Zoom 1010

I have had mine for 2 years and I would not trade it for something that is ten times more expensive,or heralded as being the best. It's easy to use, sounds great and is easy to transport.

I use my 1010 with a Hamer Standard (Explorer shape mohagany body, humbuckers)with a Marshall half stack. The effects always come out clear and I can get the crunch that I want(METALLICA). Distortions are awesome, but the cleans could use some work.

I have never had a problem with my 1010, and I have used it for two years, at least two to three hours a day.

The only upgrade I would to the 1010 is to make the expression pedal(FP01) sturdier. I broke mine in about two weeks, and a wha-wha-volume pedal is a nessescity for every performing guitar player.

I play mainly heavy metal, but I like like the slow stuff too, and the 1010 is able to handle my stomping from distortion to clean. The 1010is an essential element in my sound and if it where lost or stolen, I would deffinetly buy another one. I played my buddies Digitech RP-7 and I preffed my 1010 over it. The only thing I can complain about is the sturibility of the FP01 expression pedal. The 1010 has opened up many doors of creativity for me, it has been a non-stop sense of release for me in the two years that I have had it.

This unit is pretty easy to use. It took me a couple of days after I first got it to get it working completely, and it's been a long time now that I've had it; I've got working with it down to a science. It is an extremely limited unit, but I can get the sounds that I want out of it most of the time. It would be nice to have more than four banks of three settings, though.

I use an Epiphone les paul special into a small, 65-watt Peavey chorus 200 amp, then into a Woodson 200-watt stack. The chorus on the 1010 is very limited; my Peavey amp has depth and rate knobs that can do much, much more, but usually the 1010 chorus is acceptable. The flanger isn't bad, but it's not what you'd call "studio quality." I've never used the doubling effect; it really doesn't make it sound like two guitars. The reverb is loud and obnoxious. The distortions are quite terrible. I use the metal-T (8) and the fuzz (6) and none of the others, although one time I did put my vocals through the 1010 for a recording and used the rhythm distortion with the flanger and I've treasured that recording ever since. The other distortions are wimpy. I tend to use the metal in conjunction with my amp distortion for some extremely distorted sound, and that works out. The wah is totally not worth it! It barely affects the sound of the guitar at all and produces a lot of feedback. The compressor doesn't do anything (I've never heard any difference in having it on or off). The delay is very noisy and it is way too short, but I have been able to use it to my advantage. Along with the wah, I use the delay and the fuzz as a feedback setting. It sounds wonderful! My amp controls it perfectly. I can play the guitar just by holding my left hand on the frets and sliding up and down, and I get octaves and fifths and thirds and nothing that will explode everyone's ear drums! If you already own this unit, give it a try. But the sound quality overall is poor.

I don't know. I have the FP01 expression pedal along with the unit (big waste!) and it broke the first week I had it. I took it apart and hooked the plastic gear back in place and it worked fine, but recently it broke again. This time I found out that when I switched chords, my new one didn't have a "stereo" jack and it wouldn't work. That was a cruel catch, considering that the chord that came with it is unshielded and will probably stop working soon. I use this unit in a live setting and although I'm pretty sure it will break down on me at some point, it hasn't really shown any signs of that yet.

Never needed it. I wouldn't know.

I play rock. It's the only music that is constantly changing and expanding, whereas pop is terribly stagnant and never changes. I like the unit, but I would never recommend it, especially since I paid way too much for it. I bought it for **I think** $140 + $80 for the expression pedal! Big mistake! Don't laugh-I was young and naive. I had only been playing for a year and didn't yet understand that there's more than just list. If it were stolen, I would definately buy something else. But the sound it makes is unique in its wimpiness. When I created the feedback setting, the guys in my band were amazed. Sure, this unit kills my tone and makes my guitar sound like it isn't even a guitar, but that's not such a bad thing. Anyway, don't buy the unit, but if you have it, don't throw it away!

I thought some of the sounds out of the box were useable, but if you spend some time editing you'll get something better.With 12 user patches on 4 banks of 3 sounds each, you might find it a bit limiting if you need a different setup for EVERY song. And you need to arrange the sounds so they're on the same bank if you need to use more than 1 per song. Editing the sounds quickly during rehearsal is painful to say the least-it's not hard, just tedious, knobs would go a long way towards fixing this, but then it'd be more of a stomp box i guess.The manual is helpful, i just don't use it, but occassionaly i forget about some little feature(like the ability to scroll only thru the user patches) and it reminds me.

