Zoom 707 II

its very easy to use once u get ure head around the different buttons

i use this with a seymour duncan equipped les paul and it slaughters my marshall valvestate for distortion and thats before u even play around with it.please whatever u do try out the cabinet simulator i use the marshall drive module with gain on 25 with the cabinet module set to stack(not to stack and ev) and sum light delay and occaisionally chorus it sounds awsome for rehearsals i run it through fender hotrod tube and its awesome .i mean AWESOME
ignore thos bloody idiots who say "it doesnt sound like my triple rectifier" bcos believ it or not a triple recti cost about 30 times the price and doesnt sound massively better.play around with the patches and if u cant get a good sound out of it ure shit stupid and should consider quitting guitar

never had ne trouble with it even tho my bro dropped my les paul (which weighs as much as three large bull elephants ) on it

u can get ne sound u like out of it just buy it and thank me later

Getting a good sound out of a multi-effect is always hard work, and depends on your other equipment A LOT. Remember that your home-settings don't apply anywhere else. Getting a good sound out of a Zoom is hard work, as they can't seem to do any decent effects. Still, the interface is easy once you get into it, and I'm not an ass who gives 0 points just because I don't personally like the thing. The manual gives the answers to everything, but patience is the key. It might take a while to get a decent sound out of this one, though...

I'm using Cort CL200 and Yamaha RGX420S -> Zoom 707II -> Fender Champion 110. The quality of the factory presets are horrible and you simply can't get a good sound out of this piece of crap. At first I felt like doing a good purchase, but after a week or so I got disappointed with it. The wah in particular is total crap. Seriously, I mostly bought this one for wah-wah, and I made a mistake. Don't tell me to get a different wah, 'cuz then I would've had to renew everything else, too. Getting a good clean is hard work, and after 6 months or so I managed to get ONE good clean preset out of it, and after tuning the distortion I got a couple of good solo sounds. Besides them, it's crap. All the od's are shite.
My recommendation: if you're buying multi-effects, DON'T buy Zoom. Get yourself a decent Boss GT-6 or something, 'cuz this crap ain't worth the money. Still, some effects are ok, thus 3 points.

Mine broke off in about 5 months. The input makes noise and doesn't take contact. You must've had problems with plugs before? This is like it, except my plugs are fine.

Can't say anything about this.

Just steer clear of this crap, you'll be doing yourself a favour. Buy a decent distortion pedal and particular effects you need. Don't bother with this one, the effects are horrible, the presets are useless and the amp-simulations are a bad joke. Getting a good sound is behind too lot of work.
Really, don't buy anything off this shitty company.

Zoom - Catch us if you can! (because we moved over to the Bahamas due to angry customers)

Alright, this thing is plain and simple. You plug it in and its already got 60 great sounding patches. I myself have ordered the entire set of user patches(30) for live gigs, and editing the patches to sound how i want to was like playing smoke on the water, ridiculously easy. The manual is great! Its to the point and made so you can find out exactly what you want quikly and easily.

I dont understand why people have rated the sound quality poor!!! Its mind boggling. I have a Godin SDXT (hot rodded ofcoarse:D) and two amps, a 15 watt crate and a marshall valvestate 2000. It doesnt matter which of these units I use, this pedal gives me a GREAT sound out of both. I have never gotten any noise from this pedal when set up properly and its all due to "zoom noise reduction", a truly great feature. With this pedal, since it is literally multi effects I can program in ANY, absolutely ANY of my favorite guitar sounds and effects. (CHili Peppers, Metallica, Blink 182, AC DC, Rolling Stones etc.) I also dont find any effects weak. This little rig is totally versatile and the distortion it can put out when set just right will blow your mind.

I have always been able to depend on this little baby. I gig with it every time and it has never failed. The only thing that scares me is it is made out of plastic, and we all know plastic doesnt last as long as metal like on your more expensive single effect pedals. If this thing was made of metal, well, id never but another pedal, EVER.

