Zoom 510 Dual Power Driver

I took me a while to figure it out, but once you play with it a while it becomes second nature

It sucks basically. I like a natural sound, and this pedal is to digital. The only reason I bought it is because I made a deal with the pawn broker and got it cheap. However I liked the commpressor. I did tighten up my sound. The didtortions were so thin, when I played with a band I was muffled out.thew octave was intresting,but im sure there is better.

The worst hunk of junk Ive owned, Ive also owned a zoom 505, and I wouldnt trust it on a gig. the 510 kept cutting on and off. So eventually I threw it on the ground and broke it. It was too far gone anyway

never dealt with them

It wasn't worth The 35.00 I payed without a doubt. If someone stole it, I would laugh in their in their face, and would feel sorry for them. I liked a few of the effects but thats it. Begginers, try to stay away from digital pedals. When I started, I bought the 505, and loved the digital sounds, but it doen't take talent to make wierd sounds. If your a techno/industrial musician, you might like this pedal, but its still very unreliable, being that its plastic and all.

If you know how to use the 505 series of units, this is just like them in operation. If not it may be alittle confusing at first but what do you expect with a multi effects unit?

Lots of people have said this sounds digital and harsh etc. etc. Well, it does! But then it is digital, and it isn't a marshall stack. I can get some really impressive and unigue distortions with this pedal. The key feature is the pre drive and main drive sections - the trick with this pedal is to set the pre-drive gain high, then add the main drive to taste - this will enable you to get a really saturated gainy distrtion perfect for heavy metal and sustainy leads. It is like piling distrtion on top of distrtion, but since there's a noise gate you can cut out the hiss and feedback this creates. What I do i set the pre dive to maximum then add a distrtion that sounds dimilar to the pre drive in the main drive - like the rhythm drive into the fuzz drive. It gives you more than enough gain for anyhting you want to do, and even the weakest pickups can scream through this pedal. There's also a great octaver , auto wah, compression , fixed wah, high and low end boost or cut, a noise gate, tuner, options for serial and parallel and loads of different distortion types to choose from. If the sound of the latest SP stuff is anything to go by, harsh, digital guitar sounds are the next big thing. I love this pedal.

It is not made of steel therefore is not intended for stamping on. It would be nivce if it came in a sturdier box, but it is fairly cheap anyway. I would use it at a gig without backup - I've had a 505 for about 2 years and its never once acted up or done anything strange - the circutry is pretty good quality.

Considering the price I paid, how much this thing can do - mild overdrive to insane distortion, and considering I got an AC adaptor along with it, I think its the best distrtion unit at this price. You can get units around this price that sound prettier and more 'natural', but none of them are as versatile and heavy sounding. I'd but it again and I'd use it live. It's the best distortion pedal I've owned! I love the fect that no matter what guitar you use, you can get it to sound really heavy and distorted. A stock strat will sound like the end of the world if you set this thing up correctly.

It is very easy to use. 2 pedals for selecting the different effects and patches. Making your own patches is my favorite part! There is many things to tweak around with, and its pretty much guaranteed that u'll get the sound you're looking for.

The presets for this think suck. I'll say that right off the bat. The levels are all messed up, and they seem to be in a random order. But it is so easy to make it sound good. I use it through a Jackson Jd-R with a Dimarzio Humbucker, and a vintage Ampeq tube amp with a 16" speaker. i can get very good low end when i make my own distortions. they sound very Metallica-like. But you can also make very twangy semi-clean effects, too. Like in that song "Rape Me" by Nirvana in the beginning. Overall, you can get very good distortions out of it. But ither effects like the Fuzz and Auto-Wah effects are very disappointing, and unnatural sounding. (The effects are all digital instead of analog.) The amp simulators work very well, i guess. I don't know that they actually sound like the amp they claim to emulate, but they can add interesting tones to your distortions. the thing i hate most about it, though, is that there is a slight delay when you switch between effects, so if you're in a song switching from clean to distortion, you can mess up the timing if you don't compensate for the delay.

