Zoom GFX-707

It's really easy to use the presets...but I lost the manual and it has been hard to make my own patches.

I like some of the effects...it can be used to cover alot of good songs...ex. the "jet" sound goes perfectly with an Unwritten Law song...and the sixties patch is pretty cool for House of the Rising Sun.

I would have used it all the time but sometimes it scrolls through the effects without me even touching it...I need the manual...anyone know where to get it...email me Yingerham1@juno.com. Thanks

It is helpful to make songs...because of the odd sounds I guess...but I don't use it for that much...I play punk and there aren't too many good distortions for punk...maybe the "smooth" and the "neogrove" or whatever it is called.

Intimidating... at first. I've owned this pedal for several months, and have only just recently been getting the sounds I want out of it. Most of the patch editing makes sense, but it's rather debilitating in it's design of patches -- being unable to turn on and off individual effects within a patch in real-time can be very frustrating

Sounds pretty good to me. I'm using a Peavey Amp with cheap old Ibanez, or my home-built guitar. This effect pedal manages to retain the tones of the guitar without any disturbing hiss or hum. A good number of the factory presets sound awful cheesy, but if you stick with your own custom patches you should be okay. I don't use the distortions or compressors. The pitch shifters are pretty nice -- I especially liked the patch "Trace" -- but I had to turn off the distortion module and run my BOSS OS-2 to get that tone I wanted.

Eats batteries a little too quick for me... I haven't gone on tour
with it yet, but it's been fine for home and practicing with the band. Make sure it's on a solid floor -- will wobble or slip on carpet. Expression pedal is built to last

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When I run this pedal through the effects loop in my amp, and the rest of my pedals (wah, distortion, compression) through the instrument input, I get a very nice balance of sound without any hiss or hum. It's been a lot of fun to play with, and has given me a nice palatte of sounds to work with. One does have to be careful though --this pedal can be used in EXTREMLY poor taste if you just mess around with the effects randomly. The Expression pedal is really sensitive, and requires very precise movement to do what you want it to. In other words, you will have to LEARN how to play this pedal to truly incorporate it into your overall sound.

The manual is a must I lost mine for a while and was ready to give the pedal away because i was getting nothing out of it, the manual however eventually turned up and I beagn to understand this pedal a little more. It takes a lot of EQ tweaking to get the sound right.
Howevr I've always said that I'd rather a pedal that was difficult to use than a pedal with only 3 different sounds, think versatility in this category.
It isn't that hard though.

When I first tried this after buying it I wondered why the hell did ZOOM make a pedal that sounded worse that its earlier models, however playin around with the EQ setting in this pedal is the key. You turn all those tinny flangers in to seas of liquid music, weak distortions in to fat earthquake type tones, I only noticed a slight difference between the fuzz tone on my big muff and the fuzz on my zoom, of course the fuzz on the big muff is better but still, the zoom comes with a hell of a lot more than a tone switch.

I used it on a gig and i didn't bring any backup. I tink ZOOM pedals look a lot less reliable than they actually are I had a 505 before this and two years of constant use didn't effect it at all.

never needed to.

I play grunge alas it will not die in my heart, therefor I use big distortions and wierd noises for solos and with the expressin pedal it certainly does come in handy for those. I've been playing for three years now but I think if I got a lot more experienced I would replace the effects I use most on this pedal for indivual pedals however I would keeps this unit (I aint never used a wah live but the 707s got one if i should take the fancy). The sampler thing I found a little useless but the metronome isn't making it perfect for home recording on to a 4-track.

overall it takes a little getting used to but its worth the time spent. And for 99 of my english pounds, bargain.

One can easily handle the editing process of this unit, althogh all that freedom can be quite intimidating. The manual tells the player everything, except it does not go into that much detail concerning the four effect modulators. What I mean is, the box says "9 effects at once" but there are only 8 cattegories (including TOTAL, and PEDEL, which I don't believe are actualy effects). So, I wonder if one can use two effects under one cattegory simeltaniously. The Jam Play is confusing as well. I have yet to figure out how to use it.

You know what? The sound quality sounds good to me, though I'm not very picky. As long as one can hear the pitch, then that is grand with me. One point I want to make clear though, is the fuzz. I usualy do not use distortion effects as much, but I have to admit, the fuzz is one effect that, as unpicky as I am, showed great prestige. It was like a big fuzzy worm. I liked it a lot.

I have never performed publicly, just me and my room. It doesn't look like it will fall apart or anything. This unit is like a rock under my feet. I don't know how it is internaly, say, if a chip comes loose or whatnot. I have never understood internal bleeding anyway.

The guy who sold it to me has nothing to do with ZOOM or Samson. He is an upstanding young man. His name is Troy and I believe he plays the base. He forgot to give me my change when I payed for it, but I was at ease reminding him for the change. True story. Oh, by the way, I upgraded from a 505, which I actualy think I like better. I will tell you why, shortly.