Never had a problem... so as far as I see it customer support is useless anyways, haha

I play ALL music, and this thing plays well to ALL music. Ive been playing for 2 years.. sounds a little low but trust me, I know my stuff. If my zoom 707ii was stolen, i would cry... than buy a new one cause its cost friendly!!(compared to others atleast) My favorite feature is the amp modulator (little knob that makes your amp sound like any other amp, stacks, tubes, digitals, whatever, and i LOVE this for recording. This thing helps me make music and without it, i dont think i could. THANKYOU ZOOM!

You just have to read the manual and you're set for life. The manual is complete and precise.

Very good sound Quality! Although some of the effects are not usable. Maybe they added some of those effects to appeal to those techno geeks. Aside from that, I dunno? hehe... :D

This is a digital effects and it's not as tough as any analog effects. So I Guess I have my stompbox ready as a back-up in case something happens. (Crossing my fingers!).

They kinda SUCK! Maybe they don't understand English!!! Maybe I have to try Learning some japanese and then try to E-mail them again! I E-mailed them before but they didn't reply!!! Now, That SUCKS!!! Don't have to worry about repairs, Coz I have a background in Electronics. I once have a dead Zoom 3030 and w/ the help of some wires, a tester and a soldering gun. I just bypassed and changed some resistors and Voila! It's alive again!!! I called the local shop from w/c I bought the unit (my former Zoom 3030 from w/c I sold very cheap afterwards) and then told me that I have to wait 4 to 6 months or maybe longer for them to repair it! Because of the long line of pending repair works!!! THAT IS A MAJOR PAIN IN THE BE-HIND and it SUCKS BIG TIME!!! So I took the courage to check the back panel and do the repair myself rather than to wait 4 to 6 months! Luckily, I know a few things about electronic stuff!

When I downloaded the pdf manual n specs of the GFX-5 and I found out that it was a complete duplicate or just an upgrade of the 707ii? The only difference is the energize and the edge button, a bank patch and including the 3rd effects patch ( from w/c the 707ii has only 2 patches). By the way, I can't believe that the people here gave this a very low rating. This is a very good unit! I'm just starting to find that one out...If you just know the real value of this thing! ( only have this thing for 3 weeks). w/ a smartmedia card you can almost do anything w/ this unit! you can synchronize the effects+patches+drum patterns altogether!!! This thing is a very good practice tool! If you're going to buy a good sampler, you need to spend more or less than a hundred dollars... Plus you have to buy a decent rhythm box ( for drum patterns!) from w/c is less than a hundred bucks. And last but not the least a good guitar effects. All in all is roughly estimated to be more than $300.00. And this thing is less than half the price ($120.00 Brand new)! And this thing is mobile... This thing is not a pain in the ass to carry around. W/ a guitar+batteries+earphones and your all set! And in my opinion the effects in this thing is awesome, I mean very good. This is not suppose to replace your rig of high quality effects but this thing is kinda close enough. Considering the price! ( maybe thats why the Zoom people remodelled this thing in order to come up w/ a clone or an upgraded version of the 707ii in the embodiement of the GFX-5?). I use this thing as a part of my effects chain and it works just the way I want it... This thing works wonder if you just give sometime tweaking it! Overall this is a very good unit!

Getting good sounds out of these zoom units is fairly easy once you get used to them. The editing is almost exactly like my ps-02 recording device. I don't see how it could get any easier, unless of course it was voice-activated. Taking into account that this is a multi-effects processor, and not a one-knob stomp box, it gets a 9. I knocked one point off because you can't go straight from patch to patch easily. You have to place your gig patches in order because you can't just scroll through. You have to step once on the pedal for each preset. If this is a problem then you might want to get the newer GFX-5 which allows direct patch selection with a "bank" pedal.

