Zoom G9.2tt

This unit has been used by us - a new band from UK (Sub Sahara) - www.myspace.com/rickpressuk (my myspace b4 bandspace) on our EP which is going up hopefully on iTunes once we get artwork sorted out - you can hear our demos up on there which were done in a local studio in England using this unit....

I own both the G2, GFX5, B2 and also this G9.2tt unit and chose this for the superior tech specs and price point advantage of competitors units - basically it was cheaper than Line 6 and had 96khz sampling - all others in class I have seen for floor board modellers are 44.1khz and cost a LOT more....

Ease of use for this unit is very easy, the high sampling rate makes it easy to use and get sounds easily.... its all analogue feel to it and its a great unit. Ease of use I have to give this a 10!

Guitar wise we mainly used HumBucking guitars into this unit from Epiphone and Gibson and also Yamaha. The sound quality of this unit is very very good. Obviously the amp modelling is going to be hard to judge unless you have used the original models. The Marshall modelling on this unit is spot on it. Esp the JCM800 and JCM2000 models which sound just like a Marshall should (think early era Oasis you can get their sounds easily).

There isnt really any band we could not get the sound of on here... Creed was easy - the Mesa Boogie modelling seems to be totally in the right tonal ballpark here... the Marshall amps sound so close its ridiculous... its worth it for just the MS DRV / MS CRNCH and also BG and PV modelling...

The cleans on here are excellent. The Wah Wah is very authentic, flange and chorus are both good, the delays and reverbs are all highlights, the cabinet sim is also excellent for recording direct line in or headphones and trust me when you use this with the amp modelling you have a great sounding amp sim. Obviously how close the unit sounds to the original is going to vary according to how one knows the original and also personal perception. But to me all of the models seems very authentic. The amp modelling is great. The stomp box modelling sounds a bit samey - e.g. some of the stomps sound similiar to each other but the amp modelling is a definite highlight. The Metal zone sounds like a metal zone but its cool... the amp models the exact amp - but stomp how it interacts with - e.g. what cab is it combined with????? ZOOM PLEASE??? But its cool - for amp modelling it kicks... ass....

There is cool tones either way with the stomps. There is no reason no one cannot get any sound they want here. This unit models all the top names such as PEAVEY, MARSHALL, MESA BOOGIE, FENDER, HUGHES AND KETTNER, DIEZEL HERBERT AND ENGL AND EVEN MATCHLESS, HIWATT with precision... its a great unit. The higher end 96khz sampling really helps the unit shine through and the new processor is kick ass.

ZOOM products to me seem reliable. I have owned them for ages and not had any real problems. A MRS8 has been dropped a few times badly but still works no problems. Its built very strongly... provided its not treated with total force and you are just using it within reason this should be as strong as any other unit out there...

One thing ZOOM expression pedals are tougher than KORG counterparts...

ZOOM have always answered emails quickly however there is a lack of forum and other stuff on there website which is necessary but they are more a creator of great products.

All their products are great, and provided with any digi fx they are tweaked any sound can be obtained. This is where tweaking and experience just enables you to get better with fx. They take their time to learn like also guitars.... and when recording it can take time to get right guitar sounds.

We do our own music....

Our influences range from Madonna to Oasis to Slayer... this unit as with most modellers out there can do everything. The amp modelling is vast and the basic G2 offers three great amps - MESA / MARSHALL / PEAVEY for high gain and for medium there is also FENDER.... and a VOX CLEAN... but the G7 and G9 add more tonal landscapes here by offering more....

There isnt really any band here from CREED to ASH to OASIS to BEliNdA CARLislE to anything we cant get here. The unit was fascinating to spend 48 hours just with it and njust going through the amp modelling and different modulations... every 80s band is here as it was with GFX5 it just needs tweaking.

Dont forget lots of bands change their amps as well - you can get their sound via MESA / Marshall or whatever. But its all here. We could get our practice sound up to Oasis in WEmbley Arena or any other band...

ZOOM make fantastic guitar boards.

The KORG units such as Ax1500 never lived up to the GFX in terms of amp modelling in my opinion.

Thise goes along with LINE 6 products and higher END BOSS units as a great guitar unit. ZOOM are up there with BOSS and LINE 6 most definately. This is a great unit.

