Zoom G9.2tt

Quite nice amp simulations with acceptable dynamic response (Rect Vnt), but what can you expect from chip. Reverb is not very good sounding. This pedal seems to be only for amateur recording directly to PC via USB (Cubase) because for live performance is lacking necessary attributes of live sound. Tubes are noticeable and makes sound more real.

2 years and still working without any problems.

Better than creepy Behringer. Overpriced. I would recommend it for beginners.

Factory Patches are quite good, yet they don't use all the features this unit offers. Editing patches directly on knobs can be challenging, but via midi cable, using PC patch editor it is piece of cake. I would advise anyone with this unit to get midi interface and tweak the sounds using PC. Operation manual is supplied and is very useful, but it requires timo to read (100 pages.
When you get through it you find out some really mazing features, like you can in just one patch control Delay, Gain, Reverb, and Modulations with 3 fully programmable expression pedals and 2 function pedals, while you are playing live.

I am using this unit with BC Rich Warlock, an Jackson jdr94 made in japan, both sounding nice, through Roland Jazzchorus 120.
Every patch realy depends a lot on parameter settings, you can realy ruin it with bad EQ settings, which include bass, low mid, mid, treb, presence, harmonics. However, drives and amp sim sound really cool, modulations also, and delay is great.
You can download a lot of patches from internet and transfer them through midi cable into your g9.2tt

I am using it without a backup. Its made of metal, built like a tank :)

I only used the zoom website for download, and you can find useful software there.

I play progressive metal, but try to cover as much styles as i can, this unit is great for its versatility. Compared to other ME units it is great because of its smallest patch change latency, and the two tubes give some natural character to the sound.

I bought this unit only some weeks ago, but it is quite easy to tune up. I come from a Boss GT-6, which is far more complex than this unit. Maybe the semplicity is because the zoom G9.2tt has less parameters, but I think that it is more user-friendly than Boss GT-6. EQ, gain, presence and other parameters are very fast to set up and this is very good when you are in the middle of a sound check!
The manual, in my opinion, is very poor. Various links are not well explained and many topics are treated superficially.
It is a shame that you can't control patches via USB cable. I also have a Midi-Usb interface, but it doesn't work with the Librarian Editor (don't know why, maybe it's not compatible... But with the GT-6 it works perfectly!).

I am using this unit as a preamp, plugged directly in the return of a Carvin MT4200 head, with a Marshall 4x12 1960 lead cabinet (Celestion t-75 speakers).
I have to say: with this unit you can get a really huge distortion! For now, the best I have ever heard from a multi-fx unit (I tried boss gt-6, gt-8, gt-10 and line 6 pod xt live). I bought this unit to play melodic death metal and I can get a brutal distortion that sounded not so digital as the Boss GT-6 ones (in my opionion the distortion is better even than the Pod xt live). I think that the two tubes really make the difference.
Pedals and effects are fair. I think that GT-6 has better (and more) effects, but you can get a very warm clean, a huge distortion and some nice effects and that's enough for me.
Great noise reduction.

As I said before, I own this unit only since a couple of weeks. It seems solid, but I think it is better to use it with care. Switches and knobs absolutely doesn't seem indestructible to me and replacing the tubes is quite annoying.
For now I don't use a backup and I hope never need it.

Never dealt with them for now.

This unit, for my use, has a really good quality/price ratio.
I think that if you play metal or heavy music, you can get very good sounds just because there are distortions with a huge quantity of gain. For other styles I don't know... Maybe I would not recommend it if you do not care about distortions, and if you need a lot of particular effects and modulators.
The display should be larger, the switches should be more solid and the tubes should be more accessible.
Great thing that you have 5 buttons in a row to switch patches, but upper row buttons (channel, tap, and banks switching) are not so easy to press if you have big shoes or boots.
In the box you have the unit, the plug, the manual and a cd with Cubase LE. It should be great if in future they put in the box a compatible midi cable, an usb cable, and the editor librarian cd.

I've owned a ZOOM 9.2tt since 2007. I also own a marshall combo,various other combo's and heads 1 of which is an EVH 5150(which everyone knows is a monster).
Now i've told you some of the equipment i have at my disposal i hope you'll understand me when i say i've not used my EVH 5150 or my gig gear in the way i used before i purchased the ZOOM 9.2tt.

Getting a good sound from this bit of kit is easy,sure have a play with the presents,which are accurate enough( wicked when ya play covers as the tone is there no messing about). But dialling in your own killer tone is easy.

editing patches is far easier than the competition,again mostly works like the front of an amp.just take ya time then it will click into place.

