Zoom 3000S Player

It's very easy to use. Most presets work for me out of the box and unless they build a PC link and editing software I'm not about to fiddle with buttons to get a "perfect sound". I have adjusted some parameters but I hate to save over a preset. why don't manufacturers leave the user patches blank?

Don't know what problems other poeple have had with recording direct. I plug right into my sound card, even dumped the mixer I had this weekend to eliminate extra links in the chain. I run a cheap strat knockoff with single coils and humbucker. It screams onto my DAW and gives me the crunch and searing leads I need. The noise reduction on zooms boxes are great. I also use the newer 607 for bass and its modelling and noise recuction are super clean.

I also had a button stick in and I thought it was broken. Popped it ou with a metal guitar pick and it works fine. I don't like the fact that the pedal is seperate (use your hand dude). and the mic cord for the talking box is super thin. But for a discontinued open box item for $200 with guarantee mail order I can't complain.

There is no point in repairing electronics anymore. Buy a new one or open it up and solder broken parts yourself. They are too cheap, unless dealing with $10k equip, no point in throwing money towards a used item...

I play everything from thrash to funk to blues to etc... this thing sounds awesome. The "talking ox" is actually a vocoder and doesn't sound anything like the heil box, but you can stick tubes in your mouth... how many times can you use that sound? I don't think they make them anymore so I wouldn't buy another one. I like the first preset in the first banks of user and preset. I flip back to straight humbucker and use a metal pick. crunch city. I always squash heavy with compressor on my PC. No plug in crap. Straight post recording processing. I can't think of anything i hate about it. I wish it had seperate banks to store presets that didn't erase one, but I'm probably being neurotic about that. This thing was cheap and has everything i need. the direct sound to my PC, with help from emulator, has all the presence of an overdriven full stack. I need better monitor speakers...

this unit is very easy to use, How about Editing patches? piece of cake,the manual is little confuse may be in the translation the miss something.

i use this uni with a epiphone Genesis two humbuckers and Ibanez Axtar two single coils and one humbucker on the bridge position, is very noiseless probably beacause znr works fine, i use whit too many amps, i really catch my sound, dislikes the distortions are a little artificial and the efects that are on the same block can`t be used at the same time i mean chorus and flanger can`t be used at the same time

very poor

When I first bought the unit, I was disappointed, due to too much distortion on patches. Once I figured out I could change these REALLY easily - the unit became great to use. Programming is intuitive and quick.

I'm using a Fender USA Strat with Bill Lawrence pups, either through a Fender Princeton Stereo Chorus or through my keyboard amp - Peavey KB/A 100.

It took me a while to realise that I had to set the individual patch volumes down to about 42 to prevent a crackling overdriven sound. (I changed amps 3 times before I realised the problem).

I've set up the first 4 banks with all the sounds I need to use and I love the sounds. A warning thoughj - if you set the gain and drive too high, you'll get a lot of feedback - OK if you think you're Jimi - I'm not.

I love the tremelo for that cool rhythm/lead backing.

I use the autowah, rather than the pedal for that funky rhythm and I like it a lot.

I've had it for about 4 years and never a problem with it.

I've gigged with it constantly and never needed a backup unit.

Never needed repair or advice.

I play music from rock'n'roll, country, jazz, pop, and vintage rock styles. I've been playing in bands since 1961, playing bass, keyboards and guitar, plus singing.
I'd buy another, although I might be tempted to look at Zoom's newest product at the time - I like their gear as a result of my experience with this unit.
When I bought it, I compared it against Boss products and chose the Zoom for an overall 'warmer' sound.
I'd love it to have a card storage for user data, just in case...
It really helps me to make the sounds I want in a hassle free way and at a very reasonable cost.

Overall - a damn fine product, Zoom!

You have to spend an hour playing with the settings while reading the manual but once you got a hang of it its a breeze! The factory pre-sets are mostly crap, but you can use them as basis and take it on from there.