This unit is very easy to use. No deep menu items or things that are not very obvious. The only sections of the manual that you need to read is the TOTAL/FUNCTION button (for use of Auto-Repeat Real-time Modulation functions) and the "Accelerator" and "Energizer" sections for controlling the Tubes/Solid-State/Boost tones. The manual itself is not very well organized, but it is acceptable as manuals go.

Let me say that as far as modelers/multi-effect units go, this is one of the better ones. That said, it is not up to par with a good preamp, dedicated rack-based multieffect units or pedals, or real amps. But hey, what can you expect for only US $400?

To determine whether I would keep it I made a comparison between the Zoom, a Vox Tonelab, and a Rocktron Prophesy preamp. I tested it with a Parker Nitefly Mojo, a Gibson Les Paul Standard, and a Fender Strat Deluxe Player. I used a Voodoo Lab Amp Selector to switch between the Zoom, the Tonelab, and a rack with the Prophesy. On the rack I also have a Rocktron XPression, Lexicon MPX1, and TC Electronics G-Major multi-effects units going through the Prophesy effects loop. Stereo outputs from the modelers/preamp where pluged into a Rane SM82 line mixer on the rack, and the output was routed through a BBE 482, a Samsom headphone amp, and to a pair of Tech 21 Power Engine 60's (no tube amps for this test). This allowed me to use both headphones and live sound.

First I started with the clean sounds. In this category, the Zoom did not fare so well. You are limited to only three clean amps models, and none of them are very convincing models of the originals. I really could not get a real clean sparkly sound or a convincing warm Jazz sound out of it. The Tonelab shines in this department, and the Vox AC 30 model on the tonelab pretty much kills the Zoom.

Next came the crunch sounds. Here the Zoom fared better and was comparable to the Tonelab (though the Vox AC 30 is still better on the Tonelab). However, for crunch sounds the "Texas Blues" model on the Prophesy was better than both.

Next I moved to the vintage distorted amp models. Here the Zoom did better than the Tonelab and was close to the Prophesy's "British" model. I managed to get some good classic rock type tones a la Hendrix and Rush. Note that with every test I tried both cabinet and no cabinet on the Zoom and also tweaked the "Accelerator" and "Energizer" sections that control the mix of tube warmth/distortion. While the Zoom only has one cabinet emulation with limited control of the two mic placements, I noticed that many variations of cabinet type sounds can be produced by tweaking the "Energizer" tube and boost controls.

Finally, I tested what the Prophesy calls "Mega" distortion models. Again, the Zoom did better than the Tonelab here. I especially liked the Diezel model and managed to coax some convincing tones. However, the Prophesy still had an edge in this department as far as harmonics and dynamics are concerned. On the Zoom I did detect minor occasional fizz that is so prevalent in current digital modelers like the POD XT and Boss GT-8. Overall though, the Zoom sounds pretty good for blast your brains out playing.

As far as effects, this is where I most dissapointed. The quality of the effect is all over the place IMHO. Don't get me wrong, they are all adequate for average use. However, there is a lack of depth and clarity when compared to the aforementioned rack effects. My biggest dissapointment was with the Reverbs. They are barely adecuate for live playing. It may be unfair to compare them to the much more costly but superb Lexicon or G-Major reverbs, but even the limited Tonelab reverbs sounded better to my ears. Likewise, the modulation effects such as chorus, phaser, and flanger are fairly weak. Maybe I am spoiled with the Rocktron and G-major modulation effects, but the Zoom just did not cut it. I even plugged the US $299 Rocktron Xpression into the effect loop of the Zoom and immediately noticed a huge difference in the quality of effects when I punched in and out the external effects button on the Zoom (and this was running the Xpression in mono!). There are a few interesting effects on the Zoom such as the "Bend Chorus" and the Big Muff distortion in the preamp section, but none of them was anything to write home about. One interesting aspect was the pedals. The Wah-Wah's were decent, though you have to play around with the order of effects to get the right sounds. The Z-Pedal allows you to move your foot horizontally in addition to vertically to modulate effects. This feature is innovative but it does take some practice to use the pedal in a vertical motion without moving the pedal horizontally (you can lock the horizontal motion if it is a problem).

