) are rather noisy and just seem to be lacking some crispness. The flanger is good and not too noisy. The reverb, delay, and chorus are relatively quiet and sound great, and the I can get some fun wah sounds with the fp-01 expression pedal. I haven't used it too much(had it for only 3 days), but i find that using the distortion on my amp and some chorus from the 1010 i can get a good clapton-blues type sound.

Haven't had any problems yet and even though the unit is plastic, it seems like it's very durable. I would use it on a gig without backup because I don't have any other choice. Otherwise I would always take a backup with me just to be safe.

never dealt with them

Overall, for the price, I would say the 1010 is a good unit. Although the distortions are not great the 1010 makes up for it in the other effects(chorus, reverb, delay, flanger, and wah). The 1010 used with other distortions can get a great blues sound. A metal, punk, and alternative sound can also be achieved with some tweaking. I wish it had better distortions, but that's okay because I can get good distotion from my amp. I would buy it again unless I had more money, then I'd buy something better(obviously). But for the money, the 1010 fits my needs just fine.

very easy to use, although switching banks can be difficult as it only has a down switch-not the best for gigs. manual is made for several different countries-ie.japan, the uk, the us and germany, but gets the message across.

the flanger is very noisy- it sounds very good for no doubts just a girl. the distortions are very good- although ZOOM seem to have put delay on everything the delay is ok- but i hate delays the chorus is ok the reverb ROCKS the strange effect what makes it sound like2 guitars is strange the presets rule

seems reliable. my local music shop owner hates ZOOMs because they change models so often.its plastic, but i stand on it. i tend not to let our heavy footed guitarist stomp it though.ive gigged it

they were very helpful when i wanted to buy one. the stands at shows seem ok

i play rock/punk/ grunge, and rarely use anything but the distortions, reverb and the occasional flange.

it's easy to used it take me an hours whitout the manual, but it's not comprehension at first glance you got to look carefully!

the sound is pretty good when you understand that the presence in the EQ must be low it warm up the sound a lot. you can get a real cool white zombie sound out of it. but it take me a year of tweaking to get my perfect rock sound, but even whit the amp sim on it didn't sound good on tape. low level distortion is hard to get and is noisy but on high level the ZNR noise reduction does a great job! the chorus is weak it never satisfy me the flanger is real deep! the delay is cold it alway go (ping!) if you know what i mean! the reverbs are deep enough and i loved hem! the wah must be thrown away i find it quite stressful! but overall you can get a lot of big rock sound!

it never failed me! the pedal is solid enough to take my weight and i am quite loud !!! but be aware of dust going inside the footswitch it make them sticky

i send them an Email 2 months ago no response yet

to a debutant it's a real good unit but i play for ten years now so i decided to go for a better unit the boss me-30 is better for my needs now. but when i buy the zoom it was perfect for my needs. for what i understand after all thes years of playing is when you buy a multifx target your need! do you do a lot of direct recording? do you play live? etc.... cos for practice a 1010 is great but if you record it's kind of poor! and to play live i don't know!

I bought this unit used, and it didn't come with a manual. 2 minutes with it in the store was plenty of time to figure out how to adjust the parameters. With relatively few buttons to choose from, saving patches was simple to figure out. Definitely simple.

Well, the unit isn't that noisy. Some of the distortions are noisy, but these are the ones like fuzz that are suppose to be. The other effects have little or no noise to them. As far as quality goes, I was impressed with the chorus, flanger, delay, and reverb. They all suited my needs perfectly, as I am a big Pink Floyd fan, and love anything that seems kind of "out there". The distortions were kind of flat and left something to be desired, so I might have a look into one of those "Daddy-O" pedals that everyone raves about.

I've had it for about 3 days with no problems. I get nervous about it as it is made of plastic instead of the sturdier metal units. I'd have to depend on it, as I'm not loaded with cash :)

For the price, it kicks arse. I love modulation effects and I wasn't expecting much from the distortions, so that wasn't much of a let down. I tried it next to the Boss ME-5, and the effects were comparable except the Boss had analog overdrive (and was $70 more...). I wish it had a phaser in it though, and it doesn't have things like tremolo, panning, and auto-wah, but for the price, it really is fantastic.