Its made of plastic. Nothing has broken yet, but i go easy on it, too. I bet that if i gave it a good stomp, it would break in a split second. I'd still probly use it in a gig, though. One problem i'm having with it right now is that the edit button gets stuck when i push it. that's annoying, and its getting worse.....and the battery only lasts 4 hours if you're lucky:(

Never dealt with them.

Its a good overall pedal. if you're looking for the best bang for your buck, i highly recommend this pedal, but if you're serious about a multi-effects processor, save your money and buy something from a more respected company. If you have questions, email me about it:)

I don't really like Zoom's method of selecting patches. If you are playing a gig you have to reprogram your effects so that they are next to each other in order to provide easy switching.
Its kind of easy to figure out though.

Marshall JCM800 Valve 100w head, Fender '62 reissue tele, vintage Strat and epiphone Seraton.

I found the 510 a bit disappointing on the grungier effects when using a Fender, the high end seemed to lose something in its distortion, but using humbuckers or consentrating on the bass end was fine, very good in fact, better than the 505, anyway.
I'd say the distortion effects were most effective, I use an Alesis Compressor and a Boss Noise gate which seem to work much better than zoom.s.
Check out the Octaver though, I thought this was great much better than I expected. Can't imagine what you'd use it for but it does sound good.

I really thought for the price it was a good buy.
I have compared it to singular distortion stomp boxes and I reckon for the price it is well worth it, better than the 505

It's quite easy to use, editing patches is simple and logical, and you only have to read the manual once, after that you know everything.

I really like it, it is crispy and tight but the metal sucks, for a real distortion, use Grunge and if you play through a headphone the amp simulator too.
Do not set the lever higher than 24-25, and don't set the individual gain levels for the overdrive and distortion too high eiter, because it sounds muddy.
The noise reduction works ok, but don't put it too high, because the sound becomes unnatural.
I use a Ibanez RG550 through this and with a double plug I use an original Fender twin reverb combo with two 12'' speakers and a Acoustic 150 Watt bass combo with a 15'' speaker, and if you hear the incredible fat sound especially when you palm mute the chords you'll be amazed

It's plastic, never had a problem with it yet, but I only have the thing for a year now

For death\grind it is very cool, don't use it for black metal, and for metallica.... who want's to play that anyway?
More low end than a metal zone, and a fatter sound (not with the metal distortion, just use my preset, see sound quality)

The 510 is fairly easy to use, but in my opinion, the bank selector buttons along with the edit/store buttons are extremely small, so you have to use your fingers to press them. The manual is very helpful, though in helping you learn how to program your own sounds.

I use a Yamaha Pacifica electric guitar with a Peavey Envoy 110 amplifier. The noise reduction function is absolutely fantastic! It will 9 times out of 10 reduce the background noise to totaly quiet. The effects sound great all the time. My biggest influence I think is Randy Rhoads, so I like to use the different sounds that he used when he played with Ozzy. So far I have gotten every sound that I wanted. The compressor effect is really good as well as grunge.

The Zoom 510 Driver pedals have been very reliable thus far. I would definitely use it at a gig without a backup.

The folks are really friendly, but there is no 800 number.

I play mostly hard rock/heavy metal and progressive shred guitar like Ozzy, Metallica, Scorpions, Yngwie Malmsteen, Jeff Watson, and Joe Stump, and I can get every one of their sounds with ease. I have been playing guitar for 2 or 3 years (hey I'm only 13!), and within that time, I have aquired 2 Yamaha Pacifica electric guitars (I hope to get a Strat soon), a Peavey Envoy 110 amp, a Fender Bullet-Reverb amp, and a Korg G3 guitar performance processor. I love the compressor effect the most. It works really well. If it got stolen or lost, I would definitely buy a new one. I think this is the best programmable distortion floor pedal ever!

Well, a step-by-step box. 2 foot-patchselectors (up/down), 2 bankselektors (very small, only for your fingers), 2 additional small buttons for +/- a value. You can edit predrivetype and gain, maindrive: type (there are 8 different types), gain, high, low, level, noise reduction, amp simulator, ser/par. connection with the predrive. It's not hard to get the settings. But I like the knobs more than the Buttons. 40 presets/patches for all kind of music, from metal top blues. Manual is fine in 4 Languages, easy to understand. It's not hard to get a distiorion or overdriven sound. I give a 7 because to change the Mastervolume you have to press 2 of the small buttons simultaniously and the device dosen't store this setting.