First off, it is digital and does sound a bit dry. 2nd that's not always a bad thing.
For those who think the distortion sucks, i say it's a matter of application. For my punk band(where i use either a Gibson Les Paul Classic or a Vantage(model unknown)into a Roland JC-120), the tone is so utterly obnoxious and unique among a sea of boss, dod and ibanez stomp box users, that i love it. someone once commented that my guitar sounded "bitchy"(not "bitchin'").i took it as a compliment.
In my other band (dark experimentaly music, i use both Gibson and a Danelectro U2 into the roland jc120)I've found that the distortion, in combination with other effects, begins to take on a superprocessed 80's sound, and it's not exactly what I'm looking for. The delay IS kind of short and the chorus shallow(the roland jc-120 has such beautiful chorus tho that it's insulting to even run the zoom chorus into it).BUT I've actually used one of 3.1 on a recording(that's right a PRESET) and it does just what i want it to. Of course we tweaked the hell out of it on the mixer with EQ to remove some of the harshness.
Tweaking is very important with this pedal(on the pedal itself or on a mixing board), or you'll be sorely disappointed imho, but if you spend some time with it, it's easily worth the price.

mine has had beer spilled on it, has been dropped from three feet off the ground onto cement, been stepped on when people were rushing the stage to sing along, kicked across the stage,etc. and it keeps on working.

never had a need

i play hardcore-punk in one band, dark experimentaly gothy/industrialy stuff in another, i play all sorts of stuff on my own. I've used the zoom with several dif guitars and amps(the danelectro using the "jazz chorus" sound into a vox pathfinder makes a fine jazz sound, at least for practicing).I actually think the zoom fits the punk band best, since cheap sounds aren't really an issue. And i've never had any problem hearing the zoom over the drums(of course, my amp kicks ass in the volume dept.).I've had the zoom i think for 3 years now, and while i'm finally expanding my effects setup(i've never been big on them until the last year or so)the zoom will stay in the effects chain-even when i get better sounding distortions, or a real delay pedal. I dont think i'd replace it though if it was stolen, unless i could get it used. One thing that i don't see mentioned much, is that the zoom makes a fun little processor for vocals. when i'm recording in my sad little homestudio, and i dont have access to ten thousand reverbs, and running thru an amp isn't practical, the zoom comes in handy.

It is so easy to program this Zoom, altough it is difficult to get excactly the same sound as you hear in your head, but maby I am to critical, but asd said easy to use. When I bought myu Zoom 1010 I didn't even had a manual, and I still don't have one, but to program this motherfucking'thing is so simple

I use two main guitars a Fender stratocaster, and a Gibson Les Paul Studio. For slide I got a Stratocaster model guitar, witch produce the wild sound I want to have for slide, My amps are a fender showman (Twin top), with a 4x10" marshall speakerfor a perfect clean sound, I use a Marshall JTM-45 with a Marshall 2x12"speaker, for crunche, or "harder"claen. And I use a Marshal valvestate 100 watt head with a 4x12"speaker, to produce a heavy distortion in combination with my Boss metalzone and ProCo RAT distortion. Sometimes I use it for the clean chaneel for the real eighties clean sound, in combination with my boss chorus and my boss compressor. I use my Zoom for the delay to get the brain my delay effect in combination with my Boss and DOD delay. The delay is short, but sounds good for what I need. The noise of my Zoom is Afwull, When i record the noise is to loud so I use a carl martin noise killer, with is very good. Compressor on the zoom is shit, so is the (plastic) construction. Distortion sounds quite well, but there's to much trble in it. Chorus and flanger sounds good, but my Boos chorus sounds "deeper". It's fucked up that the zoom isn't stereo, but after all it's good for a extra effect, or when all your other stuff is fucked up.

me zoom always produce sound so it is road tested. A friend of my had also a Zoom 1010 but he had kicked to hard on it and the printplate was broken, so be carefull. When my zoom won't work I can play as well, but something "disappear"in my sound.

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I play all styles of music, reggae, funk, soft and hard metal, rock, but never punk it's to simple to boring and to childisch! But it works when I use my Zoom.
The zoom should have a stereo output!!!
I play guitar 10 or 11 years so I knoew where I talk about!

very simple to use...dont need the manual..editing is a breeze..but getting a good sound is real work..

im using a fernades guitar with active pickups and its quiet to begin with but with the zoom its dead silent through my crate gx65...its hard to get a good sound or impossible the distortion is very thin and horribly digital sounding..its great for practicing or recording..but dont even think of using it in a band situation you'll kick it across the room to damn thin sounding...

i bought it used and it looks a little beat but has worked perfect for close to a year..ive heard from others and theyve never had any problems..they are plastic but seem to be made very well

never dealt with them..no problems so far

this is a great little unit for putting some punch in your home setup if you dont like your sound....nice for recording..but you'll have to come up with your own presets the factorys are useless..just dont even think about using it in a band..its no good for that..but for the money you cant beat it

Very easy to use. Total "plug-in-and-play" ability. Getting a good sound is pretty challenging though. Didn't bother reading the manual cuz it was pretty self explainatory.

