Zoom 1010

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

a little confudeing at first but once you ger the hang of it real easy

The sound is amazing. it would go so fare as to say it is at the heart of my sound. I play a Gibson SG and a Fender Stat. I will tell you that if one guitar cant get the sound the other can. The amp's this sounds best with are 1X12 combos and such not big 4X12. The only complant i have is not enuff user banks.

i never had a problem with it and io kick around all the time.

dont know never needed it

Well it is a good pedal if you work with it. But if you think you can just plug it in and kick butt. your dreaming good tone is labor of love or luck!

As far as multi FX go the Zoom 1010 is not very user friendly if you are just starting out. I bought mine about 4 years ago. The presets were decent but not very creative. the manual was helpful but not extensive.

I used this two different setup. My first was a crappy Kustom amp with a Squier Strat. It sounded decent to me at the time. Then I ran an Epiphone Les Paul Studio Pearl through it to a Roland GC408x Stack. IT slaughters the Pauls tone and made the stack sound very thin. The effect were terrible. The only reason I give it a 2 is because the distortion was at least usable to some extent. The wah is unusable with the $70 wah pedal and sure as hell isnt worth it, the compressor is weak. The corus is thin and choppy. The delay is so digitaly cheesy you can recognize your original tone. The flanger is somewhat usable but not as good as other multi FX in this price range. I compared this with a less expensive KORG AX1G and the KORG blew it away in tone and quality. I have tried several Zoom pedals and they are all JUNK. Toneless, and painfully digital. Save your money and buy the Korg.

Dont put your eggs in this basket at all. After 3 1/2 years the unit went stone dead on me. I never used it in a gig setting either, just easy practice use. Of course no guitarist would be caught dead gigging with this thing. It did last 3 1/2 years though. So I give it a 2

When the unit broke Zoom was very helpful. I never sent it in to get fixed though. I just sold it as BROKEN on Ebay. And I got $70 out of the stupid thing, and the people I sold it too Knew it was broke. Well Thank god there are uneducated shoppers out there.

This was the biggest peicce of junk I have ever bought for the guitar. It is not suitable for any music at all. if it had been stolen I would not have sought to find it because the criminal would get his punishment by having to use the thing.

Piece of cake... can learn to use it in a few minutes. Just stick to the manual; but I believe that you can learn to use it even without the manual.

Comp - (4) Even to the trained ear, the compressor doesn't seem noticeable. Wah - (2) I bought a separate FP01 pedal and I tell you, if you long for Kirk Hammet wah sounds or Cry baby-ish tones then you'll be frustrated. Tip: Don't buy the separate foot pedal. Distortion - (6) Eight Different Distortions + eight of the same kind, except that they are amp simulated... Good for blues but if you long for crunchy or shredding distortion then this is not for you. EQ - (7) This may be the product's redeeming factor... Maybe a bad preset can somewhat be enhanced by this feature. Chorus - (9) Very clean and versatile-sounding, if you manipulate the parameters. Flange (8) Good for the "jet scream" and flange settings of other sorts. Doubler - (8) - simulates 2 guitars playing at the same time. Sounds close to Room Reverb. Reverb - (7) - Has Hall reverb. Just hall reverb. No Plate reverb, no church or garage or stage reverb. Has Room reverb though. Delay - (4) Good for Eric Johnson-ish delay (short and decays quickly) but not recommended for Steve Vai-ish delay (long and decays slowly) because the maximum time is only 420 ms.

Not dependable. One day you might be shocked that your bank pedal would not work anymore. I had the 3 patch pedals repaired by replacing the tact switches on the PCB. Buttons eventually malfunction, in as short as a year or a year and a half, for a brand new set.

Hmmm. Well? They charge a lot. Maybe 20 times as much as the cost of labor and materials. I chose fixing it on my own.

My repertoire ranges from Cannibal Corpse to Metallica to Pearl Jam to Steve Vai to Joe Satriani to Eric Johnson. The bottom line is, the unit can't suit my needs. If you play blues or simple hard rock or grunge then maybe this would be enough. But eventually, you'll consider a better alternative, like a Digitech RP-7 or a Zoom 8080. But to come to think of its price, it's better having one than buying several stompboxes.

the distortions suck, as do the rest of the effects.

Seems rather shoddy, the pedals are very little and i had a constant fear of breaking the whole thing by stomping on it too hard.

Had it for 6 weeks, sold it, bought a BOSS ME-8. Don't even consider buying this product. Thank you. Goodbye.

Uh.. well yah, it took me about 2 minutes to cycle through all the effects and controls and figure 'em out, though i've never used a pedal before, I thought it was pretty damn simple. What, 2 buttons and an up/down.. sheesh. Overall, getting what you want from it is simple, even though I had no manual (bought second hand).