I use a mexican Fender Telecaster connected to the unit and then whatever amplifier I happen to have on stage or in a practice room. The unit is definitely not noisy and I could get pretty much every sound I wanted to after playing around a bit. A useful feature is Zoom Noise Reduction which allows you to have high distortion gain with relatively little hum. One problem I thought I had is that you cannot select both Chorus and Flager at the same time which I particulary wanted to play the Cure song but you can compensate for it by either using Detune + Flanger or Phaser + Chorus. The more I learn the unit the happier I am with it.

Cant say much. Dont jump on it when you're drunk.

Never needed them!

We're playing both rock/pop and new wave. If it was stolen... Well, maybe get something more fancy from Bose but dont really know what.

Oh yes, the only thing is that personally I find the expression pedal a bit awkward to use. I'd rather have ``up-down'' pedal instead of the rocking type. Does it make sense?

Editting patches is fairly easy, not as easy as turning knobs on an amp, but everything is pretty well layed out and pretty easy to find. You'll have to read the manual to figure out how to do some stuff though...Like using the function switch and stuff.

This will probably get a little lengthy, but this is the most important part and I think there's a lot to be said about this unit. First, my setup: I have an Aria Pro II guitar, unfortunately, I do not know the model of the guitar, but it was made in 1981 and judging from what I've found out so far, I think it's something from the TS series. I think it's a PRS copy, it has 2 Dimarzio Super Distortion pickups with single coil tap and a phase switch, it also has a 6 way varitone switch, one volume knob, one tone knob and a small battery powered pre-amp built into it. I used an Alamo Jet amplifier, which is a 10 or 15 watt tube amp with a 12" speaker from the late 60's or early 70's...Since I mostly do bedroom playing, it suits me fine and when I go live I could always mic it.

OK, now on to the Player 3000s...First, I have to give it two separate ratings, as a multieffect unit in front of my amp, I love it and easily give it a 9 (I always leave a little room for improvement). However, as an ampulation unit I only give it a 4 or 5...If you are looking for something to record direct or to go into a PA, this is not the unit for you (I only let that affect my final sound rating by one point though), but put it in front of a good amp and this thing really shines. It'll pass for headphone practice, but I try to avoid it when I can. Basically, I keep my amp set to a good clean tone and use the 3000s for everything else.

Before I even tried it the first thing I liked was the expression/wah pedal was not attached to the unit itself. It's a separate pedal that connects to the back of the main unit using a mouse type cable (In fact, you could buy the 3000 if you don't want the expression pedal. The 3000s comes with it though). The main reason I like this is because when I edit my patches I lay the main unit on my bed or in my lap, but I could still keep the expression by my feet. I had a Zoom GFX-8 for a while and the expression pedal being part of the main board was annoying. I also found the GFX-8 a bit restrictive as there were only 3 areas to edit from (distortion, effects and reverb/delay). Though I thought it sounded good, I felt restricted with what I could do, the 3000s has 7 areas to edit so I don't feel restricted and I think it sounds just as good in front of the amp as the GFX-8. Though I do think the amp simulation is much better on the GFX-8, but that's not important to me. Another thing I like is there's not a lot of BS effects in the 3000...GFX-8 had step mode, cry and a bunch of other effects that I'd never really use. For the most part the 3000s has all your basic effects and a little bit more. In fact, the 3000s is the first multieffect unit I've tried where I didn't feel the need to add extra pedals to it...It's all in there already. The GFX-8 was very restricted in what you could combine so I ended up getting extra pedals for combining. I had a Line 6 POD which, while good for ampulations, really lacked in the effects area and I also didn't think it was good with amps, which I think is much more important than direct recording. I also found myself constantly tweaking the POD, I was never happy with the sounds so I got rid of it. I'm much happier with the Zoom Player 3000s.

Like I said earlier, there a 7 areas you can edit on the 3000s, I'm going to run down them here and try my best to describe why I like this thing so much...