Most of the effects are fairly competent, but definetly not pro standard. The delay is only 46ms long which is way too short. The reverb can sound very tinny. The doubling effect is trash and i don't ever use it. Compression just can't be heard. Flange is probably the best thing on there, but the chorus is basically useless cuz it ain't stereo. But the really bad thing is the distortions which just SUCK. Trying to use them in a band situation is impossible. I went back to using the distortion on my amp (a Fender 212 Deluxe).

Broke after about six gigs, but I'm pretty abusive with my equipment. A more light-handed player would definetly have a better time with it. My advice is to definetly NOT use it live unless you like living on the edge.

When i got it replaced they seemed pretty cool

I play mostly modern metal plus older eighties stuff (like the police and u2) plus I like to experiment with noise etc. This pedal definetly does not get the main sounds that i need. The distortions are just useless. My main criticism of this pedal is that it doesn't go "far" enough i.e - the flanger/chorus aren't deep enough, the delay just isn't long enough, reverb is hardly noticable. If u like fx that scream at u then this is definetly NOT the pedal to use. However, if your into more laid back stuff, this is worth a look at but there are plenty of other multi-fx that do the job much better. I'm currently trying to get rid of this pedal, cuz i bought the gr-30 guitar synth which just wipes the floor with this thing.

Very easy to use, cause entire my group called TANKER use this great stuff!
Editing is very easy, manual explaine you all what do you need.
This unit is updateable, but only for technician...
I'am a technician, so I do exciter to my ZOOM

I use ARIA guitar with MARSHALL COMBO VALVESTAT 65 (I hate Marshall, but nothing better in Czech)
Noisy is only when ZNR (zoom noise reduction) is OFF.
Like I say above, I do some fix in this unit and now I got ZOOM 1010
with EXCITER (sounds like a early FIREHOUSE or PINK CREAM 69)
But not all distortion effect you can use...
Some (ovedrive) effect sounds very bad, but LEAD (7) is great, you can play solos with Y.Malmsteen, K.Hansen or MANOWAR !!
Chorus is best effect in this unit, delay is too short,but reverb is great !

Don't opinion

This unit is very simply so no need any support, and if some mechanic problems found, you can fit it yourself (very easy)

I play heavy metal style of music (Y.Malmsteen)
I play on the guitar 14 years and I got my own group called TANKER
More at: http://www.tanker.applet.cz
This unit is forever, and entire group use ZOOM (2020, 4040, 1202)
Great units from SAMSON !!!!

READ BOTTOM OF REVIEW OR E-MAIL ME FOR NEAR PERFECT TUBE AMP EMULATION!!! This unit comes with 56 great preset patches. You can completely customize 16 of them. The other 40 I hardly get into, because I customized those 16 for exactly what I want. Honestly, it takes more than a little tinkering to get just what you want out of it, but it was worth it, especially when I finally got the perfect tube amp sound of it! Like I mentioned, I have included the formula below. Like at least 1 person above mentioned, all those taps to get back to A is annoying. I bought it used, but I got a manual from the internet or something (I don't know because I had someone else get it for me, my kind ol' dad!). It goes into great detail without confusing you, and it was very helpful to me. I have no idea what the heck a firmware revision number is, so I'll ignore that. (And check out my tube amp presets!!! You may be just as excited as I when my solid-state amp suddenly took on tube tones!)

Right now I am using this with an Epiphone S-310 (which sounds exactly like a Fender, so it's great to work with on thet 1010) and a Peavey Mystic. (It has amazingly Les-Paulish tones and a coil tap that transforms it into a perfect Tele sound) So I can hit everything. I use a solid-state Peavey Bravo 112 combo amp. (OK I won't mention anymore to look at my tube amp presets) The presets sound really great even on the solid-state amp. Well, that's what a digital amp is anyway, right? It is fairly difficult to get EXACTLY what you want from it, but a close fit is seconds away. I used VERY general instructions in a guitar magazine to get Tom Scholz's tone. And there are already a Jimi Hendrix and a Fender Jaguar preset on here. Getting "close enough" is simple on this unit, but if you want exact, you will spend hours, potentially, like I did. It is very worth it when your work pays off, though. Everything sounds really great on the 1010, but the chorus is a little weaker than some other units may offer, and you need a seperate foot pedal to utilize wah and volume control. However, it's perfect for the amateur, and certain effects will work great even for the professional. The 8 different distortions with line and amp sim are really great.