I'm using this pedal with a $150 Legend bass, and a sound city 30b amp. I *think* it's a guitar amp, but then again the fact that the bass response is sweeet and the "b" on it... Anyhow, the zoom adds no noise to the chain, if anything, the compressor cuts it down a little. I must say, the compressor sens5, attack10, gets an awesome sound, like tom araya (slayer), and is good for slap/poping, whereas 10/10 will get a metallica feel. It's also good for general rock/blues and jazz playing. Though, the reverb is ghastly sometimes, and the flanger is iffy too. Not good, as my amp is quite noisy, though on something decent, the zoom would be ok.

Jesus, it works fine, does what it's meant to. I don't know its history, but I think it's newish, and used a bit. So far, the footswitches are ok.

The website is crap, as far as I remember. Though it should be fine.

I play thrash (bass), metal, rock, blues, country - damn near everything, and I mainly use the compressor, and the chorus and/or reverb. It improves my sound tremendously, as my amp has no inbuilt fx. There's a distortion/amp simulator, a guitar effect, but I use it sometimes, and it's very crisp. The OD Valve amp is nice for bass. The flanger is okay, but only just.
The zoom 1010 is a good effect to have, if it's all you can afford. I don't think I'd get anything else even if I had the money. It's good for what I need, and if I need a punk bass sound, or a nirvana sound, or a metallica sound or a flea sound, it's all in there and easy to get. I'd recommend it to anyone, though admittedly, I've never used anything else by way of effects. (I'd use the reverb on a marshall rather than the reverb on this thing, but it does okay.)

The good thing is it is compact, cheap, a lot of effects. I like the reverb and chorus making a nice sound with the amp simulator and i like some of the distortions. The bad thing is the buttons worns out and the fpo1 pedal (for the wah) is i think 1/3 the price of the zoom 1010 ( which i think is expnesive so i got the zoom 4040 cause it has the pedal already.

id rather use a korg sound module or a set of boss effects

takes practice. buttons (inc. footswithces) small and inconsistent in terms of pressure needed to trigger. common occurence to step on several footswithces at same time, and time consuming to cycle through many banks.

pre-programmed effects are really cheesy attempts at traditional sounds, but user programmed effects can be good. i created an amazing distortion: very crunchy, full, controlled, the anti-fuzz; then made other weird noisy stuff. i liked the noise reduction option, and the tuner function.

i have had my pedal for two years, played a few shows with it. 2 main problems: bank selector switch broke, adaptor (mandatory i think) too easily unpluggable.

i liked the numerous options and sounds. good for the price and size.

VERY VERY easy... no secrets, the manual fill all the needs... 10 minutes editing patchs is enough to learn all about it.

I use an Ibanez RG60 and a regular transistor-amp. Flanger and the reverbs are cool, delay is too short (46ms), compressor and wah are terrible, and the distorcions... god, I don't have words, is the WORST thing I've ever heard. Without the Amp Simulator, the guitar sounds like a chain saw or something like that. But, even with the Amp Sim, the distorcion is crap. I'll give 7 for clean sound and -1 for distorcions... -1 + 7 / 2 = 4....

Well, I droped it many times, and nothing happened. But sometimes the + and - buttons don't work. Well, I wont use it in gig, it sucks when the buttons dont work.

Sorry, no opinion

I play blues, vintage stuff (Deep purple, Led Zeppelin), heavy metal (Metallica, sepultura), and the 1010 is terrible in all of these styles. When I use clean sound it's pretty OK, but the distorcions, urgh. I'll never buy it again. Anyway I liked the EQ, its pretty simple and works fine. Digital distortions are crap, but 1010 is more than crap. But hey

sounds good notse gate bette than on my art ecc dont cut youre signal off and lets you sustain editing patches is good and can scroll thru user or preset patches.

withe strat by applause art ecc and laney with carvin cab.

yes i would depend on it for the money you pay you get all those effects and a tuner like it better in some ways than my art ecc and the art is more money?

good and sites on the internet with patches cant find any sites for the art ecc,dont think this unit is able to upgrade?

good value for the money and found mine used on the net here?

easy to use cant go up and down editing patches easy sound of patches bad sound edit patches you can get good metal sound no limiter you get manual wich is good unit is bad any zoom product is very good for one sound only metal digital sound if you ask me the effects are good.

strat and laney amp carvin 4&12 cab noisy dist settings nr helps not enough effects good you can get srv sound dist is digital sounding not like others i have tryd with same setup not as noisey as zoom 5000 more than 505 thas sad this is more money better than thetube works pedal i bought should have called it the bee hive real tube too?

yes i do give this unit a 10 zoom prouduts are the best.

never had to use it replaced thre weeks after i got it with art ecc use the zoom for effects only no comp no eq no dist ,sad 165.00 for unit that only uses 3 effects at once thinking of getting zoom 500 series les money better price

hope to sell or trade away not my type of unit sell for 75.00i ship

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Never had to call em

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

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

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

I haven't had it for long

Haven't dealt with the companie.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Never dealt with them, so no complaints

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

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

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

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

They do a pretty good job at what they do.

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

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

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

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

never dealt with them

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

i send them an Email 2 months ago no response yet

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

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

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

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

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