PRE DRIVE

I really like this section because there's a lot here that you usually don't find in most multieffect units. Here you have 4 things to choose from...
1 Compression (nothing unique, it does the job)
2 Booster (this can be used for a volume boost or use the tone to use it like a treble booster like Brian May uses...a big plus that most units don't offer)
3 Overdrive (this sounds like the overdrive in the drive area which I'll describe later and can be used to boost the gain in the drive area into high gain mode, like Randy Rhoads...again another unique plu

I bought it used and talked them down a bit because it had a couple defects. One of the push buttons for editting was jammed in and the Wah bypass switch didn't work. I opened the unit when I got home and the push button was off the actual button in there, pretty easy to fix. The wah button wasn't working because the rubber button wasn't going down enough to actually push the button. I stuck a small piece of paper in the hole where the rubber sits to extend the reach a bit and glued it in there and it works fine now. If you're rough on your pedals, it probably won't last long, but I'm pretty careful so I'm not worried about it.

Recently, I checked the Zoom site (the link above is for the Samson site and they're no help, The Zoom site is here http://www.zoom.co.jp/english/index.html )and they finally added a direct E-mail address there so it should be easier to contact someone now (before there was no E-mail there and Samson kept bouncing me around for three weeks before directing me to someone at Zoom who could help me). My past experiences with Zoom leave me skeptical though.

I've been playing for about 15 years now (but only 6 years of taking the guitar real seriously...before I was more of a keyboard player with the guitar as a side thing to mess with.) I play many styles of music and I feel I could get virtually any sound I want between my guitar and this thing. If it were lost I'd certainly look for another. It's the first unit I've owned where I don't feel the need to add extra pedals to it. If you're looking for direct recording, than you're not going to like this, but if you want something to take the place of a dozen pedals in front of your amp than this will do the trick. If you want to hear some of the results I've gotten from it using a mic in front of my amp, check out the Zoom 3000 section at http://www.hotlicks.co.uk

well i just love this multi-effect cause it is quiet simple and i
dont like stuff that too complicated.It has a very simple editing patches cause there arent much parameters on it, and besides that i
used to have a zoom 3030 multi effects so it has been a trademark
for me. The manual is just simple as it is just like a couple stompboxes that combine in one machines.

well i used to have alot of stomp boxes pedal in my set ups about 7 pedal that iused to had and now i just get rid of them cause it isnt
efficient at all. so i just use Godin g 4000 with zoom 3000s trough a Fender stage with crybaby and and an ernie ball vol pedal.but sometimes in the studio i still prefer to use all the stompboxes cause they had better sounds than the multi ones.well i never really explore sounds of those my fav musso. yes i can get those red hot chillis peppers sounds, but i love creating my own sounds ,so i have my own character of sounds.

well yes i can depend on it
i never use a backup for the effects
but i always and always bring an extra adaptor.once i gig at the
school party the adaptor just went on and off and it made me sick

well i have been playing in the band for about 3 years
i played all stuff from pop,rock, funk to acid jazz because i gig in the cafes and pubs but for my own individuals i played funk and souls a lot so the effects didn't really used a lot because i am more into clean sounds.i had alot of those BOSS boxes and that really satisfied
me,but it doesnt mean that zoom didnt satisfy me. i just love it's expression pedal and off course its talk boxes. i played around and
make noises a lot with it hahahaha...and if it get stolen or something
i might want to buy other effect Korg ax 1000 g night be the one. cause im just a curious guy that love to try everything just like i did in purchasing guitars .this effects has been with me for quiet long time it helps me around in gigs ,songwritings and making new sounds. it has been a good buddy for me.

I bought this system a few months back when I wanted something that could put out sound and not take me forever to program or cost too much. I got the 3000 out of the box and immediatly began playing it. It is not hard to use at all. A few of my friends have the DigiTech RP-7 and though it is a beautiful pedal, being as though it has the tube, it is harder than heck to figure out. I spent a whole night once trying to figure out the RP-7 without the manual and I will tell you, the Zoom is incredibly easy to use, even if you don't use the manual that comes with it.

I use a Epiphone LesPaul Special and a Vintage Strat and I run through a little Fender 15w practice amp or a old Shure head with a vintage Sunn Model 3 cabinet and the pedal basically sounds good. I have a few little things that I don't like about the sound. First thing is the Pedal-Wah affect, it has alot of noise in the high range of it. It tends to start buzzing at about 3/4 of the way to the top. be it that the sound is a little off is almost made up for by the fact that it is the smoothest pedal action i have ever seen. The pedal it's self is incredible smooth with just enough resistance. The other effects are all pretty nice. One thing that Zoom should have done though is made it so each of the effects had the ability to be controled more. Like with the phase, it is either fast or slow and it is either to deep or to shallow. The pedal has it's flaws but for under $300 who can complain. Over all the pedal has great sound and the double distortion and chorus are incredible. If you play grunge or heavy rock this pedal will give you the deep cleans and stagering distortions. For a totally digital pedal it is awsome.