I currently use this with either an Ibanez RG470 or a Carvin Bolt with Hot Rails into the 707II and out to a 1965 Blackface Pro Reverb on the right and a Mesa F30 on the left. I have thiele-ported 1X12 extension cabs on both amps. Late at night I use headphones for practice. I originally bought this because I own a Zoom ps-02 portable studio and I like the distortion models so much I wanted a floor unit that sounded the same. The 707II does that and more.
I've read a lot of reviews here comparing this to digitech rp50's and rp100's, etc. This is not an accurate comparison. Those low-end digitechs do not have the same tweaking capability or features as the 707II. For instance, the digitechs force you to use a single adjustment for both the speed and intensity of the modulations like phaser and flanger. That means if you want a strong but slow phase you are out of luck with the Digitech. Also you can disable the amp models with the zoom, for those ultra-clean sounds. Try THAT with the digitech Rp models! A more accurate comparison would be the Digitech GNX1, which costs $100 more than the zoom. The zoom gives you much better control over your effects, and the effects are much more usable IMHO. The phase is excellent, and one of my favorites. The Zoom has 30 amp models, the digitechs have around 12. The digitech models are the typical same-old-stuff like AC30, Rectifier... The Zoom has these but also has some unique and excellent models such as the Boss Metal Zone pedal, the 808 Tube Screamer, and one I have never seen modeled before: The ADA MP-1 preamp! Break out your spandex and moccasin boots guys, because it sounds great for those eighties hair-metal sounds (which I like). The reverbs and delays may be a little limited compared to the digitech, but they are excellent sounding none the less. I tried numerous digitechs and they all have this heavily-processed tone to them. The processing is not as apparent in the tone of the zoom. The wah is MUCH better than any I have heard on a multi-effects unit. For those guys complaining about noise, with all zoom units you will want to keep the output level knob as low as possible and the noise level is no higher than the other guys, who DON'T HAVE THIS KNOB! It gets a TEN, a CAPITAL 10!.

Haven't had it long enough to rate the reliability, but the other zooms I have owned have actually performed better than you would think considering the plastic casings. I have a different zoom unit that is over ten years old and is still on its original battery for the presets!

I called Samson, who is the american distributor for Zoom, and requested a manual for an out-of-production unit (9150 preamp). They sent it free of charge and even paid shipping! Again, I don't understand the previous posters complaints...just call 1-800-3samson

If you are reading this then you are probably considering purchasing one. Please don't let the low scores on this site scare you. I think most of the negative posters are either new to effects processors or "kewl doods". I even read one bashing it because the sampling rate was lower than digitechs (31.25k vs 44.1k). I DARE you to tell a difference between the two, especially with the limited frequency of a guitar. One word for you sampling rate nit-pickers: OVERSAMPLING. 64 times oversampling more than compensates for a lower frequency. Anyway, as to the detractors: Take their opinions, and mine, with a grain of salt. Buy one from a store with a good return policy and give yourself a few weeks with it to get a good feel. I've owned a TON of effects processors over the years and this one has the best ultra high-gain of any of them. Don't waste your time with the Yamaha Magicstomp (not enough hair) or the Boss GT-6 (very Harsh and digital). Zoom uses analog distortion in their modeling and it makes a huge difference in the tone and feel of the models. If your into metal or heavy Satriani-grade distortion then this is definitely the one for you! BTW, he recorded one of his more popular albums with a Zoom unit, if that tells you something! I'd give it a 9.5 if they allowed that (due to the limited patch switching) but since they don't I'll round it up to 10

This is very easy tu use. Plug it into the amp, plug your guitar and turn it on! ( Yes, it has a on/off switch AND an knob for output level control !!! )
Editing patches is a peace of cake, I have red the manual once and it's enough to start using all the things this unit has.
There are some features that deserve to be highlighted:
1 - As I've already said, it has a on/off switch and an knob for output level. A lot of models doesn't have theese basic controls.
2 - It has an internal drum machine and a sampler ( you will need a smart media card )
3 - It has a aux input, that you can use to connect a cd player

Theese features makes this a really good practicing tool! You only need to plug guitar and good headphones!