I only had it for three weeks, but it is built like a tank and would probably last a couple of decades.

Never dealt with them. However, I believe they do need to get a handle on their online offerings. I am baffled as to why more manufacturers do not follow in the steps of Line 6 that has built a superb community of users by simply deploying well designed web sites and forums where people and the company can share information. If at this stage of web development they have not figured out that the web can drive large amounts of sales, then they need to pack up and go home.

I have been playing for 30+ years. I have played just about every type of music and have had (and still have) more gear than I want to think about.

I had this unit for three weeks and then returned it. This was not because I felt it was a bad unit. It simply did not offer anything that I could not do with the equipment I already have.

I believe that Zoom has upped the bar in the all-in-one modeler/multi-effects market with this unit. It will not replace dedicated/expensive multi-effect units, the better pedals, or tube preamps/amps. However, it is good enough to use as the only unit in something like a cover band or for younger guitarists that will limit their exploration to a few good mega distorted sounds. I think that the tubes in this unit do make a difference and push it past the offerings from Line 6, Boss, or Digitech (all of which I have owned and tested). The only thing that is comparable is the Tonelab SE. It is too bad that you cannot store your tube/solid-state/boost settings along with everything else in your patches. This is somewhat odd and a weakness in a unit that should allow you to press one switch and get the exact setting you originally saved. Nevertheless, I believe that Zoom has produced a winner and a serious competitor to the bigger boys out there. If you don't want to spend thousands of dollars in gear, this is the unit to get. That is, until the next better thing comes out...

This pedal is simply amazing. No other words to describe it. Very Very simple to use.

Dont be confused about too many buttons and control. Changing the tone with this model couldn't be simpler and with the extent of tweakablity available on this model the sky is the limit.

The Pedal are of very high standard and the Z-pedal allows you to take your sound to next level.

When i got my pedal, i didnot refer to the manual. I mean 40 pages of just instruction, well it doesn't make a good read. Infact I went straight into tweaking the pedal. Its very simple to use and trust me if you can operate a toaster, u can use this thing.

I mainly play at home, my setup is an ibanez rg550 with dimarzio evolution in bridge and neck to g9.2tt to marshall mg30dfx.

All effects on this model can be very easily controlled and Znr ( noise control gate) is superb. At rest, there is no buzzing, no hissing etc. At high output you can just increase the setting on ZNR.

The effects are very impressive. The modelled amps are as close to the original sound u can get. I am using my marshall simply as speaker and using its gain and effect setting and there doesn't seem to be any deficit in sound quality.

The g9.22 has came with built in patches to match the sound of famous artist like joe satriani, santana and brian may and certainly the satch patch is very close to the tone satriani had in the extremist.

Virtually any sound can be created with this model, even acoustic and acoustic jazz.

My main reason for getting this was to avoid money in indivual effect. The built DS-1 patch in this model is exactly identical to an original boss DS-1. So why spend #500-600 on individual effect pedal , tube amps, recording gear when you can have it all combined in one processor for a fraction of the price.

Infact to tell you the truth initially i wanted to buy zoom gfx-8 and when i went to try it in shop, the guy in the shop encouraged me to have a go at g9.2tt. Funny enough it cost #300 for gfx-6 and #230 for g9.2tt.

Very very reliable, i can not see it getting broken but be sure not to spill any fluid on to it because there is vent on front for the tubes. I am sure if you spill anything it will damage the circuit inside.

Very very good. I emailed them once very specifically asking them how can i change a perticular patch to my exact liking. they replied back same day with the detailed instruction.

I am going to rate it highly because i had very high expectation from this pedal and it has fully delivered. I feel that i have saved a lot buying this model and not spending on individual effect.

The of my main reason for buying this pedal was to be able to record what i play. No other guitar processor lets you do it, not through USB anyway.

I really feel its the best money i have spent in any guitar effect.

Here's an update to my first impression post below.

Very easy to use. I had it up and running within I'd say an hour but I'm used to using multi-FX. Still, this seems to be the easiest to understand and to edit since there are no deeply embedded menus.