Well it is plastic, and that scared me when I first got it, but it has been almost a year now and it has held out fine. I have gigged with it numerous times and it has stood up against (gental) abuse. I use without a backup because I don't have another. I think it is a very dependable lilttle plasic box. It hasn't broken yet.

Never had to deal with 'em.

I play heavy rock and light ballad like music and it works great. The dual distortion makes it perfect for getting just the right sound. and the chorus and just great milky reverb is great on the clean side. So yeah I Give it a 10. But, if it broke or got stolen I think I would upgrade to the new ZOOM GFX-8 or the BOSS MT-3, but for now it is great.

I play music in the style of bands like Tool, STP, and Live so when I decided I was going to look for a multi-effects pedal I wanted the whole deal cheap. I saw an add for the 3000s in a Sam Ash mag and ordered it. It's fairly easy to use. I doubt I know all the little tricks but if I want distortion with flange and delay I can dial it up.

Its got mediocre sound quality. If you want a processor that you can sound like your favorite player with this will do the trick (provided that your not too picky). I usually like to sound like Eddie or have a metal sound for solos and this baby usually comes through. The only gripe that I would have with it is it really squeals if you play loud. I play through a Laney 120 watt amp and I play somewhat loud. Another thing if your looking into this pedal: DON'T THINK THE TALKBOX IS GOING TO BE COOL! Because it really isn't...it sounds like a cow yawning. Over all it is good for the basic sounds, not Limp Bizkit or Korn bullshit.

I had the power connection break once and I took it to an electrician to fix it for $20 but other then that its been cool. I use it for gigs and recording. I have acually put microphones through it and added delay and reverb to my acoustic on recordings. Its really a good box if you don't were boots and beat the shit out of pedals.

Never talked with them

Ok I'm being 100% honest. The talk box is nothing exciting, just don't think your going to be Peter Frampton. It Squeals if you play really loud (Randy Rhodes used boxes and had same prob). And it won't make you sound like shit (i.e. Wes Borland or those Korn nerds who depend on noise instead of melody). Its a decent pedal that you can sound decent with. Face it if you are thinking about bying it your not a great player, or you would have the money for a better pedal. This is the best pedal for under $400 in my opinion and I've played a hell of alot of processors and boxes. If you have any questions about this pedal and its feature feel free to e-mail me with any questions. Hell I'll tell you the patch settings for anything I play!

It's quite easy to get the right sound, but not for getting the right accoustic guitar sound. Editting the patches is very easy, & there's a a manual mode. & U can some real time editing too. There's 2 manual, 1 in english & the other 1 is in other laguages.
I'm not aware of the upgrade version!!! Tell me please!!! Anybody knows???

I use it with a Epiphone Les-Paul & a Squire Affinty + a lousy Prince amp. The overall effects R very nice..but the distortion is not that good compared to MT-2(Boss). So I often use the unit with my MT-2. I can sound like Setve Vai, Nuno Betterncourt & I'm still working to get some very raw & powerful sound.

I would say this baby is very reliable. I often hit the road with only this baby + my MT-2. That's all I need to get all the sound.

Never tried it

I play rock, jazz, heavy metal, grunge. I've been play'n for 10 years. I had a 3030 but it's not that good. I'll consider to buy the same 3000s if it is stolen. Because I like the "Talking Box" feature. I wish they could have a LCD display rather than a LED version, better Distortion. It helps a lot.
Anybody has some very cool pathches to share??? Mail me please.

I have the unit for over 1.5 years now and it takes a little practice to edit the pathches but whenever you get the hang of it it becomes easy. The sounds are great espesially the Chorus but some distortionpatches and modulation it seems like the unit cant't keep up. By the the way the factory patches like a V8 engine or Fx laser gun is nice for computergames but not for a guitar unit.