I haven't had any problems with it that was the unit's fault. I have had a faulty cord I used and didn't get any sound, obviously. However, the power cord is kind of short, and could easily be pulled out on a gig. However, ignoring that one flaw, it would be dependable on stage. Just be careful not to yank it.

Never dealt with the company and never done any work on it.

I play many different styles, and it can fit many. I have played for 2 and a half years and have already talked about my gear earlier. If I lost it, I would definitely consider it, but might also consider an upgrade to on of those digitech deals. I love working for a certain sound for hours, then finally getting satisfaction. I also like the ease of getting a general sound you want out of it. I hate the fine-tuning it sometimes takes to get your exact sound. I chose this one because I had a friend who didn't use it and I could take it home even before I had fully paid for it. I wish it had come with an expression pedal and a headphone jack. It definitely inspires me musically. And now here it is: so close to perfect tube amp; clean and overdriven. clean: Comp/Wah: sens: 2 attack: 0 tone: 10 patch level: 22 distortion: dist color: 11 (valve overdrive w/ amp sim) - I know this seems strange, but it helps with the warm sound. gain: 1 tone: 2 znr: 0 EQ: presence: 5 high: 7 mid: 3 low: 10 Turn off chorus/flanger and reverb/delay. Now for the overdriven tube amp: Comp/Wah sens: 2 attack: 0 tone: 10 patch level: 22 Distortion: dist color: 11 (valve overdrive w/ amp sim) gain: 12 (you can try higher, but it gets too bright on my amp) tone: 3 znr: 0 EQ: presence: 5 high: 7 mid: 3 low: 10 turn off chorus/flanger and reverb/delay There you have it!!! You may need to adjust the tone settings on your amp! And have fun with your newly tubed solid state amp! Try adjusting the settings on the 1010 to your liking, but in my experimentation, anything else would make it sound too bright or choppy and really fake. Let me know if it doesn't sound right on your amp! And since I was kind enough to share with you, share some stuff with me!

Easy to use. Follow the (well written) manual and your only minutes from some pretty good presets. Editing patches will take quite a bit of experimenting for the exact sound you want (unless you just get lucky). The indicator lights in edit mode provide a pretty good roadmap even without the manual.

Mostly good sounds. Using a LP Custom or Fender Strat or other guitars along with a Laney AOR 50w Tube Head / Kustom 4x12 Cab. For practice, a number of 15w - 30w solid state amps. Obviously, the processor needs very different settings for these combinations of guitars/amps. If distortion is cranked the noise level is high... better to use the amp's dist. Large variety of good tube sounds (a couple not so good). The echo, reverb, chorus, delay, flange, doubler & eq are all satisfactory for the price. The distortion needs some work to reduce noise but can be pretty well controlled with tinkering in edit mode. The wah is almost non-existent except under certain eq/tone settings and is easily washed out by the other effects (w/FP01 pedal). The auto wah is almost undetectable except under just the right effects combinations. I don't really like the concept of AUTO wah anyway. With a half-hour of tinkering I've been able to simulate most any classic rock and blues artist/group pretty closely.

Bought unit new 2-3 years ago. Haven't had any problems. A gig? ...always have a backup, completely set up. The show must go on.

Web site needs help. Haven't needed support. Don't know.

I play mostly classic rock & blues. Not too much in the way of effects changes midstream in a song. Been playing most of my life, I'm 47 years old. This unit is a great buy for the money, I thing now you can pick one up new for about $120 & get a hugh number of effects. To get just the right sounds takes quite a bit of tweeking. The worst characteristic is the numberous stomps it takes to go back to Bank A. Stomp through A-D, then through 0-9 to A... that's a lot of stomping. A-D are the user setups, this is where I stay, the extra ten stomps are a pain. Sooo, I modified the power cord to come up the mic stand to a small (reset) push button (normally on) switch. If I hit the button (turn off the power to the processor) the 1010 resets to Bank A instantly, allowing me to get to the user setup I need quickly. Yes, I'd buy another one. The most bang for the buck in my opinion. The world definately has better units... Put YOUR bucks on the barrel head and take your pick.. this one's not bad!

very easy to get good sounds and to edit patches. Still have manual and boxes.

used with fender roc pro 100 and aria pro II guitar. effects sound great and powerful. great blues, metal, old rock tones. Includes dis, fla, cho, del, rev, com, dou, wah, eq

very dependable and definetely no need for a backup.

never needed to be repaired