This thing sounded amazing through headphones (Grado SR-60) but then I hooked it up into a BBE Sonic Maximizer and then into a Mesa 2:90 and I was very impressed. The unit seems to favor metal which is great for me but it also sounds sweet for cleans and crunchy sounds. It has a growl that can be a little too predominant unless you tweak the EQ.

It looks really solid but I've only had it 5 days.

Never dealt with 'em.

I play Dream Theater and Rush type of music. I've played on many stages in the past but now I've got the old ball and chain and kids so I appreciate a unit like this that sounds killer live or through headphones. I'm an Engineer and was immediately impressed with how much thought went into this thing both from an ergonomic standpoint and from a tonal perspective. No I don't work for zoom and I think the PS-04 sucks big time. My main rig is a Music Man Axis into a JMP-1 into BBE Sonic Maximizer into TC Electronic G-Major into a 4x12 stereo cab.

The G9 came incredibly close to the above mentioned rig with little problems. The reverbs and delays of the G9 are extremely good as are the stereo chorus and the overall tone. The unit also looks bad-ass! I really like it so far and usually I'm not immediately thrilled with any gear until I tweak the shit out of it. For the price, this thing replaces my $300 foot controller, $1000 tube preamp and $400 effects processor. So in other words, I love it.

Very nice layout and user friendly.
Editing patches is realtime and sweetly easy.
The manual is great and I don't think you'll need it much.

FANTASTIC SOUND...DID I SAY FANTASTIC SOUND? Zoom really caught me here. I've owned Zoom gear before and it always seemed that their smaller stuff was phenominal, but when they went to the bigger stuff they lost something in translation...except the GFX-5..that was alright. But the G9..wow, kicked my butt around the block. It is very quiet and has very strong effects. The delay is the only thing that is a tad weak, BUT I've not had much chance to tweak that stuff yet, so I'm guessing I can tweak it where I want it, so that may be a mute point. I use JSX, Fender and Mesa amps with Wolfgang and US LP's... I play in a rockin' worship band and we play straight into the system and Denny the sound guy came up to me the first time I used it and said "man, do I have a nice signal on you now..and your tone is awesome"!...well, that told me the story. All the effects are wonderfully designed and the R side pedal will pivot to the right and back to give even more modulation sounds..that's just TOO cool and sick !! and it works like a charm. I love the knobs for tube and solid state that are on each of the 2 channels and they control each of the 2 tubes in the unit...and the tubes sounds fantastic. I run one of my Mod Sd-1's into this so I get that tone as if I'm playing into an amp while playing into a direct box into the system...the tone is exactly what I get in my studio. Ya can't beat that!

Zoom gear is very tough and this guy is built like a tank..solid metal case..not cheap at all..very very well built, pedals feel rock solid and I wouldn't hesitate to gig without a backup..in fact that's what I do now. :)

I've never needed them..probably won't, so I'll givem' a 10.

I play Christian Rock, Worship, blues, Crunch...this will do them all. I've been playing over 30 years.
I own the Tonelabs SE, Pod XT Live, Boss GT-Pro, digitech GNX-4, GNX3000, 2150 artist series, Peavey JSX w/412xxx, Fender Cybertwin, Mesa f50. Guitars: 4 Wolfgang USA, 4 Les Pauls (Gibson), 4 taylors and Fender mandolin, and a lot of individual pedals.
If this were stolen I would buy another IMMEDIATELY. This is my weapon of choice. I don't see anything else taking it's place right now. If I HAD to choose another it would be the Tonelabs SE.
There's nothing I don't like about this pedal. My favorite feature is the tube and solid state knobs..adjustable for both channels with 2 seperate adjusters..that's just WAAAY cool. I compare it to all the above products and it kicked their butts around the block and all the way home. Sorry guys but that's the truth. Zoom did their homework here..talked to guitar players and spent the time to "catch up" with the rest and then hit the nitrous...Awesome Job Zoom !!
This will be a major production tool. You can eliminate the amp miking and the worry of noise..I know, you amp mike guys are saying...it won't sound the same..yes it will, this has tubes! Besides, you can still use a cab if you want. The G9 has: USB - MIdi..send loop...on & on...dual gain switches for sends and main..that's just sick !! I'm rambling on here, but I'm one happy buyer of this Zoom product. They blew me away with this one.
I don't see anything down the road that will dethrone it..but then again, if Line 6 did this to their PodXT Live...hmmmm....but I wouldn't wait for that. The G9.2tt is the best of show for me...and I have a lot to compare it to! Don't get me wrong, the above multi pedals are awesome in their own right..this one is just..better.