I use a Japanese Strattocaster and Gibson Les Paul Classic through a Hughes And Kettner Amp or a Fender Side Kick amp. I can get the sounds I want. But it would be great if there would be a guide to building patches for certain famous guitar players. But a lot there is a site on www.hotlicks.com which has pathes for the 3000 and others.

It's realy dependable but be careful with cable for the RPO1 unit.
It's easaly damaged if you plug in in the wrong way by accident. Zoom is also asking a redicualous price for it. If your cable is damaged, go to a computer store, it's the same for a computer mouse and the sell it a lot cheaper then Zoom. I use it during the rehearsals with my band ans so far it hasn't let me down apart from the cablestory.

Never dealt with Zoom.

I play in Guitarband, and we play mostly rock like Queen, Pretenders, Radiohead, Thin Lizzy etc. The unit is a good match but unfortunately you cant use through a poweramp connection, The output level is to low to use on stage. If stolen I would like to try the GFX 8 a read that it's a better unit and also I'm interested in their new Amp Simulation. Also the GFX has a learn a lick trainer where you can record 25 sec of music and slow it down to your desired speed whitout losing pitch.

It is sorta easy to get a good sound out of this thing if you dont know what youre doing and you have'nt used this stuff before. but if you know what your doing and youve used multi efffects before its easy as poop. Editing patches coudlnt be easier all u gotta do is click edit and change whatever u want on the keypads then store it. The manual is the BEST! it gives you step by step instructions that are very thorough.

I use this with an Ibanez RG 570 and sometimes my Hamer Slammer beginners guitar with a 65 watt Peavey studio pro 112 amp and it sounds O.K. This thing has no noise at all..none..even at the highest gain, volume and treble. The effects are kinda weak like the flanger and stuff. I can kinda get the sound of my favorite people, korn and limp bizkit. no rage against the machine here. The wah and distortion is really good for a thing that costs below $200. i like this thing but well not really i dont but for the money its great the sounds suck though but for the money they are good.

NO i cannot depend on it its like made out of "space age plastic" or whatever the hell you want to call it its still plastic and its still not reliable so weiner. and yeah sure id use it on a gig without a backup... a little kids gig but if it were important, no becuase the sound sucks for picky people but if it was for people that are dumb sure.

never had called them..probably never will i never call. i'll put down a 4 rating so i can laugh at it. haha i put a 4 stupid effects box.

I play the style of korn limp bizkit rage against the machine incubus and slipknot. this thing doesn't really match it perfectly but if you want the basic shit its great. NO dammit i wouldnt buy it and if it were stolen i would laugh. i love the distortion and wah because those are the only good things i hate the plastic and all the effects i compared it to an RP-7 but that was $130 more so i just got this. i would like a digitech rp-21 and a snarling dogs wah and then i would never need any more effects. but it is GREAT for the price!!!

As a rule, I detest having to edit my sounds. A dyed-in-the-wool stomp box man, I finally gave in when I saw the 3000S, complete with talk box and acoustic simulator. Within an hour of opening the box, I had programmed 8 patches in the user group. Couldn't have been easier.

Decent sound quality, although it takes a little effort to get a reasonable tone from the talk box. The noise reduction works well. The analog delay is pretty impressive, for a unit in this price range.

I've gotten rid of all my other boxes. For me, the ease of use at a gig, especially when setting up, makes it worth it's weight in gold. I would definitely replace it if lost or stolen. I do wish I could program a distortion along with the talkbox.

It is extremely easy to use. You can edit patches very easily. I was able to do anything I wanted with it within an hour. The only hard thing was getting the microphone to sound good.

I play a Peavey Predator with a Crate GX-15 amp and get a great sound. I play christian metal, hardcore, ska, punk, and on my churchs worship team. I can get a sound that is great for any of these. I can also get a pretty good sound for classis rock like The Eagles, The Who, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. I can also plug my acoustic/electric in and use the acoustic simulator and get a good sound. The distortion are really good, but you have to mess with them for awhile to get the sound you want. The delay and reverb are good. The chorus and flange are also good.