The manual is fine and will show you how to operate it perfectly well,it's always gonna be a bit difficult going from pedals to an effect unit but in the long run you'll not regret it.

I've only replaced the asio driver other than that its standard

I use 7-strings of various types that are modded from orig spec.at the moment my mane guitar is a 7-string floyd rose washburn with emg707 & 81-7 pick ups in with an after burner.

MY LIVE SET UP IS:
WASHBURN GUITAR
CRATE CLASS D POWER AMP
ZOOM 9.2tt
SAMSON WIRELESS SYSTEM

The unit is silent on all settings. the noise gates and reduction system is 2nd to none set it correctly and you will not feedback and with no signal loss.

As with all effects time needs to be taken but you can find a sweet point on all the effects to suit your style. i've not found a weak effect yet for my needs.

You will find the tone of your favorite bends fairly easily (thats if there isn't a prsent).

The distortions are awesome and wah's are equal to stomp boxes.

YOU CAN RELY ON THIS UNIT. JUST DONT THROW IT OFF THE BACK OF THE TOUR BUS WHEN IT'S MOVING AS YA MIGHT SCRATCH THE PAINTWORK.

I GIG THIS UNIT EVERY WEEK AND RECORD REGULARLY HAVE DONE AND WILL DO. I DONT SEE THE NEED FOR A BACK UP AS I DO TAKE CARE OF THIS UNIT.

I FOUND IT HARD TO GET A HARD CASE FOR TRANSPORTING ON FLIGHTS FOR A TOUR WHILE IN EUROPE....BUT..

YOU CAN GET A CUSTOM BUILT 1 IF YOU NEED 1 LIKE I DID FROM.
THOMANN CYBER STORE BUT YOU WILL NEED TO CALL THEM.

Never had to deal with the company as never let me down.the unit for me is rock solid.

I've only ever upgraded the asio driver

I play metal and is the perfect match for me(www.myspace.com/shatteredallianceband.com).
I've been playing 18 years and the list of gear that i own has decreased massively since owning the zoom. but i do own marshall, peavey 5150,laney and various guitars out with mates on permenant lone if ya know what i mean.

If it were lost i'd get another 1
If it were stolen i'd hunt who ever it was and torture them slowly.
Either way i'd end up with a zoom 9.2tt again.
The only way i'd not have 1 of these is if a newer version came out.

I mostly love the ease of use and tweekabilty on the spot.IF you turn up at a gig and all's there but a crappy amp to plug into you'll have know problems as you can Di it straight into the desk and bingo there's your killer tone.

I compared all the top makes and there is only 1.

ANYTHING I WISH IT HAD--- MAYBE STOCKINGS AND SUSPENDERS...

This bit of kit can't hinder your making music only inspire.

ANYTHING ELSE I'D LIKE TO SHARE?.....NO BUT YOU WONT BE DISSAPPOINTED

"How easy is it to get a good sound out of it? "
Defaults patches, suck a little. It??s very easy to use and get very good, fat, warm sounds.
"How about Editing patches?"
Very easy, and if you happen do have midi interface, it??s piece of cake
"How is the manual for it (if there is one)?"
Ohh, I dind??t read it :P
"Do you know the firmware revision number? Has your unit been upgraded? "
Yeah,I??ve upgrade it myself. No issues at all

"What setup (i.e. what guitars and amps) are you using this with?"
I??m using an Ibanez EX370.
"Is it noisy? On what settings?"
It was a little noisy at the middle switch, but I lowered the midle pickup and noise went gone. Did the same on a Fender with the same result. Noise gone.
"Are the effects weak or do they always sound great? "
In my opinion, they always sound great.
"What amp are you using it with? "
I??m using a Fender FM25DSP Guitar AMP but I play with headphones most of the time.
"Are certain effects (distortion, chorus, ...) very good? Very bad?"
Distortions great, and are much better that what I got from Boss GT-10

"Can you depend on it? "
I would like to play live with it, but I??m not sure the amp valves wouldn??t crash
"Would you use it on a gig without a backup?"
I would like to play live with it, but I??m not sure the amp valves wouldn??t crash with water. Well, not every equipment is ready for the rain, we know that! :)

"If you've dealt with the company, how helpful/friendly were they? "
Never had to. Bit the site has all the info and software I need for both mac and windows.
"Ever get an upgrade, or try and get it repaired? "
Never had to.