I just received my G9.2tt and played for only 2 hours through my Grado 60 headphones. Here are my first impressions:


1) Whoever designed this thing is a freakin' genious. I love the whole design concept. In fact, I'm a rocket scientist (well, design engineer for Altas V rockets so I'm trying to say that I'm into high tech!!!) and couldn't be more impressed with the layout, the editing, the foot pedals and of course the tones. I love the external effect send and return concept as well as the 3 pedal idea. I think this company finally made something that's THE BEST in it's class. I'll spare you every effect system I've owned but I've used the Pod, PodXT, the Vetta combo, the Digitech RP-7, GPS-2101, GT-8, Korg Pandora PX4. The only thing that comes seriesly close is my rack's JMP-1 and GMajor combination but that combination costs about $1500 new.

2) There are many great tones that are so easy to obtain. I love how there is one usable distorted tone after another and you don't have to saturate the [bleep] out of them to hear all the harmonics.

3) The ping pong delay and stereo chorus sound great!!! I'm in heaven inside my headphones. The phaser is just OK so far but I did find that color=1 sounds a little more organic (like Rush, Fountain of Lamneth organic).

4) The Function buttons and the ability to have two switchable amps per patch: Genious. Also this thing really does switch fast with no annoying click or anything. I find myself hitting the next effect too early because I'm used to compensating.

5) The cleans are just OK so far although I just made a breakthrough (I stupidly had the boost effect on so everthing started out crunchy.) I was about to return it until my discovery because cleans didn't really strike me the way the distorted sounds did. I'm still looking for the cleans I get with my rack rig though. Maybe through my power amp I'll get it. I'll keep you posted although I'd give the cleans and 8 out of 10 after trying for a half an hour.

6) As far as palm muting with my Axis guitar: It sounds perfect. I wouldn't want any more or less. I forgot who had that problem on this forum but just don't use the metal zone. Use the Engl. I can do some nice Hetfield style palm muting (almost) with no problem.

7) The output of the headphone jack is a bit lacking. My Grado headphones are low impedance and very easy to push but I find that when I'm listening to an external CD source, I have to have everything cranked. It's not that bad though.

Cool The way the EQ is broken up where you adjust the second band and the sixth band in another area on the board is either educational or silly. I'm not sure which one yet. I guarantee everyone says what the [bleep] the first time they adjust it.

9) Last but not least, did I mention that this thing has incredible shredder tones? I find myself playing better, cleaner, faster with less distortion, less chorus, and less delay just because my tone stands on its own. I can nail Petrucci tone and Macalpine type of tone so easily!!!


To those who try this thing in the store or for the first time at home, here's a concept that didn't hit me for a few minutes. There are 4 main section of banks. There is (U and u) and (A and b). They all have the same factory pactches except u and b have the cabinet simulator on. If you try it in the store through an amp, use U or A. If you use heaphones, use u or b. I think. I'll go check. That's a little retarded right there I think. Maybe U and u and P and p would be better for user/preset. I just caught myself nitpicking. It's not a big deal.

Nice job Zoom.

Engin

I like the layout because you can get five quick presets that are
all very different or you can set it up so its like having
7, yes seven stomp boxes side by side. This is because the 5 patch
selecting switches can also turn on and off the pre-fx, the pre-amp distortion, the mod, the echo, the reverb, and then you even have
TWO more function switches that can switch amp channels or the compressor or just about whatever you want. 100 user settings which
have a name and a number and with the software (VERY easy software) you can even write a discriptive paragraph about each patch. They have really gone out of their way to make this user friendly with alot of knobs, etc.

At first I thought it was little too much on the mega high gain side
but when I lowered the gain on some of those high gain amps I got more into my zone which is classic hard rock, I like the sounds of AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Van Halen. There
are many amp models to choose from. A lot of great sparkly cleans,
a lot of grinding crunches and a big bunch of the modern ultra gain stuff. I wondered why they need a harmonics control in the 12k region
when most 12 inch speakers only go up to 5 or 6k. But it does make a difference and since real amps put out those ultra high frequencies I guess an amp modeller should to. This is the best multi effect I've got and I like it better than my Boss, or Yamaha, or Digitech, I have not had a line 6. Yamaha was my favorite but not now.