My setup is as following: Cort G260 Bk -> Zoom 707 II -> Computer (line in) or Headphones.
I play alone and have recently changed my way of studing guitar.
I used to have a practicing amp and a V-amp II, but I sold them out and bought a computer and the Zoom 707 II. I use the PC as a home studio. I have a couple of cheep softwares ( jammer professional and total recoder ) that are awsome for home recording. They are not professinal software, but my playing is getting better everyday since I started to make my own bases ( with jammer and/or zoom 707's drum machine + a bass patch ) and record myself playin along with them.

It is a very quiet unit. I have experienced no noise with my guitar in front of the computer monitor. ( Its quieter than v-amp II )

This is not a replacing unit for tube amps and traditional stomp boxes! This kind of gear costs 10 times zoom 707II.

The thing about sound quality is PATIENCE!!! The preset patches are bad ( al least with headphones or computer line in ) but you can get there if you spend some time with it.

Some reviewers are complaining about it, but in my opinion, they should give it another try. Its all there! The secret is in the correct configuration of eq, boost and cab modules, I think. They make all the diference to me.

I can get really good tones such as SRV, Metheny, Scofield , Mike Stern, Slash, Rober Cray, etc.

Don't get busy, you can't use the drum machine and the sampler at the same time. It means that you can sample and playback only the sound of the guitar. But I use my computer for recording and with the drum machine and a bass patch that i've programed I can record drum and bass and start up my creative engine.
I can send some mp3 files I've recorded as an example of it's potencial.My e-mail : gui_rizzo@ig.com.br

I can totally depend on it for home use.
I don't gig...

I have dealt with zoom before buying this unit and they were very kind sending me a complete manual and other promotional stuff from a out of line Zoom Fire 7010 I had a long ago.

I play jazz rock and fusion and I started when I was 14. I can get the sound I need from it. I live in an apartment so my gear is a quiet Guitar, Zoom and PC combination. I don't like to be bothered, so I try not to bother my neigbors :).
I love this unit because it has all I need for quiet and effective practicing in anywhere.
I really wish it had bass and drum patterns instead of just drum patterns. But I can play bass lines using the pitch shifter.
IT HELPS ME TO MAKE MUSIC!!!!!!!!
Together with my PC this unit is the core of my recent musical development. It's the perfect practinig toy!

The GFX707II is about the same in learning to get sounds, edit patches, etc. as the old 707. Only thing they added(or taken away) is the ability to add more sampling memory and they took out the JAM function.

The same exact sound quality as the 707. Zoom just isn't ready to take the next step to beat out Digitech. Both the 707 and 707II sample at about 31khz. Digitech is PRO at world standard 44khz. You may not hear the difference if your just messing around, but when you record in digital format, you hear the difference. I use exclusively my Yamaha T50C Soldano. It is the ultimate poor mans amp and takes just about any sound and gives it character. Again, the sounds on the 707 and 707II are about the same, plus the "violin" effect which is just a ramp or auto-swell effect. Very nice sound that Korg was already doing in the PX4 pandora. Except Korg always does it better. The PX4 is testament to this. All but the crummy sampling rate, as it always is, if you are laying out less than $1000 for something. But, that's the musicians life. If you're rich, you can afford just what the doctor ordered, if you're struggling, you have to take whatever you can get. right?

A durable and reliable as all the ZOOM pedals ever made. And to disolve the myth... the kind of plastic that these pedals are made of is often stronger and more forgiving than metal. So don't get too caught up in the Digitech advertisement snow job. I would and have done live performances with ZOOM products, but the studio or digital recording is another story.. you have to tweek to get what you want and sometimes ZOOM effects just don't give you what you need, like impedance matching inputs and outputs.. every try to couple two ZOOM in linear or go direct from the output to your Roland interface? You get a surprise that makes you want to give up.

They have great support online in my opinion, but they have the same problems that all the big companies have in support. They are unorganized, they hire people that don't know the products, and they are under staffed. You get the picture.