I play my style of music; If I get famous I'll let the industry categorize my music for me. I like Russian and Scottish Celtic music. I also like spacy music; long drawn notes with wavy beauty in the backround or foreground. I have "played" for about 4 years. I have a 4 track. Anywho, the thing that worries me the most about this item is the lack of the ability to mix my favorite effects together. For instance, can I mix the chorus, autowah, and delay together to make my favorite UFO effect? Or step with autowah, or vibrato with ring? I could with the 505. But can I with this 707? If not, then I don't want it anymore. My favorite part about the 505 was the ability to mix a lot together to get that effect of wonder, imagination, inspiration. If I can't do that with this 707 than I shal cry immediatly. Some one tell me if I can do what I said with this 707. I am starting to doubt I can. In fact, I'll wager, 10 to 1, that I cannot. Lord, tell me if I can and have me loose the wager.

Easy to plug and play. But like almost anythig computerized or programmable I'd reccommend sitting down wiht it for an hour or two to get used to it...have the manual handy as well. It's not needed, but it will help you figure out some of the more confusing aspects pretty easily.

I'm a pro audio tech. I hear everything. I've noticed while I do like the richness of the efx ther is definatly a lot of noise when the gate is open. especially on the chorus effects. Overall i'm pretty impressed by it. But the ACCOUSIM module is extreamily noisy, and i won't even touch it. As well it has very little headroom on the input...turn the patchlevel down to about 15 on ANY clean effect or you'll get clipping .

I've stomped on this....At first glance i thogth it felt a little wobbly, but the expression pedal is well re-enforced. I'd take it with me on all my gigs. (though you have to get good using the DIRLOAD feature to make switching during songs practical)

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I'm playing christian rock, through a Vantage VT-42J with single coils at the neck and body position and a humbucker at the bridge. I use a fender M-80 with a line directly into a Peavy Envoy110 (using both amps simultaniously) I get nice kick from this box. I like the distortion effects and i think this is a very useful little processor. I'd like to see it's sound cleaned up a bit, the S/N isn't as good as some people are raving. (Trust a sound tech on this) but that the only sound complaint i have....the distortion isn't a very grungy overdrive. but that not the effect i like fomr my distortion a lot (i do like it but i have otehr ways to get it) Overall I'd probably get a pod again, as i don't use the expression pedal much. but this is a keeper. The only other thing i would say is if you're a minimalist, who likes a little distortion and maybe some chorus, this may not be the way to go...theres a lot of effect here. My last complaint is the lack of being able to mix effects...i think maybe haveing each of the 5 modules able to take any of the effects (in that order) woudl be cool....much more versatile...and allows for overlapping and combining (i.e. no chorus and flange, phase, wah) but other then that i can work around it. Good buy....

The GFX-707 is fairly easy to use; the manual is straightforward and helpful and the knobs and large display are nice. Editing can't be done quickly, and the "Easy Edit" function (supposed to let you adjust the patch in real-time) isn't practical since you can't easily reach the knobs while playing and you can't specify which parameters they control. And the Jam Play feature is just a gimmick as far as I can tell; it's too limited to be of any real use. But otherwise, this box is all set up very well.

I use a Fender Strat and either a Marshall MG-10 or Fender Frontman 15R. Frankly, I can get better distortion by turning up the gain on the Marshall than by using the distortion effects on the GFX-707. They're not horrible, but it takes quite a bit of tweaking to get a really good sound. The quality of the effects is pretty good considering the price. A few of the modulations sound overly synth-y or digital if overused, and there are some effects (like ring modulator) that I'll never use. On the other hand, the sheer number of good effects that you get makes up for the poor ones. The built-in drum machine is handy for practice, too.

I haven't used it in a gig (I don't even have a band), but it feels durable despite being plastic. I would trust it for a gig, but a backup wouldn't hurt just in case.

Haven't had to deal with them.

If you're looking for a good multi-effects pedal that doesn't cost too much, the GFX-707 is a great choice. Alone, it's good, and paired with a really good distortion pedal or amp, it's great. It's perfect for beginners who want to try out every effect on earth. If lost or stolen, I'd probably actually take the opportunity to upgrade to something more expensive, but for now, it's wonderful. Buy it.

This pedal is really easy to use the big display screen is great.
the only thing that took me a while to figure out was the jam play function.The knobs make it easier to edit as well.

I use an ibanez Rg 170 guitar with a marshall valvestate 100watt
and it sounds great and as for the distortion i think they are great i fiddled with the van halen distortion and got a great sounding distortion better than my BOSS DS-1 or my distortion on my amp.

I would use it on stage, the construction seems tough enough for me even though it is made of plastic.

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I play many styles of music and this pedal is great for all of them I love the violin,talk and oldvibe effects. I would recommend this pedal to all types of players especially for the price.

The 707,I find at least, is for the most part, simple to establish a good, decent sound. There is the odd time where you have to manually adjust the parameters to reach that utopian sound that you're looking for. The manual is straightforward and to the point. Don't analyze the manual, just read it.