The thing is very cool looking and has big hunks of rubber on the sides. It sort of looks like it came off a modern submarine or something. I can only say it looks and feels heavy and I take along the little zoom G2 as a backup.

I asked zoom a question and got back an email in less than 24 hours.

I play classic rock and when we play things like Rush I need to switch between a variety of clean and distortion sounds without missing a split second. The G9 switches sounds faster than any guitar pedal I've had. It even switches sounds faster than my keyboards!! It is versatile because you can use it for complex preset switching or like a row of pedals. My old digitech rp14 was like that but the zoom sounds are way beyond the rp14. Now the Digitech 3000 I have not heard but I know it does not allow 7 switches
to be used manually. Also I have heard that the 3000 takes a while
to change sounds and I need to switch right in the middle of a flurry
of 16th note triplets!

I bought this unit to replace my Zoom GFX-8 that I've had for the past 6 years. Until now I haven't heard anything nearly as good, including the POD XT live, Vox Tonelab and other various Digitech units. This thing is easily the most versital processor I've ever seen. If you can't get a sound you like you've gotta be deaf. Editing is a breeze and if you've had any of the older Zoom models it's pretty much old hat. The thing that struck me the most is how responsive the eq and tone controls are. Manual is ok if you don't mind reading blue print. Two 12ax7 tubes and two pedals, one for volume and one to morph whatever program you're running into something much more exotic. Comes with Cubebase LE for recording.

My rig depends upon the gig. Large venues and outdoor gigs (can do outdoors most all year in So. AZ) I run 2 Carvin Halfstacks, one with an X100 Series III head and the other with an SX200 head. The Zoom has stereo outs and with the built in volume pedal. I'm able to use less onstage and save room. Oh by the way this thing is big and heavy!
In small rooms I either run 1 halfstack or run into my 1500 watt Carvin sound system. I use a Musicman Sillouette, HSH configuration, a Line 6 Variax 300, an Ibanez AS73 (335) and an Ibanez jazz box. And, finally a banshee talkbox. I used it in rehearsal and then at an outdoor show at our county fair and the sound quality is amazing. Chords ring out crystal clear even with heavy distortion settings. There's no lag time when changing patches and Zoom has the fastest switch time in the business. The program that floored me was the Acoujazz program, somewhat of an acoustic/jazz program. Using my variax with the acoustic guitar patch turned my rig into a genuine acoustic rig. Using it during recording, it was a genuine acoustic guitar complete with the resonance of the body. This thing is dead quiet too, maybe too much cuz some of the sustain gets killed by the noise reduction. Easy to fix, just roll some off.

My rating on this is based upon my Zoom GFX-8. I've had that unit for six great years and it never failed. Unfortunately the switches started to break being plastic and getting stomped on. I don't need a backup because I have on board effects on my sx-200 head. It would get me through if something happened. If running through my PA I'd be at a jazz gig so effects would be minimal anyway, maybe delay or reverb through the mixer.

Never dealt with them, but my keyboard player called for info as he also plays guitar for our jazz stuff and ended up buying the G7.1.

I play anything from classic rock to 60's music to jazz and new age. I've been playing since "yeah, yeah, yeah" was still on the charts. This thing by far blows away the competition. Digitech I think still needs to upgrade their sounds. They still incorporate some from my old GSP-21. POD just sounded bad and the 2.0 is as bad as it gets. The only thing close is the Boss GT-8, but it's more expensive and doesn't come with recording software. The Vox Tonelab isn't bad but doesn't have a harmonizer (for Vai and Boston stuff). Purists will say it's close but not perfect. They're right. But when you have drums pounding, keys blasting, and bass thumping who in the hell in the audience can tell? If you use a crappy rig it'll still sound crappy and whatever you use will color the sound. I'd rather carry this thing around and have a great sound similar to those amps it models than spend all the money on and carry all the amps it doesn't sound exacly like. If you want to play thrash metal this may not be to your liking. It's a little too processed for such a raw sound but I wouldn't doubt you could get something useful. This unit is logically laid out, responsive, easy to edit on the fly (great feature) and genuinely looks great. There's so much thing will do it'll take months of tweaking to find out. Well worth the $400.