Here it is kids in a nutshell from a long term recording professional... The ZOOM GFX707II will excite you for the first few hours maybe... but even faithful ZOOM fans will be very disappointed because of the failed insight to just take care of a few minor details on what could have been the "Ultimate" ZOOM pedal. IF...they correct the sampling to world standard 44khz, allow all effect modules and drum patterns to operate while sampling, and have impedance matching inputs and outputs. If ZOOM does this...then they have finally hit the Holy Grail and everyone else, including Digitech, might as well buy into ZOOM stock or merge with them. Enough said. Wait, save your money, and hope. Until then, just make do with your old ZOOM pedals and give this one a pass.

As with all ZOOM products, it is easy to get a good sound, but very hard to find a great sound. I found editing patches quite easy, however I also own the original 707, so I had a slight advantage. Basically, you start at one end of the fx chain, and go though it till you get to the other. Use lefty-righty buttons to change what module you're editing, upy-downy buttons to change what the module actually is, and 3 turny knobs to change the parameters. The manual is very detailed and written for dumbasses. It is essentially the same as the manual for the original, but it doesn't have any mistakes in it this time :) The unit does not have upgradable firmware.

I use an ESP F-200 (EMG-60 in neck, EMG-81 in bridge) and an Aria MAC-50Q (stock stuff). My amp is a Peavy Bandit 112 with a Marshall MG120S cab.
My pedal board is a Crybaby Wah to a Boss Noise Surpressor with a Boss Compresson Sustainer in the noise surpressors effects loop. This lot goes into a Boss Line Selector, where I get two effects loops. In the first, I have the 707II (for clean channel stuff). In the second loop, I have a ZOOM Tri-Metal and a ZOOM 707 (original). Its not your pro setup, but it sounds fantastic when you set it right.

The pedalboard itself is completely silent, and the 707II matches this in most occasions. When you turn the gain up on the drive modules too high and dont have the onboard noise reduction on, you get some noise, but I dont use the gain modules, so it doesnt affect me.

I aint out to model other peoples sounds, so I ain't gonna do that whole "SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE" shite that others do. It gives me the sound I'm after.

Where this unit excels is the sensible modulations (chorus, flange, phaser, etc etc), delays (can do two at once :D ) and reverbs (got many). They all sound very smooth and slik (when you want them to be) and have the adjustability to sound stupid for those moments of instanity. It also has numerous stupid effects, like step filters, volume envelope thingers, ring modulators, which make for interesting giggles for silly songs.

The distortions (which I don't use) are OK I guess, I hate digital distortions, but if my distortion pedal died (TriMetal) then I'd use this as a backup. The overdrives are surprisingly nice sounding, but I gonna get a real overdrive at some point. However, for the beginner and bedroom player, these drive modules are very useable.

I've used ZOOM pedals for many years now, and I know many other people who have also used ZOOM pedals for many years. The multifx pedals may be plastic, but the plastic is very strong. My pedalboard has fallen off stages, down flights of stairs, had people jump and land on it, and it all works perfectly fine. I happily gig without backups, cos ZOOMs and Bosses are damn tough (tested personally). So don't give me this "ITS PLASTIC WONT LAST 2 SECONDS" shite.

Never dealt with them on this product, but they are very helpful and useful when I enquired about other products. They even have the manuals online if you cant find yours :)

I play any kind of music, so I ain't gonna bother listing it. If you check the music section of my website (http://www.guff.tk) it'll give you a rough indication. I've played for 3 and a bit years, have many gigs and recordings to my name, and also have a few guitar pupils. If it was lost or stolen, I may explore other multifx things, but will probably just end up buying this one again.

It is basically a good pedal, and a great pedal for clean tone stuff. However, on mine the expression pedal is a bit sticky, but nothing a bit of lubricating cant solve, just cant be bothered.

Compared this to a Digitech RFX-300, a Boss GT-6, and a ZOOM 505II. Chose the 707II because it was more what I was after than the others.

One thing I would like on it would be an fx loop so you can insert other pedals as modules anywhere in the fx chain.

This pedal is very useful for my music, it helps add texture to the songs. All in all, recommend it unless you're a hardcore pro, want a single "Does-it-all" multifx, or don't need multifx at all.