Terrible I REALLY HATE THIS BOX. I buyed it whithout testing it - never will do this again. This Box is noisy and sounds very technical. The bypass actually is no bypass, forget it. Well it might be a good pedal for industial metal or something like that. I play Metallica, Megadeth, Blind Guardian etc. this pedal is defently nothing for this music. Im using a Engl Blackmore signature top (best Amp ever), with Marshall 4x12" (JCM800) Box. A Ibanez RG 505 with EMG HB81 Pickups. Cry Baby, into a Korg ds104 into the AMP.

Well plastic case, just played it for 2 month, no gig. But it looks very stable

Never dealt with them

I testet much distortion pedals, but this one was defenetly the worst. I you're seeking for really good distortion this peal is NOT for you. Well for practicing purposes it might be ok. Many differens overdrivce/distortion sounds for the price, but too bad sound quality. As I said insustrial freaks might be amazed, especially in combination with a transistor amp.

It's okay to learn to use, but it's somewhat difficult to find a perfect sound in a hurry, like during a soundcheck before a gig. Not a friendly user-interface and you cannot instantly see what you have programmed. Prospective live performers should consider that you do not have time to fiddle around with button combinations or scroll through presets when you're onstage. This could be MUCH better.

I used this onstage with a Les Paul and a Tele through a Marshall JCM900 tube amp. Didn't use it in the studio because better stuff was laying around. The distortion and effects are okay if you're into digital, but if you're using tubes, this really limits the warmth. It does NOT compare to the original kickass Zoom Driver. I had planned to take this out of my live setup just to replace it with something analog, but...

...but it didn't last that long. I got five gigs out of it before it fell apart at the beginning of a performance. Essentially, I turned it on and it started ripping through all the presets in rapid succession until I unplugged it. Onstage! Totally, massively unacceptable. Plastic is simply not stageworthy. I replaced it with an ironclad Boss stompbox that cost half as much. You quite simply have to be able to step on a foot pedal. This is the last plastic effect I will ever own.

Haven't had time to try yet.

I used this live for hard rock with a Black Sabbath-like tone. It sounded good UNTIL somebody with tube, analog power played next to it, then it sounded digital and wimpy. Great for practicing or learning, but not pro-quality. I ended up getting a simple Boss DS-1 (a Boss Metal Zone is more appropriate for, say, Slayer) for $38 that sounds great, is easy to adjust on the fly and that I can bounce off people's heads and still use onstage.

I just got this thing a day ago. It's very nice. The sounds are great. I've really been looking for a compressor for quite a while, but now I have a great one. I got it used for $50 (really cheap), and I love it. I was going to get a new distortion pedal, anyway, but my friend offered this to me. I have a DOD Classic Tube Distortion, and my 30 Watt Crate's distorion (dry and thin). I'm psyched! I e-mailed Zoom for a manual, and one is on the way.

The sound is "processed". I wouldn't buy this product for classic rock type stuff. It makes my shitty amp sound good.

The thing is made of tough plastic. I wouldn't trust it on a gig without back up.

I e-mailed Zoom, and a maual is on the way.

I play mostly hardcore type stuff like koRn, Limp Bizket, Deftones, Pantera, etc. It works well with that stuff. It is a "processed" kind of sound. If it was stolen, I WOULD buy it again. you people out there, buy the power adapter. I heard a battery only lasts about an hour.

EASY ENOUGH TO USE THE MANAUL IS SELF EXPLANITORY.

I PLAY IT THROUGH A FENDER PRO TONE SQUIRE AND A FENDER ULTIMATE CHOURS IT HAS COOL EFFECTS BUT DOESNT GIVE ME THE SOUND I WANT

VERY DEPENDABLE

HAVENT ANY PROBLEMS SO DONT KNOW ABOUT CUSTOMER SUPPORT

I LIKE THE OLD STUFF LIKE SEAGER,FOGARTY THE EAGLES THIS BOX IS MADE FOR TODAYS MUSIC HAS LOTS OF GRUNGE