I've had over a year and it has survived fine in my messy room. I used it once at a school concert and it worked great. I don't think it could take too much abuse because it's made out of plastic.

Never dealt with zoom.

If it was stolen I would definately buy a new one. Theres no way you could get that many sounds for the money. I really like how easy it is to use and all the different sounds you can get from it. The only thing that was bad about it is the tuner. It is completely worthless. One second it will say its in tune and the next it will say its way off. Other than the tuner it a great processor and would recommend it to anyone.

well getting a good sound depends on the type of music you play iwas able to get some clean and some really good distotions out of it and editing is a piece of cake. the sound quality is really good the noise reduction really works the manual tells you all you dont need to get bob bradshaw to switch this one

i use a yamaha pacifica with a custom built amp the sound is really good I LIKE IT!!! the noise reduction really works on this unit!! but on some high gain settings you tend to get some noise which can be adjusted with the tone control in that unit or if you have a noise reduction separately..
getting satrinai tones .. and wah wah tones is really simple... i like the wah wah effect except it sounds little like it was done with the computer
the distortions are pretty good and also compressor... delay is just great!!!!

i use it on all the gigs beggars can't be choosers!!!!

dunno haven't dealt but the guys keeps on answering your mails

almost a good match to all kinda musics especially to guitar wankers and metallers if this got stolen iwould buy a boss me-8[i wish i could buy eventide] i love the distortions, delays , and modulations all are quite powerful, wish the wah wah sounds more analogue. and i could use both wah wah and eqs at the same time!!!!

It is fairly easy to use this machine, but the problem with the matrix is that with every effect changes the values, so you've got to have your manual all the time around if you want to take full advantage of the machine. The manual is comprehensive and complete. I did like it.

I use a X-Pectra electroacoustic (Ovation clone), a Fender Squire Strat and a Yamaha PAC120SD. The unit has some data noise, but the noise gate is not that bad. I'm using a Peavey Audition 110. Basically the distorted effects are absolutely awful. You just can't obtain a full rich sound, really very bad. The time-based effects like flanger, chorus, etc. are good but not excellent. You can achieve some nice clean sounds with it (I mostly use it with my acoustic for a little colour). The harmonizer is not bad, but it sounds a little plastic. Basically, the unit disappointed me a lot. I have also an RP-7 (check my review on it) and it is much much better.

It's basically dependable, but I wouldn't ever use it on a gig. It just doesn't sound good.

Never dealt with the company.

I've been playing for ten years. I play mostly classic rock, blues and jazz. If stolen or lost I just wouldn't buy it again, not this or any other zoom product. Basically I hate the sound is really poor. The expression pedal is a mess to be set. I compare it with the Digitech RP-7 and it is a very dependable multi-effect processor, the zoom is supposed to do more things, but basically it sounds really bad. It doesn' helpe me to make music. If you want a more detailed comparison with the Digitech RP-7 and a full review of this processor, send me a mail.

The manual is ok. Editting patches takes getting used to. My friends, who dont play guitar, were messing around with it for a little bit and they were able to figure it out easy enough.

I play really heavy detuned stuff, sorta along the lines of Soulfly, korn & coal chamber. Most of the preset patches were pretty horrible. I changed as many as I could. The effects are ok, not as good as single units. The chorus, flanger, phaser and autowhammy are all i really use and i guess for the price its worth it. Some of the effects sound shitty through distortion, which sucks bad, But they sound beutiful clean. The distortions are pretty weak,they sound very digital. The noise reduction feature reduces most noise but unfortunately it also takes some of your tone away on bypass mode. :{ You can edit each individual effect which is not usual in most multifx for this price.

Seems dependable enough.I've had no problems after a month and a half. The pedals are kinda small for my big feet though. Its made out of some plastic stuff, so if you like to trash your effects I dont know how much this thing could stand.

I really like it but im not trully happy with it, but for the price I paid know there was nothing better. Id be happier if some of the extra effects werent so cheesy but, oh well. If you play really heavy stuff like me I would recommend testing out other products first.Eventually when i get more$$ i am going to sell it and buy individual pedals.

It's fairly easy to use.