The manual sucks but after messing around with it for a while you kind of just get the hang of things.

Ive got an Epiphone Les Paul Classic Plus, a Fender Telecaster, and a B.C. Rich warlock with a Vox Pathfinder 15 R...and it pretty much sounds like crap. It's very easy to get an OK tone...but this thing really doesnt sound GOOD. Good for practice or fun and the sound is worth the money...I just dont recomend playing in front of anyone with it.

Hm...piece of crap. The left footswitch is all messed up and keeps squeeking and making wierd noises...and sticking alot...I've only had it for about 6 months and I'm pretty gentle with it.

Never dealt with them but I hear from...um...EVERYONE...that they suck.

It's more than worth the price but I would consider this thing to be just a toy. If youve never heard any other pedal before, this thing sounds beutifull...but in comparison its crap.

This unit is very easy to use but referal to the manual is necessary to fully control it's function. The manual itself is comprehensive altough the translation from Japanese is rather strange at times!
Editing patches is simple once you are used to the effects available in each module (which CAN be turned off individually at the push of a switch).

I'm playing a Gordon Smith Graduate 60 H/H through a Marshall DFX30 solid state amp - although I've been using the headphones straight from the 707 during practice.
There is little noise from the 707 and only when the noise reduction module is off - so why switch it off?
It's been said before - why spend thousands on a triple rectifier and expect a #150 effects pedal to modify it's sound? Lets face it - if you wish to record or play to a large audience then this probably isn't for you but if you merely wish to have fun with your guitar then the 707 II is a fantastic buy.
The Amp modeller will be limited by the tone of your own amp but each model is really different and has a use. The compressor/isolator, boost and especially the noise reduction modules work well with no glitches. The cab module is ok but - like I said - it's not going to make your 15 watt combo sound like a 4x12 with EV speakers - let's just say it alters the character of your sound.
The effects modules - Modulation and Reverb are where this unit excels - it's got everything you would expect - a couple of chorus, flange, phaser, tremolo etc - and a number of things you wouldn't - step filter, ring modulator, slow attack. The delay/reverb effects are numerous and at best sound great, at worst they are slightly cold. 'Hold Delay' which samples up to two seconds of the dry sound is great fun.
The preset patches again are fun to use - slow attack 'violin' patch is superb and sounds just like Steve Howe's solo 'Soon' from Yes's 'Gates of Delerium' (I'm showing my age there!). Now to get anywhere near this using stand-alone effects you'd have to buy an e-bow and a digital delay - these alone would set you back at least the cost of the 707. I also really like the acoustic simulations - the 12-string patch, which uses the acoustic amp model and the pitch modulator is really useful when I'm too lazy to change my guitars.
The drum machine is fine - don't be put off by the names of the rhythms - there may be only one 'thrash' setting, for example, but if you turn 'country' upto 200 bpm... (I've just had a mental image of Garth Brookes playing 'Master of Puppets'!)
The sampler again great fun and a useful tuition tool - although you'd need to get a bigger memory card.

It IS plastic and rather small, again this reflected in the price but no problems so far...

Heard bad things - my only advice is to get it from a good shop that'll replace it for you if need be, rather than from the net. Shop around as well - there are some vastly different prices for these things.

I try to play all sorts of stuff and this pedal has got me trying music I've never bothered with before - the wah (and auto-wah) is great for funk, for example.

The range of sounds available is exceptional. If you are a budding Dave Navarro or Tom Morello thrashing away in your bedroom (erm..so to speak), you'll love this. If you ARE Dave or Tom - go and spend your millions on something else.

The key word to this product is FUN and should be bought with that in mind - how else are you going to get what the 707 has to offer at this price?

I'm only not giving this a 10 because of the retentive muso's out there complaining about the lack of tone, which is only partially true - for every other normal (i.e not terribly rich) guitarist we can just accept this fact and get on with playing it with a smile on our faces rather than a stick up our backside.