"What style of music do you play? Is this a good match? "
I play stuff like Steeve Vai, Pink Floyd, Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Satana, etc
"How long have you been playing? What other gear do you own? "
I??ve been playing for about 17 years. I??ve got lots of gear, too many to write here.
"If it were stolen or lost, would you buy it again or get something else? "
I would buy it again for sure, or and updated version of it. I love the valves. They produce the sound I need.

Plug 'n play.........but...
Phew, this puppy has just sooo many options, my mind was boggled. My burnt-out old BOSS ME10 was not nearly as complex. I've had it just over a year now, and I'm still just using the presets.

I was not too impressed with the Cubase s/w, seemed convoluted and there are easier ways to record for dummies.

So, I'm lazy/dumb.

These pedals really shud come with a DVD/VIDEO which steps the dumb and lazy through the options. Reading most manuals is always like studying for an exam.

Anyways, there are some velly nice presets, warmer tone than BOSS IMHO.

Has anyone tried the additional patches?

Amps...Meassa Boogie and Roland Cube....strange combo, i x tube, 1 x SS not the best idea I guess, but still get the stero effect.

Mex Strat, if it was not for the effects I'd toss it in the garbage. LOL

I've had very limited time to experiment so far. Have added external WAH pedal to avoid having to fiddle with presets. LOL

Fav guitarist...Frank Zappa...anyone have tips to get close to his sound?

Can you depend on it? Hope so...

Gig: Sure

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Style...Rock

Playing on and off 20 yrs, I godda find another hobby!!!

If it were stolen or lost, would you buy it again or get something else......not sure

what do you love about it? What do you hate? What is your favorite feature.....TUBES give more realistic warm flavour vs BOSS

Anything you wish it had? I wish it had come with the right side foot switch that could reach the switch beneath it. Had to fiddle and attach a gizmo to do the job. Stoopid design error by ZOOM.

BOSS appears more rugged, but have not had this pedal for 15 yrs, so hard to compare at this stage.

I found it quite easy to get good sounds out of it using the G9Ed software.

However there are lots of parameters to I wrote a program to automatically
generate a random patch (which can be based on a supplied favourite patch).
See Zoom Random Patch Generator (For G9.2tt / G7.1ut ) at:

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/davieses/Zoom_RPG/Zoom_RPG.htm

There is a good PDF manual.

I haven't upgraded to the latest firmware revision as it offers no significant improvements.

I'm using a Fender Telecaster direct, the noise gate generally ensures
it is quiet, but some "breathing" can be heard on some effects.
I found the giasso Steve Vai patch "For The Love Of God" stunning.

I have gigged using it without a backup.

Zoom do reply in a friendly way to emails, but they have not made
any significant software upgrades available for the G9.2tt.
For example new features have been added to the B9.1ut but it is unlikely
that these will be backported to the G9.

I play rock/pop and it suits me - I even managed to use it on a bass
guitar. See G9 bass patches at:

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/davieses/Zoom_RPG/G9Patches.htm

My favourite features are the amp models, the tubes and the 3D pedal.

Pretty steep learning Curve if you dont know what your doing, not at all like the super user friendly Boss GT10 (only played it in the shop for 30 mins and was already sussing it)

All in all if i play around with it enough I get what i want, I owned a Boss ME-50 and a zoom 707 before this (both really easy to use) and while at the start it was harder to use since theres so many features, but once you get going its gets easier all the knobs are clearly labled and now i can make great efx alot faster than my previous older, smaller pedals.

Sound is amazing, Z pedal does things that Experimetal guitarists dream about, ive already made this thing make sounds ive never heard any artist play, you can do so much its not funny, it can shift pitchs while also adding effects only when it going to the side, So i have my standard wah with up and down, then if i go left or right it raises an octive, adds some reverb and wahs at the same time, I cant stress enough how cool this is, a revolution no doubt.

2x Tube seems to be undeniable also, gives my solid state 60 watt amp a beatiful realistic tube sound and now my artifical harmonics sounds like a screaming banshee on fire that just got kicked in the nuts with steel cap boots.

Its awesome...Ive tried this with a varity of friends guitars/pickups (Schecter/Jackson/Ibanez and even a cheep Ashton)(EMGs 81/85 combo, Dimarzios and Semour duncan livewires and Ibz/dimarzio super lame stocks) and it just doesnt matter, while it brings the best out of a good pickups, I can make my no name 100 dollar ebay speacial (Sterling) sing like it never could.

I have created teh perfect Satch efx,... I can get the perfect Vinnie Moore sounds also, A Thrashy Megadeth Metal? you bet your ass.. The amp sims are great, does a very nice ENGL and Super Distorion.