IT SUCKS BAD! THE DISTORTIONS ARE HORIBLE!!!!IT SOUNDS LIKE A COMPUTER! Some clean tones are ok. It alters the tone, even in bypas mode.

Fairly reliable, but i've already knocked in a button and broken a cord.

DO NOT BUY THIS IS!!!I HAVE NEVER USED IT IN ANY CONCERT I HAVE PLAYED EXCEPT ONE, AND IT WAS HORRIBLE!!

Manual tells all. You can edit everything. No scrolling up and down here, just press the buttons. Glance at the manual then you get the whole idea.

Its got many good distortions, plus boosters which make it cool. As in good distortions with edge added. Amp simulator is great. 3 amps, and also different power settings for each amp. I always use this feature. Its good. whatever guitar thru whatever amp is all thats needed. Headset thing is cool to play staccato and legato pieces. Rock out with your voice.Go to samsontech.com, then zoom's international site and see the manual.

How are you going to break this? Only by drunks and druggies. So don't play it if you're a win-o. If you need metal tanks buy pedals, they're cheaper.

samsontech.com's zoom support center is good. Kinda slow but I suppose they have their other customers. They'll keep answering your questions.

Its great sounding all in all. 300 beans is cheap. Many distortions, amp simulator, chorus, etc... Better than dinky pedals all over.

Editing the patches in this unit is easier than editing in previous models. Also the round dial is very easy and has a natural feel. I also liked the external foot-controller, with extra switch so you can (for instance) shut off the wah-wah very easy.

Playing on a humbucker guitar through a marshall amp, I found the distortions sound MUCH better than in previous ZOOM models. I also liked the overdrive before the distortion-unit, it feels like a real amp-overdrive. I still think the wah-wah sounds very digital, but that's probably because it IS digital :-) Overall sound is really good

It looks really plastic, but I'm not a destroyer-type guy, so it probably lasts me a while.

n/a

I think this is the best thing you can get for this kind of money, the sound is probably not as good as with the stand-alone units (wah-wah unit, distortion unit, etc) but the idea of patches makes everything ok!

When you first plug it in you'll get a good tasts for the sounds this unit has to offer. The distortion and "Metal" sound's are kinda ZOOMy but the overdrive and fuzz are suprisingly rich and full. Editing patches is a little confusing but a quick look at the display and maybe the manul and you're on your way The manual is boring, but it will explain to even the most non-technical rocker how to get all the bells and whistles to work. all around the first 15 min. of this unit is fun.

I use this unit through a stereo eq. ( buncha bands 12 or more ). Then it either goes to a multitrack or through a stereo chorus amp,( peavey/Fender) The gain is noisey through the amps but the noise reduction kills it completely with very little coloring. The harmonics on this thing are great. I had a 505 and I couldn't get a harmonic outa that thing ever. But the analog distortion on this does the job. Modulations; phaser, flanger, chorus, etc... are good. definitly not vintage but the flanger is warmer than a DOD pedal. Pith is real cheezey but it's great for 80's stuff. many distortions all quite useful. Overdrive is pretty killer like I said. A few weird efx, ring modulator ( robot from star wars ), Talkbox with the optional headset mic ( Really cool efx!!!) and a wah that's after the distortion path ( good for noisey techno guit. ). NOTE: there's also a decent wah before the distortion path which can be used with the optional expression pedal.

I dunno. I'm too cheap to get a backup. I trust the electronics and the memory. But it's made out of "Space-Age-Plastic" could break if stomped on and they say in the manual to 'gently' press the pedals. I guess they've got doubt's too.

never dealt with them. Only had the unit for a couple of weeks

A good unit for an intermediate player. built for gigs with a variety of styles in mind. give it some time and edit the patches and it should never fail to sound good. I play an 89' Fender stratocaster. It sounds better with Humbuckers than single coils but It has a really low noise level when you're using singles. so it evens out. If it were lost or stolen I'd probably save and get an RP-20. But it's competition, (the RP-7 ) is no match. Even with a tube the RP-7 doesn't out do it, This unit is much more versatile. I really wish this unit had midi in/out/thru. But, alas. one can only wish for so much. To any guitarist out there who needs a reliable unit for gigging; check this one out.