Very intuitive ueser interface. I always have a hard time with tweaking modelers. I've had a AX1G, GT3, ME50 and v-amp which all couldn't satisfy me, but this one definitly does the job for me. Especially with the editing software, with works very simple. It does not loos as fancy as the software for the POD but it works great.
The manual is not easy to read as the text is in blue and the layout is very hard to read through.

I use this unit as a preamp by using the 4-cable methode on my Marshall TSL100 that runs into a 2x12" cab. This way can use teh G9.2tt as a preamp, but I can also use the channels of the TSL with effects only. This gives me a great variety of sounds. I play Ibanez JS1 and a Fender strat+ with lacesensors and a fastrack2 in the bridge.
The unit is NOT noisy at all! In fact it is so silent that you sometime swonder if it is on. The ZNR function works great with high gain settings but you have to turn the level of it down on the factory presets to let your notes ring out clearly.
In my opinion the effects sound great. At least, it does the job for me so I'm satisfied. Distortions are great and not only in the high gain region. You can get great mild distortions or crunch sounds with out any problem. Cleans are great and all have a nice sparkle.
The tubes in the unit definitly makes the sound more tubey.
I've simulated the 3 channels of my TSL and couldn't hear the difference. It was done in 10 minutes!

I only have this unit for one week now, but I can tell you it will last forever as far as the mechanics go. This is plain heavy steel. The switches are metal and feel very decent. As far as the electronics goed... time has to tell, but I feel very confident in Zooms quality.
I will definitly use this on a gig without any backup. My TSL has 3 channels and I can always play straight it through without it if the G9.2tt breaks up on me.

Not dealt with it till now

I've been playing for 14 year and have played some crap guitars like suzuki lespaul copy and epiphone somewhat. Since the last 10years I have a decent set of guitars which I wouldn't trade for the world. A '87 Fender Strat in Grafity Yellow with lacesensors and a fasttrack2 in the bridge and a black '92 Ibanez JS1 with single coil in the middle. For acoustics I use a Yamaha APX5A. My amps are 4 channelsome self build tube amp (based on: 2 fender cleans, tube and transistor, JCM900 leadpreamp and a GT trio preamp), a Valvestate 8240 (which I think are the best valvestates ever made, better then the crapy valvestates Marshall makes now) and a Marshall TSL100 which is my main amp. I play all kinds of styles as I play in a cover band that covers all except metal stuff. We play a lot of blues-rock, which fits great to my setup.

Its fairly easy to use. The sw editor is very handy. However you cannot control the Energizer and Accelerator Tube functions with the sw nor can you save their settings in a patch. This is plain DUMB.
The manual is too small in size and has their trademark blue ink print (which I dont like) but it has all the relevant info.

LCD screen could be a bit bigger.

I have an Ibanez S470 (stock pickups)--->Zoom G9.2tt ---> Event monitors. I was hoping to use it for direct recording but it does not sound good when recording direct. Its cabinet siumulator is very limited. It has just has one cabinet model. You can choose between a condenser and dynamic mic and their position (3 of 'em) to the cabinet. I also have a Roland VG-88 V2.0 and it blows this thing away (its also more expensive than the ZOOM).

The effects are decent but nothing exceptional. You might get better sounds if you have a Cabinet and/or Amp. in your sound chain. It just did not cut it for me.

The USB only does 16 bits and 32/44.1/48 KHz output. The 96 KHz and 32 bits processing is internal only.

Looked real solid. Nice shiny metal buttons. Excellent finish.

None needed so far.

I have been playing for 23 yrs. I play Rock, Funk and Flamenco styles. I was hoping their direct recording (USB) would be useful but I just dont like the direct sound so I am returning it in a couple of days.

I like their Z-Pedal. Its pretty solid and it wont break if you slide out the Z-Pedal to the right and do up down motion simultaneously. But its very easy for the Z-Pedal to be shifted to the right so you gotta be careful when you play.