I myself use an extremely beautiful Fender Lone Star Strat pushed through a Fender M-80 amp, but for some, it doesn't really matter what amp you decide to play through since there are a variety of amp sounds you can select from. Only one setting is too loud in comparison to the others, and that is setting A4, AMPDRV. Louder is not always better, such as the case. Every single other sound is on the same output level from STDCHR(studiochorus) to VHALEN. There is a great consistency of the effects, not to mention that almost any artists "sound" can be achived with a few alterations. One can go from the sounds of B.B King, to Slash, to Joe Perry,all the way to Rage.
What most impressed me was the variety of acoustic sounds that were offered. Very versatile and easy to find what you're looking for
Another small note on the Chorus effect. I find it really cool that with this model they included a vintage chorus option.

Dependable, yes. Gigworthy no. The major drawback to this great little machine is that if you're playing a gig, and you want to shuffle between sounds, you gotta bend over, hit a button with your finger, then get up again, and do your footwork. Illustrates very poor showmanship and indicates instability and uncomfortableness on stage.
At home, this machine is wonderful. The built in drum machine is absolutely an asset. Perfect for laying down the foundations for the songwriting process. Its easy to play a guitar and hum a few notes, but the drum amchine makes it easy to fill up the sound and it helps with setting the tempo of the song. Not only that, but setting the drum machine on metronome and running scales over that really emphasizes on timing and keeping it, and from there you can increase the speed of the metronome and perfect your speed and accuracy

This section of the review is void for me

I, the great Jay Kana(just kidding) play various styles of music from jazz to rock to reggae and most points inbetween. The 707 is beneficial for my musical needs. From the vast array of preset sounds to choose from, to the drum machine, I find this machine to be a definite asset. If stolen or lost, I'd probably buy another, but this was bought while I was on a limited budget. If my limitations were broadened, I may have chosen something a little more upscale. Favourite aspect:Drum machine
Opposing aspect: The 6 second sampler
This is a feature that could have been excluded. How can you possibly benefit from a 6 second sampler!?!?!?!
All in all, this machine is a must for any types of musicians who are doing solo projects and do a lot of their own writing

The 707,I find at least, is for the most part, simple to establish a good, decent sound. There is the odd time where you have to manually adjust the parameters to reach that utopian sound that you're looking for. The manual is straightforward and to the point. Don't analyze the manual, just read it.

I myself use an extremely beautiful Fender Lone Star Strat pushed through a Fender M-80 amp, but for some, it doesn't really matter what amp you decide to play through since there are a variety of amp sounds you can select from. Only one setting is too loud in comparison to the others, and that is setting A4, AMPDRV. Louder is not always better, such as the case. Every single other sound is on the same output level from STDCHR(studiochorus) to VHALEN. There is a great consistency of the effects, not to mention that almost any artists "sound" can be achived with a few alterations. One can go from the sounds of B.B King, to Slash, to Joe Perry,all the way to Rage.
What most impressed me was the variety of acoustic sounds that were offered. Very versatile and easy to find what you're looking for
Another small note on the Chorus effect. I find it really cool that with this model they included a vintage chorus option.

Dependable, yes. Gigworthy no. The major drawback to this great little machine is that if you're playing a gig, and you want to shuffle between sounds, you gotta bend over, hit a button with your finger, then get up again, and do your footwork. Illustrates very poor showmanship and indicates instability and uncomfortableness on stage.
At home, this machine is wonderful. The built in drum machine is absolutely an asset. Perfect for laying down the foundations for the songwriting process. Its easy to play a guitar and hum a few notes, but the drum amchine makes it easy to fill up the sound and it helps with setting the tempo of the song. Not only that, but setting the drum machine on metronome and running scales over that really emphasizes on timing and keeping it, and from there you can increase the speed of the metronome and perfect your speed and accuracy

This section of the review is void for me

I, the great Jay Kana(just kidding) play various styles of music from jazz to rock to reggae and most points inbetween. The 707 is beneficial for my musical needs. From the vast array of preset sounds to choose from, to the drum machine, I find this machine to be a definite asset. If stolen or lost, I'd probably buy another, but this was bought while I was on a limited budget. If my limitations were broadened, I may have chosen something a little more upscale. Favourite aspect:Drum machine
Opposing aspect: The 6 second sampler
This is a feature that could have been excluded. How can you possibly benefit from a 6 second sampler!?!?!?!
All in all, this machine is a must for any types of musicians who are doing solo projects and do a lot of their own writing

easy to use ,preety good sound,great manual okay for editing.got foe xamas used about 2 mouths.

i use a samick guitar ,fenter frontman amp.not to much noise can be ajusted eq.good sound.great effects.

very dependable.don,t play in band so can,t say

hav,nt dealt with then. web page is not that great,could have samples to hear and see.

just learning,rock blues jazz.playing 1 year.would buy another one,great rhythm pattern list.easy to edit.if get to lost just reset and start all over again.