Product: Zoom 9030
Price Paid: US $650
Submitted
06/10/1996
at
05:42pm
by
John Scalo
Ease of Use
:
8
Fairly easy to use for an effects processor. Manual is good and should clear up any confusion. The 4 data knobs are great but a little too sensitive.
Sound Quality
:
7
For the price, the sound quality is quite good. I wouldn't suggest it for serious studi work, however. The sound is a little thin going direct to the board but you can get some good tones using it as a preamp and then to a nice cabinet. It's got great harmonizers but for some reason there is a very slight delay on the lower pitches. I don't notice the noise as much as others have stated, esp. in comparison to other effects processors in the same price range.
Reliability
:
5
I hade the display lighting go out on me after only having it for 1 1/2 years have light use. The guy at the guitar shop said this happens all the time... It also took a while to get it fixed.
Customer Support
:
7
I went through the dealer for repair, but as mentioned above it did take a while (3 weeks) to get it fixed. If I remember right, this was a delay in parts from Zoom's service company (Samsung??).
Overall Rating
:
8
The Zoom 9030 is great for practice, home studio, and gigs (provided you have a foot controller). I wouldn't recommend it for serious studio use.
Product: Zoom 9030
Price Paid: N/A
Submitted
11/27/1995
at
03:22pm
by
David Minutella
Ease of Use
:
7
Very easy to adjust an parameter. It only takes a steady hand to adjust the knobs to fine tune your tone.
Sound Quality
:
5
Noise supression is a must! If you drive it at any loud volumes you'll hear the hiss. Reverb will also produce a hiss if you don't adjust it just right. The chorus is a favorite of mine. When you add the chorus to the doubling effeect it creates a really mellow spact tone. The distortion could use a little more programability. I find it hard to get the perfect distortion from this processor.
Reliability
:
8
I would use this in a studio rather than a live gig.