Heard some bad things and has some bad experiance with Zoom reliability , but this is a studio pedal for me and stays safe under my recording desk and will never move, i wouldnt even gig with a Multi EFX pedal, just looking at them Tube warmer bulbs through the slits makes me really nervous...but so far in 6 months nothing has gone wrong yet

My 707 input jacks died (as they always do) and Zoom company wouldnt do **** about it had to pay to get it repaired. I dont trust em.

People lean towards teh latest Boss and Line 6 pedals cause there more renound but I have to say Zoom hasnt let me down yet, they are definatly an innovative leader in todays multi EFX market. Ive been playing about 10 years now and of the 3 multi efx pedals ive owned and 20 or so Ive played this one stands out among the best and most unique.

I was looking at alot of efx pedals before making my choice and the reason I went with this is cause it was cheeper than its rivals but after owning it for 6 months, I have no regrets at all. If it was stolen or broke id get another......Z pedal for life \m/

It doesnt have a loop feature or drum machine and for that i was gonna go for a GT10 but I just ended up getting this and a Boss RC-2, now i have loop and drums + Tube and Z pedal, beatiful combo... As soon as I get a Sweet Roland GR 20, ill be laughing...

How easy is it to get a good sound out of it? Ive had it for awhile now and i can get some lovely tones out of it .
How about Editing patches? Its pretty easy to edit the patchs i find.
How is the manual for it (if there is one)? It explains enough in the manual to give you a understanding of its basic functions .

What setup (i.e. what guitars and amps) are you using this with? I use a Ibanez S670FM straight into the G9 , i basically use it as a modeller direct into my comp , i also use various pedals with it aswell .
Is it noisy? On what settings? I do find its a touch noisy, as i don't think much to the noisegates on the G9 , so i just have them on min , but in honesty i think thats more to do with outside interference then the unit being noisy .
Can you get the sound of your favorite artists? Who are they? I play alot of diffrent styles and i find the G9 is excellent for recreating tones on , i can get a near perfect Satriani , Vai , Timmons tones out of it , then get some other lovely tones to like blues, clean , jazz ,neoclassical, rock, metal , fusion , in honesty you can recreate pretty much anything you want to on this (if your heros don't use heavily modded setups ) .
Are certain effects (distortion, chorus, ...) very good? Very bad? I wasn't sure about the delays , reverbs when first using them but they have grown on me now and seem to be decent, as do alot of the other effects aswell , the only thing i can really fault is the noisegates , i don't think there very good but everything else sounds excellent .

Can you depend on it? Well i haven't had it long enough to say if its super reliable but i had a podxt before this and that started to go wrong only after a year n a half, so im hoping this will last longer lol .

If you've dealt with the company, how helpful/friendly were they? Once again i haven't had to contact them yet .

What style of music do you play? Is this a good match? In honesty for modern hi gain settings the G9 is fantastic , the tubes do really just give it a slight edge and more realism i find to settings like these (like legato feels alot less work on this , as it was on my podxt), one thing i will say tho is i think the G9 can be tweaked to suit many styles/tones etc but if your looking to buy one and your coming from other modellers like the line6's etc , then make sure you have some decent pedals (like distortion, overdrive etc ) , as the G9 as a modeller dosen't have its own stomp boxs to go with your patchs(it only has them for its preamp use with a real amp ) , still with pedals infront of it i think it sounds fantastic , i do prefer it over the line6 podxt .
Anything you wish it had? One thing i wish it did have is a tube preamp model , i understand running it into a amp like that is np but for using the G9 as a modeller i do wish it had that feature, so you can use it for vocals/acoustic mic'd up , although you can use it for those through other means it would still be cool to have on this .

Its easy to edit patches. The input settings are simple knobs.
Beware the depth. SOOO much depth, it'll take a lifetime to explore all of the options this thing has.

Excelent. Considering the number of options its ridiculous. The feel is great.

NOW LISTEN CAREFULLY. I NEVER DID WHEN I READ REVIEWS CONTAINING THIS KIND OF INFORMATION.

It is not as simple as editing patches to get a good sound from a multieffects. When you open up the box and plug it in and start having a tantrum, " Its so digital and horrible, i wasted all that money," etc. It takes tweaking of the things you're plugging it into. Im not going to go into detail my problems, but I will tell you that WITH TIME, this will produce a kickass sound, just give it time, figure it out.

Tankos.

i sent 2 emails. 1 got replied to.

Overall give it time and a bit of effort, you will love it.